When I was pregnant with Astrid, I thought it was super important to have a name picked out early. I really wanted to pick a name as soon as we knew the sex. I...stalled. I waffled. I was incredibly indecisive. We didn't settle on a name until after she was born, at the hospital. Astrid has a few meanings, and one of them is "beloved of the gods." That one sort of struck a chord with me, and it felt right. So Astrid Hope it was.