Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Naming Angry Bean

We decided to not find out Angry Bean's sex (why Angry Bean?). Sometimes I wish we would have though. Especially if that meant finding out we're having another girl, because then the stress of naming the little bean would be over. We've known since Stella was born that our next little girlie would be named Rosalie.

Coming up with a boy name that both me and the hubs like has been tough. More than tough...it's been one of the more stressful parts of this pregnancy. We started with a list of more than 15 names, and have gone back and forth about our favorites a hundred million times. We've narrowed the list a bit, and we've almost settled on a few different names, but one of us always changes our mind. Right now there are five names in the running; Hank, Sullivan, Franklin, Dominic, and Edison. Hubs' is pretty set on Hank. I like it, but my favorite of the moment is Edison.

I'd love some more ideas to through run past the hubs. Fair warning though, it's hard to find a name he likes. Just ask Alexis. She suggests names all the time, and Tim hasn't went for one yet. And honestly, he doesn't even like the name Edison, but I love it, and I'm not ready to cross it off yet. Some of the names that were once on our list, but have been taken off (read, Tim said no to them all) Leo, Ezra, Cassius, Roman, Roan, Walter, Waylon, Atticus, Judah, Otto, Quintin, Malachi and many others.

I'd love to hear how you went about finding the perfect name. Was it hard for you and your spouse/partner to find a name you both liked? Was it harder for you to pick out names for one sex or the other?


In other baby news, above is a selfie I just took in my bathroom mirror. Yeah, I'm glad those weren't popular when I was a teenager, like they are now. Entering the 3rd trimester, I'm up about 14 pounds, still have an innie belly button (don't foresee that changing. It didn't pop with Love Bean.) and just starting to either hold the fly of my pants together with a hair tie or wear maternity jeans.

I had my glucose test this morning. I felt a little guilty when the tech who was drawing my blood asked how the baby liked all that sugar. Our convo went a little like this.
Me, "hmm, I haven't really noticed a difference."
Her response, "just another day in the life?"
Me, "uhh...I've had a lot of Easter candy to eat"
The guilt didn't last too long...went the through the Biggby drive thru immediately after and ordered a chocolate chip muffin and a tall Teddy Bear. Yes, I'm one of those terrible mothers-to-be that drinks coffee and a lot of other caffeinated beverages. I did with Love Bean, and she turned out just fine.

12 comments:

  1. Travis and I have already started looking at names and making lists. We are starting to try for a baby and I want to have it narrowed down to the top 3 of each gender before we even get pregnant (we will see if that happens). Every time I really like a name that he doesnt, or vice versa) we put it on a separate list that we can come back to if needed. So far we agree on the boys names and have 4 we both really like. Girls names are a different story! I had Rosalie on my list...I will take it off now :)

    P.S. I vote for Edison....every time I hear Hank it makes me think of Hank the Tank...

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  2. I always kept three things in mind when naming my babies. 1. They had to go to school and other kids are cruel. 2. The baby will become an adult. You are naming them for the rest of their personal and professional life. Make sure they can carry the name proudly. 3. Look at the list after the baby is born. Which name fits the baby?

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    1. Completely agree with those "rules." Stella fits the bill perfectly.

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  3. We went through the same thing, but we had a hard time with a girls name! We had Max picked out since the beginning, but just wouldn't agree on a girls name. He liked more traditional names and I liked more unique. We still didn't have a girls name picked out when we had him. Luckily he was a he so we never had to pick one out! And when we have another one, we already have another boys name and still don't have a girls name!!

    Here are some from my list. Don't worry, we wont use them since Opie insists on us having all of our boys with 'M' names since his grandpa, dad, brother, him, and now Max all have 'M' names. Or he has said No to them already.

    Wessen, Cruz, Keaton, Axel, Jax, Jett, Mekhi, Ryder, Titus, Declan, Archer, Jameson, Finnegan

    I have a huge list if you want more!

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    1. Thanks for the ideas LeeAnn! Archer was actually on our list at one point! I really Finnegan, but Tim said no :(

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  4. I'm with Tim on the discards, but I do like Edison. Ditch Dominic too. I say, ask Stella! Kay

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  5. Thanks for all your input! I'll be sharing all of this with Tim :)

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  6. The biggest fight I've ever been in with Sammit came a few years ago, long before we were planning to have kids, about baby names. We just avoided talking about it after that. Now we have to figure something out in the next 5 months! My top girl names are: Charlotte, Ryan, Alice, Cora, Olive, Opal, and Luna. My top boy names are: Joss, Liam, Owen, Asher, Ezra, Milo, Oliver, Nikhil, and Ashwin. Time to narrow down. Hank is a solid name, but I think Edison and Franklin are also great!

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    1. Dillon, Olive is such an adorable name! Liam, Oliver and Asher were all on my boy's name list at one point too. But, Tim didn't like Liam, he had a cat named Oliver when he was little, and my cousin just had an Asher.

      Hope you're feeling well! Hope you have a smooth pregnancy and good luck in your name search! I'm thankful Tim and I can at least agree on a girl name, so we don't have to argue about that one too :)

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    2. We like similar names!

      Ezra and Eliza were what we had picked out before I miscarried. Ezra is an old Tobias family name and I'm OBSESSED with the name. I was bummed with Pretty Little Liars used it -- it is now becoming more popular. My aunt just named her baby Ezra.

      I suggest digging through your family trees. That is where we came up with both of ours.

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  7. I only have one strong opinion on this delightful column: an expectant mom with a very young toddler absolutely deserves to have her Biggby's now and then....go for it!!!

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