We started a " thing"

With out actually meaning to, we've created kind of a " thing"....an "M" thing. It began almost ten years ago, me under a pile of wedding thank-you's , wanting to be sure everyone knew how we'd appreciated their wedding gift by getting the notes out in record time. I began signing the notes " M&M" which carried over to signing emails and letters the same way which lead to other people referring to us as M&M and ...well, this is how you get the start of a " thing".

Fast forward five years and I am pregnant . Like every expectant couple, we talked endlessly about names. We both had already agreed easily that a girl would be Mackenzie Claire but we were stuck on boys names, unable to agree . As it were, Mackenzie Claire was born and the name game was put to rest. With me, under a similar pile of thank you notes, we naturally transitioned to the brand Mx3.

As Mike and I planned on another baby, the topic arose but this time we realized that we had really started a thing. Now known as Mx3, we couldn't imagine not adding another " M" to our trio. A little girls name was easy but we were still stumped on boys names. And when multiple ultra sounds revealed that we are , in fact, having a boy, the topic needed to be addressed.

I loved the idea of somehow honoring Mike in our baby's name but we both knew we didn't want a Michael Thomas Long Jr. So , after kicking around a few ideas , we have happily settled upon the name Mason Thomas for our boy. I adore Mike and it is so special to both of us to know that Mike and his son will be bonded from the start around a name they share. And though Mason isn't technically " here" yet, he is already a part of our family and so, it seems fitting to add him to our little spot on the the blogosphere.
I was thinking I would do something ceremoniously, introducing him with a cute , squishy faced newborn picture under the brand new blog title of Mx4. But...I'm not that patient. And I realize I likely won't have time to spare on my blog for a few weeks, potentially leaving me with a heap of guilt for not having added our boy sooner ( after all what if he READS it?!) . Yes, I really am that overly analytical !

So , rather uneventfully, though with such joyous anticipation, we share our name , and soon, our baby, with the virtual world. And unless four ultra sound techs, two radiologist, a doctor and many " obviously boy" ultra sound screen shots are wrong, Mason Thomas will be joining us before we know it!