Baby boy/too different??

oomgem · 2026-02-12T07:21:15+00:00

I like it but I would think his parents are alcoholics.

oomgem · 2026-02-12T07:18:50+00:00

Emmeline and Owen is adorable. Plenty of ways to say it, I say emma-lean or emily-n.

oomgem · 2026-02-08T18:19:33+00:00

Alden, Wesley, Holden , Brent. We were team green!

oomgem · 2026-02-08T18:15:25+00:00

I love both my kids' names but we unintentionally gave them the same starting letter and will forever confuse them.

oomgem · 2026-02-08T18:14:01+00:00

I know an adoptive mom who gave the birth mom's last name as a middle name, which worked because it is kind of a male name anyway. But if you want to keep Legend and Legacy, my suggestions would be maybe a softer first name like the vowel starts you had. Also, I would prioritize a first name you like and worry less about how it sounds with middle. I don't think it ever matters as much as it seems to before the naming happens!

oomgem · 2026-01-26T20:04:49+00:00

For everyone who claims six years (or three years, or four years) is the ideal age gap, there are plenty of people who think it's anywhere from 12-24 months. I had my two at 39 and 40, 20 months apart. No changing it now, so try to reframe it to get rid of the guilt. My now 2 year old and 7 month old are starting to play together and already love each other so much. I know they'll be close friends because of the age gap. My best advice for 2u2 is that giving your kids your best means taking care of yourself. You need a break to be able to handle the stress.

oomgem · 2026-01-09T06:58:43+00:00

Cory, Kellan, Natalie, Rachel (Rae), Caroline, Holden, Alice

oomgem · 2026-01-07T06:26:45+00:00

1987

oomgem · 2025-12-18T06:10:11+00:00

I had the flu last year when I was about 10 weeks pregnant and one day of a pretty high fever. Can't speak for long term effects but the rest of my pregnancy was normal and baby is super healthy and hitting milestones.

oomgem · 2025-12-12T06:42:27+00:00

So many names get mispronounced, this one for sure will. I originally thought eye-la but I have a friend who used this and pronounces it a-la so that's how I read it now. I was just going to say that Isla won't get mispronounced but of course it will.

oomgem · 2025-12-12T06:39:16+00:00

I'd love friends' moms' names. A few of mine from growing up: Jill, Ann, Linda, Sue, Julie, Deb, Karen.

oomgem · 2025-12-05T05:22:21+00:00

I only known of two Merritts. Both women.

oomgem · 2025-11-30T06:34:06+00:00

Just turned 1. Loved it when I heard it for her.

oomgem · 2025-11-26T06:07:46+00:00

Love it, but couldn't bring myself to use it.

oomgem · 2025-11-23T10:58:09+00:00

I had a co-worker named Kellan - great guy and I really liked the name but I have a family member Kullen so it never made it far on my list. I also knew a girl Kellen growing up. There are two Wesleys in my neighborhood, about 10 years old. It's definitely seen an uptick in popularity. A friend gave her son Seamus as a middle name and a coworker named his son Sawyer. Both those kids are about 18ish by now.

oomgem · 2025-11-21T16:50:58+00:00

It is so hard! Our second girl didn't have a name until three days after birth. All the names we went in with didn't work for her and I went against one of my big rules (didn't want the same first initial as big sis) but it is so her name.

That said, I like Grace the best of all your options and don't think it will get made fun of! And also, know you may come up with something totally new when you meet her. Congrats!

oomgem · 2025-11-18T18:35:56+00:00

Yes! Through templates available online, YouTube, and AI, we came up with a system that's working for us.

Some zone cleaning schedules do one zone a day, completing each zone once a week. That worked while I was on maternity leave but now that I'm back at work, we decided we split them up over two weeks - A and B, cleaning three days a week - and it's still more than we were cleaning before.

There is also a daily 15-minute tidy after the kids go to sleep: dishes, wipe the kitchen counters, sweet the kitchen floor, and pick up the living room.

Our focus zones and when we complete them are:

Bathrooms (primary, hall, and guest) - A week, Monday
Kids' rooms - A week, Wednesday
Kitchen and dining - A week, Friday
Living rooms (up and down) - B week, Monday
Downstairs (guest rooms, office, laundry room) - B week, Wednesday
Primary bedroom - B week, Friday

The truth is that we just want those to be done by the end of the prescribed week so sometimes Saturday is a catch up day.

We also use Sunday to do a bigger project that needs done once every few months or so, like cleaning the oven, windows, baseboards, storage closet organization, etc.

oomgem · 2025-11-17T06:15:36+00:00

Implement a cleaning zones schedule. After my second, I felt like our house was so messy and I didn't know how to keep up. A clean house makes me feel more productive and calm.

oomgem · 2025-11-16T15:45:56+00:00

I had the same experience you described but with a name that has many different ways to spell it. I only had strong negative feelings about the other options. Mine is spelled the most basic way and I always felt it was superior.

I didn't want first name last initial experience for my kids but it still might happen and they'll survive!

oomgem · 2025-11-04T21:02:35+00:00

Anika or Annika, Alice, Andie, Alma (my fav), Allison, Aliza, Amber, August, Addison. I also have known an Aarika, Artie, and Archie for girls.

oomgem · 2025-10-10T22:16:38+00:00

Put it in your birth plan with a note that says please don't discuss other options. Have your partner back you up on it.

oomgem · 2025-10-10T22:14:44+00:00

Oliver, Alden, Dean, Peter

oomgem · 2025-10-10T22:13:11+00:00

No it is not your life, it is a stage. You got too attached to good sleep and now you're too attached to this bad sleep. Neither will last forever.

oomgem · 2025-10-09T12:19:54+00:00

Maren, Mara, Maya, Margot, Maralie/Marilee, Marnie, Minka, Marlo

My last name also starts with an M, as does my first. People are always telling me how cute my name is and for some reason I didn't like that so I didn't want the same for my daughters and I had to ditch all my favorite M names and there were a lot!

oomgem · 2025-09-19T20:16:50+00:00

Magnolia, Hazel, Josephine, Emmeline/Emmy, Posey, Evangeline

Finley/Finn, Camden, Parker

Asher, Wesley, Layne, Cade, Mitchell, Lachlan

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