The name game

It's time to talk names.

I can- and have- talked about this topic for hours. I have very strong opinions on what I like, although I know many people think my favorite names are a little quirky.
For this reason, the hypothetical name conversations are okay, but when it comes to people asking me, "So, what are you going to name her?"- well, I get shy. I'm sensitive. And people are usually pretty blunt.

When I read about people who have shunned societal norms and named their child Cash or Clementine, I think "Good for you! Go get 'em."

And I am jealous.

I adore the name Scout- as in Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. Will I ever use it? Probably not. Too many rolled eyes from old people and smirks from kids.

So here is my plea- give the different names a chance!!!
And one day my hypothetical little Scout can toddle around proudly.
Until then, here are some names I like. Your job is to decipher them. Not hard. But don't tell me if you hate them. (Suggestions are welcome, though.)

Thank you.

Tres bon

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Neil bought me this movie a few years ago. It is charming and romantic and heartbreaking. And every word is sung. This might scare many people away, but it shouldn't. It's not Broadway show-stopping musical numbers, just words put to lovely music.

Recently remastered in breathtaking color.
Made by the renowned Jacques Demy.
French with subtitles.

This film makes me wish I owned an umbrella shop.


Oh, and I also wish I looked like Catherine Deneuve.

Yum

A beautiful sweet from my sweetie.

An old dog + a new dog

Milo has a new trick.

I do, too.

Pop! Goes my heart

I adore Hugh Grant.
It's okay, though, because Jamie loves him, too.
Milo and I have been dancing to this all morning. Even Milo loves Hugh.

1994

This one's for Eliza.

Tom Petty was our hero (but we never approved of his drug use). The channel stayed on VH1 constantly in the hopes of catching this gem of a video. But "Last Dance with Mary Jane" was waaaay too creepy. Eliza is rad.

Milo is secure enough in his masculinity, thank you very much.

This might be what our little

GIRL!

will look like.

(Posed very graciously by Milo James. I think he makes a pretty little gal.)

This is what she looked like today! So pretty. She wouldn't stop moving during the ultrasound, which made things difficult for the tech. Like brother, like sister!

We are elated (and still delighted, too)!

An open and shut case

Jamie and I are kind of embarrassed about this, but it's too funny not to share. I am probably guilty of keeping the TV on a little too much during the day. I turn it on for comfort, although rarely do I just sit down and watch it (thank you, Mom, for that habit.) Milo, though, couldn't care less about the boob tube. He's usually too busy wreaking havoc on our little apartment. Too busy, that is, until MATLOCK comes on. When that swingy theme music starts playing, he is glued to the TV. You cannot break him away until the song is over. We think it's cute, and also a good sign that our son will be a nerd, which we're okay with. Next time Matlock comes on, listen to the theme music and have a good laugh at Milo's expense. He won't mind.