What's in a Name?

It's 10:25am on Friday and I just put my mom and dad in a cab to the airport for their trip home. Our goodbyes weren't too bad! My dad and I were distracted by a little drama with securing a cab, but by the look of my mom, I think she had a private, teary goodbye with Nathan inside. I can't wait to blog about their trip.

Beepa, Gram and Nathan on our balcony in Seongbuk-dong

But first:

One of the typical questions people ask a pregnant couple is whether they have picked a name. Early on, Kyle and I decided not to share name choices, partly because we didn't want to be influenced by anyone's opinion. Another reason, at least for the boy's name, was because we wanted to ask permission to use the name Nathan William, as it is very special, indeed.

Why?

Well, since it's really not my story to tell, I asked my mom and dad to "guest blog" about the name Nathan William. Here's what they wrote:

There are so many ways to honor a memory, a friend, a family member or an idea.  When Nathan William Crockett arrived May 28, 2011, honor was bestowed upon our family.  Just as we identified a namesake for Cheryl’s brother Tom Clark when we chose to name our son Thomas Clark Bupp, Shelby and Kyle honored the memory of our third child, first son, Nathan William by presenting their first-born with his late uncle’s name.

There are not many who know of Nathan W. Bupp.  In addition to his mother and me, family and some very close friends who have been constant throughout our lives, few others know that our family totals five children.

 Our Nathan arrived October 30, 1972, a birth date shared by our granddaughter, Sydney Elizabeth Bupp.  He was a beautiful boy, stillborn due to complications of ‘Abruptia Placenta’ depriving him of oxygen. 

‘Natey Wi’ as his parents call him, honors his uncle and ‘Beepa’ continuing “William” into a fourth generation of the Bupp family.  Indeed, the naming of ‘Natey Wi’ summoned tears of pride to flow abundantly.

So that's why, sometime in October, 2010, we called my parents to ask them if we could use the name Nathan William if our baby was a boy (something, for the record, Kyle was SURE about since the first positive pregnancy test).

To our delight, both my parents did not hesitate to say yes and indicated that they would be honored. Thanks, mom and dad.

Crocketts, party of three!

And that's what's in this name.

:)sbc