Baby Names

As of the 13th of this month, I am in the third trimester of my pregnancy! This pregnancy feels like it's going by much more quickly than the last one--I think it's because I have Naomi to keep me distracted and busy. I'm at the point now where I am extremely uncomfortable all of the time and every inch of me hurts, but I much prefer this pain & discomfort over the nausea and vomiting I had just two months ago.

Jacob and I still haven't decided on a name for this little girl! Jacob claims that we have, but he just gave in to the name I wanted because he didn't want to think about it anymore. Jacob has always wanted the name Aurora... like in Sleeping Beauty... and although I think it is beautiful, I can't get past the Disney reference. I'm afraid that everyone will think of Sleeping Beauty as soon as they hear it and that she'll get made fun of. If I ever give in and let Jacob use the name for one of our daughers, we have picked the middle name Noelle to go with it--Aurora Noelle. But as of right now, I want to find a name that we are both really happy with.

I've always wanted to name a daughter Aleta. It's my middle name, and I've always loved it. I think it's pretty and unique, but not unique enough that it's weird (like all of the "unique" things celebrities are naming their kids these days). Jacob didn't like it, but I guess he got tired of me looking at baby name websites and asking him, "What about Diana?", or "Do you like the name Megan?". (I really do love the name Diana, by the way, but we could never use Megan--it's the name of a girl or two that Jacob once dated/kissed.) At any rate, he finally gave in and said we could use Aleta, so we came up with the midde name Deanne (which is the name of one of Jacob's aunts, who I just think is awesome, and we had our wedding reception at her home!). So the closest we've come to agreeing on a baby name is Aleta Deanne, but I really want to find a name that Jacob loves as much as I do. We've got 3 months!

Dreams

I finally had a dream about the baby the other night. I had the baby, and it was a girl, but the weird part was that she was born talking. And I couldn't decide what I wanted to name her, because I haven't been sure that I wanted to use the girl name we originally picked. So I asked the baby, "Do you want me to name you Naomi?". And she told me yes.

So now if we have a girl, I guess I'll name her Naomi after all.

We find out Tuesday!

Baby Names

I was thinking about baby names quite a bit today... we had a new nephew born at some point today, who has yet to receive a name (last I heard). Then one of my friends found out today that they are having a little girl, and as far as I know they haven't decided on a name for her yet, either. Although their daughter has her heart set on Pocahontas... I'm pretty sure they're trying to talk her out of that one.

Jacob and I have had our names picked out since about a week after we found out we were pregnant. In fact, I think we had our girl name picked out before we even got married... just for some point in the future when we would need one. And for the boy name, I think we were just laying in bed one night going through the alphabet thinking of names, and we found one that we both liked. And both names have stuck. So for a girl--Naomi Rose Romney (Jacob originally wanted Aurora Rose... like Sleeping Beauty... but I shot that one down. Aurora is pretty, but Aurora Rose is just toooo much.) And for a boy--Noah Aaron Romney. We like them. :)

Now we just have to hope that our baby comes out actually looking like a Naomi or a Noah, or we'll have to start over.