Sorry to hear about your [name]Destiny[/name]. Can’t imagine how awful that must be for you. Lilidh x
[name]Hi[/name] Everyone,
It is good to get to know everyone a little better. I just turned 30 and have been married for almost 3 years. We have a son named [name]Easton[/name] [name]Laurance[/name] who is 17 months old, and 2 dogs named [name]Griffin[/name] and [name]Miles[/name]. I am pregnant with our 2nd son and last baby.
I work in research and love my job. I work 3 days a week, and find it to be a perfect balance for me. I get to have a career and still be home with my family the majority of the week. My husband also works.
We are currently still searching for a name for this little boy who is due in [name]May[/name]. I am feeling the pressure to pick the perfect name since this will be our last child.
Aw thanks, twinkle and Lilidh! 
I’m 42 and my wife is 38. We are expecting our first and are at 12 weeks. We spent the last 15 years working hard-long hours and couldn’t imagine raising a child under those circumstances. We both have master’s degrees. I left my job last year and we saw how well we can live on one income. Being that we have a good financial situation and we’ve traveled and done almost everything we ever wanted to do, we decided it was time to share our life with a little one. I will be the stay-at-home dad (my wife LOVES her job).
I have been working very hard on name selection because I have an extremely common name ([name]Mark[/name] [name]Johnson[/name]) and want our child to have a unique and interesting name. I have been through a lot of boy names; [name]Thor[/name], [name]Leo[/name], Torvald, Torleif, [name]Leif[/name], and Amund. Lately I’m back to [name]Thor[/name]. We have chosen [name]Elena[/name] [name]Marit[/name] for a girl. We’ll know the gender in two weeks!
Trivia: I’m 42 and my father was 42 when I was born. Pretty sure this child will be the only one in school that can say his/her grandfather was in World War II! My mom will become a Grandmother AND a Great Grandmother this year.
When you say you work in research what type of research do you mean? Is it medical/science research? That is if you dont mind sharing. I ask because I’m planning on persuing a career in medical research. Three days a week sounds like a perfect job!
When you say you work in research what type of research do you mean? Is it medical/science research? That is if you dont mind sharing. I ask because I’m planning on persuing a career in medical research. Three days a week sounds like a perfect job![/quote]
I work in clinical research. Mainly vaccines and pain medications. We don’t research the diseases, but treatments for them. I do Phase 1 to Phase 3 trials. Basically it is the pharmaceutical research done on consenting human subjects. It is a great job and is pretty flexible with hours and such.
Hoodie, I am so glad I saw this post! I am currently going to school for speech (i’m an undergrad right now). What draws me to the profession is that I have been told that there are lots and lots of job opportunities and I could easily take time off as a stay-at-home mom, but then return to work easily when I feel it is time. What are your thoughts on this? I am loving my classes and can’t wait to apply what I am learning to help people. [name]Do[/name] you have any advice about what I should be doing to get experience as an undergrad? Or any advice in general? I’d really appreciate it. =)
This thread is great - I love learning about everyone and the different backgrounds, ages, occupations, etc. I find it so fascinating!
Also, norsedad - I love that you’re going to be a stay-at-home father. It is definitely something my partner and I are considering, since I will be going on to getting my master’s soon and maybe my PhD. I think it’s great that families are exploring different options for raising children (although, don’t get me wrong, I am in no way bashing traditional stay-at-home mothers 
My name is [name]Tiffany[/name]. I am 30 (yikes, that sounds old…just turned 30 a week ago!) and have been married for 10 months. My husband and I are trying to concieve right now. We are both so excited and talk about names constantly! Right now we currently are hooked on (of course they are very subject to change!):
[name]Quincy[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] for a girl
[name]Tate[/name] [name]Robert[/name] for a boy
We are also the proud parents of a female Puggle (pug/beagle mix) named [name]Piper[/name] [name]Anna[/name].
Oh and you can probably guess from my user name that I’m a teacher. This is my 7th year teaching and I teach Special Education.
And as you can tell
Hello everyone! My name is actually [name]Kelly[/name] (not [name]Erin[/name], which may surprise a number of you!). I am not a big fan of my name (I wish I had a more formal name to go to” [name]Kelly[/name]”s are always the ditsy ones on TV ie: [name]Kelly[/name] Kapowski, [name]Kelly[/name] [name]Taylor[/name], etc) so I with I could be [name]Kathleen[/name] or something equally dignified. Especially on my resume!
