Taya Gaukrodger Gives Birth To Baby Boy Bo
Congratulations to Taya Gaukrodger (née Smith)! Taya and her husband Ben welcomed their first child into the world on October 20th at 8:15AM. Bo Benaiah Gaukrodger weighed in at 9lbs at birth and measured 22.5 inches.
“Big hands, big feet & a good set of lungs,” Taya shared on social media. She continued, “God has been beyond kind —Bo is such a joy-filled little boy, Ben is the most incredible Dad and I’m forever ruined in the best way ha. It is all a gift, thank You Jesus.”
Taya also shared some insight into baby Bo’s name in a longer post below. Congratulations Taya and Ben!
Growing up with a common surname, my parents were quite intentional in selecting our first names, so much so that we each grew up knowing the origin and meaning behind our own.
Fast forward to 3 years ago, Ben & I started discussing kids names as we needed to start the convo early because he liked traditional names and my name is Taya so yeah
As we laughed and baulked at each others suggestions we decided to stop and ask God for a name, and left it at that.
Not long after, I woke up one morning with a strong prompting to google the word “BO” in Hebrew, spelt exactly like that. This has only happened one other time.
And it read,
‘ Bo (בֹּא—in Hebrew) the command form of “go,” or “come.” ‘
In the Bible, names located people, identifying what was going on at the time and were then powerfully spoken over individuals again & again each time their names were called – both good and bad.
Children are a heritage from the Lord and we believe they’re to stand on their parent’s shoulders going further than we did, in all the ways. I was a tad hesitant about what the Lord would ask of our son especially because Ben and I have some pretty crazy stories to tell of Gods leading & faithfulness,
But I see Gods kindness in Bo’s name.
That before his first breath, we were to remember that ultimately he belongs to the Lord.
Whatever God asks of him through his life, we are to encourage obedience to the Lord in all things, reiterated each time we say his name.
He is to be a man under authority, the authority of Almighty God
It is an honour to be your parents Bo, we love you beyond X
