“For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.”
1 Samuel 1:27 ESV
Friends, if you have been reading here for a while, you will understand the gravity of what I am about to say:
We had a BOY!
It is with joy and a little bit of awe that I introduce to you…
Milo Walter Young
Born 7/3/20 at 4:53 am,
weighing 6 lbs 13 oz.
I want to be very clear here that we have never been “trying for the boy”. We have boys, and they are wonderful! And we have always been overjoyed to welcome each of our girls. Like, no disappointment EVER!
But around the time we found out Freya was a girl, although I was so excited for her, I did have a sense that, at my age, I might never get to experience having a baby boy (which would have been fine!)
But in that moment (and quite a few after it), I lifted up an uncharacteristically specific prayer to God, that if there were to be any more babies, I would really love a boy.
When Milo was placed on my chest, I wept in praise of a God who not only faithfully meets my every need, but even extravagantly hears and answers prayers from the deep (and perhaps frivolous!) desires of my heart. Pippa told me after he was born that she was adding this to her list of “God is real” moments. He certainly is!
“The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.”
Psalm 16:6 ESV
Yay!! I love the name Milo! I would love to hear his name story
So lovely! He will be the darling of the family, I’m sure. You must tell the name story, of course, as you always do. Has this name been waiting in the wings for years? or has it changed over time? Congratulations to you and Trevor and all of your beautiful family.
Aww, wow, congratulations! What a lovely surprise and answer to prayers. He is gorgeous and of course has a wonderful name.