everly mae

naming a child is really quite the experience

and for the mr. and I it seemed pretty effortless

we did not officially start talking names until we knew if we were having a boy or girl

and once we knew, it still wasn't a major conversation

one thing we did know was the name we had always talked about for a girl

was no longer an option

it had become too popular, and when both parents have very common names

we wanted something a little more unique, without being crazy

when I first got pregnant I had an interesting conversation with one of our uncles

where he starting telling us how the baby will name herself

and you will just know when you have landed on the right name

now, I must admit I kind of left that night thinking, umm, okay

but the craziest part is that I now completely agree with this statement

the mr. and I never could come up with a boy name

and we always kind of joked that it was because we were not going to have a boy

and that happened

and then as soon as we found out little lewis was a girl

nothing but E names came to me

I would send the husband several texts with names that I loved

and ALL of them started with the letter E

he started to get that there was a direction with the name

while perusing popular names from the 1920's & 1930's 

I came up with the name Everly

and I knew it was it

the husband loved it pretty much right away

but took his time letting me know that it was "the name"

his reason for waiting?

he said it just seemed "too easy to name her"

the middle name was set years ago

Mae is the most beautiful middle name I've ever heard

it also happens to be the middle name of my best friend

and the name of a band that has been a pretty big part of my adult life

so there you have it

how we came up with the name for our little E

it has just the right amount of vintage elegance for us

and it is different without being crazy

Everly Mae, we cannot wait to meet you

thank you to Meg for making so many beautiful signs for the upcoming baby shower

they are even more amazing than I could have imagined

having artistic family members is very beneficial