@divinemsm620 if you really like Max, don't let it being common ruin it. My husband grew up going by a nickname derived from his middle name...but what about Maxwell Gideon? Flipping the names still, in my opinion, sounds very nice and gives you the nickname name first. I also like the way Maxwell and Louis sound together in either order. Good luck!
ETA: Phineas is one of my all time favorite boy names that my husband shot down right off the bat. Phineas Maxwell? Honestly, all your names are awesome!
@iheartichi I agree with @HollyGolightly09 that the middle name Murray works the best with a one syllable last name :-)
So we named DD1 after my husbands family... so I got to use DD2's name from our family. I bursted out on Facetime when we revealed the gender Ava Mary... I didnt even give DH a chance to give an opinion. haha... When you feel the name you feel it!
Yaaaaas that's how I feel about mine!!
Is he still not loving it?
Whoops totes didn't see this. Yea, he still doesn't love it. The conversation hasn't really gone anywhere except us naying a few suggestions from each other.
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@divinemsm620 I like Gideon Maxwell, but I agree about the lack of nn potential. I have seen Ian or Deon suggested as potential nns for Gideon that you might not have considered.
@bridge-and-wall hmm, I hadn't thought of those! The desire for a nickname comes in part because neither of us have nickname-able names and it makes us sad.
@iheartichi personally, i really like Taylor Wright!
All in all, I'm rather warming up to Gideon as first name. We are working our way through a MASSIVE baby name book and I'm comparing everything to Gideon and haven't yet found something I like more.
New middle name possibility of David...thoughts? Another OT name and it starts with a D so we would be naming him after DH's grandmother. If we go with Maxwell, we would be naming him after grandfather.
We are pretty set on Charlotte nn Charlie for our baby girl...our trouble is with picking a middle name. Since her first and last names will be pretty long we're looking for a one syllable middle name. My favorite so far is Lane (Laine?) but SO is not feeling it.
I asked H last night if he had put any more thought into baby names (refresher: he wants to wait to meet baby before we decide 100% - I reluctantly agreed, as long as we have THREE already picked out with middle names, and we decide between those three). He has only offered up one name so far, and that was weeks ago (and it was wretched).
Anyway, so he said he hasn't thought of any names specifically, but that he kind of likes the idea of a B first name, then the kid could potentially go by BB, like his grand dad did. I said well.... you should start a list of B first names then. I put my legwork in already.
I'm not sure how I feel about Gideon David - I like the flow of it, but his initials would be GD which I feel is not the biblical kind of vibe you're going for. But I do like Maxwell Gideon or Gideon Maxwell.
We are pretty set on Charlotte nn Charlie for our baby girl...our trouble is with picking a middle name. Since her first and last names will be pretty long we're looking for a one syllable middle name. My favorite so far is Lane (Laine?) but SO is not feeling it.
I think it would depend on your last name. Charlotte Laine feels a little heavy on the L sounds.
Anne is short like Laine and has the same sort of sounds but without the L if you agree with PP that it's heavy on the L sounds (I personally don't mind sounds repeated twice, but I think Anne is a more feminine sounding name than Laine/Lane, which I do prefer myself).
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My thought is kind of dependent on the last name. Eg, if it's something like Lewis or Lawrence, then that's a lot of llllllllllllll sounds, not necessarily good or bad, but a lot.
@jena333-2 that is a good point about the initials. I'm not sure anyone would notice, especially, but I get what you're saying. I'm trying to avoid spelling a word. My poor SIL has initials NAM and was born in the late 60s.
I like the idea of BB for your LO's initials!! It could even become a nickname if you wanted. I was thinking about Max for a first name with MM for the initials, and with Nathan as a middle name it would be MNM. Like the candy.
