Allison is 21 weeks along in the pregnancy at this point. If you ask me…I think she’ll be able to make it the entire 40…she’s just that good.
Here’s our latest ultrasound photos:
Psalm 139
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth
It’s interesting when you go in for an ultrasound at this point and you’re still wanting to be surprised on the gender of the baby. Well…I guess I should say that we want to be surprised by a boy or a girl…not surprised by…both. But, anyway…it’s interesting to look away at certain times to avoid the possible detection of a wiener on the screen.
We looked away when we needed to and we’re still not sure if it’s a boy or a girl. The important thing is that we’ve been informed that everything looks healthy and normal. When you’re 16 you don’t want to be normal…when you’re 21 weeks…you definitely do. Thanks be to God for that.
We still like the name Scarlett for a girl, and we’re starting to narrow down some names for a boy. Here are some of the boy-names we like right now:
* Cole
* Finley
* Abram
* Warren
* Benjamin
* Luke
* Drew
Trust me though…these are NOT set in stone. We have no idea really.
Any thoughts on a boy name?
I adore the name Finley – Finn is a great nickname…very literary!
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Awe congrats! I’m really into Harper, for a boy or girl. I also love Jackson–but its uber trendy right now.
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I love Abram and Benjamin ALOT.
My son’s name is Samuel, so of course that name means alot to me. If my next child is a boy i want to name him Henry Earl or William Eldrige and if my next baby is a girl I like Anagrace Ruth or Emmah Brooke.
Congrats!
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What about Elijah or Jonah?
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Congratulations!
I love the name Scarlette.
From your list of boy names, I like Luke. Masculine, succinct, can’t really be shortened…..
Hooray for babies!
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How about Tristan for a name?
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The baby’s profile is cuuute!! Many, many congrats!!
If it’s a boy, call it Scofield
By the way, I like how your choice names for girls (Ava, Scarlett) reflect old Holywood godesses of glamour. Very nice
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We waited to find out on our second one- totally awesome and worth it. I recommend it highly, even though it drives everyone else batty
If we would have had a boy, his name would have been Mead. I still love it! I like Finley a lot.
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Wow, there’s definitely something in there…
I like names like Luke, Stephen, Benjamin, and Tyler they seem timeless to me. My cousins’ surname is Finley, so I like that name too… I’m sure the name you and Allison come up with (if need be) will be perfect. I really like the name Scarlett…it’s very elegant.
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When I was little out neighbor was named Vaughn. (pronounced ‘von’ I’ve always liked it for some reason.
I also like Isaac- Ike for short.
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All my kids have single syllable names on purpose. Luke and Gage and Brad were boy names we loved and didn’t use. I have only ever met one person with this name, and I don’t know why I love it so much, but I do. I would have loved to have named one of my kids Cree.
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I absolutely love the name Dylan. But Abram is beautiful also. (Keeping up with the A’s like your wife and daughter)
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Look Buddy. We have our own names to think of over here. I mean, one boy name isn’t so tough. Even two is okay. But three gets to be a little more challenging, and I know how name stealers operate….:) j/k
I like Benjamin. As long as you don’t nickname him Benji. Being called the same thing as a scruffy Hollywood dog….not cool.
But I don’t think either one of us really need to worry about that, because we’re both having girls anyway.
-Erin
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We went with Levi for our son, and are thinking about Abram or Liam for our next if it’s a boy. I also love Ephraim, or Silas.
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I love Abram! I also like Finley, but I will throw out my fav, Archer, and call him Archie. Jason said no for us, so I thought I’d pass it along
So happy for you both, and Ava too. Can’t wait to BBQ with like 4 one month olds in the summer!
xoxo,
Shannon
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I like the sound of Ava and Luke!
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We named our son Ness Elliott, but not after Eliot Ness, mind you, but after Ness from the SNES game Earthbound. The idea of my little man one day donning a striped shirt and backpack and saving the world? Well, it’ll make for some good bedtime stories. But all the choices you have are great too!
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Your short list is great! I never did come up with a boy name when I was expeting…which is good, because turns out I didn’t need one!
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My first born is Christopher, our second is Nicholas. When our third baby was due on Christmas day every one said we should name it something appropriate for the holiday… hello what’s left for “Christmas boy” names?
We were really leaning towards Ezekiel, which I still really love, my grandmother had such a fit about what a horrible name that was that we ended up changing it to Taylor – boy or girl. Too bad, because Zek would have been very fitting for Taylor as well.
