I'm super excited about today's giveaway. Erin from The Vintage Pearl is donating a $50 Gift Certificate to TheVintagePearl.com where
you can find all manner of gorgeous custom silver jewelry and gifts,
including necklaces, bracelets, rings, baby spoons, boxes, earrings—so
many cool pieces. The sports-jersey concept is fantastic too. You must
go take a look.
I featured The Vintage Pearl once before when Erin sent me a mommy necklace with Charlotte and Elijah charms. It is my daily, go-to necklace and I absolutely love it. Of course, since then, I had another child. I needed to add his name onto my mama necklace.
But what was I going to name him?
Okay, okay. I know! My baby will be two-years old this month
and I have never announced his name on my blog. It turns out I could
only call him "my little bub" or "the baby" or "my youngest" so many
times without getting caught. And you guys have noticed. Boy, have you
noticed. You are totally onto me. I'm sorry for leaving you out in the
dark on that. I'm going to attempt to explain myself today. I know there
are a number of you who have faithfully watched for this news!
Choose Your Own Adventure
If you want the juicy details of my rampant indecision and how the
babysitter named our son, read on. For the punchline and a fabulous
giveaway, skip to The Punchline at the bottom. (Know that through all of
this, on top of having a new baby to care for, I was still healing from that Trash Ties situation and I was under the pressure of an enormous number of design deadlines.)
The Details
For starters, we listed baby names over and over all through my
pregnancy and never found a clear winner before the birth. I'm sure this
is common enough. We wanted a name that was interesting and unique but
not contrived or trendy. Once a name gets trendy, I can't do it.
I have always loved my grandfather's name: Imri Joseph (rhymes with "Jim Rye"). I never knew
him. I have a solitary memory of him giving me a piece of gum. But,
family heritage is very important to me. I never had extended family as
a kid and I want my children to have that in their lives. Imri was a
responsible, interesting and intelligent man. He was the Head Food
Chemist at Heinz for decades and was pivotal in developing the
technology that gives Heinz ketchup its signature flavor—making it
still the best ketchup there is. When he died—I was four—he
willed me a small amount of Heinz stock that grew a little as I grew and
helped me pay for college. He was a family man and a hobby
photographer—long before most families owned a camera. I don't know,
I've always just felt close to
him even though I don't know him.
I
wanted to name the baby Imri. I really wanted to, but it made me
anxious. It's such an uncommon name that we really had no gauge on how
that name would function for him in his life. How would people pronounce
it? How much explaining would he need to do every time he gave his
name? How would it look on a resume?
didn't feel particularly passionate about any of the other names that
remained on our short list. It was either go hog-wild and name him
something creatively strong like Imri (I liked Wilder too)—and let him
figure out how to wield such a name, or keep to the classics and name
him Henry, James, Evan or Graham. Isaac and I are artists. A larger part
of us wanted to indulge in a creative name, but part of us didn't want
to presume this would work for our little baby's destined personality.
Of those classic names, Henry was my favorite. But the guidance
counselor from my high school's name was Henry Bailey and I knew my
siblings and mom would have a hard time with that. (My mom worked at our
high school.) If I had given Elijah the name Henry back in 1997, it
would have been more comfortably unsusual for me. In the meanwhile,
Henry has become quite popular. So that was two gentle dings against
Henry.
So what other classic names could we add to the list? Not many. You see, Isaac is one of ten children. His siblings mostly
have boys and they have employed many of the strong, classic boy names that I like: Thomas, William, Luke, etc. But—Isaac
wouldn't allow us to consider any names that have been used in his
family already. Even when the naming situation grew more desperate.
all that our list included was Imri, Levi, Evan and Graham. I liked Imri and I
felt that Levi, Evan and Graham were okay, safe names. Evan being more
romantic; Levi and Graham being more interesting. But, I wasn't attached to
them. You would think this would land me on Imri, but I couldn't pull
the trigger without a test run.
We went home from the hospital unsure. We thought we would resolve it
that week at home, but we had company and a new baby to take care of.
We didn't figure it out, so we had to file his name as Unnamed.
This gave us several more months to figure things out, months we
never wanted to take, but we took nonetheless. Most people don't know
this, but you have quite a long time to officially pronounce a name. We
began calling our baby Graham, Evan and Imri interchangeably in order to
resolve our feelings, sure we would keep Imri Joseph as the middle name
if we didn't use Imri as the first name. Graham made it's way off the
list pretty soon, once I started hearing "Grumbly" when I would say
"Graham Bailey." I know. That was silly. I was tired.
The names Evan and Imri stuck around. We called him both. If a
stranger asked his name, we would say that it's Evan—in order to avoid
the explanation. If we had more time for a conversation, we would test
out Imri. We never felt sure what to do. We gradually became comfortable
with the idea of giving him both names and letting it work itself out
over time. His name would be Evan Imri Joseph Bailey.
If we ended up calling him Evan, then he would have two middle names
just like my other children. And if we only ever called him Imri, then
he could choose to either keep Evan for sport or we'd take him down to
the court and let him remove it officially.
This is where we landed. When we introduced the baby to his
babysitter, Marilyn, we told her she could call him either name. She
chose to call him Evan. He was on the verge of walking at the time and
this was a big event at Marilyn's. Marilyn would stand the baby at the
center of the room and the children would form a circle around him, clap
and chant, "Evan! Evan! Evan!" trying to get him to walk.
When Marilyn told us this story, we tried it at home that night with
our older kids. And when we chanted his name, "Evan! Evan! Evan!" he lit
up like a light bulb. He not only was the center of our enthusiastic
attention, but we were calling his name! The name he was hearing at
Marilyn's all day. That twinkle in his eyes brought me some peace. He
could be Evan and that was okay. It isn't a name I would have ever
predicted my using. I would have thought we would arrive at something
more unique. But it is lovely to say and he is a lovely boy.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
And he is still Imri too. And if he ever decides that Imri is the
name he wants to go by, then I'm cool with that. For now, Imri serves as
a nickname. (Apple is his other, self-elected nickname—from
his first attempts to say Evan. He called himself Apple for months.) We
call him Evan for the most part. I have never had clarity about it, but
I'm moving on. I have never had an easy time naming my children. It's an
honor I don't feel equal to. I always wish that I could consult them on
it and give them the name they want, let them be who they will be.
The Punchline
The short version is that we really weren't sure what to name him so
we
had to test a few names out. And when it came to choosing from the final
two names, we had disected our options to the bone and I just wasn't
sure I liked either name any more. Our baby went around with two
different names for a year. I didn't announce this because I didn't want
to hear more opinions. I just kept hoping I would feel inspired about
it. Clear inspiration never came. In the end, we gave him both names and
figured it would sort itself out over time. Our baby's official name is Evan Imri Joseph Bailey.
Evan, simply because it stayed on the list and Imri Joseph after my
grandfather. He goes by Evan. Though I still call him Imri at times.
My new "Evan" charm from The Vintage Pearl
arrived this week and my mama necklace is now finally complete. I
thought about ordering a silver charm with Evan on one side and Imri on
the other, but I resisted. I'm going to wear just one name around for a
while, one name officially stamped in silver.
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I love this post and felt the same way in naming our son. It’s such a hard decision and for our family the family names were already taken and so we prayed for a strong name for him and something that he would be able to grow into. I have a bracelet with our two daughters name and our son, I have always wanted a necklace and I love the beauty of these. Thank you again for your post and giveaway!
I also have trouble naming my children. I can’t even really talk about it until I see them. I think I am also waiting for them to tell me what name they would choose. My grandmother disliked her name so much that she changed it when she turned 18! I am guessing some of my anxiety stems from there.
Love the Vintage Pearl. And Evan goes beautifully on your necklace.
I love EVAN! I almost named my baby that but decided looked more like an Ethan! You are such an interesting woman Heather! Thank you for being so genuine! xo
I love this! and these children are adorable! Thanks for being so candid about things this month!
I love his name! I really enjoyed this post. It’s so great that you incorporated a name that means a lot to you. We gave both of our boys middle names with family history.
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love the story of his name!
Evan is a great name. We waited until birth to find out if our 2nd was a boy or a girl – we had a girl name decided but ZERO boy names selected. I was sure we were having a boy but she surprised me and made my name decision a little easier. 🙂
What a nice story! I’m glad you kept Imri in there, but I can see it might be awkward when he got to school. My 8 yr old grandson has a unique middle name and he isn’t ready to even tell it to any of his friends. But, you never know how they may react, I guess, when they realize it is different!
My parents had a hard time naming me too. Carrie was voted in but then my grandma squashed that idea after reminding my parents about the Stephen King novel/movie, and I don’t think it was ever mentioned again.
Natalie was next, but friends of my parents had a girl shortly before I came along and named her Natasha, and that was too close. Mom then chose Alicia (family name), Dad wanted Wendy. Dad won. I have Alicia on reserve in case I ever have a little girl 🙂
All that said, 30 something years later I turned out okay… Evan will too. It’s a sweet name.
This post made me feel like my brand of crazy is at least someone else’s!! Thank you!! For the record, my first is named after both my great grandmother and great aunt. My second my husband named, and from the first month we brought her home I have wanted to change her name (he would not allow it, he’s a decide then DO kind of guy, not a questioner). I still fantasize about calling her by the name shed “earned” by the time she was 3 mo. Old. I also seriously consider lengthening her middle name into the more formal version. At least you had the stones to do it your way for as long as it took!! Bless you for that, clearly we don’t all have that courage!
