I think I might have posted that last update after you posted. But [name]SIL[/name] is ok with it. She said its spelled different, plus there are so many porn stars…she’s not worried about it. There is a fictional character on one tree hill named haley james scott.
lol - i know. [name]Jacob[/name] didn’t help w/ [name]Alanna[/name]'s name either - he wanted [name]Arabelle[/name]. I doubt hubby will go for that reason, but I’m gonna try it anyway! lol I’m sure he’s going to say “let’s figure out a fn first”
I understand, and I also agree with lemon about [name]Jacob[/name] knowing him, however, it may be difficult to get your husband to agree for the reasons you say. What was his brother’s middle name? Maybe a variation of that could be used instead (if he had one of course) so that you don’t double up with his sister. Does [name]Alanna[/name]”s middle name have a family connection? I”m sorry if I”ve missed that somewhere, but if not she may feel left out later on. I still feel that the connection between [name]Jacob[/name]'s name is great in retrospect. In a way you can say that both family names continue, with [name]Jacob[/name] being male and having a variation of [name]James[/name] name.
I also like how [name]Alanna[/name] and [name]Sariah[/name] have the same number of syllables and letters -the good kind of matching when it comes to sibling sets.
Thanks for keeping us updated, I hope [name]Jacob[/name] is feeling better.
You know, I don’t remember his mn. I’m sure he had one though.
Yes, all of the kids have a family mn.
[name]Justin[/name] [name]Patrick[/name] ([name]Patrick[/name] after my husband)
[name]Jacob[/name] [name]Justin[/name] ([name]Justin[/name] passed away)
[name]Alanna[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Rose[/name] was my great-grandmother, always knew I was going to use [name]Rose[/name] as the mn for my 1st DD after her)
When I brought up [name]Juliana[/name] being similar to [name]Alanna[/name], hubby said I really don’t think it’s that close. Ugh! He drives me nuts! lol I tried getting a favorite name out of him, and he said “they’re all nice and different in their own way. I can’t pick a favorite right now”. He’ll change his mind w/in a day or two I bet. It all depends on his mood when I ask him. lol
[name]Jacob[/name] didn’t have a fever last night, but he still has body aches and a headache. So I kept him home from school for today. Thanks for asking!
I’m sorry, but that is just ridiculous about your husband not thinking [name]Juliana[/name] and [name]Alanna[/name] are terribly similar. Stay strong on that one - please! You are completely right in that he will change his mind in a few days. Maybe he needs MORE time to get used to the fact that the baby is coming really soon and she needs a name - pre-baby jitters for daddy, anyone? I have no idea…
I just wanted to say that [name]Alanna[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is one of the softest, prettiest names I have heard in awhile - congratulations on a beautiful choice!
For this newbie, have you thought of using [name]Patricia[/name] to honor your husband? Or, is that too much? Another thing I noticed - all of your kids’ names seem to be rather short (ALL are 4 syllables), so you may want to continue this for “[name]Sariah[/name]”. I’m just going to keep calling her that! Ha! I don’t know if you have any other family names that you might want to use - and, yes, I realize [name]James[/name] is one syllable - but you might want to think about that or maybe we can find one-syllable variations. I forgot what the last name is, but I don’t want the name to be too long to flow well…
(Maybe you can convince [name]SIL[/name] to use [name]Hailey[/name] [name]Jacqueline[/name] - not a stripper name - and you can use [name]Sariah[/name] [name]James[/name]…)
[name]Glad[/name] that [name]Jacob[/name] is at least feeling a bit better! Hang in there!
Sheesh! Are you kidding me? It took him months to actually the idea stuck in his head that I was even pregnant, since [name]Alanna[/name] was supposed to be our last one!
Thank you on [name]Alanna[/name] [name]Rose[/name]'s name!
I tried asking him about [name]Patricia[/name] - he said no.
There are a few that I wouldn’t mind using - [name]Josephine[/name] and [name]Jacqueline[/name] are fam. names. That’s about it for the female names that I like. Last name is Gorman.
[name]SIL[/name] is not going to change the mn. She was set on [name]James[/name]/[name]Jaymes[/name] when they were only TTC! It’s very important to her.
Thank you about [name]Jacob[/name]! I told him his headache keeps getting worse b/c all he’s been doing all wknd is playing video games. He didn’t like that comment! lol
That’s hilarious! Your husband really cracks me up.
