We are getting down to the wire and everytime I think we are close to a girl name, it just doesn't seem right. With DDs we at least had a list of names we both loved and this time we are kind of meh about our list.
Here is our list, with Natalie being the front runner, but now I am seeing it everywhere:(
Natalie Noelle
Callie Noelle
Elizabeth Noelle
Morgan Noelle
Thought on names? What are all you pregnant mamas considering?
grapefruit / 4669 posts
Elizabeth is my favorite of your 4 choices, and Noelle is our middle name of choice as well! I like all of your names though, for the record.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@mrsmenow: Noelle is currently at the top of my list! We are also considering Natalie, Claire, Maya, Michaela, Olivia and a bunch of Japanese names!
Love your name combos!
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
I love all your names but Natalie is my favorite! Natalie Noelle is just absolutely gorgeous.
I found too that once we picked a name we both really like (Charlotte) I started seeing it EVERYWHERE and wondering if it was too popular. But then DH reminded me that we don't know any Charlottes, and I have never taught a Charlotte (I'm a 2nd grade teacher) so it can't be THAT popular (at least not in our area yet). I have loved Charlotte since I was 13 (seriously, my old diaries talk about naming my future daughter that) so I don't want to let it go just b/c it's on the rise.
I say go with the name that you love, regardless of popularity.
pineapple / 12526 posts
Natalie definitely has my vote from your list!
We didn't decide on C's name until she was born and it was a relatively late contender in the game. Our original top 3 was:
Isla Rose
Autumn Danielle
Norah Jane
Later on, once I hit my 3rd trimester, all three of the originals were crossed off and we came down to:
Silvia June
Charlotte June
Audrey June
We ended up choosing Charlotte because we loved it. Yes, it is getting more popular but it didn't even matter anymore once we talked about it. We have decided that our next child with be either Audrey Josephine or Franklin Joseph.
My list had way more names on it, but DH vetoed most of them right off. My other favorites were Clara, Caroline and Sawyer.
pineapple / 12526 posts
@char54: You've met a Charlotte now! It's my daughter's name. 
We call her Char and Charlie.
grapefruit / 4903 posts
I love Elizabeth, but Natalie Noelle is the perfect name for a December baby! It's just beautiful!
papaya / 10570 posts
Of all your names, I love Callie. It's so cute!
For a girl, I like Larkin and I like Lois
I'm really struggling with boys names! I think I like Trystan.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@mrsmenow: I really like all your name options.
We have a few we both like but we are very early in the process, who knows how we will feel when it's close.
Fave boy names are Chase and Xavier. We are really stuck on Xavier at this point.
Fave girl name is Clara, I also really love Maya and Grace. I'm concerned Grace is too popular these days though.
grapefruit / 4669 posts
@Foodnerd81: I hear Grace all the time as a middle name, but not as much as a first name. And I love Clara!
coconut / 8681 posts
@mrsmenow: I really love all of your names!
I'm not pregnant or anywhere close to it but for boys we love Ethan and Everett. For a girl we'd name her Evelyn Faye.
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
I have a list of probably 50 names I adore. I love finding unique names that no one else has.
Oh and I love Callie Noelle!
honeydew / 7230 posts
I'm not pregnant, but we talk about names all the time. These are currently our favorite girl names: Cecilia, Scarlett, Ruby, Kate, Kara (my DH's favorite), Caroline. My very favorite is Georgia, but my DH has vetoed that with no room for negotiation apparently.
Of your names, I like Elizabeth and Callie the best. Love the middle name Noelle!
honeydew / 7586 posts
@mrsmenow: I really like Natalie and Callie. Very cute!
Our contenders for a girl's name are:
Camden Rose
Irie Rose
Annabel Rose
Elle Harper
persimmon / 1479 posts
@autumnlove: I love Noelle, but the middle name was the only way I was going to get to use it:)
@char54: @zippylef: I LOVE Charlotte and we had actually picked Charlie for a girl when I first got pregnant. Then people I know used the name so it didn't feel right. It is such a great name!
@Foodnerd81: I like all of your names. I really only see Grace as a middle name, like a PP said:)
@Cherrybee: I have never heard Larkin before, it is pretty!
@twodoghouse: I loved the name Georgia, but DH vetoed it.
Thanks everyone for weighing in. I hope before baby comes I hear something and have the "hallelujah" moment or something will fit when we see her (if it is a her). This whole thing would be so easy if this baby ends up being a boy, since we are set for a name there.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
I LOVE Natalie Noelle, with Callie Noelle being a close second.
