Baby boy...

We finally decided on a name for littlest man:

Callen Joseph

We were pretty sure it would be this, then I kind of had a freak-out-I-don't-know-if-that's-his-name-moment. 

But after a week of deliberating, going back and forth, calling him two different names, lots of crying (on my part!) and probably completely confusing our three other boys, we agreed that this is his name, it fits him perfectly, and we absolutely love it. :) 

So sweet Callen, welcome to our family. We are so glad you are here.

Birth story and life updates coming soon. 

After I go snuggle my sweet baby boy.

Name updated...AGAIN!

What can I say, I'm obsessed with figuring out a name for this guy. :)
We've officially narrowed it down to three.  Two from this list and one that I had forgotten how much I love. SO, take a sec to vote for your fav. :)

VOTE HERE!!

Thanks!

Name update!

We haven't really narrowed it down, but we did take one off (Crew) and add a new one. 

So here's the new Final Five with his middle name:

Jace (Joseph)

Jett (Joseph)

Canon (Joseph)

Cam (Joseph)

Callen (Joseph)

Thoughts and suggestions are always welcome. :)

The Great Name Debate...

For those of you who follow our blog, you KNOW we have a hard time with boys' names.  
This time around,  we're just sticking with our previous lists, narrowing it down, and choosing our fav. We may add a new name or two, but if it has stuck around through two lists, it's probably a keeper. (we didn't have a list with Weston, I just kept saying the name until Jeff agreed, ha!)

Top 11 name list with Tave: (click the link to go to original 2008 post)

• Asher
• Bridger
• Camden
• Jace
• Jett
• Rayner
• Rowan
• Ryder
• Tallan
• Canon or Tannon
• Ty

Top name list with Ryder: (click the link to go to original 2010 post)

·                 Griffin
·      Ryder
·      Canon
·      Ender
·      River
·      Rainer
·      Ronan
·      Rowan
·      Ridge
·      Maddox
·      Madsen
·      Teague
·      Cruise
·      Jett
·      Gage
·      Hunter
·      Tallan
·      Luke

     

      During our long car ride to CA, I was determined to come up with a list that we both liked, so hopefully this little man will get named sooner rather than later! 
    The first thing we did was put the two lists together and bolded/highlighted any names that were on BOTH lists. If there was a name we really liked and wanted to add it was added. We also left off names we didn't care for anymore:

  Jace

Jett

Rayner

Rowan

Tallan

Canon

Luke

Hunter

Callen

Crew

Teague

Griffin (Finn)

    Then we took out any of the names that had the same first letter as the other boys. We really like each boy to have his own initial. Which might seem funny, but it's a nice way to narrow things down. So that took out any W, T, & R names. Then we took off any names ending in 'ER' since Ryder's name ends in that and we also wanted a change.

  Jace

Jett

Rayner

Rowan

Tallan

Canon

Luke

Hunter

Callen

Crew

Teague

Griffin (Finn)

   


     After that, we each had veto power over another name on the list. Jeff had already chosen the middle name (which I am so happy with) so then, we put it through the middle name test: How does it sound with ________.  A few great names were left and here is our final five:  

  Jace

Jett

Canon

Luke  didn't survive the middle name test

Callen

Crew

Griffin (Finn) way too popular due to Glee, darn it.

     I guess we're loving j's or c's this time around!  We each have our favorites. Jeff's are Jace (which was his top choice with Baby #2 until we came up with Tave), Canon, & Jett and mine are Canon & Jett.  So we'll see. We are most definitely still open to any and all suggestions!!  

     Whew, I'm impressed with anyone who has made it through our complex, naming game!  

     Thoughts are welcome. :)

Cool names

Today West & I had a little conversation as I was making lunch:

W- Hey mom, I like the name Spy.
Me- Spy? Like Spy for a name?
W- Yeah, I like cool names like Spy & Ryder.
Me- Those are cool names.
W- Yeah, we should name our baby Spy.
Me- Hmm..that's....really neat. You're good at thinking of names.
I also like Ryder. Let's name him Ryder.
W- No. I want his name to be Spy.
Me- What happened to Ryder, that is a very cool name.
W- Spy is cooler. Our baby's name is Spy.
Me- silence..............those are both really great names. Let's see when he gets here.
W- Yeah, cause Spy is really super cool.

SO folks, what do you think- Spy Drysdale. It has a nice ring to it, no? ;)