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Saturday, August 13, 2011

the name game

She is here.
Baby Stella is here.

We knew we loved Stella but I had such a hard time really committing to a name.
I knew the meaning of Stella was star and decided to search it on one of my favorite baby name websites because they give other fun facts about the name when you search it.

And then I searched my name, Marissa, for fun.

I have always been told my name meant star of the sea
but
when I saw that
Marissa
was a variation of Maris, I clicked on Maris and found the following:

"Maris is an unusual and appealing name. It comes from the phrase
"Stella Maris,"
star of the sea,
one of the many epithets of the
Virgin Mary."

Reading that pulled on my heart strings.
And I was kind of done.

Chloe is named Chloe James, after Matt's middle name so now I get a little love with sweet baby Stella.

So
here she is.
Our brand new sweet baby.

Stella Maris Stratton
Born August 12, 2011
at 9:09 pm
at 8 pounds 6 ounces and 20.25 inches long.




Being that she isn't even 24 hours old yet it is too early for me to tell you how perfect she is because you'll tell me that it will change.
But I'll do it anyway.
She latched on like a pro when she was 5 minutes old.
She has made two noises since she was born.
She has slept more in 23 hours than both of my 17 month old twins combined.
And she just melts your heart with her sleepy and cuddly ways.
She must really want that car.

Welcome to this big and crazy world you sweet girl.
I had no idea how bad we needed you.



10 comments:

  1. Congratulations Marissa! Stella is PERFECT! Love the story of her name! So happy for ALL of you! Enjoy every second with her!

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  2. what a beautiful story!!! she is soooo precious, marissa! enjoy your "time off" with her. :)

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  3. I won! I won! I picked that name! I love it! But in all actuality... You won! She is beautiful! Enjoy your newest addition!

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  4. Oh, this just made me cry. She is so adorable and perfect, and yes she will stay that way! xoxoxo love you guys

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  5. MARISSA,
    WE ARE SO HAPPY FOR YOU! YOU ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOUR NEWEST ADDITION! CONGRATS AND I LOVE YOU!

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  6. You are amazing! Welcome Stella! Her real name and story brought tears to my eyes.

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  7. LOVE the name!! It is absolutely PERFECT...and she is perfect! You make me want another baby. :)

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  8. Beautiful!! Congrats on your little Stella Maris!! I LOVE her name! Our own Stella turned 5 months old on the 12th :) Cant wait to see more photos of you adorable girl!

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  9. CONGRATULATIONS M&M. :) I am thrilled for you! And the Name Story is so wonderful!!! She is so beautiful! You DO make beautiful babies!! Enjoy!! Blessings to you all.
    And much love.
    ginger

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  10. Last line had me teary. That's how I felt about Toby... There were moments right up till the very end of my pregnancy I didn't know if I wanted him and then the moment he was there I knew I NEEDED him.

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