@jena333-2 I definitely see what you're saying about the L sounds, luckily there's no L's in her last name. SO knows someone with the name Laine so I'm pretty sure he's gonna veto it anyways
@BigBadWolf12 I hadn't thought of Anne but i like that a lot! Someone recently suggested Rose too which i didn't love at first but it's growing on me. I kind of agree on the more feminine middle name too especially if we call her Charlie.
I think we'll just have to have a couple names in mind and decide when we meet her
@hmclaren Charlie Ann was actually in the top 3 for my oldest. I love the way it flows. We went with Willow Ann instead but I vote Charlotte Ann! Maybe I am a little biased. Lol
@hmclaren We're actually using Laine as our little one's middle name! It's my sister's name and I've always loved it, plus it works well with the first name we chose (Louisa). That being said, it can definitely read as more gender neutral, while Charlotte Kate and Charlotte Rose are both absolutely adorable. They're beautiful and feminine, but not overly twee. That's such a hard balance to find. Lovely choices!
Talked DH out of using Shane as the middle name. I was under the impression that it was a long standing family thing but it really just started with his dad having it and passing it on to DH. And his dad is not someone we particularly want to emulate for many reasons. Soooo. Since DH's legal name is Charlie we figured we could go w Charles for the middle name and I think we settled on William Charles. Is that too much of a mouthful?!
@MrsJessS not a mouthful. It's a strong, classic name.
DH randomly commented that he really likes the name Enzo. What other names go with Enzo!?!? Haha. Like if end up with two boys or a boy and a girl what would the other kid be called?
Dont get me wrong, I like the name Enzo, I just feel like it will be so hard to pair with something else.
@cmar1006 I'm in that boat! DS is Renzo (after the Italian architect) and we're struggling to find a boy name to go with it. We're considering another name that ends in "o" or one that starts with "R". We shall see. Enzo is a great name, if you decide to go with it!
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Team Pink and pretty stuck. My husband and I don't have the same taste in girl names. We have names we both "like" but the ones we both have our hearts set on the other hates. We have come to the conclusion that we both just need to like it and we will grow to love it as we attach it to her. Making a list is pretty difficult still.
@sierralouwho I really love Luna and Cora. I'm more of a fan of Luna since that's my dogs name. I love it for a human and now I can't use that. I went through a faze where we named all our pets after different Gods and Goddesses. Lol
@sierralouwho I like Cora and Nora @MrsJessS William Charles is a great classic name. You can't go wrong with that! We found out baby is a girl last week! My top choice is Violet with possibles middles names of Quinn or Mae. We are also considering Audra Rose. Siblings are Nolan and Alexandra
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@sierralouwho I really love Luna and Cora. I'm more of a fan of Luna since that's my dogs name. I love it for a human and now I can't use that. I went through a faze where we named all our pets after different Gods and Goddesses. Lol
I love the name Simon...but it is my cat's name. This is what we get for naming our pets first. Lol.
I also love the name Luna. My friend's daughter is Luna (the only one I've ever met) and she's just the sweetest
@sierralouwho I like Cora and Nora @MrsJessS William Charles is a great classic name. You can't go wrong with that! We found out baby is a girl last week! My top choice is Violet with possibles middles names of Quinn or Mae. We are also considering Audra Rose. Siblings are Nolan and Alexandra
+1 for Audra Rose! That is a GORGEOUS name. (I also really like the name Violet.)
Re: Anyone thinking names yet?
ETA: Phineas is one of my all time favorite boy names that my husband shot down right off the bat. Phineas Maxwell? Honestly, all your names are awesome!
@iheartichi I agree with @HollyGolightly09 that the middle name Murray works the best with a one syllable last name :-)
@labby18 I love it!
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@labby18 That is a great name!
@divinemsm620 I like Gideon Maxwell, but I agree about the lack of nn potential. I have seen Ian or Deon suggested as potential nns for Gideon that you might not have considered.
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@iheartichi personally, i really like Taylor Wright!
And DHs pick is Taylor Wright as well, he thinks Murray sounds old. I just don't know, I like them all.
