Conference oass::babynames

    How about Meredith Anne? That would incorporate your mother-in-law's
    name and it sounds very pretty.
    
    Cindy
    

    
    
    
    
    
                                Sarah Mae!
    
    
    
    

    
    Thanks for the quick replys.  Meridith Anne and Sarah Mae both
    have a nice sound.   Anna is really a tough middle name to match
    a first name to.   I'll run your suggestions by the "boss" when
    I get home tonite!   I also considered using Bolen, but didn't
    quite like the sound of it.  Also it sounds too much like bowling
    and could lead to teasing by other children.  
    
    While we have always liked the names Sarah and Meridith, I would
    consider another first name if it went well with Anna.  
    
    Thanks again.
    
           Jim F.

    Try this on for size:
    
    			Leigh Anna
    
    K.C.

    re: -1
    
    I like that!!  Sounds nice with Forrest, too.  Definately gets
    my vote.
    
    - Kathryn
    

    
    Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll run it by my wife.

    
    Thanks for the suggestions!
    
    My wife and I have come up with a new list thanks to your
    help.   My wife liked the idea of using a part of her mom's
    name as a middle name for a girl.   Thanks for your help
    on middle names!
    
    By the way, while my wife thought Leigh Anna was pretty, she
    said she just couldn't name her child Leigh.   The reason is
    she had an aunt Leigh that the entire family didn't like.   
    
    However, you will note that we adopted a couple of your suggestions.
    Thanks for the ideas!  
    
    We are happy we have 5 good names we like and can go with.  We will
    think about these for a while longer before we make a final decision.
    Marsha's due date is Nov 9th.
    
    Our current ranking as of today:
    
    
             GIRLS                              BOYS
             -----                              ----
    
      1. Meredith Anne Forrest          1. Robert Winston Forrest 
    
     2a. Sarah Mae Forrest              2. Ian Spencer
    
     2b. Judith Meghan Forrest
    
         
         I came up with 2b by matching various names we both liked.
    We used the list method to come up with this one. 
    
       You will note that we have listed 5 "finalists".   
    We decided to come up with at least TWO names for a boy and
    girl.  We found this very helpful to us in picking middle names.
        
    For example we like Spencer or Winston as possible middle
    names for a boy (among others)  We also like Robert and Ian as 
    first names (among others).   Since we don't like the sound of 
    Ian Winston Forrest, we used this process to match Robert with Winston 
    and Ian with Spencer.  We also used this to move Ian up on our list
    and to eliminate Steven.     Perhaps this method will help some of you!   
    
    Any other suggestions or comments?
    
           Thanks again,
    
             Jim F.
    
    

    That is a good way to do it.
    
    My husband and I knew that we liked Deborah and Celina as first
    names, and Leigh and Emily for middle names, and Deborah Emily sounds
    OK, I just can't bring myself to name a child Celina Leigh. Sounds
    like a stutter.  So our choices are Deborah Leigh and Celina Emily.
    
    (Actually, that is our choice if we have twin girls.  If we have
    just one girl she will be Deborah Celina.  But this is all in the
    future.)
    
    K.C.

    How about Ian Robert or Evan Robert?  

    Thanks for all the suggestions, they have been great!  We
    are only a couple of weeks from delivery and have made our 
    decisions:
    
    Boy's name:   Robert Winston Forrest
    
              or
    
    Girl's name:  Meredith Anne Forrest
    
    Thanks for all your suggestions.
    
    

    
    Meredith Anne Forrest was born on Nov. 8th at 11:03 PM at Nashua
    Memorial hospital.   Mom, Dad, and baby are all doing fine.  Meredith
    weighed 6 1/2 lbs and was 20 inches.
    
      Regards,
    
        Jim F.
    
       

Dateline: November 8, 1989    11:03 PM EDT


NASHUA  --  As expected, the Forrests today unveiled the first
addition to their long-awaited new product family.   The first laptop, 
code-named Meredith Anne, weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces, which is somewhat smaller 
than most analysts expected.   In addition, Meredith Anne is quite compact and 
has a relatively small footprint of only 20 inches.  

The Forrests announced that this quarter only the basic version will be 
available.  However, planned upgrades, such as optical scanning, voice 
recognition, audible display, and color printing are anticipated to be phased 
in within the next 18 months.   Due to its high I/O speed, most analysts 
recommend at least 100 giga-bytes of Huggie storage to insure optimal 
performance.

No Cost of ownership information was provided by the Forrests.   However,
analysts estimate that the cost of ownership for the first eighteen years
should be somewhere in the vicinity of $150,000 dollars.   

Spokepersons Marsha and Jim Forrest indicated that Meredith Anne is currently 
completing beta-tests at Nashua Memorial Hospital and should be available for 
demonstrations within the next two to three weeks.


    

    Priceless!  Absolutely priceless!
    
    K.C.

    Jim,
    
    Congratulations to you and Marsha!!  Your little update January 2, 1990
    was just GREAT!!  You should print that out and frame it for Meridith
    to read when she is older!!  She will be thrilled!! 
    
    I didn't get into your file until 01/10/90 and was happy to read the
    update.
    
    For your "future" daughter, you may want to consider the name:
    
                      JEANA MAE   or  ANNA JEAN!
    
    
    Jeana Mae is especially nice!!!
    
    
    Congrats again to you and your "whole" family!!
    
    
    - Christina

    If you really look at the name JEANA MAE  you have the full combo of
    your wife's name as well as her mom's whole first name (well, just
    about). 
    
                    JEANNA MAE would include EVERYONE!!  
     
    See the JEAN the ANNA and the MAE!!! 
    
    
    Pretty neat I think!!   It could be pronouced either GINA or JE-ANNA
    
    
    C

    Hmmm... interesting...
    
    My wife likes the name Jean.  She suggested Jean at one point last
    Summer.   I thought Jean was too plain.    Your suggestions are
    interesting.   Jeanna Mae does sound good.   I'm sure my wife
    will laugh when she hears you're already planning for the next one.
    
    Thanks for the suggestion.  We'll keep in mind for the next one.
    
    Marsha already indicated she wanted me to make a laser copy of the
    birth announcement so she could frame and hang in Meredith's room.  You
    think alike.    
    
        Regards,
    
            Jim F.

    That's funny!  Im not rushing you two of course, just that I was
    alittle late getting into the notes and you had already named Meridith.
    
    I just wanted to get my .02 in there. 
    
    Though...
    
             You never know...

    Another suggestion for a future daughter to your family would be:
    
    RICHELLE JEAN FORREST
    
    
    I'll stop now, I promise...
    
    Christina

    Congratulations, Jim.  I loved your note...  very creative.
    Sounds like your new little one has a very proud dad as she
    should.  Take care.
    
    - Kathryn