[name]Sariah[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] Gorman is my favorite, then, as I think [name]Jacqueline[/name] kind of runs into the name and has a bit of a harsh sound. [name]Both[/name] are decent options, though. You could always do [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Jo[/name] Gorman, to fit the 4-syllable pattern! I’m thinking you will nix that option…
(What are your and daddy’s MNs? Would you want to use them or a variant?)
Well, so much for [name]SIL[/name] changing her mind. If she is set, then I guess I can’t do anything more…
Good luck convincing hubby until that baby arrives!
Yeah, he can be funny in a strange way I guess! lol
I do like [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]. I told you, all you ladies are going to make me fall in love with the name, and chances are I won’t get it. At least the whole combo.
Oh no - hubby’s mn is after his father. We are NOT using that. The nicest thing I have to say about that man is he’s a loser. It has been since [name]July[/name] that he has called or came by to visit the kids. He did that to my husband too (never would come see him or call him) until he was forced to take custody of him b/c hubby’s mom moved out of state abandoning hubby.
Mine is [name]Marianne[/name]. It’s ok and a variant can be used to honor me, hubby’s grandmother [name]Mary[/name] and my grandmother [name]Mary[/name] ( I never met her tho - she died when my dad was 18)
[name]Julie[/name] was the grandmother I knew on my dad’s side, his step-mom. But I don’t think [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Juliana[/name] Gorman flows very well. Not as well as [name]Josephine[/name] does. My dad’s name is [name]Joseph[/name] too, so it kind would honor him. But [name]Jo[/name] just doesn’t do it for me.
Lmao - I’m sorry. I just got this thought in my head and started laughing. We’re sitting here struggling to get a mn for [name]Sariah[/name], but I have no clue if hubby will even go with [name]Sariah[/name]! Oh, that’s just so funny to me! I don’t mind, but like I said I don’t want to fall in love with a name yet.
I noticed that he’s starting to get aggravated w/ me asking every day about the names. But I don’t know what else to do. If I don’t ask, he won’t talk about it. And I know it might be annoying and exhausting, but we only have 5 weeks left and 9 names that we like to choose from. I told him last night that I’m afraid to fall in love with a name b/c I don’t want him to veto it. I can be undecisive, but he is more undecisive than me!
I also told him the names that I really liked the most.
[name]Cadence[/name] b/c it has always been on our list.
[name]Ella[/name] b/c it’s just a pretty name, though it’s popular.
[name]Juliana[/name] b/c it’s pretty and soft, but then told him how I don’t like how it rhymes w/ [name]Alanna[/name]. That’s when he told me he didn’t think it rhymed too much.
And [name]Sarai[/name]/[name]Sariah[/name] b/c it’s different enough, but still pretty. And it is a form of [name]Sarah[/name], meaning princess.
That’s when I asked him his favorites, and he said he didn’t know b/c they were all nice. (btw, he couldn’t remember ALL the names on the list, but he blamed that on being tired from work.)
I think he knows his favorites, but he doesn’t want to tell me b/c of what ended up happening w/ the [name]Roslyn[/name]/[name]Rozlynn[/name] thing.
If you ask me, you need to limit your list further. I know YOU know this, but there are even some in your favorites that I think should go, namely [name]Juliana[/name] and [name]Ella[/name]. You acknowledged that [name]Juliana[/name] doesn’t work well with [name]Alanna[/name], so, unless you want to use it as a middle name, then I think it is out of the running. [name]Ella[/name], to me, isn’t a complete name, and I think you agreed with this. Unless you love a name that [name]Ella[/name] can be a nickname for, then I think it should go, too. [name]Cadence[/name], well, there isn’t anything I can really say about [name]Cadence[/name] that you haven’t heard.
I don’t want you to fall in love with a name only to get it vetoed, but isn’t that kind of what happened with [name]Alanna[/name]? Maybe you shouldn’t ask for a few days and then say something like, “I’ve been thinking, and I really love NAME. I think it just feels like the name for our daughter, and I know we both at least like it, if not love it…”
Another thing - [name]Do[/name] you have any [name]Catherine[/name]'s or [name]Jane[/name]'s (or [name]Joan[/name], [name]Janet[/name], or [name]John[/name]) in your family? I just realized that [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Cate[/name] Gorman and [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Jane[/name] Gorman are adorable!