I am from Minnesota and found Nameberry last [name]March[/name] when my husband and I decided to try for our first child. We have been together for nearly 8 years and married for nearly 3 (we”re 28) and we have talked about names since before we got married. I have a Masters degree and from the get go we always talked about the fact that both of us would work. In fact, my husband has said that if I were to ever get a job such that it would cover both of our incomes, he would be the one who would stay home!
We found out last [name]Easter[/name] we were expecting and welcomed [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Marie[/name] ([name]Lou[/name]-sha) into the world this [name]December[/name]! [name]Marie[/name] is my and my mom”s middle name so that”s a nice tradition and [name]Lucia[/name] fit very well for us because she is celebrated by the Swedish in [name]December[/name], her name means ”[name]Light[/name]” and she has certainly brought light into our lives! And because she is the patron saint of the blind and my [name]BIL[/name] is losing his vision. We saved [name]Lucia[/name]”s cord blood stem cells hoping that some day they might help to restore his vision.
We also have a dog (Labradoodle) named [name]Sammy[/name]/[name]Samantha[/name]. We hope to have one more baby probably in a couple more years” but of course I am already thinking of names for him/her!
If we have a boy the short list is:
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Mark[/name]
[name]Anderson[/name] [name]Mark[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Matthew[/name]
If we have a girl again, I am a little lost! Her middle name would likely be [name]Lee[/name] after my [name]MIL[/name]”s middle, although it also could be [name]Taylor[/name]. A few of the names that were on our girl list besides [name]Lucia[/name] are: [name]Alexandra[/name] ([name]Andie[/name]), [name]Remi[/name], [name]Rowan[/name], [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Claire[/name], [name]Mallory[/name], and I love [name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Vivienne[/name] (though DH isn”t a fan).
I have been a little [name]MIA[/name] on here during my maternity leave, hands busy no doubt! But now I am back to work and after I check my email on the bus in the morning, my favorite place to come is Nameberry!
Great meeting you all
It’s great to see you back, Erinpurple! And [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Marie[/name] is such a pretty name
This is great! I’m [name]Emily[/name], 31, and my daughter is [name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Louise[/name] and she will be 2 in 2 weeks. My husband and I were married for almost 7 years when she was born and I loved the time we got to spend together selfishly doing whatever we wanted - as well as working and saving up for all the adorable baby clothes!
For lemon, both my husband and I work full time. I have a bachelor’s degree and he is an attorney. It was a hard decision to go back to work - and I still have trouble with it sometimes. I don’t have a job that allows part-time, but I love the work I do so I’m not prepared to give it up. My husband doesn’t think it is as big of a deal to have kids in daycare (he was a daycare baby), so I definitely recommend it be a conversation you have with your SO before you have kids. As a couple, we’ve definitely made concious choices that require two incomes when we probably could do on less if we chose to.
When you say you work in research what type of research do you mean? Is it medical/science research? That is if you dont mind sharing. I ask because I’m planning on persuing a career in medical research. Three days a week sounds like a perfect job![/quote]
I work in clinical research. Mainly vaccines and pain medications. We don’t research the diseases, but treatments for them. I do Phase 1 to Phase 3 trials. Basically it is the pharmaceutical research done on consenting human subjects. It is a great job and is pretty flexible with hours and such.[/quote]
That sounds like a great job! At this point I’m thinking about going into microbiology or immunology, as I’d like to study the disease side of things, but vaccing development has always interested me. If you dont mind me being extra nosey, may ask if or what you have a degree in?
This is such a great thread! I love reading about everyone’s families and knowing I’m not the only childless college name nerd on nameberry :o)
As for me, my name is [name]Kaitlin[/name] ‘[name]Kate[/name]’. My last name also starts with a K so unfortunately I get asked a lot if my initials are KKK (they aren’t)! I’m 20 years old and in college for my third year, majoring in [name]Early[/name] Childhood Education. I don’t have any kids. My boyfriend is [name]Christopher[/name] ‘[name]Chris[/name]’, he’s 21 and we’ve been together for ten months. He is a psychology/sociology double major, and when he’s done his [name]Bachelor[/name]'s degree he’s going to go on and get a masters in either Corrections or Criminal [name]Law[/name], he hasn’t decided. So he’s going to have a masters degree and I’m going to have an associate’s degree lol. I hope to open my own daycare one day, which would make my hours flexible enough to work and stay home with my kids at least two days a week. He plans to continue working when we have kids.
