Another month passed and Addison kept pestering Alex to pick a name for the baby. She had picked Ella's name on her own, mainly because she wasn't interested in having Mark be a part of the baby's life when she found out it was a girl and she had always loved the name Ella. Much to Addison's surprise, Alex returned from a trip to the store and pulled a book of baby names out of one of the bags he set on the counter.
"You win. We can pick a name," surrendered Alex as he handed her the book. "Where's Ella?"
"She's upstairs with Callie and Arizona. She kept asking when she could play with Sofia, so they agreed to have her over for a little while before bed. Have you given any thought to what you do or don't want to name the baby?"
"I was thinking we should name her something that starts with E."
"Why? So we can be one of those freaky families where all the kids' names start with the same letter?" questioned Addison as she raised her eyebrow, trying to tell if he was being serious or not.
"Well, your brother's name is Archer and my brother and sister are Aaron and Amber. Our families tended to think alike when it came to names. I just thought it'd be nice to keep that going with our babies," Alex wondered if she would catch that he implied he wanted more babies with her.
"I never realized that before. Then again, neither of us are very close to our siblings. So names that start with E for a girl," Addison flipped through the book to find names that would fit their criteria. "Wait, babies? You want to have more kids?"
Alex smirked, "I love you Addison and I love Ella. I want to have as many kids with you as you want. I mean, we could adopt them too. There are way too many kids out there that need a loving family."
Addison and Alex spent another hour looking at the baby name book, trying to find one that would be perfect for their little girl. Finally, Alex stopped flipping pages in the book. "What about Emma?"
"I like it, but I feel like I have parents naming their daughter Emma every other day. I don't want her to be one of five Emma's in kindergarten. Evelyn is a pretty name."
"I think we have a winner. Now, is Evelyn going to have a middle name?"
"I've always liked Grace as a middle name. I think Evelyn Grace Montgomery-Karev is a beautiful name for what I know is going to be a beautiful baby."
After determining what their daughter's name would be, Alex sent Arizona a text, asking if they could keep Ella for another hour or so. "Evelyn is going to be beautiful because you're her mother and you're beautiful. Now, I'd like to show you just how beautiful you are and how much I love you. Arizona and Callie are going to watch Ella for about another hour," explained Alex as he kissed his girlfriend.
"Alex, I'm twenty-six weeks pregnant," stated Addison as she poured herself a glass of juice and sat at the table. It was a Tuesday morning, so Ella was with Mark and Lexie.
Alex couldn't help but laugh at Addison's matter-of-fact statement. "I'm very well aware of how many weeks pregnant you are. I'm also aware that it's a week until Christmas and everything Ella wants."
"Do you know what I want for Christmas?"
He kissed her, "I don't know if it's on your list, but I know what I'm planning on giving you. Where are you really going with this? You first remind me how many weeks along you are, then ask me about Christmas?"
Addison smirked, "I don't know. I've just been thinking about how lucky I am to have you and to be having this baby with you. I really love you Alex, you know that, right?"
Reassuring her, he replied, "Yes, I know that. I'm sure you won't be saying that when you're in labor. I never loved Izzie the same way I love you. It's so easy to be with you. I don't want you to ever forget or doubt how much I love you. One of the things I love about you is that you believed I would be a good doctor and that you are giving me a chance to be a great father to Ella and Evelyn," Alex glanced at his watch, "Ooh, we gotta go. I have rounds in ten minutes."