With the upcoming arrival of the Baby, there have been a few discussions of names. Mommy and Daddy are pretty settled on "Samantha" for a baby girl. Samantha can be mature sounding when used in full name mode. When Sam is used as a nickname it is short and easy to yell - a very important consideration if there is a baby girl that acts like Jack.
"Sam! Sam! SAM!!!"
See, Daddy can yell a short name when needed, and then switch to the more elegant "Samantha" when things are going well.
For boys names things get a little more difficult. Late one night Mommy and Daddy rifled through our worn copy of the baby name book searching for a boys name to jump out at us. There were a few names that were highlighted from our discussions prior to Jackson's birth. Some of the names we had entertained previously didn't hold up well over time - Foster and Taylor stand out as examples of boys names we once considered but now don't pass muster.
Daddy is fond of the name Lincoln. A good solid name, with a cool nickname (Linc). Mommy points out that Lincoln will be called "The Missing Link" by his classmates.
Jackson suggested the name Thomas. I have no problems with the name Thomas, but hesitate to name my child after a locomotive in a beloved series of children's stories.
Mommy likes the name Avery. Daddy doesn't know why.
There is obviously a lot more discussion needed on the topics of names for the Baby. And after a first name is decided upon there will middle names to think about! It really seems like a lot of work picking out names for a child that will be known for quite some time simply as
"The Baby".
Samantha is a beautiful name.
ReplyDeleteThomas is a very useful engine....
Avery....um.....they make office supply labels..
Here's a list for consideration: Slash, Tank, Sylvester, Caulfield, or Larry.
Or you could go with corporate sponsorship and get paid to name the baby 'Google' or 'Adidas'
Thomas and Avery (sort of) are both "family" names on the Stanfield side and would go well together. Actually, I don't think of the train when I hear Thomas. It's a good solid name!
ReplyDeleteI think Thomas is a great name also. On the Lincoln name, I just had a friend's grandson named Linkin. I like the spelling of it better than the traditional spelling. I like Avery for a girl. You could name her Samantha Avery. I love that!!
ReplyDeleteWhatever the name, I am so happy for you. Jackson will make a great big brother.
How about Samuel Avery. This would let you use the easy-to-yell SAM! nickname. All the suggestions sound great (well, except for some of Andy's).
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