Pierce Robert Merrigan
We are now halfway through the pregnancy with a very healthy baby boy weighing in at 11.4 ounces!!
Showing posts with label Baby Names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby Names. Show all posts
Monday, June 3, 2013
Happy To Announce
We are now halfway through the pregnancy with a very healthy baby boy weighing in at 11.4 ounces!!
Friday, April 12, 2013
And the Search is Over!!
Oh man, I am so thrilled you guys!
After our loss of the name Naomi I have been searching and searching baby girl names trying to find one that John and I could both agree one. That was nearly impossible. I like unique; he likes traditional. I like modern; he likes Biblical. Oh man, it was rough. We went through tons of names; I would come up with a list and he "could deal with" about three out of twenty. So back to the drawing board I'd go. There was one name I kept putting on there hoping he would change his mind, but each time the response I got was- "eh maybe I could deal with it". But I'd slip it on the list the next time hoping for a different reaction....the reaction was the same because I don't think he ever actually remembered it from the list before haha.
Tonight John mentioned our top three picks to the boys and tried to get some more opinions on them. The boys didn't like any of them, which makes John less excited about them, and in all honesty I had my own issues with each of them anyway. Then I did it; I mentioned that one name again and John said, "hmmm...what about _________" to the boys and they approved! With the guys approval behind us, and John's "yeah, I actually like that" response, we FINALLY have a baby girl name winner!
Our top three picks that arenot getting picked were:
Nova
Delaney
and
Darla
I love the idea of using Nova for reasons I've mentioned before; however, I want my baby to place their own stamp on a name, to make it their own, and every time I hear or read the name Nova I picture my great grandma. And I don't want that to change.
Delaney I still think is pretty, but it's just not meant to be our little girl (if baby is a girl....which I'm 98% sure she is). John wasn't thrilled about it but it was one of the least hated on the lists, John's friends crossed it off immediately (not that their opinion matters to me, but it does to him), and even my best friend had that "it's nice...." response which is never good haha. It just wasn't meant to be.
and lastly, Darla....I think this is the cutest name for a little girl, but that's just it- a little girl. It's one of those names that I couldn't picture as a woman's name in her 30's or so. For a little girl- darling! For a woman...I'm just not sure it grows up well.
So if anyone is looking for girl names, there's a couple ideas! Sorry if my explanations ruined them for anyone!
When we find out for sure what gender our little lamb is (hopefully on the 3rd, if not then then in June), I'll announce our names.
I was so excited about our boys name we've picked that I didn't think we could find a girls name to match my excitement, but we did!!
*Maybe if you're super curious and want to ask me privately about our names I'll tell you ;) I just don't want it publicly listed on this blog yet :)*
Now you guys don't have to hear about my rants during this stressful search! Aren't you excited now too?? haha
After our loss of the name Naomi I have been searching and searching baby girl names trying to find one that John and I could both agree one. That was nearly impossible. I like unique; he likes traditional. I like modern; he likes Biblical. Oh man, it was rough. We went through tons of names; I would come up with a list and he "could deal with" about three out of twenty. So back to the drawing board I'd go. There was one name I kept putting on there hoping he would change his mind, but each time the response I got was- "eh maybe I could deal with it". But I'd slip it on the list the next time hoping for a different reaction....the reaction was the same because I don't think he ever actually remembered it from the list before haha.
Tonight John mentioned our top three picks to the boys and tried to get some more opinions on them. The boys didn't like any of them, which makes John less excited about them, and in all honesty I had my own issues with each of them anyway. Then I did it; I mentioned that one name again and John said, "hmmm...what about _________" to the boys and they approved! With the guys approval behind us, and John's "yeah, I actually like that" response, we FINALLY have a baby girl name winner!
Our top three picks that are
Nova
Delaney
and
Darla
I love the idea of using Nova for reasons I've mentioned before; however, I want my baby to place their own stamp on a name, to make it their own, and every time I hear or read the name Nova I picture my great grandma. And I don't want that to change.