Heather, thanks for sharing these little pieces of your life each day of the giveaway. It’s like everyone wins something special from you each day!!!
I love the name(s). My boys all have family names. My oldest has my maiden name for his first name and my husband’s first name for his middle name. The middle boy has my husband’s dad’s first name for his middle name. My youngest has my dad’s middle name for his middle name. I love giving them that heritage.
I loved reading the story about your son’s name! I think most people go to the hospital with a definite idea about their child’s name, and it was refreshing to read that there was someone else like me! My husband wanted to name our daughter Clementine right from the start, but I didn’t feel comfortable committing to it until I met her. I always had a couple of other names tucked away just in case. Thankfully, Clementine was a perfect fit.
Congratulations on your handsome Evan Imri (even if I am a couple of years late)!
I love your story of Evan Imri Joseph Bailey! I have been blessed with a large extended family and names are so interesting and important.
I also love vintage pearl jewelry!
what a fantastic story, one that I’m sure he will tell over and over again to his friends! I love his name and the fact that you both were so careful in naming him, giving it much thought as to how it would affect him in the future.
What some people are (or not) thinking about that, stumps me. I saw someone named So Young You the other day. I cracked up about it because what happens when a teacher says the kid’s first name, then last. You, So Young. HA I’ve seen MANY doozies over the years having worked at a collection agency for student loans and now at a company that owns, builds and manages student housing communities! all I can say is these poor kids and wonder why the heck they don’t change their names when they legally can!
Love the story! Love Evan! Would love to be the winner! Thanks for a great giveaway!
I love his name. And I’m one of the people who noticed you never shared it. 🙂 I love this giveaway!
Lovely story!
I love this!!! It took me forever to get used to calling my daughter by her name.
Lilly elizabeth lang rosenberg
Names are hard, but that’s neat about your family being linke to Heinz.. It
Is the best ketchup… I have an Elijah as well. He’s my
Oldest
I love that you took your time. You know the name fits, and so does Evan. He has arrived, both physically and legally! Suzzcq70 at gmail dot com .. My children are adopted and have a wonderful idea for the gift certificate 🙂
What a great story! I have an Elijah, too. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing the chace to win a GC! I love the name Imri! All our children have unique names, mostly old family ones. I have a unique one as well and would not chance it for the world! keke_d_83@hotmail.com
I love his name & that he had a family name. And your necklace is beautiful.
Love TVP creations! Would love to order my first piece with this win!
We had a hard time naming our third of 5 children so I understand that dilemma. It’s hard to decide and seems so final when you write it on that form they give you in the hospital. It’s been really great to read your honest thoughts this week. I usually don’t comment on things like this but your openness with your story inspired me. Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Cassie
I love the name Evan! It’s on my short list for boys’ names, just in case I decide to have another kid. Imri is beautiful too. I’ve never heard it before, but I know my husband would never go for it.
My daughter is five, and my husband just told me in the last year that he basically let me name our daughter whatever I wanted. Here I thought we had agreed on her name! Go figure.
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Love your story! Love the name! Love The Vintage Pearl!
I love the name Evan! : ) I also love the story of how his name came to be!
Wow! Glad you finally were able to decide on a name! I think boys names are a little hard to decide on! 🙂
I loved reading the story of Evan’s name. I always enjoy the tale behind the name and love the secret of baby’s name until birth. So just finding out now was especially fun! My husband gave me a necklace from TVP with our daughter’s name for my first mother’s day and I look forward to adding to it 🙂
Thanks for sharing. My son has two of his great grandfathers’ names as his middle name. They were both named James. It made it a lot easier for us to pick a middle name for him. The vintage pearl has great pieces.
I like both names. It’s sweet he has both.
Thanks for sharing your story!
very fun story- my daughter is named Elvira after my grandmother to whom I am very close. I understand the choosing of an unusual name.
Love the naming story…. Why is it so difficult to name our children?!?! I would love to win a TVP gift certificate.
This is so cute!
That is so sweet. I love the vintage pearl.
I love your story. I think naming a child is the most important thing a parent gets to do. As someone who is fostering to adopt, I will never truly get that luxury. My twins names are billy and Jesse (aka the outlaws). I may never know how they got those names but I am planning on giving them middle names after my dad and uncle so I get to pick a name for them and it gets to be a family name (I’m named after both grandparents). I have my list of perfect names for imaginary babies, but am honored to be my outlaws’ mommy. Tricia
What a wonderfully sensitive way to chose your son’s name. Love how excited he was to hear his own name!
Great story to a wonderful name! I have always liked the name Evan!
Each of your children have beautiful names, but I also like Imri. I am sure your grandfather is honored by his namesake. We sure do sweat a lot of things on this parenting journey, don’t we, and hope for the best. Thanks for writing this fun post! bev.mielke@yahoo.com
I loved reading about your name-choosing dilemma. I can totally empathize. 🙂 My hubby is an artist and I’m a teacher so…names are tough. Our youngest *almost* didn’t get a name until after he was born, but we settled on Ewan just in the nick of time – ha! (He gets called Evan sometimes.) Ironically, had our Ewan been a girl, he was going to be Abigail Charlotte.
I just love reading about how people name their children!
Beautiful story!!
I love your final choice of the name Evan because that is my son, also. He is 18 now but will “always be my baby.”
I love the story! I’m a teacher, and picking a name was HARD. There are so many memories attached to some names. We ended up naming our daughter Liberty. <3
What a wonderful name! I love the heritage of family names bestowed upon the new generation. I also LOVE the Vintage Pearl! Thanks for a fun giveaway! jesica_swanson (at) yahoo (dot) com
Great Story! I love his full name as well! We too had troubles landing on a name for our son. We finally made the decision at the hospital after he arrived. Thank you for the post and giveaway. I have a necklace from Vintage Pearl with my husband, my son and my initials. I also bought my sister in law a necklace with her son’s name to be born in 4 weeks!
Both names are wonderful! Sometimes I used to wish my parents could have asked me what I wanted to be named and grew up hating my middle name, Lynn, the same as my mother. After she passed away suddenly nearly 5 years ago it helps me feel closer to her. I hope one day to have a daughter to pass it down to.
Gotta love family names. My husband and I have been sorting through our respective trees this pregnancy…sometimes it’s hard to find boys’ names from the past that still work in the 21st century! Imri is definitely one of those–unique but not antiquated. 🙂
I feel the same way you do about names…exactly. “We wanted a name that was interesting and unique but not contrived or trendy. Once a name gets trendy, I can’t do it.”
I had decided long ago that I would name a boy Preston (after my grandfather) and was perturbed that Brittany Spears used it as the middle name for one of her boys. It’s still not in the top 100 but it’s more popular than I would have preferred. My other son is Emmett (named after my husband’s great-grandfather). Interesting, unique, not contrived, not trendy. It was around the 500th most popular name in 2007. That’s more my style.
My little girl is Ella Grace (named after two great-grandmas). Ella and Grace are each too popular for my liking so we gave her both names and call her by both.
We are expecting our first grandchild in 4 weeks and have been included in name suggesting! I believe until you see this child a name is just a name!
Thanks for the great story!
We have 3 girls and a boy. the girls names took us FOREVER to agree on, but our son’s name was the first boy name we ever spoke. Our son, Levi, is the youngest to Malorie, Claire, and Addie.
Love the story! And the name!!
felt sure when naming my oldest son (at least his first name) – it was a name I planned on for most of my young adulthood years. The second son I was not sold on any name and finally offered it up to my husband to make the final call. In the end I fell in love with both boys and the names roll easily of my tongue whether whispered or yelled. That is all I can wish for. whether they continue to grow to love their names is up to them (and their peers on the playground as they yell out compliments or taunts) I wish you had put a phonetic Imri in the blog – would love to know how it sounds.
Evan Imri is perfect!
Thank you for sharing your story about Evan! I completely agree with your assessment of naming children–it’s an honor I don’t feel equal to, either. We have struggled each time with choosing names for our children, and now that we are expecting #3, are living that indecision and uncertainty daily once again
Your family story hits close to home, too. We recently moved my 90-year-old grandmother out of her home, and in doing so, came across the daily journals kept by her father in the 40s and 50s. He had a beautifully charming way with words; the way he wrote about my great grandmother was so heartfelt and endearing, and he was well-loved by the family. My pre-baby life was in journalism, so I feel connected to him, though I never, of course, met him. His name was Frank Leland Perry, though he went by Leland (Lee). After reading the journals, I am in LOVE with the name Leland (Perry was used for my brother, and Frank doesn’t sound good with our short last name). My husband is skeptical, and I’m a bit apprehensive at the reception the name would get in our part of the country. But I still LOVE it. So I’m with you on that dilemma.
(By the way, we ended up with Meredith for our daughter and Nolan for our son.)
Love the story. Went through similar feelings with our daughter. We eventually stuck with Jocelyn Dani. We love it. Dani is after my dad danny.
I like hearing the stories behind how a person is named and the storynof influential person that caused the name to be considered.
Such a lovely story and a beautiful name!It will mean so much to Evan as he grows!
