My older cousin just had a baby and named her Listen. I love it and the reason she named her Listen is truly amazing :) I have reasons for naming my three boys the way I did but I have never really explained it and some people ask me "what kinda name is that he'll get nowhere in life with a name like that" yes believe it or not this has been said to me. I have been asked why I didn't name them something simple like John or Daniel. I have also been asked why I gave my son's all my last name instead of my husbands.
Colvin last name not Burnham: My husbands family are really malevolent people. I'm not saying this because they're my in-laws I'm saying this because the really are the most unsympathetic and uncaring people I have ever met. With the exception of Jeromy's grandmother who is the complete opposite of her family. I won't go into a huge detail of it but Jeromy's wish was to make sure our son's had no connection to a name that really had no understanding of the word family. So there is the explanation for the last name.
Brae-Avery James Colvin:
I was a 16 at the time I gave birth to my son who is now almost five. I was nervous of what kind of life he might have knowing that he would be born to a mother and father who were just kids ourselves. One night when I was about 7 months pregnant I had found the name Avery in a name book my mom had on the self. I instantly fell in love and then Jeromy came to me with the name Brae. I wasn't sold on it but then my mom asked me to take a paper and write with my left hand and focus on the little baby boy growing in my belly. Very slowly I wrote out the word "Bravery" I looked at the word and realized you can run Brae and avery together to create "bravery" but not only did it sound and look amazing. It also embodied my connection to my younger self. In all honesty I was afraid of losing my childhood and that's why I was empowered by the words on the paper. Every time I would speak my son's name it would give me the Bravery to keep on trying, the courage to be everything he needed. James is a family name, it sounded so elegant along with Brae-Avery.
Phoenix Eastin's Colvin:
At the time I gave birth to Phoenix I was married and 19 years old. The bird Phoenix is a sign of rebirth and so many other things, but that's what it symbolized to me a new beginning in my life. Having two children was tricky and it made me a better mother. Learning to juggle your time makes you appreciate the time you have with each child. In the process you learn more about them as well. Or at least that's my experience. Eastin is kinda silly, Jeromy loves hockey and all his equipment when he was little. We just changed to Easton to Eastin. Plus it sounds nice :)
Valiant River Colvin:
At the time I was pregnant with Valiant my husband Jeromy was pushing the name on me. I wasn't really sold on it. I was about 6 months pregnant when I had a dream about my son with dark brown hair and was very handsome. He was a full grown man but something about his aura was just so amazing it took me back he was just so Vailant, like a prince. When he was born lo and behold he had a birthmark in the shape of a V on his forehead. I struggled with a middle name for months but I finally settled on river. I tried other names but every "normal" name sound like I was implying they were Valiant example "Valiant Daniel" haha so weird. River sounded calming, and it sort of touched my native american roots :)
Those are my son's names and they fit them beautifully I wouldn't ever change them and I do not regret the decision to name them the way I did.
What a fun and interesting story. Knowing the origin of each of the boys names is quite fascinating and shows how connected as a mother you have been. Great work!
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