Does Elliott know her name?

Big Lips and a Buzz Cut!

Elliott and her God Mother Lauren Ellerman.  Lauren looks like a natural!

Elliott at the dinner party!

Learning to grab the toes!  Now they go in the mouth!

Home Grown Baby Onesie from Lance and Steph.

Literally from day one we have had many nicknames for our little precious.  Spencer began calling her "Bunky" in the hospital because she was so darn cute when they wheeled her in the bassinet.  The twins called their little brother, Pierce, Bunky when he was a baby so naturally Elliott was honored with the same.  However, the fun does not stop there.  We call her Bunkers, Babers, Ellers, Ellie Belly, Ellers Bellers, Bellers, "My Precious" (for you Lord of the Rings fans), and many many more.  And Big Lips and a Buzz Cut.  Rarely do we actually refer to our child by her legal name, Elliott.  Only when we are frustrated do we revert to the stereotypical parent response by calling her by first and middle names, "Elliott Marion!"  We are sure that she has no idea what her name is or what the heck we are talking about.  

And just when we thought we are completely original with the name Elliott, we were very mistaken.  At brunch this Sunday with Ya-Ya and Pooh-Ba I had to take a fussy Elliott to the car to nurse when I ran into another couple with a one-year old little girl.  Elliott has recently begun to recognize other babies so naturally we stopped to say hello.  I asked the couple what their little girl's name was.  "Elliott," they replied and I had to ask again.  "What did you say her name was?"  Elliott.  I was flabbergasted!  Really, there was another Elliott in Roanoke?  How could this be?  "My daughter is Elliott too!" I think I screamed at them.  They were just as shocked as I was.  I'm sure we both thought we were so cool and original in picking a boy's name for a girl.  "How do you spell it?" They asked me, immediately hating my guts for picking the same name.  "E-l-l-i-o-t-t." I responded.  "Oh well we spell it Ellet."  "Well nice to meet you." I said and turned away, waiting for them to throw stones at me.  But I was thinking to myself, people will never pronounce it correctly so I win!  Just kidding.  Really I don't care if people name their daughters Elliott but I stole it from a girl I knew in college and the sassy character on Scrubs.