DS has an opinion on baby's name

ckettenb · March 2013

So my 2.5 year old son has a VERY strong opinion on his baby sister's name. Like it's not even a question in his head. When presented with The name and another name he always picks The name. When presented with two options that don't include The name he looks at me funny. When I ask, "what's your baby sister's name?" he'll answer The name as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.

He also had NO DOUBT that this baby was a girl long before any of us actually knew. He's a pretty sensitive/"in tune" kid.

The name happens to be one of our top contenders. So... how much weight would you give DS's opinion?

RissNRuss · March 2013

I think that's really cool that he "knew" he was having a sister. If it's a contender, and you really like it too (and H of course) I would see nothing wrong with going with it. Kids adjust well to changed expectations... I was convinced at age 5 my mo

littlenugget613 · March 2013

When I was 2 1/2 I was adamant that we name my baby brother "Gonzo." So do what you will with that...

MissDei · March 2013

Funny you should ask this...

To this day, me and my father disagree over who actually named my youngest sister. Her name is Samantha, and I said I got the name from the TV Show 'Who's the Boss'...he claims he named her though. lol. I say he is wr

sweetbabypea · March 2013

I would just use positive reinforcement with him ex: "Wow, you're so creative!" or "You must love your little sister a bunch to think of names for her" but gently explain that moms and dads give the baby a name, just like you gave him a name. It's the

MrsKatieW · March 2013

SouthSideDrea:
Girl! At first glance I thought your title was "DH has an opinion on baby's name" and I though, well, n

ConnieRob · March 2013

I would definitely give some weight to his opinion, especially since it's a top contender name.

My nephew wanted to name my niece Sophie Emily Thomas. Had I been my sister, I might have given in to that one too...

DS has finally started ca

ESD_0707 · March 2013

This kind of happened to us because my daughter loves to watch Sofia the First. She kept calling the baby that, and it was one of our top 2. Soon enough, we were all calling her that name. Now it's too late to look back. We are spe

ehnasto · March 2013

Well considering my older sister decided my name would be Tree, Truck or Buldozer if I was a boy I would say be careful taking your child's opinion into account. If your child likes the name you have picked or one of the front runners I could see

llbta85 · March 2013

Mine said he wanted to name his little borther Justin Bieber, thankfully its a girl so we dodged that bullet. Now my step son and step daughter have suggested some names that I haven't liked so they aren't in for contention. But if they threw

Luthy · March 2013

I insisted my first younger sibling be named Gloria, after my baby doll. He was a boy. I still insisted he be named Gloria. Glad my parents didn't give in to that one...

But if it's one of the names you're actually considering anyway, I would def

megandchase · March 2013

A lot... My parents chose Brittany ad my name and my older sister threw a fit and wanted my name to be Megan Michelle after her cabbage patch doll. Well my parents cave on Megan but not on Michelle so I have a different middle name. Every home video we ha

ChristyD6 · March 2013

How does it make you feel when he says what her name is? It may be a good gut check for yall to help make the choice. Did you have a reaction like, YES that is her name, or did it make you kinda/slightly/inexplicably a bit sad?

ariaforte8 · March 2013

SouthSideDrea:
Girl! At first glance I thought your title was "DH has an opinion on baby's name" and I though, well, no sh!t,

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