Story behind their names

I've been asked questions about the kids' names - so here goes.

Story behind their names: both family heritage and new traditions were taken into play with each of the kids names.

Noah, like Chad, is a unique name in the Armitage clan. It was important to both of us that Noah has a unique first name since he will be carrying on the Armitage name.

Dawitt (Dah’-wheat) means David in Ethiopia. Marie’s mother was born and raised in Ethiopia, and Chad’s father’s name is Dave. We both liked the name and how it combines both sides of our families.

Naomi is a name Chad and I have always been fond of. Dave grew up with some cousins whose Mother (Naomi Armitage) died when they were little. She was a woman of faith.

Debre (Deb-ray) means Deborah in Ethiopia. It is also the name of Marie’s only Uncle on her mother’s side. Debre Haliemarium was a man of faith, much older Marie’s mom, who passed away in 2005.

Also, we chose their middle names and were settled on them before we realized that this would make them grow up with the same initials. This was NOT on purpose. **I will apologize at the beginning of the school year to each of their teachers.** :-)

It goes without saying that all of their names are Biblical – this was not completely on purpose, although we did decide on the biblical names Noah and Naomi before the end of the first trimester.

Time for a routine

I am tired. My DH has been covering the 3-6 am shift while on paternity leave. Now that he is back to his day job, I've taken the shift. I don't know why, but the babies get colicky between these times, and need cuddling and massage until they go poo or fart or whatever. This is not the best time for me to be awake. I'm pretty much dead-man-walking, trying to stay awake while caring for them.

Last night, Noah couldn't sleep after his 3 am feed. Naomi woke at around 5:45, so I fed them both then. This morning, at around 6:30 they went down after I found creative ways to keep their pacifiers in their mouths. They didn't wake until around noon. HOLY 5 hours of sleep Batman! They must've been as worn out as I was. Personally, I am still worn out. I'll miss having Chad to tag off with. Please pray for him as he gets ramped up in his new position @ Microsoft.

Noah is on my lap now. their next feeding is in about an hour - he's winding down. I think its time for both of us to take a nap.