Jacob's Name

During the first half of this pregnancy, I was positive I was going to have a girl, so Jared and I spent the first 20 weeks discussing girl names. I was, of course, very surprised when the ultrasound technician told us we were having a boy. I was excited as well. We left our ultrasound appointment in Provo and drove straight to St. George where we dropped Brielle off with Grandma and Grandpa while Jared, Nathan, and I came out to look for a house. Sometime during the week she was in St. George, Grandma Kay asked her what we were going to name her baby brother. She said, “I’ll tell you in the morning.” When Grandma followed up the next morning, she confidently responded “Jacob.” That is significant in three ways:
#1. Of course, we had never talked about boy names in front of her because we had never talked about boy names. She came up with that one on her own.
#2. Usually when Brielle names things it a name made of a combination of sounds that no one has ever heard before…not a commonly heard one.
#3. When Jared and I heard the story, we looked at each other and said, “We like it!”…we don’t usually like the same names right off the bat.
Well, she was right. “Jacob” remained in the #1 spot throughout the pregnancy as we discussed plenty of other names, so Jacob it is!
We chose Kenneth as his middle name, after my father, Kenneth Allen Hinton.

My father has been a wonderful role model and friend to Jared and I. We respect him in so many ways…his Christlike service, his integrity, his generosity, his kindness, his hard work, and his stalwart testimony and dedication to doing what is right. The name Jacob means: “He who supplants” or “To track or follow”. We would love to have our little Jacob Kenneth follow his Grandpa Ken’s example as he grows and eventually become a wonderful husband, father, and leader as he is.