We have four girls, three have family named. Our oldest is 10 and was born at the height of the Emma craze. She is one of 5 Emma’s in her class, but both my husband and I had a grandma named Emma. Mine was in her 80’s by the time I could remember her and I have such fond memories of her–a German farm wife who had a gift for quilting. My husband picked out our second daughter’s name, Leah Claire, so that makes it special. Our third daughter is Anna Adele, her middle name is my husband’s other Grandma’s name. Our fourth was a surprise. By that time we had three names all 4 letters ending in “ah”. I wanted to buck the system and not be predictable, but I wanted to honor my other Grandma. She is Ila Mae; we named our fourth Lila Mae. After she was born in March I got a Vintage Pearl circle of love with their names on it, my favorite necklace I wear daily. I love the story and history behind Evan’s name!
Evan is a good name! We had a hard home with names too. My boys aren’t as happy with their given names and I feel bad about that. Not sure what would gave been better though…..
I LOVE this story! Thank you for sharing! I think the name is wonderful, and I love that as he grows he has the freedom to use whichever name he feels drawn to. I had a hard time with my daughters name, we had a list, and Stevie was at the top of it, I wish in hindsight We had kept it to ourselves, because the negative comments I got on the name made me not want it, now that she is 4, she has such a spunky personality that completely fits the name Stevie. I am not terribly upset though, she also fits her name we decided on, Lilia. 🙂
I love his name!!
Hello,
We too had trouble knowing what to call our daughter. Her name is Cheryl Elizabeth. Both our moms are named Cheryl so we wrestled with continuing that name. Then we wondered if Elizabeth would be too hard to learn to spell for kindergarten. So we called her “the baby” for months. We finally settled on calling her Beth–and it’s just so short and lovely and fit her perfectly!
Loved YOUR story…I kept wondering if I’d missed his name in a previous post!!! Also love all the jewelry at The Vintage Pearl and would very much like to own a piece!!!
Jodie
Both times we had gone to the hospital with middle names set but took till the last minute possible before being discharged to find the name that fit…. Love how you were able to go by two.
I wish I’d known you can take your time.
They rushed us at the hospital, and we settled on a whole string of names, but it was months later when I realized his name should have been something else. But… at least he loves his names, so all is well that ends well.
Evan Imri Joseph Bailey… sounds good.
I remember you having trouble deciding on a name (I was your nurse at the hospital!) and I think you’ve chosen a wonderful name for your son! He is a beautiful boy no matter what you call him! And the vintage pearl charms are lovely. 🙂
I love the name Evan! And I love the Vintage Pearl too. Love your necklace with your children’s names!
I really enjoyed your post! 🙂
Love this story! I think it speaks to your sweet mama heart that you take the task of naming so seriously. We have our 3rd girl on the way and all 3 times when we found out the gender at 20 weeks, within a day or two we’d go out on a date night with the task of picking a name. Thank the good Lord, we have very similar taste and each time we had a name decided before dessert was served. Our girls are Avery, Norah, and (soon to be) Paige. It wasn’t ever something that was stressful for us. Perhaps we should have given it more thought though!!
I love that you waited until you were ready & didn’t feel pressured to pick a name, good for you. Evan is a good strong name, I like it. Nice that he has a meaningful family name too.
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I really like Imri & I think it goes great with Evan! What a beautiful, strong name 🙂
Love name stories! I was a little worried you were going to name him Heinz 🙂
What a special story! Thanks for sharing. Gorgeous pictures too!
Lovely story. I asked my mom about my name and she had no explanation other than she came across it and liked it. A very popular girls name at the time.
We used all old family names for our children. I love the history and memories that they represent. lkvillar@gmail.com
This was a very interesting read, and good for you for taking time to figure out such an important thing for your child!
What a unique story of how your baby got his name :).
What a great story!
Thanks for taking the trouble to write all that! I felt like I was on that naming journey too and hoping that you come to a fabulous solution – you did!
Love your story and love The Vintage Pearl 🙂
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What a sweet story! I love hearing how parents come up with their little ones’ name. That will be a great story to tell Evan one day!
I love The Vintage Pearl and I loved reading your story. My email address is “manderson32474@gmail.com”. Thank you!
Naming your baby is a big decision!
This is such a sweet post and I love the name. I am also in love with Vintage Pearl jewelry. I got my first piece for Mother’s Day a couple years ago and wear it every day!
I loved reading your story and was happy that we weren’t the only ones who had a hard time naming their child. I really wanted to name my son after my grandpa that I loved soooo much. His name was Harold though and I just couldn’t see calling my baby that. We finally decided on Bryce which was just a name we always liked and it suits him perfectly!
I think the name you picked is perfect. I found picking names for my boys was the toughest.
I wanted to name my first son Evan! But..my husband wanted a traditional name so we named him Daniel. I absolutely LOVE the name Imri!! But it could be a problem in school….I think you made the right decision! sweetbabyjamie@me.com
What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing.
What a sweet story! I love hearing how parents arrive at their little ones’ names. I’m sure Evan will love to hear the story when he gets older!
Loved the whole story! I have the hardest time too! (One of our kiddos is Wylder! Loved seeing you say that 😉 we’ve named each if them as we were leaving the hospital. Love your children’s names! Blessings!
Brooke!
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Ya finally! Glad you kept the mystery though. It was very fun wondering!
Ashley
Ps. You are my favorite, I would be you if I could 😉
So hard to name a boy. We have named two boys and we used Henry even though it has gained popularity. I just like how it sounds. Thanks for the giveaways.
LOVE the name, plus the necklace, I’ve named both my kids after grandmas and grandpas in the family, so both of their names have more special meaning behind them. Hope you have a wonderful day! 🙂
What a wonderful story. I think a boy’s name is harder to choose — thank goodness I have 2 girls!
If only all parents gave so much consideration to the naming of their children 🙂
That is a great story! I love that he was “Unnamed” for months. Evan and Graham were both on our list if we had a boy, but we had a girl.
Great Story!
We had many names listed for our baby as well while I was pregnant. It was hard to pinpoint which one we wanted because none really stood out and made us think “that’s it!” Until I was 5 months pregnant when we went in to find out the gender. We were told we were going to have a baby girl and were thrilled. However, we were also informed she had a serious birth defect called Spina Bifida. Needless to say we were devastated and long story short we chose the name Molly. The meaning of this name is “indifferent” which would normally turn people away…but to us it meant it didn’t matter whether she may be physically handicapped. We were indifferent. We didn’t care. She was still our “Molly”
Yes, I was one of those in my own little corner of the world wondering what you ended up naming your baby and if you would ever share. Thank you for doing so. We were pregnant at the same time, my little boy is Asher.
I would love to win this! I have been admiring items from the Vintage Pearl for months, but have never actually gotten myself anything yet.
Love the name story! I love the name Evan, it reminds me of the cutest 3 year old boy I used to babysit when I was a high schooler.
We actually had a name planned then changed it at the last minute. It’s so hard to come up with something like that!
Love the name Evan!
Great story and giveaway! Thank you
Heather!! YAY!!!!!! This is the best news ever 🙂 I can’t “Evan” believe your baby is 2. It seems like just yesterday you had him!!
I need a new VP necklace. I’ve been meaning to order one!
I have a very hard time picking names too. It is such a responsibility!
Such a fun story 🙂
What a great name!
We finally have our baby girl after years of trying and I have been eyeing a necklace and ring at The Vintage Pearl and would be able to put the gift certificate to great use!
What an awesome story. You’ll have a great tale to share with your son when he’s older and that’s the best part imo.
I like his name, I like to name a child what they want to be called, or we call them, their first name, when you fill out paperwork, doctors etc, they go by first name. I was called by my middle name, but all legal papers are my first name.
I love TVP I have one piece from their I cherish with four little boys names on it.
Evan is a lovely name 🙂
Heather, i love that you shared this story of naming your son. We had a hard time naming our youngest daughter also. Nothing seemed to fit like it did for our 3 other kids. I had a “different”, aka -name ive never heard used before, name picked out during the pregnancy, but ultimately wimped out because I thought people would mispronounce it. It took 3 days (I know. Not as long as you) to settle on a name and then that name didn’t settle on me really for at least a year. I still sometimes wonder if we chose the right name. It’s difficult definitely. But I do love her name. And she has made it HER. You did good. I think Evan works great with your other kids names. Something else that’s important to me. 🙂 and PS- I haven’t thought about Mr. Bailey in forever! He was a good counselor. 🙂
Names are so important. I like this story so much, thank you for your honesty. This is how parenting really is!
Love the story! And I loooove The Vintage Pearl 🙂
What a lovely story & a wonderful name. I especially love how you have chosen to honor your grandfather. All of my nephews are named for various grandfathers or great grandfathers & I think it’s a great tradition. Vintage Pearl has such unique items – it is one of my favorites for jewelry.
It can be hard to decide on names for our children. Thanks for the giveaway from Vintage Pearl, their jewelry looks gorgeous.
Such a great name with a very sweet story to go along with it!!! Baby naming was so very hard when it came to our boys {the girls were easy-peasy for some reason}. I have a quirky way with names and worried that it would become an issue, but that hasn’t happened so far. Our girls first names are somewhat common, but our boys were a tad “far fetched” at the times of their births…lol! Liam {our oldest son at 11 years of age} is a much more common name these days than it was all of those years ago and so far, our little guy {age 5} is the only little boy named Lakon that we know of 🙂
It’s sooo hard to pick a name!! We decided on Baker for our 6 mo old. I’m a school teacher and I couldn’t imagine naming him any of the names of my kids from class. And I love VP I have a B necklace from there!
What a wonderful name! Thanks for sharing the story, it made me smile.
