We’ve been asked a few times if we have picked out the name for your little girl. I can only share with you the middle name. We’ve chosen to use my mother’s middle name, Jean.
For the first name, we do have our top 2 picked out. We’re taking both names to the hospital and choosing once we see her. We don’t want to get set on a name only to find that she doesn’t look like what we picked out. I know a few people that went for a few days after their child was born because they just didn’t fit the name they had picked out. That makes sense to us, it’s good to have a back up plan.
Right now, we plan on keeping our top 2 first names secret until we pick one and introduce our little bundle to the world. There is one main reason behind this. We don’t want to be swayed either way by people’s reactions or stories.
We’ve both seen this with other couples. A lot of people have ugly facial expressions, or have horrible stories about others they knew with the name chosen and are inclined to share those stories with the parents-to-be. Especially if they think they can persuade the parents away from the chosen name. That really adds a negative aspect to one of the most important decisions a couple makes for their child. We don’t want that. She’s our child, it shouldn’t matter that you knew somebody you didn’t like with that name. We like what we've picked and we think one will fit her perfectly.
Besides, you can't look at a beautiful baby and make an ugly face. You'll all just have to wait until she gets here. She'll definitely be worth the wait.
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