Tuesday, March 1, 2011

It's a Girl!!

21 weeks

Like so many other things, it began in November 1998 when I read Pride and Prejudice for the first time. My love for Jane Austen, which began the previous year after reading Sense and Sensibility, was confirmed. I fell for Mr. Darcy, his breeches, his beautiful estate and his broodingly delicious combination of arrogance and gentleness. And I fell in love with Elizabeth Bennet. She is my favorite of the Austen heroines. She is funny and smart, a winning combination that no other Austen heroine repeats. And at some point in all this falling in love, I knew when I had a daughter of my own, she would be Elizabeth.

Maybe it's because I'm such a girlie girl. Maybe it's because I've had my daughter named for over a decade and things seem so much more real once they're named. But I hoped that this baby would be a girl and I am so excited that she is. As I often reminded Lee, you can still have Nerf fights and throw footballs with Elizabeth, but I can't paint our son's toenails or put him in dresses. Well, at least I probably shouldn't. ;)

So after years of thinking about her and planning for her and hoping for her, in July I'll get to hold my Elizabeth. In the meantime, I felt the need to compile a brief list of some of the main reasons I love the name Elizabeth.


10 comments:

Michelle said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE the name!!! What colors are you doing/like for her room?

Erin said...

I squealed with delight when Laura sent me the text this morning. I'm very excited for you and Lee and the whole family. Congratulations!!!

Han said...

Will Elizabeth just be Elizabeth or will she be Lizzie (or Lizzy? or Lizi) hehe all those choices! Congrats :D

Catie said...

Your pregger hormones must be wearing off on me even from 8,000 miles away, cause this got me quite teary eyed!

Katie Earley said...

It's okay. I get teary-eyed all the time! ;)

Katie Earley said...

I still haven't decided on the nursery colors yet, but I'll be sure to share once I know!

Katie Earley said...

I have a tendency already to call her Elizabeth, but I'm open to nicknames that may come about. Liz might be my favorite.

steph anne said...

Aww, how exciting!! :) Elizabeth is an adorable name - I can't wait to see what you'll be doing for her room and everything else!

Jamie | Jamie's Rabbits said...

So excited for your little girlie nugget! I love "Elizabeth" - both the name and Miss Bennett. Almost all the women on my Mom's side have a version of it in their names - Elizabeth, Eliza, Betsy, Liz, Bethany and my middle name is Beth. It's a great name!

Stefanie said...

Awww how awesome! Congrats and what a great name! I love traditional names.