Jude Alexander

So, why Jude?  Why Alexander?  Why the pair together?

1) Jude is one of my favorite names and has been on my boy list for most of both pregnancies.  Once Steve started to really like it, it was a no brainer!  Even though he doesn't really like the fact that Jude is named after a song ;).  But that's OK, we'll sing it to him all the time just to drive Steve mad!

2) Alexander just ended up being Steve's chosen "perfect match".  While looking for middle names, I ended up sticking with classic names in the top 100 that I liked.  I wanted something familiar and classic because those are Steve's favorite names.  I got lucky because Alexander is probably my favorite top 50 boys name, or at least top 3! 

3) We picked the combo because its one of the few Steve agreed to.  It was hard just to get him to pick a first name, then we struggled for another few days over a middle name.  With my favorite names, like Jude, he said he'd consider them if I could find the right middle name.  Alexander just happened to go with most of the names I love so much! 

4) I love the meaning.  You have Jude, which means praise, and Alexander, which means defending warrior.    Awesome meaning!

Yay for boy!  I'll always miss my second pick for a girl's name, because the nickname Lily Q gives me the warm fuzzies, but I'm super excited to have a boy!