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April 2013 Moms
~~I love you so much already!
You are going to make mommy and daddy's life a joy xoxo~~
Baby naming Drama!
Mobile: Baby naming Drama!
So, me and DH have looked at about a billion baby naming books and google and cant seem to find a name that jumps out at us, we had a few last week but they just didn't seem right.
We had the perfect girls name but since its a boy we are having a harder time.
This has been kinda stressing me out since we found out because i want a name picked out to feel that bond with the little guy.
Anyone else feel the pressure of naming your LO???Do you have a name picked out for your boy yet? Do you and DH actually agree on it?
I know its still aways away before he's here but its weighing on my mind! :S
~~I love you so much already!
You are going to make mommy and daddy's life a joy xoxo~~
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Re: Baby naming Drama!
We are naming our boy after the grandfathers. Brian for his dad, and Lee after my dad, Leo. There has never been any question as to what the boy name would be, it was decided years ago. I am glad it's a boy because we could not agree on a girl's name at all!
I totally agree that boys' names are harder! I always knew I wanted kids, so we had discussed names casually for years before TTC. It was good we did, because years ago, when we were first dating, my husband's favourite name for a boy was Proteus! Umm... no thanks.
After we knew I was pregnant, we chose two names for each sex, then figured we'd decide once the baby arrives. However, our top boy name is Lochlan Felix (Lochlan is what Scots used to call people from Norway, and I am Scottish and Norwegian, so it has a lot of meaning for us). Our second choice is Oliver Redvers (that's a family name, obvs).
Some other options that I loved, but DH didn't were Connor Mason, Theodore Eliot and Edward James. DH really wanted Gareth or Aidan, but those are nms.
Good luck!
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
Picking a name was a big challenge with DD, and I imagine it will be even worse if this kid is a girl. We have a boy name all picked out.
Our problem is this: DH insists on keeping the M name theme, which I am not a huge fan of but not opposed enough to make it an issue. I prefer uncommon names, but he doesn't like "weird" names. He doesn't want his kids to be made fun of for their name, so he tries to think of any name-related insult (Like Molly="Good Golly Jolly Molly" which somehow means she's a fat girl..?)
Thus far our naming conversation have turned into him adding an M to the beginning of street signs. For example: DH sees the sign for Walnut St and says "Let's name this kid Malnut!" *headdesk* Oh he also suggested alternate spellings of DD's names. Yes, dear, Muriel and Marielle make a great sibset...
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We just found out yesterday that we are having two little boys! I guess that's a good thing, since we had the opposite issue- we struggled with girl names. Baby A is Edward Gabriel. Edward is DH's name and a family name, so baby will go by Gabriel or Gabe. Baby B is Everett John and will go by Rett. John is after my grandpa.
So we have Gabe and Rett! But I agree with PPs, you have plenty of time. A friend of mine did not even have names going into labor and after just one day of looking at their LO's sweet face they had his name. Good luck!
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We've barely even thought about it. We have a list we've been randomly adding names to but nothing as serious as last time.
We do have one rule, no name is off limits. By that I mean that we'll throw out crazy stuff just to get the ball rolling. We came up with our sons name, Henry, after I suggested naming him after any of the children from The Sound of Music. I also suggested Gustav and Augustus. Which prompted my husband to say "What's wrong with something like Henry?" and that was it, we had the perfect name.
Don't be afraid to get wild with it, sometimes that's how you stumble onto the right one.
With my youngest daughter, we had a name picked out at about 6 months along and by the time I got to the hospital, I didn't like it anymore and ended up changing it after she was born.
It may help to narrow down your search...if you know what type of name you are looking for i.e. traditional, biblical, ethnic, modern. Just a thought. Good Luck!!