JONATHAN MICHAEL TORRES

 Day after day I find myself repeatedly saying, "Good morning Jonathan, no, no Jonathan, let's change your diaper Jonathan, are you hungry Jonathan?" and  "Isaiah, Jonathan's awake, or sssshhhhh Jonathan's sleeping."  How could my handsome Mr. J  not know his name yet?  On a daily basis we probably say his name well over a hundred times.  Although in all honesty, we have been so infatuated with how sweetly Isaiah pronounces, "Jonathan" we can't help but call him "Johnnon" too.  Luckily Jonathan has caught on and responds to both pronunciations.
    Once again, Jaime and I  found it difficult deciding on our second son's name.  Not only did the decision have to be agreed upon by both of us; we also wanted a name that coincided with ISAIAH (our first son's name).  We would go for weeks referring to Jonathan as "Aiden, Adrian, or Ethan but none of them ever seemed to harmonize within our happy home. As much as our final decision was determined on a "good feeling"   logistically it made PERFECT sense. First off, Jonathan is Hebrew meaning "given of God." Ideal, for the Hebrew theme we started with Isaiah.  Jonathan is three syllables and Isaiah is three syllables.  The letter "J"  follows the letter "I" in the alphabet.  My maiden name is Johnson so saying the name "John" felt natural and in a certain way representative of me.  And most importantly, Jonathan is a strong, masculine name that holds up to a name like Isaiah. Saying aloud, "Isaiah and Jonathan" we didn't feel one name overshadowed the other.  The two names seemed to support one another exactly how we hope our two sons will support each-other in life.

     Jonathan, I am so happy to see you respond to the name we so diligently chose for you.  I hope you will represent this name with dignity.  Everyday I am so grateful that I get to see you exclaim with excitement when your Dad, brother, or I call out your name.  You will always be our JONATHAN MICHEAL TORRES that rounds out our family beautifully.