Baby Week 19 - The Name Game Begins…
August 13, 2008
Zach and I agreed to hold off on name negotiations until after we learned the sex of the baby. Now that we know, we’ve started talking. With Xander, I started looking at names by week 12. Zach rejected everything I suggested until sometime around my 6th month, I gave up. I think about my 8th month, he finally suggested Alexander with a nickname of Xander and that was something we both liked. The same pattern seems to be playing itself out again. I’ve scoured countless baby name websites and created a list of potential names. Zach has shot down all the names I’ve suggested, and we’ve begun our name negotiation dance all over again. I’m not sure how quickly I’ll give up this time, but as the planner in the family, I like to get these sorts of things figured out sooner rather than later. I don’t want to be going into the hospital still debating names.
Of course, Zach is of the opinion that we should keep the name quiet until after the baby is born. He doesn’t like the comments and faces people make when you tell them the name you picked prior to it being on a birth certificate. People think they can still have some influence over the name before the baby is born, and some tend to spout horror stories of some person they knew with the same name, etc. Or, they say, “you’re really going to name him that?” I don’t disagree with the philosophy. Though, other’s opinions of my kid’s names doesn’t bother me all that much. If Zach prefers to keep this little detail quiet, that’s fine - I can keep the secret for a few months, and at the rate we’re going, I’ll only have to keep quiet for a few weeks 
Congrats! I love to pick names. The second i learned i was pg i took out the name book, dh was exactly opposite! he also rejected all my names except 2 Cameron or Caitlyn (we went for Caitlyn). I love boy names but my dh wants his name if it is a boy so i live through others having boys! My fav right now is Hunter! Have fun picking!
Thanks!! Picking names is a fun game, though it can be challenging and frustrating at times with these guys who reject everything. My sister’s name is Caitlyn (with the ‘y’ and everything) - great name!