Zofran, Lost, and Baby Names
1. Dear Zofran,
Thank you for coming to the rescue when I needed you the most. For making it possible for me to morph from the horrid couch lounging toilet clinging monstrosity I have become so that I may care for the other two children I call myself the mother of. With Aiden, I put my hand to my forehead in fainting mode and dutifully proclaimed that I could brave my way through the suffering.
I even lost my gutteral integrity in public places, but I bravely pressed on. Brainwashed by the older generation that medicinal suppression is bad, and that I must go au naturale with the nausea, I choked down crackers and pop tarts until I thought I may become one. {side story: Jamin and I were on a trip with the youth, when the Jr High boys repeatedly kept letting wind in the back seat. It was absolutely disgusting. I was nauseated and on my last delicate thread holding me back from a the relief that purging does bring, when I smelled those boys and their foul emissions one last time. "Who ever farts next," I growled, hurling myself from the front seat so that the young offspring with fading smiles and now horrified faces could catch the evil gleam in my eye, "I will promptly rip out your buttholes and feed them to you!"I then asked Jamin to pull over on the side of the road so I could cleanse myself of the bad Taco Bell I had just eaten.} Yeah. It was rough. I was hardcore. And those boys, who have now graduated, still remind me of that night.
Fast forward to Emerson: still braving it. Me=bad mom to Aiden. Movies and candy galore. Fast forward again: Third baby= Just. Not. Possible. I must pop a pill in order to care for my family. Yes, I have been brainwashed into thinking my baby may be born with two heads, and yes, I am a bit edgy on the subject, but I have to survive. So, with all of those disgusting descriptions, I say, thank you, Zofran, for your life saving abilities, because nausea and vomiting are easily classified under the worst feelings in the world.
2. Dear Lost,
You officially suck. I have gestated an entire baby {Emerson} in between the last two seasons. You were gone for that long. I officially have no more emotional attachments to any of these characters. I have cooked my way 1/3 through another, and that is only because I didn't start where you left off. Otherwise I could have two whole bouncing babes on my knee to watch with me before Kate decided to show her face again and moan over losing Jack and keeping Aaron. Is it just me, or has Sawyer put on a little weight? No wonder he wanted to put a shirt on the entire epi. He was all, dude. Too much Christmas Turkey. Throw me that shirt, and write it in somewhere.
If I have to spend this entire season waiting to see these people JUST get back on the island, ALL so I can twiddle my fingers another nine months until the writers decide to come up with some random explanation for polar bears and every other ill thought out plot for smoke monsters and swooping pterodactyls they will never address, you will RIP on my TIVO for the rest of eternity. Tying in too many lose ends is just old at this point. I mean seriously.
That is my last warning.
3. And all because I have to have an odd number or else I may feel off...I'm having name issues with this third child and the name game. I thought Aiden was so unique when I chose it and (surprise!) now everyone either has it or rhymes. I love his name BUT I resent its number one stance for three years in a row on every website I come across. Emerson was different, and I love it. But that was it. My limit. I'm fresh out. How on earth does that lady with bad hair and twenty kids in Utah keep coming up with names?
I have a name, but I hate sharing it, because I get a polite "oh" from people. The only people who love it are my relatives. {duh-family name-which I have steered clear of thus far due to the overwhelming plethora of immense let downs: Talitha, Lester, Edwina...YEAH.} That's why I'm not sharing anymore. Why should I name my child based on people's reactions? Or should one do just that, for feedback's sake? You want your child to feel normal. Not completely out of place. The reactions people give are completely relevant to how the world may perceive them.
Branded for the rest of their life! Let's put it this way: I was resentful growing up because I and all my bff's could basically form a cool kid Ashley club out on the Valley Elementary playground. Coming in second place only to Jennifer. Whoop. Whoop. That, and our My Little Pony's with wings club, and we were set. On the other hand, if Jamin hears Jammin associated with his name one last time, he may choke someone. So I'm a little opinionated on this subject.
HELP. Should I share? Or NOT????
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You should so share! Personally, I think you should name the baby either Edward or Isabella. Just a thought. Yes, I'm still obsessed with this twilight nonsense.
We didn't share names till I was about 8 months. Of course it took us about that long to come up with just the top 2 names. I always like to keep the names to myself for a while, and really think about if WE like them. When people would ask, even most family, we would just tell them we were still working on it. IF, IF we have a third one I don't think we'll tell anyone the names.
Don't share on your blog. Share with CLOSE, PERSONAL friends. ;-)
I would be afraid to share on my blog just for fear of someone stealing the name...but of course you bring up a good point of the benefit of feedback...
We never shared our names! It made it really special when delivery day came around. I think that we had the HARDEST time naming Jackson because he was our last baby (and the third).
