Baby Girl's Name...

I saw this really cute carseat canopy on Pinterest the other day and decided it was time I make one for baby girl.  I have made a couple for baby shower gifts before, but this time, it was for me and my baby girl! I went to the fabric store and the first aisle of fabric I saw, this one stood out to me.  I grabbed it and new it was meant to be.  I put it in my cart and then walked through the aisles to make sure.  I saw a ton of cute fabric...but nothing that screamed my name. (The fabric cutter told me that the fabric was brand new and just came in! Wahoo...first cut on the bolt!)  So I went home and then looked at more pictures of how I wanted this design to turn out.


Two days later I found myself at a quiet naptime, so I pulled my fabric out again...measured, thought, measured, thought some more and a Dr. Phil later...this is what happened.  

Button up front for easy peaking

Square Buttons

  

Rosette Snaps

 It was a lot of fun to figure out how to make homemade bias tape, put the border on without completely ruining it and using some imagination.  When I was working on it, I kept trying to think of baby girl's name and a couple names popped through my mind.  I tossed them back and forth, but nothing rang out as loud as the one that I originally liked.  Brinly Megan Atkinson.  I have really tried to change my mind on Brinly but I can't.  It rings louder than any other name, just like Ryker's name did.  So unless I have another indecisive moment, Baby Girl will now get to be referred to as Brinly.

Spelling?  Once again I went back and forth on the spelling of her name.  I did some research and what I found was this:

Brynlee (what I originally wanted)-"If you haven't heard of the name Brynlee you probably don't live in Idaho or Utah.  It is one of the more popular names for the LDS culture."  That is why I was super disappointed.  Then my adorable neice chimed, I have 4 Brynlee's that live on my street!  UGH? Really?

So then I looked up the meanings. Brynlee-Hill or Burnt Meadow.  Brinly-Virtuous Princess. HOW COULD I NOT do an I?  Ok so Trevor won...He got the I instead of the Y.  But then I needed a Y, so I'll just toss it at the end.  :) And middle name? Well thats a given...Megan for my long time friend.

(We talked about this as kids and our conversation was short and sweet.)
Me: I am probably going to name my daughter after you.
Megan: I would do the same, but I don't really like your name.
Haha...so it works.  Maybe she'll change her mind! haha. :)

Well, there it is.  Alicia's thought process written out.  It is nice to finally have a name!  Crossing my fingers its going to stick! :)  And when I yell my kids names in order...it sounds good.  RYKER JAMES!!!...BRINLY MEGAN! ( haha, cause if they get in trouble a good name needs to ring out...it can't be too awkward.)

"O?" (Hello)

 As for this little guy? He is growing so fast.  He has quite the vocabulary and we can hold short conversations.  He can tell me what he wants, which is SO nice! And lets me know when he went potty...although he is still hesitant to sit on the potty.  He loves playing on my phone.  He loves LOVES loves cars, and watching Monster Trucks on YouTube. (Trevor and him sit and watch Monster Trucks at night). He will define trucks as "Big Twucks."  It is funny how much he knows!  He is still a picky eater but I am finding I can add a new item to his menu about once a week. YAY!  He loves books, especially if there are dogs or cars in them.

He loves babies and when he saw the carseat cover on our carseat this morning,  he yelled "BABEEE!!" He thought there was a baby and was a little disappointed there wasn't a baby in it.  :)  He is also quite the silly little boy.  He loves to find ways to make me laugh and when I laugh he busts out this cute little giggle.  I sure do love this little boy!

Trevor is half way through the semester! YAY!!! This has been a hard semester for him and me because he is studying most of the day or in class.  I will be excited for it to be over, especially because that'll mean Brinly will be here!

Well, our next couple of weekends are going to be busy busy! We have birthday parties every weekend for the next month! :)  YIKES!  I need to go do some birthday boy shopping!  Wish me luck.  I am sure there will be more posts on what I am making...as I am almost done with one of my BIG projects! So stay tuned!