Baby Names

There is way too much pressure when it comes to choosing a name for your baby.

What happens if we name our baby and a year from now that name becomes the hip new slang for the male or female genitalia? Or what if the name all of a sudden becomes associated with a serial killer or some hollywood floozy? Can we change the name midstream?

Perhaps we can list a name on the birth certificate but also list an emergency backup name in case we're no longer satisfied with choice A in 5 years?

I've also considered writing Senator Reid about naming babies the same way hurricanes are named. Baby names will be predetermined based on order of birth. The first baby boy born in 2010 will be named Adam, the second baby boy born in 2010 will be named Bob, etc, etc. I haven't run this idea by Amanda yet but I'm sure she'll be on board.

Amanda and I both kind of know what names we're going with. But this fear of a naming blunder has me sitting back and hoping Amanda will say "This will be the name and that's final." That way when our 13 year old comes crying to be about his/her name, I can say, "Go ask your mother."