Naming Baby

For the past few nights, Joe and I have been trying to think of baby names for a boy before going to bed.  We both already have names picked out for a girl but no clue for a boy.  Joe still likes Athena for a girl and I like Avery or Ariel.  For a boy, we’re both unsure and can’t come to an agreement.  I kind of like Alex or Aiden but I’m not really in love with those names.  Right now Joe likes Bishop, Cid, Draven or Gavin.  I pretty much hate Bishop and Cid so those are a no way.  Recently, Joe went back to thinking maybe Joseph the IV.  When we first started talking about kids back before we got married he said he thought it would be cool to have a IV in the family since he’s the III.  He said he thought it sounded like royalty.  And he really loves his name.  I wasn’t crazy about it then and I’m still not.  I think it’s too confusing and we don’t need every male in his family to be named Joseph.  What if we have a second son.  That wouldn’t be cool to have one son named after the family legacy and not the other.  Plus, we’d have to call him something else since Joe would also be named Joe and his grandfather is named Joe.  Joe said we could call him by his middle name but then why not just name him his middle name?  I just don’t like it.

I mentioned to Joe that I’m secretly hoping for a girl.  Joe said we should never say that out loud because it’s horrible to admit in any way that we preferred a different child than the one we’re having.  That he never wants to say that he hopes for one or the other.  He’s happy no matter what and he’ll never be disappointed in our baby.  Now I feel bad for admitting that I want a girl.  But I’ve always wanted a little girl.  I’ve had her name picked out since I was in high school.  I always dreamed of dressing her up like a Disney princess and taking her to Disneyland.  Boys scare me.  They are so rowdy.  I’m not sure I’d know what to do with a boy.