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Tara & Jai had their first baby, Julia, who was due on Dec 13, but was born Dec 9, 2008 @ 3:22am via C-section. Their second baby, Jacqueline, was due on Jan 19, but was born Jan 11, 2012 @ 8:43pm, a VBAC baby! This is the place where we intend to keep everybody informed about our family's activities & thoughts. For their sakes, reduce, recycle & reuse.
How Julia got her name
Not sure when exactly we discussed the name situation, maybe after we got engaged, definitely before we got married, we had some conversations about names of our children. Since Jai is a III, he wants to name a boy a IV - not Tara's cup of tea, but it is amazing what you are willing to reconsider and compromise when you love someone. Part of that compromise arrangement was that Tara got to choose the nickname for a boy (James seems like a formal name for a little baby). The other part was Tara got to choose the name for a baby girl and then hopefully we would use Jai's mother's name as the middle name. Since Jai and the baby boy would have the initials JS as well as Johnders Sanson, our dog, and Tara has a J in her last name, Tara thought how about a J first name for the girl and again the initials JS since the last name will be Jai's.
So how/why Julia? Well, many of you might know how much Tara loves Julia Roberts. Most favorite actress! One of Tara's college classmates/friends recently reminded her of seeing "Pretty Woman" at M.I.T. in 1990. However, Tara remembers seeing one of JR's first movies, "Mystic Pizza" her first year at Wellesley College in 1988 and falling in love with JR. It really was a no-brainer so that's how we chose her first name. The middle name is in honor of Jai’s mother, Frances. Then Tara remembered that her stepfather’s mother name is Frances too so it is double blessing. Besides "Julia Frances" has a nice cadence to it.
Some of you might wonder about the last name since Tara is non-traditional and why wouldn't we hyphenate. Tara's thought is she's had her last name for 38 years and it is a very common one, but a baby is new so one last name (and it being Jai's) is fine with her.
Alternative Gift Ideas (prioritized by need)
- money
- gift certificate for diaper service
- gift certificate for house cleaning (tidyupnashville@gmail.com)
- gift certificate for restaurant (Calypso Cafe, Turnip Truck, Chicago Gyro's)
- gift certificate for The Dog Spot
- gift certificate for massage
- coupon for babysitting
- Movie passes (Regal Cinemas or Belcourt Theater)
- gift certificate from this online bookstore or an indi bookstore
- hand made baby stuff by friend, Niki
- donation to charity - your choice
- donation to Education fund - talk with us
- NO SHOES for baby before 9-10 months old
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- Wellesley College Baby Grand Slam
- Silver Linings
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- I think it was the broccoli
- Separation of Duties
- The Joys of Julia - there are so many!
- Pediatrician
- Breastfeeding Basics - Julia is the Best Teacher
- Being Home Post-Delivery
- Julia's Birth Story: Part 2 (at the hospital)
- Julia's Birth Story: Part 1 (at home)
- Amazement
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- Calendar Challenged
- Julia Frances - The Wait is Over
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Thank everyone who came and shared their love.
October 5, 2008 at Tara's church (1502 Edgehill Avenue) 12:30-2:00pm
October 18, 2008 at our house 2:00-5:00pm
November 4, 2008 at Tara's work (Goodlettsville MS) 11:30am-1:00pm
November 20, 2008 at Jai's work (Nashville Public Library) 3:00-4:00pm
October 5, 2008 at Tara's church (1502 Edgehill Avenue) 12:30-2:00pm
October 18, 2008 at our house 2:00-5:00pm
November 4, 2008 at Tara's work (Goodlettsville MS) 11:30am-1:00pm
November 20, 2008 at Jai's work (Nashville Public Library) 3:00-4:00pm
This is such an awesome thing for a wife to hear. I think David said something similar about me after Olivia was born. I'm so very happy for you guys.
ReplyDeleteoh! I love a good birth story!!!!
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