T. E. D.

After much deliberation, we finally picked a name for our baby girl:

The Meaning Behind Our Choice:

A few weeks ago we had many names on our list (Brooklynn, Chloe, Cadence, Demi, Harlow, Harper, Sienna), but nothing that truly felt right. I've always known that I wanted to pick a name that was unique and by no means "popular"; which helped cross a few names off our list. Then when we were in Ohio we kept talking about baby girl names and it seemed like every name someone thought of another person thought of something negative to go with it; which made me determined to pick a name that I never even considered before. This week, I started to think about things that could help me pick a good name for our baby girl. The first thing that popped into my mind was the month of October (when I am due) and since October is the TENth month of the year, I thought of the name Tenley. Since we already picked the middle name of Elizabeth after my Grandma Betty who passed away when I was younger, I began to think of what our baby girl's initials would be - TED. The initials TED then made me think of the name Teddy and since people called me by my initials (KLEB), I thought we could call her Teddy after her daddy, Eddie. 

I immediately texted Ed (since he was working) and told him that I think I'm in love with this idea and he responded with, "I'm pretty much sold on it." So that's that ...Tenley Elizabeth Ditata it is!

We can't wait to meet you, Tenley!