Dear beloved peeps o’ the World Wide Web,
We have a name for our son.
It is….drumroll…..
PINOCCHIO LAZARUS CHOATE!
Kidding.
Sort of.
(Belly shot: Week 7- 150.4 lbs)
No, I really AM kidding. It’s neither Pinocchio nor Lazarus, but he IS named.
Sort of.
I say “Sort of” because his first name is selected and decided on.
It’s a lovely name and one I am sure he will be proud of.
Usually the names of our children are structured the same way. The middle name is something with deep and personal significance while the first name is just something we like the sound of.
If it was a girl it would be simple: Lily. I’ve had the name picked out since the debut of The Secret Garden on Broadway. Since this will be boy #4, we were short on names. The only reason we named Little Bug “Matthew” is because neither of us hated it.
I wanted the name “Jack”. I have always wanted it. I love it.
Jonathan? Not so much. While he didn’t have an alternate suggestion, he also didn’t think that never having a daughter was a good enough reason to just give in to a name he wasn’t fond of and let me to have the boy name I wanted.
The name issue turned into stonewalling, arguments, silent fuming and frustration and anxiety. (Well, all of that was on my part. Jon? Does not get anxious nor fume. He stays annoyingly disengaged from it all. So it was pretty much a one woman huffing and puffing show over here. Yippee!)
He was immovable and I was just pissed and hurt. To him he was being logical and balanced and being reasonable. To me, I’ve been having a really hard time in a lot of areas and it came off like he was just being an emotionless bastard that refused to do one thing to make this process easier on me. (Not a great combo, huh?)
I have to throw in that with the other names it was absolutely a 50/50 process. I am not usually this difficult. Especially about “big things”. It’s not about having my way as much as just wanting something to just…go the way I want it to go in this mess. If that makes sense.
(And yes, I know how unreasonable and unfair it seems I am being. I’m just beyond caring.)
More than my name, I really just wanted some kind of decision. SOMETHING that was settled, in place and SECURE.
I feel like I have no security anywhere lately and it’s horrible. So, I guess I am looking for any shred of it anywhere I can find it.
Jon didn’t want to decide. “We have plenty of time”. Yes, I know. Like we have plenty of time to buy things, plan things, work out insurance, blah, blah,blah. Can something just happen NOW that doesn’t involve being constantly sick, barfing, hospitals and pain? Something tangible to focus on and cling to through the crap?
I longed to have a powerful force that would just move his ass in some direction. You know, like the good ole days of 2002 when the United Nations were threatening to put Saddam Hussein in the corner if they counted and got to three.
Damn. I wish that UN were around to help me out with this whole “Name War” thing.
I can totally see it-
I throw myself on their mercy and plead my case and they would agree with me!
(Well, except for Turkmenistan. Bastards almost always vote against me. 13 years of neutrality MY ASS.)
The vote carried out, I have all their weight and power behind me and have them send a missive to my stubborn husband on official letter head! Plated in gold! And carried in by doves n’ stuff! Escorted by archers in loincloths and flaming arrows! (Except for that reeeeeeeaaaallllly hairy dude 3rd on the left. Um…yeah. He can skip the loincloth, thanks.)
It would be the most effective demand of all time!
To Whom It May Concern:
You are asked to take immediate action regarding, “Operation NAME YOUR KID, DAMMIT ALL TO HELL!”.
If you do not, we will be forced to send you a very strongly worded letter in which Hans Blix will personally use such terms as “Disgruntled“,”Condemnation“, “Angst“, and the especially harsh, “Epistemologically flawed“.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
The United Nations.
Wouldn’t that be COOL?
Seriously, WHERE IS THE MIGHTY POWER OF THE UNITED NATIONS WHEN I NEED THEM, DAMMIT!!!!!!!
Oh…yeah. I forgot myself for a minute.
It’s THE UN.
What was I thinking?
Duh.
(I think I probably would have had a more fulfilling fantasy if I had gone with calling on The Super Best Friends to help me out, huh?)
Moving on…
Let’s just say that naming this kid has been a difficult journey.
(Belly shot: Week 17: 153.2 lbs)
This whole pregnancy has been a difficult journey. This week has especially suckasuckasuckaSUCKED, but I can’t/won’t/don’t want to/am not ready yet to write about it. It’s been bad.
So, I am glad for any thing that falls into the “good” and/or “done” category.
I will also add that even if Jonathan had agreed to let me name him Jack, I would have changed my mind.
