We have a name!

We've already told most everyone we know, but the big news is that baby girl now has a name!

Natalie Faye

We agonized for months and created list after list of names. We were down to about 20 or so, but ultimately just couldn't decide. We knew that at some point, the name would come to us and be obvious, so we stopped reading the books of names and were just waiting.

One weekend Luce & Pierre stopped by (to drop off the dresser) and they said they had thought of some names for us. When they explained why they thought of Natalie, we knew it was her name! Luce had an older sister who was still-born and her name was Natalie. We love the name for two reasons - it has some family history AND it was already on our list!

We had a much easier time with the middle name - the list was much shorter and it was fairly easy once we had a first name. We picked Faye for my Great Aunt Laura. She was out visiting from Oklahoma in April and one night when we were eating dinner, we were having a family discussion about names. Her name is Laura Faye and I made a mental note that I really liked it and would keep it in mind.

So, Natalie Faye it is! We are still adjusting to the fact that she has a name and are occasionally caught off guard when someone asks how Natalie is doing, but it is nice to have that task out of the way. We think it has been one of the hardest so far..!

Here's some updated pictures of the nursery. My co-worker, Rachel, painted these great letters for us! We really like the way it personalizes and adds color to the room!

(the lighting in this picture makes the top part of the wall look a little pink, but it's not..just tan)