My point being, from that point on, I never ask anyone about baby names as I think it’s something so special between the three of you that it should not be spoiled by someone else’s opinion.
The name you choose will always be perfect for your child.
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I love the ultra-sound pix.
As for a boy’s name; I love Noah. Yes, I’m a bit biased. It’s my youngest grandson’s name. His full name is Noah Xavier. All of my grandson’s have great names… There’s Hunter Alan, Brendon Ray, Jordyn Tyler & last but surely not least, Noah Xavier.
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If your going for Scarlett for a girl why not Rhett for a boy?
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Sorry I can’t help with the naming, but the phrase “avoid the possible detection of a wiener on the screen” sent me into fits of laughter and I have lost my concentration for the rest of the afternoon!
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Cool pictures. Hey – what happened to Caleb? I liked that one. Miss you guys.
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I like Ike. Also what about Noah?
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I LOVE the name Finley for a boy! What an absolutely adorable name. I also agree with what someone posted before – Finn is such a great nickname. It makes me think of The Notebook…
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Congrats on your new baby! I’m suggesting Taylor, Justin, or Michael. I also love the names “Zac” for Zachary or “Ty” for Tyson.
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Jack … never had kids but if I did ..thats what it would be.
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Luke was our first pick for our oldest son (now 27, and named Jason!). Our family nixed it (first lesson – don’t tell your family until it’s a done deal). Secondly, Luke just didn’t go with our last name… too many ‘k’s. It does rhyme with puke though, and you do have to try to eliminate nicknames or future harassing by other kids. Good luck!
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Finley is adorable!! I love that. Also, LOVE Scarlett. Just to throw a different one out there, how about Atticus for a boy? I have a secret infatuation with that name for a boy–never had the chance to discuss boy names in too much depth, but I’m holding that in reserve in case we go for a third. Anyway, Ava and Atticus sounds cute together.
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Recently discovered your website from Pioneer Woman.
Love it!
Congratulations to you and Allison on your new bundle of joy!
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Congratulations again! Babies are such miracles.
Scarlett is a beautiful name for a little girl!
Warren is such a great name! It’s my son’s middle name and a varriation of my maiden name.
I really love the names Hudson, Riley, Jackson, Christopher, Jude, Harrison, Samuel, and Levi
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I like my formula for naming a boy. It should have something to do with his fathers name without being the fathers name. For example. My son’s name is Byrne- pronounced Burn. His Dad’s name is Bryan. Looks the same doesn’t sound the same at all. Not sure what you could do with Ryan, but I am fond of the names with Y’s in them. Kind of a theme with me. My daughters name is Gwynn. (side note my son is born on a child hood friends bday, name Rayburn, so it has double meaning)
Congrats!
Sheila
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Boys names… Ah. I have some experience choosing those. My five sons are named Liam, Aidan, Ty, Leif and Rowan. And my Aidan came before it started being trendy. Who knew when I picked a traditional good old Irish name that I would have so much company in a couple year’s time???
I love the name Finn. I have a cousin who named her boy Angus and they call him Gus. I love that name, too. Aaaand I have a brother named Luke. So I love that name, too. But if you’re looking for something that can’t be shortened just be careful. My husband is named Dan -not Daniel- and has spent his entire life telling people that “No. Not Daniel. Just Dan.”
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Congrats!!! The perfect name is TEAGAN!!!
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LOVE the pictures!
Lucas is a good one.
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Congrats, although I was hoping to see a photo of Allison in here – not just her insides! I suggest taking the (really good) advise of others here and DON’T ask for suggestions on names. Invariably someone’s feelings will get hurt.
Trust me, don’t ask for suggestions – my kids wouldn’t even give us a hint on names when they were expecting (all 5 times) and it drove me crazy, but I can tell you that when they finally got their boy and then named him Glenn….well, lets just say I’m still not crazy about it. If I’d had months to hassle them over it he might have had a more “normal” name. But alas, it’s a name that’s important to them and so they went with it. You guys need to choose a name that means something to you – and to heck with what everyone else thinks.
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I always liked the name Seth.
Just sounds earthy and solid to me.
Congrats on these 2 new feet soon to be in your home!
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There aren’t enough Coles in the world, in my opinion. But then, none of my kids have “normal” names, and I even stole my daughter’s middle name for my youngest son’s middle name (Alexandria/Alexander).
