Let's talk about names.

The subject of names has come up. I know, I know... we have months and months to think about it.

But Wade wasn't named until the very end of my last pregnancy - we just couldn't agree.

This time we are starting early.

I'm very picky about names...

For boys/girls - I don't really like trendy names. I have taken great strides to not name our children names that are super popular. Anything on the top ten lists (for the previous year) are out the window for me.

For girls - I'm not interested in any names that end in a long "e". Like Stacy, Tracy, Macy, Bailee, Wendy, Melanie. They are just not my taste.

For boys - I would prefer a name that doesn't have a strong 's' sound. With our last name, it would be just too many "s"'s.


For a boy, I brought up the name Janson. I love it. It just feels right.

I like the idea of calling him Jan for short, yet, it he wants he can go by Janson and it sounds nice.

I post (daily) to discussion boards and brought this subject up... there are many, many female names that men use. (Dana, Lee, Kim, Stacy to name a few).

Now, I just have to convince Bryan.

He has yet to veto it, but he usually reserves his own opinion until after we know the sex of the baby. It eliminates half of the discussion.