Alexandra DePriest (Ali)

Ok well of course my number one vote is Alexandra.  And then Anastasia.  They both sound very sophisticated, regal, beautiful and elegant, which of course your baby will be.  Also love Antonia.  And Apollonia but I think you should steer away from Italina sounding names because, well, neither one of you are Italian.  Bianca rocks, Cadence, Elle are all good.  Phew, that is a long list, I am going to have to get back to you on the rest of the alphabet. 

Ashleigh Cornett Paike

Stella, Violet, Audrey, Amelia, Charlotte, Georgia, Ava, Arden, Olivia.

Dawn Taylor Kosko

Adeline ( call her Addie), Lilly, Georgia, Amelia ( call her mimi), Julia  Josephine  (Dawn’s Husband) Chip likes Francesca, it means free

Anastasia Stephanie Palmer

O.K.  you have plenty of great names.  Here in no particular order are my first ten, followed by the second ten, etc.

Antonia (my mother’s youngest sister’s name – Toni)  Appolonia (my grandmother’s name – Polly) Anastasia (Stacy – you could have easily been named that)  Amelia (my mother’s name) Diana Stella Naomi Gillian (Jill) Honor Josephine;

Julia Carolina Jessamine Celestina (Celeste) Charlotte (my best friend in high school) Avalon (Ava) Cassiopia (Cass or Cassy – could also use Cassandra) Adeline (Adele) Pilar Veronica Merry;

Halcyon (Halcy)  Holland (Holly) Melisande (Sandy)  Justine Geneva (Genny) Gretchen Dixie Daisy (Marguerite is Daisy in French) Giselle Francesca; Aurora (Rory) Peyton Eden Esme (short for Esmeralda in Spanish) Elizabeth (I like Betsy better than Liz) Georgia Gianna Giovanna Ever;  

Theodora actually grows on me as I took at it – Theo, Dora, good. I also like Leslie and Nancy – not on your list and Bridget or Brigitte and Delia, my father’s mother’s names.

But she is yours to name.

(Amy’s Notes after this conversation with my Mom) Mom really liked Anastasia it was on her list in high school  – she also liked Kathleen and Irish  Shelia , Pauline, Maureen,. Marlene – because being half Irish, Anastasia was a saint that they said in the mass. 

Later Mom said: Naomi is growing on me – Naomi Francesca Palmer has a nice rhythm to it.

Then Mom said: What about Annaleigh?  Short for Annabel Lee.

Anad after Aunt patty liked that name, Mom said to her: I did suggest Patrice Palmer but did not get a positive response.

 Have I tortured you with the baby name list yet? I will attach below. You can check them out a-z. Some of them are pretty crazy but I wrote down ANYTHING that sounded remotely possible form about 4 baby name books. Top contenders right now (At least for me) are Giada, Gia, Samantha, Alexandra, Anastasia, Geneva, Justine, Julia, Giselle, Stella, Bianca

My mom said: We both liked Julie and Julia a lot and recommend it to everyone.  I liked the Amy Adams character a lot.  The review in the DMN trashed her, but I thought she was very real, more accessible than Julia.  Of course, Meryl Streep is Julia.  It makes you want to go right out and buy Mastering the Art of French Cooking.  Definitely made me want to make floating island.  I love floating island.  Maybe you should name the baby Meryl, Amy.  Much better than Guida. (Note from Amy, it is Giada, not Guida!)

Kate and Amy are so busy that I will pass on a little information about their doings.  Amy went to the doctor this week and had a very good report.  Her baby is a good size – not too big and not too little and is moving around quite a lot.  She is overwhelmed with work.  I think all the good things about vacations disappear when you have to catch up afterward.