Naming the Baby

Many people have asked if we have come up with a name yet. My mother recently asked and said, "Grandma has to know!!"

Well, here it is. We don't have one. Not at all. Well, a month or so ago Matt bounced one off me and I'm kinda "eh" about it. We haven't discussed names since then and we didn't discuss a middle name. I still can't wrap my mind around the name he suggested, so, for now, it's a no. I browse names from time to time at Nameberry and pay attention to names as I read magazines, books, blogs, etc. Nothing has caught my eye - yet. If Matt really pushes his pick, I may give in - but, I'm not convinced he even likes it that much...So, yeah, I think we are still in early stages of name picking with only two months left to go. It'll come to us, right?

When we do name him, you can expect that his name will not be in the top 300 baby names listed for 2012 by the  Social Security Administration. I have a "thing" about that. Liv will likely have another Olivia in her homeroom each year all through school. I didn't want that to happen with my other two. Colden's name is not in the top 1,000 and Lila's name was ranked number 182 in 2012, rising from 329 in 2006, the year she was born. I grew up loving the fact that not many people had my name. I think I knew one or two other Natalie's growing up. That's it. It was nice not to have to write Natalie A. on all my school work. I know, that's silly. But, I liked it. I took note of it then and take note of it with my own children. Poor Olivia. She doesn't yet care because she has been in German schools and Olivia is not a German name.

When will you find out our newest son's name? I suspect you (including immediately family members - even our children) will find out within one hour - two weeks after he's born. Not before.

Sorry!!