I approved a bunch of pending comments this morning on recent posts, so if you’re one of the families with recent consultations posted, be sure to check the comments to read the new ones — lots of great ideas!

Emily left an awesome comment on the consultation post I did last year focusing on nicknames for Lawrence that I wanted to share with you all (with her permission):

“Hi!! Just wanted to pop on to say this post gave me the courage to use Lawrence! We have JohnMark, Clara, Thomas and now Lawrence. JohnMark is named after his Great Grandpa John and his Grandpa Mark. Thomas named after his dad. And now Lawrence named after his Great Grandpa Larry and his Grandpa Stephen. We thought Lawrence Stephen was such a strong combo. I love that it’s unique but still classic. We aren’t sure if we will use a nickname yet but are going to see if one comes naturally!“

It made me so happy to read that one of the consultation posts helped another family!! Lawrence Stephen is such a handsome combo!!

Congratulations to Emily and her husband and big sibs JohnMark (I’m such a huge fan of double names!!), Clara, and Thomas, and happy birthday Baby Lawrence!!

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