What's up with that name?

So people have been asking where the name Alston Jamaal Young comes from. Basically, our boy will be named after three important men in our familiy.

For starters, Jamaal is my (Jason's) middle name. All of the children in our family have names that come from family members. Taylor has Mandy's middle name - Marie. Rilee has my sister Cherie's middle name - Nicole (My other sister Gena would have killed us if we inflicted the name Louise on another child). Since our older girl has Mandy's middle name we thought it would be appropriate for our oldest boy to have mine.

The last name is also mine of course but before it was mine it was my father's. My dad was the only child of his parents Cheatum Young and Ella Belle Young. When Dad was a little boy Cheatum was killed. His mother remarried and took her new husbands last name. Therefore, all of Dad's siblings have a different last name making him the only Young of the bunch. Our son will be the first to be born with Young surname of my Dad's posterity. My sister has two boys but their name is Mabee. Our baby boy represents the carrying on of the family name.

Finally the first name - Alston. We like last names that work as first names for our kids. Any of you who have heard the name Alston before probably know it only as a last name. In fact it is the last name of the man who married my Grandma Ella (Dad's mom). His name is Eugene Alston. This is a man who when he married my grandmother took my dad aside shortly thereafter and told him that my dad was not his step-son and he was not his step-father. He didn't believe in things like that. He told him that he was now his son and always would be. He kept his word but that wouldn't surprise anybody who knows him at all. Grandma Ella passed away last month and I had the privelege of spending an entire day with Gene Alston which is a rare opportunity for me since I have always lived a continent apart from him. He is one of the best, most honorable men I know or could imagine. He is definately worthy of being my son's namesake.

So there it is: Alston Jamaal Young. No pressure kid.

It's a...

BOY!!!!

Alston Jamaal Young is right on schedule with his April 7th due date! Jason's just a TAD bit excited. The girls are slowly warming up to the idea. Taylor's first question was if we could see if it was brown or white :) Gotta love it!!

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