Your Name

We have officially begun sharing your name...its Ellouise "Ellie" Keegan Calhoun.  There is a lot of family history and meaning in your name.  My middle name, Lauron, is a combination of my grandmother's names (your Grandma Bank's mom).  We wanted to carry on this tradition with your name, so here goes...the El- comes from your Great Grandmas Norma Louella Haines and Eleanor Bank, there are also a lot of el, ell, and ella's in the family.  The Louise comes from your Great Aunt Lila Louise Smith.  After your dad and I had chosen your name, your Grandpa Fred told us that your great Aunt Lila was named for his Grandmother Louise Helen Bank (who I knew as Grammy).

Your middle name comes from your dad's best friend Nicholas Keegan Armstrong, who passed away a couple years ago.  Your namesakes were VERY important people in our lives and we hope that you can appreciate the significance of your name when you get older.  And just in case, we have included pictures of all your namesakes in your nursery :)

Along the same lines as your name, I have had for a long time a set of hand embroidered pillow cases made by my Grammy (Louise Helen Bank).  When your Grandpa Fred told us that the Louise in your name comes from Grammy, I knew we had to some how figure out a way to display them in your nursery. Your Grandpa Fred made this amazing shelf and rack to display them, after A LOT discussion with your Grandma.  It was a surprise for your dad and I, and I think it looks AMAZING in your nursery.