When I was pregnant with my first born, I craved tomatoes. Daily. With my second, it was mac 'n' cheese and when I was carrying Shaye, I lusted after Italian salad dressing and anything drenched in it. With my last pregnancy, it was different. Food was hardly on my mind; instead, I craved a letter- K. I was obsessed with naming our last girl a name that started with the letter K. My name list read something like this:
- Keely
- Kailyn
- Kylie
- Kady
- Kendra
- Kaidyn
- Kaycee
I couldn't convince John though. Then I saw the name McKenna on a realty sign. I liked the name for the fact that I could call my littlest Micky, which is my best friend's nickname. I didn't particularly like the spelling though. About a month before I was due, I was at a wedding shower and was talking to a woman who had a daughter named (& spelt) Makenna. I started to get excited. After much doodling, I came up with M-A-C-K-E-N-N-A. The day she was born, John decided it was a perfect fit and our youngest daughter was named Mackenna Anne. I love the name and I also got my K- I called her Kenna for the first year and a half of her life. Unfortunately, due to the change in the spelling and our Boston accents- nobody calls her Micky- it's Mackie- which I love just as much. But not as much as I love this little girl.
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I love the pic and love the name!
What's got you thinking about all that? Is it Mother's Day or are you gonna have another?!!
Good Gosh, no and NO! Actually I think Mother's Day and other "trinket" holidays are overrated- I think moms and dads should be celbrated daily. ;) And no more littles for us. It was actually just this picture of Mackie parading around in Shaye's letter crown from school and I thought there's my special K. I don't usually write such long posts ,so I thought one wouldn't bore anybody to tears. :) Was I wrong? Hello? Are you sleeping??!?? :)
AH! Thanks for waking me. I think I dosed off for a second there! jk
I despise cheesy holidays like Valentine's and all, but I just MUST have at least one Mother's Day. My hubby needs to be told to pamper me for one day. I don't really just get a day off from disciplining, er - parenting, during the rest of the year.
I hear ya, I don't want anymore either. I beg daily for my hubby to get a vasectomy. My 30th b-day is later this year and if he doesn't get one by then, that's what I'm asking for for a present!
:) I had my tubes tied during my c-section with Mackie. My theory is if we ever hit the lottery and wanted more- we could afford invitro- other than that we are done. :)
Hi! I found your blog thru the MommyFest.. I was reading thru your posts and wanted to let you know I have a Kenna! Her full name is Kennacie but we call her Kenna.. We considered McKenna too.. Anyways it's not a super popular name so I thought I'd let you know :)
FFPJ-
Oh that's a cool name too! I don't think I ever heard it, a fact I like! :)
Thanks for stopping by!
What a great story!
And a great name, too! :) I love to hear how people decided on their kids' names. That was always one of the best parts of being pregnant for me - trying out all the possible names to see how they "fit".
Thanks for sharing!
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