How bout calling the kid Baby--kind of like the guy who played basketball for LSU. Or Yucky, like Ickey Woods, He or she could have the Yucky SLide" celebration dance.
You could name your kid after an indian tribe too. That's always fun. Shawnee Byrer or Powhatan Byrer or ( personal favorite) Potowatomie Byrer. He or she would have immediate popularity, and think of the fun when substitute teachers are trying to pronounce that when taking the roll in class!
I've always like Tessa for a girl. Boys are harder...all the "different" names usually sound like foo-foo names to me. I'd suggest Christian, but I think your Dad said that that's your brother's name, Lauren. So I'm out of ideas. Except biblical names are nifty. Just don't go all Onesimus on us. :)