You've Been Inked!

So our wee baby was finally named this week - and while it took us a good two weeks to commit to a name, we are thrilled with the result - Vanessa Madaket Roy or as Daddy loves to say my "Maddy". 

There were at least a dozen names that were considered - from Olivia to Ava to Megan to Jadyn. And while the above names are all beautiful in their own right, Daddy J and I could not agree on one until Vanessa.

For example, Olivia and Ava were too posh and prissy for Daddy who could not see you running across a soccer field with either of those monikers. And after staring at you for the last few weeks, I did not see any bits of a Megan, even though it is a lovely name. And finally, while we did love Jadyn, we soon discovered Britney Spears has a son with the same label - enough said.

And while Daddy was hooked on giving you Madaket as your first name (after our fave beach in Nantucket), I felt strongly about ensuring that your future would not be filled with a unique first name which would be mostly misspelled and mispronounced. You can bark at me in the years to come if you don't agree.

Vanessa was a given - it was literally destiny or "in the stars" for you. I say this because, the first item I purchased for your room was the following plaque below:

So it was only fitting that we chose Vanessa as your name - since Vanessa means "from the stars". And we feel truly blessed and lucky that the heavens delivered you to us.

Little Miss Vanessa - 2 weeks old