That's right! The time as finally come that we feel ready to make the name of our little girl public knowledge! Lots of people have been asking and we didn't want to give it away too soon. There are lots of reasons for wanting to keep the name a secret but now we feel confident in our choice.
Some of the reasons for keeping this to ourselves up until now include:
1) It was fun to have a secret from everyone!
2) We wanted to avoid any swaying or pressure to change the name
3) We wanted to make sure that we were comfortable with the name that we had chosen.
So, before we do the big reveal, here are some of the maternity photos that we had done last week just in time for the 4th of July and Matthew's Birthday! Happy early Birthday to my wonderful hubby!!
The last one is my favorite! We purposely chose an evening sunset time to try and get a good sunset photo and I am very pleased with the way that this one turned out.
And now...for the big reveal!
Isabella is an old fashioned name but a name that has held a special place in my heart for quite some time. I have always loved the older names for a girl and when we found out that we were having a girl Isabella was the first name that I thought of. The meaning of this name is also a big part of why it was so easy to get Matthew to agree to. Isabella means 'consecrated to God'. In other words it means she is solely dedicated to God. What better way to enter the world?
The middle name was a different story completely. It was difficult to find a middle name that we both liked and that had a good flow for her full name. Matthew ultimately came up with Marie as the middle name and it was the one that sounded the best out of everything else we tried.
We have had this name picked out for months now and of course we have been talking to 'the bump', our daughter, using her full name. It is so ingrained now that there is no way that this little bundle could be anyone else than Isabella Marie Ohrvall.
And so, we hope that you all will share in our excitement when we finally bring little Isabella Marie into this world in just a few short weeks!
Thanks for reading!
Some of the reasons for keeping this to ourselves up until now include:
1) It was fun to have a secret from everyone!
2) We wanted to avoid any swaying or pressure to change the name
3) We wanted to make sure that we were comfortable with the name that we had chosen.
So, before we do the big reveal, here are some of the maternity photos that we had done last week just in time for the 4th of July and Matthew's Birthday! Happy early Birthday to my wonderful hubby!!
The last one is my favorite! We purposely chose an evening sunset time to try and get a good sunset photo and I am very pleased with the way that this one turned out.
And now...for the big reveal!
Isabella is an old fashioned name but a name that has held a special place in my heart for quite some time. I have always loved the older names for a girl and when we found out that we were having a girl Isabella was the first name that I thought of. The meaning of this name is also a big part of why it was so easy to get Matthew to agree to. Isabella means 'consecrated to God'. In other words it means she is solely dedicated to God. What better way to enter the world?
The middle name was a different story completely. It was difficult to find a middle name that we both liked and that had a good flow for her full name. Matthew ultimately came up with Marie as the middle name and it was the one that sounded the best out of everything else we tried.
We have had this name picked out for months now and of course we have been talking to 'the bump', our daughter, using her full name. It is so ingrained now that there is no way that this little bundle could be anyone else than Isabella Marie Ohrvall.
And so, we hope that you all will share in our excitement when we finally bring little Isabella Marie into this world in just a few short weeks!
Thanks for reading!
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