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Post by jessila on Jan 7, 2018 16:28:33 GMT -6
H and I actually talked names today. We are both fairly certain we know her name already but he has refused to actually talk about it. He doesn't want to commit because 'What if we change our minds in April and then everyone thinks they already know her name but we change it.' With our son we were down to two because I couldn't commit. I really want to be like "We went with your first choice for O so we should go with mine this time." Are you planning to share the name with others once you decide? H and I have no idea what name we're using, but we don't discuss possibilities with anyone IRL. Would your H feel better committing if it was only between the two of you? What we did with O, since I wouldn't commit, is say "we're currently thinking about using/considering/talking about X or Y." Of course, people still gave us opinions but whatevs.
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Post by budders on Jan 7, 2018 16:35:13 GMT -6
Are you planning to share the name with others once you decide? H and I have no idea what name we're using, but we don't discuss possibilities with anyone IRL. Would your H feel better committing if it was only between the two of you? What we did with O, since I wouldn't commit, is say "we're currently thinking about using/considering/talking about X or Y." Of course, people still gave us opinions but whatevs. That makes sense. I don't want to hear anyone's input, so H and I keep it to ourselves. It also helps that we have no idea what we're even choosing between, so there's not much to share.
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Post by jessila on Jan 7, 2018 16:37:08 GMT -6
What we did with O, since I wouldn't commit, is say "we're currently thinking about using/considering/talking about X or Y." Of course, people still gave us opinions but whatevs. That makes sense. I don't want to hear anyone's input, so H and I keep it to ourselves. It also helps that we have no idea what we're even choosing between, so there's not much to share. I am so glad we're having a girl for many reasons but we had zero names for a boy. Like, nothing. Good luck!
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Post by lemons on Jan 7, 2018 16:37:57 GMT -6
We thought we had a boy name then we found out we are having a boy and don’t like that name. Naming a human is hard.
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Post by budders on Jan 7, 2018 16:43:24 GMT -6
We thought we had a boy name then we found out we are having a boy and don’t like that name. Naming a human is hard. It's the worst. I keep reminding myself that we weren't completely in love with V's name at first and had reservations, and now I can't imagine him as anything else. So we'll figure it out. I hope.
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Post by Speedy on Jan 7, 2018 16:57:08 GMT -6
I'm pretty lucky that everyone so far seems pretty cool about our names. They do ask where the boys name comes from (honestly? dunno), but they don't argue at all when I tell them that the girls name came to me in a dream. No arguing with that.
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Post by lemons on Jan 7, 2018 17:06:49 GMT -6
We thought we had a boy name then we found out we are having a boy and don’t like that name. Naming a human is hard. It's the worst. I keep reminding myself that we weren't completely in love with V's name at first and had reservations, and now I can't imagine him as anything else. So we'll figure it out. I hope. Ugh I think this is why I’m struggling. We were sold immediately on N. Our current front runners don’t have us feeling the same. It feels like it will be a game time decision but that’s too much pressure!
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Post by budders on Jan 7, 2018 17:34:37 GMT -6
It's the worst. I keep reminding myself that we weren't completely in love with V's name at first and had reservations, and now I can't imagine him as anything else. So we'll figure it out. I hope. Ugh I think this is why I’m struggling. We were sold immediately on N. Our current front runners don’t have us feeling the same. It feels like it will be a game time decision but that’s too much pressure! We decided in the hospital with V. It was the only name we ever agreed on though, so that helped come to a quick decision when the pressure was on.
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Post by jessila on Jan 7, 2018 18:55:39 GMT -6
Ugh I think this is why I’m struggling. We were sold immediately on N. Our current front runners don’t have us feeling the same. It feels like it will be a game time decision but that’s too much pressure! We decided in the hospital with V. It was the only name we ever agreed on though, so that helped come to a quick decision when the pressure was on. I thought O looked more like an Oliver when he was born but I'm glad we didn't use that for him. H refused to even entertain that name for a boy this time around because it'd be weird to have two O names? Then he told me he liked Olivia for a girl which I vetoed.
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Post by budders on Jan 7, 2018 19:12:59 GMT -6
jessila I have had 3 Olivias just in the past 3 years, so I could never. It's a pretty name, but way too popular for me.
