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The Disagreements Re-Commence
Aug. 12th, 2010 09:11 pmEven though I am only twelve weeks pregnant and my constant fear is losing the baby--once I got over the shock of it since nature really fooled me--I still gradually came to be happy with the idea despite the constant fatigue, nausea, and Madeline's "you're-not-pregnant" denials. Today, the baby had a nice, strong heartbeat and Dr. Dalla Riva said, "You're not going to lose this baby." While I know there are no guarantees in this world, I also know what a good sign that is, medically. I also know that the fatigue and sickness will disappear in a few weeks, and I have hope that Madeline's petulance will also dissipate, the little minx.
But a new battle is looming, and that is what to name this child. Malkhos and I argued and disagreed for months on end, with Andrew especially, until I finally had to resort to having a crying fit as we filled out Andrew's birth certificate. Yes, it was a feminine ploy to get my way, but if I hadn't resorted to it, Andrew could be named Ferdinand, or Felix, or Carl Philipp Maria. There were more, all equally--ah, unusual--but you must understand, I only had one goal in mind: "I don't want him getting beat up at school every day."
But it's starting again. This morning, Malkhos said, "Mithrodates" or something like that, and then thought maybe "Apollonius" would be good to my jokingly suggesting "Lycius," and while I would never name a child Lycius, he would name one Apollonius.
It just makes me too tired to think what kind of strategy I'm going to have to employ to get something normal like Daniel or Anthony or some such.
But a new battle is looming, and that is what to name this child. Malkhos and I argued and disagreed for months on end, with Andrew especially, until I finally had to resort to having a crying fit as we filled out Andrew's birth certificate. Yes, it was a feminine ploy to get my way, but if I hadn't resorted to it, Andrew could be named Ferdinand, or Felix, or Carl Philipp Maria. There were more, all equally--ah, unusual--but you must understand, I only had one goal in mind: "I don't want him getting beat up at school every day."
But it's starting again. This morning, Malkhos said, "Mithrodates" or something like that, and then thought maybe "Apollonius" would be good to my jokingly suggesting "Lycius," and while I would never name a child Lycius, he would name one Apollonius.
It just makes me too tired to think what kind of strategy I'm going to have to employ to get something normal like Daniel or Anthony or some such.
