Up until our baby girl was here I still had a hard time saying that we knew for sure what we would name her. I feel like naming your child comes with a lot of pressure. You get one name and you want it to be perfect. For over ten years I was convinced that if I had a daughter I would name her Sophia. I had loved the name forever and pictured us with a Sophia. But when we found out we were having a girl the name Sophia was so popular. Sophia, Sofia, and Sophie were all on the top ten or twenty names for last year. Not that I needed a super original name but I also didn't want the most popular name either.
One night when we were laying in bed looking through girls' names Chris found Addilyn and we both loved it. It took us awhile to decide on the spelling but since we wanted to call her Addi we loved Addilyn.
I love that Addilyn means noble. But I love the meaning of her middle name more. My middle name is Jane after my grandma, who I never got to meet. Growing up my dad has always told similarities between me and his mom and I love that I am named after her and love passing that name on to my daughter.
Jane means God is gracious or God's gracious gift, which couldn't be more true. Our sweet baby girl is a long awaited gift from God. As soon as I held Addilyn I felt like her name was perfect.
P.S. The sweet and talented Lauren from My Polished Side made and sent us this adorable chalkboard sign. She has the cutest things in her etsy shop, Sweet Pea's Party and is giving you 10% off your order using the code katie10. Thank you SO much Lauren! We LOVE the sign and are going to hang this on Addilyn's closet door.
