Boy names were a little harder for us to agree on. Greg doesn't like boy names that start with E....random, I know! Neither one of us really wanted him to be a junior. So the only name we had agree on in the past 5 years was Gavin. Once it became real, that we had to pick a boy name in case our baby was a boy we really focused on the meaning of boy names. I found the name Matthew which meant "Gift of God" Greg liked it, but I could tell that he wasn't 100% sold on it. So we kept looking but never really found anything.
** Our testimony to God's faithfulness **
By: Greg Foster - The Daddy!
About five or six years ago when we set out to start our family, my mom bought us a picture of two hands holding a baby. We have had this picture hanging in our various homes throughout the years. During these years we have had 3 miscarriages in our attempt to have a child. About a year ago we found out that Nikia had a blood clotting issue and she needed to take shots prior to conceiving and during the pregnancy. In April we found out we were pregnant for the 4th time, and have now made it to almost 20 weeks. During this time we were picking out girl and boy names. We decided upon Peyton if it was a girl and Matthew if it was a boy. Matthew means "Gift of God". One day Nikia looked at the picture my mom gave us many years ago and noticed there was a tiny engraved placard. The placard read "Gift from God". When we saw it we had chills and a reverence for God's planning that we didn't have before. I knew then we were having a boy and that we had chosen the perfect name. We found out on August 11th, yep it is a boy!!! God is amazing!
We are naming our baby boy Matthew James Foster
Matthew - Gift of God
James - after my father
Oh my goodness! This post just brought tears to my eyes! What an incredible sign! You two are inspiring.
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