What's in a Name

Dear Avacado,

Picking a boys name is hard work.  There are so many factors to consider such as (1) what will the initials be (2) what will the first and last name sound like together (3) what are the possible nicknames (4) are people starting to use this name for girls (5) how popular is the name and (6) do we like the name.

Josh and I have started talking about what your name should be.  There is a new Iphone application that lets you pick your own name but since I'm not 100% convinced it works (and you have to be much more active) so I think we will pick your name for you. 

Picking a name for you has been extra hard because our last name begins with a "J" and ends with an "an" and these are very popular sounds for boys.  Because of this and my crazy feeling that first and last names shouldn't begin with the same letter nor end with the same sound names like Jack are not an option (which is a name I really like by the way)

I would very much like for your middle name to be Thomas.

And while we haven't decided on your first name yet there are a few that I am leaning towards but I'm not going to tell you yet.  This is such a big responsiblity - I do hope that whatever name we give you is a strong name and won't end up being a source of embarrassment for you in the future.

xoxo
Erin