The Name Game

If you could have been on the car ride with Carlie and I last night (headed to the farm to see Carlie’s parents) you would have been witness to the little bit of hope that has crept back into our lives. We spent at least an hour talking about baby names.  We have a name for a girl picked out, decided upon, and in love with. But this boy name business is tripping us up! We laughed at the funny combinations we thought of (mostly from Carlie…he’s quite partial to old man names it seems!) and pondered middle names with first names.  We looked through baby name apps on our phones and through our friend list on Facebook. I texted my mom numerous ideas, most of which she really liked…although one idea got the response of “not so much”.  Guess she can’t like them all!  By the time we drove through Sedalia, Carlie was using names on fast food restaurant signs and road signs as inspirations….let’s just say those names didn’t make the list at all!

I laid in bed last night and thought to myself, “that conversation shows the hope we have that the baby we are waiting for is on its way.” We started this conversation once during my first pregnancy…but obviously it was off-limits for awhile now. Talking about names is not something you discuss when your confidence in having a baby is so low. But now….it doesn’t feel like a matter of “if” it feels like just a matter of “when”.

And….just for the really curious out there….we have two top choices picked out for a boy! But no…we won’t share them with you!