Ooo. I know. I'll blog about baby names. Yep. Its that time again. We had the name Milo picked out for at least four-five years before Milo was born. It was just a name that we heard and loved. And eventually I came to pray for Milo by name. For about two years I prayed for Milo by name.
Now as we begin to think about trying for a little brother or sister for Milo, I have started playing the name game. We have some names at the top of our list... but nothing as definitive as Milo was. I take that back. There is a girl's name. When I was praying for Milo there was an "or... blank" included in that in case it was a girl.
Oh. You want to know what the blank is? Some of you may remember. Allegra. I don't know what it is about this name but it sings to my soul. Allegra Lane to be exact. My only deterent, and its not that big of one, is of course the allergy medicine. But who the heck cares?!
Let's play a little game. Which of the following names is the name of an emergency contraceptive pill? A. Peggy B. Ella C. Bailey D. Alice E. Maggie
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Answer. Ella. That's right. This beautiful name that is becoming quite common is also the name of an emergency contraceptive pill. Allegra is just an allergy medicine. And the reason they chose that name for their allergy medicine is because it means joyful. Who wouldn't their daughter being named something that means joyful?
Ok. Off my soap box. I just had to defend my precious girl's name. Hmmm. Apparently Allegra is still at the top of the list in my heart. ;)
As for boys... there are just a couple names on that list, but again... nothing definitive like Milo was. And we kind of decided against family names. How do you honor one person or one side and not the other?
Anyway... my brain is just constantly running through names. =) If and when God blesses us with another little miracle from the five embryos we have chillin' out in the freezer... they are sure to have a well thought out name.
We'll see.
