There is so much to talk about, but the most important thing is that papers are signed and our family is officially one person richer with the addition of Jack Jack.
I’d like to introduce Magnolia Mae “Maisie” to Hellobee!
She was born on 2/21/12 weighing 6 lbs 15 oz. She officially became a member of our family 2/22/12 at 11:30 am. Everyone in the adoption triad is doing well!
You might remember the naming puzzle I posed to you a couple of weeks ago. Our requirements were:
- Magnolia peaked at a popularity of #600 in the social security roles in the 1910’s
- Nicknames include Maggie, Maggie Mae, Maisie, Nola, Nolie… The list goes on and on!
- Magnolia ends in the “ah” sound.
- Magnolia matches the name Cecilia but doesn’t match too closely. For example, we loved Aurelia and Amelia, but they were too close to Cecilia. We wondered if Magnolia was too close too, but ultimately decided that if we’re mostly using a nickname, it’ll be just fine!
- Magnolia is not in the top 200 names now and hasn’t been in the recent past.
- Magnolia has two songs associated with the name — one is “Maggie May” by Rod Stewart… but the other song that we just love is “Sugar Magnolia” by the Grateful Dead.
I also want to give a huge shout out to Rachel who zeroed in on Magnolia right away in my original blog post! The overwhelming support for it from all the Hellobees really helped give Mr. Jacks and I the confidence to use a big name that we adored!
Mr. Jacks is at the hospital tonight with the camera while I’m at home with Little Jacks, so I apologize for the quality of the images I have right now. The first night, I stayed in the hospital and Mr. Jacks was home.
We are over the moon with excitement right now!
blogger / pomegranate / 3201 posts
Adorable (both the name and the baby)! Congratulations!!
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Congrats!!! Beautiful name for a beautiful girl.
persimmon / 1255 posts
Congratulations!!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
Amazing!! Congratulations to the whole family!!!
Magnolia is also the name in two movies: Magnolia with Tom Cruise, and Steel Magnolias with Sally Field etc. How cool!
grapefruit / 4800 posts
She is beautiful. That little dress on a newborn is just the freaking most adorable thing, well 2nd to all that beautiful newborn skin. Oh babies are just the best, congrats Mrs Jacks and family.
cherry / 112 posts
I am so happy for you all!!! And I absolutely love the name! (only slightly biased as my name is one of the other nicknames ). But my grandmother always called me Magnolia because of the beautiful magnolia they had in their backyard. Congratulations again!!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Love the name. She is such a cutie!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Congratulations! I love how much thought went into the name, too. She is gorgeous!
GOLD / apricot / 337 posts
Congrats!!! What an adorable name and baby!
GOLD / apricot / 341 posts
She is SO CUTE! Congratulations!!
clementine / 958 posts
Congratulations! A beautiful name fit for a beautiful baby!
kiwi / 686 posts
Congratulations! What a beautiful name for beautiful baby!
grapefruit / 4817 posts
I am so so excited for you all! And her name is awesome! She’s a beauty!
pear / 1837 posts
She is lovely. Congratulations!
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Congrats! One more song for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qYaSAMHHY
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
Congratulations!!!!!
grapefruit / 4120 posts
YAY she is so cute!!
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Congrats. I’m so glad you got to stay at the hospital. What a wonderful momment for your family
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Precious!! Congratulations on the new addition! Also, I love the name Magnolia. It is old fashioned, but not old-sounding.
kiwi / 575 posts
Congratulations on Maisie! She is gorgeous – what a beautiful addition to the Jacks’ family!
honeydew / 7230 posts
Congrats! She’s beautiful and I love her name!
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
Oh, I am SOO happy for you!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
She is beautiful, and I just melted at that picture of you feeding her. And I LOVE her name! CAPS LOCK EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!
pea / 17 posts
Congratulations! I’m a huge fan of the name – it’s old-fashioned and unique of which I am a fan. I, too, have an old-fashioned name and am grateful my parents chose it for me.
kiwi / 678 posts
Congrats!
blogger / apricot / 366 posts
So incredibly precious and so exciting for all of you!!! And, of course, love the name
grapefruit / 4703 posts
Hooray! Congrats! So glad you went with Magnolia – I think it suits her perfectly!!
pear / 1554 posts
Congratulations!!
