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May 28, 2017 20:36:24 GMT -6
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Post by bubblefan on May 28, 2017 20:36:24 GMT -6
We have 3 names we both like and a middle name picked out. I'm pushing my #1 and I think it's what will happen. We won't tell family/friends prior to birth. Do not want unsolicited "better" suggestions!
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Post by racegurl87 on May 28, 2017 20:41:42 GMT -6
We won't tell family/friends prior to birth. Do not want unsolicited "better" suggestions! We did this with DD and will be doing it again. I really don't want to hear what you think about the name. That's what we chose and you can find out with everyone else when he's born and it's official. |
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May 28, 2017 22:26:39 GMT -6
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Post by curmudgeon on May 28, 2017 22:26:39 GMT -6
We haven't really broached the subject yet because I know we'll have trouble deciding - boy names were harder for us the first time around too, though I love the name we picked for DS (Oliv.er). The "rules" we have are the first name is 3 syllables and doesn't start with D. Middle name for #2 will be Sc.ott (family name). Some names left over from deciding #1 (but none I'm dead set on) are: Elijah, Nathaniel, Theodore, Everett, Gabriel, Isaiah. Nathaniel is DS1's name so I'm partial.  Oliver is such a great name. I actually suggested that one and Gabriel for DS1 and H vetoed them. So sad he won't change his mind about them for #2. |
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Post by danvers on May 29, 2017 5:28:20 GMT -6
We won't tell family/friends prior to birth. Do not want unsolicited "better" suggestions! We do this too - though I don't mind telling internet strangers. MIL had all sorts of comments about SIL's choices for her first two so that pretty much sealed the deal when we got pregnant with DD. |
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Post by thecatsmeow on May 29, 2017 8:18:00 GMT -6
We have 3 names we both like and a middle name picked out. I'm pushing my #1 and I think it's what will happen. We won't tell family/friends prior to birth. Do not want unsolicited "better" suggestions! We'll keep it/them a secret too. I had a little hesitation even putting our options on here, but since we haven't seriously discussed or decided... there they are! Luckily no one really pushes us or bugs us about wanting to know, same with being team green. Our immediate families are team green supportive. |
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Post by August Blooms on May 29, 2017 11:39:08 GMT -6
Our anatomy scan is next week so we will find out the sex and go from there. We do have a boys middle name picked out but no first names.
I have my list of names from last time. I'm not sure about the boys names but I still have a lot of girls names I like. We were team green the last time and left it until the last minute. This time I think we'll have two or three favorites and see what the baby is like when they come out.
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Post by thatgirlrachel on May 29, 2017 13:16:06 GMT -6
I named DD (Ell.ie Gr.ace, goes by both names), so I let H name this baby. He chose Sam.uel Gray.son and I love it. He will go by Gray.son which was on my short list of choices so it worked out.
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Post by cythe on May 29, 2017 16:10:15 GMT -6
We have Evelyn decided and are tossing around the middle name Grace. I love the combination and so does H, or at least I think he does. He kind of tends to agree with what I say.
