Baby Names

In light of being pregnant and hearing the plight of some of my other pregnant friends I have really started pondering over the seriously huge job of naming a baby. Whoever thought it could be so rough? If you don't want to hear the ramblings of a crazy pregnant woman please do not read any further! This is my warning to you. None of it makes sense and it is completely random, but it's just something I have been thinking about.

• Is there really such a thing as stealing a name? I mean honestly, let's say you name your kid Brooklyn. Do you really think there aren't thousands of other kids named that across the country? So how can I steal it, if it's been taken half a million times?
• On the flip side of that though, what if you picked out a name somewhat unique and you told your friend/family and they were pregnant too and then decided to use that name. Is it then stealing? Or is it not?
• I'm all about original names, but really do you want to name your kid something that everyone is going to say, "What?" after they say it. I once knew a girl named Echo.....I am not kidding.
• When naming a baby how much honor does it do to your ancestors if you choose an older name that is going to cause the kid to get the crap kicked out of them every day until they hate it? I love my grandma so so so much, but I don't think I'll be naming my kid Peggy any time soon.
• I don't care how it may sound, but I will never name my kid something and then call the kid by it's middle name. That is so confusing. Try working at a school too.......
• Ethnic names are okay if you are ethnic. I knew a white kid named Juan. Something is wrong with that picture. I could never name my kid something like Sha-nay-nay. I'm white, my hubby's white.....pretty sure the kid isn't going to come out black.
• Isn't it funny how one name can be so cool to me, but awful to another? I'm so glad it works that way. Can you imagine how many Ashley's or Matthew's this world would have if we all liked the same stuff?
• In all our efforts to be original we have gone crazy on the way we spell names! There is a girl I teach named Cassie, sounds normal, right? Nope, you say it Casey.
• Names that rhyme with bad words are never good. I like the name Cooper, but someone said one time, "pooper cooper," and I also heard "coop the poop". It's not my favorite anymore.
• Boy names for girls is so cute in my mind, but I find it disturbing when a big guy tells me his name is Kelly. Why is that?

You were for-warned of this entry. I hope no one is offended, but can you imagine how much this weighs on a person. The name or names you pick are what your kid is stuck with forever! How is that supposed to make an alreadly going crazy person like me feel?