If you’ve been following me for awhile then I know that you’ve noticed plenty of pictures of my cute kiddos but you might have noticed the lack of something else–their names. I promise that all of my children have names. Actually, pretty great ones, if I do say so myself. However, there are a couple of reasons why we won’t be announcing baby number five’s name anytime soon. This post about our baby’s name is in collaboration with PinkBlush. I received product in exchange for my honest thoughts, all opinions are my own.
all about our baby’s name
When you’re pregnant there are a couple of questions that you get asked over and over. These include: “When are you due?”, “Do you know what you’re having?”, and “What’s his/her name?” Well, I definitely have some sarcastic answers to a few of those–“Not soon enough” and “A baby” are high on my list of responses. However, I can always honestly answer the last one with–“We don’t know”.
we truly don’t know what our baby’s name is
Mike and I have never picked out one of our children’s names before they’re born. I know that’s what most people do, some are even able to announce the name when they announce the gender. For us though, we have a hard time naming a person we haven’t met yet. We brainstorm names ahead of time and go to the hospital with a list. Once our newest bundle of joy makes their appearance than we start trying the names out and thinking about what we think our little nugget looks like. Sometimes this means our baby is named the same day they’re born. Sometimes, the hospital calls our room every hour on the day we’re supposed to be leaving because they have to fill out the Social Security paperwork. It’s hard to fill our paperwork when you don’t have a name picked.
we try to protect our children’s privacy
Even before I was a blogger my husband was pretty adamant about us not posting personal information on Facebook. When our son was born he was adamant I not share his name. At first I kind of rolled my eyes. However, as time has gone on I’m so glad he had the foresight to try and protect the privacy of our children. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of weird people out there. They don’t need to know what to call my child. We also try to be careful about the pictures that we post of our children on social media.
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so what CAN I tell you about their names?
I won’t be announcing baby girl’s name, but there are a few things I can tell you. First of all, Mike and I always consult the Social Security Administration baby name list to see where the names we like are ranked. We try and stay out of the top 100 on that list. This list is also really neat because you can track the popularity of a name over time or by state. Secondly, all of our children have a first name that we just liked, and then a middle name that’s from one of the branches of our family tree. My sisters and I weren’t given middle names and I always kind of wanted one. I like that my own kids have meaningful middle names.
I feel good about not sharing our baby’s name. Although, sometimes I get a little wistful when I see adorable name announcements. Or when I see a child wrapped up in a personalized blanket. Or some gorgeous wall art in their nursery sporting their name. However, this is what we feel comfortable with and I think that’s important for everyone to remember. Like so many other things in life and in parenting, you need to make the decision that’s right for you and your family.
What are your thoughts on sharing you child’s information on social media?
This great maternity top is from PinkBlush. I know it’s going to transition perfectly for nursing after baby girl makes her appearance!