How my children got their names
Our oldest daughter, Jordan, got her name because I've always thought it was a really cool name. I happened to marry a man that thinks Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time, so people always assume we named her after him. Alas, this is not the case, I just really liked the name. Elizabeth just kinda went with Jordan, and this gave Jordan and her daddy the same intials. Carter on the other hand was not quite so easy. We had always had our girl name picked out, and our boy name (plus a backup that I will get to) but we never had a secondary girl name. Of course our buddle of joy on the way would be another girl, but luckily we had stumbled across a unique name that we both liked around 6 years ago. Jim and I were at a Roadhouse somewhere for supper and our waitress's name was Carter. We asked if that was her first name and she said yes. She was a cute girl with a great personality, and we both agreed that it was an awesome name. Leigh was a little harder to come up with, but once we did, we knew it fit perfectly. It was only after that we thought of our niece Ada, whose middle name is Leigh too!
I also want to include our two boy names, even though we don't have boys. Our first boy name is Jackson Eddleman. I know, a mouthful, but we really liked it. Jackson is my maiden name, and a name I always wanted to give a son and Eddleman is Jim's mom's maiden name and it was something he had always wanted to use, so it was a good fit. We also had a second boys name picked out just in case, Cy. Cy is a wonderful friend of ours that we have both known for years. I met Cy when I was in high school and he was in junior high. His stepbrother and I were friends, and he has such a great personality that we hit it off. Unbeknownst to me, Cy's football coach in junior high was Jim. Imagine our surprise after dating just a short while, when we went to Athletic Supply and both knew Cy Rogers! (Of course I was long out of high school!) He has been our dear friend ever since. We loved the name so much that when we got a puppy 8 years ago, we named him Cy. He is the best friend we could ask for, for us and Jordan, just like his namesake!
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Love your story. Of course, I would have loved to have Jackson Eddleman, but Carter Leigh will be a GREAT addition to our family. We are so anxious for her to get here!!
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