Picking a name for a new baby always seems like a lot of pressure. As luck would have it, with both babies Ben and I have been in easy agreement on which names we loved and wanted to use for little girls- and we've only had boys :) Most of my favorite names Ben really wasn't on board with, and he really has yet to come up with and suggest a boys name that he loves (well- this pregnancy he came up with one, but I really didn't like it). After we found out that baby #2 was a boy I tried to get Ben on board with my favorite names (First Easton, then Cooper, then Beckham) and one by one they each got vetoed and checked off the list for good.
The next name I tried to talk him into was Hudson- and finally something sounded good to Ben! I think it helped that we knew a little boy named Hudson in Dominica and he was absolutely adorable! Around the first of October we started calling the baby Hudson and it just seemed to fit. I think my exact quote to Ben at the time was "Should we kind of commit to naming him Hudson unless we change our minds?" How's that for noncommittal? The longer we called him that the more it seemed like the right name for the new baby.
For his middle name, we knew from the beginning that we wanted to use a Hugo family name since Chase has a Smith family name. We had a few that we liked, all after wonderful men. I told Ben he could make the decision and he wanted to wait until he actually met our baby. Once Hudson was born he decided on James- after Ben's grandfather. Ben's Papa Hugo made a big impact on his life and he admired him very much. He just passed away a year ago and we weren't able to attend the funeral since we were in Dominica. I loved Ben's grandfather from the first time I met him and was excited about naming our son after him. Hudson James Hugo seemed like the perfect name for this sweet angel.
It's funny for me to think back on the names I thought I'd use to name my kids- and I thought about it a lot from the time I was in high school. Neither Chase or Hudson was ever on the list, but turns out I love both names now and they seem to fit our boys perfectly. Now that these are the names for my babies they are some of my favorite names in the world. How could they not be, when I associate them with these sweet faces.
The next name I tried to talk him into was Hudson- and finally something sounded good to Ben! I think it helped that we knew a little boy named Hudson in Dominica and he was absolutely adorable! Around the first of October we started calling the baby Hudson and it just seemed to fit. I think my exact quote to Ben at the time was "Should we kind of commit to naming him Hudson unless we change our minds?" How's that for noncommittal? The longer we called him that the more it seemed like the right name for the new baby.
For his middle name, we knew from the beginning that we wanted to use a Hugo family name since Chase has a Smith family name. We had a few that we liked, all after wonderful men. I told Ben he could make the decision and he wanted to wait until he actually met our baby. Once Hudson was born he decided on James- after Ben's grandfather. Ben's Papa Hugo made a big impact on his life and he admired him very much. He just passed away a year ago and we weren't able to attend the funeral since we were in Dominica. I loved Ben's grandfather from the first time I met him and was excited about naming our son after him. Hudson James Hugo seemed like the perfect name for this sweet angel.
It's funny for me to think back on the names I thought I'd use to name my kids- and I thought about it a lot from the time I was in high school. Neither Chase or Hudson was ever on the list, but turns out I love both names now and they seem to fit our boys perfectly. Now that these are the names for my babies they are some of my favorite names in the world. How could they not be, when I associate them with these sweet faces.
Hudson is obviously thrilled here-
Chase hasn't quite got the hang of holding him yet.
Courtney, I LOVE this post!! Logan and I have been back and forth with names and just can't agree on ANYTHING!! hopefully it will eventually come to us! Your boys are such cuties by the way!!
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