What's in a name? (Part II)

Way back in June, we posted an entry asking for name guesses/suggestions. While there were lots of great suggestions (and some interesting ones), we didn't use any of them. In fact, we had already picked out a name for a boy and a girl way before that point. We've been surprised, though, at how many people wanted to know where, exactly, Addyson's name came from!

Well, here it is. The names Addy and Addison pop up several times in both of our family trees. Addy, on Amy's side, is a girl's name (not sure what it's short for), while Addison showed up on the Whipple side a few times as a man's name. We liked the sound of both and decided to switch the "i" fo a "y" to make it a bit more feminine. Addy's middle name, Wing, is her Great Grandmother's maiden name (Great Grandma Grilley).

We're all excited around here today because we had yet another weight check at the doctor's office this morning and found out that Addy had put on 10 ounces in the past 4 days! That's more than a pound added in 6 days! (I added a weight listing to the right side of the page.) This news has relieved any of our new parent fears that she wasn't getting enough to eat. She's still just as cute!!

If you haven't already, you really should check out The Moore Report (link at the right side of the page) to see what's up with my Aunt Melissa, Uncle Andy and Cousin Lia. Particularly cool is the 9 months in 30 seconds video of Melissa. Check it out!