Monday, June 11, 2007

the name annoucement..sorry

Ok, after thinking about this for 6 years and then changing our minds at the last minute, Michael and I 100% agree on what our daughters name will be!! Should I tell you, or make you wait the next 2 years? Hmmm, let me think about it!
Lets start with what we ruled out

Elizabeth
Rachel
Rebecca

All of these were very close possibilities..


So, where is the drumroll.. Baby Christopher's name is (I dont say will be because she is already in our hearts)


Lynn Marie Christopher
Now for the explanation
Lynn - I always said I would never use it as a middle name but we think its very lovely. Michaels moms name is Linda and her mom used to call her Lynn. My beloved sister is Kelly Lynn and I can't think of a more beautiful person. My friend Rebekah is Rebekah Lynn and she is a very special person to me.
Marie- Both of Michaels grandmothers had names of Mary. Mary and or Marie have a meaning of "wished for child" How could we not use it? You know how sometimes a name can make you smile? I got to know a special family while working at our hospital. A very special girl named Catherine Marie quickly entered my heart along with the rest of her family. these names we have chosen are special. The more I say this name, the more I love it..
Come on China, bring us baby Lynn!!!!!!!! I dont think you can come up with any nicknames, let me know if you can think of some!!!

47 comments:

ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen) said...

Beautiful name!

Anonymous said...

I love it!! and the meaning behind it is lovely!
We will be praying for Lynn and you both!!
April

Unknown said...

What a gorgeous name, and I am so happy for you guys that the name is now behind you, maybe now you can start on the room :)
Love you so very much dear sister... As I have tears rolling down my face..
Have an awesome night :)
Kelly

Middle-Aged Moi said...

VERY NICE!! i love the meaning behind it!!!

Dannye said...

what a gorgeous name!! thanks for sharing it with us...

Stacy at Exceedingly Mundane said...

Oh, that's just beautiful! I hope you guys get to meet Lynn Marie soon :)

Stephanie said...

What a beautiful name!!

KarenW said...

Beautiful name! I didn't know that Marie means "wished for child". My youngest child's middle name is Marie and she was wished for, or more accurately, prayed for by my daughter Hannah.

redmaryjanes said...

I think that is a beautiful name. Very lovely.

Amy said...

Amy & Michael, Thank you for sharing! I've been anxiously awaiting and it was worth the wait. I always loved both those names. I either wanted to change my name to Amy Lynn or Amy Marie (after Marie Osmond). I love the explaination and cannot wait to meet Lynn Marie!

I can't think of a nickname, but I can already picture calling her by both names. What do you think?

Anonymous said...

That is a beautiful name. We are rather partial to the name "Lynn" which is why we chose the sound-a-like "Lin" for the Chinese family name we chose for our three children (a full Chinese name encorporated into each of their middle names...Lin followed by their original Chinese given name for each of them as their new middle names).

Lynne Marie has a melodic lilt to it! I like it! ...And your daughter will cherish her name even more because of all the meaning associated with it.

ann said...

It's a beautiful name and very fitting for the new Christopher addition, I think! It must have been great fun going over names together! I'm really excited for you and pray for you and little Lynn Marie daily (it will be nice to actually lift her name before God).
annb

Lisa~~ said...

Beautiful name, now time to get here here.

Briana's Mom said...

Love it! It is so pretty! I love that is has so much meaning for you!

Roy and Lori said...

Love the name!!!!!

Jeff said...

Very pretty, guys!

Karen said...

Congratulations, what a beautiful name!

C's Mom said...

Very nice. I love a name with special meaning.

Elisa...life as we know it. said...

What a great choice...it's so wonderful that ir links to your family.

Susie said...

It's wonderful to get your name and start calling her by it. Very pretty name congrats!

Amy said...

Oh Amy . . . that is soooo sweet!!

Angela and Jay said...

We have several special "Lynns" in our family too! Can't wait to see Lynn Marie united with her family. :-)

Daniella said...

Absolutely love it!!!! What a beautiful name and such special meaning.
Come on CCAA - we all need a speed up!!!

Lisa said...

What a beautiful name.

Anonymous said...

Very fun! Coming up with a name really solidifies your love for your baby girl!

~Rebecca and Mark

momladybird said...

Just Love the name Amy!
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Unknown said...

Marie is my middle name! I've always loved it ~ great choice. Lynn is so different for a first name...but it's one of those names that will work well for adults and kids alike.

Great job! I'm so excited for you!

Cyndi said...

Love it!!!!:)

Deanna said...

Beautiful name!

Anonymous said...

Lovely name and even better when it has such a special meaning behind it! We are still torn between two names, so we haven't announced anything yet. I'm afraid I might change my mind if I commit too early! Thanks for visiting my blog the other day!!!
Annette

Jillie Bean (AKA Bubba's Sis) said...

A beautiful, beautiful name! Can't wait to see her!

Kim said...

Beautiful name! So glad you shared with all of us.

Lindsey said...

I love the name! Great choice =) i especially love that it has meaning behind it, as does Chloe's middle name so i can totally understand how special that will make it! One of my dear friends' middle name is Lynn and so is my cousins name..so i like it too.hehe =)

Susanne said...

My husband is "Christopher Lynn", and I have always loved "Amber Marie" (only our last name didn't jive well with Amber,or Marie for that matter, so we ended up with an "Emilee Grace"!)All this to say, I LOVE THE NAME!!! Prayers and blessings on you as you await the arrival of your precious little girl!

Tracy said...

Lynn is a beautiful name. My sister's name is Lynn.

Anonymous said...

It's hard to come up with a nickname for Lynn (or Lynne in my case). When I was a little kid, my cousins called me Lindy Pindy - hated it!

With such a pretty name, you don't need a nickname.

4D said...

What a lovely name!

Keep smilin!

Chris said...

A beautiful name with a beautiful meaning! Congrats!

Chris

Jenny said...

Very nice name! My middle name is Marie so of course I like that one! lol!! Thanks for visiting my WW!

MaR said...

it's a beautiful name!

Melissa @ Banana Migraine said...

I love the name - it's beautiful!

Anonymous said...

A beautiful and fitting name!

Angie said...

I love it!! What a beautiful name for a special little girl!

Lisa said...

How beautiful! We are naming our daughter Diana Marie after both our mothers. I never knew what Marie meant so thank you...also can't think of a better meaning....

Lisa

Mercy's Maid said...

What a classic and feminine name! Good job!

Jen said...

I love it! Isn't it wonderful to have a name now? We still just have Emma figured out... wish a middle name would come to us! We're waiting to see what her Chinese name is, but I'd like to have an alternative just in case.

Shannon said...

A truly special name for your baby girl!