the NAME!!

Ok. So I am so serious about baby names. (You will definitely understand just how passionate by the end of this post) I had lists of names I liked way before Ben and I even decided we were ready to have a baby. Names are really important to me. I was very passionate about picking out the right name for our little boy. I also think it is so important that I am dedicating a whole post to my little boy's name. :)
When I found out I was pregnant I immediately started looking for the perfect name for a girl or a boy. All my lists got tossed out the window because they just didn't seem right for our baby. I actually had a girl name I had decided on, but then we found out it was a boy. The day we found out I pulled out my books and started hunting for his name. I really wanted something different that not everyone had, but also something that wasn't weird different.

I actually found the middle name first, but decided I would like it better as a middle name. I am actually not too sure where I got the first name, but when I said it I just knew that was the name I wanted! It was so right! I actually came up with this name the very same day we found out he was a boy. I was determined! haha. So without further adieu, I give you the name we have picked for little boy:

PAXTON CRUZ BENAVIDES

What a good name, right? I love it. It was also the only name I asked Ben about that he didn't make a horrible face to! I have actually told people who ask what the name will be so it wasn't a secret or anything. I just thought I would do a post about it since it means so much to me. Both sets of our parents and families love the name and now there is just no other name we can use. He is Paxton.

I also love it when mothers (I'm going to be a mom!! That's crazy!) get a piece of jewelry with their child's name or initials on it. I decided that was something I wanted to do after we got the name we wanted. So I started searching for a necklace I could get that would mean a lot to me. I thought I might just do James Avery and get a charm engraved, but I just didn't like any of the charms. Then, after searching Etsy FOREVER, I came across this Etsy site that I loved:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/lisahopkins

She does beautiful jewelry! I found a customizable necklace on her site and decided I just had to have one! So I started a convo with her and ordered a necklace with Paxton on it. She just now sent me pictures of the finished necklace, and I am so excited to get it! Here is what it will look like:

She does etched jewelry that I think is so cool. Way better than metal stamped jewelry! Anyways, I am super excited for my necklace AND the name we have picked out! Tomorrow we have childbirth education class all day so that should be loads of fun! haha. I took a few of those classes in nursing school, but I think it will be good for Ben. If he can make it through! lol. Everyone wish him luck! :)