And he shall be called...

Samuel Larkin Denson

Joe and I had a successful "naming retreat" at the beach. I think Joe went in with his mind made up on the name, but I needed some time to talk it out. We had decided that we wanted to call him Larkin, but we were unsure of the other name. Not a lot goes with Larkin as it is a bit unusual. However, we love it! It's Joe's middle name and has been in his family for a few generations. His grandmother was excited to hear the name as Larkin was her father's name, so that was very special for her.

As for Samuel, we have both loved Samuel since praying for our child early on. We both felt strongly about going with family names or names with significance to us. The story of Hannah praying for Samuel has carried a lot of meaning for many people we know who have prayed for God's blessing of a child. We felt that it was fitting as that story and the faith of Hannah's prayers encouraged me often as we hoped for a child.

So little Larkin is kicking up a storm and growing like a weed. I had a great dr's visit today and everything continues to go right along as it should. I do think Larkin is nestled nicely on my sciatic nerve which sends shooting pains down my rear-end, but at least he seems to be enjoying himself in there. I am thankful that this pregnancy has been somewhat of a breeze and hope it continues as the hot weather draws closer.