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Sunday Summary: Teenage Dream and Why We Obsess Over Sibsets

December 17, 2017 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Sunday Summary 12.17.17It’s official! My firstborn is thirteen years old today. It seems unbelievable, and yet obvious. I mean – he’s taller than me by a couple of inches, his feet are huge, and his voice is not the voice of a sweet little boy anymore. Time, friends, has flown by.

I’ve written about his name a few times:

  • What’s your name again, kid?
  • Alexander: Baby Name of the Day
  • Unexpected Nicknames for Alexander

It also seems like a good moment to share this post, a reflection on things I’ve learned over the years, as a name blogger and a parent:

Eight Things I’ve Learned About Baby Names as a Parent

I’m about to head off for presents and cake, but before I go:

  • A thought: maybe we obsess over matching sibsets not because they have to match, but because it’s a useful way to limit our choices. With an infinite number of names to consider, deciding that we want an Irish, nickname-proof name that matches Liam and Maeve is a very easy way to rule out thousands of possibilities.
  • British Baby Names looks at Phoebe.
  • “So to have something as basic as what I named my child constantly questioned and judged came as a surprise.” Lots of interesting takeaways from this Memphis Moms column.
  • The 2017 Name of the Year is Harvey. Laura shares an interesting analysis of how current events impact names.
  • About those sexuplet names!
  • Duana tackles the phenomenon of having a harder time naming your second child.
  • How fun is this game?
  • This baby’s story is amazing, and so is her name!
  • Okay, I’m really liking Rodion.

That’s all for now! As always, thank you for reading – and have a great week!

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Comments

  1. KW says

    December 24, 2017 at 6:09 PM

    I’m currently obsessing over a sibset. It seems like outside opinions favor matching but not matchy-matchy, as in two vintage names are okay but not two plant names.

    My dilemma is whether I want to prioritze having the a good sibset (i.e., first names that go well together but are not too matchy-cheesy), or whether I want to prioritize giving my second daughter a name that I love just as much as I love my firstborn’s. Ivy & Clara. Or Ivy and Violet. (With whichever I don’t choose used as a middle.)

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  2. Virginia says

    December 19, 2017 at 5:11 PM

    Happy 13th birthday, Alex! My daughter will be 8 in a few weeks; when I started reading this blog she was just a baby! Where did the time go?!

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  3. Amy3 says

    December 19, 2017 at 1:06 PM

    Happy birthday to your Alexander! I’ve found having a teen to be more fun than not. I hope your experience is similar.

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  4. Sebastiane says

    December 19, 2017 at 10:41 AM

    Wishing your son a Happy Birthday!

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  5. The Mrs. says

    December 18, 2017 at 12:51 AM

    Happy birthday to your Alexander!

    Reply
  6. Cristina says

    December 17, 2017 at 11:25 PM

    Happy birthday to your son! How exciting (and maybe a little bit scary to enter the teen years).

    Reply

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