I knew without a doubt what my son’s name should be and luckily, Jonathan likes it. (If he had not? It wouldn’t have happened and I am not sure where or what we would have done. Maybe call him ‘Hey, you” for life? Actually, let’s not even go there because Jonathan DOES really like it and like I need one more unpleasant thought in my head, ya know?)
So, he’s named.
Sorta.
We have no middle name.
I felt strongly that his middle name should be one thing and (surprise) Jonathan did not agree. It was a much bigger, deeper issue than his first name. Jon doesn’t have an alternative name and while I don’t want to completely force a name on him, I don’t have another one that I want at all. I have good reasons to want it he has good reasons to not.
So, it’s another stalemate.
At this point, though?
I’m tired. I’m sick. I am pretty much done with caring and honestly, I just don’t have the ability or desire to keep going any more. Some moments I can’t remember why I wanted it in the first place, ya know?
But I did.
I really did.
I wanted it, it was important to me and tried my best and fought for it but I think I’m just…done fighting. I hate it and I’m tired. And I don’t even know if it’s worth it anymore, anyway.
I need to think about the other things on my plate, like breathing.
So, we don’t have a middle name and I don’t know if we ever will. He very well may not HAVE a middle name and I would be ok with that. I don’t win but I don’t lose. Or maybe Jon just slaps one on the birth certificate and I abdicate my role in the process.
Meh.
At this moment, it just really doesn’t matter to me.
Really, I just want to curl up in a ball and sleep. I’d be good with sleeping forever and ever and EVER. Sleeping is groovy. I highly recommend it.
Waking up? Not so much. Highly overrated.
Ok, FINE…I guess you can wake me up when he graduates from college, m’kay?
Kisses n’ stuff!
Loralee
P.S. We’re naming him, Aaron. If you had been standing inches behind an orchestra with tears streaming down your face while this played like I did? You would ABSOLUTELY know why.
(Belly shot-Week 23: 155.1 lbs.)
P.P.S. Ok, this is just me being picky but damn, the tempo on the above piece needs to be much faster. It was just the only recording that didn’t suck as far as sound quality.
P.P.P.S. It just occurred to me that if you string the first initals of the boys that I will have (still living, granted) you get J-A-C. So maybe I got my “Jack” after all. ;)
P.P.P.P.S. YES. I REALIZE I HAVE HUMUNGO BOOBS. They are indeed “like WalMart and soon will be taking over the universe” (Some of the emails I am getting are HILARIOUS). They are much more impressive/awesome/freaking frightening and overwhelming in person. (You know, depending on taste and sexual orientation.) I am just hoping by the time this kid is born I will still be able to see and/or breathe.
That’s a great name. And you could always go with Pat/Patrick for the middle name, after Pat Benetar. :) You’ve gotta mine blog posts for some name-related stuff, after all!
Yay for consensus! (I still say you email Swistle at her baby name blog and I’m sure she’d come up with something that would have both you and Jonathon giddy.)
Love it!
good solid name. I have to laugh that you are freaking out already. My last one had NO NAME for 2 days and no middle name until day 5 or 6 of life
ps why not Aaron Jack? You could always call him AJ
Aaron is a wonderful choice!
You could give him 2 middle names. My friend and her husband recently did that, and then all you have to decide is which one to officially use, like on forms or his monogram.
Aaron Jack does sound good and would make a fabulous stage name! The initials ain’t bad either..hehehe
I think Aaron is a great name. Now I don’t know what your maiden name is, so I don’t know if it’s lame or not, but that could always be his middle name.
See if you named him Aaron Jack you could tell everyone you’re just a really big Lost fan.
Other Lost fan options: Aaron Linus, Aaron Sayid, Aaron Hurley, Aaron Desmond (cuz he’s a BRUTHA!)
Ok I’ll stop now.
Love the name Aaron. LOVE it.
Our c-section is in four weeks. We still have no name. I completely hear you.
i agree with the rest of everybody on here ( lovely grammar, huh? ) i think aaron jackson choate sounds very dignified and lawyer like. that may make you scream an instant no, but i think it’s cute.
at least you don’t have the problem i face if i ever choose to give my parents a grandchild…i have a complete list of family names that i have to choose from if it’s a boy.
i’m quickly deciding to never have children.
Aaron Elvis (b/c Elvis’ middle name is Aron (or Aaron) or Aaron Craig sound good.
