Anderson Heroes: Elliot Christine

Elliot is a shining light in our little family. The three boys cannot stop touching her, kissing her, singing to her, picking out her clothes... And the poor thing has a new nickname. When we were debating spelling options, I threw out "Elliotte" as an option (which I still like!) to make it look more feminine. I tried to get multiple opinions and a friend at work said it looked like Elli-oh-tay spelled that way. Well since retelling that story, Landon likes to tease me by telling Elliot I wanted to name her Elli-oh-tay. You can imagine where it went from there. I've heard that name sung in all sorts of tunes by all FOUR boys from across the house or right in my ear.

To me, she's still Elliot, or occasionally Ells. And speaking of her name, since choosing a non-traditional girls' name, we have heard it seven times! One of which was a nurse at the hospital while I was in labor. One was a regular customer who thought his granddaughter was the only one. And two little Elliots came into Le Peep on the same day! So I'm not taking any more grief from my dad or brother ;-) Now here are some of my favorite pictures from the last month.

8.5 - 9 weeks

Uncle Aaron and Aunt Janaye's wedding colors were gray and yellow so of course she had to match too! The funny part is the romper is actually for a one year old; my neighbor gave it to me in a box of hand-me-downs. I just pinned the straps up and it looked like a little flapper dress. She was adorable.

We tried getting our first cousins' picture for the two girls, but it was harder than I anticipated. I set her down by Kynsley, who immediately palmed her face out of curiosity. You can see the result =)