Mae and I have been racking our brains to find a good name for Baby. We had been toying with a few names. Aidan, Little Fiery One; Dylan, From The Sea; Julian, Youthful and finally, Obadiah. Hahahh! Okay, I was kidding about that last one! Still, we were never completely happy with these.

Then one night it came to me; Jesse. Like an epiphany.

I fell in love with it immediately. But Mae was worried, "It sounds girly". She was right. Like all good names, Jesse (actually Jessie) had been adopted by girls. When once Jesse used to be a masculine name, these days the lines are blurred with the little Jessicas calling themselves Jessie.So while many did like the name, just as many thought we were crazy.

But it's such a wonderful name. It was the name of King David's father, according to the bible. It was the name of the coolest outlaw ever, Jesse James (ahem)! So we scoured the internet to find the meaning of Jesse.

"Wealth". One website proclaimed. But here was the one that convinced me. "The Gift of God". Wow! It was almost like a name bestowed upon Baby, by God Himself. The mere thought of it overwhelmed me.

You see, Baby's entry into our lives has been the most wonderful event ever. Despite the fact that Baby is still in the making, he has enriched us in so many ways. And yes, we truly believe that Baby in indeed a gift of God. He is, to us, a testimony of God's goodness.

Jesse is a modern version of the Hebrew name, Yishai. In yet another baby names website, Jesse is said to mean "God exists".

Jesse. God exists. Indeed He does.