DH and I have been talking about baby names for years!! We have definite first and middle names for baby no. 1 whether it is a boy or a girl, and we have had them since before we were married. We're one of those couples that talks about our futures alot.

We also have 4 backup girl names and 3 backup boy names - so if the baby doesn't suit the name we've chosen, we can use one of them. We plan on having 3-4 kids, hence all the name options.

The girls name we have chosen is one that I have loved since I was a kid, and DH loves it too, and the boys name is one that DH came up with one night out of nowhere and I was like PERFECT!!! Its actually one of the most exciting things for us at the moment, the anticipation of whether its going to be a girl or a boy, since we love both names so much its like a competition to see which one gets used first.

There were heaps of names that one of us loved but the other didn't, but that was instant veto so we kept discussing until we found ones we both loved. Though DH isn't too keen about the middle names I've chosen, he likes to keep me happy so we're using them. It's just a middle name anyway so it doesn't matter to him.