Tagged

I just found out from reading a my friend Kelli's blog that I have been tagged to tell everyone the meaning of our girls names.

Our Kara bug:
Kara Ashlyn Faith

Deciding on a name is one of the more difficult things to do in life. lol If she were a boy it would of been Anden Thomas. We went back and forth on Kara's first name. Should it be Kara, Karis, Ashlyn,... then on to the middle name once we figured out the first. Ashlyn or Faith, hey why not both! Faith played a lot into this pregnancy. I was starting to accept that having a family was not part of our plans anymore. With my knee surgeries I was afraid I could not be a "good" mom anymore. I felt my abilities were taken away from me. You know the one to run around the yard, and get down and play on the floor with the kiddos. Well after 11 years of marriage God had other plans for our family! I am so glad he did. :) Adaptation has become a part of my life and what you can do with your child makes you a better parents.
Oh you want to know the meaning of her name!

Kara: "beloved"

Ashlyn: "dream"

Faith: "loyalty, belief"


Onto our Addy bee:

Adalyn Jessa Grace

Tom and I knew we did not want an only child. Just happened quicker than we were expecting. If she were a boy her name would of been Anden Carter Thomas. I threw many names at Tom, but once he heard Adalyn he would not budge until the day she was born. LOL I wanted Jessa!! She looked like a Jessa to me, not only in looks but in personality. Actually still does. Tom started feeling the same way. Once we told the family (well Tom's) that we were going to name the baby Jessa; all we heard was "how could we do that to Kara?". Yes, Kara was calling the baby Addy the whole time, even though we told her it could be Anden a boy. So with all that said we decided not want to confuse Kara and naming the baby Jessa. She had been though enough changes in her world. :)
So now for the second middle name, Grace. We wanted to keep with the 2 middle names. The idea of Grace was my mom's idea. It was so fitting with everything going on at the time of her birth too!

Adalyn: "noble kind"

Jessa: "He sees"

Grace: "favor, blessing"