One of the most important decisions you have to make when you find out you are having a child is what their name will be. Some parents choose to honor a loved one by naming a child after them, some use traditional family names and some just pick names that they heard from TV or came up with from a baby book. No matter where you get the inspiration for your child’s name it is something that will be with them for forever so it really is a big decision to make. You can’t really change it once you name them. Sure you can call them by their middle name, which is common when the name Mary is used. On my mom’s side of the family using a middle name as a first name is somewhat of a tradition.
Sometimes parents have a whole list of names for their baby to choose from. Picking just one name can be hard, especially when you and your spouse prefer different names as the one. Parents can spend hours thinking about and debating on what name is perfect for their child. When I was born, the sex of a baby wasn’t normally something you found out, so you had to have a name for both. I know some parents don’t find out, but most do. There are many different ways to come up with a solution, like drawing names out of a hat. I have noticed with the popularity of social media and the internet, parents are turning to sites like Baby Ballot. Baby Ballot is a really cool website, where you can share your favorite names with your family and friends and they can vote for their favorite baby name. They also give you a huge list of names for ideas. I really love all the names on the girls page. That way you can cut down some of the stress by having your friends help you make that decision. It’s a fun thing to do and a way that family can help that live far away and might not have the opportunity to be right there to help with doctor’s appointments or to help with the housework.
For more information visit Baby Ballot. Be sure to check out the Team Page too at http://babynames.net/team to learn more about the people who worked so hard to make this possible.