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Luke, that one’s the best so far. Strong, goes well with the last name, and it YELLS best for his older sister. She can also get a little “double syllable” whine going with it – Luu-uke!
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I watched a movie this weekend where the main characters name was Finn. I was thinking “what a cool name for a boy!” I like that and Luke and Benjamin (I have a Benjamin so I’m a little partial to that one)
I adore the names Ava and Scarlett.
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I’m so excited that you’re wanting this baby to be a surprise; I didn’t have the stamina to do that with any of my four children! As for names, I named my girls Russian names (I’m first generation American) but somehow my only son ended up as Kyle… simple, to the point, works with his last name but no real reason behind it. Overall I love names that mean something, even if it’s seemingly insignificant.
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The ultrasound looks great! Keep it up! As for a boy name, I wanted Cameron. But I had 3 girls. My oldest is Alexandra, and she would have been an Alexander. So that’s a choice too. Or Kyle. That was a choice also. But Scarlett is adorable.
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Just so long as you know that samuel and rowan are off the table
I really love the name Asher, but with and -er last name, an -er first name gets really jumbly. You could steal Asher, I would let you.
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Ah…you had to ask! Gotta love the name discussion. I have three boys…oldest Jack, next Benjamin (Ben), and next Luke. All solid names. Drew was in the running for probably all three pregnancies. I love Andrew and Drew. But I have to say…between you and me (my kids don’t read the blog)…I vote for Benjamin. I just love the name. It’s solid, classic… You have picked a bunch of really cool names, though. Can’t go wrong with any of them.
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ezekiel is quite nice
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Okay, just read through everyone else’s comments. They were offering names that weren’t on your list. So, I wanted to throw Tate and Ned out there for boys names. After our 3 boys, we had planned on our next boy being Ned. But he turned out to be Amy.
Also, Scarlett is a beautiful name. I really loved the name Blythe, but couldn’t find anyone else who liked it. And I think the pronunciation was tricky.
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Ryan, this is just so cool. I have no name suggestions, but I love looking at ultrasound pictures. AND I wanted to let you know, just in case you didn’t know this already, that you and your wife make BEAUTIFUL babies. Really.
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IMHO, Warren makes him sound like a political writer….but if that’s what you’re looking for, who am I to argue? ; ) I personally like Finley! Either way, CONGRATS!
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Finley is amazing!
I also love Harper, Marley, Hudson, and Cayden.
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Finley Detzel has a ring!
I thought that if I ever had a boy I would name him Levi. It means “joined” or “combined.” I thought it would pair well with my hubby, Isaac.
But, Finley! That’s great!
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Joshua or Jake are my suggestions.
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What about Asher for a boy’s name? It would have an alliterative thing going with Ava.
This comes from one of my favorite books…My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok.
KR
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My pastor’s son’s name is Abram. It’s been really hard for me to get used to hearing it, and he’s been at our church for over a year and a half. Abram doesn’t quite roll of the tongue like other boy names seem to. Scarlette is an adorable name. So is Finley. Warren reminds me of the polygamist FLDS guy in Colorado City, Arizona.
It’s admirable that you’re not afraid to make your name search public. I’m not sure what’s up with other people’s baby-name-secrecy.
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Our third born, planned only by God, is named Gunner. Love the name, matches his personality. Unique tough name. I’m partial to it.
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Sweet baby pics! Great list of names – I also like Braden. So nice that you two are choosing to be surprised!
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I think Michael could be a good name for a boy,and I really like Scarlette.
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Congrats to you and your beautiful bride, and to Ava who will be a wonderful big sister, I would vote for Noah, for a boys name, God bless!
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Whatever you do don’t wait until you see it to decide on a name. The only names you’ll come up with will be based on how it looks and “potato” is never really a good choice.
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My husband and I want a baby and have been praying for one for a while. Since his name is James, we wanted to use that as a middle name. We really like Lincoln and Leeland. Don’t ask me why “L” names…just worked out that way I guess….
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I just had to put in my two cents on here. My husband’s name is Cole and while he probably doesn’t think about it all that much, I fell in love with his name before I fell in love with him
It’s a fantastic name and we have yet to meet anyone else with it.
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Congratulation to you, Allison, and Ava!
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As much as I LOVE the name Benjamin (my nephew is a Ben), there are so many in my kid’s school and I think there are 4 in our little church. It’s very popular. Love Scarlet and Cole and Finley. We would have used Finley if our second had been a girl!
