What's in a name?

So we've been to the doc many times since the last baby post, and everything is going great...praise God! We have seen the progression of the growth in the ultrasound, and you can actually see little hands and feet and legs and brains...which is awesome and crazy that you can see brains. =) Anyway, Sarah and I have been talking about baby names. We have gone though many phases...

The Biblical Names Phase - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, David, Zerubabbel, Mechelzidek, Yeshuah, (okay some of those were made up just to be funny, but you get the picture)

Names after famous people - John Mayer Gonzalez, Billy Graham Gonzalez, Denzel Washington Gonzalez, Hayden Panettiere Gonzalez, Hiro Nakamura Gonzalez, Jack Bauer Gonzalez, etc. (I think I'm the only one who went through this phase)

The Names That Make Funny Initials - Frank Alan Gonzalez, Harry Andrew Gonzalez, Hayden Ray Gonzalez (that's for you Heroes fans...yes I'm a nerd).

Trendy Names (that are commonly misspelled to make them different from their classic counterpart) - Kelsea (not to be confused with Kelsey), Maegan (not Megan), Kaela (not Kayla), Ashlee (not Ashley). Usually these use the crazy vowel combinations

The "ayden" names - Hayden, Kaeden, Cayden, Jayden, Aiden, Aeden, Aidin; (More of an offshoot of the Trendy Names, this sub category usually combines the crazy vowel combination with the commonly misspelled to make a plethora of spellings and names)

The "lynn" names - Kaylynn, Ashlynn, Jocelynn, Jaylynn, Katelynn, etc.(Another sub-category of the Trendy Names, it also uses the misspell tactic throwing in a little crazy vowel combo action)


And there we are...we don't have any idea yet if it's a boy or girl (we won't know for another month or so). So here's where you come in...any suggestions?

+Angelo

So...

Sarah and I are gonna have a baby!

We found out a few weeks ago, but were waiting till we went to the doc to make sure everything was okay with the pregnancy. The doc said everything looked great, so we decided to go ahead and start telling people. Yeah! (that's how i roll)

Oh em gee, things have been crazy since then. I'm laying in bed right now next to my beautiful, sleeping wife. She is so exhausted all the time, not to mention sick all the time as well. I was not prepared how much she would change over the course of like one week. It's very hard, but so worth all the effort of doing things to try and make her happy and comfortable. Err, I sometime mess up though. Sometimes I forget that she's going through all the changes, emotionally and physically, and that I need to give her a break. I'm trying, though.

I picked up the book, "The Expectant Father," and am reading it, knowing very well that I'm gonna have to live through it to understand fully what is going on. Sarah and I have created life! Praise God for the miracle of child-birth! It's really insane and I'm thankful for all of the support and encouragement of our family and friends. So many things are about to change for the better. I can't wait to be a dad. Please pray for Sarah and I as we begin this new chapter in our life. It's unknown territory for us (obviously) and we would love any advice or tips those of you who have been through this could give us.

In the mean time, I will be blogging more regularly (don't hold me to it, but I'm gonna try =/) about the whole process...the joyous times and the frustrating times. I would love for my son or daughter to read this later in life and see how we were preparing for him or her to enter the world. Until then, here's to hoping the writer's strike is over soon and that sarah's nausea is over sooner.

+Angelo