After much deliberation HD and I finally decided on a name for BC. This summer a portion of our vacation was dedicated to going through a fantastic baby naming book that provided a number of activities to get the creative juices flowing. Once the names were chosen it was decided that they should be revisited as B-day drew nearer. Once BC was here we spent a few days getting to know the little lady before we gave her an official title. Even then we waited until the last possible moment to come to a final decision.
On the fifth day after her birth, HD and I hosted a Naming Ceremony. We sung hymns, shared scriptures and told the baby about how Jesus loves her and what He did for her. Then the big reveal!!!!
Her name is: ZEALAND ADRIANA COUTSOUMPOS
Once the ceremony was officially over, HD participated in one last tradition. Lifting the baby to meet the sun as a symbol of offering her up to God. (Yes, very Lion King-esque). Here's our history making pic below.
8 comments:
Love the name!! We're so excited for you guys! And we can't wait to meet the beautiful girl!
Zealand meets Mufasa.
Beautiful name and sounds like a beautiful ceremony! Can't wait to catch up!
Teresa & Al & Lilly
OH MY WORD! Vimie said the same thing I was gonna say. But she left out the all importat, AHHHH SIMBENYA!!!!
Means while, that girl has a superstar name. Watch out Hollywood, here comes ZEALAND!
nice D... the banner's looking good :o) you figured it out... and that baby and her daddy are precious. when are we gonna see a picture of you with zealand??
What a beautiful name and a beautiful little girl! The pictures are adorable!
just to be sure - Zea is pronouced like "ZEE" right? not "zee-a"?
I love Z names =)
and yeah for the baby naming ceremony! what fun!
now THAT is a great pic...
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