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Post by jessila on Jan 7, 2018 19:31:59 GMT -6
jessila I have had 3 Olivias just in the past 3 years, so I could never. It's a pretty name, but way too popular for me. It's way, way too popular and one of my special schools students is named Olivia. She's only in 5th grade meaning I could potentially have her for 10-11 more years.
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Post by robot on Jan 7, 2018 20:20:52 GMT -6
We don't share our names, I'm just not interested in anyone's opinions. My BMB and MH and I were it last time. But she didn't have a middle name until a couple days after she was born. Hopefully we can avoid that this time! But we literally haven't even discussed it at all yet. I told MH tomorrow night, for sure. We won't choose anything super popular though, last time we checked all our top contenders against the social security list.
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Post by budders on Jan 7, 2018 22:05:05 GMT -6
We don't share our names, I'm just not interested in anyone's opinions. My BMB and MH and I were it last time. But she didn't have a middle name until a couple days after she was born. Hopefully we can avoid that this time! But we literally haven't even discussed it at all yet. I told MH tomorrow night, for sure. We won't choose anything super popular though, last time we checked all our top contenders against the social security list. Yeah, with both of us being teachers, it's tough because we have so many associations with names that discuss, so we tend to naturally avoid popular names. Also, my name was very popular when I was growing up, and there were about 3 people in every class with the same name, and I hated it. So we try to go more moderate for that reason too.
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Post by numbears on Jan 8, 2018 2:55:25 GMT -6
FFMC: I made a baby name poll with DS. One of my friends down voted a few names over 20 times.
I kind of wish I could find it again, but I feel like the names are all second-choice now. Boy names are hard.
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Post by adeline on Jan 8, 2018 3:19:13 GMT -6
Boys names are hard! DH was dead set on William if we had a boy. I’m relieved we aren’t because I know about 12 Williams born in the last 2 years. I was so excited recently to see someone I know had a boy and named him Samuel!
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Post by lily on Jan 8, 2018 12:31:16 GMT -6
Baby had a great heartbeat this morning! Ultrasound scheduled in 3 weeks!
We haven’t even started talking names yet. Oops.
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Post by budders on Jan 8, 2018 12:32:39 GMT -6
Baby had a great heartbeat this morning! Ultrasound scheduled in 3 weeks! We haven’t even started talking names yet. Oops. We didn’t either time until we knew what we were having. No reason to have two fights when we can just have one!
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Post by lily on Jan 8, 2018 12:42:47 GMT -6
Baby had a great heartbeat this morning! Ultrasound scheduled in 3 weeks! We haven’t even started talking names yet. Oops. We didn’t either time until we knew what we were having. No reason to have two fights when we can just have one! Yeah we didn’t until we knew sex last time either. And we’ve already decided we don’t like our leftover names from last time, so I guess that’s a start? Or maybe a step backwards!
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Post by itsmemeg on Jan 8, 2018 12:57:37 GMT -6
We knew with DS like a week after we found out he was a boy. This time we are down to 2 names but I can’t commit. I have a feeling we will decide once she is born. We’ve told family and close friends our contenders and we haven’t had any negative reactions.
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Post by jessila on Jan 8, 2018 15:45:49 GMT -6
We don't share our names, I'm just not interested in anyone's opinions. My BMB and MH and I were it last time. But she didn't have a middle name until a couple days after she was born. Hopefully we can avoid that this time! But we literally haven't even discussed it at all yet. I told MH tomorrow night, for sure. We won't choose anything super popular though, last time we checked all our top contenders against the social security list. Yeah, with both of us being teachers, it's tough because we have so many associations with names that discuss, so we tend to naturally avoid popular names. Also, my name was very popular when I was growing up, and there were about 3 people in every class with the same name, and I hated it. So we try to go more moderate for that reason too. Yes to teaching ruining names and yes to having a super popular name growing up. H and I both had names that were in the top 2 the decade we were born. O's name is in the 30s and our current name for the baby is in the 80s. I also feel like now, at least where we live, there is a lot more variety in names than even 10 years ago.
