Yes! HE has a name.
Drummer Zion Dill.
We simply can't have any more children for the naming factor alone, but we finally agreed on this one and we are both pleased, plus our marriage is still in tact ;) I wanted a name that had to do with the nativity. We bounced around a few ideas, and then Ryan said, How about Drummer? At first I vetoed it, but then it grew on me and I fell in love with it almost as much as this boy. The beloved Christmas song, The Little Drummer Boy, is about a boy who is summoned by the Magi to see the Christ child. The boy wants to bring the newborn babe a gift, but has nothing of monetary value, so he brings himself and his simple talent of playing his drum. He goes before the Christ Child and "plays his best for Him" and the baby smiles at him. Zion refers to "being of one heart" with the commitment to giving one's will to God.
One month old Drummer.
The girls love his name and were so excited to tell everyone at school. Except for Clover. She wants to name him Shiny. We told her she was welcome to call him that.
Awesome! Love hearing the story behind the name--it's great how much thought/meaning you put into it. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteyay drummer! i love it. :) and shiny is a nice name too.
ReplyDeleteoooh I love the name! He sure is a cutie - fits right in with your beautiful girls :) Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI love it, and I love your description of the significance of the name. Beautiful name for a beautiful boy.
ReplyDeleteLove the name, so unique and what a great meaning behind it! Can't believe Drummer is already a month old, congrats!
ReplyDeleteLove it. Worth the wait to find out. :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Poor Clover, she'll come around!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet name for cute baby...Love the story behind it!
ReplyDeleteMy girls wanted to call their baby brother Shiver. I had a dream a week or so ago that you had named your baby and I was reading about it on your blog. I guess I was more curious than I thought!
ReplyDeleteOoh what a great name! I'm not sure if I like bumblebee or shiny better. ;)
ReplyDeleteBest name ever.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of anyone called drummer, which is why I like it!
that was a long wait!
I love why you chose his name and that you shared it with us. And I love that Clover has such strong opinions about this sweet new brother. You have very precious children, Katy.
ReplyDeleteI love all of your kids names. Drummer is a great addition.
ReplyDeleteAw, I love the name and the meaning behind it! My daughter's middle name is Sion which is the Spanish version of Zion. Congrats again!
ReplyDeleteLove it! The Little Drummer Boy is my favorite Christmas song.
ReplyDeleteHe's such a handsome little guy!
Such a lovely name on such a lovely boy!
ReplyDeleteCould you share the girls' name stories as well? I'd be delighted to hear them. xx
I'm sure he will always follow his own beat, just as each of your children do. I love how you nurture their independent creativity. Wishing you extra sleep and someone to come clean the laundry. :)
ReplyDeletePrecious.
ReplyDeleteAnd please do share the girls' name stories too!
more than any other blog, I've checked in to yours so many times waiting to hear what I knew would be a unique name... and it is that and it is beautiful for the meaning alone! worth the wait!
ReplyDeleteHe's gorgeous and lovely and perfect :0) Hi Drummer!
ReplyDeleteso sweet!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely name for that lovely boy! :o)
ReplyDeleteI looove Clover's septarate opinion.
Congrats on the name! It's beautiful...and unique! I was wondering...where did u get that huge calendar for your photo? What a great idea...and i would love to do that for our next one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic name with such great meaning!
ReplyDelete(and I love your stories about Clover...that girl cracks me up!)
I wonder how many of your fans are going to call their next son Drummer.
ReplyDeleteHe looks like Azure to me.
What a wonderful name!
ReplyDeleteoooo, i love it. so authentically Dill :O) Shiny is pretty awesome as well, haha. he's growing growing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a meaningful and cute name. And I love the story behind it. My brother wanted to name my sister "buck," and my dad suggested, "bacon and eggs," which really got my brother and myself excited. Clover's suggestion of Shiny is a LOT better than my family's ideas!
