Name?
Now that Devin’s birthday is over and my emotional stress has receded I think I have decided on a name. I spent a lot (A LOT) of time thinking about it, but realized that my first instinct/choice is usually the right one, at least for such emotional decisions such as this. Denis did a lot of reassuring and cajoling during my many freak-outs, but his opinion was very clear: he was totally fine with whichever of the two names we had previously come up with, and was completely unwilling to consider anything else. (Both names have been talked about and decided on over the last two years.)
Her name is Kate – officially Katherine Elizabeth. (Our second choice name will be used if we ever have another girl.)
It still scares me, a little, to commit to a something as important as a name, but I don’t think it will ever feel not-scary. It feels like such a huge responsibility, and I’m obviously getting overwhelmed by that. I think I just need to trust in my gut feelings and just go with it.
I think Den will be happy to be able to call her by name. He must get so frustrated by my indecision on things! (But thankfully he is very patient with me!)
EDIT: Well Den and I apparently completely disagree about nicknames so at this point I give up. I am calling her Kate.
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Baby is rockin’ the belly this evening. She is not constantly active, mostly just chill. I can feel her feet moving around on my right side, just under my ribs (she is getting dangerously close). The lump slides left to my belly button, then later slides back again. Silence. And then BOOM BOOM BOOM! My belly shakes side-to-side like a mini earthquake, from the force of her kicks. Then quiet once again. Sometimes gentle little pokes before another good, hard kick. A couple of times today I have had a large, firm object poking out indignantly – a bum one time, another I think it was legs – long, with round, moving ends. And now she is quiet again. She must have worn herself out!
Beautiful name. (And as per your last post, oh, I remember that trouble walking well. J was always laughing hard when I couldn’t walk as fast as her.)
Thank you for sharing your daughter’s beautiful name with us. :-)
It’s a lovely name!!!!
It is a lovely name! (and I should know!)
That is such a beautiful name. Very classy! I absolutely love it!
Love the name, so beautiful!
Yay! Lovely name. We’re having a Katherine too. Although we’re calling her Katie.
Been following for quite a while. Found you through my SIL who has a site of her own about her loss. The name is lovely. Actually, these are the middle names of my two older daughters, Holly Kathrine, and Emily Elizabeth. Congratulations on your daughter. All will be well…
Woo! That’s my IRL first name. :) My parents had a bit of a row over naming me. I think my mother wanted “Kathleen” but my dad thought it was too fancy. I’m one of the few Kates who isn’t a Katherine or a Kaitlyn or anything else (although my extended family often still calls me Katie). Despite the stress my parents had over the name, it certainly worked out beautifully in the end, and I’m sure it will for your Kate too.
That is a great name chica – and fits her personality well so far. *winks*
I hope this doesn’t come across in a freaky way… I had a babyloss blog for a few years (before i got a little overwhelmed with a second child and people IRL who were reading it w/o my knowledge), but my daughter (who died shortly after birth in June 2005 following L/D complications) is also named Kate Elizabeth (just Kate, not Katherine, but that is probably what I would have chosen if it we had named her before she was born)… and I hope you don’t mind, but I like the idea of another little girl with that name. Especially, because of who she will be and who her family and brother are…
Oh Sarah. I’m so sorry to hear of your loss of your little girl, espcially with such a lovely name. :( I know it must be hard to see others with the same name – I still have twisted moments when I see/hear of other Devins. Thank you very much for your kind words.
Beautiful name- it’s perfect. :)
Don’t worry about the nicknames. You will end up calling her all kinds of silly stuff. Sometimes what you plan before they are born doesn’t stick anyway. One of mine is sometimes referred to as Smack Attack, another is Scooby-Doo Ba…. it is a music thing NOT after the dog, lol. Anna Grace was supposed to be Anna Grace, not just Anna, but most people and us a lot of the time call her just Anna. Emily was also Ems, Mem, Mem-Mem and Memmers, Emily Swimily… I know you are talking more about a REAL name nick name, but hey, at least you have the name now!!! She will probably decide you can’t use her nickname when she gets older anyway… I did! I hated “Jenny” so now it is Jen or Jennifer, ok, anyway, I am rambling…
Oh, thought of one more. I actually chose my oldest daughter’s first name JUST so I could call her Allie. Well, after she was born I HATED the nick name Allie for her, lol.
Beautiful name choice! I liked both names a lot, and am glad you could make a choice that brings you happiness (well, except for the nickname part!).
I love the name…
Such a beautiful, classic name! I love it!
Delurking again … does it count if you’ve done it more than once? Anyway.
Congrats on finally finding a name for her! I wanted to keep my mouth shut till you’d decided :). Tbh I liked your other name (Cailet Amber) better based on simply the names themselves, but hopefully it’ll be used too, at some point. I have to admit you’ve probably done your daughter a favor by naming her something traditional/classic, though. My name irl is Angharad Siobahn and it’s definitely something I’ve had to come to terms with over the years. I absolutely HATED my name as a child; the constant mispronunciations, the questions, the bemused silences, all of it irritated me. And it *really* didn’t help than “Angharad” means “beloved child” in Welsh. All the adults in my life thought it was sweet, but it was just embarrassing.
… Anyway, enough of my rambling! May I ask what Den wants to nickname her?
Kate FTW!
<3 you.
Oh Congratulations on settling on a name! I surely can’t wait to come here and see her and read the BIRTH STORY! We will all be so proud and happy for you and Den! I feel weird being such a lurker…and being so concerned and wondering daily what you are posting about. You write so well!
I’ve only just come here to read this as I’ve been away all week and had no internet access. Good name you’ve chosen. It’s lovely and classic. I was sort of leaning towards that name and hoped you would too ;o)