Evalyn Jayne

I'm sure I will be explaining this her entire life, as will she, but it's just how it is.

Evalyn. My dad's mother. She hated how her name was spelled, with an a and not 2 e's. But I love the name, and baby girl is named after her. We visited her grave over thanksgiving last year, and I knew that's what her name would be. Last week was 13 years since her passing. Maybe I'll share about that another time.

We are calling her Evie though. I've had a lot of people ask why we don't just name her that? My name is Katie, not Katharine, katelyn, not short for anything. And I get asked what it's short for all the time. So it goes both ways, and I just don't care. My dad is Richard, goes by rich. My father in law is Richard, goes by Rick. My brother is Christopher, goes by Chris. It just doesn't matter what she is called. She can go by whatever she wants when she's older.

Jayne. I realize this is probably going to annoy the heck out of little miss, but I like the y with the y in Evalyn. Jane is both my mom and little sister's name, and Jayne is my cousin. I love Jane, and Jayne.

I realize I kind of make a stink about people in Utah naming their kids weird things, or spelling normal names extra long just to make it 'different'. In my head, Evalyn is normal, Jayne is normal. And I end up spelling my own name as well as my kids so much, it just doesn't matter anymore. Caleb's name is spelled and pronounced wrong often enough I've come to terms with just spelling it out every single time. (our insurance spelled it with a k and even though we tried correcting it, it never is right. and every time we get something for him in the mail from them I gag a little..... ) an e with Claire's name, spelling out b-r-e-w-e-r, it's just going to be that way.

So she is Evie. Eh-vee. Not eeee-veee. And not evy. And I love her, and the sweetness that she has brought to our home. She is still THE BEST BABY, I really doubt there has been anyone better. Claire and Caleb were both really, really good too though, and I'm not sure which has been easiest. love them all.