Here she is...

Josephine Elise!!!! 8 pounds 4 oz 20 inches long...baby and momma are doing great!

Anna's name game

Okay, so Anna is having a hard time coming up with a name for #7. Gee, I can't imagine why that would be hard. What do you mean you've run out of ideas? =]

She has a list of possible names, but she's also looking for name combinations.

Please help her

She already has: Karina Elise, Cosette Renee, Wayne Alexander, Gabriel Xavier, Nathaniel Joel, & Talia Isabel.


*I have to go change a little boys diaper now. It's sagging so bad it looks more like a loincloth =]

Finally!!!

We have agreed/decided on a name!! - but we're not telling

It's only few more weeks, you can wait. =]

Name Game

Will we ever name this child?

Ben has informed me that he hasn't really cared for Josephine. It just hasn't stuck with him like it has me. *sigh*

Carlise's vote

I was talking with Carlise about having a little sister. And just for kicks decided to ask her about the name.

Mommy: Which one do you like: Miriam or Josephine?
Carlise: Josehine

I called Ben to tell him and he suggested switching the order and asking again.

Mommy: Josephine or Miriam?
Carlise: Josehine!

Well, at least now we know she can say Josephine (for the most part) if we choose that.

A New Year!

Ben goes back to work tomorrow. (Boooo!!) so I finished cleaning up the nursery while he was still home. It only took 2 hours. I'm continuing to have horrible back pain. And my body apparently hasn't received the message that medicine is supposed to help with the pain. (hahaha! It laughs at me.) Unfortunately, nothing can be done to relieve the pain except to have the baby. So, only 44 more days to go.

As far as the name game is going. . . Sarah Josephine is out. Among other reasons, I have come across too many people with that name. (Me and my disgust of the common.) Josephine could still work or we can save it for a different child. Ben suggested Miriam Elise. (He simply picked Miriam from the bible.) I haven't responded to that one yet. At first it sounded horrid, but I'm still feeling it out. Of course the movie I picked to watch yesterday ended up having a main character named Miriam. After hearing someone else say the name, it sounded nicer. So, the hunt continues.

Family Names

okay, so I got another side of family names and the only ones we could use are surnames Careaga (Care-E-Aga) and Cortina. So, that won't work. We probably aren't going to use Sarah, just too common for us. It's so hard for me to just pick a name out of a book. A name has to be attached to someone or it's just another word. So, I'm hunting for a short one or two syllable name for a middle name with Josephine. I've loved that name ever since I found out his great-grandmother was named that.

Surgery scheduled

As of last friday, in 2 months we will have our little girl. My surgery is scheduled for Valentine's Day. Ben & I will celebrate valentine's the day before. I remember Mom & Dad doing the same thing because mom had a surgery scheduled for valentine's day one year. Now the name game is really on. We want a name so Carlise & Wesley can associate who she is once she's here. I borrowed a HUGE baby name book (over 54,000 names) from a friend and all we got out of it were 3 names. Danica, Ilaria, & Shoshana. So far from family files we only have Josephine, Iona, Lavinia, Kovenne(or Koeven) and Sarah. The only name combinations we've heard: Sarah Koeven(or kovenne) and Sarah Josephine. We would like to have a name decided before the new year. I really wanted Josephine for a first name. I like Sarah, but it's just so common!! decisions, decisions.

Name That Baby

We're having a hard time naming this baby. We like to use a family name and an uncommon name. Carlise (un) Theone (f & un) and Wesley (f) Denton (f & un). We've been through my Mom and Father's geneology and we couldn't agree on any names. We're waiting on the geneology from Ben's grandpa & grandma's geneology on his Mom's side. We've heard 2 names from that side we like: Josephine & Lillian. So, any input would be greatly appreciated.