I love names, and I've had a name list for years... long before I got married. :)
The list has of course changed over time, but during our years of infertility we had a lot of time to think and had some girl names we were pretty set on. We have boy names we like too, but for some reason they've always been harder.
We didn't find out that Christian was a boy until the 20 week ultrasound, so we had been debating both girl and boy names for him for months.
Getting pregnant with this baby just 3 months after our devastating loss made me want a fresh start.
So although there are names we've loved, carefully considered and debated for years... it felt right to choose a name that we never considered for our first baby.
One of the first bright spots/glimpses of hope for the future I felt was on our trip to the south in March. Magnolia Plantation (just outside of Charleston, South Carolina) was one of the most beautiful places we had ever visited.
I remember sitting on a bench there looking at the gardens and telling David that Magnolia was actually used as a girl's name. We continued to see beautiful magnolia flowers throughout that trip, and the wheels started turning.
Very soon after our trip, we found out that we officially had the go ahead to do IVF again. The name Magnolia popped into my head again right away and hasn't left. I felt like from the moment we knew we were doing another embryo transfer, that it would be a girl named Magnolia.
When I found out I was pregnant in early May, the feeling was even stronger. I haven't even thought about other names at all. Miraculously (we have pretty different taste in names), David was 100% on board and loves it too. We found out she was a girl at the end of July and officially named her that day.
Onto the middle name... I felt like it needed to be short to go with a 4 syllable name. I considered a few that I've liked in the past, but nothing seemed quite right. Then I thought of one that would be a subtle reference to her brother.
June.
That was when he was supposed to be born and come home with us.
I love the idea that our babies could share that little connection. I also love that both Magnolia and June remind me of spring and sunshine, because that is what she represents for our family after a very dark time.
So we officially have her name!
It's not a name I thought I would ever choose, but it feels exactly right. Considering how incredibly painless the process was- we agreed instantly on this after years of disagreeing over names- it must be meant to be.
Magnolia June Rubino, we already love you and are beyond excited to meet you, bring you home with us, and raise you. Only two months to go. <3
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