This Christmas we had one extra special announcement! Our 2011 Christmas Card:
(note this was Mollye's actual face upon learning the news!)
I wanted so desperately not to find out the gender, but my husband was not much for the idea! We took a preview at one ultrasound, and as Adam put it "there's NOTHING there!" That's right- it was very clear to both of us that we would be welcoming another little girl into the world!
My heart was very happy! It's funny how life works sometimes. I have ALWAYS wanted a little boy- ALWAYS! They are just so precious and mischievous! However, the little girl in this picture wanted one thing- a baby sister! She wanted one so bad that I could not help but to feel my heart grow with happiness upon hearing that she would be getting her wish!
Next on the list of to do's came naming sweet baby girl number 2! One thing was very clear, I wanted to re-use the initials MAC. Several of the women in Adam's family had the initials and married to keep them! Crazy, huh??? Another huge selling point was I have LOTS of monogrammed clothes to be re worn! Woo-hoo! Lastly, I love the idea of having my two little M & M's! Yes, I am a dork, but I like that thought! But the question still remained, what name???
When we went to the ultrasound for Mollye, we already had the name picked out! We knew that we wanted to honor the memory of Adam's mother and use Mollye. Thus, this is where the spelling comes from. Mollye will tell you her name is M-O-L-L-Y-E, e because I am extra special! Yes, baby girl you are are extra special and so was the lady you are named after! The middle name came just as easy to us- Addison. I LOVED the name, and when we looked it up it meant the son of Adam so we felt destined to go with it!
Now if only this time had we walked into the ultrasound and found a "boy part." We would be having one of two names- Jackson Patrick or Jackson Bennett. It was easy and simple. I wanted my family names to be used and honored in the same respect. Too bad it was not that easy...
So up first on the agenda was the first name... The list grew and shrank all in the same minute. It did not take us long (a few weeks) to decide on MALLORY. I just love the elegance and the flow it has with Mollye. Now, the hard part- the middle name! I remind you it must start with an A. We asked everyone for ideas. Alyssa lasted a few days before Adam cut it. Abigail was cut from the start. America became a running joke- story for later. Mollye had her heart sat on Cinderella- yes, she would tell you it started with a C not an A. But none of these worked for our family...
One night while laying in bed, we once again were looking at every A name on the Internet. When Adam asked me what I really wanted- he already knew. I wanted something to represent my family. Something to honor the people who are there for me every second of every day! The problem- only two people in my entire family have A names... (yes, I know I could let the A thing go, but remember all the clothes we have!!) Our two choices- Adele and Almagene (not even sure that is spelled right). Neither did much for me. While those were both special people, they were not the ones that I wanted to honor.
I must tell that my love for my very own Mother and Father is the one that I wished to honor! Both could have been accomplished by a boy, it appeared neither would work by a girl. I was destined not to give up and mentioned the one thing that had continued to stay in my thoughts- Alaine. You see my mom's middle name is Elaine. I figured I could change it just enough to meet our needs, but yet keep it close enough that she would know we wanted to honor her! I had mentioned this early on in the naming process, but I had not received much input from Adam. So I said it one more time hoping for at least a discussion... I got more than a discussion. We picked it instantly! In my husband's words, "Kim, I can not think of a better person to name our daughter after. Your mother is an amazing woman who gives and cares more about everyone else in the world than herself." Just that easy! It was done! Our MAC #2 will be MALLORY ALAINE! I'm very excited and love her name! It's original but holds so much meaning!
To our MAC girls, we hope you both can find your place in the world. We know you have both been blessed to be honored with your names. Our mothers are our world, and we hope that each of you can grow to be your own person but show values and characteristics that they show (ed). Make us proud! If you can be even a small amount of the people you are named after, you will be AMAZING!
Thank you to my mother for being more than amazing! I hope to be half the woman and mom you are to me! I love you!
