For Brenna, From Emily

My sister, Brenna is pregnant with her first baby. My kids (and me too!) are very excited to have a cousin close by and really to just have a baby around again. For me, I'm excited because its a new baby that I DON'T have to feed, change, and lose sleep over. I just get to hold, love and kiss and then send it home. Last week my sister had her ultrasound and discovered that she is having a baby girl! I kept saying that I wanted her to have a boy first just because we have ALOT of girls in our family, but I secretly knew that she would have a girl first. My grandma's had girls first, my mom had a girl first, I had a girl first and so did my other sister. So, the odds of having a boy seemed too great. At any rate, we were in St. George when Brenna made her announcement, and I told the kids right away. Within an hour, Emily decided to compose a 'name list' for Brenna. It consists of her choices for Brenna's baby girl. She finished it up this morning and put it in an envelope for Brenna to have. I had to make a copy of the list in order to blog about it today-it was so cute, I just couldn't let it get away. Here it is, with translations (after all, Emily is in the first grade and does that "spell it how it sounds" thing):

1. Alli

2. Jessaca (Jessica)

3. Jooley (Julie)

4. Jooleya (Julia)

5. Masey (Macey)

6.. Rashel

7. Mushel (Michelle)

8. Kaice (Kasey)

9. Miyle (Miley, yes like Hannah Montana)

10. Vronaca (Veronica)

11. Vnesa (Vanessa)

12. Kathryn (she knew how to spell this one because there is a Kathryn in her class)

13. Shanel (Chanel?)

14. Drina (I have no clue)

15. Alix (Alex)

16. Delilah (again, a girl in her class)

17. Jeney (Jenny)

Brenna has opted to pass on all of these names, although we won't crush Emily's spirit with the sad news. So, all of these options are still on the table for all my friends out there that are pregnant with girls. Emily would love you forever if you would say that she named your baby!