What's in a Name?

Chandler, 7 weeks, Nashville, NC

What's in a name?  Derek and I don't take the honor of naming a child for granted.  This is one thing where we really like to take our time, and pick just the right name for the next member of our family.

Before we ever got pregnant, we came up with a list of potential names that we both liked: 3 names for boys, and 3 for girls.  Well, obviously the "girl" names have never been used.  In fact, both the 3rd name for boys and girls were struck from the list after we had two children.

As this little one's birth draws near we have been settled on our two names for quite sometime.  All of the names that we've picked have been names that I have heard of, but have never personally known somebody by that name.  I like to have no preconceived ideas about who this person will be.  The boys first name is of English origin, with a more unusual middle name.  It doesn't fit our "8 letters" like all the other boys, but is 7, so close enough!

The girls name was always intended to honor my grandmother.  I've always wanted to use "Lee" as the middle name, as this was hers.  As time passed, I thought that having "Lee" as a middle name was not important enough and wanted to incorporate it into the first, so that is what we have done (and no, the name is not Lee)  We have also found a way to incorporate another of my grandmother's names for the middle name by changing a letter here and there.  Either way, it will remind me of her

I joked with Derek that we would give "naming rights" to our 4th child to the winner of the baby poll (see top right hand side of blog sidebar).  Unfortunately, that's a NO.  You do have the chance to win some Goodberry's ice-cream though.  What do you have to lose?  Take a shot and make a guess.  Maybe you'll win!