ReplyDeletewow . . . Drummer Zion . . . I LIKE it! (not that my opinion matters, y'know!) :)
ReplyDeleteLove his name - -welcome (again) baby Drummer. Or, Shiny :)
ReplyDeleteOkay, you simply MUST download Gladys Knight & the Saint's Unified Voices Christmas album! Their version of the Little Drummer Boy is my kids FAVORITE, it gets them up and shakin' it... it's very cute.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I credit you for helping me discover the "Lower Lights"... I love that album and "Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy" has become a bit of an obsession of mine on that album. Thank you!
What a great, strong, unique name! I really like it. I was hoping we'd get a name reveal soon!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful name! I love it.
ReplyDeleteOh I just love it! I've been waiting and waiting to hear. Especially since we have been in the midst of our own naming woes. Would love to hear your naming process... do you purposely wait until after they're born or do you think of things all along and just can't decide? I'm starting to lean toward choosing a few and then waiting until after to decide for sure.
ReplyDeleteI love it. Congratulations on your beautiful new boy. Blessings on your house forever!!!
ReplyDeleteCool name! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm newish to your blog (started reading this summer) and wonder if you have ever written about how you chose your girls' names? They are all so unique. Would love to read about some or all of them.
Congrats!
Love the name and the visual to go with it! And dear sweet Clover, out of the mouths of babe's. I suspect there will be a life full of memories of her "mothering" her new baby brother drummer/shiny!:)
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful name! Congrats! When I was little and my sister, Carly, was born, I hated it and called her the much preferred "Shelby" for quite some time. Your family is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDrummer Dill. I like it. The suspense is over!
ReplyDeleteHooray! I love the meaning behind his name. Welcome Drummer!
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely perfect. I love the meaning behind both names. Beautiful job! I'm tempted to steal it if I have a boy. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is without doubt the coolest English name I've ever heard! Good choice!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! and I like bumblebee & shiny too~
ReplyDeletexo
katie
just awsome !!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever and lovely name. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteTime to add his little face to your blog roll on the side! He is so very precious, and I'm so happy for you all! What a unique name, I love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love how Clover wants to call him Shiny. Kids are so precious. Hug them all.
Shiny - love it!
ReplyDeletegreat name! that is one of my most favorite songs of all. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a Beauty!! I have been waiting with anticipation everyday.
ReplyDeleteI love it!
oh, i LOVE it!! (not that it matters if I love it or not...but i DOOO!! lots)
ReplyDeletePs random info, but we currently have a pet possum called "Shiny".
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Katy, he is so handsome and I love the name, Drummer! Congratulations!!! Hope you are doing well!!
ReplyDeleteThe name definitely grows on you, doesn't it? Love it! And, yes, that's my favorite Christmas song too.
ReplyDeletewhat a great name!!!
ReplyDeletewhat a great name!!!
ReplyDeleteHe's lovely, Katy! Take care of yourself, please.
ReplyDeleteI want to know how you transport everyone around! Do you to trade in the minivan for one of those cargo vans?
Great name, I love the story. I think it fits perfectly with your girlies' names, too! He's adorable.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun name! love it!
ReplyDeleteDid I miss the story on that awesome calendar, by the way? It's rad...is it felt? did you make it? did you already share the details?
What a wonderful name. Thanks for sharing it, and the meaning behind it. I'd also love to hear how you determined the names of your girls. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the meaning behind Drummer's name. Have you shared the girls' stories too? I've always wondered how you came up with them and their names seem to fit them so perfectly.
ReplyDeleteLove it! What a great name, with a wonderful meaning behind it. All your kids have such unique, fantastic names, Drummer just fits right in there with the rest of them! Congratulations! ~Jen @ www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletei think it's a darling name. masculine, original and oh so meaningful. :) cute, CUTE boy!
ReplyDeletecute!! I love knowing why you chose it, too! The naming game is TOUGH! We are about to have our first boy after three girls! (yeah, we're "peekers"! :-))
ReplyDeleteYou have such good and interesting names for all of your kids! I would love to hear how you chose them all.
