In five-ish weeks life will be a hell of a lot busier here at casa EpicDanger. People keep asking me things like “Are you ready? Are you terrified of being out numbered? How do you think Danger and Epic are going to handle the new baby” followed up by “Are you crazy?”
To be honest I’m not overly concerned with any of these issues. Am I ready, not really. The baby’s room is painted but I’ve yet to order the decals or move the furniture back up from the basement to be reassembled. But we’ve got a car seat (as a side note OH MY GOD NEW CAR SEATS FOR ALL THE KIDS MIGHT BANKRUPT ME!) lined up and realistically the one thing I’ve learned having two kids already is that other than a car seat you can pretty much make due without every other baby item on the market.
Both Danger and Epic are so excited to have a baby sister to love and snuggle that I don’t think being out numbered will be a problem. Danger has announced to the world on more than one occasion that “I’m gonna snuggle this baby all day long!” and our kids are pretty independent as it is. I’m a firm believer in the more the merrier view on life.
But there is ONE thing that I’m pretty concerned about. It’s the very first question anyone that knows our family asks and it seems like the most important question of them all.
“What are you going to name this kid?” First name, not a problem. We’ve had it locked down for a while now. The kids already have a nickname for her based on her first name. The middle name not quite so easy. When your kids have the middle names Epic and Danger it puts a lot of pressure on you to live up to the hype and name your third kid something equally awesome.
I’m sort of at a blank though and that’s where you fine folks come in. I am basically here to ask you to help name my kid. This means I like you a lot. So don’t screw it up! No pressure.
What You Need to Know
First name: Lennon (like the Beatle not the dictator, that’s a common question I get)
Last name: McArthur
Siblings names: Rory Danger & Cohen Epic
Although we are looking for something different and fun it has to be spelled the right way. No K’s instead of C’s no Y’s in place of other random vowels. I might live on the edge but I do have respect for the English language thank you very much.
What You Win!
Yes! I’m not going to let you name my kid and not give you something for all your hard work! I’m not a total jerk! Plus who doesn’t love a contest!
If I happen to choose your awesome name for my awesome kid then I’ll hook you up with a $200 credit for all things EpicDanger! AND the bragging rights from now until the end of time that YOU NAMED Baby 3.0! If that’s not enough then I don’t know what is!
If I choose a name that has been mentioned by more than one of you fine folks then I’ll randomly choose a winner out of the peeps who suggested that name.
How To Enter?
It’s easy. Down in the comments section leave your idea for an equal parts rad and adorable name for baby Lennon. Don’t be shy, you aren’t limited to just one. So jump on it!
I think Rebel is a great middle name 🙂
Haha….. Memphis suggested Despicable….. Might give the kid a complex though!
Lennon Vivid McArthur
Chaos. That’s what happens when you have 3. Or “can’t fit a family of 5 in a hotel room” but that’s silly. And yes I’m speaking from experience. Also all your names are 2 syllable so chaos fits !
Off the top of my head, River or Atlas…but I’ll keep pondering!
ok here is my list!!
Maven, Ever or Everly, Anchor, Gravity, Harbor, Risk.
Pick me Pick me!!!
xoxo
I’m just going to throw in a bunch of randomness.
-Stellar
-Boss (As in “Like a”)
-Breeze (Based on nickname and the whole tv show thing)
-Echo
Though, I think Breeze is my favourite….today.
Lennon Magestic
🙂
I like “Life”… Lennon Life McAurther. That’s an awesome name
Wait, I have more.
Sky or Diamond or Love (Beatles)
Luna or Moon
Mercy
Cash
Sailor
Story
Song/Calliope
Okay…I’m done. If you can’t tell, I really want bragging rights. I like winning.
Ok, so the first name that popped into my head was ‘Legend’. But then I was like, ‘boo, that’s so close to the sound of Lennon.’.
I also like Sublime, Savage, Gansta (ha ha!) and Snazzy. 🙂
Legend is my fave, though.
Lennon Marvel McArthur
I like Courage….kinda fits with epic and danger
Darn it, I was going to suggest Chaos! In fact, when you announced your pregnancy I had this very discussion with my Husband - about how you’d have to go with a really unique middle name, and we both decided ” Epic, Danger, and Chaos” went really well together. BTW - I love the first name!
Lennon King MacArthur
Calamity was the first thing that popped into my mind. Though that may be a hard burden to bear.
Everest - a great challenge to conquer
Rocket - blast off in one of these is gotta be a thrill
Chaos - one of my mantras is Embrace the Chaos
Storm - mysterious but beautiful
Star - I have a good friend with this middle name - this one would go well with epicdangerstar photography
Miss you guys much! Instead of $200 - just come out for a visit! Or we need to figure our a way of getting our gang to connect again!
Oops I didn’t realize you are having a girl! I guess King doesn’t work then!
Lennon Queen MacCarthur then!
Lennon Flo (or proper English, if you prefer Flow)…. Your baby is going to have to go with the Flo!
I like Trilogy or Fierce
My suggestions is * Time
EpicDangerTime - sounds so good together
Lennon Time McArthur
Congratulations 🙂 So Fun 🙂
Hello sis been a while but couldn’t pass up this chance. So Lennon photography mcarthur that way you don’t have to change epicdanger photography. Or enhanced thus epicdanger enhanced photography. Or just go with a simple Brianna like Brian just girlie love and miss you
Forgot one Bazinga
Lennon Astrid
(From How to train your dragon)
🙂
Ok, here’s my Part 2!!
Lennon Risk McArthur
LOVE IT!!
My suggestions for the new baby are:
Valor
Moxie
Chill
I have to say that Chill is my favorite, though. I hate to toot my own horn, but…toot-toot. Lennon Chill is a freaking awesome name.
I think it should be “awesome”.
Rebel 🙂
Love the name Lennon.
I like the names Legend & Hero.
Thought of another one - what about Fox? Foxy?
Rain? (Tegan’s middle name :D)
Torque
Rogue
Cinders (Call her LC?)
Batman? Yes. Batman. Definitely Batman.
I think you might be needin’ a little Mercy! 😉
I absolutely LOVE Chaos.
Rebel is a close second.
Insanity comes to mind now that I know what three kids is like compared to just two (I have a three week old)
Awesome, Wicked, Rad, Hurricane (this one should be my second’s middle name), or Calamity are cool too.
Hey Nikki,
Congrats on baby 3!! Awesome idea and hopefully you come out of this loving a middle name.
Here are a few of my picks 🙂
FLASH
Ace
Pixel
Stellar
Brave
Halo
Comic
Diamond
Flare
Mystery!
Lennon Mystery McArthur
Epic Danger Mystery
When I was a kid I thought it would be cool to have kids named Anonymous and Miscellaneous and call them Missy and Anny for nicknames. 🙂
From Grams in Pickering.
I like ‘Chaos’. You and your children are beautiful. You will have to cut me, as I took your photo above for my family file. Hope you don’t mind. I wanted updated photos of you and your children. Let me know when the baby is born, congrats by the way on 3.0, so I can update my family files. WTG on your photography business - very creative.
Love Grams
Charm!
As in third time’s a…
Grams from Pickering
My suggestion is Storm. Lennon Storm McArthur.
Must say you and your children are beautiful.
Congratulations on 3.0.
Congratulations on your photography business.
XOXO
Grams
Storm - Lennon Storm McArthur
Inspired by the reveal of baby Lennon, I think I have “THE” name. Just in time….
Wilde
Winner, winner, chicken dinner…?
Wild??? Nice…I love it.