Thanks so much for sharing his naming story! I too felt the weight of naming our children- we didn’t have a list for either of our daughters. It’s a lot of pressure, in the most blessed and awesome of ways, to name someone.
I enjoyed your story! We had the hardest time naming our 2nd. We wanted a name that is hard to shorten into a nickname, would be cute as a kid and professional as an adult, also wasn’t awfully popular. About a week before she was born we decided on Claire. Would love to have a mommy necklace of my own! Fingers crossed!
yah! I have been waiting to hear his name 🙂 I remember you telling me Charlotte’s name took about 2 years too… Evan is an adorable name.
I am also one very indecisive mommy when it comes to names. With our first we had a for sure boy name at our gender screen. Chase, a name my husband picked out while tutoring in middle school and middle name CHriatopher after my hubby.
Then baby # 2 came along, we easily settled on Tyler Ray, Tyler b/c we both agreed on it and Ray to honor both our dads who happen to have the same middle name. Double score- one kid and two namesakes :). Weeks after choosing but not officially announcing it I was told my husbands first cousin who was due just one week before us also chose Tyler. I was heart broken, what would I name this baby?? Well that answer took weeks, hours on baby name apps lots of trial runs with names, Garrett, Jarod, Dylan. At 32 weeks I but the bullet and ordered my vintage pearl necklace with two charms for chase and Wyatt. Wyatt was my husbands pick and by 32 weeks I needed closure the baby name game and now I know that everything happens for a reason b/c our brown eyed blond haired monster is without a doubt a Wyatt.
As for baby #3 I was convinced God had picked me to be the mommy of three boys so minutes after seeing those two pink lines I told my husband he would be called Trey (meaning 3). I didn’t think of girl names until we walked out of the dr with sono pictures in hand showing an arrow and “it’s a girl”! I adore the name Cora but hubby said no and after weeks of calling her Cora I knew he really didn’t care for the name and I needed to love on. He was set on Mallory Dawn which India love for the fact we would not only share a middle name but also initials. Again I was not going to decide in haste so I spent weeks searching and finally at week 31 the little person growing within me had a name. Naming your third child is so much harder than the first two, do they rhyme, do they sound good together… I was thrilled to see this contest and despite my tiny odds I thought I’d give it a shot, there are only a few things left on my per baby to do list, wash baby clothes, pack hospital bag and order Mallory’s vp charm with hopes it arrives before she does on September 5th 🙂
This is such a sweet story. I’d never heard the name Imri before but I love the sound of it. His full name flows very nicely.
I am due with my first son in November, and it was refreshing to read your story. I feel like so many people would be afraid to admit that they were unsure of what to name their child, and even when you have one picked out, someone has something to say about it! That is the problem that my boyfriend and I are running in to… however, the name we picked was chosen for a reason. We both feel that our son will be happy to have the name that we have chosen for him 🙂 Thank you for sharing and for the giveaway! jenifortch@gmail.com
what a fun and unique story.
I have been a faithful reader of your blog for some time and I think it was the blog post of your family trip to DC that got me to thinking that maybe somewhere, somehow I missed the post about the youngest’s name. Glad to know that I am not crazy and loved hearing your story. As a Jennifer growing up among tons of Jennifer’s, I have sometimes wished my parents had given a little more thought to my name. But I guess when you think you are having a boy and didn’t pick out any girl names, you go with the most popular name at the time 🙂 Congratulations again on your beautiful son Evan!
Love all your babies names!
That is a fun story. I like all three of his names! I’ve wanted a necklace like that for a long time. Thank you for the chance to win one! Lauramariereid@comcast.net
Love this story, thank you for sharing.
I love that you honored your grandfather!! I think you chose the perfect name for your son!
I have a necklace from Vintage Pearl and absolutely love it!!!
Thanks for the giveaway!!
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I love his name. Thanks for sharing your story.
Great names! I, too loved family names and my mother’s parents were my favorite people in the world. However, their names were Ethyl and Pitt (yes, Pitt). I just could not do that to any child!!!
love reading your stories- our third baby finally got her name a few days after birth- in the NICU she was known as baby girl gurr but thought she should be named befire her first open heart surgery- so we name her Tausa’afia Timena Wendy Manuia Gurr- she carries both grandma’s names ad middle- anyways super excited about this giveaway as I have been looking for something like this to put to honor all 3 kids. Thanks for the chance to win. BTW love his name especially since it honors your family’s hertiage.
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What a great story! I had the hardest time naming my little boy too. I had it down to two names… Held him for 15 minutes… And then decided on Cade. It just felt a little more right than the the name. I’m relieved I still like it! I hope he does someday too.
I love both names, but love the vintage feel of Imri. He can’t go wrong 🙂
Interesting story! Middle names are an excellent venue for honoring family!
Naming a child is so hard! Love his name.
I agree that it’s an honor that I don’t feel equal to. We named our daughter Elliot. It’s a common enough names with an uncommon application. I loved three name because of a sitcom, which makes me feel silly, but I just love it and it suits her (she’s just over a year).
Quite a process you folks have been through 🙂
Commenting for the win!! 😛
What a story. Evan is a strong name that is timeless. Great choice.
What a great story!!! We are expecting baby #2 and I swear if its a boy he might remain unnamed for a long time! Hahaha! 😉
Glad you decided on a name. I love the names of all of your children. Love the Vintage Pearl, also!
Love this story as names are so important. Emory (I’m assuming how Imri is pronounced) is a family name for us and I always planned to use it for a daughter. I ended up with 3 boys but still hopeful for a daughter to use the name.
BFor seven years, I was happy to have one child. My heart began to tell me, however, that she needed a sibling, so we had Collin Scott, we liked Collin, and Scott is his father’s middle name & the one he goes by. I wanted to name him Liam, since his father’s first name is William, but I knew that name would be butchered here in our little Southern town. Also, with the last name Jackson, it automatically eliminated some great boy names. Our family was complete. So we thought. I was still nursing Collin when I discovered I was pregnant again! Oh, this one would be easy–our two favorite athletes would be the inspiration for boy #2–Peyton Manning and Andy Pettitte. Payton Andrew it would be, oh yes. On my second day of my hospital stay due to low amniotic fluid, we changed the middle name to my maiden name because no one on my father’s side had carried on the name–and we named him Payton Holmes. Our family was complete. So we thought. Baby #4 was going to join us, and I feared a boy, simply because we were running out of names! But when the ultrasound showed a girl, I was thrilled–my girl names had been picked out for years, my oldest receiving favorite name #1, Laura, and this little girl would be a good saouthern girl and be called by her first and middle–Mary Scott. Yes, we already had her daddy’s name on someone, but I didn’t want to name her anything else.
It’s so nice to know that many others have a hard time making that decision–after all, they have to live with it for a long time. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your story!
What a lovely story and lovely full name…I enjoyed reading your story…
My son is eight months old today and we went back and forth with his name….I actually decided when I called the pediatricians office to make his first appointment, they asked his name, I hesitated for a second then out came Dylan… my husband said so I guess we decided…lol… I can’t imagine his name anything else now… He is Dylan:)
I love the vintage pearl, thanks for the chance to win!!
I like your choice in names because I have an Evan, too! My 10-year-old’s name is Evan Russel. We named him after my husband’s maternal grandfather and my paternal grandfather. Evan wasn’t all that common when he was born, but it’s become more so. Almost trendy. I wish it wasn’t though…
We had a really hard time naming all three of our boys! Our youngest is named Graham after my Gram whom I am so incredibly close to. I wanted to name one of my children after her but her name is Norma and I just couldn’t do Norman. Graham was the perfect choice 🙂
I love this story! I think it will mean a lot to him someday to know all the thought you put into it!
My last (seventh) baby didn’t have a name until 3+ weeks after her birth. It is so difficult to choose the “perfect” name! In the end, my baby ended up with 3 names-a first and two special middle names.
Names are so hard! I still sometimes grumble about the fact that I was named Jennifer – and so was half of my generation. I’m told we have West Side Story to thank for that. My youngest son called me “cookie” for the better part of two years, and it got so I answered to it regularly. Anybody can call their mom “mom”, but my son gave me a special name 🙂 I think your story, and your children’s names, are lovely, and so is your mama necklace. I don’t have one yet, but thanks for the reminder to look at Vintage Pearl again.
My grandparents couldn’t think of a name for my aunt. Her birth certificate lists her as Baby Girl. She’s still called that by her brothers, but her name became Joyce. Names can definitely be tough!
I wish i could consult my children as well. I hope their names dont stop them from being who they are supposed to be. I would love to win!
Loved reading your naming story and YAY! For the Vintage Pearl giveaway. I love her stuff!
How about this, I’ve named my 3rd daughter 6 years ago and I gave her (middle name) the “american’ version of Antonia to Anne. I want to legally change her name to Antonia
I enjoyed reading your story. I like Evan and Imri. We named out son Hosea. Very different and since our last name is Sanchez, most think its a Hispanic orgin. I like it and his name fits him well. We have blessed little boys no matter their name. =)
A wonderful story and a lovely giveaway 🙂
I love this story! We did not find out we were having a boy until he arrived, and we had not settled on a boy name. He was baby boy for two and a half days, until we finally decided to name him after his grandfathers. The names were in the running the whole time, but George seemed to be a big name for a baby. Now I couldn’t imagine him as anything but George. Now, 3 years later, I’m wondering if we may see an increase in popularity for his name!
Love the vintage pearl. One of these days I will decide on something and order.