I was thinking about talking to him when he has a shorter day at work (he generally works 12-16 hours). His only day off is the day I get my weekly infusion, and I don’t feel up to doing anything on those days, let alone trying to figure out names. So I’ll probably let him mull it over til then. I know that he thinks about it, but probably not as much as me.
No, no Joans, [name]Catherine[/name]'s (except his uncle’s wife), Johns, etc. in either family… Well, his grandma [name]Mary[/name] is [name]Mary[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]. The only other thing I could think of is [name]June[/name]. [name]Both[/name] hubby and his brother [name]James[/name] were born in [name]June[/name]. His mom that passed was [name]Susan[/name], nn [name]Sue[/name]. My maternal grandmother was [name]Dorothy[/name], but we don’t really like that as a mn. Another one is his grandfather’s name is [name]Ray[/name]. He has become ill in the last few years, no one really thought he’d live this long (he has some muscle or nerve deteriation disease). The only thing I could think of with that is [name]Rae[/name], but I’m not sure how well that goes with [name]Sariah[/name].
[name]Sariah[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sarai[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sara[/name] [name]Rachel[/name] My goddaughter’s name and it is said with a long ah sound different to [name]Sarah[/name].
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sara[/name] [name]Rochelle[/name] flows well too but is [name]Rochelle[/name] too dated? (I love it though)
I agree with rollo - let it be for a bit so you can both rest and be fresh when you decide this. I am not that keen on an R middle name because of the prominent R in [name]Sariah[/name]. So, I wouldn’t do [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Rae[/name]. Same with [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Sue[/name] - too much S. [name]Sariah[/name] [name]June[/name] is cute, but I do really like [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Cate[/name] (especially with [name]Alanna[/name] [name]Rose[/name]!), so maybe you want to honor [name]Mary[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]? No clue…
Hang in there, rest up, and think about it another time!
Thanks everyone. But I’m like the little engine that could. I don’t stop til I get to my goal - especially on something that is so important to me! My mind’s going to keep on chuggin’ whether I like it or not. lol
But I guess I could let my husband rest on it - let him bring it up to me and if he doesn’t within a couple of weeks, then I’ll talk to him again.
Hmmmm. [name]Rachel[/name]? I don’t love it - I like [name]Josephine[/name] better, but then again my name is the Spanish variant of [name]Rachel[/name]. But if I were to go that route [name]Sariah[/name] [name]Raquel[/name] sounds better to me.
I like [name]Sariah[/name] and [name]Sarai[/name], but prefer [name]Sariah[/name] more. I don’t hate [name]Sarah[/name], but I know about 5 little [name]Sarah[/name]'s, plus a bunch of teen [name]Sarah[/name]'s, and a bunch of [name]Sarah[/name]'s that I grew up with… it seems to be a very popular name around here. Plus, I prefer more unusual names - which is why I’m still a little dumb-founded about [name]Ella[/name] (and [name]Avery[/name] when it was on the list, but I loved that name since I heard it) being on the list.
Alright ladies, I’m off for tonight! Talk to you all tomorrow.
I just wanted to convey that I really, really like some of the names on my list, but I’ve been thinking lately that I’m still upset that hubby vetoed my 2 most favorite names… [name]Leighton[/name] and [name]Cailyn[/name]. [name]Leighton[/name] was a recent find, but [name]Cailyn[/name] I have LOVED since the begining. I told him I’d even be willing to settle for [name]Caitlyn[/name] if [name]Cailyn[/name] was too much or too out there for him. But no… MEN! Ugh.
I’m sorry! I personally agree with him about [name]Leighton[/name] - it is too unisex to mesh well with feminine [name]Alanna[/name] and masculine [name]Jacob[/name]. What about [name]Caia[/name] (Latin, “To rejoice”) or [name]Cait[/name] (Irish, “pure”) somewhere in the name?
The problem with [name]Cailyn[/name] or even [name]Caitlyn[/name] is that we have a friend who’s extremely bratty daughter is [name]Kayla[/name]. So anything that starts with or sounds like [name]Kay[/name]- he is completly turned off by.
I guess I have to accept it, but it just aggravates me. You know? I just wanted to share with you guys b/c you always make me feel better about these things. lol
He said [name]Leighton[/name] sounds too “boyish” also.
