Saturday, February 14, 2009

We've officially chosen a name!

We have been talking about baby names for a while now, trying out different names in context and trying to narrow our lists down to a few choices. For a few weeks, we've had in mind our top two favorites. But we're now decided.

Last night, we played Scrabble at Flying M, a local, downtown coffee shop. After a difficult game full of unfriendly letter picks, we played with the tiles to discuss which name and which spelling of that name we liked best.

Kelly took a picture of the winner. And now we know her name.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Very nice. Was there a reason behind the names chosen?

Dave and Karlene said...

Yeah tell us your reasons. I love the name Eleanor. My sister's name is Lynnora which I also love. Will you call her Elee/ Elly (not sure of spelling) for short?

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! A beautiful name. My best friend growing up is called Eleanor, and my cousin's wife who I dearly love is called Irene, so I associate really neat folks with the name. I love it.

Oma

Anonymous said...

(Tried to comment, failed. Maybe this will work, or else you'll get two comments from me.)

Loving that Scrabble helped you come up with your final decision. :)

As a name-nerd myself, I too am curious as to what (if any) diminutive forms you have in mind...

Anonymous said...

"Eleanor is a truly beautiful name.

Congratulations, to you both--it sounds like your new addition will be very fortunate to grow up not only with two wonderful parents, but a circle of friends and family who will always be there for her."

~Sarah