06/08/2026
Blake. A name of two opposites.
Blake has Old English roots, and what's rather lovely about it is that it carries two completely contrasting meanings: “dark” or “black” and “pale” or “white.” Somewhere along the way, these two opposing words came together to become one name.
And actually, I think there might be something rather perfect about that for a baby arriving into the world — because isn't that what parenthood is?
It's the light and the dark.
The breathtakingly beautiful moments that make your heart feel like it might burst, and the nights when you're exhausted, covered in milk and wondering if you'll ever sleep again.
It's softness and strength. The tiny fingers wrapped around yours, and the fierce instinct that suddenly makes you feel like you could take on the entire world to protect this little person.
It's laughter and tears, wonder and worry, absolute confidence followed five minutes later by “am I doing this right?”
It's the ordinary and the extraordinary, the beautiful and the messy, the moments you wish you could freeze and the moments you're quietly counting down until bedtime.
And somehow, all of those opposites belong together.
Just like Blake.
So perhaps her name is more fitting than her family even realise.
Because raising a child is never just light or dark. It's everything in between. And that's where the magic lives. 🤍
Welcome to the world, beautiful Blake. ✨
