just... gabby

When little Gabsters was in the belly, a lot of people would ask me what we were going to name her.  I seriously don't think we could have picked a better name.  It just seems so right and it fits her personality, and of course....we just love it.  Obviously we named her Gabby and she has PLENTY of nicknames that go along with it.  But I always found it funny whenever I would tell people "we are going to name her Gabby, just Gabby", they would then say as if they didn't hear the "just" part and respond with a  "Oh so her full name is going to be Gabriella or Gabriell right?" No people.  Just Gabby.  After a while I got smart and when people would ask me what we were going to name her I would say "Just Gabby, not Gabriella or Gabriell....just Gabby" and then I would still get the response of "Why not just name her Gabriella?".  Apparently they just didn't get the picture.  It's not like I don't like those names.  Believe me I think they are cute.  But for some reason I didn't think that it rattled off the tongue so well when paired with Lamb.  Too many lala's I guess....

Anyway, when we were getting close to the big day, Scottie and I would talk about it all the time and if we really wanted to name her Gabby.  I knew, about 99.9 % sure that that was the name that I wanted but I wasn't oposed to the idea of taking the list of names we brainstormed to the hospital, just in case she came and the name just didn't fit her.

Well that all changed when the first thing I said when I got to hold her for the first time was "Hello Gabby Girl!" it just seemed right and that was that.

Now flash back to when we came up with the name.  It was our anniversary, September 21st to be exact, and Scottie and I were meeting up with my parents to go to dinner and a play.  While we were at the restaurant and just waiting for my parents to show up, I decided to make use of the time so while we were sitting in the car I found a random piece of paper and started asking Scottie what names he liked.  I jotted them down even if I wasn't a fan and then I put the names that I liked down as well.  That way we could look at it and think about it and refer to it several times.  That's when I said I liked the name Gabby.  Of course Scottie thought about it and didn't hate it and actually thought that it was okay so I wrote it down and then I fell in love with it.  We tossed around the idea over dinner and then it became my number one favorite.

So Gabby it was.

Weeks went by and then before we knew it we were both naming off nicknames to the babe in the belly and it felt good to have a name that we both agreed on.  Let's face it.  I really thought we would be that couple that couldn't come up with a name and were fighting in the hospital trying to decide what to put on the birth certificate besides "baby lamb" let's be honest.... that joke gets old and yes I've heard it a million times.

 Well the day after we had Gabby, Scott got an email from his sister in law Michaela.  Michaela was married to Scott's brother Justin for three months and then he passed away suddenly due to a blood clot in a work related accident.   She was later sealed to him a year later on September 21st.  When Scottie and are were planning to get married we had no idea that that was the day they were sealed.  And strange enough it was the same temple. In her email she wrote...

Congrats Scott!! I am so excited for you and Christie!  She is adorable.  I just thought I would tell you something that you probably didn't know about the name Gabby.  When Justin and I were together he got his cat and named her Gabby....

(If I could add a sound effect as if there was an abrupt  interruption to a movie, this is where it would be.  Funny I know, your probabbly wondering where I am going with this...hang in there I'm getting to the point.)

.... he really liked the name and he had always said that when we had a baby girl of our own he wanted to name her Gabby.  So in some weird way, that name means so much to me and I find it sooo special that you two chose that name for a sweet baby that probably left his arms yesterday!  I am so happy for you two.  Congrats. 

Michaela

I seriously cried after hearing what she had said and I knew that there really was a reason that both Scottie and I agreed on the name after we couldn't agree on anything.  So all in all, I am so grateful that my little girl is named.....just Gabby.