What’s in a name, part 3

(This is the final installment of a three-part series on why we gave each of our boys their name. Barron's birthday is Feb. 6, so today's post is timed to coincide with that wonderful, life-changing event. Happy 22nd, Barron!) What’s in a name? For us, it’s family. Our three boys are roughly four years apart … Continue reading What’s in a name, part 3 →

What’s in a name, part 2

Our youngest child is named “Carlton Fulghum Wallace.” Naming our third born was the toughest. Unlike with our second-born, Harris, we were able to find out he would be a boy at 20 weeks into the pregnancy. We considered the family names still available to us that we liked, and we kept returning to “John,” … Continue reading What’s in a name, part 2 →

What’s in a name, part 1

Our middle son will turn 17 on May 2, and this is the perfect time to look at how our penchant for family names resulted in him being named "Harris Goodman Wallace." See what I mean about the hair? Our second born was the only one of the three we didn’t know the gender of … Continue reading What’s in a name, part 1 →