Gomer Pile

Sometimes when you use a very old notebook you find amusing chicken scratches from year ago. This one cracked me up. I assume I was talking about baby names for our fourth child and looking for patterns or something. 

Benjamin Brian 

Madison Mae 

Jacob Robert

Gomer Pile

It makes me glad Ashlyn Anne turned out to be a girl or she may have ended up with that name.

Ashlyn's Name

Ashlyn is trying to mimic the names she is hearing. If you ask her what her name is she will tell you Ashey (pronounced ash-E). This matches with Angie, Maddie and Jakey.

We also call Madison “Maddie Mae”. One day two weeks ago she was jabbering away in a sing song voice in her car seat as we went along the highway. She was saying “Maddie Mae, Maddie Mae, Maddie Mae.” Then she mixed it up a bit, “Maddie Mae, Maddie Mae, Ashey Mae, Ashey Mae.”

Productive 3am Thinking about Baby Names

I just realized something. All our kids have repeat initials for first and middle names except Jakey. We almost made Jacob a Jacob Joshua because we couldn't decide which to use as his first name between the two. In the end we used Jacob Robert after my super cool uncle Rob. Guess he's the odd man out for sure now with Benjamin Brian, Madison Mae and Ashlyn Anne. Sorry kiddo. It just sort of happened that way this last time without us thinking about it.

Baby Names

If we ever have another kid, (not likely unless and until Jacob stops screaming all day long) I've decided that I have a new requirement for picking the name. It must be the top option on my blog category listing for it's respective letter. It is just really convenient when I "file" them by tags that "Ben" "Maddie" and "Jacob" come up first. For instance if I push "M" Maddie is the first option. If I want to file under "Brian" I must type all the way to the I in his name to find him. Otherwise I might end up with it filed under Ben, Birthday, Blessings, Blogging or Bragging. See how rough life can be sometimes. I am thinking this is a pretty important rule to stick to as we choose names if that ever becomes and issue again. That is a problem because we really like "Courtney" which falls below cake decorating, camp, canning, cherry blossoms, christmas, church, cleaning, clothes, computer, consignment, cooking, couponing and finally...courtney. Our boy choice isn't quite as bad, Joshua. Jacob is the only other "J" right now. I suppose I could consider typing two letters without too much whining. Gonna have to talk to Brian and either choose a new name or get my tubes tied. UPDATE: No, this is not an announcement! More than one person has asked now. What, do you think I'm nuts? I already can't get over that I have three kids five and under. Suppose it could be "worse," right Cath? Five kids under four (almost)?? Wink, wink. We're not all as amazing as the Arveseths.