[~~Que~~]

So Dale and I have decided to use the name Liam. We think it goes well with Aidan and I personally like that it is similar to William, my grandfather's name. We have told some folks some tentative names a long time ago, like when we were tossing up names when I was pregnant with Aidan.

Everyone has TOO many opinions about what to name our baby. This is the first time this has happened, I think because everyone is scared of what we will choose. They get so embarrassed by the name we chose for Aidan (Aidan Danger) and are freaking out this time. We could really care less what other people think... and it really irks us that our family is so consumed about "what other people will say." My grandma actually chooses to say his middle name to people with a hard G sound instead of a soft G sound as to mislead them on what his middle name actually is. So my mom and other people have told us that they have already chosen a name! Bahahaha. Sha right! I'm so tired of them asking over and over again and the topic really bothers me. I have been pretty up front that I generally go to the birth with a few names, meet my baby, then decide based on our meeting, the circumstances, etc. I know they are also worried about superficial crap like the junk that they want to get embroidered and things that I (so sorry to say this) but don't really care about.

Anyhow, no matter how many times I tell them that I am undecided, I feel like I am going to get all kinds of embroidered crap with all different kinds of names on it when this baby comes. And I feel like my parents and grandparents are all getting old and to the age, where once their mind is made up, there is nothing that is going to change it. And my poor child is going to suffer because the grandparents arent even going to remember his name! Poor kid.



In other news... does anyone have any cool ideas of awesome middle names that can stand up next to big brother Danger? Can't have one kid being cooler than the other!

[LuvEmm]

Sounds about right. My family and in-laws have opinions about names too. And I have had opinions about nieces and nephews, but I keep that to myself. Its not my kid. My dad pretty much ruined one of my names when I told it to him. Its a big reason I hate telling names to family before I have decided.

[noworries]

Ok, so I am totally lurking but just want to say I think Liam goes great with Aidan. Middle name ideas: Archer, Gunner, Hunter, Chaos, Jagger, Osbourne.

[Lex&angels]

Lurking but just wanted to say I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Liam!
I can't even imagine a family not agreeing with that name, it's *almost* classic!

[AmandaEliz]

I LOVE Liam! Mike & I really liked it when I was preggo with Ethan, but our last name is Lentz & we both thought that sounded terrible.

We never tell my inlaws our names. They always have opinions & feel the need to voice them. They're also teachers & always have to comment "I had a student named that & ... (insert insult here)..." Everyone has an opinion on names, but I wish they'd just keep it to themselves. Oh, my grandmother says Avery is a boy's name & just can't understand why we'd give our little girl a boy's name.

[BethyLou]

I LOVE Liam! We were totally sold on naming Garrett that, but decided that since my husband's brother's name is William we did not want to steal from him the chance to have a cool name similar to his own. My family can be incredibly judgmental too and when I told them Garrett's name I cringed waiting for the fallout. Thank God there was none this time. That is ridiculous that your family is upset about embroidering Aiden's full name. I am sorry you have to deal with them. I taught a boy named Steel and think that is a pretty awesome name.

[BethyLou]

Ok, I told my husband about your son's middle name and he said "Danger's his middle name. If that were my middle name I would have used that on the ladies all the time." He got hit for that, but I can totally see that being a great opening line I cannot believe I did not think of that.

[newmommy710]

Everyone hated that I picked Oliver and kept telling me if I liked it so much just use it as a middle name. Umm, no, this is my kid and his name will be Oliver. They don't mention it anymore b/c they know I can' t be swayed.

[Jilly*bean]

Liam actually IS William in Gaelic - same as the name Ian is John. (Hubby's Irish, so he informs me of these things.)

And I LOVE LOVE LOVE chispaza's suggestion of Archer. I was going to chime in with Kai, which is Scottish for "fire".

