And the name is.....

We have named our little one, after not a lot of debat. The list of names we agreed on had gotten pretty short when we were naming Zane and we only added a few more this time. The short list included: Solomon, but I know people would call him Sol which I don't like, Bennett, but thought Ben was a little too popular, Sawyer, but we both pronounced it differently leading to lots of arguments, and Isaac, a close second, but too popular with Zach's cousin having a boy named that.

So the winner of name search 2012 is.... Rowan Danny. I heard Rowan while in Ireland in college and had kept it in the back of my mind since then. Then I had a little boy in my day care class named Rohan (with an H because he was from India, but I still liked it.) It has no great meaning. It is a type of tree and a common sir name in the British Isle, complete with its own crest which is fun. It is currently ranked number 309 in US births, which means not common, but not unheard of or made up. It seems like a calm name to me, which was our main goal for the name of this child. I know there are girls named this too, but haven't met any, and think it could work either way, so I am fine with it. From very early on I felt like that wold be his name if we were having a boy and had referred to him as that in my mind/prayers from the time I found out he was a boy.

Prior to finding out we were having a boy I wasn't convinced I would use my dad's name as a middle name. However, when I found out we were having another boy nothing else felt right. I am of the belief that middle names should hold meaning, linking you to someone special in your life. No man is more special or near to my heart than my father. I feel his presence around me always, especially during difficult and trying times, i.e. pregnancy and parenthood. My dad's God given name is Danny, not Daniel, and we actually had conversations about how I could use Daniel as a middle name, but it wouldn't be after him. So this leaves no room for debate, dad.

I like that he has a name now. Zane can refer to him by his name and it makes him seem more like a real person and part of the family all ready. Zane can say it much better than I thought, leading to cute conversations about Rowan needing a stocking on the mantel, or Zane telling me I can come in the baby's room but "no Rowan." Sorry kid we are one in the same at the moment. Anyway, that's his name, Zane and Rowan, I think it fits perfectly. We can't wait to see him.