Harper, The New It Name?

This morning I woke up to my local radio station talking about the name Harper Seven.  It was a big story b/c of the name Seven.  Intrigued and curious, I stood there a minute to see who else named their baby Harper.  Finally, I heard them say Victoria and David...Beckham that is.  Being a lover of all things celebrity gossip...I knew she had her first baby girl yesterday...just didn't know the name. 

I got out of bed, grabbed my phone, and headed to the bathroom to do my morning "before work" routine.  I had a few messages already mentioning how "Trendy" our little Harper is b/c of the Beckhams.  So within 2 minutes of being out of bed, I am learning that my baby girl now shares the name of a hot Hollywood couple's new baby. 

Great right? Well, blame it on the hormones...but I don't love it!  This is the one time in my life you will hear me say I don't want to be trendy.  I was hoping for a unique name. A family name (ok, so i didn't care if it was a family name until after I found out Harper happened to be one).  A name that isn't on a teacher's roster 3 times in one year.  For those of you that have named a child, you realize the importance of their name.  You want them to be special. You want for no one else to compare your little baby to another one with the same name.  I know this seems like a bit of a dramatic reaction to a celebrity couple's baby name...again, I blame the hormones and lack of sleep for this. 

When we named our baby, I knew of one Harper.  She is the beautiful teenage cousin of my friend Jordan.  I have known her since she was 3 and she is just darling.  Other than that, no one.  As soon as we decided on the name, I saw it was a collection on Pottery Barn Kids, two other celebs have little girls under the age of 1 with the name,  friends of friends have the EXACT SAME NAME, and my cousin is even naming her baby girl Harper Gayle.  

I know there is nothing I can do with the growing popularity of the name.  I don't know why I am writing this post in the first place.  I guess I just needed to share my feelings about Harper.  This baby growing inside me is Harper.  Harper Elizabeth. That will not change. She will be unique.  She will be trendy and classy at the same time. She is named after her great grandfather and aunt.  She will be the baby that makes this name special.

{Sorry it's hard to read--Nursery Sneak Peak}

If the Beckham's want their baby to be as awesome as mine...I can't blame them  :)  Thank you for reading about my pity party.  I love the growing baby inside me.  I love her name. Nothing will make me change it...unless she happens to come out a boy! :)