ReplyDeleteTHIS was worth waiting for! What a beautiful story behind his name!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT! When you first announced that he was your Son or Sun or however you worded it, I thought his name was going to be Sun :) Which I loved hehe.
ReplyDeleteDrummer is perfect! I didn't expect anything average from the Dills and I'm glad you didn't disappoint :)
Beautiful name and handsome boy. Congrats!
ReplyDeletemethinks he's looking like olive. maybe it's just the photo. time to see baby drummer myself! cohen is anxious.
ReplyDeleteSweet name for a sweet baby.
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ReplyDeleteI was just thinking today...did they give him a name and I missed it? Fun! It fits perfectly with your family.
ReplyDeleteSO so so so SO so so so rad.
ReplyDeleteThis name fiend loves it.
xoxo
Love the name!
ReplyDeleteWhat a powerful name!
ReplyDeleteHe certainly will cherish it and relish telling the story of his name to his dearest friends all of his life.
YAY Drummer Zion!!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE his name!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like that name - all the names you have chosen for your children are very unique.
ReplyDelete10 years from now, "Drummer why does your sister always call you Shiny?" "because she wanted to name me that and my mom said it was ok to call me it." That'd be an awesome story! Great name and adorable baby!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great name!!! Your baby boy is so sweet!!! I must that i admire you with your 6 children. I have just one little boy and i'm very busy with him.
ReplyDeleteOh what a beauty that Drummer is! Love it.
ReplyDeleteYay! It must feel so nice to have a name. What a strong meaningful name it is too.
ReplyDeleteTell Clover that I think Shiny is a perfect nickname.
ReplyDeleteI love that you spent a good amount of time getting to know him and deciding what name 'fit" him best!!!!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT.
ReplyDeleteI've only been check about twice a day waiting to hear the cool name you would bestow on that handsome guy. Drummer is great and I'm sure he'll fit into that name perfectly.
ReplyDeletebest name ever!!! (i do like shiny too) worth the wait!! :>)
ReplyDeleteMy 5 year old just said "What if he grows up to be a music teacher and he learns to play the drums? That would be awesome." And it would.
ReplyDeleteBut mostly it's just awesome that he'll grow up in a family where he'll definitely be able to march to his own beat.
What a special name for a special boy. Thanks for sharing the big reveal!
A precious name for a precious boy, and he is so big already! I love that he is aka Shiny :)
ReplyDeleteperfect. love being a lurker on your blog. congrats on the babe! drummer is awesome! & shiny too!
ReplyDeletewhat an adorable name! shiny ain't too bad too! :)
ReplyDeletelove it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your sweet babe and his perfect name!
ReplyDeleteCan't tell, but has anyone already asked how you came up with the girls' beautiful names? i'd love to see that in a post if you haven't done it already.
He's so perfect. What a lovely name. I am all about names with meaning - our girls all have meaningful names, too.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better soon.
two thumbs up, you dills.
ReplyDeletealso: when we asked our #1 about naming suggestions for his brother-to-be, he answered--without hesitation--"Oatmeal Man."
I just checked back after awhile, & I am so excited you guys had a BOY! We're a family with FIVE girls(6,4,3,3, & 6 months) & no boys! LOL.
ReplyDeleteThat name is so perfect! My son wanted to name his little brother Hydra! The baby is almost seven months old and he still calks him Hydra, has, never once said his given name (Perrin). I don't mind, and I think it's kind of cool that he has a nickname that only his big brother uses.
ReplyDeleteAwwwww, I love the name! Suits him perfectly!!!! Hope you are feeling better hun. xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteHe's super cute and the name is perfect! I wish the best for you and your lovely family!
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How is the flute practice going for Devine? I am excited to hear how the girls each interact with Drummer, little brothers are so much fun! I hope you are feeling a little more up to snuff.
ReplyDeleteLove the name. It is so unique and beautiful. x
ReplyDeleteI saw Nameberry on FB mention this name and I just put it on my name blog today. I LOVE this name so much I think it will move up to my top 5 soon. Congrats to you and your family.
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