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Uncommon Names and Your Baby

Mar11
2012 Leave a Comment Blog

Uncommon Names and Your Baby

One of the most exciting things new parents get to do before the arrival of their child is choose the baby’s name. Will it be one of the popular or uncommon names? A family name or something original? We will explore the top baby names as well as some of the more unique possibilities to help you choose the perfect name.

There are many things to consider when you finally select a baby name. Will this be a name your child can use for life, or will it sound silly when it refers to an adult? Will this name cause your child to be picked on? Will they have to constantly correct people in its pronunciation or spelling, and does this concern you? Are there any stereotypes (good or bad) associated with it?

One last concern is: does it fit with your last name? Generally it sounds better if there are a different number of syllables in the first and last names. Only rarely should the first letter of the first and last names be the same. This is of course more of a concern for boys, as they will keep their name for life. Of course, any decisions about hyphenation in the last name should be made before the first name is chosen.

As you look through these lists keep in mind the questions above. Nothing is written in stone, as naming a baby is a personal decision for each couple.

Enjoy the journey of choosing your baby’s unique name.

Here are lists of names for boys and girls: some are classic and some are unusual.

Classic names for boys:
Michael

Jacob

Joshua

Matthew
Ethan

Andrew

Daniel

William

Joseph

Gregory

Jonathan

Benjamine

Christopher

Classic names for girls:

Emma

Emily

Madison

Olivia

Hannah

Abigail

Isabella

Ashley

Samantha

Elizabeth

You can change the spelling of a name to make it more unusual. For example, Staci,Stacie or Stacy.
Uncommon names:

Africa
Autumn
Butterfly
Calla
Kansas
Peach

Fern

Hyacinth

Daisy

Some from different cultures:

Anuket – Egyptian mythology
Augustyn – Polish
Crina – Romanian
Dimitriy (Dima) – Russian
Freya – Norse mythology
Hestia – Greek mythology
Kirill – Russian

Some final examples:
Baton
Jaico
Kermin
Lorelai
Mady
Adelaide (Adelia, Alyssa, Allison) – noble
Albert – bright
Alethea – truth
Beatrice – traveler
Cara – beloved
Colbert – bright
Darwin – friend
Elfleda – beauty
Gertrude – strength
Hannah (Anna) – favor, grace
Henry (Henrietta) – power
Isolde – beauty
Keisha – favorite
Letitia – joy
Manfred – strength
Osmund – protector
Robert (Bob) – fame
Vivian – alive

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Learn how and what to feed your baby from WIC online classes

Dec12
2011 Leave a Comment Blog

Often, parents don’t think about how they can influence their infant’s health, including their infant’s immune system development through nutrition. Below are a few tips for parents to help support the development of an infant’s immune system during pregnancy and the first year.

During pregnancy: A mom should remember that what she eats affects her child before and after birth. A good source of vitamins and minerals and proper hydration will help a mom-to-be stay healthy.

A healthy and balanced diet during pregnancy is important for your health as well as your baby’s. That’s exactly what online WIC classes teach you.

Dr. Ronald Kleinman, chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Massachusetts General Hospital, recalls nutritional guidelines that differ greatly from today’s recommendations. “Several generations ago, doctors were quite dogmatic in establishing the order of what came first, next, and next. For example, the pediatrician would say, ‘First, rice cereal. Then, peas. Then, introduce a yellow vegetable.’ There wasn’t any rhyme or reason to that dogmatism.”

Nowadays there are all sorts of guides and books that theac parents how to feed their babies and what foods they need to introduce in their diet and when. The WIC program is dedicated to providing all the information a mother needs to provide her baby with a balanced meal.

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A baby shower welcomes a new life into the world

Dec05
2011 Leave a Comment Blog

A baby shower welcomes a new life into the world with gifts and greetings. It is a party for the mother and the yet unborn child, so think party and let your imagination take over. Just keep this in mind, as you filter through your baby shower gift ideas, that the theme is one of birth and the new mother’s joy. A baby shower is also an opportunity to bring out the child in your guests. Children and adults both love games. One fun game is the singing baby game. One guest starts by setting the scene or characters of a baby story and the next guest picks up where the last one left off. The outcome can be humorous and unexpected. Among baby shower game idea that are appealing to many is singing songs to the unborn child. Each person takes their turn at it and is lots of fun for everyone, musically inclined or not.

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A Bunting Costume For Your Baby This Halloween

Sep26
2011 Leave a Comment Blog

Infants are cute enough without a Halloween costume and they are twice as adorable in little bunting costume for Halloween.

Everyone wants their baby to be the cutest on the block, and dressed up for Halloween will certainly do the trick!

There are many options in costumes for babies available. If you have something particular in mind, you just need to do some searching and it probably exists.

You can find a frog, bumble bee, butterfly and ladybug Halloween costume; a baby Shrek, Smurf, Batman; traditional costumes such as witches, devils, and pumpkins.

Costumes have come quite a long way since we were kids, and we are far from the homemade pumpkin costumes for babies that we all have pictures of that fill our baby books. Now you can find very fancy costumes for your baby and generally in all price ranges.

For the best selection you will want to look online at places like www.halloweencostumessite.org/bunting-costume.html and be sure to shop early to get the costume you really want.

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Dressers for Baby..Setting Up A Peaceful Nursery

Sep17
2011 Leave a Comment Blog

Dressers for Baby..Planning the decor for your baby’s nursery is an exciting and fun experience. If you already know whether you’re having a boy or a girl, you can decorate accordingly and have everything ready before the baby’s born.

But what are the necessities for planning a comfortable, yet safe and secure room for you baby?

For a while, it was very trendy to use stimulating black and white designs and shapes in the nursery to help the development of the baby’s eyes. But it became less popular when parents realized that all that stimulation wasn’t helping baby sleep!

When you choose a crib, you’ll want to make sure that it follows all safety regulations and that it has a firm, well-fitting mattress. Softer pastel colors like blue, green, pink and yellow are the most common colors because they’re very calming and restful.

As an organizer for clothing, a dressers for baby should also be considered. It will be of immense help in keeping the nursery free of clutter.

Be sure to keep the room and bed very clean. Until your baby reaches one year of age, you shouldn’t use quilts or comforters in the bed. Instead, buy quilt clips to use for hanging them on the wall for decoration. Blankets, pillows and stuffed animals should be kept out of the bed too. They can become bunched up and cover your baby’s face, leading to dangerous obstruction of the mouth and nose. You can purchase small foam wedges that are used to keep babies from rolling over onto their stomachs. A baby monitor is also a good investment for your piece of mind, as it allows you to listen to your baby through the night. Consider one with video that enables you to see your baby on the screen.

Make sure that the room is pleasant and conducive to rest. A light scent like lavender can be used, but nothing too heavy. Keep the room cleaned and free of dust to prevent congestion. You want your baby to feel cozy and secure in their crib, so that they can associate it with sleep and safety.

See affordable and unique dressers for baby and cribs.

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Organic diapers

Jun26
2011 Leave a Comment Blog

For your baby’s health it is best to use Organic diapers:

The only truly organic diapers are the organic cloth ones. Some are made with organic cotton and some a mixture of organic cotton and hemp, the hemp helps to make the diaper super soft and ultra-absorbent. these are made by Kissaluvs Organic Cotton/Hemp Fitted Diaper. Organic cotton diapers also come in kits, like Bummis Organic Cotton Diaper Kit. It contains all you need to get you started, 18 baby size cotton prefold diapers, and every thing else you will need. Another bonus is you will safe money using clothe diapers over disposable ones.

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