Delaney I still think is pretty, but it's just not meant to be our little girl (if baby is a girl....which I'm 98% sure she is). John wasn't thrilled about it but it was one of the least hated on the lists, John's friends crossed it off immediately (not that their opinion matters to me, but it does to him), and even my best friend had that "it's nice...." response which is never good haha. It just wasn't meant to be.
and lastly, Darla....I think this is the cutest name for a little girl, but that's just it- a little girl. It's one of those names that I couldn't picture as a woman's name in her 30's or so. For a little girl- darling! For a woman...I'm just not sure it grows up well.
So if anyone is looking for girl names, there's a couple ideas! Sorry if my explanations ruined them for anyone!
When we find out for sure what gender our little lamb is (hopefully on the 3rd, if not then then in June), I'll announce our names.
I was so excited about our boys name we've picked that I didn't think we could find a girls name to match my excitement, but we did!!
*Maybe if you're super curious and want to ask me privately about our names I'll tell you ;) I just don't want it publicly listed on this blog yet :)*
Now you guys don't have to hear about my rants during this stressful search! Aren't you excited now too?? haha
Friday, April 5, 2013
Baby Girl Names: Help!
We don't know that little lamb is a girl, but I have a very strong feeling that it is (so does John, and my grandma, and so do my friends....it's gotta be a girl, right??). And we had our girl name picked out, it was a done deal, she was going to be Naomi Elizabeth.....but we have to change it.
Someone very close to us has had that name picked out for a while apparently and even though they're not pregnant, they still plan on using it even if we name our little girl Naomi. That would be two Naomi's who would grow up together, and who would live right next to each other. And that ain't happenin.
SO we have to find another girl's name because seriously, I'll bet money baby is a girl. But we need help. We need suggestions.
I'm SO picky with names!! I don't want anything popular (nothing on the baby top 100 list or even low 100's cuz they could spike in popularity); I'm one of those people that if I know someone with the name I won't use it; I want a super girly, feminine, unique, beautiful name....and I can't find one that I think "that's it!!".
Right now we have a couple on our list (and I swear if anyone steals them after I reveal them they'll see the wrath of Piper) they are:
Nova, my great grandma's name. She's my hero, the person I strive to be like, she meant so much to me that I feel like my daughter would be lucky to share her name and I would like to honor my great grandma by naming our child after her..
Nadine is our other name. I don't have any strong attachments to the name, but it's pretty, unique, and I feel like it's feminine.
Right now that's all we've got. John says "Nadine would work" but that's not exactly the response I wanted. He likes Nova, but I want a list for him so he doesn't feel like he has to choose that name because it's my grandma's name, ya know?
I would like the middle name to stay Elizabeth, but I'm in need of some help, friends.
Does anyone have any baby girl name suggestions??
Someone very close to us has had that name picked out for a while apparently and even though they're not pregnant, they still plan on using it even if we name our little girl Naomi. That would be two Naomi's who would grow up together, and who would live right next to each other. And that ain't happenin.
SO we have to find another girl's name because seriously, I'll bet money baby is a girl. But we need help. We need suggestions.
I'm SO picky with names!! I don't want anything popular (nothing on the baby top 100 list or even low 100's cuz they could spike in popularity); I'm one of those people that if I know someone with the name I won't use it; I want a super girly, feminine, unique, beautiful name....and I can't find one that I think "that's it!!".
Right now we have a couple on our list (and I swear if anyone steals them after I reveal them they'll see the wrath of Piper) they are:
Nova, my great grandma's name. She's my hero, the person I strive to be like, she meant so much to me that I feel like my daughter would be lucky to share her name and I would like to honor my great grandma by naming our child after her..
Nadine is our other name. I don't have any strong attachments to the name, but it's pretty, unique, and I feel like it's feminine.
Right now that's all we've got. John says "Nadine would work" but that's not exactly the response I wanted. He likes Nova, but I want a list for him so he doesn't feel like he has to choose that name because it's my grandma's name, ya know?
I would like the middle name to stay Elizabeth, but I'm in need of some help, friends.
Does anyone have any baby girl name suggestions??
Friday, January 11, 2013
Lean Not On Your Own Understanding...
