Wednesday, July 15, 2009

A sphincter says what?

Chad and I are having a hard time settling on names. The baby's not due until December, but the ultrasound is next Friday and I like to have things buttoned up. I mean, if I know it's a boy or a girl, I want to also know who this little person is. So today I was looking at a Web site and had limited my search to one-syllable girl names (Chad's preference and a distinctly difficult one to work with). By the time I got to the letter L, I had to start taking notes.

Lute (because nothing says 2009 like naming your child after a medieval instrument)

Mab (what?)

Mauve (this is just plain bad)

Ode (as in, "ode to the idiot who thinks this is a name")

Paz (yeah, 'cause that child will never be nicknamed "spaz," right?)

Phlox (this one just sounds bad when you say it out loud)

Po (isn't that the fat guy in Mulan who later dresses up as a chick?)

Quay (why yes, old chap, I'd love to name my little one after an English wharf!)

Sea (I also saw an entry for Beach - just plain weird)

Snow (seriously? Should her middle name be White?)

Song (possibly the dumbest of all)

Teal (how about Chartreuse? Navy? Ocher?)

Wheat (the only person who can name her baby after a food and get away with it is Gwyneth Paltrow, and even then it's questionable)

Zest (I can't even think of what to say about this one, it's so weird)

I'm thinking of expanding the search to two syllables.