baby's name...

so we've gotten a lot of questions about the name of this little girl. and we've kept it on the DL (that's "down low" for those of you not in the know...) and plan to keep it that way until she makes her grand entrance. however, i realized recently that she has acquired more nicknames in the 8 months since conception than most people do in their lifetime! it is quite monumental, and something that she should be extremely proud of. just wanted to share...

baby: this "nickname" is the most common. it is how her daddy and i refer to her and most likely will continue to refer to her even after she's born. to us, she really is just "baby".

twinkles: this was probably her first nickname. i was out in michigan right after i went off birth control, and told a dear friend that we had done so. she asked if there was anything that she could pray about, and all i could think of was the little "twinkle" in my eye that i hadn't even met yet. thus, "twinkles" was born!

winkie: less of a serious nickname, this is the spin off of "twinkles" that my sister has come up with. apparently she is not amused by "twinkles".

taniqua: before we knew if we were having a boy or a girl, i joked that if we found out that the baby was a boy, his name would be lebron and if it was a girl, taniqua. i have since had a terribly fun time telling people (with the most serious face i can muster) that her name is taniqua. because, come on...that is quite a name for the daughter of a white girl from the suburbs of shoreline, washington!

sunflower: this sweet name has been given to our little one by one of my best friends, lauren. i love it actually. i hope it sticks after she's born. :)

these are all i can think of right now...there are probably a few other that are floating out there. will post with any new updates! 7 more weeks to go til we get to meet baby-twinkles-winkie-taniqua-sunflower!