It's a girl!

So I haven't scanned any of my ultrasound photos in, but I will announce that it's a girl. As much as I'm always wishing for a boy, it doesn't make a difference with the DNA. Sam & I have suspected all along that it would be a girl, so I've been contemplating some girls' names for a while. I like Celia a lot and I've almost settled on it, but still want to give Sam an opportunity for input. It's similar to what I did with Melanie. He offered input (Ruth), but it turned out to be Melanie's middle name because he otherwise had no preference. We tried to implement another of my family names like Aurelia, but it didn't go with Ruth. So, this time, we may end up with Celia (not a family name) and try a middle name that is a family name. Family names suggested have been Vernessa, Lucinda, Colleen, Lois, Kathleen, Clarice, and Elsa. I like Elsa too, but someone in my ward JUST had a baby and named her Elsa. I would find that very awkward unless we move out before I deliver. It's like in the other San Bernardino wards when 3 girls were named Emma within months of one another. It's tacky--even though they've all 3 moved to different areas now (Utah, Idaho, and the other in CA still I think). So Elsa will probably be for later, but not for this time. And Vernessa you may say should be Vanessa, but there really is an "r" in it. Wild, I know, but it's family and my grandma seems really keen on seeing that one live on. My sister does wild extraordinary names like Daphne, so maybe she'll pick it up instead. I do like Clarice, but Sam says it's still too close to the era of "Hannibal" and the line where he creepily says, "Hello, Clarice." Give it up! It's rated R and by the time she's old enough to have heard of it, it'll only be adults talking about it. Even with the crowd we hang with, I doubt anyone will give her grief about it, much less us because it is family and was around before the movie came out!

Thus is my rant on names and congratulations on having girl #2!