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Post by blackmamba on May 29, 2017 17:49:51 GMT -6
We have Evelyn decided and are tossing around the middle name Grace. I love the combination and so does H, or at least I think he does. He kind of tends to agree with what I say. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk That's really pretty. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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May 29, 2017 18:42:22 GMT -6
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Post by rebeccabunch on May 29, 2017 18:42:22 GMT -6
We have Evelyn decided and are tossing around the middle name Grace. I love the combination and so does H, or at least I think he does. He kind of tends to agree with what I say. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk That's really pretty. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Exactly. Beautiful name. |
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Post by cythe on May 29, 2017 20:08:41 GMT -6
Thanks guys ♡
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Post by trinitrotoluene on May 29, 2017 21:04:35 GMT -6
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May 29, 2017 22:21:54 GMT -6
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Post by gamergirl on May 29, 2017 22:21:54 GMT -6
cythe Beautiful. I love that combination, they go very well together. : )
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Post by Taitai on May 30, 2017 7:11:01 GMT -6
cythe - I also love that name too! So pretty and classic. Add us to keeping the name secret from everyone until after the birth. Both our families were absolutely obsessed with finding out DS' name beforehand, which I found really weird. I was not expecting them to care so much - we have very traditional name taste, so it's not like they needed to be worried. At MIL's request, my FIL actually called DH incessantly while I was in labor to make sure we weren't going to use a certain middle name that MIL had "issues with." DH only answered his phone because he thought there must have been a bonafide emergency for FIL to call 5 times in a row when he and MIL knew I was in labor. NOPE - just worried about the friggin' name. [insert hardest eye roll ever here] So this time - yeah - not telling anyone and we've made it clear that it's not a topic we are going to discuss - ever. So far nobody has brought it up - thank goodness! We also don't have a name picked out yet, because we're procrastinators. Should get on that...
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Post by CoachTsWife on May 30, 2017 7:50:30 GMT -6
Wow Taitai, that is crazy. We also don't share the name prior to birth and DH's family was pretty curious but not to that extent, for sure. |
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Post by kinipela7 on May 30, 2017 12:22:30 GMT -6
I want to name our daughter Abbey. My H thinks "Abbey" is a nickname and prefers to name her Abigail but I don't love Abigail at all. I also don't understand the point of middle names. I've never used mine in my life and my name is Jennifer which was very common in the 80s.
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May 30, 2017 12:24:05 GMT -6
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Post by mkrupar on May 30, 2017 12:24:05 GMT -6
I want to name our daughter Abbey. My H thinks "Abbey" is a nickname and prefers to name her Abigail but I don't love Abigail at all. I also don't understand the point of middle names. I've never used mine in my life and my name is Jennifer which was very common in the 80s. My mom didn't have a middle name. |
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Post by seventythree on May 30, 2017 12:49:25 GMT -6
I'll play: I'm really leaning toward So.phie Eliz.abeth for this one (DD is Al.ice Vict.oria). MH is on board, but my biggest hurdle with him is that he thinks Sophie is a nickname for Sophia, when they are actually just two variations of the same name. I like how Nameberry put it: "Sophie is Sophia's cuter, more irreverent near-identical twin... Sophie is lively and down-to-earth, while Sophia is more sophisticated and buttoned-up." To me, Sophia sounds like an old lady! (The irony here is that this is exactly how the name is said in Ukrainian, but that's... different.) Maybe this is super nitpicky of me, but MH wants to put Sophia on the birth certificate and just call her Sophie, which to me is stupid. I think he's looking at it like naming a boy Michael and calling him Mikey, but it's not! Arrrgh.
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Post by arimaythea on May 30, 2017 13:34:18 GMT -6
seventythree, in middle and high school I had a friend named Sof.ie (her parents were from Denmark) and I remember being jealous of her name thinking it was super cute.
