Unique Baby Names

I am a big fan of unique names for children, growing up having one myself. "Brenna" wasn't very common and I've only met a few in my life. I enjoyed having a name that was different but not to crazy to spell or say. I have put together a collection of unique baby names that hopefully will inspire you to name your new little bundle(s) of joy. Check back as I update often ;) Also see names for twins here.



Girls

Aberdeen, Alloa, Amara, Amina, Anik, Anise, Andorra, Anja, Aquina, Archer, Aria, Aspen, Astor, Aurora, Austrea, Aveya, Aysia

Bardot, Berlin, Blakely, Braesha, Breslin, Briar, Brinley, Britten, Bronwyn, Bryn

Cabrea, Cadence, Cali, Calista, Camen, Camden, Camryn, Celica, Chai

Daphne, Demia, Denae, Destry, Devlyn, Daniella, Drea

Eden, Emery, Emerson , Esme, Estelle, Estée, Ever

Farrah, Farelle, Fern, Fiona, Flora, Franchessa

Gemma, Georgiana, Gia, Giana, Gracia, Greta

Harlow, Harper, Havana, Hinewai, Honor

Illyanna, Irelyn, Iris, Islaya

Jalaine, Jaspar, Jeniah, Juelle, Junix

Kaedra, Kalyn, Kalise, Karma, Kashia, Kennedy, Kenya, Kenzie, kyah

Laken, Lennon, Leyten, Liberty, Livia, Lola, Luca

Malia, Malin, Maline, Marchessa, Mara, Maris, Marina, Marnie, Marlo, Matlin, Mattea, Menorah, Miam, Mika, Milan, Millar, Milynn, Minka, Mishka, Monaco, Monroe, Morelia, Myla

Nasha, Naya, Neah, Neha

Oliya, Onya, Owyn

Paighten, Paige, Paisley, Petal, Phaedra, Pilar, Presley, Preslyn

Quinn, Quinley

Raina, Reece, Reah, Rowyn

Sabelle, Sage, Seline, Shella, Simona, Simone, Sloane, Soleil, Stasia, Stella, Storie

Talia, Taleeda, Taminae, Taryn,  Tegan, Temper, Tenaya, Tenielle, 
Tenley, Teslin, Teyden, Thereze, Tivian, Tori, Torin, 

Uriah

Veda, Venza, Vera, Vinka

Willow, Willa, Wynter

Yessa

Zarah, Zedaya 



Boys

Abbot, Abel, Allister, Archer, Avery

Baron, Benson, Bentley, Bodhi, Braxton, Briston, Britton, Bronson, Bryce, Bryton

Cable, Cade, Callum, Carson, Carter, Cash, Cashius, Cashton, Cason, Cayne, Cohl, Cooper, Costello

Damon, Dane, Darco, Dayton, Deacon, Decklyn, Devlin, Dion, Drake, Dom

Elias, Eli, Elijah

Ford, Franco

Gabe, Gage, Gracen

Haden, Heston, Holden, Hudson, Hyde

Isaiah, Isham

Jasper, Jaxon, Jonas, Jones, Judd, Jude

Kade, Kael, Kane, Keaton, Kingsley, Kosta, Kyden, Kye

Landon, Laine, Laydon, Ledger, Lincoln, Locklan, Loden, Lundon, 
Lynden

Macallister, Macklyn, Marek, Marshall, Miller, 

Nash, Nixon, Nolan

Oden, Ollie

Paxton , Peirce, Penn

Quin, Quinton

Renfrew, Rhett, Roan, Ronin, Rome, Roman, Rylan, Rocklan, Ronson, 
Rowan

Sawyer, Seth, Shea, Shad, Shamus, Silas, Solomon, Sorrano, Spencer, Stephan, Surin

Torrin, Tyson

Vaughn

Walker, Weston

Zen, Zane
 

Updated Aug 1, 2016

Infant Schedules ~ feeding and napping routines for babies and twins for the first year

I have been meaning to post this for a while now as these routines were a bible for me and had my kids sleeping through the night by 3 months old and ever since! Thanks to the book 'A Contented House with Twins' - Please note is says "twins" and 'breast-feeding' but the routines work with 1, 2 or any number of babies, and with bottle feeding as well.

The routines start at 2 weeks as it is pretty hard to have much of a schedule prior to this point and some times weight and other factors affect when to implement a routine so consult your doctor first. I adjusted the times a bit to fit my household but kept the timing.

As with all 'advice' take it with a grain of salt and only use what works for you and your little one(s) as every baby is different and being a new mom is challenging. I sometimes adjusted the schedule by 15 mins to an hour if the twins were sleeping in. This is just a guideline, hope it helps!

Parker & Preston ~ Birds Of A Feather

Parker & Preston:
swim shorts - Baby Gap
polo shirts - Cherokee from Target

~xoB

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Most Popular baby Names of 2013

Here is a list just published of the most popular baby name of 2013. 

Girls

1. Sophia

2. Emma

3. Olivia

4. Isabella

5. Ava

6. Mia

7. Emily

8. Abigail

9. Madison

10. Elizabeth

Boys

1. Noah

2. Liam

3. Jacob

4. Mason

5. William

6. Ethan

7. Michael

8. Alexander

9. Jayden

10. Daniel

If you're like me and prefer unique baby names check out my list for some inspiration.

~xoB

What to Bring to the Hospital for Delivery

To be super prepared for your trip to the hospital to deliver your little bundle(s) of joy, 'they'  suggest to pack 3/4 bags.