What a beautiful name!!
For six years, it was just me and my chickadee. Emma Hope-Ann Rowe. I was a single mom, trying to do it all on my own, from working full time, to going to school part time, and running little miss to and from activity after activity like Super Woman. Somewhere along that road, I met the man of my dreams. The man who was willing to take my Emma on as his own. The man who also had his Haley and his Lori, living with his ex wife 1200 miles away. And he did it beautifully. Amazingly. Almost perfect. He is a dad, a father, a role model to all three of them. He is in the Air Force, which always likes to throw wrenches into our plans, but he makes it happen with as little stress as possible for the rest of us. In my eyes, he is amazing. Any man who would take on the responsibility of another man’s child without complaints, when he is not required to do so, says a lot about that man. Since then, we’ve gotten married, we’ve officially joined families together, and I would love to have one of these beautiful necklaces to symbolize what is now our family. Not perfect. Far from it. But we’re together, and we’re doing the very best we can. Thank you for your consideration
What a beautiful name and with such a great story to back it up! Thank you for sharing!
I really enjoyed reading your story. I understand the dilemma of wanting to have a unique name but also something kind of classic all in the same time. My husband and I went thru the same thing. 🙂
Beautiful boy!!! He has a great name. I think it is difficult to name a child because of their immense worth! The have eternity in their little hearts.
Very interesting story! It will be cool for Evan to know how much consideration went into his name, and that he can have some say in it when he gets older. Hope I win that gift certificate!
I would love to win this giveaway. My son is 15 months old and I still don’t have a necklace with his name on it. I only have one with my daughter’s name on it and I feel guilty every time I wear it.
What a wonderful story!
What a great story! Loved reading it and I think is full name all flows together very well.
I LOVE the vintage pearl!!! Thanks for all the giveaways!!
Naming kids is so hard! I’ve only heard the name Imri once before as it belongs to a neighbor girl up the street (though I think she adds an “e” at the end). With baby number three, we had it narrowed down to two names but a few hours after she arrived, my husband was throwing around crazy, weird names and trying them out on her. I hardly said anything to him the entire time we were in the hospital!
Finally the story of the name! I was always wondering why the big secret. I had trouble with my firstborn daughter…we were all set to name her Eloise, but got the funniest looks when we would share that prior to her birth. In the end she became Alanna, and it’s perfect but every so often I wonder “what if…”
What an amazing name choosing story!!! I love Imri and Evan both, like you. Great names, Heather.
I’ve wanted a VP necklace for some time now and it was never in the budget or a priority. Thanks for the chance to win. My three babies names would be fab on this.
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I completely ‘get’ your hesitation on a final decision. I also feel humbled at the process of choosing a name for a child…such a huge task. We have four children and I think I drive my poor husband a bit nutty with how much I insist on talking about names with each pregnancy!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the story of Evan’s name. We had a tough time with naming my son too. my daughter was easier named after my grandfather. We were all set on Lewis when we got to the hospital, but after giving birth to him Aiden popped into my head. Which is the name we chose. The name is fitting for him and my husband still calls him Lew (his own special nickname)! I guess it all works out in the end.
Beautiful story!
I added it. Thank you. Imri rhymes with “Jim-Rye” or “Swim Guy.”
Love your story and I love TVP. I love the name Evan too. Thanks for the chance with your giveaway.
I’ll admit, I’ve been stalking your blog since he was born wanting to hear his sweet name! 🙂 Naming children is such a difficult thing. I think some people are just getting way too creative with names these days. I worry about how a name will work for the adult I am raising–because they aren’t cute kids forever. They turn into adults who have to wear that name personally and professionally. I think you did great! And as someone who has switched between my first and middle names at times, you’ve given him three great names to work with. Thanks for sharing! The suspense really was killing us… LOL
I love the story about Evan’s name! Thank you for the opportunity to win! I’ve been drooling over Vintage Pearl for quite some time now! 🙂
Absolutely love the name you settled on! And love the vintage pearl- I’m wearing one of their necklaces right now. 🙂
I LOVE the necklace! Mine will have 3 charms; Wyeth, Harper and Barrett. I have been wondering for along time what you named your baby! 🙂
love your post! that little boy has his choice of two names , plus it is always nice to have that special name that you call him.
Brenda
I am expecting our fourth baby–a girl after having our 3 lovely baby boys. We aren’t settled on a name but every time I think of one, I add it to the ever growing list in my iPhone notes. 🙂 I enjoyed your post!
What a wonderful story! I’m sure it will be told and retold throughout his life! Thanks for sharing it and thanks for the great giveaway. I love the special jewelry created by the Vintage Pearl.
I love Henry too! My niece had a baby this spring and named him Henry. I definitely had some baby-name jealousy to give up Henry for her sake 🙂 It a definite favorite. Always has been.
I loved this post! 🙂 Just yesterday I was wondering if I somehow missed THE post. I once went back through a years worth of your posts just to see…but I guess I hadn’t missed it. I love both names. Imri is so unique and I love the family connection in naming children. I did not know you were allowed so much time to name a child. My firstborn, Havilah, went without a middle name for several months…we finally chose Marie, but had to pay $100 at the courthouse to add it 🙁 It was considered a name change. Thank you for the giveaways. It’s fun to have during my birthday month (Aug. 25)!
I agree naming your baby is very difficult. I love how you put it that you wish you could consult with your child and let them decide. All your children have wonderful names! I’m having my first in September and I can not wait to meet my baby boy! I can not wait to add a special charm dedicated to my precious boy to my charm bracelet from The Vintage Pearl! Great Blog and great website! Thank you for the opportunity.
That’s such a great story, Cassie! Charlotte has an 8-year-old friend with Spina Bifida. She went through surgery while still in utero and it’s helped her a lot. My mom’s long-time best friend is an expert on Spina Bifida as well. Molly is luck to have “indifferent” parents!
I love this story! And the jewelry is fabulous!
It’s hard picking names! Love how you have chosen yours and thanks so much for the chance to win! mprantner at gmail dot com
It is so hard naming children! Thanks for sharing your story!
I have a friend who has to get to know her babies for a couple months before naming them! Super cute story!
I’m glad you kept both names. Love his story.
Beautiful story, beautiful family 🙂
What an interesting story. I can’t imagine the kind of stress to come up with the name.
I would love to have one of these beauties, I have always admired her necklaces and I love yours. Having the boys and your daughters name in different shapes is really neat.
I love this story! very touching and beautiful photos. Thanks for another great chance to win something lovely!!
Evan is a lovely name. It was on our short list for our second son. I really enjoyed reading your story too!
Thanks for the story! Bestowing names on children is so important, and I love that he is named after his grandfather.
I am glad I am not the only one to worry about naming my children with names that they can grow up with, grow into and be able to use in the most professional and creative fields simulataneously.
I love your choice for names and think that this is sucha beautiful story, you got to know your child before settling on a name, what a beautiful story to tell him later on.
What a fun story. We had trouble decided on our 3rd sons name as well. =) Thanks for the give-away!
Oh, I loved your story of how your son got his name. 🙂
I have a special place in my heart for names that start with vowels! I have two boys – Owen and Isaac. If I ever have a third boy, i think Evan would definitely be in the running for names AND i really like Imri too! SO different! What a great story!
What a lovely story!
This is such a wonderful and truly neat story of how you named him! Love it and his name! My son has two middle names also because I liked them both and decided to use them! Love the charm necklace! Thanks for a chance to win!
Stephanie H.
Cookie! I love it. You could make that official. My little one calls me “Snuggle” every once in a while — as in “Night, Night, Snuggle” or “I Yub Boo, Snuggle.” When he’s especially pleased with me, “Mom” becomes “Me-Mo-Me-Mom.” Like tonight, when I offered him some chocolate ice cream. Cookie wins though. What a great nickname!
I love this story. It took us a while to name our kids too.
What a nice story and name. It was harder than I expected to make a list of names when I was pregnant. I narrowed it down to two and luckily one was the clear choice when I saw her even though I was leaning toward the other.
That’s beautiful, Liana. I’m always thrilled to hear a wife express such happiness with her husband. Congratulations on finding each other.
I love the name Imri – My Grandpa’s name was Imre (the Hungarian version anyway – he went by Jim). I love it! Thanks for the story – naming boys is tough!! We never had one decided before hand 🙂
Great story, thanks for sharing. Very interesting, as well! Love the vintage pearl necklaces. I like your 2 circles and flower shape. 🙂
Great story, I found naming our son was much harder than naming our daughter!
Love his name! I gave my girls a lot of names too. More of a, I wanted them to have a cute little girl name, and then something they could use on resumes and when they’re grown up as well. When my oldest one started school, the teacher didn’t get the memo that she goes by Josie, not Jocelyn, so she wasn’t answering when called upon all the time, but I asked her and she said she would like to be called that at school, so she’s used to it now, two years later, lol.
Beautiful necklace! So sweet 🙂
I’m glad I’m not the only mom to struggle with naming their child… Nothing ever seemed right till we held him and our daughter said “we should name him Isaac. Thanks for sharing your story and the giveaway. I love the Vintage Pearl.
I love your naming story, especially now that I’m having such a hard time coming up with a middle name for my little one due in October. My 9 yo son has always known he would somehow have a brother named Luke so we went with that and we have his Japanese ,idle name but still need a Hawaiian middle name. :/
Well, it’s nice to finally know the little fella’s name! We had our baby boys just days apart, and we did go with the increasingly popular Henry for our son. It wasn’t popular when we picked it out (10 years previously, but had 3 girls in a row and never got to use it), as non-popularity was a criteria for us in naming our babes, too. I’m glad your momma necklace is finally complete!
