her name is...

This highly anticipated post (maybe?) is most likely overrated, but since I know there are several of you that would like to know what Baby J 2.0's name will be, I figured I'd share.  This IS her name for sure unless she comes out a he (in which case, we're screwed in the department of too much pink and the whole boy name thing, we never agreed on one...).  So with that in mind, I don't really need to hear any negative comments.  Mmmkay?

Honestly, I hate picking a name for a child.  It is kind of fun, at first.  But this kid is more or less stuck with this name for the rest of their life.  Like the whole thing.  What if they hate their name?  What if they are one of a dozen with that name in their class?  What if people make fun of them for it?  How do you know it is the right name?  Stresses me the heck out.  And I know several people say you should just wait until the baby is here and meet them and all and then decide between your top names, but I just met the kid.  How the heck am I supposed to know that she just looks like a this or a that?  Not to mention I wouldn't do well going into the hospital without a name.  Pregnancy hormones are crazy.  Post partum hormones are freaking INSANE.  I'd probably throw something at Christopher if he didn't agree with me.

So without further adieu, little miss will be named...

Elsie Joann

Yes, Elsie.  Not Elise.  I'm so mean to my children, aren't I?  I'm sure she will often have to correct people, and fix typos with her name, but we like it, so that is that.  Naming this little girl was much harder than naming Ryann.  I'm not sure why, but I just couldn't decide on anything.  There was something wrong with every name we considered.  It was too popular, I didn't like it, Chris didn't like it, it just didn't seem to fit us.  Then one day, out of nowhere, while axing my two favorite names, Christopher threw out Elsie.

I won't lie, it took a little bit to grow on me.  I worried a bit about it being too much of a nickname, and not having a formal name.  But the most common formal name for Elsie is Elizabeth, which is of course Ryann's middle name.  So we're sticking with Elsie.  We figure in the future if she feels like going by something a little more formal, Elle is always an option.  I like that she has some nickname options, such as Elsie Jo or EJ.  I think they're cute.

Joann is a nod to Christopher's grandma.  Her middle name is actually spelled Joan, but pronounced Joann, and it seemed easier to spell it how we wanted it to be said.  Plus my middle name is Ann, so it is kind of after both of us, right?

And because my first born is a ham (or weird, whatever you want to call it), a couple of other shots for our attempt at a name reveal...

Truly I can't wait to discover Elsie's personality.  I'm so curious if she'll be like Ryann, or a complete opposite of her.  Whatever the case I really hope they can be the best of friends.  Ryann already loves her little sister so much.