If you are truly in love with [name]Silas[/name] Ehrhardt I think you need to fight for it! (Not literally, of course, haha)
With that being said, out of your choices for [name]Archer[/name] and [name]Conrad[/name], I really only like [name]Archer[/name] [name]Ambrose[/name] (love the alliteration and flow of this one) and [name]Conrad[/name] Ehrhardt (I like the flow of this one, though [name]Conrad[/name] is really not my style, but I can see this one working).
[name]Jacquelyn[/name] I agree with this poster, this name has your heart, you need this baby to be [name]Silas[/name] Erhardt. Talk to DH from your heart and let him see how brilliant this combo will be and how much it will mean to you to name him [name]Silas[/name] Erhardt.
rollo (sending “[name]Nanny[/name]” hugs too).
[name]Silas[/name] [name]Archer[/name] Erhardt sounds awesome
But I also love [name]Henry[/name] [name]August[/name] Erhardt
I like the name [name]Conrad[/name] but agree that it feels very very german when paired with your last name.
I wouldn’t worry about your mom’s sister’s son (your cousin, right?) having the middle name [name]Henry[/name]. It’s a classic name.
So [name]Henry[/name] [name]Silas[/name] Erhardt or [name]Henry[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] Erhardt are also very nice. [name]Henry[/name] [name]Silas[/name] Erhardt might be my favorite of all the combinations I’ve listed
We are both very excited to have this baby, and [name]March[/name] 30th is coming up fast. I have a birth plan, but nothing, and I mean nothing, is set in stone. I anticipate having very much anxiety for several reasons-- DH works out of state and flies home the first of every month for a 2wk break. SO, he may not be here if I go into labor before [name]April[/name] 1st. While he is at work he is missing 2 childbirth classes per month, and IF he is here for the birth, I really need him to be prepared and equipped to help me ([name]Bradley[/name] method classes). My mother will also miss the birth if I go into labor before [name]April[/name] 1st, she has set vacation days and cannot just be on standby. It is a 12hr drive for her, so if she isn’t already here, she won’t make it. And finally, the baby has enlarged kidneys, the extent of damage is unkown and will be assessed via ultrasound in [name]March[/name] and after delivery. In the case that I go into labor alone, I have friends and family who can keep [name]James[/name] and drive me to the hospital…where on top of everything, I am attempting a VBAC.
[name]Every[/name] single thing is stressful! Of course, all may go well with no complications too. Naming my son isn’t as important has having a healthy baby. But, as this is supposedly our last child, and given all the pressures and strains I’m under, I really would like to just name him what I’ve already named him!
I think that [name]James[/name] and [name]Augustus[/name] go very well together for brothers, but I understand if you don’t want to use it.
What about just using [name]Henry[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]?
Sending you more hugs, you are under a lot of strain. Our [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Paige[/name] was born on 31st [name]March[/name], this [name]March[/name] she will be 2y.o., maybe an omen for mothers who have the same name??
[name]Silas[/name] [name]Archer[/name] Erhardt is a very good combo but if you wanted to put [name]Augustus[/name] in the middle to make DH happy then [name]Henry[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] would work without having too much of the ‘s’ sound ie [name]Silas[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] Erhardt (but if that combo ticked more boxes it wouldn’t matter a great deal about having the ‘s’ factor.
[name]Hope[/name] all goes well, you are one of the long standing nameberries and I have a sense of community with you, in other words you are special to me for that reason. I hope for your sake that the name can be resolved soonish so that is one less thing for you to have to worry about.
love rollo
Oh dear you are under a lot of stress, first thing that came to mind when I read your pp is deep breathes and just as you say naming your son isn’t as important as having a healthy baby!!
I love [name]James[/name] [name]Hamilton[/name] and I agree that [name]Augustus[/name] is a little too much name I sort of like [name]August[/name] though. I also love [name]James[/name] and [name]Henry[/name] as a sibset, [name]Henry[/name] [name]Matthias[/name]?
Other suggestions;
[name]Silas[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Archer[/name] [name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Theo[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name] [name]Silas[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] [name]Archer[/name]/[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Silas[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] is NICE! It has the [name]Hamilton[/name] feel about it.
And yes I agree [name]August[/name] is better than [name]Augustus[/name].
Thanks [name]Rollo[/name], I feel the same way about you! [name]Love[/name] having the nameberry community, refreshing! I quite like [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Paige[/name], very striking. Its so neat that your daughter and I are both [name]Jacquelyn[/name], and [name]Xanthe[/name]'s birthday coming up kind of added some sunshine to my day 
I have a feeling it will come down to the delivery time for us to make a decision, and, as bad (selfish?) as it may sound, I hope we go w/ my pick!
I don’t mind double middle names, but DH thinks it’s overkill.
