10 Things Madalyn Misses about Paul

10. Eating Hershey's chocolate bars with each other

9. Seeing him in the hallways at school

8. Watching movies with him

7. Playing together at his house

6. Sending him letters and drawings

5. Getting his letters and drawings in the mail

4. Going trick or treating with him every Halloween

3. Going bowling and playing Putt Putt with him

2. Having him come to my dance class and watch my practice ballet

1. Having the bestest friend in the world!

We have a name---first and middle!

Ok so long story to her name: One night before we even knew what we were having Loraly (our 3 year old) started calling the baby (or my stomach) baby Sophie. She would not have it any other way! So thank goodness Mark and I liked the name also because she insisted. We told Madalyn when she came back home and she agreed.

So then it was on to middle names (after we found out it was a girl).

Mark and I are way too picky when it comes to our children's names. With the girls, we choose names that began with M and L because of Mark and Lindsay. Madalyn received the middle name Anna partly because I have always liked the name but partly because my maternal grandmother, and my mom both have Ann as a middle name.

So then came Loraly, whose nickname is LuluBelle. I wanted a name for her that started with a L and also had to end with a Y just like Lindsay, and I wanted her to have my middle name--Mica, because it was after my dad--Michael.

So Sophie is getting her name because her sister choose it for her. We couldn't come up with a middle name that fit the pattern of the other 2 girls----4 letters that both ended in A (Madalyn Anna and Loraly Mica).

So we put the 2 names Anna and Belle together. Belle comes from the nickname Loraly picked up along the way--LuluBelle. So all in all Sophie is named after both of her sisters.

I TOLD YOU WE WERE COMPLICATED!