One of the more fun parts of being in the expecting phase (wife is giving me the evil eye at the use of “fun” and “expecting” in the same sentence) is talking to the little thing and pretending it can hear you. I usually like to give it a nice stern lecture every morning, telling it to be nice to momma. And to finish its DHA supplement. Never too early for tough love.
We found a fun website that tracks development and compares the size of the baby to a piece of food that gets bigger every week. Currently, week 11 puts it at the size of a fig. This is a positive development, because a fig-sized baby is much more attractive than the kidney-bean-sized one at week 8. According to this rendering, the kidney bean constantly glares at you ominously, and is rather alien-looking.
In addition to having the responsibility of choosing a real name for the kid that isn’t absolutely batshit crazy, many expecting parents we have known have assigned nicknames to their little fruit-sized thingys. Things like “bean,” “marshmallow” or “sprout.” We’re (read: I’m) soliciting ideas. So far, leading candidates include:
- Little Figgy
- Organic Awesomeness
- Stimulus Package
- Refundable Tax Credit (RTC)
We won’t know the sex for another couple months, so we’re looking for gender-neutral names. Thoughts?
Poached Fertilized Egg
Coconut-swaddled Date
Little Baby Whatever’s-in-season
200-day Bailout Plan
Well, we went with basic stuff — H was Thumper toward the end, and I can’t remember at the beginning. I’ll ask Mitch. He’ll know. M was the hummingbud, starting pretty early. For yours? Hmmm…
Tax credit
Organicasaurus
Hey you!
Future President N-C
I’ll keep working on it.
My little brother was Guido.
Other ideas:
Vomit Comet
Last N Months of Freedom
Thank God There’s Only One
Does Not Resemble the Milkman, Really
Inauguration Party Product
One Down, Twelve to Go
Now Your Mom Really, Truly, For Sure Knows You Have Sex
Lastly, you might want to peek at the following video for further ideas: http://www.stevesullivan.co.uk/clips/heaptrouble.mov
aww, i like the cute names like peanut and bean. ; )
but being compared to a kumquat, fig and swiss chard – that’s kind of cool too…
friends who have recently had babies have named them: aila pax, isla louise, (both first names pronounced EYE-la) and axel christian! nothing boring like rachel, matthew or megan. ha.
your child has an awesome last name, so you have to match it with something just as awesome! ; )
here’s my list.
1. momma’s bender
2. cheney
3. tato. i’ve been thinking about getting a puppy and naming it tato. or sweet tato. but #1 is better.
1. Key Lime
2. Fingerling
3. Cadbury (seasonal)
4. Poblano
5. Shallot
6. Walnut