We just went with names that felt right with each one. However, when I was pregnant with DD3, we realised that the other two's first middle name started with the same letter, so we gave DD3 an a name as well.
DD1 is Joan, that is my Nana's name, DH Great Grandmothers name and his sisters middle name so made both sides of the family happy. DD1 hates it though and if we say it she tells us she does not want to be Joan anymore. Her choice to change it when she is old enough if she wants but I am sure she when she understands why she has it she will love it.
DD2 is Lee, that is also my middle name and my only uncles name (but spelt different) who passed away 6 years ago. It just happened to sound fantastic with her first name too.
This baby we don't know the gender but we know that if it is a girl the middle name will be Marie (Goes nicely with first name we have picked) after DH's grandmother who passed away late last year while he was overseas. If it is a boy the middle name will be Mark or Anthony after my fathers first and middle names, just depends on what first name we go with.
I find middle names the easiest part of choosing a name for a baby.
Both of my kids middle names are names I really loved but didn't use as a first name due to different reasons..
DS1 - The sound of it is too similar to surname so it fits nicely in the middle.
DS2 - I love the name but didn't want it shortened for my kid like a lot of people do so when it's in the middle it's the full name no short versions.
We chose names with special meanings. DD1s middle name means "a gift" which, after our journey to have, was very fitting. DD2s middle name is the name of the street where my ILs bought their first house. We wanted to include them but couldn't use their names, so that was a special way to do it.
in a morphine induced hallucination! seriously. A lady put her hand on my shoulder and said "what about Timothy? " I told DP later.. when I could speak that I think I saw his mum and she wanted DS to have her brothers name as a middle name. We were going to name our baby after her if it was a girl so I thought it was fitting.
Maybe it wasn't a hallucination. ... but a visit from beyond! My MIL has been dead for 18 years... I never met her. or did I?
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How did you choose the middle name ?
seriously. A lady put her hand on my shoulder and said "what about Timothy? " I told DP later.. when I could speak that I think I saw his mum and she wanted DS to have her brothers name as a middle name. We were going to name our baby after her if it was a girl so I thought it was fitting.
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