I've been thinking about names since before we even started trying for a baby, so this has been churning around in my mind for a good 18 months.
First DH wouldn't discuss names when TTC because there was no point when the baby was hypothetical
Now I'm pregnant, DH didn't want to waste time thinking of boy and girl names so said he would think about it after we found out the sex.
Now we know the gender, he's still dragging his feet and saying we have loads of time and I'm rushing him. He did finally come up with a short list, under sufference, but hasn't raised the matter again.
I'm trying really hard to respect his position and not push him, but I'm getting impatient now. I'm struggling to understand why he's so resistant on the issue when he's happy about the baby and this is one of the few things we can do now.
I agree that we do have months to decide, further we are unlikely to settle on a name until we've seen the baby to see if it "suits". But I'd like to be working towards an agreed shortlist.
The problem I have is, until recently, I had no idea what type of names he even liked and was worried we'd struggle to agree. Further, I've reached a point where I've almost set my heart on a particular name and I'm going to find it very hard to give it up if DH doesn't like it. All the while he stalls, this name becomes more set in my mind.
I don't want to push him, I want this to be a happy thing to discuss together, but I can also foresee problems arising from our very different approaches.
Anyone else having this problem?