Hi guys,
Well I wrote in my last post that I would be lying low for a little while and I had intentions to do that, but things have changed. You see, New Years Eve I found out I was pregnant. I was SO excited I was actually in tears. John told me to lie low and not tell anyone, but I couldn't do that....I was too excited!! So I told my two best friends Lizzie and Courtney and my little sister Bailey, I seriously was about to burst at the seams with the news every time I saw someone. But John and I have always been on the same page when it came to sharing this news, we were going to wait until I was in my second trimester, after the risk of miscarriage went down.
A couple days after I found out, I started bleeding. I was bleeding and cramping really bad, called my doctor and explained what was going on....there was nothing they could do, they told me to wait a few days and then go in for a check up. When I went in my doctor verified my fears, I had miscarried. I was absolutely devastated, angry and confused.
I pride myself in knowing a lot of information about pregnancy...infants...all that jazz, but I didn't know that 50% of miscarriages happen within the first 6 weeks and that's where I was at. I debated putting this super personal information in my public blog because most of my family doesn't even know and none of my friends know except for Lizzie & Courtney, but I decided to finally write it down because no one talks about it. My case could have been so much worse- I didn't hear a heartbeat or feel it kick, I didn't give birth only to realize I lost my baby, so I know people have it so much worse than me but I'm putting this out there in case it's happened to anyone who went through it and wants to talk or is going through it and wants to talk.
For those who are wondering, I'm doing okay. I'm not great, but I'm okay. My doctor said I shouldn't have anything to worry about and this shouldn't increase my chance for another miscarriage. I'm completely healthy and we've started trying again. I'm just praying it doesn't happen next time and that 9 months from the time I see that positive test we'll have a healthy and beautiful baby boy or girl.
P.S. On the upside, this made us seriously consider baby names and baby things....we have officially (like officially officially, we're not even considering other names) decided on a boy's name and a girl's name. I've gotten a couple more baby things, and I'm going to start purchasing bigger baby things like strollers, carseats, pack n' plays....all that fun stuff :)
Monday, November 12, 2012
Baby Names Continued
I don't even know if we'll ever need it, but in case we do....John and I decided on a baby girl name tonight. I love it. And he likes it. Those things never happen at the same time.
John: "I've actually heard that one. But it's not common."
Success! Exactly what I was goin for.
One thing we have decided on as far as boys names go that I can share is that if we have a boy his middle name will be Robert in loving memory of my grandpa. That makes me happy inside. We still (I still) have about 5 boys names on our boys names list. I have my favorites but he doesn't really like to talk about names extensively since I'm not even pregnant yet. Understandable. Kind of. I like talking about it. Planning is the only thing I can do that makes me feel better about not being pregnant.
I wish getting knocked up was as easy as Teen Mom makes it look.
John: "I've actually heard that one. But it's not common."
Success! Exactly what I was goin for.
One thing we have decided on as far as boys names go that I can share is that if we have a boy his middle name will be Robert in loving memory of my grandpa. That makes me happy inside. We still (I still) have about 5 boys names on our boys names list. I have my favorites but he doesn't really like to talk about names extensively since I'm not even pregnant yet. Understandable. Kind of. I like talking about it. Planning is the only thing I can do that makes me feel better about not being pregnant.
I wish getting knocked up was as easy as Teen Mom makes it look.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Baby Name Charts Give Me Ulcers Part II
Realizing that my baby name list was dwindling down (and not because I was crossing off my least favorites from the list) I hopped on the social security's baby name top 1000 (yes 3 zeroes) chart to get more ideas. I also Googled "How Not To Choose A Trendy Baby Name" and you know what I found? An article that specifically listed my #1 baby name as a prime example of a name not to choose because of it's popularity!
WTF! Seriously. What. The. F#@%.
I swear on everything holy that I thought I made it up! The ironic thing is though, that I've still never heard anyone say the name let alone name their kid with this name....but it's somehow so popular that it's in an article about not choosing a trendy baby name.
F@#% me.
So long name. I love you dearly. But I just can't do that to my hopefully in-the-near-future kid...
Back to the drawing board.
WTF! Seriously. What. The. F#@%.
