I did a private consultation for Shelby and her husband a few months ago, and I’m excited to share that her baby boy has arrived and been given the fantastic name … Benedict Jude!

Shelby writes,

“Your consultation was so helpful; after reflecting on it, we just fell more in love with the name Benedict and felt more comfortable gifting him that robust Catholic name! I’ve been calling him Benedict and Benny (*swoon*) lots…..and my husband and oldest daughter have been using Bennett…….it will be interesting to see what sticks. We love all the name in all its variations🙂 

Jude was the perfect middle name to ‘lighten’ the name a bit, pay tribute to a special Saint to us, and use a name that we love.”

Benedict is SO handsome, with so much faith significance!, and I love how Shelby said Jude “lightened up” the name Benedict — I think that’s a great way to put it! I’m swooning right along with her over nicknames Benny and Bennett … I love all of this!

Congratulations to Shelby and her husband and big sisters Emelia and Felicity, and happy birthday Baby Benedict!!

Benedict Jude

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