Yeah, I like it too

I was waiting for Ben to tell the story of how we chose Lori's name, but he hasn't done it yet, so I thought I'd go ahead and do it.

When I was pregnant, before we knew the sex of the baby, Claire had an idea for a baby boy's name. Here's the conversation we had:

Claire: Mommy?
Me: Yes?
Claire: You know how there's a baby Tiger?
Me: Mmhmm
Claire: Well, I think if we have a boy we should name him Truck.(she was dead serious, this made perfect sense to her)
Me: (giggle) We'll see. It may be a girl.

So, Tiger is the name of the son of one of our friends from church. He is really cute. I've known his parents for quite some time. His mom taught me in sunday school when I was 10 or 11, I think. We told them what Claire had said. They thought it was really funny. They proceeded to tell just about everybody we went to church with. I had people come up to me several Sundays after that and mention the story. His mom, even offered me $10 to name our baby "Truck".

Then I found out it was a girl. Of course, Truck wouldn't work for a girl. A few people suggested some different car names that sounded a little girly, but most of them were pretty ridiculous. Then about a week before my due date, I got a call from Tiger's dad. He left a message, he said that he and his family had been sitting around the table discussing our baby's name. (We still hadn't picked a name yet, we were debating between Lucy and Laura.) It came up in their conversation that in England they call trucks, lorries.

Ben, upon hearing this, had decided that was it. Her name had to be Lori. The story was too good. I needed a little more time. After she was born, it took us several hours to finally make it official.

Now we have a new Yaris and a new Truck

Needless to say, Tiger's family was tickled pink by our choice. Claire was excited when she realized that she was the one who named the baby.(We had to explain it to her)

Hopefully little Lori won't mind having the nickname, Truck.

Saw these today. I LOVE baby shoes. Old Navy has some really cute ones right now.

It's been a while , I know.... I haven't had much time or brain cells lately to form cohesive thoughts.

Lori is a really good baby. She usually only cries if she's hungry and when she gets her diaper changed. (except for a few nights when she was up a lot with a gassy tummy) She's a pretty happy baby. She eats really well. And she's super cute. The kids love to see the cute outfits I put on her. They want to hold her a lot. They love their new sister. It's taken some time to feel somewhat like a normal person, but I'm getting there.

Elise graduated from elementary school. Next year she'll be in middle school. Craziness. She'll be going to the same middle school I went too. We went there for an orientation. It was very surreal. It made me feel very old. Elise will be participating in a same sex program. She'll be in classes with all girls, except for P.E., art, and music. I'm really excited about the program. We'll see how it goes.

Jake will be in 5th grade. He struggled this past year, I'm hoping this upcoming year will be better. Claire is starting Kindergarten. I think she'll do great, she's very smart and sociable. I am a little sad that she's not my "baby" anymore.

It'll just be me and Lori at home during the day. I'm looking forward to it. I'm planning on walking at the mall in the mornings. My mother-in-law asked me to. We used to do it when Jake was a baby. I think it'll be good for me to get some exercise, and get out of the house for a bit.

Now I just have to survive the summer. I start doing daycare again on Monday. I keep telling myself. it's only a month and a half, I can do it. I just need to keep them all busy, so they don't drive me crazy.



p.s.,
thanks for all the congrats on Ben's blog.