leaving hospital w/o name for baby = hassle!

msjanet02

so we finally registered for our LO's name on friday, a little over a month after birth. just FYI, it is such a hassle when u don't have a name ready for baby at the hospital. i knew this, but didn't realize how MUCH of a hassle. have to go to so many different offices, LO's birth certificate is two pages due to the amendment, gah~ not the most fun thing to do when u have a newborn, running around trying to take care of paperwork. =P

anyway, just wanted to forewarn my fellow bumpies! good luck with choosing a name!

Scarlett&Gatsby

Yikes! That IS quite the hassle. So....after a month of deliberation, what name won out?

NerdyLucy

Oy. I can't imagine.

GibsonGirl620

Scarlett&Gatsby said:

Yikes! That IS quite the hassle. So....after a month of deliberation, what name won out?

This. That's quite a cliff-hanger you gave us!

ktpaladino

Estwd2 said:

I didn't even know you could leave without a name. Interesting.

It depends on your state law. My state requires a name be chosen before you leave. I was literally filling out paperwork as they were shoving us out the door because DH could not commit to a name! We wont be going through that ordeal again... I'm making him agree to something in advance this time!

rt4life

So...just curious what did you call the baby in the month without deciding a name?

msjanet02

Oh, sorry! I didn't even think to share it, haha. Well, we wanted a unique name that is easily pronounced in both Spanish and Korean, mostly for the sake of our parents and relatives).

We also didn't know the sex of our baby until birth. We tried to have a list of boy, girl, and unisex names ready but nothing was making the cut. We left the hospital without a name (in the system he was Boy Lee-Ortiz).

Anyway, his name is Essien, pronounced like saying the letters "S, E, N," and it is Efik (Nigerian) for "a child belongs to everyone." We had so much love and support throughout this journey, and it really does take a village to raise a child. Also, DH and I met playing soccer, and Essien is the last name of a famous Ghanian soccer player who is a really good guy. And!! On day 3 for our follow-up visit, the receptionist who checked us in also had the last name Essien. It was fate! We call him Essie for short. Middle name is Sol, which means "sun" in Spanish and "pine tree" in Korean.

Oh wow this became a really long explanation.

msjanet02

rt4life said:

So...just curious what did you call the baby in the month without deciding a name?

We named him in a week, but didn't make it to the county health dept til this past Friday. But for a week we called him "the baby," "him," and "it" (I know, weird, but we didn't know the sex for so long and it was out of habit that we called him 'it').

Scarlett&Gatsby

msjanet02 said:

Oh, sorry! I didn't even think to share it, haha. Well, we wanted a unique name that is easily pronounced in both Spanish and Korean, mostly for the sake of our parents and relatives). We also didn't know the sex of our baby until birth. We tried to have a list of boy, girl, and unisex names ready but nothing was making the cut. We left the hospital without a name (in the system he was Boy Lee-Ortiz). Anyway, his name is Essien, pronounced like saying the letters "S, E, N," and it is Efik (Nigerian) for "a child belongs to everyone." We had so much love and support throughout this journey, and it really does take a village to raise a child. Also, DH and I met playing soccer, and Essien is the last name of a famous Ghanian soccer player who is a really good guy. And!! On day 3 for our follow-up visit, the receptionist who checked us in also had the last name Essien. It was fate! We call him Essie for short. Middle name is Sol, which means "sun" in Spanish and "pine tree" in Korean. Oh wow this became a really long explanation.

Congratulations on choosing a name! It has to be hard to find a name that works in two (assumedly) very different languages. I'm glad you were able to find something meaningful to you that was also accessible for your families!

Mrs.G123

Congrats! We literally filled them out on the way home. It was horrible

Irishcurls

Oh I love the way Essien sounds! Congrats!

allardr

rt4life said:

So...just curious what did you call the baby in the month without deciding a name?

I know right! I'd think that would effect bonding too. Congrats on choosing a name!

msjanet02

Well, when we talked to him we called him various pet names that we still call him now, like "papacito, amor, amorcito, tamalito (when he was swaddled cuz he looked like a little tamal), little Joey, little bugger (in our best British accent)" etc.

But when DH and I referred to him to each other, we called him "the baby/him/he" for that week.

catahoulatte

msjanet02 said:

Oh, sorry! I didn't even think to share it, haha. Well, we wanted a unique name that is easily pronounced in both Spanish and Korean, mostly for the sake of our parents and relatives). We also didn't know the sex of our baby until birth. We tried to have a list of boy, girl, and unisex names ready but nothing was making the cut. We left the hospital without a name (in the system he was Boy Lee-Ortiz). Anyway, his name is Essien, pronounced like saying the letters "S, E, N," and it is Efik (Nigerian) for "a child belongs to everyone." We had so much love and support throughout this journey, and it really does take a village to raise a child. Also, DH and I met playing soccer, and Essien is the last name of a famous Ghanian soccer player who is a really good guy. And!! On day 3 for our follow-up visit, the receptionist who checked us in also had the last name Essien. It was fate! We call him Essie for short. Middle name is Sol, which means "sun" in Spanish and "pine tree" in Korean. Oh wow this became a really long explanation.

Ha! I love that you named him with Michael Essien in mind. I'm a little jealous. I've been trying to work some of my favorite players' names in-for our dogs or our kid and MH isn't into it! LOL.

msjanet02

@catahoulamom do u have catahoula hounds??

rt4life

awww I LOVE his name!

catahoulatte

msjanet02 said:

@catahoulamom do u have catahoula hounds??

I do have a beautiful Catahoula named Cana, @msjanet02 :-) She's my baby girl. Do you?

We are twins! Met DH playing soccer, Catahoulas...! LOL

msjanet02

No we have a beautiful lab/pit mix, but DH also wants a catahoula or coon hound, or a German short haired pointer. Our dog is our first child, and totally daddy's little (big 75lb) girl.

catahoulatte

msjanet02 said:

No we have a beautiful lab/pit mix, but DH also wants a catahoula or coon hound, or a German short haired pointer. Our dog is our first child, and totally daddy's little (big 75lb) girl.

Aww my parents have an awesome lab/pit. He's a hoot. We have a lab who's a total goofball, and our 'houla, who we found by chance at a shelter, who is amazing. We'll definitely rescue another one or two in the (distant) future. I love having fun, smart dogs, and this catahoula is a wonderful tireless experience.