What's in a name?

For most girls they dream of what they will one day name their children. I was definitely no exception. I kept a notepad in my phone of all the names I came across along the way that I may one day consider naming my children. Zach would laugh at me as I would take notes about why I liked them. I always had the perfect name for a girl and then the MOMENT happened. You know, the moment when you are in the grocery store and the Mom is screaming at her brat child that wants every toy in the store. Then she yelled it, she yelled THE name. It was MY name. The one I had been dreaming of naming my sweet little angel baby. It ruined it.

So I began to search for names that I loved. I have always loved old fashioned names. I have a niece named Hattie Belle, which I adore. Zach and I both really loved Stella. When I searched for what the name meant it seemed perfect. Stella means "Star" and to us, that is exactly what she will be.

Her middle name has even more meaning to me. For as long as I can remember my Great Aunt Ruth has been a HUGE part of my life. I have always considered her more like a grandmother. My Aunt Ruth is exactly the kind of christian woman I aspire to me. She loves the Lord and her family.She knows how to have a good time, shop til she drops, and I feel like every time we get together we are cheap entertainment for each other. We laugh SO hard. It was the small things that Aunt Ruth would do that I loved so much. My brother Jacob and I always loved the big plastic bubble wrap. We loved to pop it. Aunt Ruth would bring us this almost every trip she made to see us, which was often. We visited her too. She lived in Overland Park at the time. We would always go to Royals games, the pool, or shopping. Visiting Aunt Ruth was always such a good time for me and I still enjoy our visits, especially our special Branson trips.

So there you have it, Stella Ruth Sikes. I love it and I can't wait to put a sweet little face to my precious little Star. :)