I am all about sharing!
Who gives a flying flip what anyone else thinks? You and Jamin are the only ones who have to love it. Your child isn't going to hate you (unless you name them something like Backpack or Keyboard), and he/she is not going to be defined by whether or not they have a unique name. You are not like any other Ashley I "know." And I know a few...
Let me tell you why I am going to steal Emerson...not just because I love the name.... I adored my husband's grandmother; we had an instant connection and became close buddies. Her name was Emy, well Emerald. If I were to have a daughter someday, I want to call her Emy, and I just don't think I could bring myself to name her Emerald!
Glad you are all drugged up and feeling better!
1. I am scared to death of getting pregnant again because of how sick I was with Henry. I am glad to know that you are taking something, because I will not have an option next time around. I cant stay in bed until 11:00 or 12:00 (like I did last time) with a two year old and a full time job.
2. I still love LOST, but I agree...I will not be happy if it takes the entire season to get the 6 back to the island.
3. I think you should share, and not worry about what others think. It is hard to bite your lip when people give you their opinions though. I had several people say "oh, that must be a family name" No, I just like the name Henry. I had one person tell me that he would come out with gray hair and a beard because Henry was a old person's name.
I meant to say bite your tongue, not your lip.
Kimberly-what??? for the record, I LOVE the name Henry. Excellent choice. and for another record, "old people names" are making a comeback, in case they didn't check. it's totes vogue people.
We love old names... Look at all of our names... and we had a lot of funny faces with Ty (Titus) but we didn't care. When I found out I was pregnant with Hank (Henry) people kept saying "Will you name him Philemon?" Hilarious, I know. Just about as funny as "Y'all do know how this is happening, right?" As long as you like the name, who cares what others think. It is harder with a third though. Hang in there!
I'm with you on Lost, the whole 2 hours I kept saying What? Really? Oh come on! At any rate, you know how I feel about the whole name thing - first, NEVER give in to other people's opinions or comments. We caught lots of flack for William's name and then lots more when we went through the whole Harrison, Henry, Andrew thing - go with your heart - whichever name you choose will be perfect and anyone who thinks otherwise well I'm sure I could think of some choice words for them :)
Wait do you know if it's a boy or a girl?
Nah. Its a surprise. ALLLLL the way!!! So I have to pick a name for both. Angst. Good story.
What, WHAT??? Am I to understand you correctly that you are going to choose NOT to determine the sex of this baby?? Have I mentioned that it drives me CRAZY when people do that?!! How are you going to decorate the perfect nursery??? Obviously, I'm not a fan of gender surprises, but I have always wanted to have a surprise to announce after the baby's birth, so we've always kept the baby's name a secret. It's fun. Michael and I were the only ones that knew both times... didn't even tell my mom or my BFF. But, I'm not one of those people that has had my fave names picked out since 1991. I really have never had any name jump out at me, and especially when I'm preggo, I'll love a name one day and hate it the next. When you think abou it, any name sounds weird when you repeat it over and over trying to decide if it sounds weird. My criteria was that I wanted names that were known and not weird, but that weren't terribly common. In both cases, my kids' names grew on me a lot after they were born. I remember not being 100% sure I liked their names when signing their birth certificates! Anywho, so why don't you just go ahead and find out the gender as a personal favor to me, and you can make the name your little surprise. Thanks, 'preciate it.
haha. think golds and aquas and browns. that is the fun in the design challenge, oh padewan. what? I didn't even spell that right. its totally past my bedtime.
Zofran will not give your baby 2 heads. If it did, Lily would have like 10 heads. I popped those babies several times a day and I didn't even have other little ones to take care of. Zofran can work miracles at making you feel like you can live for at least a few more hours. Im sorry you are so sick.
As for the names....Who cares what other people think!
spill it, girl. i want to know.
and who cares what people say. your child gestating in there, your right to call the bebe whatever you choose.
Really, who cares what other think? (I write that, but think people might hate "RUBY" if our 3rd child is a girl (one day) and it gives me pause about choosing it). But, if you don't share, that makes it that much more exciting for us to find out when he/she arrives (so says the girl who wouldn't tell others she was having a girl but knew it herself). BUT also think about all the cute monogrammed garb you would be missing out on. Whatev...I'm totally supportive of your decision.
WELL... i already know the name and LOVE IT!!!! I completely 100% think you should use it. I would love to know who made a face at it. They are obviously not up to our cool standards.
I would like to also applaud the existance of zofran, and credit it to the fact that I am currently still employed, have travelled on an airplane, and have not been forced to use every iota of PTO I still have accumulated..... Thank you!
We just dealt with this issue...I didn't want to share, but Justin did. As you know, we shared. I'm still up in the air about it. Sorry, no help here.