And the name is...

As many of you know, we kept Levi's name a closely guarded secret until he was born. After putting our families through that torture, we promised them that this time around we would tell them when we decided on a name. We had a small list of names that we had been whittling down, and we finally reached an agreement a couple of weeks ago. We even told a few family members and close friends the name. Well, as it turns out, some very close friends of ours already had a son by the same name and we didn't think it would be a big deal to use the name. It was a big deal. In fact, those friends asked us to please consider other names. We decided to respect their wishes and went back to the drawing board. Courtney and I could not come to an agreement on a name we both liked, so we decided to let Levi assist us. We asked him multiple times what he wanted his brother's name to be and he kept saying the same name. Those of you who know Levi know that he can say a ton of words, so the fact he kept saying the same name meant a lot to us. So we have decided to go with what Levi wants, and Chapin baby #2 will be named Ernie William Chapin.

Although we hope our Ernie doesn't come out looking so orange.

We love the name because it works on many different levels. I loved Sesame Street as a kid, and Bert and Ernie were my favorite characters. Levi loves Sesame Street as well. We know Levi can say the name so it will be easy for him. Heck, when he was born, I told Courtney he looked like a purple Ernie. So if little Ernie looks anything like Levi did, the name will be very fitting.

Only 6 more weeks until little Ernie is due! We are eagerly anticipating his arrival.



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