Gia – Well, we would be lying if we told you that we chose “Gia” to honor our common Italian heritage (even though Amy looks very Italian
). We named her after Amy’s father Gene who died when Amy was 3. We chose to honor his memory by choosing an name that starts with the letter ‘G.’ We thought though hundreds of ‘G’ girl names until we narrowed it down to four we liked the most – Gia, Gemma, Genna, Guava. We decided to wait to name her until we she was born. Drew had never met a Gia before but as soon as he saw her, he knew her name was Gia. He didn’t know why it was just clear to him. Drew didn’t tell Amy for a few hours but when he did, she agreed with him. Tamayo – Gia’s middle name comes from her maternal grandmother who passed away August 26th of last year. They had a chance to meet while Gia was in the womb shortly before Tamayo passed way. She was an incredibly strong woman who was deeply devoted to her family. She had a large role in raising Amy after her father died. Tamayo is Japanese for “Generation Jewel” (not to be confused with “Tamago” which means “egg”).Batshaw - We decided to stick with tradition and give her Drew’s last name.
It is strange that it suddenly seems normal to never sleep for more than 2 hours at a time. You would think that it would be impossible to function with so little sleep but somehow it is not the case. When we are home taking care of Gia and hanging out as a family, it is not so bad. However, when we go out to run errands we get tired very quickly. Now that feedings have gotten easier, Amy has been encouraging Drew to sleep through a couple feedings a day and get more sleep. Drew thinks he might have actually gotten close to 7 hours of sleep in the last 24 hours!
We continue to feel an abundance of love and gratitude for our little Gia and the lives we have been given.
Love,
Amy & Drew
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