To have or not to have

So we're already getting The Question: "When are you having another one?" Please note that in my family, 2 kids is a small number. Well, for the older generation. My generation is sticking to 2 kids per family, but anything less would be unheard of.

That's not the reason why I want another one, though. I do love babies. I think they're cute and cuddly and fun. The only real downside is the sleep (sort of) deprivation. More like sleep interruption. But I realize I can't complain. I haven't had a sleepless night since he was born. Even when he was a newborn, he slept for chunks of the night. And he doesn't have colic. Both D and I did, so we were lucky to escape it.

Which brings us to names. We had a hard enough time agreeing on E's name. Names bandied about on the way home: Colin, Conor, Ethan, and Joseph. Neither of us agreed on any name. We have a rough road ahead of us...

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Anonymous said…
Rich and I have a hard time agreeing on baby names, and we're not even close to needing to decide :) Did you and D discuss any girl's names?

So far, we've only agreed on Adam and Daisy. I've been wearing him down on Max.
6:37 PM
Bearette said…
I *love* Daisy but D does not. I'm jealous!

For some reason we only discussed boys' names today.
7:02 PM
BabelBabe said…
Joseph is LOVELY. Colin is nice enough. Connor is VERY popular these days. (Ethan is as well, but I like it more : ))

How do you feel about Eamon? It might be nice with the one you have now.

or have a girl and solve that problem. The trouble with Daisy is how will she feel as an adult named Daisy? I would hate that. Maybe name her something formal and nickname her Daisy. Listen to me, I am the expert : ) Pathetic, yes? But names fascinate me.
7:50 PM
Bearette said…
the only problem with joseph is it's e's middle name :) i do like it a lot, though.
8:41 PM
Anonymous said…
When we were coming up with names, our first rule was that we didn't want him/her to be one of five Ethans/Emmas/whatevers in the class. Then, is it a name that's good for a child AND an adult? After that, it was the meaning of the name. Then it was a highly scientific process of, huh... how do you like the sound of ______?

I really wanted to name L Charles, which is a name that goes way back in my family, but figured my brother should have dibs if he ever has a son.

Boy names were the hardest. I don't know how BB did it four times. ;)
7:35 AM
Anonymous said…
Also- you speak the truth. You think the pressure will be off when you finally have #1, and then the #2 questions rain down on you...
7:39 AM
Anonymous said…
uh, I am speaking of CHILDREN in the above comment.
7:40 AM
Bearette said…
I know :)
8:09 AM
Poppy said…
Why not be eccentric and name baby #2 Joseph E? :)
7:13 PM
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