As much as I feel like we have a lot to do, there is one thing that is done....the name! This part was easy. Her name will be Rachel Faye Hale. Do you like it? Not that it will change anything. :) There is a lot of family tradition that comes with the name...
She will be the ninth generation of Rachel Hale's. In fact, there has been a Rachel Hale alive since 1767! On Brandon's side, the tradition is that a Hale son names a daughter Rachel and I love the name, so it was simple. Here's the generations -
1. Rachel Johnson Hale (the first, who took on the name Hale through marriage in 1767)
2. Rachel Johnson Hale Savory (born 1798)
3. Rachel Johnson Savory Hale Hoagland (born 1829)
4. Rachel Susan Hale Clark (born 1857)
5. Rachel Louisa Hale Tuttle (born 1891)
6. Rachel Hale Christensen Cunningham (born 1927)
7. Rachel Kay Hale Gonzalez (born 1959) - Brandon's aunt
8. Rachel Elizabeth Hale Murray (born 1985) - Brandon's sister
9. Rachel Faye Hale - Brandon's soon to be daughter!
There's tradition with the middle name as well. My middle name is Faye and my mother's first name is Faye (although she goes by her middle name, Elaine) and my Grandma Thompson's name is Faye.
Anyway, we're really excited to be parents to a little girl soon! See pictures below - all taken in Utah two weeks ago.
Picture taken with Faye Thompson, Faye Elaine Parker (mom), pregnant me, Nancy Hale (mom-in-law), and Bonnie Allred (Brandon's grandma aka Pookie)
Picture with Rachel #7 and #8. Brandon's aunt, Rachel and Brandon's sister, Rachel. Don't get too concerned that there will be any confusion - we'll distinguish them by calling our baby "Rachel Faye" when we are with the Hale family.
This is my, "I love the sideshot" sarcastic smile. Here's me at 31 weeks:
10 comments:
You have the cutest baby belly! (I know you don't believe me, but it's true) Good luck with the next seven weeks--they sound crazy!
You look great! I'm so excited for you! Wow! What a lot of great people your daughter will be able to look up to.
Love the sarcastic smile. Don't you just love taking side shots? I'm glad you updated on your plans for the AZ/IL baby birthing. I hope you don't have the baby early! Wouldn't Brandon be gone? By the way, thanks for rubbing it in my face of how bad of a typer I am...
Hey, what do you mean .5 miles from YOUR work??
I'll be working for Aon in their Phoenix office up until the baby comes.
wow, I feel stressed just reading what you have left to do! Good luck with everything. And yes, you look great!
Wow you've got a full 7 weeks ahead of you, but it will make it go so much faster. Sitting at home won't make the baby come any faster. I just can't wait to see this little girl!!
P.S. Karlie cut Mason's hair short and it is so super cute...and people have started saying he looks like Brandon again. I consider that a compliment.
You look GREAT and I love the name! I think it is awesome to give your baby a name that means something. Sounds like you have an eventfull and HOT Summer aheard of you. Good luch with the move and the next 7 week. I'm so excited for you to be a mom!!! (wow that makes me feel so old) I wish you lived closer and I could do some baby pictures for you. Well if you take a weekend trip to utah this summer let me know and we'll set something up!!!
You look so cute (even if you don't feel cute!) I was sad to have missed your shower, I was running in St. George that weekend. Can't wait to see this cute little girl of yours!
You look so cute!!! I am so excited for you to have a little girl!!! Sounds like you two are crazy busy. Hopefully that will make the time go by a little quicker?!? Can't wait to see pics.
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