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Post by mrsweasley on Jan 8, 2018 18:46:50 GMT -6
With DS I was young and his biodouche didn't like the name I chose but also refused to sign the birth certificate at the hospital so I named him what I wanted. I think I had talked about it with my mom ahead of time though
With DD, MH and I had picked out her name ahead of time but didn't tell anyone until after she was born.
We'll do the same this time. I'm strongly debating if we even want to share the sex. I want to find out so I can prep, but there's a little part of me that wants to keep it a secret or not find out at all. MH and I haven't agreed on a girl name yet but I'm pretty decided. Before we knew DD was a girl we had decided to name a boy after my grandpa and I think we'll stick to that
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Post by Madymoiselle on Jan 8, 2018 22:59:34 GMT -6
I am sorry mrsweasley but ‘biodouche’ made me laugh out loud. Had never seen this before ! How old is your DS?
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Post by Speedy on Jan 9, 2018 8:09:46 GMT -6
I've been feeling baby's movements getting stronger and stronger lately. Seems like every morning about 10 am he or she decides to stretch and wiggle. It actually woke me up this morning because it was right up front!
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Post by mrsweasley on Jan 9, 2018 8:31:58 GMT -6
I am sorry mrsweasley but ‘biodouche’ made me laugh out loud. Had never seen this before ! How old is your DS? He's 13. MH adopted him just before he turned 10 because it was "too hard" with DS even though he would see him maybe once or twice a year, the last time when he was 8.5yo. There's really no better way to refer to him
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Post by getzystark on Jan 9, 2018 10:27:14 GMT -6
We’ve had a list of names for years, it was easy to choose and MH is quite agreeable to any new suggestions but we didn’t need any this time around because our first was a girl and this one is a boy.
I don’t get too worried about the popularity of a name. Mine wasn’t super popular when my parents named me and then it blew up and I’m always one of at least 2 of the same name wherever I go. I survived.
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Post by jessila on Jan 9, 2018 11:17:35 GMT -6
One of my second graders called me out on being pregnant today. He hugged me and said "Do you got a baby in there?" I figured it was time and I told that class. When asked if the baby had a name yet, I said no. One student helpfully suggested we name her Princess then call her a nickname while she's little. Eight year old logic.
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Post by robot on Jan 9, 2018 11:50:33 GMT -6
We finally talked about names a little last night. I told MH all the names I liked and he made faces at most of them, then he started reading off the strangest names from the social security list and laughing hysterically. So then I told him I was just going to leave him and name this baby myself and we both agreed it was probably a good stopping point.
Pretty much I’m sure this baby will never have a first name.
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Post by larzhope on Jan 9, 2018 13:51:34 GMT -6
We finally talked about names a little last night. I told MH all the names I liked and he made faces at most of them, then he started reading off the strangest names from the social security list and laughing hysterically. So then I told him I was just going to leave him and name this baby myself and we both agreed it was probably a good stopping point. Pretty much I’m sure this baby will never have a first name. oh my gosh this was us exactly. my husband was suggesting the most ridiculous names just to get a reaction out of me. Eventually we got it narrowed down to a list of about 6 that we both didn't hate, and from there I think we have our top 2 contenders. we will not be sharing with anyone before she is here. My dad made a comment of "you aren't going to name her one of those weird ass names are you?" which like, wtf, that could mean a million things to a million different people so now no one gets to know what we are thinking beforehand I figure people are less likely to give opinions once she is here (though knowing my parents they will definitely still give their opinion if they don't like it!).
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Post by sarah on Jan 9, 2018 17:02:09 GMT -6
I had my 20 week appointment and everything looks perfect. We've decided on the name Henry.
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Post by Lord Disick on Jan 9, 2018 18:26:02 GMT -6
We don't share our names, I'm just not interested in anyone's opinions. My BMB and MH and I were it last time. But she didn't have a middle name until a couple days after she was born. Hopefully we can avoid that this time! But we literally haven't even discussed it at all yet. I told MH tomorrow night, for sure. We won't choose anything super popular though, last time we checked all our top contenders against the social security list. We don't share with anyone IRL either. People think we're weird but I would rather be like "this is our baby and this is his name" than include anyone else in the process. Internet friends are an exception though. Last time it was very helpful to be able to tell MH that the entire internet agrees that Fox isn't a good name.
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