Family 6 years ago How To Pick A Baby Name {and not screw it up}
When we first started dreaming up names, I thought it was going to be a piece of cake!
In fact, Grant and I had settled on a few options that we felt very confident in. Unfortunately, over the course of the pregnancy we wavered into a web of confusion and by month 8 we were left feeling a touch overwhelmed. I picked up the popular book, The Baby Name Wizard, and did a ton of research on not only lists of great baby names, but tips and tricks to narrowing down the search.
I also turned to a very dear friend for naming advice. Ashley and I go way, way back. In fact, she was the very first friend I made when moving to Los Angeles and she was a bridesmaid in my wedding! I absolutely adore her and her son Smith {who has the cutest name!}.
Ashley aka The Style Editrix
I always wanted my kids to have less common or traditional names since I always hated having multiple Ashleys in my classes and all growing up. I also didn’t want it to be too weird so that my child would be picked on and I wanted something easy to pronounce and spell. Smith was so traditional as a last name, but so unique as a first name and the only one my husband remotely liked. (He always liked the name Dylan, which I think is cute for a girl, but way too common for a boy). My husband ultimately gave me the sign off for Smith on our babymoon in Europe and I was ecstatic. I still love it so much and think he will grow up loving it too!
At this point, Grant and I have narrowed down our list to 3 names but it wasn’t an easy fete. Here are a few things we did to figure out what we wanted to name our first born girl.
Do you have any good baby name recommendations? As we near the finish line, we are still open to suggestions! Leave a comment below.
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