Well, made it to 34 weeks and still don't know the sex of the baby. If someone slips now, I will be very annoyed. And then to make myself feel better I will promptly go shopping to make up for these weeks of waiting.
Honestly, I know I am saving a ton of money by not knowing - I would be buying little things here and there that I really don't need just because there are so many cute things out. And then there are the things that weren't even around when Miles was born just two and a half years ago. Those muslin swaddle blankets from Aiden+Anais? I am definitely buying those. What a great idea for a baby during a Vegas summer? I always felt bad because they would get so sweaty all swaddled up.
Anyway, I digress. My main worry is with waiting to look into this little one's eyes to decide on a name. A baby's name seems to set it on a course for life - and man, there are some terrible names out there. I look at the website nameberry.com quite a bit and it shows a word chart of the most searched for names of the day. Be afraid teacher of future kindergarten class of 2017 - there are going to be a bunch of little girls named Renesme and Katniss running around. And those are at least names I have heard of. I think parents need to think more about their child and less about doing something "cool" with the baby's name. Would they want to explain their own name's spelling/pronunciation their whole life?
And when you have to have a list of favorites for both a boy and a girl, it can be daunting. We didn't know with Claire, but I had managed to narrow down the list to about 3 to 4 boy and girl names. With Miles, I just had to find out who was in there, so we knew we could focus on just the boy names. But now I have to not only find names I like from both genders, but they have to "go" with Claire and Miles.
What do I mean by "go?" Well, I like when family names sort of sound like they would all be from the same family. I couldn't pick a really girly name like Claire (which I think is feminine and adorable), and then choose a unisex name for another girl in the family. Or if I were doing all bible names and then chose a really modern name for the third baby, it wouldn't seem right. Maybe I am crazy - maybe you think Claire and Miles already don't go together. If that's the case, then I should stop worrying and just pick from Peeta, Cinna, or Gale for a boy and Clove, Rue or Primm for a girl (did I mention I haven't seen Hunger Games yet?). I am completely joking though - you will not see any of these names on my list... or any of my other names for that matter. I have to narrow them down more before sharing.
i totally get you on the names needing to "go" together.
ReplyDeleteif you want to be inspired you should check out my friend's sister's blog. she does a yearly post on southern idaho names. it's hilarious. and unbelievable (read the comments, too)
http://jessica-jensen.blogspot.com/2012/04/names-2011.html
Oh, Shannon, I do love and miss you, and that's a big AMEN on the names. And you need to see Hunger Games before Junior arrives. Yes, Claire and Miles go together. I love those names so don't mess this next one up.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Erika, Claire and Miles do go together, and especially about the part, "don't mess this next one up." So funny. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't envy you, I think it is super hard even when you know what gender your child is. But, oh wait, you have done this to yourself!! And to me. I don't know what colors to buy!!! Love you though.