Baby Names | Steph Lewis's Blog

I’ve had lots of weird dreams lately, and they usually involve having children and strange things that go with that. The funniest part has been waking up and going, “We named our kid ______?!?!” Here are my the baby names that have shown up in my dreams:
Layla Lee Lewis
(which Josh later changed to Layla Lola Lewis)
Truman Lewis
Swedes Lewis
Huey Lewis
(and we got him a dog named “The News”)
Calvin Hobbes Lewis
Trace Vixen Lewis
(He, yes HE, insisted on dressing like a little mobster in three-piece, pin-striped suits with cool hats, and he had a gold pocket watch & chain. I’m not sure where our baby acquired the pocket watch, but I guessed it was from his mob connections. I didn’t dare take it from him lest I receive some harsh consequences from “the boys.”)
Keep in mind that these were DREAM NAMES, and we have no intention of using any of the above when our son is born (although “Swedes” is tempting…). I have no idea how these names were manifest in the depths of my sub-conscious.
I have also woken up from many dreams in a panic going, “The baby! Is he okay!?!” Then, I stumble out of bed to attend to said baby that I have apparently forgotten about for hours. Of course, I am then reminded that we don’t actually have a baby yet and that I’m just pregnant. That’s weird.

4 thoughts on “Baby Names”

I like Swedes too. : ) Although Huey Lewis and the News – LOL!
By the way, have you noticed that the baby on your babystrology widget thingy is not NEARLY crowded enough.
I had “I have left the baby unattended for hours” dreams too. I actually dreamed about forgetting Elise at home in her carseat ready to go. What a way for your body to help you feel relaxed and ready for parenthood!

I used to have dreams that the baby was born but at different ages. I would go through labor and give birth to a 5 year old, or a college kid, or an obnoxious teenager. Never once did I dream about giving birth to an infant. Maybe because I felt like I was pregnant forever? Who knows.

Are you kidding?? Truman is an awsome name!! Then when he is born you should make a TV show about his life, I think the world would like a show like that. Yeah, thats a good idea.
c

Abby – after you left your comment I had a weird dream that night. We gave birth to a 2 year old daughter, but as soon as she was born, Lexi immediately turned back into a newborn! Then, our kid ran into a shopping mall and wouldn’t come back. We just left her there and then came back a few days later when she was feeling ready to come home. She came out of the clothing racks (the circular kind) and seemed happy. I think you and Kevin were mad that Lexi was back to square one though, sorry about that.

Emily on August 28, 2007 at 3:24 pm said:

I like Swedes too. : ) Although Huey Lewis and the News – LOL!
By the way, have you noticed that the baby on your babystrology widget thingy is not NEARLY crowded enough.
I had “I have left the baby unattended for hours” dreams too. I actually dreamed about forgetting Elise at home in her carseat ready to go. What a way for your body to help you feel relaxed and ready for parenthood!
abby on August 28, 2007 at 4:43 pm said:

I used to have dreams that the baby was born but at different ages. I would go through labor and give birth to a 5 year old, or a college kid, or an obnoxious teenager. Never once did I dream about giving birth to an infant. Maybe because I felt like I was pregnant forever? Who knows.
chad on August 28, 2007 at 6:04 pm said:

Are you kidding?? Truman is an awsome name!! Then when he is born you should make a TV show about his life, I think the world would like a show like that. Yeah, thats a good idea.
c
Steph on August 30, 2007 at 3:04 pm said:

Abby – after you left your comment I had a weird dream that night. We gave birth to a 2 year old daughter, but as soon as she was born, Lexi immediately turned back into a newborn! Then, our kid ran into a shopping mall and wouldn’t come back. We just left her there and then came back a few days later when she was feeling ready to come home. She came out of the clothing racks (the circular kind) and seemed happy. I think you and Kevin were mad that Lexi was back to square one though, sorry about that.