Thursday, January 05, 2006

Lulu or Billy Bob - Name That Baby

After 7 years you start to decide on baby names even though you probably shouldn't. My husband and I decided early on that he would pick the boys names and I would pick the girls names. So we have gone through several choices. Back in the beginning we were really feeling Native American so we had things like Dakota and Sierra. We have evolved over time and the boys names are pretty well decided. Our two choices currently are Alexander James (AJ for short) and William Clark. The husband insists that they have names that can be shorted, abbreviated or whatever. Mainly this is because with a name like Scott their is really not much else that you can do. However, recently I think I am leaning toward a different middle name to replace Clark. My husband's father Barry passed away this time last year but not thinking that a child should be named Barry Perry, I think that a good middle name to honor him would be Barrington. So William (who I will call Liam) Barrington sounds good to me! Meanwhile, girls names are a toss up! I have gone through many different ones. Originally, I had chosen Rowan Harper (mother's maiden name) and Lauren Rose (Scott's mom's maiden name). However, Scott's brother had a daughter first so Lauren Rose was taken and it fits her perfectly. So now I just don't know so maybe we will get those boys and it will not matter! Names are important, ask my husband who is still annoyed by his. You see Scott was born on April 23, the same day that William Shakespeare was born and died. So Scott fully believes his parents missed an opportunity by not naming him William especially since he also has a grandfather named William. Anyway, pick a name any name and pray it does not scar you for life!

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