After years of infertility my husband and I are thrilled to be matched with a birth mother and looking forward to a [name_u]Christmas[/name_u]-time birth!
Our favorite name (and loved by the birthmother as well) has these initials - S. B. O. (last name starts with O.) I was planning on doing a monogram in the nursery until I realized it would be sOb. I don’t mind the word “sob” so much as the connotation of “S-O-B.” Would this bother anyone else?
I live in the south and monogramming is inevitable! I could always just do his initials in the SBO order instead of traditional last name in the middle.
And in case anyone is interested the name is [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]. The B name is my maiden name.
Most companies that monogram items have multiple styles you can choose from, including ones with the last initial larger in the middle or ones that are first middle last. I probably wouldn’t do a whole monogrammed nursery with those initials, but if you’re just getting monogrammed receiving blankets and such, it should be fine. The first middle last monograms seem to usually be done in a less ornate/simpler type face.
Congrats!!! I live in the South & I’ve never had anything monogrammed. I agree that it is very popular, but I wouldn’t say “inevitabe”…especially for a boy. Personally, I would rather change my nursery design than change a name three important people love.
I agree that SOB is potentially problematic, but I would be more concerned if they were his initials. I think you’ll find that monogramming is more avoidable than you think.
SBO isn’t bad while SOB is definitely a deal-breaker. Why don’t you select another monogram style that uses the first, middle, and then surname in that order?
You can easily have things monogrammed with SBO instead of SOB. [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] is an excellent choice, and I love maiden names as first/middle names.
I too am from the south and agree that monogram in will probably be an issue. I personally would have a problem with sOb, but as people have pointed out many times you can change the order or style.
Particularly with a boy, going with a less ornate style and SBO would be an option I would consider. While it’s not a traditional monogram it still serves the same purpose while avoiding initial issues and keeping the name you love. Btw [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] is adorable.
I agree w/ what others have said, just do SBO if you have to monogram. I’ve never had anything monogrammed in my life but I am from Eastern [name_f]Canada[/name_f] so must be a cultural thing. Anyway, def keep his name if you love it b/c his actual initials are fine…SBO. And I love the name [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], what a wonderful choice!!
Yes this maybe a problem. When I worked in a nursery nearly every kid had a monogrammed diaper bag/backpack, lunch box, pacifier, dress/shirt, sippy cup, blankie…
Although you can easily have things monogrammed yourself with SBO you’ll also be getting gifts. When the name is announced, make sure to tell friends/family about your concerns and ask that any monogrammed gifts not use the traditional style
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], and it’s such a subtle-but-cool [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] choice! And the use of your maiden name is also very cool, I think. It seems like a perfect, wonderful choice–I would just, as others have said, find a company that will do his initials as SBO instead of SOB.
I think [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] is a lovely name! Congratulations! I would say that ‘SOB’ is a bit much, but you could get around this in a number of ways:
Use the monogram, but do it First, Middle, Surname. (Which would be my preferred order anyhow)
Write the names next to each other, so it’s less obvious
[name_f]Do[/name_f] it. It doesn’t matter too much anyway, because his real initials won’t be SOB, and he won’t be in his nursery for ever…