We named ds "oddly" as well - his name is Padraic Coen, the first name being the Celtic form of DH's name, Patrick, and the second name is something we came up with based on the name of the castle we were married at in Ireland, Cloghen Castle. We call him "Paddy", and it's weird for some people to say it but the way I see it, they'll get over it - it's not their name. If the day ever comes when my son turns to me as a grown person and complains about his name, I'll give him the address to the county court where he can change it to whatever he wants - until then, it's our call as his parents.

[moon~maiden]

the name issue really is very aggravating!! We have yet to share any of our ideas with our families for that exact same reason. My mom keeps asking and I keep saying we aren't really sharing. We named our daughter as soon as we found out she was a girl but this time we are having a harder time finding the right thing. Plus we have a tough act to follow with the name Acadia Ruby.

I love some of Carrie's ideas- Gunner is pretty bada$$! My friend's son's middle name is Zen. Or you could use Penn Gillette's daughter's middle name Crimefighter!

[leahanna]

I want to say first off that nobody likes Pyper! I love it and eveyone on my family and friends and Dh side keeps thinking we are going to change it. It makes me so made. I am carrying around a little Pyper! I think her name will fit her perfect. I love Liam. I know what you mean about the grandparents and parents set in ways. My grandmother asked what were going to name her and I told her over the phone and said hollared DIAPER and threw the phone down. WTH! My sister and I laughed about that afterwards.

I really like Liam Archer!!

[Nwheeler]

Ugh, I feel you. My mom has hated all her 3 grandkids names: Mekya (rhymes wih Mariah), Mia and Rye now this baby will be Alani. But whatever mom! My dad coukd care less, he said to name my son Wolfgang! i say f 'em! (not really but you know). Theyll get over it!

[5_little_monkeys_plus_1]

Just lurking from May DDC since I'm sitting on my fat butt with nothing to do Anyway I think your son has a cool name so I'd tell them to stick it. I thought I'd throw a name at you for a middle name. We have friends with 3 sons Bright, Brave, and Zion. I think Brave is really cute and cool. It would go great with Danger.

[Hollybear]

I love Gunner! DH was really pulling for "Gunnar" if this baby was a boy
(He's Danish!)

[Karlie]

I love Liam too!!

[~~Que~~]

YOu guys are awesome! I'm loving these name ideas... I'm making a list for hubby. Keep em coming!

[Bridgett_H]

My cousin's little boy is named Granger. Would kind of go good with Danger. Just a thought. I love Liam!!

[mom2lexi]

Well I think I already told the horror story of my BIL and SIL after they decided to reveal the names of their twins. Some family members were "insulted" that she wasn't going to name her boy after her brother who had just passed away. They sent her nasty e-mails and everything telling her that he would be so upset that she wasn't naming her kid after him. It was really big deals.

So, after seeing them go through that, we decided that we would not tell any names until after LO is born. (It wouldn't have mattered if we were having a girl, but since it's a boy, we know we'll hear it too.) If anyone has a problem with that, too bad. We conceived this child together, without any of their help, so we don't need their help in naming it either. While we are going to give it DH's brothers middle name, we are undecided on a first name.

I love the name Liam. Someone else already mentioned it, but I think Liam Hunter would be adorable!

[Momtourage]

Ok, so I totally agree with the name frustration! I'm trying very hard not to get sucked into those conversations with the family. In-laws claim we have to pass down a name from someone in the family - aunt, grandparent, uncle, etc. UHM NO.

I think I was kind of a B*** tho when SIL was pregnant with her second. She wouldn't tell me but told MIL she was naming her son John - which is MY HUSBAND'S name. I was a little put-off b/c I always said if we had a son he will be a junior-named for his daddy. Turns out she named her son Colton but I think she's still mad about it to this day. But, what if I named mine Jason-HER husband's name? Anyone else think this would be weird?

I LOVE Liam, too. I like the middle name Axle. :-)

[Daffodil]

Liam is such a cute name!! I can't believe they have an issue with it!