there is nothing more special then naming your loved ones.. its something you think about forever and hope it matches their personality and spunk and the way they look at you for the first time out of your womb..
Olive was named years before we even conceived.. when we were living the child free dream in Seattle ;) we would walk down town every week and cross Olive Way.. and every single time we passed it.. I commented on how much I loved it and if I ever had a girl.. that would be her name.. Dustin cringed.. there was “NO WAY”.. and then Miss. Isla Fisher named her little gem Olive and I feared it would start a celebrity trend.. thankfully.. not so much.. I still remember lying on the table getting our 5 month ultrasound done and she asked if we wanted to know what this little one was..
ITS A GIRL!
I just looked at Dustin and grinned.. while he shook his head no.. ;) of course he learned to fall in love with the name over the next 4 months.. and I promised him that he could name our next baby.. ( I already knew the name of our next one.. so it was an easy promise to make) Barbara was of course to honour his mama.. and it just flowed so beautifully.. it was meant to be..
Olive Barbara Haffner-Bruce
and now there is our newest addition.. Brixton was a name Dustin had kept in his pocket since he lived in London at the ripe old age of 20 I believe.. I remember him mentioning it to me in the dating stages of our relationship.. (there may have been booze involved that opened the vault) and I loved it right away.. I had always envisioned it as a boy name.. but once we learned we were having another little girl.. I loved it even more for a little lady.. it was really hard not to share the name.. because I like to share everything.. its really hard for me to keep info like that on the down low.. but because this had been in his pocket for 15 years.. I knew I had to respect his wishes to keep it private.. her little name was going to be Brixton Vada.. that was until I was lying on the operating table.. bargaining for my future.. and having a huge moment where I realized I may only have two babies.. and then they brought her around the blue curtain on the way to the cleaning table.. and I just knew it wasn’t her name.. it was wild.. I had never experienced anything like it.. he was never a fan of Vada anyways.. but when I told him.. he agreed.. we were debating between Georgia and George.. Dustin’s family name he was passed down is George.. and we were saving it for a boy.. but I didn’t know if we would ever have a third.. let alone another boy.. and I just fell in love with it right on the table.. I worried it might be to man.. but once I saw it on paper.. I loved it even more.. and as I came to learn.. one of Barbies good friends and golf buddies was named Georgina.. and everyone called her George.. it was all falling into place..
Brixton George Haffner-Bruce..
now our babies hold a special name from Dustins side.. and carry a special part of me with my last name from my side..
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