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All in all, I'm rather warming up to Gideon as first name. We are working our way through a MASSIVE baby name book and I'm comparing everything to Gideon and haven't yet found something I like more.
New middle name possibility of David...thoughts? Another OT name and it starts with a D so we would be naming him after DH's grandmother. If we go with Maxwell, we would be naming him after grandfather.
Anyway, so he said he hasn't thought of any names specifically, but that he kind of likes the idea of a B first name, then the kid could potentially go by BB, like his grand dad did. I said well.... you should start a list of B first names then. I put my legwork in already.
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I'm not sure how I feel about Gideon David - I like the flow of it, but his initials would be GD which I feel is not the biblical kind of vibe you're going for. But I do like Maxwell Gideon or Gideon Maxwell.
Anne is short like Laine and has the same sort of sounds but without the L if you agree with PP that it's heavy on the L sounds (I personally don't mind sounds repeated twice, but I think Anne is a more feminine sounding name than Laine/Lane, which I do prefer myself).
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I like the idea of BB for your LO's initials!! It could even become a nickname if you wanted. I was thinking about Max for a first name with MM for the initials, and with Nathan as a middle name it would be MNM. Like the candy.
@BigBadWolf12 I hadn't thought of Anne but i like that a lot! Someone recently suggested Rose too which i didn't love at first but it's growing on me. I kind of agree on the more feminine middle name too especially if we call her Charlie.
I think we'll just have to have a couple names in mind and decide when we meet her
I like Charlotte Rose! Kate would be nice, too.
Is that too much of a mouthful?!
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DH randomly commented that he really likes the name Enzo. What other names go with Enzo!?!? Haha. Like if end up with two boys or a boy and a girl what would the other kid be called?
Dont get me wrong, I like the name Enzo, I just feel like it will be so hard to pair with something else.
RAD born 6/2015 | mc at 7 weeks 9/2016 | rainbow baby RHD born 9/2017
With Enzo...
Milo (too matchy?)
Linus
Finn
Sebastian
Felix
Milo DH doesnt love. Felix he hates. The rest we haven't really talked about.
I'm really not trying to come up with 6 names so I have just been putting the names on the backburner for now. Just a few more days...
So far we like
Luna
Nora
Lucia
and Cora
All good choices, but of them I like Cora.
@MrsJessS William Charles is a great classic name. You can't go wrong with that!
We found out baby is a girl last week! My top choice is Violet with possibles middles names of Quinn or Mae. We are also considering Audra Rose. Siblings are Nolan and Alexandra
TTC #1 January 2009
January 2010 SA results: Count 16 million, Motility 40%, Morphology 2%
January 2010- Surprise BFP! DS born 10/1/2010
January 2013 TTC #2
September 2013 Repeat SA: Count= 1.7 million, Motility= 24%, Morphology= 2%
November 6th 1st Appointment with RE: diagnosed with severe MFI
Testing to try to determine a cause & possible treatment for MFI
CD 3 blood work for me. RE does not want to repeat my HSG/lap at this point,
but may want to before moving forward with any fertility treatments.
After seeing the uro, DH is currently taking lots of supplements and clomid to try to boost his count. We will have a repeat SA in February to see if it works.
Follow up SA numbers are: Count= 4 million, Motility= 40%, Morphology= 1%
Uro wants us to have another follow up SA 5/9 to see if we see further improvement than we are back to the RE to make a game plan.
SA 5/9/2014 Count: 12 Million, Motility: 60%, and Morphology 2%. We will be doing iui #1 in late June
IUI #1 6/28 clomid + ovidrel, post wash count 3 million total sperm= BFN
IUI # 2 7/21 clomid+ ovidrel. post wash count 900,000 total sperm= BFN
IVF planned for early November- cancelled due to cyst
December IVF #1- 22 eggs, 20 mature,16 fertilized
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I also love the name Luna. My friend's daughter is Luna (the only one I've ever met) and she's just the sweetest