I swear on everything holy that I thought I made it up! The ironic thing is though, that I've still never heard anyone say the name let alone name their kid with this name....but it's somehow so popular that it's in an article about not choosing a trendy baby name.
F@#% me.
So long name. I love you dearly. But I just can't do that to my hopefully in-the-near-future kid...
Back to the drawing board.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Baby Name Charts Give Me Ulcers
Not really.
But close.
Every girl has a list of baby names...whether you're trying to get pregnant or not, every girl has a list. I've had mine for a very long time, but admittedly names come and go from my list. This mainly depends on the Top 100 Baby Names chart...I refuse to give my baby a popular name. Though some of the names I have in mind are on this list, in a perfect world my baby names wouldn't even reach top 100.
But you know what ruins my day even more than seeing my baby names get more popular on this list? (Though that really frustrates me and causes me to go back to the drawing bored once they hit above #50.) When people I know use my baby names!
The other night I told John he needs to "hurry and knock me up before all my baby names get taken". In the last couple weeks 2 of my names have been used by people I know and one has reached soaring popularity on the baby name charts which makes me no longer want it.
But I'm running out of names!
One that frustrates me the most is a name I made up. I've never heard it before; I honestly thought I made it up. Even with all the other baby names that have come and gone on my list, it has constantly been my number one name for 2 years now, and the other day I saw it on a "today's trending names" list .
So seriously. This baby needs to be made fast, before anyone I know uses my name!!
A couple previous names on my baby list that have become too popular or used by people I know:
Lillian
Scarlett
Amelia
Olivia
Isabella (before Twilight's Bella became ridiculously popular)
Gabriel
Wesley
Landon
Lucas
Noah
Gavin
Elijah
Sawyer
*Note: I hopped on and looked at the popular baby names list again while I was typing this and saw my number one name move even higher up the list! It already seems unusable being at the spot that it's at on the charts, I'm going against everything I've always thought by keeping once it surpassed #50 ..if It gets any higher I'll seriously lose my mind.
I love having a unique name. I do not want my kid to be 1 one of 5 or even 1 of 3 in their class. I've always wanted a name that wasn't even on the charts, and now because of the way trends go, ALL of my names are on the top 100. I really love them, but do I keep them knowing they are growing in popularity and go against what I've always wanted as far as naming my child? Or start looking for new names, knowing that eventually they will probably come up on this list too?
But close.
Every girl has a list of baby names...whether you're trying to get pregnant or not, every girl has a list. I've had mine for a very long time, but admittedly names come and go from my list. This mainly depends on the Top 100 Baby Names chart...I refuse to give my baby a popular name. Though some of the names I have in mind are on this list, in a perfect world my baby names wouldn't even reach top 100.
But you know what ruins my day even more than seeing my baby names get more popular on this list? (Though that really frustrates me and causes me to go back to the drawing bored once they hit above #50.) When people I know use my baby names!
The other night I told John he needs to "hurry and knock me up before all my baby names get taken". In the last couple weeks 2 of my names have been used by people I know and one has reached soaring popularity on the baby name charts which makes me no longer want it.
But I'm running out of names!
One that frustrates me the most is a name I made up. I've never heard it before; I honestly thought I made it up. Even with all the other baby names that have come and gone on my list, it has constantly been my number one name for 2 years now, and the other day I saw it on a "today's trending names" list .
So seriously. This baby needs to be made fast, before anyone I know uses my name!!
A couple previous names on my baby list that have become too popular or used by people I know:
*Note: I hopped on and looked at the popular baby names list again while I was typing this and saw my number one name move even higher up the list! It already seems unusable being at the spot that it's at on the charts, I'm going against everything I've always thought by keeping once it surpassed #50 ..if It gets any higher I'll seriously lose my mind.
I love having a unique name. I do not want my kid to be 1 one of 5 or even 1 of 3 in their class. I've always wanted a name that wasn't even on the charts, and now because of the way trends go, ALL of my names are on the top 100. I really love them, but do I keep them knowing they are growing in popularity and go against what I've always wanted as far as naming my child? Or start looking for new names, knowing that eventually they will probably come up on this list too?
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