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June 16 , 2006
Britney's going to have her baby in Africa too. Seems to be all the rage in Hollywood!

News Flash -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, better known as Brangelina, finally had their baby. The name: Shiloh Nouvel. Our thoughts: Huh??

Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith accounce they are having babies! Our thoughts: Again...huh??

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Choosing Baby Names

Whether a baby is named after a grandparent, a soap opera star, or the state they were born in, the decision can be daunting. Today, most parents want their children to stand out with unique but not bizarre baby boy names or baby girl names. As we become a more globally integrated society, individuality becomes more important. So how do parents get started? They could name their baby boy a cross gender name, such as Alex, Angel, Arien, or Americus. They could also invent new spellings for more popular baby names by switching letters like “c” for “k”, or “i” for “y” (like spelling Americus as Amerykus) They can also chose their baby boy name or baby girl name after a location, such as Atlanta. Another favorite, is selecting a name that honors the family heritage, faith or is meaningful in some way to the parents-to-be: a favorite novelist, songs, or naming your first son after his father.

Baby Naming Tips and Trends
There are many approaches to naming a new baby: creating a new name completely, using a member of the family, choosing something to family heritage or faith, naming after a song, a place, changing the spelling of a name or consulting baby name lists. Many parents are making up new baby names to create a unique identity. For example: Rehvah, from the French word Rev, to dream, or Brae, meaning little hill in Celtic, to try and give their kids a strong sense of identity. Cross-gender names like Austin, Sage, Devin, Ian, and Drew are also popular. Parents are beginning to use boys names for girls.

Sometimes conflict arises of which family member to name a child after. How about combining the two names, such as Irene and Sonia to create Sorene? Celebrity baby names are also a popular choice for the rest of us. In fact, soap opera characters launched otherwise unknown names into the top of the charts. Brandon and Emma are two of the most popular names of 2004 – both are from popular television shows.

For those who want to stick with traditional baby names and give them a unique spin, there’s changing the spelling. For example, Christin, Kristen, Krysten or Krystin are all variations. One concern with using an alternate spelling to a common name is some people may be unable to pronounce it correctly. Of course, many parents look to baby name lists to help them decide. Baby name lists like popular baby names, celebrity baby names or top 100 baby names can help parents choose. Among the most popular baby names from 2004 are Emma, Emily, Madison, Kaitlyn, Jacob, Aidan, Ethan and Ryan. Another thing to consider: you shouldn’t just pick baby girl names or baby boy names, but a name that will fit as a teenager and adult.

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June 16 , 2006
I’ve been so busy lately, with friends’ weddings, graduations and just getting ready for the summer. I haven’t even had time to think about names ? Maybe I’m just subconsciously avoiding it. So this week, I thought I’d just give you some thoughts to help you get through your pregnancy:

1. Take advantage of your husband while you can. You’ll never get treated this well again.
2. Same goes for your friends, and even strangers. It’s amazing how nice complete strangers can be.
3. Don’t get depressed about getting fat – everyone does. In fact, this is the one time you can eat whatever you want, as much as you want without feeling guilty. Enjoy it while you can!
4. It gets worse before it gets better……

May 30, 2006
I give up. I’ve decided to let the celebrities pick my baby’s name. What I plan to do is use the baby name from the most famous celebrity that gives birth right before me. Based on recent celebrity births, I could end up with names like Shiloh Nouve (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie), Bluebell Madonna (Gwen Stefani), Suri (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes) or Moses (Gweneth Paltrow).

I’m just kidding of course, but it sure would be nice if it was that easy!