So far [name]Archer[/name] [name]Ambrose[/name]/[name]Bennet[/name] seem like the best [name]Archer[/name] combos. [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]/[name]August[/name] and [name]Conrad[/name] Ehrhardt are also good. But, like I said, they are all compromises that neither of us love. (And I’ll bed DH vetoes mn [name]Ambrose[/name] completely).
There’s a little time, so the name game can go on the back-burner for a couple of weeks. DH will be home again [name]March[/name] 1, so we’ll pick it up then!
Thanks so much for the input and support, Berries!
[name]March[/name] is my [name]Jacquelyn[/name]'s birthday! Another good omen? All the best and if you decide on baby’s name before he comes be sure to let us know, and of course we will be looking at the Birth Announcements around 31st [name]March[/name].
So happy that a little sunbeam from Australia to you made your day better.
rollo xx
PS Has [name]Xavier[/name] ever been on your naming radar eg [name]Xavier[/name] [name]Henry[/name]/[name]Ambrose[/name]/Erhardt/[name]Anderson[/name]?
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Easton[/name]
Thoughts? Sounds pretty good with brother [name]James[/name] [name]Hamilton[/name] ( I searched for names ending in -ton)
Like [name]Easton[/name] in first name spot.
I too love [name]Augustus[/name] nn [name]August[/name] or [name]Augie[/name]. [name]Both[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] and [name]Silas[/name] were on my short list. It doesn’t have to be [name]Gus[/name] as a nn.
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@saracita
The double middles make such nice combos! But, like I said, dh won’t go for it. I’m tempted just to strike a bargain and use my Maiden name as the mn juuuust to mess with him (he would HATE it). I’d end up with [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Perkins[/name], but it would be sweet victory to get [name]Perkins[/name] in there lol! All joking aside, Vbac scares me, but I think its best. With [name]James[/name] I had an induction due to low amniotic fluid but failed to progress after about 15hrs. So, the laboring part, I got that down, just not the pushing/delivery part! I agree Vbac feels like its another first-time birth with some additional risks. BUT worth it!
Combos I’ll keep in mind–
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Easton[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]/[name]Conrad[/name] [name]Perkins[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]August[/name]
[name]Silas[/name] Ehrhardt!
DH will be home again in 2wks and we’ll revisit the naming battle then.
Thanks berries!
I think [name]Augustus[/name] nn [name]Gus[/name] is cute. [name]Gus[/name] makes me think of [name]Gus[/name] [name]Gus[/name] from [name]Cinderella[/name] which is just adorable. In [name]Cinderella[/name] she named him [name]Octavius[/name] nick name [name]Gus[/name]! Maybe he would be into [name]Octavius[/name]?
[name]Gus[/name] the mouse was adorable, but also fat and maybe speech impaired and/or simple? It’s been years since I’ve seen [name]Cinderella[/name], but the connection is either neutral or negative for me. But I realize that my kids’ generation aren’t generally watching [name]Cinderella[/name] or other classics that I grew up on.
I’m hoping for a VBAC about a month after you. We ended up finding a doula to help out at the birth since my husband travels a lot and works a good distance from the hospital. Not sure if this is an option for you, but it’s given me some peace of mind just in case. I used to be unsure of the whole idea of a doula, it seemed kind of over the top to me, but once I met her I was sold on the idea right away.
I’ll be thinking of you and hope you’re able to find peace in your heart soon with a name. We all just care about having healthy babies in the end, but not being able to settle up on a name IS so very stressful! I really feel for you and your situation. We didn’t have a name set for my daughter until the day I brought her home from the hospital (the one benefit of my c section was the extra days in the hospital to finally decide on her name)! I really loved [name]Margo[/name], but just couldn’t get my husband on board. In the end he was going to let me have it, just so the baby wasn’t nameless any more, but we ended up compromising on [name]Jillian[/name]. I mourned [name]Margo[/name] for a bit at first, and had slight pangs about [name]Jillian[/name] for a bit, but now she is 2 and her name couldn’t suit her more perfectly.
Ps- I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Henry[/name], we have a close friend that just used it as a first name though so I think it’s out for our new son.
[name]Ah[/name], I have been seriously considering a doula. I don’t know how to go about finding one I click with on such short notice. I have a list of doulas for my area that I guess I just have to start calling and interviewing! I’m not a wholistic or mind-body type of person. I believe birth is natural, and modern medicine and modern feminism haven’t done mothers any favor by making us powerless in childbearing…but that’s a different rant lol! However, the right doula could make all the difference!!! I know I need support, but I didn’t have the right person for it last time (love my mom but she’s not my person. [name]Love[/name] my DH but he was clueless last time and so was I). [name]Bradley[/name] class helps IF dh makes it to the birth.