I like the name Bear. It makes me want to hug him right off the bat, and I don't even know him. <g>

There are some really creative names for kids at the school where I work, including D'Artagnan, after the Three Musketeers hero. We had a Dakota, too, last year. We have a handful of Mikaylas with various spellings, a couple of Edens, a couple of Noahs, lots of sky/weather names (Esther, Stella, Summer, Soleil, Sunshine), one Czarina - what a name to live up to, huh? - and so on. DH and I gave our DD a simple, old-fashioned first name, Danielle, because her last name is five syllables and Hawaiian. Most people trip over it the first time or two, and I've got a fellow mom-friend who has known us since Kindergarten and she still refers to me as "Mrs. Ohum-o-whatsits."

Let's just hope little Bear grows up and into his name, happy, healthy, and with great self-esteem because he's got such wonderful, active, healthy, loving parents. Congratulations!

Roxy