Who ever said this was going to be easy....

Today's topic: Naming your offspring.

I had always thought this would be an easy feat, until I got pregnant the 1st time. Before we found out what the sex was, my husband (boyfriend at the time) went back and forth on many names. He had all sorts of reasons as to why he should chose the name of our child.

Seemed like there was always a reason for him to hate every single name I chose:

Boys: Jacob, Oliver, Finn; everyone of these was a huge NO.  Girls: Blaire, Olivia; and again NO!

His choices to name a few; Diesel, Torge, Hunter... Ava.

Our daughter was born January 31, 2009 as Ava Blaire Shearer. She perfectly suits her name, we couldn't have chosen a better name, I like to think that by throwing Blaire in there it instantly made her sound like the rock star that she is!

Now many a years later we are expecting baby number 2 but now on top of my choices and his choices, we have a little Ava wanting to throw in some of her own choices.

Mom's top picks

For Boys -  Jacob Douglas. For Girls - Olivia, Quinn, Ainslie, Zoe, Briar, Ashlynn, Emsley

Dad's top picks

For Boys - Malcolm, Bhodi Zapha, Jackson Douglas. For Girls- Mary Jane, Marley

Ava's top picks

For Boy - Michael Jackson, Blais. For Girls - Stylish Unikitty, Sasha, Sara

You can clearly see how this isn't going well! Also, you have to consider middle names and then how it all sounds together with the last name.  Then does it vibe well with the other child.. " Hey look it's Ava and Bob!" It just doesn't sound right! So many things to consider but thank goodness we do have until November 16th to decide.

My next ultrasound is set for July 3rd for my 20 week, detailed ultrasound, which we will be finding out the sex again, so stayed tuned for our gender announcement.  In the mean time, I ask, how did you decide you're child's name? What played an important role in decision making for your family? If you have more than one child, did/would you let your first born choose the name of the next child?

I'd love to hear from you, send in your experiences with naming your child. I will put together a collective blog full of your stories, sure to be worth a few laughs or at least good tips.