Adventures in Baby Naming

Well, we did it! The name of  Little Toasty Bun (LTB) can officially be retired unless used as a nickname. We have picked a name for our son: Isaac Edward Keli'i Tostado. I know it didn't really take that long but for someone like myself who had been dreaming of naming their first born child for years, this experience really did seem to take quite a while. Eddie and I couldn't of been on further ends of the naming spectrum. We started out with 3 vetos each but really ended up vetoing almost every name that each other put out there.With a couple of names that he suggested I really started to question...how well do I know my hubby?? (lol)  With all the discord of not liking each others picks there was a few things that we could agree on; and that was that the name had to be a strong name, not anything too trendy, and it needed to have a good meaning. Well, these "simple requirements" didn't seem so simple once we put them to work along with the thought that this will be our child's name for life and it's not something that can be changed...well at least we as parents would never do that. Although, I have read some post on my pregnancy board about people doing that (eekkk!!). We both have fallen in love with this name and now could not imagine any name but Isaac. I thought about trying to keep the name to ourselves or maybe just family but really...who are we trying to kid we are the same couple that told everyone that we were expecting before the first trimester was over. So keeping the name to ourselves didn't work out either. Overall, I feel much relief that I can now refer to my little boy as Isaac, and that this naming business is over for now. It has been an adventures every step of the way in our pregnancy and it was a fun experience getting to pick out a name for our first baby! I hold much anticipation for what it to come in the next few months and can't wait to hold little Issac in my arms and tell him in person how much his Mommy and Daddy love him!