Baby Names

So, I'm sure everyone knows by now that we are having a boy in August. We're pretty excited about this and have begun the painstaking process of contriving, considering, and rejecting names for the kid. We know for certain that his middle name will be McKay, it's my middle name and it's my dad's middle name, and I've decided to begin a tradition of it. The unknown variable is the first name.

We've toyed with names from father's, (Mel's dad: Steve, too many Steve's on their side; my dad: Rex, hates his name and would probably be more offended than honored by it, besides that would make my son Rex McKay Morrey, Dad's name, and that would get confusing). We've toyed with names from grandfathers, (Mel's side: Guy and Van, both have been used by siblings and cousins already, my side: William and Charles, both have been used by siblings, well, one sibling already, thanks, Bo). Mel has rejected all of my suggestions, like: Cutter, Deacon, or Tobias.

The funnest so far, though, have been Rylee's suggestions. She knows that Mommy's going to have a baby, and that she's going to have a brother, but at this point she doesn't really understand what that means. She likes to tell us that she has a baby in her tummy, too. Way cute. So I've found a new enjoyment in asking Rylee every day, or every few days, what she thinks we should name the new baby. Typically she will give us a name like, Baby, or Big Baby, or Little Baby. Those aren't as fun. But she has gotten creative a few times with names like, Sheeps, or Jesus Christ Amen. I've decided to start a list to the side of the blog here to keep track of all of Ry's name suggestions. I'll try to keep up on it as much as possible.

I haven't put pics of Ry up for a while, so I will try to remember to do that soon. It's been far too long.