I’ve got babies on the brain.
This girl had her baby yesterday, and Miss Dub couldn’t be more thrilled to have a new cousin.
And this girl is en route to meet her baby boy, who was born this morning.
And, well, I would be lying if all them babies didn’t make me a little baby hungry. (Then again, sandpaper could make me baby hungry.) Thankfully, the sane and selfish side of me says I shouldn’t worry about numero dos until Miss Dub turns uno.
So instead I’m channeling my thoughts to baby names.
What is it about girls and baby names?
I can remember checking out baby name books from the library when I was only 8 or 9 and tediously writing down all the names I liked for fear I might not be ready when the time came. (“Yvette or Yvonne? Definitely Yvette!”)
Over the years I developed some faves – Navy Bean was always top of the list. But then my BFF named her firstborn Blue, and I decided we should steer clear of any hue names in case our offspring marry. (Which they will – arranged marriages are cool, right?)
The funny part is that once I got pregnant, my obsession with baby names took a sabbatical. Suddenly, my spreadsheet of names (yes, I have one of those, too) began to dwindle. I didn’t know what I liked; I just knew what I didn’t like. In the end, Miss Dub’s given name – which is biblical and beautiful – was a name Mr. Dub suggested that just stuck. It’s like it was meant to be her name, no matter how much I tried to think of something more unusual or more meaningful. Thankfully, I really like it.
But as soon as Miss Dub shot out, I went right back to collecting baby names. (“Oh, she’s so cute! What do you think about Liesl?)
Except now it’s a whole different game. Because after you name your first, all subsequent names must be compatible. You can’t have Henry, William and J’qwon. Or Wildflower, Rhapsody and Michelle. You have to stick to the same name genre. And patterns are a plus.
My SIL got it right – her new babe, GabriEL is younger brother to MaxwELL and SamuEL. (Who can all boast shortened monikers – Max, Sam and Gabe.)
She gets it.
Now, I just need a steady resource of baby names that are a little unique, have two syllables and start with vowels. Oh, and that could possibly be the name of an 80s Brit pop band.
Wow.
I hope this girl realizes what she’s getting into today.
This girl had her baby yesterday, and Miss Dub couldn’t be more thrilled to have a new cousin.
And this girl is en route to meet her baby boy, who was born this morning.
And, well, I would be lying if all them babies didn’t make me a little baby hungry. (Then again, sandpaper could make me baby hungry.) Thankfully, the sane and selfish side of me says I shouldn’t worry about numero dos until Miss Dub turns uno.
So instead I’m channeling my thoughts to baby names.
What is it about girls and baby names?
I can remember checking out baby name books from the library when I was only 8 or 9 and tediously writing down all the names I liked for fear I might not be ready when the time came. (“Yvette or Yvonne? Definitely Yvette!”)
Over the years I developed some faves – Navy Bean was always top of the list. But then my BFF named her firstborn Blue, and I decided we should steer clear of any hue names in case our offspring marry. (Which they will – arranged marriages are cool, right?)
The funny part is that once I got pregnant, my obsession with baby names took a sabbatical. Suddenly, my spreadsheet of names (yes, I have one of those, too) began to dwindle. I didn’t know what I liked; I just knew what I didn’t like. In the end, Miss Dub’s given name – which is biblical and beautiful – was a name Mr. Dub suggested that just stuck. It’s like it was meant to be her name, no matter how much I tried to think of something more unusual or more meaningful. Thankfully, I really like it.
But as soon as Miss Dub shot out, I went right back to collecting baby names. (“Oh, she’s so cute! What do you think about Liesl?)
Except now it’s a whole different game. Because after you name your first, all subsequent names must be compatible. You can’t have Henry, William and J’qwon. Or Wildflower, Rhapsody and Michelle. You have to stick to the same name genre. And patterns are a plus.
My SIL got it right – her new babe, GabriEL is younger brother to MaxwELL and SamuEL. (Who can all boast shortened monikers – Max, Sam and Gabe.)
She gets it.
Now, I just need a steady resource of baby names that are a little unique, have two syllables and start with vowels. Oh, and that could possibly be the name of an 80s Brit pop band.
Wow.
