The Name Game

I can finally post a picture of Cora's room with her name on the walls!  A few weeks ago I went looking for wooden letters to paint, but instead I found great black metal letters at Hobby Lobby.  I had thought about framing the letters themselves with fabric behind the letters, but I really want to have a place to display Christy's beautiful photos.  (Speaking of photos, we had Cora's newborn portraits taken yesterday, and I cannot wait to see them!  I will post a link to the sneak peek later today!)

Another project I worked on was this set of plates for Cora's room.  I painted them at a nearby pottery painting place so they could be hung on her walls, and I thought they would be a great keepsake later in life.  I believe they are dishwasher safe, so she could even use the platter some day if she wants to.  

Several people have asked how we picked Cora's name.  Her first name was chosen before she was conceived.  Jim was working on his family tree (he loves researching his ancestry) and was reading some of the names to me because there were a lot of repeats.  When he read the name Cora, I said, "I love that name!  That would be a great name to use if we ever have a baby girl."  Jim said, "I was thinking the same thing."  And that was it.  When I got pregnant this time, we knew exactly what her name would be without even discussing it. Cora's middle name took a lot longer to decide.  In fact, it wasn't officially settled until right before she was born.  After my grandpa died this past spring, I was heartbroken that he would never meet his great-granddaughter or even know she was a girl (I found out shortly after he died).  I wanted very much to honor him, but with the name Bernard Edwin, I couldn't come up with much.  I have always loved the name Katherine, and Grandpa had an infant sister named Katherine who died when he was a boy, so we decided to use that name as a way of remembering him.

Isn't it amazing how people start to look like their names?