Big Brother

Sam is going to have a baby sister at the end of April. I tried to scan the pics, but they just looked like a big blob. Then I realized that is pretty normal for an ultrasound. At any rate, you all know what they look like.

The name is still up in the air, so hit me with your best shot.

Comments

Ann said…
hooray!! Girls are the best! :)
December 10, 2009 at 3:05 PM
)en said…
joel, your excitement is killing me. :)

GIRL names. what a snap. Here you go:

Miriam (and call her Mim. Or Miri. equally cute.)

Genevieve (and call her Gen.)

Jane. Just call her Jane.

Ruby. It's adorable.(call her "b")

Lucy. Also adorable.

Daphne. Say you love it. You have to.

and... a combo of your names:

Jo-Kat. or Jolie--ha! orrr... Katel.

I am full of great ideas.

CONGRATULATIONS!
December 10, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Joel said…
Those are some really good names. I like Miriam and Daphne. My personal favorite at the moment is Evangeline, or Eva for short.
December 11, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Calee said…
Congratulations! This is very exciting! And I like Jane and Evangeline. Love you guys!
December 11, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Anonymous said…
Josephine. Then you can have Sam and Jo.
Congrats!
December 12, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Jenn Hansen said…
Ooh, I love the name Evangeline!

Clara is a another favorite of mine. We would have used for our daughter had my husband not been so attached to Lily.

Congrats by the way!
December 13, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Joel said…
Clara is on Katie's list. So is Lilly, or at least Lillian.
December 13, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Heidi said…
Congrats! I think you should name the baby Heidi. A perfect beautiful name. Oh wait -- you don't really have to deal the the teenage drama of "Heidi". So maybe not.
December 15, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Krista said…
I'm so glad you're getting a girl. Congrats! Whatever name you choose please, oh, please just spell it normally. That is my request as a person who has to call names out all day long.
January 2, 2010 at 8:06 PM
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