y3w: the name game

Names are hard, right? The only name that was easy to come up with out of all 3 kids was Brynn. Because I've loved that name since I was 11, Bob really didn't have a say in the matter {though I did ask him and he did love it... lucky HIM ;}

When we got pregnant with Carter, we knew if it was a girl, her name would be Brynn. From day one. But we could not, for the life of us, come up with a boy name. There were a few we agreed on and liked, but none that we loved. We figured we'd just wait and see what we were having before discussing it further.

So, because we couldn't come up with a boy name, naturally we found out we were having a boy. Because that's the way it works. {Didn't you know?}

On our way home from the ultrasound, I looked over at Bob and said "He looked like a Carter to me" and Bob said "I was thinking the exact same thing." And there you have it.

Carter Robert
{after Bob, of course... and also he's favorite guy in the world, his grandpop.}

When we got pregnant the second time, I swore we were having another boy. Swore up and down that there was no way possible it could even BE a girl. But, in the off chance that it was a girl, we knew we'd name her Brynn.

We did discuss boy names before finding out what we were having and there were two names that we liked {one that I LOVED} but Bob wasn't really feeling it as much as I was. Again, we decided to just go back to boy names if we needed too. Well, to my utter surprise, we found out we were having a girl.

Brynn Sophia
{there was not ONE family name that went along with Brynn, which made me sad. All the family names were either 1 syllable, started with a B or just didn't flow. So we decided to pick a name that we liked and that went along with Brynn, but that we'd never use as a first name for a future daughter.}

And here we are. Baby #3. Starting all over with names. Team Green. Needing to come up with 1 boy name and 1 girl name that we can agree on.

Like most couples, we've been discussing names for baby #3 since before we were pregnant. We knew we'd eventually have 3 kids, so I wanted to kind of have it narrowed down to a few names early on so we could get use to them. In my opinion, if you like a name for a long time, chances are, you're going to love it for life {kinda like Brynn, for me.} So the sooner we decided, the better.

Now I know some think it's "trendy" to have surnames as first names, but the truth is, this is something that I've ALWAYS loved. Always. It may have stemmed from having a classmate with the first name of Smith growing up and I always thought it was the coolest thing.

Well when I married Bob, I took his last name. Which is a first name. But it's our last name. So what sounds good with a last name that is also a first name? A first name that is a last name.

Confused? Me too.

That's one of the reasons we decided on Carter. It just sounded great with our last name and I immediately pictured it on Sports Center or MSNBC {not as a "most wanted" but as a governor or senator, of course.} As for Brynn, well I already told you that story. I've just always dreamed of having a baby girl named Brynn :)

So with all that being said, coming up with TWO names for this baby has been a challenge. Bob agrees on the names but isn't IN LOVE with them. {Yet he offers zero suggestions... kisses honey! MUAH} But I'm just happy we are in agreement on the names and I highly doubt they will change at this point.

So without further ado, baby #3 will be named... {did you just skip right down to this part? You did, didn't you? Cheater.}

Reid Joseph
or
Emerson Mae

Okay, so Reid I've loved since I was pregnant with Brynn and Bob was just semi-on board at that point. But, thanks to my nagging, it grew on him. {Woo hoo!} Like Carter, it's just a name that I really love and think it's a strong name that he can grow into. The middle name Joseph is after my dad. :)

Emerson is a name I think I first heard while pregnant with Brynn and I fell in love with it and just tucked it aside for a future baby girl. I love it because it's different, but not impossible to pronounce or a name people would misspell often. It's just a great name that I can see as a future lawyer, teacher, doctor or CEO of a Fortune 500 company ;) Mae is after my great grandmother, who helped raise my mom, and who lived until she was 97 years old!

Another girl name I loved was Harper, but we took that off our list because I thought it sounded too much like Carter {which it does.} Another reason why we picked Emerson is because I just adore the nickname Emmie Mae. I mean, could that BE any cuter?? I think not. :)

So there you have it. Baby Reid or Baby Emerson will be here in September! Can't wait to finally meet them and find out who's in there =)

I hope everyone has a great Easter and/or Passover weekend!