I could totally relate to your Jack story. When I was pregnant with Spike (my 14 month old), I just knew what his name was. I can’t explain how I knew, but I knew. And when I had a scare around 14 weeks and they coudln’t find his heartbeat, I became even more certain that it was the right name for him. As I waited for my doctor to come back with a better portable US machine, I prayed about him and for him, using his name, and spoke to him, to help calm myself down. BUT (and you knew this was coming), my husband hated the name. Thought it was pedestrian and not worthy of one of his sons. What are we the freaking royal family? We live in the suburbs for God’s sake, not Buckingham Palace! And his suggestion? OMG! A worse name for a baby I could not imagine!! So, we were at an impasse, and I played the waiting game, hoping that on the day of his actual birth Hubbz would cave, because who’s going to argue with the mother of their child, who was just cut open to have a 9 lb. 6 oz. baby yanked out of her abdomen? I’ll tell you who! My husband, that’s who! My OB was so pissed off at him, she didn’t speak to him once after she found out that he didn’t give me my way with the name. For the record, he didn’t get his name either. We compromised. And it’s a good name. Fits him very well. But I have to admit I’m still a little bitter about the whole thing.
p.s. Aaron is a great name! And from your Tweets I think I know what middle name you are pushing for. And I think it’s beautiful and I hope Jon comes around :-)
No comment on the name situation… Just an observation that the magical boobies seem to be growing at the same rate as your belly. Heh. (Hopefully this will not start a landslide of people weighing in on the matter, it just struck me as funny when I saw such obvious photographic evidence. Maybe it would have been more appropriate to send this to you in a private note? I’ve never been good at blog protocol…)
I am not making up anything that I’m writing here, I swear. We named our first kid Ethan. After I saw an Ethan Allen furniture commercial. I kid you not. His middle name is Chinese, so my in-laws picked it. Early suggestions from them: Man Ho and Man Dik. The terrible part is that my MIL was trying to come up with good, strong names with Christian meaning. She had no idea how they sounded in English. We never told her, but asked for more ideas, which fortunately were not obscene.
For our daughter, I’ve known what her name is for a long time, but my husband didn’t like the name when I first suggested it. So I kept making other suggestions, which he ended up liking less, which made him start thinking he liked the original name. So now I feel like I brainwashed him into it or something. Which I totally would have if it had occurred to me, but this is my second pregnancy in 2 years and I do not have that much brainpower left.
Anyway, love the first name, good luck with the middle name! Feel free to use Man Ho or Man Dik, I wont be upset at you for stealing them ;)
Just had to laugh at this one. Brandelyn is due about 2 weeks before you and guess what his name is? Aaron Davis. She knew his name was to be Aaron and Nate did not argue. His main criteria is that all names are 5 letters long. Davis is Nate’s Mom’s middle name. Cannot wait to tell her. Aaron Jack is a good name. Then again you know how much I LOVE the name Jack. Hope to see you on Sunday. I will provide the barf bucket if necessary. :-)
I love it. Aaron is a great name. Not that I have a lot of experience in the name department, but Cam and I have chose my maiden name, my stepdad’s last name, and Cam’s middle name for our boys. Any more than that, we’ll probably follow with grandpa’s names.
Also… my little brother’s midle name is Christian, it’s supposed to be kinda after my dad, Chris, but a different form. So, there’s always a thought.
Offer for dinner still stands. I’m not bad at cooking, either. :)
A beautiful name, one he will definitely be proud of. Good job!
Naming babies seems to be quite the process. My sister is the only one of my siblings with kids… actually, she’s the only one who is even married- go my celibate family!- and I kind of hate her for the names of BOTH of her kids. I told her two of my favorite names, once. Yup. Shocking that those are now HER kid’s names! Shes prego again, and let me just tell you… there is no way I’m telling her any more of the names I like!
So sorry to hear things are difficult right now. Hope they start improving. I can totally imagine how having a good name sorted out helps.
Loralee, let me just tell you how absolutely confused I was when I saw that first picture. Here I was, thinking it was going to be a fairly short post, and I see the first picture and I think “WHAT??!! That’s what she’s looks like right now?? She’s been pregnant for WAY longer than that!!!”
Needless to say, I am ditzy enough to have thought that even for a few moments until I progressed further through the post. Yes, a redhead can be ditzy. And I do it all.the.time.
Anyway, LOVE the name! I think it will fit in with your family’s “theme” very well! Love you millions!!
PS. Angie’s?
When we adopted our daughter, we had a difficult time coming up with a name. I wanted something that would match our son’s name, Colin James. So I thought of Carrie Jean among others. But just didn’t fit her. We finally settled on Stacy Lee, but she tells everyone it is short for Anastasia……. go figure.
