I never thought I’d be doing this and I hope this is an appropriate place to post. (If not, please feel free to move it.) Although I’ve been a member here for a while, I’m more of a reader than a commenter. I figured I might post more once I had a baby naming dilemma. But this is something I need to do, and I hope you’ll understand. I don’t do it for sympathy or for comments. This is for me, just one more step in my grieving process. I thought you berries, of all people, would understand my need to name my baby.
The day I first met my baby (via ultrasound) was the day I said goodbye. I didn’t know it at the time, but that was the last chance I would have to see my baby.
[name]Amadea[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
I chose the name [name]Amadea[/name] because the one thing that has gotten me through this excruciating time is knowing that my child was loved by God. He created my baby and numbered each of his or her days, knowing there would be so few. He chose to allow my husband and me the joy of experiencing new life, even for such a brief time and we are thankful. I chose [name]Hope[/name], because God has given me exactly that, even through this loss.
Please don’t argue with my theology–that’s not the point. I am not one who believes in “angel babies”, only that my baby is in God’s presence, complete. God is faithful and his love endures forever.
Psalm 139:15-16
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them. (ESV)
[name]Amadea[/name] [name]Hope[/name] is beautiful and I think it’s wonderful you gave her that name. I’m so sorry for your loss and will say a prayer for you.
You chose a simply beautiful name for your baby. My heart and prayers go out to you. You explained yourself eloquently and simply, I especially love and I quote, “my baby is in God’s presence, complete. God is faithful and his love endures forever.”
And this is a very special passage
Psalm 139:15-16
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them. (ESV)