Samuel Josiah!

So, I am totally a planner.  I love to know what my day, week and month look like.  Something I am working on is "spur of the moment" things.  Sometimes Este will say, "hey, lets do this" and it just throws me for a loop because I hadn't planned on it.  Truly, an area I want to fix. So...when it came down to knowing our son's name...we didn't.  and.it.was.tough.  We had thrown around a couple of names but Esteban wasn't too sure about them.  He decided that he would pray and hear from the Lord.  He added something to his phone that every time he came into our neighborhood, his phone would chime and remind him to pray about the name. 
It had been a couple of months and I would ask periodically, ok...every other day, if the Lord had spoken to him about a name.  He'd say, "no, but don't worry." DON'T WORRY...did I mention I am a planner?
Esteban seemed so calm and sure.  I honestly thought we would end up at the hospital and end up with a Jr. by default...so much faith, huh?
Well, one day (a few weeks before our baby was born) I got a text from Este saying he knows the name of our son.  I automatically got butterflies in my tummy and he made me wait hours until he got home to tell me the story and say the name.  I immediately began to pray that I would like it.  I mean, can you really argue with a name the Lord has given...
He came home and begun to tell me about being out in the desert and listening to a teaching about Hannah.  We all know the story about Samuel and how she dedicated him to the Lord.  But then the pastor said the meaning of the name Samuel...God has heard.  This is sooo meaningful to our family at this time because of the trial we have been in since Peppy was born.  Almost a year ago, a friend of ours had spoke a verse to Esteban in a cool time of prayer about how God has heard our prayers.  We are waiting for the outcomes but we have faith that He has heard our prayers.
As soon as I heard the meaning, I knew it had to be it.  But I was won over with the name when Isabelle said it for the first time.  ahhh, my heart melted.  She still says it Sam E yool.  Love.it.
For the middle name...we have had two people close to us  in the last 6 months name their son Josiah.  If they hadn't, it probably would have been his first name.  So...we were kinda like, we can't use that name. 
When Este told me about Samuel, I thought how well Josiah would go but thought we couldn't use it but needed a "J" name for the middle name.  When I mentioned having a J middle name, Esteban said it should be Josiah. I thought the same thing but he had this look like that was going to be it.
I believe it was two nights before Samuel was born, I was having contractions and got up in the middle of the night to get some things ready.  I decided to go look up the meaning of the name Josiah.  I realized right then, the names of our son had been totally given by God.  Josiah means God heals.
We chose Peppy's middle name, Faith, because of the trial that had just begun...and faith is something we have had to have for 3 years now....and with the birth of this son...having faith to believe the Lord has heard....and hopefully soon....the Lord will heal.  Praise be to our Almighty Father!