What's in a Name?

Elijah means "Jehovah is my God." 

We spent a lot of time trying to find the best name for our little guy. It had to go with our last name, have initials that didn't spell anything weird/bad, have a good definition, sound good for a baby/child/adult, be easy to spell/pronounce, and be something we both liked. Working at a hospital made me realize that it's important to be called your legal name (way less confusing). Erik wanted to pass on the family name of John so the middle name was set in place. We flipped through our baby name book several times before we decided that we wanted an "E" name. Finally, we picked Elijah...it met everything we wanted. Plus, "Elijah John" is pretty interesting from a Biblical perspective :)