Ben's Name

Many people are wondering about Ben's name and how we came up with it. Well, here is the story. Gregg's first name is after a Vietnam POW. While we were cleaning out Henry's big boy room a few months ago, getting it ready for him to move into and keeping the nursery for the baby, we found the POW bracelet that had the name of the missing Marine. GREGORY BENTON, JR. is the name. I asked G if he liked the name Ben and he said, yes and I like Ben too, so we talked about naming the baby Benton and calling him Ben if it was a boy. What made it even weirder was that Gregory Benton Jr. went missing in May 1969...and we knew this baby was due in May. SO that is why his first name is Benton. August is a family name on G's side of the family. We went back and forth between a few names before deciding on his middle name. I think it fits our little guy.