I get asked these same questions on a daily basis:
How are you feeling? – still pretty good!
When is the baby due again? – September 27th
Boy or girl? – Boy
Do you have any names picked out? – …

So, we had a girl name that we liked. We decided on that years ago. Boys names are harder. Most boy names are either common and boring or weird and will get him beat up in school. There have been several times we decided we liked a name, only to change our minds weeks later. Bryan never liked my top two names :P

My primary criteria: my son will not share a name with anyone I went to high school with. And although we considered several character’s names from our favorite works of fiction, we decided against all of those too.

We do have a name that’s growing on us right now. It bubbled up from my subconscious in the middle of the night one night as all brilliant ideas do. It’s not common, but it’s not weird either. There are several people on the planet with the name and characters in shows, but no one we have any emotional connection with.

However, he will not get a name until he comes out. We still have two months to decide. Also, we don’t want to tell anyone the name until he’s born to avoid the,”oh, you’re naming him that?” Which is a reaction I’ve gotten to several of our reject names. You can’t please everyone.

So yes, we have some ideas for names, but we’re not telling, so don’t ask :P

And a maternity photo because blog posts are always more interesting with pictures.

maternity