[name]Chris[/name] has known about my name obsession pretty much since day 1 so we talk about names all the time. We plan on getting married and having four children. [name]Both[/name] of us want 3 girls and 1 boy, so it worked out pretty well — today he asked me if I would be willing to go to a clinic and have them predetermine the sexes of our kids, I don’t know how I feel about that. He REALLY doesn’t want boys! He’s the only man I’ve ever met who didn’t want lots of little boys lol. Anyway, we both love the name [name]Susannah[/name] for a daughter, but on most of our other names we don’t agree! Especially for boys. When we do have our son we’re going to need a lot of help from nameberry!
I love the name [name]Lucia[/name]… great choice!!
[name]Danielle[/name],
You have chosen a wonderful profession! I do early intervention; most of my kids are 2-3 yrs old, and I love being able to get in early to help set them on the right track. I see kids mostly in their homes, and I enjoy being able to consult with and advise the parents as well.
The profession does tend to allow for flexible hours, etc., but that depends on your work setting. For example, an SLP working in a school or a hospital may not have as much flexibility as someone like me, since I make my own schedule. Also, my company gives the option of a per-visit rate, meaning that I would just get paid for however many kids I see, rather than having a set salary but having to meet a minimum number of sessions per week.
Several of my co-workers have had babies recently; they took a short leave and then switched to a per-visit (PRN) rate after the babies arrived. I personally want to stop working and stay at home for several years after having kids, but may start back at a per-visit rate after that.
My advice for you now would be to enjoy those undergrad courses (they’re fascinating, aren’t they?) Also, take any opportunity you get to shadow SLPs in a variety of work settings. And finally, if you know any Spanish, I would work on buffing up those language skills! Of course it depends on where you live, but there is such a need for Spanish-speaking therapists in much of the country. I do most of my therapy in Spanish and have found that to be a very marketable skill!!
To anyone else still reading, you now know much more about my job than you ever wanted to! [name]Danielle[/name], I hope this is useful to you, and I wish you the very best of luck in your studies! Let me know if you have any more questions 
Sorry to hear about your [name]Destiny[/name]. Can’t imagine how awful that must be for you. Lilidh x[/quote]
Thank you, Lilidh. [name]Destiny[/name] was born severely premature and never had a chance. It was the saddest day of my life, bar none. I miss her so much but God is good. He blessed me with another little girl nearly 4 years later and now I am waiting on my first biological grandchildren to be born anyday (twin girls)!
i love reading everyone’s stories!
i’m 24 and have been married for almost 2 years. we have a 6 month old puppy named [name]Lucinda[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name]) [name]Jane[/name] and she is our baby for now. we plan to start ttc this fall!!! i am soooooooo excited!!! can you tell???
I was wondering, do any of you wonderful namers have any experience with non-conventional schooling methods (i.e. other than a pretty standard state or fee-paying education), mainly homeschooling, but I would be interested to hear of any others. I’d love to hear from parents who have used these methods, or any of you who were homeschooled yourselves.
[name]Rosie[/name] is four, and as she is adopted, and didn’t have the best first couple of years, she has certain issues regarding anxiety and separation. They are not too severe, and she has already made many friends among children of neighbours and friends, but serious enough that I worry about her going into a schooling environment just yet (hopefully later, at eight or eleven - transition ages in the English schooling system - she would be ready). On top of this, DH’s job is taking him to [name]Asia[/name] more and more, and it is possible that we will be relocating to Japan sometime next year … I know there are British schools (I went to one myself in Seoul), but I wonder if it mightn’t be better to keep her at home, as it will be a big, anxiety-causing change moving countries, anyway.
Sorry to ramble, I just thought that hearing some personal experiences of homeschooling might be helpful! Oh, I used to be a primary school teacher, so I would well be able to teach her myself.