I want to shout from the rooftops the way God has had his hand in Delilah’s life… I’ve already said a bit about how hard 2025 was. It took a lot out of me & Jonah, but let me tell you- God was walking (still is) us through ALL of it.
I really learned how to listen to Gods voice. Most of my life I longed to hear Gods voice & didn’t understand why others could hear Him so loudly- and I heard nothing. But this last year, I have heard Him louder than ever! Definitely not in the ways I expected.
It started months before we got the positive pregnancy test… and I really hope no one thinks I’m crazy lol! But I was (& still am) seeing the number 222 CONSTANTLY. Everyday- multiple times a day. From the time, to likes on social media, to legit gas prices! I mean… it’s crazy how often I see it.
For a while, I just thought it was funny & a coincidence. But God is not coincidental… He is a God of intention!
I finally decided to look up the biblical meaning behind 222…
“In biblical numerology, the number 222 is often seen as a sign of divine intervention, encouraging faith and trust in Gods timing.”
Definitely not a coincidence!
It gave me a lot of hope then… it’s no doubt we live in a time of struggle, money is tight for lots of people, including us. Learning to trust God with our finances, that He knows when bills are due, and to trust in His timing.
And that is just the beginning of Delilah’s story.
Fast forward to October 8, 2025… a positive pregnancy test and a whole lot of unknown. You see, Delilah was not planned by Jonah and I. I was good and done with the 2 beautiful babies we have. Motherhood is hard!
After Paisley was born, I got an IUD. I thought I was in control of how big our family was going to be. The whole year and a half I had the IUD, I always had in the back of my mind, that God is bigger than my IUD. That HE is in control. I didn’t listen real well though.
So back to that October afternoon… now you can understand the shock and just how big the unknown was.
The chances of it being a healthy pregnancy- in my uterus- weren’t real high.
After getting my bloodwork done at my doctors office to confirm I really was pregnant, we decided to head to the ER for an ultrasound. We wanted to make sure it wasn’t an ectopic pregnancy (which can be dangerous).
The doctor came back in and said, “Congratulations. It looks like what a healthy 5 week pregnancy should look like.” The excitement and the fear were HIGH. I was not ready for this… how could we afford this?!
I’m not gonna lie and say I spent my first trimester full of joy… because I definitely didn’t.
I was mad. I was also very sick. I didn’t understand the timing of God. Why now, God?! You better than anyone else knows our struggles.
But, I never dropped God. I was just mad. I simply didn’t understand. I still don’t!
What I do know is that my God is a God of intention. That this life has a purpose and that I’m meant to be her mama. And from the very beginning, I knew she was a girl.
After we got our bloodwork back confirming she was a girl- we got started looking for a name.
We really like to use family names for the middle name, but we were running out of girl names. So we had already kind of settled on Rayne.
In the Bible, when it talks about Noah and the Ark, it says “let it rain on the 17th day of the second month” and that’s my birthday! (Gen 7:11) I had a few people who would call me rain once in a while, so it’s special to me.
Now Delilah… that name has never been on my list of baby names. I was looking at baby names on social media and Delilah came up… and the number of likes on that post?! 222!! It felt like God was telling me who she was!
On top of that, Jonah and I never agree of names and he loved this one!
I started looking into the meaning of of Delilah. It means weak or delicate, which I didn’t love. Until my mom told me that while Delilah probably won’t be weak, her pregnancy hasn’t been easy. I have felt weak in my body and weak in my walk with God. But as my mom said… in our weakness God is made strong! How beautiful is that!
On top of that, I choose butterflies as Delilah’s aesthetic. Paisley’s is wildflowers so I thought how cute their future room would be! And then again my mom told me to look up the symbolism of butterflies…
“The most prominent symbol, representing profound personal change, spiritual growth, and the ability to emerge beautiful from difficult stages.”
“Hope and renewal- especially after a hard or dark season. A reminder that something good can come after struggle.”
I mean!!!
I’m so thankful for the gentle and loving hand of God. I’m so thankful that He continues to teach me the same lessons with grace and love. I’m so thankful that God is bigger than my struggles.
Thank you Lord, for Delilah Rayne! 💜
We are registered on Amazon under Alli Sandoval. I know 3rd babies don’t always get a registry but there are a few things we need for baby girl. If you feel lead to help, we would be forever thankful! 💜
Delilah’s registry
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