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Hi there, new reader here. Clicked over from PW’s website. LOVE it! If you’re ever in the Fort Worth area come visit Convergence Church… we think Jesus rocks
I’m partial to boy names only because my husband and I have a boy… his name is Adom. Yes it is spelled with an o . It means “help from God” And there is no one in the U.S. registered with his name. But I wouldn’t mind if there was one more
We pronounce it the same as Adam.
So there you go, my input… like you really wanted it haha
Blessings on you and your beautiful family!
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Love the name Scarlett,and Finley but it will be Finn Detzel, sounds like a movie star like vin deisel cool. my sister named her daughter Phoenix Marley which I think is pretty cool.
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Well you could go with Finley for a girl too. It is the name of my daughter although we spell it Finleigh. More girly.
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My children are named after US Presidents~Madison, Jackson, Carter, Harrison and Kennedy:)
*IF* we had another baby, it would be Hayes for a boy. And a girl…well, who knows?!
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I always liked the name Paladin it means fighter in some language i don’t speak
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This is so weird…my first name is Scarlett and my daughters name is Ava… to be honest, I HATE my first name BUT..only because my parents NEVER called me that..I’ve always gone by Noelle. Whenever I tell someone my first name is Scarlett they ooohhh&ahhh.. so as long as you call her Scarlett from the getgo..hopefully SHE will love it
I love love love Finley… Finn.. great choice!!! JMO
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I love my first name now but when I was a youngster, not so much. When I married, I moved my maiden to middle and dropped the very goofy middle name my parents saddled me with. I agree with others that have said, don’t ask for advice, just go for something you love. Say it out loud a lot, the whole name, first middle last, and see if the “ring” of it sounds good and strong. Boys need strong names. Don’t go too trendy- what is really cool and fresh now might not be so cool in 10 years. Meaning was important to us, and I’m not into the recent trend of “made up” sounding names. It’s family tradition many generations back in husband’s family for the first born grandson to be named after paternal grandfather, hence Joe, Nick, Joe, Nick ad nauseum (after they arrived in America from Sicily and Giuseppi became Joe and Nicolo became Nick, that is). Have fun, and blessings on the pregnancy!
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Levi, Hudson and Mead
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Congrautlations! I really like Wesley & Beckett
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We plan on using Levi and we think it is a strong one, especially meaningful for a firstborn son… Deut 10:9- That is why the Levites have no share of property or possession of land among the other Israelite tribes. The Lord himself is their special possession, as the Lord your God told them.
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Nathan. Our son’s American name. Natan is his hebrew name. Naaaaaaaa-tan. Yes……when he was a little boy, Naaaaaaaa-tan is what I called him.
Strong good name.
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Many Orthodox Jews believe that names are Divinely given to parents, either at some point during the pregnancy or soon after birth. My daughters are named for relatives who have passed away while my sons have their first names for relatives and their middle names to express a deeper message.
My 22 month old is Netanel (Nathaniel) Simcha. Nathaniel is my husband’s paternal grandfather and the name means God gives. Simcha is Hebrew for joy/happiness and taken together, his name means “God gives joy/happiness”. He was conceived after a year of fertility treatments so having his name express our profound gratitude to God was important to me.
Our newborn, who was named only yesterday at his Brit, is Elchanan Nissim. Elchanan was my husband’s maternal grandfather and the name means “God’s Grace”. Nissim means miracles… He was born between the Jewish holidays of Purim and Passover (both big miracle stories), he was born the day before the start of the Hebrew month of Nissan, he was conceived naturally – right when I was getting ready to start fertility treatments and there was a certain level of drama with his birth that we’re grateful to have gotten past.
BTW, when learning about the early stories of Abraham and Sarah, I was always taught that when Abraham was known as Abram, the missing Hebrew letter of ‘HEY’ was because it was before he found God. It was only after he accepted monotheism and was able to accept God into his heart that he became known as Abraham… Just something for you to consider
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I love ASHER for a boy…it means happy or blessed. I also love JUDAH…it sounds like a strong boy name.
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(sniff) I always get teary over ultrasound pics. I have 2 babies, yes babies (19 mo and 4 mo), and it never ceases to amaze me: the miracle of it all!
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My son’s name is Levi and the next boy we have’ll probably be Sterling Asher…
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i’d like to suggest my son’s name, Andreas. It means ‘strong man’. The world can always use another strong man!
