The Great Name Debate

This is how the great name debate started...with a sign. Willie would say that it was more than just a street sign, but a sign that it was meant to be our little guy's name. Here's how it began...

We were on our way to Danika's house in Downey back in February I think it was. Willie and I had talked about names but we couldn't agree on anything yet and I was just calling him baby G. We passed this sign on the way to Danika's house and I looked at Willie and said, "What about the name Lincoln?" He verrrrry slowly nodded his head pensively as if this could be a possible name but he'd have to give it more thought first.

So we get to Danika's house and a few hours later Willie says, "I was thinking of the name Lincoln at the exact same time that you mentioned it." So he thought it was now meant to be, but gosh, by then, I had already moved on and decided that I liked Sawyer better, especially since I went to Lincoln Middle School and it was nicknamed "Stinkin' Lincoln." From then on we were at a deadlock...he wanted Lincoln and I wanted Sawyer. Neither of us wanted to feel like we "won" but we weren't giving in either. So we stopped talking about it.

The day after our little guy was born we were still calling him baby and the nurses were coming in asking us to fill out paperwork...so Willie wrote down our options on napkin scraps and put them in a cup. He handed them to me and I pulled out "Sawyer Lincoln." And that's how the great name debate ended.