What's in a name...

We want our kids to have names that mean something. 

Family names. 

A name they can be proud of.
A name they will be proud to represent. 

With that being said....

Emerson Teafatiller Mack

will be the name of baby #2. 

Emerson is a name we have both always liked. 

It was one of the three choices we were deciding on before Campbell was born. 

Once we found out we were expecting again, 

it would come to mind every time I thought of our unborn babe. 

...even before we knew he was a boy. 

We've known that he would be Emerson from the beginning. 

When it was confirmed at 14 weeks along that we were indeed expecting a boy

we began to decide on a middle name. 

Several were tossed around & we thought we had decided on a couple, 

but none of them ever seemed just right. 

We finally decided on Teafatiller.
Teafatiller is a family name. 

It's Chris' grandparents last name. Emerson's Nanny & Papa. 

Its long... especially so when teamed up with a long first name like Emerson. 

It isn't very pretty,

& it will probably take him a long time to learn to spell. 

But its a special name for our special boy. 

It has a long heritage, passed on for generations,
that he will be proud to carry on. 

***** 

Today I went to the Dr. for a routine check up.

Emerson is measuring almost a week and a half ahead of schedule. 

He only weighs one pound less than Campbell did at birth...

& we still have 7+ weeks to go!?!

He is still breech, so we went ahead and scheduled a c-section.

If he turns around before D day we'll just cancel it & go the natural route. 

Otherwise his birthday will be August 27, 2012! 

We are so excited to meet little E. 

I can't wait for him to meet his big brother.

53 days to go...