Meet…. Alana Mackenzie Smith!!!
(It’s hard to see her well in these pictures, and I wish we had some better ones, but with my placenta where it is, we haven’t ever gotten really good, clear pictures of Alana. So sad! Well, we will have plenty of pictures of her once she is born, and we will be sure to share them with you!)
Alana means “Attractive, Peaceful”
Mackenzie means “Child of the Wise Leader”
Both Alana and Mackenzie are Irish names, which is so fitting since I have always had a love for the country…inspired by my “Granny Bear” who passed away a couple of years ago. Rich and I love the sound of Irish names, and we loved the meanings of both of these names. The fact that they are both Irish is coincidental, as we did not begin by looking through lists of Irish names or anything…we just settled on our favorites, loved the meanings, and then loved the way they sounded when paired together.
Alana Mackenzie.
I also loved the meaning of Mackenzie because one of the most attractive qualities of my wonderful husband is his wisdom. It was one of the first characteristics that attracted me to him, and so it has special meaning for me. In addition, and most importantly, we are praying that she will become the daughter of God…the ULTIMATE WISE LEADER!
Should she live up to her name, this child will be an attractive peaceful child of the wise leader 
Love the name
What originally attracted me to Rich was his handsomely good looks…maybe I’m just superficial.
i love it, heather joy! girl names are so much funner than boys’! how appropo for this baby of yours…may she be blessed!
love the name…congrats! love you
I love it, absolutely beautiful!
Still love it! Not that you would change it had I started to not love it, but just thought I would throw in my 2 cents…since I always write something!
Love, Love, Love IT!!!!! So beautiful. She is going to be very special!!!!!
We have a neice named Alana (Tim’s sister) but don’t worry- she is in Denver. It is very unique and perfect for your precious little one. I guess Alana Richanella got voted out?
Too bad Rich can’t take pictures of her right now. If he could they would rock
WooHooo!!!! Alana!!!! My pick!!! That in and of itself was wise!
“Whoah!” was the first thing I said when I opened the blog and read Alana. Gary joined in with me too. That was our favorite girl’s name when we chose baby names! What a beautiful match with Mackenzie. Congrats you three! We’re very excited and can’t wait to meet her. We’ll be in town end of Aug.
Beautiful name for a precious little girl! Your love for her before her birth is amazing! She is very fortunate