Monday, June 18, 2007

Middle Name Debate

Although we have successfully decided on a first name (Helen, after Richard's grandmother and my great grandmother Sara Helen), we have yet to decide on a middle name. But we do have lots of options. Below are some of the middle names we are considering as well as their meanings. Please feel free to give us your input on the subject or vote for your favorite in the comments field.

Abigail - The source of a father's joy.

Anabel - Graceful and beautiful.

Ansley - From the noble's pastureland.

Arabel - An answered prayer; beautiful altar.

Avery - One who is a wise ruler.

Isabel - My God is bountiful.

As you can tell, we (mostly Sara) are leaning towards something starting with a vowel. I'm not sure why, just seems to sound softer for some reason. If you have any other suggestions, we are open to hearing those as well. Christy, Joe, this is your time to shine...

Nursery - A work in progress

I've decided to go ahead and get as much of the nursery done as possible. Besides, it's going to be really hot soon, and I'm betting that I'm not going to be working on it in July and August. Here are a few photos from the current state of the nursery...


Additional sonograms

Here are some of the pictures from our 20 week sonogram. It was really neat because the tech spent about 45 minutes with us. Some of the images are in 3D, so they look a little weird. But we found out that we are the proud parents of a little girl!


Original sonogram



I know that just about everyone has seen this, but here it is again for those of you who haven't.