speaking of names...

eclaires

So both my husband and I have a lot of J names in our families.  My mom and all her siblings have J names [5 kids total], and my FIL and his siblings all have J names [4 kids total], my MIL and her twin are J names, and they named all of their kids [my husband and his siblings] J names [3 kids total].  Also, some of my husband's aunts/uncles have carried on the J names to their generation too.

Now we didn't really think of this when we named Jackson, b/c Jackson has been my #1 boys name since I was like 9 and saw Steel Magnolias, so we weren't carrying on the J name trend but a lot of people think we were.

What's really odd is that the J name thing is NOT the weirdest thing about names in my husband's family.  His mom is a twin and her twin's name is Jerry, my FIL's name is Jerry and then MIL and FIL named their oldest son Jerry.

Seriously, THREE Jerrys in one small family [my MIL's extended family basically consists of her twin and his wife].  It's bizarre to me.

katie277s

It's like the name James in DH's family.  His grandpa was James, and it has been used as either a first or middle name with almost all the kids/grandkids.  Our DS even has James as a mn. 

springmom

I so thought this was going to be a BFP post?announcing?that little Brickyard was on his way (what is your crazy boy name again? ?Blackhawk?)?

And with all those J names, I think you are an honorary Duggar!?

mlm1128

OH dear, I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the Joe's and John's in my family. 

Amanda&Chris

You're like the Duggars. 

Seriously though, that's pretty crazy.

Bellisimo

So, you're saying you're related to the Duggars?  Awesome!

You HAVE to name your next child Jerry....provided that it's a boy.  ;-) 

tanda627

I know a family that the dad is Gary, Mom Terry, and their boys names are Gary, Terry, Jerry and Kerry.

xbrooklyngrl

Jerry Jerry Jerry

 

eclaires

We might just be related to the Duggars, LOL.

Hey my grandparents and MH's were trendsetters - the Duggars copied off of them! 

And springmom - no BFP yet, but I'll be sure to announce in a sufficiently exciting way.  Not with Jerry names.  BTW, the name was BLACKFORD and my husband still likes it.

MH also suggested naming Jackson Jerry when we found out he was a boy.  And then I kicked him in the nuts.  My "real" reason was that he should leave that name for his older brother to use.  haha!

Bellisimo

eclaires:

My "real" reason was that he should leave that name for his older brother to use.  haha! 

Nice!