What a great story! Names have been tough for me, too, with three girls.
Love the necklace and would love one with my grandchildrens names…only have one at the moment but can see a necklace with many names around my name of my blessings.
i always wished i could just let them name themselves, so i tried for longer names that couldd have multiple options for nicknames. the necklace is beautiful, by the way.
Choosing names gets trickier the more kiddos you have!! Seems like after the first 2 you have used up your reserves and then by 3 every name you think of has some sort of specific person and memory attached to it! 🙂 I love The Vintage Pearl!!! Thanks for sharing!
I love how you put so much thought into choosing a name for your son. We chose Liam for our son’s name and are very happy with it. Thanks for this chance to win a great giveaway!
I didn’t have a hard time naming my first child. My husband and I had tried for 5 years to have a child and a month before our 7th wedding anniversary we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. That was 30 years ago, so I didn’t have any idea what we were having, but I knew if I had a girl her name would be Megan Camille. Megan for the Thorn Birds and Camille from a beautiful lady I had met several years before and thought the name Camille was so pretty.
Nine years later, after being told by a doctor eight years earlier that there was 99% chance that one child is all we would have. Low and be hold, we had another baby girl!!!! I didn’t have a girl’s name or a boy’s name picked out (maybe because I was still in shock that I was pregnant!):) So the day my youngest was born, Megan asked if she could name her sister. I talked it over with my husband and we decided to let her name the baby. So, she tells me she wants to name her sister after her favorite Cabbage Patch doll. OMG, was I worried, because some of those Cabbage Patch dolls have some very interesting names!!!! I had forgotten that one of her favorite Cabbage Patch doll’s name was Amanda Michelle and that is name my youngest daughter got on the day she was born!!!
I LOVE Vintage Pearl’s jewelry!!!! I have a piece my husband got me for Valentine’s Day. The necklace has a daisy with falling petals and has “he loves me”.
I love this story!!! My mom’s first name was Mary and when they brought her home from the hospital they realized she wasn’t a Mary she was her middle name.. Something unusual, something not really seen ever, and I’ve always said when I have a daughter I will name her after my Mom =)
I loved reading your naming story. It’s always fun to think up names for our future children, but I think it’ll definitely be nerve racking when actually choosing the “one”.
Wow, I had no idea you could wait that long to name a baby!
What a fun little story about the name given to your son!! Choosing a name can be difficult sometimes. Love the vintage pearl. There pieces are just beautiful.
What a great story! Naming a child is a job! We have 5, all starting with J. That’s a long story too. I also love Vintage Pearl! Such beautiful pieces of art. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful story Heather! I love the history behind the name. I went through something similar with my girls agonizing over the order, what the initials would spell out…etc. I love the Vintage Pearl and have not acquired one of their pieces yet…I can’t decide!!! So many beautiful choices! Maybe this will jumpstart my collection 😉
What a sweet story about Evan’s name. My husband and I had a hard time naming our first, who ended up Kyla Joelle Blythe. Our other 3 were much easier to name. I’d love to win this gift certificate and make a necklace with my grand children’s names. Thanks for all the lovely giveaways!
I so agree, naming a child is such a powerful moment. I love the necklace and think having one with my two children’s names would be such a great idea. They are young adults, but they are still my children.
Michelle
Nice name! My granddaughter was 2 years old on 8/2 and we are enjoying her so much. It’s so excitng watching a baby’s development!
Great story and a gorgeous necklace!
What a beautiful story! And such beautiful children! 🙂 Thank you for the giveaway – I love the Vintage Pearl too.
hi,
my husband and i also had problems coming up with names for our kids, we didn’t know the sex of either until they were born, we only had two names picked out that we could agree on… alex and lindsey, luckily we had one of each, or our second child would still be nameless at 24 yo.
great story!
Love the story!
I had difficulty naming my children as well, partly because I have always hated my plain and over-used name. And a week or so after I named my eldest Jeffrey, I was certain he looked like an Evan! LOL My daughter, Claire was almost Audrey. The final decision was made by writing out the full name, and I decided that the cursive “A” would get to me after a while from filling out lots of permission slips and the like. (Postpartum brain function is interesting, yes?) Jeff (he is definitely Jeff and not Jeffrey!) wanted us to name his sister Zoe (his version was Zo-Zo) after the Sesame Street character. My ob-gyn concurred, some sort of Led Zeppelin drum kit reference? To this day, I think they both may have been right. Everyone else says Claire’s name suits her (and was much more novel in 2000). I could see her as a Zoe. Now there are a ZILLION Claires. Sigh. Still, Claire is a beautiful name.
The Vintage Pearl items are lovely! Thanks for sharing your story.
Nice story! Sounds like what my sister is going through now!
I had a difficult time with my last baby too. But we settled on Dillon (Dill is my maiden name). My husband just wanted something that sounded like it came out of a Western LOL, so Dillon James it is!
But Evan was on my list too. However my mom nixed that early since my other son is Ian and my nephew is Owen. Keeping Ian/Owen/Evan straight would have driven her batty!
I agree – naming kiddos is hard!
Lovely story, thank you for sharing!
What a fun story… I don’t have kids of my own, so I never had the privilege of naming anyone, but you’re right it is a huge responsibility. His name is lovely.
Baby names – such a heavy responsibility! We had our own dilemmas too and it’s nice to know we were not alone in that 🙂
What a beautiful story! I always thought I would have at least one Riley, but that never happened. By the time we had kids the name didn’t fit anymore. Thanks for the chance to win VP, I love their jewelry!
What a fun story to share! I’m in the same boat you were in. I’m pregnant with #2 and trying to decide if I want to stick with family names or not. My first daughter is named after my g’mother so we were wanting a family name on my husbands side but his sister took all the good ones! So now were stuck! I agree with you, it is a very stressful thing to have to name your child. I think you made the right choice:) I love his name:)
I’ve always liked Evan, sometimes the simple names just work better than beating yourself up trying to meet a bunch stipulations. Thanks for the story! Oh and the giveaway too 🙂
I love your baby naming story!! It’s much harder to pick a name than people think it is!!! Loved this post SO much 🙂
Evan is a lovely name. Naming babies is hard. We had a front runner with both of our children, but didn’t tell names to anyone until after we had a chance to meet the baby & see if it “fit”. Plus, I didn’t want to hear anyone’s opinion. 🙂
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What a sweet boy! I’ve only been able to name dogs so I can’t imagine your challenge! Evan is a lovely choice!
Love the name you decided on! But I wish I had known that a baby could leave the hospital without a name! I always thought they couldn’t!! Thanks for this awesom vintage pearl giveaway!! This has been on my Christmas list for TWO years now! I really love there necklaces!
Wow, what a great story to tell Evan Imri later on!
It’s a toughy, naming kids. We have friends in a very similar situation: patents call their third child one name while siblings use another. School and friends use the ‘kid’ name. Options can be good! Thanks for another lovely giveaway!
I love that he went so long with an unofficial name!
We took a week to decide our son’s name. The names on our list just didn’t seem to fit him. We chose a unique name that people had heard before that was not widely popular.
Now we have to come up with another boy’s name – have a few on the list and 6 weeks to keep brainstorming. I’ll be okay if we haven’t decided on a name before he is born, but my family might disown me, ha. It’s a huge decision, and I’d like to be properly introduced before settling on what him name will be. 🙂
Evan is a good name!!!
Thank you for sharing this story. You have a beautiful family!
I totally get it. I knew what I wanted to name my first son, Kiyon (rhymes with neon). I spelled it in a way that looked cool to me. After all was said and done, I panicked. Is it too weird? Spelled wrong? Will he be upset about it? It’s a Persian name that means ‘Great Ones’. He loves it, thank goodness.
Son #2 was got his name because my husband was tired of all the lists. As I read yet another list of names to him, he and Kiyon picked the first 2, so he’s Joshua Ryan.
So glad to finally hear your baby’s name. It’s perfect:)
That is a great story. We didn’t have a confirmed name for our son and I really didn’t want to mess up this as I too think it is important.
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I love all your children’s names! We had a difficult time naming our daughter but ended up with the perfect name! I love vintage pearl!!!
It’s a wonderful story.
Love The Vintage Pearl, they have such beautiful pieces!
Love this! I am dreaming of my vintage pearl necklace, I have two kids currently and am pregnant with twins!! Finding two names at acne is a challenge!!
Thank you for sharing your story. It’s always a personal journey picking a name for a little being. I’ve had a name picked out for a little girl for 4 years, when I was pregnant with my second son. So this time we finally get to use it! Although now it feels 4 years old, lol!
My kids hated the names given to them. But when given a chance to change the names, they refused. I guess they got so used to the names, they couldn’t bear to be called anything else.
Fun story!
I had more names that I loved than I had children…and I had 4 children;)
Thanks for this story. I don’t think in France you can wait so long to give a name, and that’s a shame because it’s an important thing. As a new mom I would love to have one of those necklace to put my daughter’s name. I keep finger crossed. More stories tomorrow I hope !
Great story! I recently had a baby girl but we loved the name Evan if we had a boy. I’ve given away necklaces from The Vintage Pearl as Christmas gifts and would love to finally have one of my own with my little girls name on it (Olivia Mae).
