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Father's Day
Amidst all the hubbub yesterday of shopping and getting ready for a friend's barbecue, James and I took a few quiet moments to appreciate HIM for being a wonderful friend, companion and future father. He has been there for me every step so far, and I know he'll continue to be until we are no long on this earth. Even though we are not married and this pregnancy was a huge surprise, he is committed to being the best dad he possibly can to this baby. I trust him 100 percent and I am so glad to be creating a family with him. Since he's always reading my "What to Expect When Expecting" book, I got him his own version from Dad's point of view: "The Expectant Father." He opened it to a page about how to pick baby names. It had a great idea: Each parent lists 10 favorite names and then swaps for the other to cross off names he/she doesn't like. Then keep doing that until you end up with a list you both like. Then narrow it down from there. We are not going to think about names until we know what sex the baby is. The ultrasound is July 7, so it's not that far off! James has a gut instinct it's a girl. Since the father's chromosome determines the sex, maybe he knows something I don't. I don't have an instinct either way. I also talked to my father last night and got to share the news of my pregnancy with him. I was waiting for Father's Day to surprise him, and, like everyone who hears the news for the first time, he was very surprised. But he and my stepmom are very happy for me and excited to have another grandchild on the way. (One of my stepbrothers has four kids already!) To all you fathers out there, Happy Father's Day! 6 comments from 6 users
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posted by
kevinmorrison
on Jun 17, 2008 at 10:20 AM
we did the same with my son, Layton. I came out to the waiting room and announced that he had arrived and then revealed his name. We had let everyone know that he was a boy, but kept his name under wraps. I feel bad, but now that I try and remember, i don't know how we did it for Holly, but I don't think we kept her name or sex a secret. Our chinese daughter is going to be named Ileah and we will keep her chinese name as her middle name. posted by
jbaldwin
on Jun 17, 2008 at 09:26 AM
Christina, we love your idea so much, we're going to also see if we can keep the name we ultimately choose a secret until the birth! So, sorry We4, but I won't leak any of them ;) But I will divulge the due date: Nov. 21. Just in time for Thanksgiving! posted by
We4do4H
on Jun 16, 2008 at 05:38 PM
We came up with one name for each sex for both pregnancies and that was it. Other than my m-i-l wanting all the names to be girls names no one had much to say. My dad's philosophy was how would the name sound as an adult say in a doctor's position or attorney, not just the little baby name. Both boys middle names are after their uncles (my brother & hubby's brother), so they didn't object to any name we gave them. J - you didn't give us a hint of names though, and when are you due?
posted by
pelly
on Jun 16, 2008 at 05:28 PM
I love how you treasure each step! posted by
Christina
on Jun 16, 2008 at 01:51 PM
We waited to reveal our daughter's name until after he was born. It was actually kind of fun keeping it a secret... loved seeing my sisters so anxious and "bugged" that I wouldn't tell them :) posted by
LisaW
on Jun 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Stephen didn't really have a list of names that stuck out to him, but he wanted the name to have a good meaning... so that meant no Mara (bitterness) or Kiera (dark). I hung out on a baby names site for several days going through the lists of boy and girl names and cross checking the meanings to make sure they were OK. I came up with 10 or so names for each sex. We went over it together and narrowed it down further based on what he did/didn't like. My advice is don't share your short list with family members or friends. I thought I wanted everyone's opinions and that there wasn't really a name that stuck out to me... well then we started realizing that there were a couple names that we liked more than the rest and when those names didn't get positive feedback I took it a lot more personally than I thought I would. Both my sisters said "ew" at our girl name, Jillian, and my dad said he was so glad that it was a girl because he "hated" our boy name choice of Ethan. From other parents I've talked to they find that once you just say that this is what the kid's name is or wait to reveal it until the birth that then you don't get as much feedback. People just accept it as that being the name. Besides both of you are the ones that are going to have to use the name all the time anyway. Might as well be something YOU like.
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