Oh the name game...
With Addalyn it was easy. Well not easy I guess. Garrett and I debated over names for a short time after we found out we were having a girl. We of course just KNEW it was a boy so that name was already set in stone. When the ultrasound tech told us it was a girl I think we both were in shock (happy shock) so the name situation took a few days to set in.
It was the same story daily: I'd like a name - he'd hate it. He'd suggest a name - I'd hate it. We had a short "maybe" list that neither of us were thrilled about and we learned quickly to keep anything we semi-liked to ourselves due to the negative response we'd get from family and friends. "Oh gross, I knew a girl named that and she was so mean." OR "Hm, yeah that's not my favorite but it's OKAY."
We had kind of quit talking about it for awhile and then one day I get a message from a friend of ours. She had a dream that we had a girl and named her Attalie. The name kind of clicked with me and when Garrett came down the stairs I told him. I could tell it kind of settled with him too and his response was, "I kind of like it. We could call her Addy." If I remember correctly, I think I smiled really big and thought, "Aww, that's her. She's Addy." We weren't crazy about Attalie as her full name so we looked into our options and we both really liked Addalyn. And that was that. We kept it a secret because we didn't want to be persuaded into not liking it anymore and on September 10th at 5:08PM we got to meet Addalyn Paige Forsythe and her name has fit her well.
And now, just a short time later, we are back to the name game. I've spent many days on random websites and in baby name books, filing through options. I've had family and friends shooting us suggestions left and right, and so far, no luck. I can even admit to visiting the Baby Name Genie quite a bit. You plug in your last name and the sex of the baby and it gives you suggestions. Yesterday it gave me Laura (sister-in-law) and Lyndsey (awesome name but spelt stupid, haha), so the Genie isn't helping me out much either.
Naming Baby #2 has not been fun. Garrett and I don't agree on anything and it doesn't help that I am dealing with Mr. Picky Pants. I like boy names for girls - he does not. He likes random names from his favorite movies and bands - I do not. Our "maybe" list is even shorter this time and I find myself liking names that are either already taken by someone we know, that doesn't go well with Addalyn or Addy, or that Garrett just absolutely hates.
It is definitely much harder this time around and Garrett seems convinced that he just wont like anything as much as he liked Addalyn, so he is more or less leaving it up to me. Well, I should say that he knows a name or two I am leaning towards and he is fine with either. He still says a firm "NO" at 90% of the names I throw his way. I guess I am still undecided because, while I really like the names on my "maybe" list, I think I am still eager to get that same "Aww, that's her name," feeling out of the both of us.
So the name game continues. We are just under 8 weeks until the big day and I have high hopes that either the perfect name will present itself between now and then OR one of these "maybes" will become the name we can't resist. Either way, it'll happen. I don't think they'll let us leave the hospital with an un-named baby and I have no doubt that whatever name we do choose will fit baby girl quite well, as they always seem to do!
Sincerely Yours,
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