When my daughter was born, we had no idea what gender she was going to be. Therefore, we had both a boy and girl name ready to go. Less than two years later, when I discovered I was going to have a boy, that leftover boy name just didn’t feel right at all. I loved the name, but I didn’t love that name for my boy.
My husband and I went through name after name, decided against every single one. Admittedly, with the last name Grundig, we are fairly limited. Anything with too many consonants was pretty much out of the question. For most of my pregnancy, we called my baby boy Pea 2 (my daughter was always my Pea in utero), and had somewhat settled on the name Ryan.
But, it still didn’t feel right. Again, I loved the name Ryan, but it just didn’t feel right for my baby boy. So, desperate, I reviewed the US Social Security lists of names, and found the perfect name – Mason. It was common, but not too common. It fit well with our last name. And, most importantly, it just felt right for my baby.
My little guy turns six later this month, and I still love his name. It’s just perfect for him.
It wasn’t easy, but that is how I decided on my baby’s name. How did you decide on your baby’s name? Or do you have a great story on how your parents decided on your name? Tell me for a chance to win a year’s supply of cards from Cardstore.com!
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