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We have 5 kids – 4 girls and a boy (finally!). I always told my husband that he got to name the baby if we ever had a boy, since, for the most part, I came up with all the girls names. Everyone thought I was crazy and thought I should be frightened! I think he did an awesome job! His name is Asher. He got it from the Bible – I think he said that he only found it mentioned twice. I love it and he gets complimented on his name all the time!
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Josiah–every family needs a Josiah.
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Finley or Reese.
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Next to Salvation, this has got to be the most amazing miracle ever. Time and time again this little miracle sparks, and along comes a new little life. My favorite time in the whole world was carrying my babies and feeling them move.
Blessings.
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Finn is my maiden name, and I love it. I own a Drew my ownself, My Eli’s middle name is Benjamin… so I think you have remarkable taste in names.
Except for the Warren. That’s kinda out there. *grin, wink*
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Oh, and Judah means praise. We had Felix Judah set aside as a “spare”. It means happy praise. Felix Isaac means happy laughter, but my sister stole the Isaac part.
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I love Scarlett for a girl. Our son’s name is Cole so I’m prejudiced, but I really LOVE that name!
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I’m liking Cole but here are my faves…I’m a little biased.
Asa- “Healer/Physician” one of the few good kings from the OT AND is my son’s name
BUT…I know it’s really really close to Ava (which we liked for a girl…but we named our girl Avery b/c of the one letter off thing)
Graeme – Scottish spelling of Graham (my sister and BIL just a had a boy and named him that)
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From a teacher—If you don’t want him to be one of 6 in his class, go with Warren, Abram, or Finley. All of the others are WAY too common right now. Also, make sure you think about nicknames that could be derived from his name. Boys can be cruel to each other, just like teenage girls.
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Abraham…After all, his dad is a preacher. Abraham Ryan Detzel. Sounds great to me!
God bless!
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This is coming from love only……
DONT NAME HIM WARREN!!!
he’ll get picked on for eating his boogers. even if he isnt…
All the others are fantastic!!
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Beautiful names all and beautiful family! The LOVE project is wonderful and you have inspired me to do the same! My favorite boy’s name currently is Parker. I have no idea why- never knew a Parker in my life- if you don’t count Parker Stevenson, the Hardy Boy. It’s cute, too, with a middle name with a “J”, then you get a PJ if that’s a nickname that fits him.
It was on my short list for my 22 month old, but her name is Madeline Grace. (Liked Madilyn, too).
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Seth!
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We named our son Blaise-he always has people tell him what a cool name it is. He likes it too!!
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I love the name Scarlett.
My son’s name was picked after flip flopping between “Beavis” and “Taz” (because we couldn’t decide on a name).
At the gyno’s on my second magazine, I saw the label on the one I was reading. L** COULTER L*****. When I saw my doc after he’d just delivered the baby, I asked if he would mind if we named our son that-he agreed, after telling me the origin-him mom’s maiden name.
You’re more than welcome to it! It’s different without being TOO different.
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I like Seth; that is the only boy name I would consider when I was pregnant with our son. We wanted a name that was short and didn’t have a nickname to go with it. His middle name is David (my dad’s middle name). When he was born our daughter called him “Seth & David” for months!
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My husband and I like the name Reid for a boy.
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Funny….I just wrote the same verses from Psalm 139 to a young couple who recently found out they are pregnant with their first child.
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i like finley. but they are all cute. congrats.. babies are such a blessing! we just had our 5th. btw neat blog!
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We almost named our second boy August, but we named him Lucas instead. I almost wish we had named him August because Luke is SO COMMON.
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I really like the name Finley it does seem to becoming very popular at this time. Don’t know how you feel about that. A name I love for a boy is Julian (Jules). Scarlett is a beautiful name. Congratulations!
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my oldest boy is Challen and my youngest is Leo. if i ever remarry, i would love to have 1 or 2 more children…if i am not too old by the time that happens. lol i would like to name a third son Seth and a daughter Vivian Susanne and call her Sookie. ahhhh wishful thinking.
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Hi. mi brother´s name was “SANTIAGO” i wish i could have a baby and would like to name like him…
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My girl name is Scarlett too!! So many people have just looked at me when I’ve mentioned it, i’m glad there are some other VERY cool people out there in the world.
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My favorite boys name is Hebron. That’s the name of my second child. We have Samuel, Hebron, and Sarah. =)
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Your’s is the ientlilgnet approach to this issue.
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