Jasper Sage Funk

Hello All,

Well, a name for our beautiful baby boy has come to us, seemingly from out of the blue:

JASPER SAGE FUNK

Jasper cos we like it. It’s also mentioned in the bible (not that this was a criterion!) in Revelation 21:11, in relation to the new Jerusalem coming out of heaven – “It shone with the glory of God; it had the radiance of some priceless jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.”

For me, this says our little boy is sacred (as all babies are) and this felt so obvious, holding him in my arms for the first time. He came to us whole and complete and so, so precious.

And Sage…

Just as Piper’s middle name, Phoenix, told a story for us – our sense of our life together rising from ashes with the blessing of our daughter – we were searching for a middle name for Jasper that captured something of where we’re at.

I’d made a playlist of some songs to listen to while I was labouring. The last song was one that was often used at the Tantra course we did, when we came back to sit in the circle, to ground/centre everyone again, a really beautiful song called So Much Magnificence. It captures something of the boundless, infinite nature of life. The song means a lot to us, and it came on right when our baby was being born, coming to the surface of the water, which seemed like amazingly perfect timing.

The name Sage captures, for us, the ‘vibe’ of all this somehow! It also reminds me that our baby will teach us many things, and is already wise in so many ways. I want to pay attention to, and trust, his wisdom.

Sage is also a grounded, earthy name, meaning, of course, the humble herb.

And given Australians shorten almost every name to a nickname – in this case, most likely Jas /Jazz – we unwittingly continue the musical theme in our family!

So there you have it!

Also, for those of you who are interested, here are some of the usual details:

JSF was born Saturday 5th of May, 2007, at 4.34am.
Born at home with Jennie & Nicola, our midwives, and Margie, who was available for Piper as well as being a lovely person to have around.
The labour began around 1am (literally the first contraction!), so a 3 ½ hour labour (Piper’s was 4 hours 50 mins, with around 12 hours of prelabour).

Head circumference –
Jasper: 35.5cm
Piper: 33cm
Weight –
Jasper: 3600g / 7 pounds 15 ounces
Piper: 3395g / 7 pounds 5 ounces?
Length –
Jasper: 51.5cm
Piper: 50cm

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Yep, betta sign of here… All my love…

Bec