Our little girl names were going to be:
Celia Lynn & Liesel Catherine.
I'm still a little sad to not get to use them. 
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
We have similar tastes! Natalie and Noelle (or Noel for a boy) were both on my list for Wagon Jr. (especially since he was a December baby). I love Callie (Caroline as a full name) too! That was my #1 choice for LMW but somehow it fell off the list as we got closer to her due date.
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
I like Natalie or Callie- I can't decide which more!
My own girl names:
-Clara
-Claire
-Lucy
Boy:
-Jack
-Matt
In my dream world I would have twins- a boy and a girl named Lucy and Matt.
My middle name is Lucille & DH's is Matthew, annd it is the only combo we like!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
I love the name Noelle, hence why I named my daughter that! Funny, Noelle Natalie was actually on MY short list
Of the ones you have above my favorites are Natalie Noelle and Elizabeth Noelle. Both are classic, beautiful names.
coconut / 8279 posts
@mrsmenow: will the fact that Natalie Noelle brought tears to my eyes sway your choice? hehe
my grandmother was Natalie and she loved the holidays, DS is a December baby and we were going to use Noelle for a middle name had he been a girl. I never thought to pair Natalie with it, but it's just perfect!
(edit: just looked up - http://nameberry.com/babyname/Natalie http://nameberry.com/babyname/Noelle
meanings of both 'christmas' and 'birthday'?? :::swoon:::)
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
For #2 - Our list for girls would probably just be Raegan right now.
pomegranate / 3398 posts
We have our boy name
Cameron
Our girl names..I can't keep up lol we like
Clara
Lillian
Nora
Kendall
AnnaBelle
and prob more but I can't remember.
squash / 13764 posts
Also not pregnant, but for a girl, our top names are Audrey Claire, Chloe, and Leila. For a boy, I love Max and Ryan. Out of your names, I like Elizabeth Noelle and Natalie Noelle (has a nice ring to it!).
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
I really like Natalie Noelle--especially for a December baby!
I'm not pregnant, but can I still play? Our top girl name is Molly. Our top boys names are Henry and Benjamin (DH isn't a huge fan of Henry, but I am workin' on him!).
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@mrs. wagon: I texted p today and suggested Noel as a middle name.. ! Baby boy's due on the 23rd!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@lawbee11: I love Benjamin! DH won't let me use it because his closest coworker is a Ben!
@rachiecakes: love those names!
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
Our top names are
Girl:
Samantha Jane
Abigail Catherine
Twyla Jane
Boy:
Henry Dustin
Sean Dominic
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
@lawbee11: LOVE Henry! I'm trying to hard to convince DH to use it if it's a boy!
pomelo / 5257 posts
I love reading all of your favorite names--good for inspiration I'm not currently pregnant but I definitely have a gmail draft where I write down names I like so I don't forget. Right now I have:
GIRL
Eleanor
Sadie
Gemma
Vivian
Lillian
BOY
Theodore
Milo
I seem to be having a harder time with boy names than with girls...lol
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@chopsuey119: omg! love Noel. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a Christmas baby for you!! hehe. You could name him Jesus... KIDDING....
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@mrs. wagon: hahahah I think we have his name down. P hates it, but said I can name our son whatever I want 
Boy names are so much harder than girl names!!!!!!!
persimmon / 1479 posts
@chopsuey119: I am the exact opposite. I feel like I used my names up on my first two girls. The boy name was easy for us to decide.
I love reading everybody's favorite names. I will defiantely have to DH read through them when he gets home tonight!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@chopsuey119: I agree boy names are harder!! We were soo set on our girl name, and I had a few more up my sleeve if our 2nd had been a girl. It took me forever to settle on a boy name!
eggplant / 11287 posts
@Pumpkinspice: I love Annabelle! But all your names are gorgeous.
@MrsSCB: In LOVE with all your girl names!
Boy names are very hard, I agree With you all! I am not pregnant but right now my favorite boy names are Harvey, Luca, Jonah, and Rory.
Oh and for those of you expecting December girls....I always loved the idea of Merry as a middle name.
pomegranate / 3398 posts
@Rainbow Sprinkles: Aww thanks!!
Everyone keeps telling us that we are trying to birth an 80 yr old with our older names hahaha
pomelo / 5257 posts
@Rainbow Sprinkles: thank you! I always like names that are classic but still relatively unique. I love Merry as a middle name for a christmastime baby, that would be so cute!!
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