During the flu (or as Daniel and I like to call it, the 14-Day Plague), we had our second ultrasound, and during this one, we got to find out a little more about who Chappell Baby is. And, as you all know, it’s a BOY!
His name is Sawyer Aaron Chappell. Daniel and I have a hard time agreeing on names, but Sawyer has always been our “boy name”. Why? Well, a few main reasons. First, we’re big fans of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, the epitome of boyhood. Tom is an alright name, but it’s never been one of my favorites (and I especially hate the name Thomas). No offense to Brad Paisley, but Huckleberry is not even an option; although the teddy bear Daniel got me our first Valentines’ Day is named Hucklebeary. And two of our friends have a baby boy named Finley, and if you know anything about my name preferences, I want names for my kids that are unique and not common, so having another little boy in our circle already named Finn cancels that name out for me. Second, Daniel and I spent a couple hundred hours watching the tv series LOST, and one of the main characters (and one of our favorite characters) is named Sawyer. It’s funny how a book or movie character’s personality traits can become so ingrained and intertwined with a name. To us, Sawyer is a great name for a little boy with skinned-up knees playing in a creek fighting imaginary battles with sticks and stones, and also a great name for a handsome, strong, honorable man sweeping a beautiful girl off her feet. Now, if either the book or the tv series had painted “Sawyer” as a socially awkward, rude, or unintelligent human being, we probably would not be nearly as interested in the name. Finally, the name Sawyer strikes me as somewhat of a “Southern” name, and I really want to preserve that part of our baby’s heritage. However, it doesn’t strike me as a hillbilly name J AND, as confusing as it may be, I love the way my and Daniel’s different accents affect the way we pronounce his name. I (and everyone around here) pronounces Sawyer as Soy- yer (like soybean, more of a y sound), while Daniel and our Southern friends/family pronounce it Saw-yer (with the w sound very pronounced). He may be a bit confused at first, but he can pronounce it any way he chooses. J
Aaron was also an easy middle name for us to choose. We have several in our lives who are very important to us, including (but not limited to) my brother Aaron, Daniel’s brother Aaron, and our friend Erin Dayvolt. My big brother has been a long-time friend, protector, secret-keeper, and source of fun throughout my life. Daniel’s brother is one of his very best friends, the other half to his movie quotes, and probably the person Daniel is most proud of in his life. Lastly, our friend Erin has been a constant in my life for several years, always ready to give straightforward advice as well as compassion, and the partner in countless girls’ nights full of fun and all things important (and unimportant) in a girl’s life.
Chappell as the last name… obviously.
Now, just to make this clear, we have a plethora of people in our lives who are VERY important to us, and we would LOVE to have our children’s names be in some way connected to all of them; however, there is only so many times I’m willing to do this whole pregnancy thing… J Don’t get your feelings hurt. We love you all the same!
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