[name]Hi[/name], Berries!
We should find out the gender next week but have been working on a few faves. My current favorite for a boy is [name]Harris[/name] [name]Birch[/name], with the babe going by [name]Birch[/name]. [name]Harris[/name] is a cuter (in my opinion) way to honor my late father-in-law, [name]Harold[/name]. I am certain each family member will have some negative reaction but it is our baby and we like it. What do you all think??
Current Faves:
BOY
[name]Harris[/name] [name]Birch[/name]
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name] [name]Rand[/name] (Family Name)
GIRLS
[name]Everly[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name] [name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]January[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name] [name]Irene[/name]
THANKS!
I wouldn’t let your family’s reaction stop you from naming your child what you want to name them. It’s your choice and I think you have some amazing options so I wouldn’t let that get in your way.
BOYS:
[name]Harris[/name] [name]Birch[/name] is adorable! I absolutely love it, it’s brilliant and [name]Birch[/name] is so cute. My favourite of your boys’ options.
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] is also quite nice, I love the alliteration and M is a lovely initial to repeat. It’s very classic but spunky.
[name]Ryder[/name] [name]Rand[/name] is the one I unfortunately, don’t like as much as the rest. [name]Ryder[/name] has never been my favourite name and I dislike [name]Rand[/name], but if it’s a family name and you really want to use it I would go ahead.
GIRLS:
[name]Everly[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is very pretty. I am less inclined towards [name]Everly[/name] than [name]Mae[/name], which I love. I like [name]Everly[/name] but prefer choices such as [name]Evelyn[/name]. It’s still lovely though.
[name]Jillian[/name] [name]Jennifer[/name] has interesting alliteration too but I don’t like the JJ initials. What about [name]Gillian[/name] [name]Jennifer[/name]?
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]January[/name] is amazing! My favourite of your girls’ names. It’s so pretty!
[name]Noelle[/name] [name]Irene[/name]…I adore [name]Noelle[/name] but not [name]Irene[/name].
You have some lovely, fabulous names! My favourites are [name]Harris[/name] [name]Birch[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name] [name]January[/name]. 
Hmmm…The flow is a little off with [name]Harris[/name] [name]Birch[/name]. What about [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Birch[/name] with nn [name]Harris[/name]?
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Matthew[/name]: I can’t decide if this is too much alliteration or not…I think I like it, but I think [name]Ryder[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] may be a better combo.
[name]Everly[/name] [name]Mae[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name] [name]Jennifer[/name]: This is definitely too much alliteration! [name]How[/name] about [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Louise[/name], [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Claire[/name], or [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]?
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]January[/name]: I love [name]Eliza[/name], but I’m unsure about [name]January[/name]. I would prefer [name]Eliza[/name] [name]June[/name].
[name]Noelle[/name] [name]Irene[/name]: [name]Noelle[/name] is adorable. [name]Irene[/name] seems a little old lady to me, but it could work. I do like the meaning of [name]Irene[/name] (“peace”) with [name]Noelle[/name] meaning “[name]Christmas[/name].”
Good luck!
I quite like [name]Harris[/name] [name]Birch[/name] (though I agree with september, [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Birch[/name] has a lovely flow to it).
Judging by your list, you seem to like alliterative names! I like [name]Miles[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] a lot, and though I think [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Jennifer[/name] is cute, I’d prefer [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Irene[/name] or [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Eliza[/name].
You have some spunky and wonderful ideas on your list!
[name]Harris[/name] [name]Birch[/name] - Its a good name. You might get a lot of people thinking it is [name]Butch[/name], not [name]Birch[/name], but not a big deal. I like nature names.
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] - I like [name]Miles[/name] the most of your boy names. I also like the alliteration.
[name]Ryder[/name] [name]Rand[/name] (Family Name) - I don’t mind [name]Ryder[/name] and I like [name]Rand[/name], but together they see to run together way too much.
[name]Everly[/name] [name]Mae[/name] - Not my cup of tea because it is on the trendy side. That being said, [name]Everly[/name] is a pretty sounding and sweet sounding name. I like [name]Mae[/name] a lot.
[name]Jillian[/name] [name]Jennifer[/name] - I like [name]Jillian[/name], but I really don’t care for [name]Jennifer[/name]. Sorry.
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]January[/name] - I prefer [name]Everly[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. [name]Eliza[/name] is not my favorite, but I do like [name]January[/name].
[name]Noelle[/name] [name]Irene[/name] - Not a bad name, but not my favorite! [name]Irene[/name] doesn’t appeal to me, and unless the baby is born in [name]December[/name] I am not a fan of [name]Noelle[/name].
Thanks all! I really appreciate all of your feedback. It helps me confirm my feelings.
I would love to use [name]Harrison[/name] but our last name ends in -son so it just will not sound right. And [name]Irene[/name] should sound like an old lady; it is my grandmother’s name. 
I do like [name]Eliza[/name] [name]June[/name] as hubs and I are both [name]June[/name] babies. Thanks for the suggestion.
I don’t love [name]Ryder[/name], that is my husbands choice. He is a cyclist.
All middle names have a family or friend connection.
[name]Birch[/name]-my variation of husband’s father’s NN ([name]Butch[/name])
[name]Matthew[/name]-husband’s name
[name]Rand[/name]-husband’s father’s MN and his grandmother’s maiden name
[name]Mae[/name]-baby is due in [name]May[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name]-my two dearest friends are both [name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]January[/name]-our anniversary month, also a variation of husband’s mother’s name ([name]Janet[/name]) and the month of my mother’s birthday
[name]Irene[/name]-grandmother
Cheers!
Harris Birch - I like it. It’s fun but still has nice options for serious and fun nicknames (Harry, Ari). I might hesitate on the “going by Birch” part though, since the name sound very much like bitch.
Miles Matthew - I like Miles and I like alliteration, but I’m only so so on this combo. What about Miles Matthis?
Ryder Rand (Family Name) -fun, I kinda like it
GIRLS
Everly Mae - adore. beautiful and lovely! what more can I say? I love this name
Jillian Jennifer - I’d prefer Jillian January (super cool!) I really like Jillian though
Eliza January - I’m sorta meh about Eliza
Noelle Irene - I LOVE Noelle, not super fond of Irene though