How Do You Name Your Baby?
Hi Everyone! Happy Friday!
So I've been thinking a lot lately about naming the twins.
My husband and I have one boy name picked out, but other than that, nothing. We probably won't really work hard at this until we find out the sexes of the twins in a few weeks. But I've got to say, I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed. I also think it's going to be fun, but seriously, how are two people supposed to come up with something so important, that is right for the child and also something we both love? It seems daunting.
It's great there are all sorts of lists of names/books with names out there, and maybe once I start going through them this will be easier.
I looked on the Internet, and there are naming quizzes (eg, "What's your baby naming style?")...I took two (here and here...yeah, I should be writing this afternoon...I'm good at procrastinating when I want to be), and one said I was a "classic" namer, the other that I was a "trendy" namer. Not helpful. (Also, the quiz questions were kind of lame.)
There's a website called the Baby Name Genie which as far as I can tell just randomly generates names (again, not helpful). And Nymbler, which might be more useful because you can type in or select names that you like and it will give you suggestions based on that.
Maybe the way to start is to eliminate big swaths of options (eg, for me, names that are impossible to pronounce/spell, names that are currently on the top 10 most popular list, ethnic names that have nothing to do with our ethnicity.)
Geeze, a name just seems so important...glad we have some time...I think we're going to need it.
I also know that I'll know when it's right. There will be no second guessing.
Anyone have any ideas on how to approach this? Is browsing through thousands and thousands of names to see which ones strike you really the way to go? Or is there a more targeted, logical way? If you have kids, how did you come up with their names?
Hope everyone has a great weekend. Thanks for spending some time here this week.
XOXO
FAQ Fridays: A Dream About My Brother
So you had a dream about your brother. Which one?
Luke, the one who died.
Have you dreamed about him before?
No. (Well, I've dreamed about him dead, but that doesn't really count.)
And it's funny, a lot of people have had dreams with him in them, and I've always felt bad because it doesn't happen to me.
My BFF had a dream with Luke in it shortly after he died (they were very close) and said to him in the dream, "Why don't you go visit your sister? You should go visit your sister!" And he said, "Nah, she's too sad."
So I've always kind of felt like when I'm not so sad anymore, I'll dream of him. I had no idea it would take more than 6 years to get to that point, though.
What was the dream like?
He was his teenaged self, with crazy bushy hair, not the age he was when he died (27), when he had his hair pretty much buzz-cut.
He was across a busy city street from me (not sure where), and he saw me and his face lit up with a smile and he waved, and I waved back, and then he was gone.
So you didn't get to talk to him?
No. (My husband's first question when I told him about the dream was, "Did you ask him if he likes the boy name we picked?" [If we have a son, we're planning to name him Luke.] He was disappointed that my brother and I didn't get to have that conversation.)
How do you feel about the dream?
Good. Really good. I personally believe those connections in dreams are very real...as real as if we were talking long-distance on the phone. I really hope I dream of him again, and this time we get to have a conversation. But just seeing him....alive isn't the right word here...present, maybe? That was awesome.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Thanks for spending some time here this week. :)
XOXO
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