NamesakeInk

Welcome!
I am a wife, a mama, a daughter, sister and friend. For every hat I wear, I have a different name. My husband Victor calls me T. My parents call me Nini. When we were younger, my brother called me Sissy. My first name is in honor of my grandmother, Jacqueline. Other names I respond to include 'Nisha, Miss Banisha, Jackie, and Tia. You get the picture.

When we became pregnant in 2016 with our first child, Victor and I didn’t have too difficult of a time choosing a name. We both loved the elegance and uniqueness of the name ‘Xavier’, and had long before decided that our first son would share his (and his grandfather’s) middle name, Lawrence. Our dreams and hopes for our son were dashed when, on September 29, 2016, our sweet Xavier was born at 21 weeks and 4 days. He was too small to survive, and we said hello and goodbye to the cutest 15oz bundle of joy. His short ten minutes of life continue to echo in every corner of mine.

This little endeavor is in his honor. For his namesake.