pineapple / 12793 posts
So happy for you all! Congratulations Jacks family!!
bananas / 9357 posts
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you and your family.
pomegranate / 3045 posts
I LOVE old-fashioned names. Just beautiful! And she is adorable Yay, congrats!
grapefruit / 4923 posts
she’s beyond adorable, and what a wonderful name! congratulations!!
honeydew / 7968 posts
congrats!!!! loving her bday – all 2s and 1s hehe.
honeydew / 7504 posts
LOVE the name choice! “Sugar Magnolia” is one of my all-time favorite songs! She is just beautiful. Congratulations!
pomegranate / 3503 posts
congratulations! So adorable and love the name!
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Hooray! Congrats! LOVE HER NAME and she’s so beautiful!
clementine / 994 posts
Congratulations! She’s adorable, and the name is beautiful!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Yay! I was waiting for you to post! Congrats!
pea / 24 posts
Congratulations! She’s beautiful. And February 21st is a great day for a birthday. Although I might be a little biased since it’s my birthday too…
pomelo / 5866 posts
Wow, sooooooo happy for all of you! She looks very healthy and strong!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@mrbee: I love the LA Magnolia movie, especially the frogs
@alongfarview: We are going to plant a magnolia in our yard in her honor
@dewdrop: Happy birthday!
@Rachel: Great work on the name!
@Amy: great song!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Congratulations! What a beautiful name for a beautiful baby girl!
pear / 1586 posts
Congratulations! So glad everything went well for you and your family! I absolutely adore the name…it is on the list for our little bambino!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
CONGRATS!!! She’s absolutely beautiful!!
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This post fills me with happiness. Magnolia Mae was my grandmother’s name (born in 1905). I have always LOVED her name and eventually made Magnolia my last name. Congratulations on your little Maise!
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
Congrats! And I love that her name is similar to mine!
cherry / 116 posts
Congrats!!!! She is so beautiful!
pear / 1787 posts
Congratulations! Love the name.
bananas / 9227 posts
She is adorable! I love her name! Congratulations!!!
persimmon / 1465 posts
Congrats! Such a lovely name, enjoy your precious bundle!
pomelo / 5720 posts
Congratulations! She is beautiful and I love the name!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@Susan Magnolia: That makes my heart sing!
@MaisyMay: Now you know why I asked about your name a while back!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
it’s been so exciting to follow along on this journey. it happened so fast! congratulations on your beautiful new addition… and i love the maisie! soooo cute!!!
pear / 1728 posts
AH! CONGRATULATIONS! She is SO BEAUTIFUL! I cant wait to hear all about the rest of the journey! And I am loving the name
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: That makes sense! How funny. She’s adorable.
kiwi / 718 posts
she’s gorgeous! congrats; so exciting
grape / 90 posts
Congrats!! What a beautiful name (and baby)!
cherry / 175 posts
Congrats!! Plus I LOVE THE NAME
I’m going to have to send you our name puzzle and see what you come up with! It is much harder for child #2
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@babycrz: I know!
@Mrs. Bee: In many ways it has felt whirlwind but we are so grateful for how our experience has gone!
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
I’m dying for updates!!!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
Congratulations! Love the name – I’m so happy for you!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@daniellemybelle: Juggling 2 is quite interesting and I go back to work this afternoon, so hopefully I can spend some time this weekend (during naps) making some posts about our hospital experience and coming home experiences!
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: Aww, I can’t even pretend to understand! Obviously take your time and enjoy your family! I just love reading your blog posts and I’m excited to hear more!
cherry / 207 posts
Congratulations! Magnolia is beautiful, just like her name.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
Lovely! Simply, perfectly a lovely little girl with a precious name. Congratulations!
apple seed / 3 posts
Congratulations!! She’s beautiful!
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LOVE the name! My middle name is MAE and I have always loved it….I’m sure Maisie will too
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
OMG how did I miss this until now!??? CONGRATULATIONS JACKS FAMILY! She’s beautiful!!!!
GOLD / olive / 69 posts
She is so beautiful!!!!!! What an amazing experience
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
I missed this post because I wasn’t on HB until after J was born which was the day after Maisie!! But this is a beautiful post and I LOVE LOVE LOVE all your crazy requirements in a name haha it made me laugh! I love the song requirement – so cute.