For the hospital:

1. For Mom
Pre Delivery
- Health care card and insurance forms
- ear plugs
- soothing music
- distractions to pass time - movies, magazines, pen and paper
- robe, housecoat and/or sweater
- socks 2- 3 pairs
- slippers
- toiletries and personal items; lip balm, lotion, brush, tooth brush, deodorant, contact solution, shampoo conditioner (travel size is best), hair tie
- sugar-free candies to keep mouth moist during labour (sugar candies will make you thirsty)

Optional:
- extra pillow
- bath towel + hair dryer
- swim suit (for the shower, if you like)
- mini fan

This bag can then go back in the car after birth and bring in the following items:

2. Post Delivery
- nursing bra (Bravado brand is great but pricey, Thyme sells more affordable ones)
- breast pads
- breast pump (if you want them to show you how to use it)
- button up comfy pj's (as it is cold at night and you have to take your gown off to nurse), night gown that can be ruined
- maternity/full bum under wear (6 pairs-pads don't work well in thong)
- heavy flow maxi pads (over night with wings - you will need to wear for a few weeks after vaginal delivery)
- a comfortable (and cute) outfit (for pictures when leaving)

3. For baby
- pacifiers/soothers
- swaddle/receiving blankets (hospital has some but nice to have your own good quality ones)
- undershirts (3)
- a couple newborn size sleepers  (zipper instead of snaps, with feet if possible)
- newborn size socks
- hats
- scratch mittens
- 5-10 newborn/infant diapers (Pampers Swaddlers are great) and wipes    
- a warm blanket
- seasonally appropriate out door gear
- plastic bag for laundry


4. For Dad
- energy drinks, popcicles and food (for mom and him as he maybe getting a work out supporting mom through labour)
- a change of clothes and hygiene products
- a swim suit (if he decides to join Mom in the shower/tub)
- labour tools to help mom (massage tools, oils, tennis balls, hot/cold compress, etc)
-list of comfort techniques for mom (here through maternity book)
- ear plugs
- change for vending machines
- cell phone and charger
- camera w extra batteries, memory card
- music
- movies/I pad
- gum

Make sure car seat(s) are in the car and you know how to properly secure baby in it (the hospital won't let you leave without checking)

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Beautiful Mommy Blog Post - "Babies Ruin Bodies"

My Mom just sent me the link to this post from a fellow Mom blogger and it brought me to tears. It is a beautiful way to describe the incredible transformations our bodies go through as mothers and a positive way at looking at the evidence left behind after the miracle of birth. There are things about my body that will never be the same after carrying the twins but I wouldn't trade those beautiful little boys for any body in the world and they certainly bring me more joy than a six pack. Enjoy this beautiful post from a young mother...

28 December 2013

"Babies Ruin Bodies"

An Ode to my Postpartum Body.

Before I became pregnant, someone told me, "don't have a baby, babies ruin your body."

It has been over a year since Anabel began her life. This time last year she was a 

microscopic speck inside of me, and we were announcing our pregnancy. Between then 

and now, I have gained and lost fifty pounds. Four months after her birth, and my body 

still carries proof of her existence. 

I have dark pools under my eyes. A valley where my belly button once was. Hips with a new 

amplitude that my teenage self wouldn't recognize. I have lines mapped across the 

mountainsof stretched skin left over on my midsection. Lightening bolts on my sides proving 

I once was too small to contain all of the love that filled me. Lines indicating that my 

daughter once lived inside of me. 

Do you realize the significance in that? Every limb, finger, toe...her heart, even, 

developed near the very place my own heart beats inside of my chest. Those mountains of 

skin are all I have left to prove that we were once one and not two. 

How can I be ashamed of that? 

I have so much to say about seeing my grandfather's eyes embedded into the sockets, and 

under the brows and lashes of her father's. I see the seventeen year old boy I fell in love 

with, and my grandpa as a child all at once every time she looks up at me. She even 

wears my ears and my chin. The two very things I cursed having the most growing up. Not 

much makes me feel more beautiful than seeing tiny renditions of those same features on 

Anabel, and realizing just how special they are. 

My body grew that. 
Not everybody has that privilege. 

Sure my belly is a bit softer nowadays, but the way it moves when I jump up and down 

sends my girl into fits of giggles. And yeah, my hips are hardly as narrow as they used to 

be, but they sure know the perfect figure-8 motion to sway her to sleep. My twenty-one 

year old hair is even beginning to gray, but not much soothes her more than my hair 

between her little fingers.

I am not something flawless in the eyes of society, or even close to what I once was 

physically, but my perfect girl sees me for who I am. 

To her, I hang the moon. 

She knows my heart - she knew it long before we met.

And she loves me for it.

I cannot tell you how much worth and validation I feel because of that truth. 

My body is only a vessel for my spirit. An incredible vessel. It is strong, well, abled, and 

undefeated. 

My body is full of life. 

My body is powerful. 

My body made me a mother. 

If anything, I was ruined by the world before I knew her, and she made me whole again.

- From the blog "We Seek Joy"

Now don't get me wrong - if someone was handing out tummy tucks, boob jobs and butt 

implants on the corner I'd take all three... but for those of us that have to live with the

"birth marks" that building our little blessings has left us with, let the words of wisdom 

in this post remind us that there are much more important things to focus on.

                                

                                                                      ~xoB