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I adore naming stories and loved every word
Evan is perfect.
This is such a great story to tell. A name is so importantand I think it’s really cool you wanted to try them out first!
I especially enjoyed your story, as I went home from the hospital nameless too. I remained nameless for the 2 weeks they give you in Colombia. My parents finally decided on Sabrina but never agreed on a middle name so I do not have one.
Thank you for the wonderful giveaway. I have always wanted a VP necklace!
Isn’t it hard to name a baby? With all four of my girls (we didn’t know the sex before any of their births) we waited until the last minute before we left the hospital to finally decide. And it wasn’t until our fourth and final one that they told us you actually CAN leave the hospital with an “unnamed” baby!!! Love the name you chose.
What an interesting story! It took 3 days for us to name our second boy because we really couldn’t agree… I wanted Micah and he wanted Noah, but I thought it was too popular. Turns out there is another little boy named Micah his age and no other Noah’s that we know the same age so I guess we did alright!
Now my family is complete as well and I’m on the hunt for the perfect name necklace! I think I’m going for one tag with all their names though as I don’t like clunky jewelry and I now have 4 kids! 🙂
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As I was reading your story, I was silently cheering on “Evan” for the final choice because that is the name of my 8 year old son! Fabulous choice!
Love your post. Evan is the perfect name for your son. He is a handsome boy as well.
I was given an unusual birth name(s)which I have to explain sometimes. Having an unusual name makes the person more memorable, in good or bad situations. And I too had 4 names at birth, and now I have 5 (i kept my maiden name as a middle). It all works.
And I thought we had a hard time with a baby boy name :).
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I love your story!
Would love to get my third charm!
You are a remarkable and honest woman! I love your baby name story and I feel your passion for having just the ‘right’ name. It is an honor!!
It’s extremely hard to pick our children’s names isn’t it. My daughter is called Violet after a most beloved grandma. I kept that name to myself until she was born (everyone else was adamant that I was having a boy, but I had a feeling it would be a beautiful baby girl). I wasn’t even sure that her dad would like the name. Luckily he did. You don’t find many Violet’s about, even though traditional names are coming back into fashion again (probably due to popular UK TV programmes like Downton Abbey).
Love your Mama necklace, it’s really pretty.
Great story. I can’t believe you waited a year. You should have waited a little longer and just asked him what he wanted his name to be. Ha!
We just had our miracle baby boy… We had a hard time with the name too…named him both as a compromise..we were trying to avoid the princes name but they were born minutes apart… Loved learning about your gpa… Know my husband would think life incomplete without Heinz!
Wonderful story:) Our son was without a name for a month after he came home but we love so much on our decision of our angel Emerson Finn:)
We named our first two kids quickly, but I doubted their names on and off for the first few months with each of them. My daughter was inadvertently named by the nursing staff at the hospital. I like my son’s first and middle name so much I wanted to call him by both, but it never stuck. Everyone just calls him by his first name. We named our third child before birth and I never wrested with it like the other two. It just stuck for him. And I think I was just too tired:)
I have always wanted a mommy necklace! So sweet!!
What a great story!!
I was an unnamed baby for about a week before my parents decided! And (I think) I turned out alright. 🙂 I have no idea what I will name my children, though. But it’s great to know I have some wiggle room should the day arrive and no name be chosen! P.S. Thanks for the giveaway! Love TVP!
What a sweet story . I’m with you on wishing you could consult with the baby!
What a beautiful story! When he grows up he,ll enjoy hearing how his name came about. I’m 32 and still love hearing how my mum came up with my full name 🙂
Our two nieces were given what we thought were unusual names, but for a while later *every* girl baby we heard of had one of those two names! We had four friends in college with my husband’s name & didn’t want our kids to have to deal with that.
I’ve learned to check the name popularity charts online (I like ‘Baby Name Wizard – Name Voyager’), because you never know what is shooting up as a new super popular name & it is awesome to see the trends graphically. I made a rule that the names we picked could not even show up on the chart!
A beautiful name for a beautiful little boy! Family names are so special and in time maybe a descendant of Evan will also want to call their son for him, but take less time to make the final decision. Popular names are not always the best though – imagine being in a class with three other Tamara’s for example. You gain nicknames very quickly that way. Imri is unusual but classy and Evan is just simply stunning! You picked well.
My husband & I have always struggled to agree on names. I totally agree with you that it’s a big task, and I don’t want them to grow up hating their name! I also have a Charlotte 🙂 We recently had twin girls and one of them is Charlotte. I think you chose a lovely name for your son.
Thanks for sharing your touching story.
Oh, I can so relate to this! And I can see other people do too! I’ve always spent the first year questioning myself. Definitely not the kind of person who had names picked out when I was young. I don’t think I have ever heard a name and thought, ‘YES!’
It’s a beautiful name. The same I gave my nearly 17 year old son. I have a very unique name. One that is mispronounced and misspelled all the time. Imri is beautiful but for certain he would be spelling it or correcting people all the time. It does get really old. Evan is lovely, unique, easily spelled and pronounced. A great choice.
What a great family story for him to know about his name! He is truly loved when you took so much into consideration!
I love that story! And the fact that he was walking before you decided on a name, that’s impressive. 🙂 Either way, Evan/Imri is adorable.
I am so very indecisive with baby names!! My husband also comes from a family of 10 so we have lots of nieces and nephews, which I agree can make it more difficult to choose a name. Your children’s names are beautiful!! Thanks for sharing your story!!
If it had not been for TVP announcing your giveaway I would never have had the joy of reading your blog. I love everything about it from the topper/background graphics, to the photographs and baby naming story. It is something I can relate to. My first born has three names – not including her last and it took many months before my husband and I decided upon one to call her. Although we get some heat for the long list of names (she is in college and all the names do not fit in documentation), the choice for her was perfect. My children are no longer at home, but the jewelry from TVP helps keep them close to me. Just having their names to look at while I am work brings a smile to my heart. Don’t stop blogging! I look forward to reading more on your blog. Have a blessed day.
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Love your story….I too have a name story. My DD gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on July 20, 2013…she pondered over names throughout her entire pregnancy….Nia, Neveah, Niyonna or Trayonna…..she had decided to name her Niyonna Grace, but after some more pondering my DD wanted her deceased dad’s name in there some kind of way. Her first child had a derivative of his name (Andre) for her middle name (Andrea), but my first husband didn’t have a middle name. She thought about naming her Niyonna Andrea, but I was agaisnt the sisters sharing a middle name. My deased husband did; however, have a nick name that everyone called him “Pippy” So my DD decided just moments before the baby was born that she would be named Niyonna Pippi Ross! Perfect, now she too can carry on her grand dad’s memory!
What a sweet story – love the name.
So glad to finally hear his name!! I’ve been stalking your blog hoping you would mention it ;). We changed our little ones name the day before we went to the hospital. Even after I had her my husband and still called her 2 different names!!
What a lovely story – I had wondered whether you would ever reveal his name! We had twins so our long list was pretty long!
Wonderful story!
Naming a child is such a challenge. Glad you were able to settle on a name eventually!
I love the name Evan, it’s just got something that appeals to me, it’s a really cute story too.
With both our children we had genders surprises and had both some boy and girl names picked out but we were lucky that the very first day of holding both babies we agreed on the names very quickly.
We were undecided on names for all 3 if our children and decided each time in the delivery room. It’s an important decision as it is what you will be saying to the most precious people in your life for the rest of your life, so you want to get it right and still love the name decades later. Our children were given their own first name, their second from my family and they all have my husband’s surname; I keep my maiden name when we wed. Someone told me once that my children’s names don’t ‘flow’ and sound odd together. I have never thought about it as we didn’t choose names so that they fit with each other. We chose names for the individual child, and although sharing many traits, they are all very much strong individuals.
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We are pregnant with our sixth child. Due in less than four weeks. We don’t have a name picked out. We’re in a very similar circumstance. My sister has a large family, mostly boys, and we already have 3 boys. We had lots of girl names picked out but we just can settle on what this little guy’s name is going to be. My sister has started calling him George, after Prince George. We are still in a quandary. I would love to win this gift certificate though. webb dot rachel at gmail dot com
Awesome story. Thanks so much for sharing.
Great story! Wish I would’ve thought about the difficulties of giving my son my husbands first name but calling him by his second name. He kis KNOWN by his middle name….He moved (yes, he’s ThAT old!) and when he changed his address ALL of our mail went to him…lots of forms won’t allow a first & middle name…you get the picture. LOVE Evan Imri!
Lovely story! Evan is a beautiful boy, indeed! I am a multiple middle naming kind of mama myself.
Awesome story!! What a cute name too!
What a great story, I love that you wanted to preserve family history!
Great story! I am pregnant with my third and we are having a rough time thinking of a name..lol! Hoping we agree on one before November!
Beautiful names all around. Picking a name was not easy for either and I like your approach to use them all and see where it all leads. And I love your necklace, TVP is a huge favorite of mine!
Great story. If our daughter had been a boy, we would have had the same problem!!
Great story!
what a pretty necklace! I love the story of naming your son 🙂
What a lovely story!
Wow, what beautiful jewelry! I would love a gift certificate 😉
Awww I love that name! Imri is so interesting!
And I love TVP. Good choices all around 😉
For some reason I kept expecting you would combine them and call him Emery! They are both really substantive names. I was one of the lurkers who kept trying to figure out what you had named him, so I am excited to finally hear.
