What's in a name?

Well I guess I can write about being pregnant now. I didn't want to until I was out of the first trimester. I feel like I have been walking on egg shells, not wanting to jynx anything. But all seems to being going well. I'll find out at the end January if this will be a daughter or son.

All of us, Brad Turner and I have the same intials. TBC. Lovely initials if I do say so myself. I always shared the same initials with my sister, my mother's simple genius at work. Two girls, one set of initials, hand me down work even for monogramed items. I always loved it. So when I was going to marry my sweetie I was nerdily overjoyed that he and I would have the same initials. I would still have someone to share that with, and yes, I know I'm a dork. So now my name list must consist of "T" first names and "B" middle names.

I am weird about naming a human being. It's a huge responibility. I have always loved my name. Tiffany Lynn- It fits me. Brad and I butted heads (imagine that) when coming up with Turner's name. I didn't want my child to have someone else's name. I have always had a weird notion that names go with certain preset personalities or character traits. I wanted my little baby to be able to make his name fit him and be only his. Brad wanted a "different" name for our son too. Brad, being one of only seven or eight Brad's that we know, didn't want his kid to be one of the many Tom, Dick, or Harry's in the world. Brad and I talked about our own names and he said he's never liked his. He never liked going by his middle name.

So what do we have to work with? Tabitha came up with perhaps the most perfect contender in the name race. Thunder Bolt! T-check B- check. Could be hollered out across a busy shopping mall and later across a football feild. My dad is standing by his favorite, one that I can't even spell--Tchopotoulis? I think not.

Being a parent is a huge responsibility, from the very begining on through to eternity. You don't stop being a parent simply because you die. The values you teach your children will live on past you and past them. Kindness instilled in a child will transcend generations, likewise, so will hate and malice. So even the naming of a new being is a huge responsiblity. I want a name worthy of a future president, star linebacker, teacher, father, mother, or anything else they wish to be.

I won't be listing my favorites, I still have five and a half more months to go and don't want anyone getting ideas for their new baby from my gaurded list. I have a girl name that is definite and pretty much decided. Although Brad has assured me that I won't need any names for a girl, because he doesn't make girls. We'll see. Boys names are harder. I am not anywhere close to narrowing down the field. It would probably be easier if I just liked traditional names. There's nothing wrong with all the tried and true stand-by's. I like biblical names, for other people's kids. I don't want a "Tchopotoulis" running around either. A normal sounding , yet original name is all I'm looking for. Not an easy task when you consider the world's growing population.