I hope this girl realizes what she’s getting into today.
11 comments:
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I agree that baby names are one of those innately girly things. My baby name book sat next to me wedding planner. This might seem completely normal, until you realize I was eight. (By the way, I still have both.)
i never even thought about the names coordinating (or at least "going together") until someone suggested that audrey, parker and miles all sounded really good together. "you're right!" i said to the computer, for it was on my blog (thanks, rachel) that i read this comment.
so miles it was. i think, though, that all the names you prefer will generally fall into the same category of name, anyway. ours are all classic, easy to spell, and not shorten-able. just what we like. :)
i'm a baby name nut! between babies 3 and 4, i made an alphabetical list of boy and girl names - one of each for each letter in the alphabet. i've always made lists of names, but that was my most organized. :)
my favorite baby name book is the baby name wizard - it uses a computer program to tell you which names are kind of in the same "family" and would be nice sibling names. the book also has a website
that's fun to play around with.
for our first baby, my husband suggested ONE name (he's so not into baby names), and that's the name we used - bentley. i love it, but it did make choosing sibling names more complicated. we've gone with old fashioned names (i think they're all in anne of green gables, although that's not why we chose them) anyway, i've got the next girl name all picked out, but i'm still working on a boy name. :)
We were seriously baby name challenged when it came to naming each of our 3 boys. My husband has 2 kids from his previous marriage- so we had to consider their names so the blending would, well, blend.
I guess their names blend in the sense that they are all very trendy, which I hate. Parker and Madison- the trend of the early '90's. And then our little boys- Maxwell, Charlie, and Jack. Also trendy names, but of the early 2000's. Also, all old man names- which is why I love them.
After I had Maxwell, "Max and Ruby" made it's debut. After I had Charlie, "Charlie & Lola" came out. I am still waiting for Jack's animated series to be announced.
And for the record. Boy names are much more difficult to decide on. But that's just my tiny, little ol' opinion.
the latest wave of classic girl's names becoming trendy has pretty much broken my heart. Now there are so many Emmas, Avas, Olivas, Isabelles and Claras running around that I can't possibly have one. Also Hannah and Madelaine are pretty much out too.
I think it is hard when you have several kids that are the same gender. We used our all-time favorite girl name on our first born. So when little sister came along...it was hard to think of a name that we loved because for us, we had already used the best. (Of course, it also makes it difficult when you have a husband who veto's practically EVERYTHING!) Then when sister #3 made her debut last year, forget about it! It was even more challenging. I do LOVE all 3 of my little girls' names (although some in my family haven't been huge fans of the uniqueness of them -- hint hint, Sara). But if we ever have a boy, we are totally ready with his name.
when miss eden was born i wondered what had happened to miss navy. but i think eden was a good choice.
this is how we pick our names: when i am about 6 or 7 months pregnant mike will say, "how about mabel?" (or oliver, as the case may be.) and i say, "yes, that sounds right".
we'll see what happens this time, though. i already know what the name will be if it is a girl. but we might have to rely on mike's magic if it turns out to be a boy.
by the way, when i was little and had made my first name list, victoria was number one. good thing i didn't start making babies when i was 10.
We aren't 100% sure we're going to adopt more (we feel so content currently) but if we do, I have a huge list of boy names. We agree on boy names. And yes, all the names coordinate with the names we've already given our kids. We didn't realize we're into biblical names, but apparently we are. Those are the only names we both agree on.
Now, girl names are hard for us. I used my favorite first and middle name on my daughter and I change my mind a mile a minute on other names. My husband vetoes them all, and I don't love any of them as much as I love my daughter's name.
Sometimes I wish I could change my mind and use my kid's middle names as the first names for future children. I often think, "Why did I waste that on a middle name?"
Growing up my FAVORITE name was Kjersti (pronounced Chair-stee) Capri (like the pants). But my husband had veto power and he nixed that one right off the list. (Which is probably a good thing because she would NEVER find a personalized pencil, which can be rather traumatic as a kid).
i already picked out my fav boy name. but it cant be released on this web page....because im saving it. lol...name are fun but way stressful...yay new cousin.
edens cute.
and so is that picture of you!!! i love it.
Love the new look! (loved the old look too)
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