names

[metaphortunate]

Naming babies is hard though. Rocket spent several memorable hours as No-Ass McGee. (He has no ass. He is a tiny little frog baby, just like his big brother was. Now, of course, the Junebug is an enormous plump meaty toddler. When we change his underwear or diaper we silently marvel at dat ass. Was it really that small once? How many sausages have we fed this boy?) Rocket is also sometimes known as the Magneto Burrito because he spends a lot of time swaddled and squinting pouchily up at me over my boob, looking really unnervingly like a tiny Sir Ian McKellen.

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[jae]

Did you not have a name picked out ahead of time, then? How interesting! Can I ask why?

-J

[metaphortunate]

We did what we did the first time, which is, we had a list of names, and we sort of held them up to him and asked ourselves "Does he look like a Magneto?" "Maybe? I dunno..." and sort of sat with them for a while.

Funnily enough, the Junebug's real name wasn't even ON our list. I am not really sure how it happened. He just looked like a Junebug. Rocket's name was on our list, at least.

Also, we did not know whether Rocket would be a girl or a boy, so we had to have a list of girl names and boy names.

I confess that I think our girl name options were slightly better. :P I'm quite pleased with the name we chose, though. Just like the Junebug's, it is unusual, but EASY TO SPELL.

[wild_irises]

Every parent I have ever spoken to says girl names are easier.

Congratulations on Rocket's arrival! So glad it's easier for you this time. I can't wait to meet him!

[metaphortunate]

He is a cutie! We will have to figure out a way.

[serene]

I propose that wild_irises and I carpool in my car to meet you when you're ready. Purely out of selflessness, you understand.

[cahn]

Heeeee, this reminds me of E; we had a list of names when we went in to the hospital, but she would probably still not have a name except that they told us we had to fill out the birth certificate before we left the hospital. With an actual name. Such tyrants they were :)

[metaphortunate]

It turns out you don't actually have to! There's no legal requirement! It's just that if you leave without naming the kid, the birth certificate people harass the hospital workers afterwards, so they really really want you to.