So I Never Forget

Remember all that name picking drama?  I do.  And I hope I never forget the process.  Turns out it was quite the experience for us this time.  One Sunday during Sacrament Meeting (Remember how Colby was only home one day a week for months???  Sunday was our only time to accomplish anything together.) I was itching to discuss names, but we certainly couldn't just have a little chat right then so I started writing notes to my sweetie.  Before church I had asked Colby his opinion of the name Claire, and he just gave me a dirty look that seemed somewhat bewildered... like "why in the heck would you even ask me?"  It caught me off guard, but I learned that he wasn't a fan because he grew up his whole life knowing a man named Claire, so it just seemed wrong to him.  So I had names on the brain and had to take care of it.  I happened to save the paper full of notes and I'm so glad I did.  It makes me laugh every time I look at it.  I'm going to recreate it here...

(Andrea:) Do you like the name Jillian?

(Colby:) -no answer-

On a scale of 1-10?

-?-

What's your opinion?  I know you have one.

-no answer-

So this is where I resort to forcing answers...

Macy and Mercedes are...?

-11s-

What are Roxy?

-5.7-

Hannah?

-4.83-

Savannah?

-0-

Stella?

-1.76-

Jillian?

-1.74-

Annie?

-2.12-

These were all names we'd talked about but besides the top two, I never got anything but a "no."

Do you have  ANY other names floating around in your head?

-Lily & Charlie-

I was then asked to rate those.  Colby hesitated to mention Charlie even though he's always loved it for a girl because him and I had earlier agreed that we absolutely wanted our daughter to have a truly feminine name.  So I suggested Charlotte with the understanding that he could call her Charlie all he wanted, but her real name would be Charlotte.

-Lily-

4, but if it weren't so popular I would rate it a 7

-Charlie-

1

...and so Colby had to rate my suggestion...

Charlotte

-7.88-

So then we continued.

Megan suggested Ellen

-1.16-

I like the name Scarlet...

-7.88-

Hazel?

-negative 3-

(Hahahaha.  I guess he hated that one.)

Even though it has nothing to do with our funny note writing, here's some pictures for good measure.  Macy was five days old in these and playing with Tyler.  She loves her brothers.

Let me have a moment...

I'm still wishy-washy on the baby name topic.  So today I start thinking I am settled on a name... and instead of just being content I decide to Google it.  (Hindsight=dumb.)

Everything I read is making me more annoyed with the world... I still like the name, but intentional "creative" spellings and odd reviews from gals with the name are putting a bad taste in my mouth.  Oh, and how many people I have now learned about that use it as a dog's name.  I realize I can't let the pet name trend ruin it for me, but come on!  I needed something to encourage me, not muddy the waters.  From now on I will avoid Google on big decisions.  :)

And another thing.

Who makes up the meanings for names anyway?  Some I can completely understand how their name actually holds a meaning.  Especially when you see the same "definition" in every place you look.  And then there is the "one in fifty" definitions- in fifty sources you find the same general information except for that one here and there that throws in a new interpretation.  This name I think I like has one of those... which I normally would balk at and move on because the meaning seems basically made up.  But I like this one.  And it may be the only thing that keeps it in high standing with me today (after having read all the nonsense google thought I wanted to read).  

.enduring; happy and upbeat.

But seriously, I think I might just make up my own answers when my kids come home from school with the assignment to find out what their name means, because I'm pretty sure somebody at that random google result website just did it.