Elle Patricia

I think you would find it both special and funny on why we named our daughter ELLE . 

Funny first....you and Dad know Reese Witherspoon is my all time favorite actress but naming her Reese was taking it a bit too far. So instead I went with one of my favorite characters that Reese has played, Elle Woods from Legally Blonde. Ted liked the name and we never had many other options or choices then Elle. A few weeks later I was at a book store and opened up a baby name book. I immediately went to Elle and when it said it was short for Eleanor, I knew it was meant to be. 

Eleanor was Grandma's name. She was a very special person who suffered from MS and lived almost 1/2 her life in a wheelchair, all while being a wonderful Mother to three children. She didn't even have movement in her hands for as long as i knew her- I got to feed her desserts when we would visit. She loved desserts. 

And there's really not a story to tell about her middle name. Patricia says it all. You were everything to me and there was no question what her middle name would be. If she could just have the same love for family, friends and fun that you had......I think she'd turn out just fine.

I get really sad to think I won't have the memories with Elle and the both of you. Your parents were so involved with your life and even more when we came along. Your parents would come up north with us, spent all Holidays and Birthdays together and always, always visited Grandpa and Grandma Olszowy on Sunday after church.  I'm going to miss sharing all the that the future holds for our family. I really never imagined life without you, Dad and Justin. 

Elle turned a week and 2  days old today! We got pounded with snow so unfortunately her Doctors appointment was cancelled so we couldn't see if she gained any weight. And I have slept the last two nights! When I say sleep, I mean 2-3 hours in between feedings, but I feel like a million bucks compared to the 1st week. I was so exhausted....I missed my Mom and I was a little bummed Gracie wasn't adjusting that well to Elle. But we are doing much better now and our little family is coming together quite nicely. Little Elle is sitting on my lap right now as I type. Hopefully when she is older, she can one day read these posts. For now, I'll tell her a little bit about my story....