We conceived DS a month after DH's father died in rather extraordinary circumstances and he was born 4wks early 2 days before our first Christmas without him so he has always been our miracle baby and yes naming him after his Grandfather was always a given. Funnily we always sort of "knew" we were having a boy. Having said that my hubby's name is robert and his dad's name was robert so we wanted something a little different. Alexander is the other male name used in the family so we decided on a take on Alexander - Xander and his middle name is Robert Alan after his Grandad.
My Nana (Joy) passed away when I was 34wks pg with DS and I always planned on calling my daughter after her but my cousin beat me to it so she became Ariya Joy and temperance was another first name we were playing with just before she was born and well we figured DS had two middle names so why not :-)
I think both Carla and Carlos are lovely names! And it's great for kids to have a story behind their name
I am very much leaning towards Carlo for the middle name. I do like Carla for a girls name though. But that could change.
Will be nice to know the sex. The only sad thing was that we couldn't tell him the sex of the baby before he died. Even in his final days, when he made little sense and talked little, he still managed to ask what we were having...boy/girl. I hope he is looking down from heaven and can see for himself when the baby is born.
The chinese baby predictor thing has guessed all 3 of my kids correct so far, and would seem that this one COULD be a boy. I think the timing of sex would seem to favour a boy too (about a day before ovulation).
Limeslice...thanks for your kind words. My partner is just so so sad, he can't stop crying. All I can do is be with him right now.
My brother in law passed away 2 weeks ago today. Although we didn't dicuss it until a week after, I think it was a pretty instant thought for both DH and I that if this baby is a boy, it will have a variation of his uncle's name as a middle name. BIL's name is Danny, so we're leaning towards just Dan.
My DH has the middle name of Allan - which is his grandfather's name who passed away whilst MIL was pregnant.
I agree with the others - honouring someone with a middle name is a good idea. First names can be confusing and might make people sad because they are constantly reminded of the fact that the person isn't with them anymore IYKWIM?
I'm not a fan of Carla (only cos I knew a total biatch with the name) but my physio's name is Carlie and she's really nice
my husbands grandfather passed away 2 weeks before our first childs birth, we made the decission then and there that we would name our baby after him, to us it just felt right
if you were to perhaps use it as a middle name as others have said or adapt a name that may be similar and still hold the significance to you all,
My grandad passed away 3 days before Jazz was born, and her middle name (Ray) is after my grandad (Raymond).
I could never use it as a first name, not only for other people remembering and being sad, but also... its big shoes to fill for your child, 'living up' to their name. Thats why we used it as a middle name, and also changed it a little.
My brother died when DS was in utero so he has Patrick as his middle name. At the time I swore that even if he was a girl the middle name would be Patrick...!
Carlie, Karlie, Kaali, I love all those and were on my girls list.
Is Carlo his full name?
I'm so sorry - it's a difficult time to lose a parent, not that there is any easy time. How lovely that you are considering honouring his memory this way.
I think Carlo or Carla or Carl are lovely names, as first or middle.
CathyS- Im so sorry to hear of ur FIL.
My father died when I was about 6 months pregnant. He had been ill for a few years so I always said if I had a boy, its middle name would be named after him. Jake has now got the middle name Craig after my dad. I do like the name Carlo, but only if it would be in an italian (or half in ur case) family.
I know this isnt quite the same but my sister passed on 18 years ago and I decided then that if I had a girl I would use her name. fastforward 15 years and I had my girl Carol rose. On another note my sister had a baby the year after and used her middle name. (I was 10 years younger than her she was 20 at the time)
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