Baby girl has a name!

For some reason , I have complete anxiety when it comes to picking out a name for my children and making it official.  We went through the same process with Luke and like this time around, it took us forever to make a final decision on both a first and middle name.  Luke's name was a little easier because we knew we wanted to name him after my father but still we definitely had name anxiety!  Im not sure if its the fact that it is the name that will be written on every document and piece of paper you ever touch or if it is just the sound of it all together but something about making a decision that is so permanent just scares me to death! ha! That is why just now at 28 weeks into my pregnancy have we settled on a name that your father and I both love and think sounds like the name of our first little girl!  We knew from very early on in this pregnancy that we wanted a name that sounded good with your brothers name and that was girly.  We already had our boy and we didn't want any names that could be mistaken for another boy. When we found out we were having a girl, we went back into our notes from choosing Luke's name to see if any of the girl names we liked then were still names that we still liked this time around.  A few names we threw out immediately but one in particular kept our attention.  We knew after a few weeks that your first name would be Ava.  We liked that it was simple yet elegant and also sounded good with Luke.  We immediately started calling you by your name and referred to your room as Ava's room whenever we walked past it with Luke. Next we needed to find a middle name.  We narrowed it down to three names (Kate, Elizabeth and Caroline) but once again, one name in particular kept popping up in both of our heads.  While we loved all three and truly contemplated all three, we finally decided on the middle name that we felt just fit.........

Ava Kate

We loved the way it sounded when you said Ava alone as well as when you said it paired with the middle name. It was simple yet girly and absolutely perfect for us! The meanings behind the names were also very sweet and added to why we loved it :Ava means Life & Kate means Pure.  Your father has been calling you AK for months so when we finally made the decision that it was in fact your name, I think he breathed a sigh of relief knowing he could continue calling you by your nickname.  I hope you like it is much as we do sweet girl and maybe one day we will see it in lights in Hollywood or even with an DR. in front of it.  Whatever you chose to do, just know that your dad and I will always support you and be your biggest fans!  We love you so much already sweet girl!  Cant wait to meet you!!

xoxo,

       Mom