stop the presses!

first photo- minute after birth, under the warming lights

We changed the name of our little man.

Brady was cute.  

When combined with our last name, it had a nice ring to it. 

Asher liked the name too and felt like he picked it (although, he would often get confused and say he liked the name "Haiti" so take his opinion for what it's worth).  

But 

I was having trouble connecting.  I tried to give it time, but Brady just seemed like someone else's baby.  

Maybe because,

We know a few Brady's,

friends, kids of our friends, or siblings of friends.

Of course, 

all the Bradys I know of are cute kids.  

Great personalities.

Incredible.  

I felt hopeful and confident that Brady was a good name for a boy because there are some great boys named Brady.

But, like I said, it just wasn't my boy.  

I tried to give it time.

I blamed it on our last minute choosing of it and a little bit of the baby blues.

I ignored it and let everyone else spread the news of the baby name.  

I enjoyed the blog comments and compliments on the name too (thanks)

BUT

for whatever reason, I couldn't ignore it and I wasn't getting used to it.

SO, 

we changed it.

We changed it to Canyon.

the name on our list that we were liked but knew that many people wouldn't like.

Some might even hate it.

It's a little hippie, a little earthy, a little bit not the norm.

BUT

It's our little boy's name.

I think it's a cute, masculine and most importantly, it fits him and feels better.  

Besides, who doesn't love a beautiful canyon?

And since I'm fairly confident he'll be cute, kind and an all around incredible boy, I'm thinking his name will grow on those that aren't fans of it right now.

We're applying for his birth certificate and passport this week.  After that any changes will be REALLY difficult, so this name is going to stick.

I told Asher he could call him whatever he wants, and if he wants to call him Brady it's fine with me.  I also told him he now has the initials CCC so with 3 C's he could call him C3PO.  He said "oh yes, that's just the name I wanted!"

and you know what?

just tonight he asked:

"why is C3PO crying?"

I think that name might stick too.

Asher and Ivy checking out their brother for the first time about 6 hours after birth.

I waited to post this because I need to upload and take more photos. 

More pictures coming soon for inquiring minds- this is all I had from this camera upload- sorry.