I knew you would go with something related to Aaron Copeland after your last post!!
Hang in there honey! Praying for you!
Naming babies is a BIG deal.
I suggest doing it before they arrive.
We changed Jayden’s name three times before he was a month old. Because he was adopted, we didn’t have to have a name until the adoption was finalized.
I felt like I didn’t know who in the hell he was for weeks. I called him “white baby”. How sad is that? (And we wonder why there were bonding issues?) However, that being said, Jayden’s birthmom named him Aaron Michael. and I LOVE IT!
You look adorable BTW, I love the outfit!
I don’t have a comment on the name but because I am a politico fiend I just wanted to say that the UN thing was funny. Turkminestain? ha ha ha!
Hey, all. I probably would have had a less pessimistic post if I hadn’t started writing this this morning at 5 am after a very long night of not sleeping and trying to get comfortable. I’ve been having some issues that can be highly uncomfortable and hurt like a beast. (I am ok for now, I’m handling it, so no worries, etc. K?) Just a bit of explanation for those emailing out of concern. It’s just a tough time and I’m a whiner. I talk to deal with stuff. Or type. And sometimes I need to or I will explode. But I know it can get old.
alice:
Every time I think of “Pat” I am thrown in to gender confusing SNL skits. Heh.
Marin:
Well, at this point it’s about the middle name and it has more to do with personal meaning other than a great name, but I do think she could have come up with awesomeness.
Heather, Queen of Shake Shake:
Right.back.at.ya. Dood, I need to meet you!
fidget:
Well, it’s the only thing we’ve done. My MIL reminded me just how much we have left to do and purchase since our youngest is 9 and the room started spinning.
Amy @ Milk Breath & Margaritas says:
I probably wouldn’t mind two names, so Jon could include what he wanted but that doesn’t solve the ‘he doesn’t like mine’ thing.
AJ:
Heh. Jack is off the table because Jon doesn’t like it in any form: first or middle name.
Carrisa:
Dude. I TOTALLY thought about Lost after it was picked. Heh! And, Aaron Linus?? Is just rad.
metalia:
I do, too! And even though I am not Jewish it totally falls in the naming guidelines of “Do’s and do not’s” so, YAY@
The Other Dawn:
That was my first pregnancy. The only name his dad (My first huband) would consider was “Phineas”. Dude. I liked A Seperate Peace as much as the next person, but I was not naming him Phineas. So, when we had 3 weeks he threw out James and I pounced. SWEET! YES! ANYTHING BUT THE OTHER ONE! (I named the printer “Phineas” so it would be “Taken”. HehP
Pink:
Jackson does sound better but I don’t like it. Just “Jack”. Weird, huh?
Craig:
I actually LOVE the name Craig. It’s one of my fave names actually, but it’s also used by my nephew. Jon would probably not like the clipped flow of the two names though. P.S. Now I want a fried PB and Banana sandwich.
Jill (CDJ:
Jon would not have caved, either. Trust me on this. And I really don’t blame him for not wanting it. It’s just become such a thing at this point that I’m just abdicating I think. I certainly don’t want him to live with a name he feels strongly about either (Still…)
Chelle:
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
I laughed so hard I tried to call you.
We shall just say this:
Yes. They are getting more and more “Magical” EVERY FRACKING DAY.
I have exactly, um, NO bras that fit.
I am hoping by the time that this kid is born I am still able to see and breathe.
Sigh.
Carrie:
Dude. I should totally just go with the chinese thing. The “MAN HO” Thing? SLAYED ME. Seriously.
MaryEllen:
We’re naming them the same thing! How fun is that????? And yup, I am planning on being there if it kills me. I need to get out of my house.
Haley:
I MISS YOU!
Most of the family names have been used several time over, so we are kinda at the bottom of the barrel in some areas. Maybe it shouldn’t bother me to “reuse” and yet, it does.
Parsing Nonsense:
I think so, too. I am a fan of good, solid, traditional names. Maybe this is because I can never find a key chain in a gas station with my name on it and I have envy, who knows?
Michelle:
As the youngest of 6 most of my favorites got used before I got around to having kids so I totally hear you.
TexasRed:
I was more pessimistic and down in this post than I meant to be. I am just way tired and hormonal (duh)struggling with stuff and have my ups and downs, ya know. It’s just been a tough week.
But YES, it is a relief to have a name. It really helps and I feel like I have a starting point.
little red:
I LOVE that someone who will most likely work at NASA calls herself ditzy. (This is why we are friends, beautiful).
