Abalone's birth story

WonderRed

AugustBrideCO:

WineCat:

ruby soho:

pixy_stix:

gldngrl:

We will call her Abby too. 

I think this is probably for the best.

Rude. Rude. Rude.

I think it is a pretty name, but I can see where Pixy is coming from.  Abby will have to correct everyone on her name's pronunciation.  This is also my experience and I can tell you it gets annoying.  I'm not going to lie, it is rough as a kid.  Being older now, it definitely has its benefits but it still gets annoying sometimes still today. 

I totally agree with this. People pronounce my name wrong almost daily. It stopped bothering me several years ago but it was annoying as a kid. It got to the point where I was writing Kristen on my papers in 4th grade because I wanted a name that people could pronounce. I got in trouble when my parents found out. There can be complications to choosing a different name with a different pronunciation. Then again, it would also be annoying to be the 4th Emma in your class.

 When we were picking names for N, I put my foot down hard and refused to budge on countless names XH suggested. We agreed N should have a have a traditional Croatian name but he loved several that I couldn't say correctly, even with coaching.  I refused to give in on one that would be mispronounced all the time or that might cause him to be made fun of later, even if it was a common name over there.  And there were some that I like that were pronounced one way in Croatia but would have been mispronounced here (for example Leo, which I loved but it's pronounced LAY-o there.) And we didn't go with the formal Nikola, which is actually the name of the relative he was named for, because that would likely be assumed to be a girl's name here.  I've only heard one person mispronounce N's name, and that's a nurse that has known him since he was born and is still convinced his name is "Nick-O." She's just nuts. Lots of people want to spell it with a C instead of a K when they hear it, since the Italian spelling is more commonly known in this country, but it gets said correctly.

Anyway, I digress from the true point of this thread.  Congratulations on your baby girl, GldnGrl. I hope you're settling in well as a family.

Pesky

congrats!  Welcome to A! 

gldngrl

I knew when we named her that it was an unusual name and that she could go by Abby.  As I have gone by Katie or Kate most of my life even though my name is Kathryn. She also has a very traditional middle name if she chooses in the future she can go by Elizabeth.  I went back and forth between Abalone and Abigail. It has significant meaning to us and I'm not really concerned if some people don't like it.

 Thank you for all the congrats! 

goldenjes

Congratulations to you both.  It sounds like you had a wonderful experience with the midwife & center, and you have your precious girl to hold now. 

I confess, I keep wanting to call say her name with the "e" at the end, probably because I have tons of the shells.  (They're gorgeous, and I love them)  I like the significance with you & your H too.  Very cool.

DownToEarthGirl

Thanks for sharing...it sounds like a rewarding and wonderful birth.  Welcome again to baby Abby!

 

bethanyturon

Thank you for sharing your story.  I hope mine goes as well as yours!!!