Last Sunday the fact that I am going to have a son really hit me, it took about ten other people to ask us what we were having. It has finally gotten to me that this little person, this little one pound life that has listening ears, a moving body and a beating heart, is more than just life inside of me, it's my son, my little boy! Whoa. Allow this preggo a few tears of pure happiness.
People ask us what we are going to name him, I like letting Travis answer, he sounds so happy and so proud when he says "Jeremiah Scott!". Side note, I have fallen in love with Travis so much just by watching him as an expectant father, it's pretty incredible! Most people don't ask where the name came from, so I wanted to just write and tell you all, because it also plays a part in my entire pregnancy. Travis and I had no problem choosing names, in fact we decided before we officially found out we were pregnant, literally we threw around a few names and decided on two before we got home from a trip to the market down the street. It would be Abigail Joe if it was a girl, and Jeremiah Scott if it was a boy. We loved our girl name, come on, Abigail means "My Father Rejoices", how sweet and precious is that?!?! But there was something about Jeremiah that meant a lot to us as a couple.
Last summer, when we first started dating, we just so happened to be reading through the book of Jeremiah together. That book spoke to us concerning our future ministry together, and it gave us a lot of courage as two young people starting out in life and in ministry. Jeremiah means " God will raise up", we both thought that would be a great name if we ever had a son, after a busy semester and getting engaged that December, we both forgot about it. Until, of course that life changing moment when Travis causually brought up the idea that I could be pregnant. The day after we officially found out we were pregnant, I was doing one of my online classes, and the whole class was taught by various teachers and pastors, and today was Jon Courson, a pastor that I love. After an opening prayer, I heard the words " Please turn to Jeremiah 1..." within minutes of the sermon, I was in tears. Pastor Jon talked about how Jeremiah was not only called to be a prophet, but he had been called before he was knit in the womb. It was at that moment I knew two things , 1) Jeremiah was most definately was the name and 2) I was carrying a boy.
Travis and I have chosen Jeremiah 1:5 as our son's verse , it says
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
Before you were born I sanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
We want our son to grow up to be a man of God, a man of integrity, and a man that is willing to do anything that His Lord asks of him, we also want our son to answer to the calling that God will lay on his life. We would like you to pray for Travis and I as we step into this adventure of parenthood. Please pray for us that we would be examples to our son, that we would take every step along the way in prayer!
People ask us what we are going to name him, I like letting Travis answer, he sounds so happy and so proud when he says "Jeremiah Scott!". Side note, I have fallen in love with Travis so much just by watching him as an expectant father, it's pretty incredible! Most people don't ask where the name came from, so I wanted to just write and tell you all, because it also plays a part in my entire pregnancy. Travis and I had no problem choosing names, in fact we decided before we officially found out we were pregnant, literally we threw around a few names and decided on two before we got home from a trip to the market down the street. It would be Abigail Joe if it was a girl, and Jeremiah Scott if it was a boy. We loved our girl name, come on, Abigail means "My Father Rejoices", how sweet and precious is that?!?! But there was something about Jeremiah that meant a lot to us as a couple.
Last summer, when we first started dating, we just so happened to be reading through the book of Jeremiah together. That book spoke to us concerning our future ministry together, and it gave us a lot of courage as two young people starting out in life and in ministry. Jeremiah means " God will raise up", we both thought that would be a great name if we ever had a son, after a busy semester and getting engaged that December, we both forgot about it. Until, of course that life changing moment when Travis causually brought up the idea that I could be pregnant. The day after we officially found out we were pregnant, I was doing one of my online classes, and the whole class was taught by various teachers and pastors, and today was Jon Courson, a pastor that I love. After an opening prayer, I heard the words " Please turn to Jeremiah 1..." within minutes of the sermon, I was in tears. Pastor Jon talked about how Jeremiah was not only called to be a prophet, but he had been called before he was knit in the womb. It was at that moment I knew two things , 1) Jeremiah was most definately was the name and 2) I was carrying a boy.
Travis and I have chosen Jeremiah 1:5 as our son's verse , it says
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
Before you were born I sanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
We want our son to grow up to be a man of God, a man of integrity, and a man that is willing to do anything that His Lord asks of him, we also want our son to answer to the calling that God will lay on his life. We would like you to pray for Travis and I as we step into this adventure of parenthood. Please pray for us that we would be examples to our son, that we would take every step along the way in prayer!
Much love,
Autumn
