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Avery Grace

I had a laundry list of names before I even knew her gender. For girls I had Paisley, Lainey, Brooklyn, Landry and a few others. I think it was 6 total once I found out she was a she. I knew I wanted her middle name to be Grace or Ruby. Ruby is my paternal grandmothers name. She was a big part of my life growing up. I liked Grace because of a bible verse I had heard and really liked. I started going back to church while I was pregnant and I realized that having her middle name as Grace was really important to me. I hope to use Ruby at some point in the future.

For boys I only had two: Liam Michael and Corbin Anthony. I'm not sure why I liked the name Liam, looking back I think it would have sounded bizarre with my Amish last name. Michael is my paternal uncles middle name. He was killed in a car accident when I was in high school. He was only 8 or 9 years older than me and I can remember playing in the yard with him all the time at my grandparents house growing up. I still love the name Corbin and may use it in the future. My dad's first name is Anthony and I think it fits well with Corbin. I was 90% sure Avery would have been Corbin Anthony if she ended up being a boy.

Future Children

Do you know something I don't? IF I am ever blessed with more children I'm not sure what I will want to name them. I still want Corbin Anthony on the back burner just in case. I also think now that maybe Ruby would be cute as a first name, like grandma. I guess I just always see the little girl Ruby in my head as a barefoot, blond, straight haired kid. A stark difference from the child I knew I was carrying at the time. I knew that there was NO WAY the child I was carrying at the time could even possibly turn out like the Ruby in my head.

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