Word Press was SUCKING and wouldn’t publish photos for me, so I had to upload and cut code from Flickr. (It was frustrating and didn’t help the pessimism oozing through!). In WP I had captions but I just kinda stuck them on there I was so tired and DONE trying to make it work.
Still, you make me laugh.
I WILL DO ANGIES ALMOST ANY TIME. They may not be thrilled that loudly vomiting pregnant woman is back, but that’s THEIR problem, right? RIGHT????? :) Let me know. I get a feeling I am a lot less busy than you are. Hee. (We should totally bring Haley. Millie reunion!)
Sharon:
I really hope the name fits this kid when he’s born. Can you imagine?
Heather P:
I’m impressed you figured it out and grinned when I saw it on the other post. Good job and way to know your music!
Sandi:
So, I just sprayed my drink on my monitor when I read “We just called him ‘White Baby’”. Seriously. Thank you for that.
Bill:
OMG! I AM THANKING YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW. Seriously…I would offer to make out and have your babies but, ya know. My uterus is a bit taken.
As I said, I wrote this at 5 am and when I woke up from my little cat nap I thought, “Man…people are going to think I am POSSESSED when they read that.”
So, I am doing cartwheels that anyone found it funny. Because I think it’s hilarious. But I also know I am…odd.
THANKS AGAIN. Totally made my morning. (Afternoon? Whatever.)
You look great for 24 weeks.
And, partial feed? Yuk. Please go back to full feed!!! Pretty please!!!
I love it!
Oh you are a brave woman for telling the Internet. I won’t tell a soul (well a few people know but they were all threatened with castration if they told anyone else). Nice choice and it fits well with the other names.
since my son’s name is Joshua Aaron…obviously, you know i love the name ;)
I love Aaron! I think it was on our list too. The naming thing was so hard. We didn’t agree until he was in my arms with the nurse standing over me with a clipboard!
Naming him after Aaron Copeland is brilliant. Fanfare for the Common Man is an incredible piece.
Maybe it should be Aaron Brass-Section Choate.
Has a nice ring, doesn’t it?
I like Aaron. And I like it when names are spelled traditionally.
Love the name. : )
Steph
For a while there I thought you weren’t going to tell us. And I would have totally jumped on a plane and wrung your neck.
Aaron? Love it!
Too was named as I was checking into hospital. Moo was as she was born, cause MPS saw what I went through and caved and let me have the name I wanted. Score!
We just found out we are having a girl and were hoping for a boy so now we are like um… Girl names? WTF! I have no name ideas.
Cute bump! Is your tail bone hurting? Mine is big time, I am 20 weeks now…
I totally hear you on the name thing. Jack has been my name since 1982 when I fell in love with Jack Devoreaux on Days of our Lives. Does my husband want to kill me that we are naming our child after a soap star? Yes, but if he wants to argue he can deal with the 25 weeks of vomit, kankles and serious heartburn. I’m pretty sure he’s not woman enough to deal!
Texan Mama:
Thank you! I feel huge, but am measuring normally. My weight gain is really low because I have been really sick. (This week has been pretty damn bad and I lost 4 lbs because of it.) However, since I am measuring ok, he is not going to be alarmed unless I stop growing as well.
And worry not. The partial feeds are temporary. Me feedburner stats are SCREWED and I KNOW it and have suspected it for a year. So, I am just trying to get better stat info from where people are coming from. I’m only planning a week. Two at the MOST.
I’m not a fan of partials, either. (But then, is anyone a fan of them as a reader?)
Heather B.:
If this was Matthew when I wanted to name him Sebastian, NO WAY IN HELL would I have said anything. (I was getting enough flack from my family without opening myself up to the internet!)
I just figured, eh…Who could possibly have anything against the name Aaron, ya know? IT’s not like it’s Mowgli. Hee.
ali:
I didn’t know that was his middle name! Sweet! (I like Joshua but it is Jon’s brother and a nephew’s name already. LOTS of males in our combined families)
Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy:
I did not want that to happen, but I was terrified it would. It may happen with the middle name, who knows?
Lianne:
That made me laugh.my.ASS.off.
Miss Grace:
I do as well. Which makes me wonder…I have heard people say that a lot regarding his name but jeesh, am I lost? Is there an alternative spelling for the male version of this????
Adventures In Babywearing, Sarah and The Goon Squad:
Thanks babes. Means a lot from two people with such great taste!
Kelley:
You would have jumped on a plane to come out here?? I DID NOT NAME HIM! IT WAS A LIE! A BIG FAT SMELLY LIE!!!