We only had a name for one gender selected for each of our childrens’ births (this was back before routine ultrasounds, so we always got a surprise at the moment of their arrival).
As hard as we tried, we couldn’t come up with a boy’s name during my first pregnancy, nor could we arrive at a name for a girl during my second.
Fortunately we had our daughter first, and 2 1/2 years later our son. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but I can’t help but wonder if I subconsciously knew who they were before they were born.
What a great story! Your child’s name is so important to how they see themselves and who they are. It’s really not an easy decision. Thanks for a month of wonderful giveaways!
Love old family names, they convey such a part of where we came from and what we are made of! Well written article!
What a neat story! I named one of my daughter’s after my mother (first name) and myself (middle name). My youngest daughter does not have a family name, but we loved it, and it suits her personality very well. Every family has their “child naming” stories, and it’s so interesting to hear how carefully we choose our children’s names. So much love and thought go into it. Thank you for sharing yours.
I so enjoyed reading the story of his name. I am one of those who wondered if you’d ever tell! 🙂
I love hearing stories of how people came up with names for their kiddos! My hubby and I spend a ton of time going through names and wondering if they will like it, if the other kids will make fun of it in any way, what about their initials… My question is, unless you had a home birth, how do you fend off the lady with the birth certificate form?! I have had 4 babies and with each one she has hounded me relentlessly until I give her the form, complete with name, for my bundle. We’ve never left the hospital with an unnamed baby. By the way, I also love names with a heritage. All of ours have family names that are unique, and that aren’t heard every day….unless you happen to be walking by as I yell it. 😉
I so feel for your dilemma…I am a teacher and so was my usband when we had both of our sons. He would make up a list and I would make up a list of names. We would switch and cross out the names we didn’t like. Some names would we remind us of former “students” who weren’t stellar and so we wouldn’t choose that name…pretty lame, but you’ve got to be a teacher to understand 🙂 Love the way your necklace came together!
I love your stories. I am so glad that you got your darling little one during a time of turmoil – it was a sign that good people get good things. Someone was watching out for you.
Such a sweet story! Glad you gave him both names because they’re both great choices. I knew an Evan growing up and he was always a calm, hardworking & sweet guy. Bet your Evan will use the name well too 🙂
I know I’m past the giveaway cut off, but that was too sweet not to comment. 🙂 Beautiful necklace too!
I love these stories that are coming out in Birthday Month! I am about to have my third, currently unnamed, child. This would be a lovely gift to win. Thanks for the chance!
What a sweet story… Like you I have often wondered if we picked the right name for our girls… Hanna Marie and Victoria Raquel. We did not use a very special family name because they are girls and now we kinda’ wish we had “broken” the rules. My husband’s middle name is Lee and all the second born kids in his family have Lee as a middle name. Although, to me it sounds a little country, Victoria Lee has a sweet ring. And even though she was born on Christmas day and I would have liked to have a Noelle, we pick Victoria Raquel and she has been ‘victorious” since the day she was born. My baby was born with a rare syndrome and hard of hearing on top of everything. Today she is 12 years old and has had many surgeries… the last one has restored her hearing almost to normal on one ear! She will be a 7th grader in a few weeks, plays softball for a house team and is an avid quilter! She loves to swim, wakeboard, skateboard, goes to sleepaway camp every summer in a different state and is the sweetest child you will ever meet.
~Alex
We used mostly family names but never could get on board with Lester. He was a great man, but not using his name.
Love the article & love the name! Just precious!
Lovely story. I completely agree with you about needing to meet the little ones before naming them.
Evan is a lovely name…I understand the weight of naming your children…we have a Lily Frances and Charlotte Rebecca!
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What a great story! My daughter’s name is Evan Grace.
So, I’m a HUGE fan of that name…I was rooting for it while I was reading! 🙂
I have always wanted a vintage pearl necklace. I would love to win.
What a great story! Thanks for sharing! I really love Imri, but am glad he has some other options. Thanks for the giveaway.
Loved the story!! Love how he picked his own name.
Choosing names is such tricky business..I still don’t feel 100% about the name chosen for my youngest son (and he’ll be 5 in a month!!)
I love it! I think naming him both names was the perfect choice. I always look down at my newborn and think to myself “how was I the one responsib for giving him the name he will have for the rest of his life?” Good for you taking your time!
what a lovely story! I totally understand, I have had personal stories that I did not share on my blog because I didn’t want opinions! He’s a darling boy.
The name is beautiful and meaningful. Naming children is so hard, but lest you be too worried about the permanency of your decision-don’t be! Children are so much more than just a name. Your children’s names are all beautiful. Thanks for sharing such a unique story!
All three of our girls got named just as we left the hospital. With the last the nurses were checking twice a day to see if we had picked a name. I really like the wrap ring. I think I might get it for a anniversary.
I know what you mean about wading through names already used by other family members. Our 3rd son is the youngest of 21 grandchildren, mostly boys. Between my husband’s nephews, cousins and their families, we really had a hard time finding a name we loved. We used Old Testament names for our boys. We wanted their names to connect them to godly, strong men. I love The Vintage Pearl!! Their jewelry is so much more than pretty. It speaks to the things that matter most…
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Finally!! I’ve been wondering about his name for all this time. It’s a lovely name. Here in the Netherlands you have pick your child’s name within three working days after the birth, but I found it so difficult. I remember saying I wished babies came with a tag with their name on it, so you wouldn’t have to pick one…. I’m happy I had two girls, boy’s names were even harder.
What a lovely story – we toyed with the idea of Evan as it’s my husband’s grandfather’s name!
Thanks for sharing. I’ve been one of those curious blog readers 🙂 I, too, wanted to find names from my family heritage.
Thank you for your touching stories and the chance at these great giveaways!
“…a rose by any other name” says it all, and loved reading the story naming your little one. I can’t believe it’s already been 2 years, oh my. Love your giveaway – I have loved Vintage Pearl since your last post and am a very happy customer. I’m always finding new things to fall in love with and wish for – they’re awesome!
I had a hard time naming my second. My first daughter, I had it down to two names and then made a decision towards the end. My second daughter, I just didn’t know. In fact, even when I had her (I thought I’d have two more weeks) I didn’t know what to name her. Then the rude hospital administrator said we had to have a name that afternoon. She was rude and wrong but she wasn’t having it so we just picked what I’d been thinking about. (And yes, the hospital got a note from me about her incredibly rude and insensitive behavior. I’d had an unplanned delivery – I was supposed to be delivering two weeks later, my c-section was horrendous due to the spinal block not working, and then my baby had to be moved to another hospital. She was just rude!) I love her name though. 🙂
So beautiful.
My two year old’s name is Evan, too! I love it! We do family names as middle names that are more uniquie, like Watts, Riska, Reese, Lynn. Love the Vintage Pearl and have always wanted a mother’s necklace. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I took a few weeks to name my third child too for similar reasons. I would have taken longer but I was afraid someone in my family would commit me. My requirements were that it be a universal and easy to pronounce name. I would have liked it to have a Hispanic ring to it as that is my heritage but I was weary of having something that people would shorten, Americanize or otherwise mispronounce. As much as I liked Luciano, Rodrigo, and other such names, I finally settled on Peter (my brother’s name is Pedro). So it’s Sofia, Marcelo, and Peter. No that exciting but although very known it is really not that common at this time. The cutest thing is he calls himself Peter with an English accent!
I really struggled when we named our children. Just like you said – so much ‘pressure.’ I think you did great! 🙂
Thanks for sharing the story behind Evan Imri’s name! I agree that it is such a hard decision! I only had 1 time to do it so it had to be the right one! My maiden name is Taylor and I wanted to use it. Unfortunately, Taylor was THE name at the time. Right with my other favorite, Madison! When my daughter went to 5K, there were 3 Taylor’s and 2 Madison’s. I had already decided on Abigail by the time she was born. I was going to use Taylor if she had been a boy. Her middle name is AnnMarie. My mother, grandmother, and I all have the middle name, Marie. My aunt’s and best friend’s is Ann. I decided to combine the 2. Your son still has a beautiful reminder of your grandfather’s name! I love your TVP necklace! I’ve been wanting one forever!
Such a great story – he wil have fun sharing it as he grows older. I agree – it would be much easier to get input from these little people before we have to choose a name for them! Love the VP necklace!
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What a fantastic, wonderful name naming story…be sure to document it for Evan to remember the big decision his name picking was! Love your blog, Heather!!! Makes me smile…except for the Trash Ties debacle.
Naming a baby is so hard! You don’t want to regret your decision!
Is it too late to enter?? I think it could be 12:03 there!
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I love the name Evan with Elijah and Charlotte. Two boys with E names 🙂
Great story! makes me feel not so bad about having some doubts about our baby boy’s name after we left the hospital!
Hope I did this correctly. I love the name Imri. The necklace is lovely too.
I love that story. And I know what you mean about lots of boys on the husband’s side and not using any of those names. We had the same thing.
I like Evan! Great name.
Thanks for finally solving the mystery! I love the story and the name. Oh, and the Vintage Pearl is awesome too 🙂
Both names are beautiful and whatever you decided it would have been the right choice.
Love that story.
Oooh, I’ve been wanting one of these for ages! And thank you for sharing the story and name; it must surely have bee one of the internet’s best-kept secrets!
What a neat story and fantastic name! 🙂
Thanks for such a sweet giveaway.
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