Vanessa and I are busy playing the baby name game.
Actually, its not much of a game. We’ve got two names (boy and girl) and some possible back-ups.
(Drum roll please….)
Boy: Ethan Andrew
Girl: Annika Isabel
*Names are subject to change
My wife was against giving the kid a middle name. I remember grandpa telling me he didn’t have a middle name. When he was in the army, he had to fill out all his forms NMI (no middle initial). I feared my child would be running around as NMI (enn-emm-i) and pushed for something.
Vanessa really liked the name Matteo for a boy. I was OK with it, but I had some problems with it. Back in my school yard days every boy was named Matthew or Jeremy. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but there were so many Matts running around that I didn’t want to add another to the world. Vanessa decided against it (for now) because she didn’t want people calling him Matt.
We also considered Enzo.
Annika we both agree on. Vanessa really likes Isabella, but her cousin has a daughter named Isabella. She didn’t want duplication.
Lilly is also in the running.
Ethan is a bit nostalgic for me. My cabbage patch doll was named Ethan. (Yes, I had one. Don’t judge.) My sister also had another boy cabbage patch doll named Rocky. I used to stage WWF wrestling matches between “Ethan” Hogan and Rowdy “Rocky” Piper with the dolls. If I remember, Ethan usually won.
Maybe it was a harbinger of things to come.
We still don’t know the sex of baby V face. We should know before we arrive stateside.
I love the options. Go for a middle name. That way if he/she becomes a criminal they won’t be NMN as we refer to them:)
I think they are great names. And you spelled them properly! Abigail keeps asking what we are going to name our baby, but we haven’t even thought of names yet. I guess we’re behind.
I would recommend ignoring everything anyone says. In fact, you’re mighty brave for posting them here…Then again, we named our daughter V….we told people ahead of time, and some folks were downright nasty (including my mother, who swore she would never call her V). Perhaps it was just our situation, but people are morons.
It does feel like a lot of pressure, chosing another human’s name, doesn’t it? Again, maybe that’s just the Ganyos. We need a vacation.
OH the cabbage patch dolls. I still have Ethan and Rocky if you’d like them. They can royal rumble over the names. Yes the name game was tough for your niece as well. And yes people are morons. While most are nice and always say they like the name you picked, most you can see on their face their true reactions. Unfortunately family is the worst. Do what you love! You’ll find the perfect fit for baby V
You 2 are ahead of the game. Nice you both agree on the name. We had your name and Sarah’s decided before you came into this world. Some people have to see the baby and then they decide. They are both very nice names and we’ll love the baby, no matter what you name him/her. They alway grow into there name. I think it’s a boy, but I’m always wrong. Tell Vanessa that Bridget is pregnant too!
Love you both, Mammy