So, we haven't really revealed the name of our daughter, yet.
So when people ask me, I tell them the name that Emmanuel came up with: Baby Change Diaper.
This has made some members of my extended family very upset, namely James IV (who is 12) and Michael (who is 10).
They took it upon themselves to give me a list of why that name was not acceptable for their baby girl cousin:
Aunt Carmen, she will be embarrassed once she hits Middle School, maybe people will be nice to her in Elementary School, but they will tear her up in Middle School.
Aunt Carmen, that's just not a good name. Nothing about it is cool.
It's too long.
It doesn't make sense.
We don't like it, and we can't believe that you would name our family member that!
Wow, these pre-teens have some strong opinions, don't you think? The truth is that upon discovering that we were having a little girl, we pulled a name out of our hat that we have thought about for a long time. It has really powerful biblical and personal meaning. We think it is the perfect name for this little girl.
But, for now, it's fun to have Emmanuel and Reese (I definitely can't leave him out) take ownership in talking to and about their baby sister.
And, even though we have a name for her, something tells me they might still call her Baby Change Diaper and that's perfectly fine with me.
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