The new baby's name has finally been decided!
A few weeks ago, I asked my brother what he was going to name his son who is going to be born at the end of July and I was shocked when he revealed the name because it was the exact (first and middle) name that Mark and I had chosen for the new baby. So, low and behold, we had to change our name.
It takes us forever to agree on a name so the fact that we both loved the first name we picked was a miracle in itself and then we had to come up with another one! I love different names (like Brayden, Slade, etc.), while Mark likes plain names like, well, Mark, except not Mark because he never wanted a "Junior." We literally waited until the last minute to come up with Trent's name. Mark was adamant that the name start with a "T" because he wanted to nickname the baby TC after his late father. Surprisingly, it was much harder than we thought it would be to come up with a "T" name. The funny this is, up until recently, I think that Trent had only been called TC two or three times but lately, friends have referring to him as that, so maybe Mark's dream will come true and the nickname will catch on.
Needless to say, these last few weeks have been kind of stressful because we have been sooooo far apart on our name choices...not even in the same realm, apart. Every time I would throw a name out there, Mark would simply say, "No." There is no discussion or second thought on his part. He either likes a name or he doesn't. Our friends Chris and Kristen have been texting us names for the last few days in an effort to help us out, but we haven't agreed on any of their suggestions either. My favorite name that they suggested was "Stone" like the reporter "Stone Phillips," but Mark axed that idea quickly. I didn't think it would ever happen but it has!
Last Friday, Trent was down for the night and Mark and I were watching T.V. A character in the show was wearing a name tag with a name on it that I liked so I blurted it out. Mark turned to me and said, "I like that name. It's settled." He then began to watch the show like nothing had happened. I was shocked. I kept asking him if he was serious and he said that he was. I was a little worried because it isn't the strong, masculine name that we have been searching for but it is cute and we like it. So, I added it to the dwindling list and told him that we would sit on it.
Yesterday after my parents left, I pulled out the Ipad which had the names that I liked stored in it. Trent was rubbing my belly and watching T.V. with Mark. I began to read the list of names out loud and when I got to the name that Mark and I had semi-agreed on, Trent turned to me, smiled brightly and began to scream the name out over and over and over. Mark and I started laughing and said it must be the right name then. I turned to Trent and asked if he wanted his baby brother to be named _____ and he started doing a little jig. Mark was right...it was settled. We had a name!
Mark and I agreed that we wouldn't tell anyone the name because everyone has their opinion and I have a feeling that people might not love our choice, but we do so that's all that matters! As if Trent understands what a secret is, I told him that baby brother's name is a secret. His response was to point at my belly and scream the name out at the top of his lungs. Apparently, a two year old cannot keep a secret (which is something I should have know, right?)! Hopefully, he will forget the name and not announce it to all at his birthday party or something!
Now, I need to go attend to that very sick two year old who has a 101.6 fever. Other than wanting to lay on the couch and cuddle, he is acting pretty normal so I think that he might be getting his last two molars, rather than coming down with the flu or something again, but we'll see. I had when my little man is sick!!
As a follow-up...my parents did come down on Saturday so that Mark and I were able to go out to dinner with some friends and it was a lot of fun! They are just the nicest people and it was fun to laugh about old college stories and just get out for a while. Thanks Mom and Dad!!
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