(NOW will you get your ass out here? :) )
Talina:
EVERYTHING HURTS. Everything.
But I am having a lot of high anxiety adn preterm back labor and am FUBARD in general, so it’s not surprising
Krista Parry:
OMG! Jack Devoreaux! THAT is a blast from the past. I loved him, even though he was a dastardly rapist at one point.
Once I saw the piece I saw with his name I thought of the FDNY priest that was killed in the towers. He was Father Mychal and I think Aaron Mychal sounds great. I currently have baby fever bad even though I am believed to be infertile. We have decided we want kids so are currently trying and went through 2 hours of naming imaginary boys and girls. We came up with Winston Clyde and Journey Verble. Both middle names after my daddy. I love the names but feel very trendy. Even though I gave up my imaginary Trinity Seton as my girls name or risked complete mutiny in the bedroom. I guess it is easier when your not pregos to come up with names. Good Luck I look forward to more baby posts and new baby pics.
Traci
I have thought about Aaron Michael, as it is Jonathan’s father’s name, I just…meh. Dunno. I feel rather apathetic about it at this point.
And?
I steer away from trendy or unusual names for naming my kids because of MY name. (I never got a license plate with my name on it for my bicycle as the world is not being populated with a lot of “Loralee’s”, ya know?)
It was frustrating for me. However, lots of my friends with traditional names yearn for something more exotic and name their kids with unusual first or middle names or spellings. I think it just depends on personality.
Either is good. ;)
How about Aaron Craig? That is my son’s name and it is his birthday today!
Boys names were hard for us too.
I LOVE the name Aaron. Perfection.
We still don’t have a name yet for our little guy. I have one I like and my hubby has one he likes….my favorite…Calum. Yup, a nerdy name to go with his brothers nerdy name….Wellington.
Loralee. I LOVE the name Aaron (of course you know it is my husbands name), and guess what? His middle name is Mitchel (which also works out in your case). I think you could go with that. Just my two cents. But you need to go with what you love.
I too was one of those momma’s that had to have a name while the little one was still in me. So, I get it.
I love the name.
We have a friend whose oldest son is Zachary G. No name, just the letter. It took a little while to get used to, but flows quite well.
Hope your feeling a little better, and can get comfy to sleep/snooze.
Whatever you choose, I am sure it will be fitting for such a welcomed and loved little lad.
But for the love of all that is holy, don’t go with Elvis, Elmer, Edgar, Clarence, Archibald, Dougal…I have a whole alphabetized list for you should you require any assistance on this topic. I have also included the names of former students who I would rather eat horse pucky than name my child the same name. I offer those forward to you as well, complete with anecdotal references as to why their names are herewith banned.
Hell, by the time I am through with my lists, your precious son will be a number and a gender specific sign.
Dear Jon,
I’m a friend of your wife’s. I’ve slipped her the tongue a time or two and copped her boobies so I applaud your fine taste in women and your excellent ability to snare a quality woman as your wife.
We have much in common, our families. Loralee and myself, well, we’re both bat shat crazy…er, funny and outgoing and perhaps slightly high strung. (Her boobs are bigger than mine, but I pride myself on how perky mine are. Just so you know.)
You and my husband are big, blonde and hairy. And you both choose to put up with your ludicrous wives and support us by busting your butt working to feed us while we gossip on the net and write inappropriate blog posts.
Plus we have that whole dead child thing in common. Sucky but true.
So now that you know a little about us, I’m here to ask a favour of you.
As much as I love your wife (and I do, I really really do) I don’t want to spend the next 20 odd weeks listening to her whine about the middle name.
(And yes, I think it is a lovely middle name.)
Please consider putting us, yourself and her out of the misery and let her have this one thing.
Who really uses the middle name anyway other than an angry parent yelling at their child or the criminal court judge when he’s rendering a verdict?
Please. Consider this request and know that I will love your new child whatever dorky ass name you all decide on.
(Cuz my name choices aren’t much better. Heh.)
Humbly yours,
Tanis the Redneck Mommy
Dear Tanis,
I freaking love you.
XO
Loralee
P.S. He might be more persuaded if you flashed him your awesome rack.
P.P.S. OR let me bring a video camera to BlogHer
P.P.P.S. I’m just sayin’….
:)
Just so you know, Loralee… I had every intention of climbing through this computer screen to get to you so I could physically hurt you if you had NOT revealed the name choice by the end of that post. Seriously, woman. Why do you torture us so? Thank you for not making me hurt you.
Wow, you look amazing!