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Post by racegurl87 on May 30, 2017 14:03:42 GMT -6
Taitai we didn't tell anyone I was in labor with DD and the only people that will know this time is whoever is going to watch DD. I honestly didn't want the calls/texts asking if she was here yet
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Post by chitownsully on May 30, 2017 14:47:07 GMT -6
cythe - I also love that name too! So pretty and classic. Add us to keeping the name secret from everyone until after the birth. Both our families were absolutely obsessed with finding out DS' name beforehand, which I found really weird. I was not expecting them to care so much - we have very traditional name taste, so it's not like they needed to be worried. At MIL's request, my FIL actually called DH incessantly while I was in labor to make sure we weren't going to use a certain middle name that MIL had "issues with." DH only answered his phone because he thought there must have been a bonafide emergency for FIL to call 5 times in a row when he and MIL knew I was in labor. NOPE - just worried about the friggin' name. [insert hardest eye roll ever here] So this time - yeah - not telling anyone and we've made it clear that it's not a topic we are going to discuss - ever. So far nobody has brought it up - thank goodness! We also don't have a name picked out yet, because we're procrastinators. Should get on that... Ummm. No! I would have hung up on them - but that's just me. |
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Post by Taitai on May 30, 2017 18:38:49 GMT -6
Taitai we didn't tell anyone I was in labor with DD and the only people that will know this time is whoever is going to watch DD. I honestly didn't want the calls/texts asking if she was here yet That's a really good idea. I think we're going to do that this time. I just have to tell DH to resist the urge to email everyone. Our nanny will watch DS when I go into labor, so it's not like anyone else really has to know. |
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Post by racegurl87 on May 30, 2017 18:40:45 GMT -6
Taitai we didn't tell anyone I was in labor with DD and the only people that will know this time is whoever is going to watch DD. I honestly didn't want the calls/texts asking if she was here yet That's a really good idea. I think we're going to do that this time. I just have to tell DH to resist the urge to email everyone. Our nanny will watch DS when I go into labor, so it's not like anyone else really has to know. It takes the pressure/frustration off you... I was in labor with DD for 33 hrs and we didn't tell anyone until an hour or so after she was born. It was nice having the time with just us before our phones started blowing up. |
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Post by thatgirlrachel on May 30, 2017 19:41:49 GMT -6
I want to name our daughter Abbey. My H thinks "Abbey" is a nickname and prefers to name her Abigail but I don't love Abigail at all. I also don't understand the point of middle names. I've never used mine in my life and my name is Jennifer which was very common in the 80s. I watch the Young and the Restless and there is an Abby (Abbey?) on there that isn't short for anything. /anecdote Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by trinitrotoluene on May 30, 2017 19:59:48 GMT -6
Tell me honestly if this is terrible. H and I throw names at each other jokingly all the time and i suggested Thackery, like from Hocus Pocus as a joke, but we both admitted to each other last night that we actually really like it. Is that an awful thing to name my son? Will he hate me?
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Post by racegurl87 on May 30, 2017 20:48:23 GMT -6
Tell me honestly if this is terrible. H and I throw names at each other jokingly all the time and i suggested Thackery, like from Hocus Pocus as a joke, but we both admitted to each other last night that we actually really like it. Is that an awful thing to name my son? Will he hate me? NGL, for the longest time watching the movie I thought his name was Zachary... |
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Post by racegurl87 on May 30, 2017 20:52:56 GMT -6
trinitrotoluene I googled it and it's an English based name  I can't say whether or not he'll like or dislike the name, but if it's something you and your H agree on and both like I say go for it. My H and I are naming sequel Caelum which isn't exactly typical...
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May 30, 2017 22:49:11 GMT -6
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Post by mkrupar on May 30, 2017 22:49:11 GMT -6
Tell me honestly if this is terrible. H and I throw names at each other jokingly all the time and i suggested Thackery, like from Hocus Pocus as a joke, but we both admitted to each other last night that we actually really like it. Is that an awful thing to name my son? Will he hate me? It's an actual name, so I see nothing wrong with it. Just be prepared to explain to people, "no, his name isn't Zachary" and to have to spell it all the time. Take it from someone who has spent a lifetime spelling her name for people, it's annoying, but I do love my name and wouldn't change it for anything. |
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Post by arimaythea on May 31, 2017 6:22:44 GMT -6
trinitrotoluene, Thackery = Hocus Pocus for me too, but I also love that movie, so I have positive thoughts for the name haha.
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Post by rachydc on May 31, 2017 7:20:31 GMT -6
Tell me honestly if this is terrible. H and I throw names at each other jokingly all the time and i suggested Thackery, like from Hocus Pocus as a joke, but we both admitted to each other last night that we actually really like it. Is that an awful thing to name my son? Will he hate me? I liked Hocus Pocus but barely remember it. To me the name sounds like Zachary with a lisp. Sorry if that sounds harsh!! |
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