Weddingbee boards

Are you pretty early in your pregnancy?  I would wait to make the final decision until you are really close to giving birth (or even right after).  Sometimes you look at the baby an you just know - my parents were all sent on naming my brother one name and after he was born, the changed their mind when they saw him.  Also, I would recommend not telling close friends or family what you are picking - people's feelings get hurt too easily!

@Daisys4U: I would go with Carter. Kayden, Jayden, Aiden, and Braydon are all over the place these days.

I'm pretty sure we are going with Georgia Grace for my daughter. I really wanted Georgia Raine, but DH want's the middle name to be after his gram, so how can I say no to that?

A friend of mine has a son named Kayden. Another friend has a son named Carter! I have to say I prefer Carter because it sounds more boy-ish to me. Kayden is kind of... girly. Though I know ANOTHER boy who spells it Caden, if you spell it that way, it becomes less girly (in my opinion).

We named our daughter Channing. I thought it was different enough that no other girls in her classes would have the same name (I was a Jessica and always had four other girls with the same name in every class), but not different enough that people would think we made it up or that it was just too weird.

Check out Laura Wattenberg's book "The Baby Name Wizard" and her blog (look up her last name and "baby names") because she does more of a sociological bent on baby names.

For the two names you picked out, for example, after reading her book, one thing that you might want to watch for is the growing trend of parents using masculine names for girls, in the same vein that Taylor was once a boys name and now it's very common among girls. Kayden is close to Hayden, a popular girls' name although ultimately unisex, and a more hip derivation of Kayla or Kaylee--similar to how Hayden has become a trendy alternate of Hayley. Carter is also a popular name among parents for girls. That's not to say either name is unacceptable for a boy since indeed, they are still being used for boys and it may turn out that they'll remain forever unisex. And ultimately, they're nice names and no one will think they're weird. This is more an outside possibility for the long term--there are men named Kelly and Morgan out there who really wish the 80s never happened.

@meganmp1: My DH is an inner-city teacher too and same story. My favorite is a child named Akhenaten (like the Egyptian king), but pronounced "Ah-KENNA-ton."

My niece was listing off the names of kids in her class: "Sebastian, Isabella, Teak, Ramone, Makenna, Cheyenne, Grieg (sp?), and Danny."

It was the "and Danny" that made us crack up.

When I was pregnant, my OBGYN told me he'd delivered twins named Prince Eric and Princess Erica. LOLOLOL.

@Violachap- I knew someone with the name Christina Marie! It has a great ring to it.

We've talked about names quite a few times. Ok, mostly it's me suggesting names and DH just kind of shrugging and not caring :p We aren't expecting for awhile, but, we have agreed on Genevieve for a girl. We also like Seraphina, but for some reason I keep thinking of our daughter (if we ever have one) as Genevieve. But of course it could all change when the child is born! For boys, we've agreed on Benjamin as well, with Benji for short. I also really like Greyson though and DH isn't opposed (he just thinks it doesn't sound like a baseball player's name lol). But, when it happens, if it happens, we'll probably just have a list and see what baby looks like after giving birth.