Bush's Baked Beans: October 2012

The name discussion has begun. While I, like most women I'm guessing, have had names I've "picked out" for my kids since I was 5, I am also doing my best to involve Justin in the process. He hasn't really had a lot of suggestions so I've just been throwing random and not-so-random names out at him (Cletus and Hezekiah being two of the most recent). This is all fun and such, but the thing is, I really want my kid's name to have meaning behind it; not just something I think is cute or nice sounding. I mean, yes, I want I want to like the sound of the name and I don't want my kid to hate the choice, but I am kind of big into naming my kid after fictional or real life characters that have left an impression on me. Easily enough, Justin and I have already decided that if we have a girl her name will be Anne.

With an "E" of course.

But what about boy names? While I have my favorite, I am a little hesitant to share it. Mainly because Justin is not set on it yet and I don't want to seem pushy about it. But he's slowly coming around to it now that he's finally reading the book the name came from and realizing the character is a truly exemplary one. But like I said, I don't want to make him agree with me (although I will use manipulation if necessary. Just kidding. Kind of... ). Also, I am of the opinion that maybe when we first see the baby he may not be a _____ but something else. Although, to be honest, when I first saw that he was a he, my first thought was, "Little (one of the names below)" So I guess that at this point it's best to come up with a list of names. Here's a pictoral list of our my favorites and their namesakes. And yes, I realize these names are different...