So, after my husband and I welcomed our marvelous and constantly blossoming first son back in august, my sister-in-law [name_f]Melanie[/name_f] and her husband [name_m]Philip[/name_m] just added baby number 2 to their family. [name_f]Ava[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u] was born healthy and a little overdue on [name_u]December[/name_u] 6th and she joins her 4 years old sister [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]. My sister-in-law isn’t a member of the nameberry community so I thought I’d just share it for her. She’s kept both name and gender a secret to the rest of the family throughout all her pregnancy so that when we were introduced to the baby, we would just be immersed in the joy of getting to know the newest addition and would love her and her name instantly - which isn’t difficult because it sounds adorable to me. [name_f]Melanie[/name_f] has told me that she wanted her children to share the same first name initial and she was looking for a pretty, particular but not unusual one: so she just composed [name_f]Ava[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u] putting two short names she liked together. My husband and I are delighted to welcome a new niece and thrilled because our son will have a cousin playmate of his age to grow with 
We can’t wait to meet her!
Congrats to your family!!
Congratulations to your family! I love [name_f]Ava[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u] & [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] together.
[name_m]How[/name_m] lovely, congrats to the family.