Our Baby's Name

When we found out Baby #2 was another boy, we were stumped for a name.  We thought for sure it was a girl, so we didn't even bother having a boy name ready.  The name we've always wanted for a potential daughter is Ruby Mae.  I'm so sad that we (probably) won't ever use this name since we aren't planning on having any more children.  I guess I'll always have it in my heart. :)

With all of that said, we are SO very excited to be having another boy!!!  I can't even begin to describe all the time I spend imagining how life is going to be with 2 sons, I feel so blessed.  Thus began the journey of naming our second son.  The biggest factor--we had to find a name that is just as awesome as the name Maverick.  Like, we couldn't go with something super traditional like Peter or Matthew.  No offense to those names, they just aren't our flavor of tea.

So without further ado, our son's name is:

Each time we thumbed through a baby name list, our rough draft ended up with different picks.  Eventually the two front runners were Rollins and Ace, which we really liked.  But even then...those did not feel right.

So one evening I was sitting on the couch with Robbie's iPad and I googled "Bad Ass Boy Names".  Not that we want and/or are looking for either one of our sons to be a super bad ass, ha ha!  We were just trying to find a name that had some "oomph" to it.  Strong, yet humble.  Kinda like Captain America.  (I guess we should have gone with Steve Rogers)...

The first link I clicked on gave me a list of names, and almost immediately I knew I had found it.  Robbie was sitting next to me and I said, "What about the name Sawyer?"

His expression lightened and with a smile he said, "Yeah, I'm really liking that. Sawyer. Yep. That's it.  What does it mean?"

We looked it up together and there were a few meanings, "Hard worker" was the most popular; "One who works with wood/carpentry" was next; and "Slightly mischievous--as in Tom Sawyer" was also up there.  Perfect!

Just like Maverick, we wanted the middle name to have a personal connection.  Maverick's middle name is William--for my Dad and Robbie's Papa (even though technically he is Billy Joe).  Also, just in case either Maverick or Sawyer absolutely hates their first name--they have something they might fall back on.  Both my mom and my mom's mom did that, ha!  Although, I will always call them Maverick and Sawyer...because I'm their mother and they can't do anything about it! ;)

For Sawyer's middle name, we chose Nathan--after one of Robbie's best friends.  Nathan B is the nicest guy in the world (ever), and such a genuine, wonderful friend.  The name Nathan means "God given" and also "Magnanimous" which means "of noble mind and heart, very forgiving".

So that's it, and so perfect.  Those are our boys.  Maverick and Sawyer.  :)

Maverick can't quite say his brother's name correctly yet, so he calls him baby Doyer.  Love!  For Sawyer's nickname, we are going with "Sy".  Not sure yet if we are going to spell it "Sy" or "Cy".  But you get the idea. :)

Oh one more thing, officially Sawyer's due date has been moved from November 18th to the 25th...so maybe we'll have another Thanksgiving baby.  Can't wait to meet our little guy!  Thanks for sharing this exciting journey with us!