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London is lovely.
I think it would be nice for it to be a surprise. Are you hoping for one gender in particular?

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(Since our naming rules says local to where we live, I suppose that means we use English names, but I wonder if Welsh or Irish names would be acceptable, too?)

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For a little boy, I like classic names, like James and William (especially with the nickname Liam). Naming him after you, Lex, would also be a possibility. I also like more unusual, but elegant names like: Arden, Ashton, Camden, Chase, Channing, Darien, Griffin, Hadley, Keiran, Lane, Leland, and Rowan. Maybe a combination of a classic name and a more unusual one:
Camden Alexander // Leland Jame // William Hadley // Ashton Michael

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For girls, I like mostly everything except for some reason the name Madison really grates on me. I like names that are not going to be too hard to pronounce and are generally nice sounding. I prefer names that are distinctly feminine, not unisex or masculine, on girls. Some possibilities: Adelaide, Abigail, Autumn, Aveline, Alaina, Briony, Catherine, Delaney, Hope, Linnaea, Temperance.
Briony Autumn // Linnaea Abigail // Delaney Aveline.

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I'm open to other ideas. I mostly tried to take from Old English derived names, which is a little more difficult for girls' names.

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My family is excited, but a little sad that we're a world apart. Maman and Coralie are talking about coming over to stay with us for a little while when it gets close to Baby's birthday. How does your mother feel about me being pregnant?