Woohoo!
We have a name! It's a miracle!
I think we have finally figured out our process. So if we decide to have more kids we'll know what to do. Chad ended up sitting down with the baby name book for hours, yes hours, pouring over every name and making a list that he was comfortable with. It was nice to see him put so much effort into it. Since it's mostly been me pouring over websites and books every free second I get for months now. I think just spouting out names doesn't really let him get a real sense of the name so he just tends to say no to most of them.
Which of course makes me feel like he just shoots down everything I like. The funny thing is, some of the ones he chose were ones I had mentioned before. He just needed his own time to sit down and process them.
Men are so odd and I'm sure I'll spend the rest of my life trying to figure them out. But that's okay, I think we get each other once we really take the time to understand how the other person works.
I'm so glad this is over. It was really affecting how I felt about the new baby. All I was getting was negative responses from everyone - at least it felt that way. So it doesn't make you too happy especially when you are hormonal anyway.
So with that said, I am going to pray about whether or not I want to share the name we picked out. I'm really excited to share, but more than anything I want to be excited about my baby and not let anything get in the way of that.
I don't think most people quite understand how much naming means to me. I have loved names all of my life. Even when I was younger I had a baby name book (which freaked my parents out a little bit) but I was always fascinated by name meanings and origins. It was just fun. Names are so important, its one of the first gifts you will give your child and you want it to be perfect, from your heart and a reflection of both parents.
So for right now we are still telling people we are naming him Beauregard (ha ha).
3 comments:
I love it! Beau for short right? :) No, really, I enjoyed reading this blog. It made me smile to see a husband and wife working out their love in everything. Of course, I also loved hearing that you have a name. So exciting! yea!!
I can't wait to meet your little bundle of joy. And whatever name you pick---it will be perfect!
I know what you mean! I love getting suggestions from people, but have learned to never spill the beans until we've made our decision and then just tell others the name. I know what it's like when people give their opinions and "dash" the name you're pondering, so it's safer for us just to announce the name. :) I cannot wait to find out the baby's name and better yet, meet him!!
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