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[chadwah.livejournal.com]

It seems like I know tons of people having babies lately! Some of the new ones (under 6 months) -- or babies-to-be:

Ayer [m] (big brother Rainier)
Serenity Meadow (siblings Patience [mn?], Prairie Secret Journey, Selah Lyric, and Baruch Naeem)
Cyprus Benjamin (siblings Neely [sp?] and Cedar)
Norah Emily (big sis Stella -- mn Marie?)
Liam (big brother Adam -- not sure if the full name is William or not)
Blake Devon (big brothers Brandon, Bradley)
Presley (f) -- due in June, I think
Joanna Grace (big sister Rachel Renae)
Alexandria Christine
Lumi Roxanne

...and lots of babies to come whose names I don't yet know!



Also, some interesting sibsets we know (not including the above) -- mostly children, some adults:

Jonathan, Isaiah, Tobias, Hawthorne (m)
Talitha, Carolyn, Bethany
Arielle Sophia Rose, Bethany (Bethy) Beatrice
Jair (m), Zoe, Nash (m)
Heidi, Megan, Derek
Celeste, Melina, Danelle, Mario -- step sibs Adam and Shannon
Dante and Sebastian -- step sibs William (Billy) and Trinity (Trin)
Dustin (Dusty) and Darin
Olivia Ayesha and Xavier Quinn
Sparrow (f) and Cloud (m)
Willow (f) and Atticus (m)
Jenny, Franklin (Frank), Andy, Lucia
Elijah Ransom (goes by Ransom) and Haavah Luthien (f)
Talia (Tali)& Neshama (Shamie) -- twins, Kalena (KK), Ariel (Ari) (m), Elijah (Eli)

What makes a tradition?

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

Reading the recent post on traditions got me thinking about some of our family's habits and then thinking about what makes a tradition.

Example:
My cousin's family has a history of naming girls with the middle name Anne. This is true of my cousin, my aunt, the grandma, and every woman as far back as they know to at least great-great grandma. Clearly this has been going on long enough to be a tradition.

However:
My family has a tradition of naming girls with L names and Boys with A names. This only goes back to me and my cousins. (so not my parents or aunts/uncles) Yet, my mom and aunts and everyone who started this tradition are pressuring me and my cousins to continue it. Since its only one generation, is it really a "tradition"?

What is your definition of a naming tradition? And do you feel obligated to stick with it?

Our Top 3

[keelybird.livejournal.com]

We have narrowed it down to 3 names for our little girl...

Kaitlin Abigail S_____
Sarah Keely Ann S_____

and we like Daisy, but don't have a middle name yet. Im abit unsure about Daisy because...
a) it sounds like the name of a cow
b) will it suit an adult?
c) we haven't agreed on a middle name

Im sure I would LOVE Daisy, if we had a middle name, I LOVE "Daisy Avalee (Ava - Lee)" but the OH doesn't like it, he likes 'Daisy Ann" but I dont feel like it flows.

So please ladies could I have some suggestions on a middle name and comments on the other 2 names
thankyou
xoxo
(btw: he LOATHES "Daisy Mae/May")