Ah! So you had to post in order to enable PM's. Now it makes sense to me. Too bad. With another one of us around, we might eventually convince them that there are women on the internet.

You betcha, there are women on the internet. But to be a woman on 2p2, you can't be a shrinking violet. I wrote to SGT RJ, who is herself female, a long email with stuff in it that only I can know, and she said she will reinstate me when ClarkNasty whom I know well vouches for me. If any other reputable people here care to send SGT RJ a note vouching for me, please do.

And, Diebitter, thanks for the kind words, the joke not so much.

Sorry, it might just be the way I spelled it. I just seem to remember SO MANY "Lynns" or "Lins" Asian women.

I have no idea why Cora stuck with both of us, but as soon as I said it I liked it, and she paused and said "I like that".

Were those women in that picture from 2p2?

Yes... whiteboard thread in ATF (iirc). Great thread, IMO.

Edit: Oops, moved...

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/63...roject-820770/

All I meant was that Lin is an unusual spelling, while Lynn is a very frequently encountered spelling. I think Cora is a great choice. No one will think it is weird, and kids won't make fun of it. Your daughter won't have to spend her life correcting people's pronunciation or explaining the spelling. It fits in with current trends, but your daughter won't run into half a dozen girls with her name every time she turns around. There is a slight chance that the full name Cora Lin might get confused with Coraline, the title of an animated film, but I don't think that's really an issue. There is one other somewhat similar name, Coralie. That's a French name I ran across occasionally in New Orleans, but I doubt if you'd hear it in the rest of the country. Onomastics, the study of naming, is an interest of mine, and I think about the significance of name choice a lot. I see a lot of pros for choosing Cora Lin and no cons.

I wish the whole spelling thing wasn't an issue. I really like the name Eamon, but my wife nixed it for our son because of a concern that people hearing it wouldn't be able to spell it and people seeing it wouldn't be able to pronounce it (aymon).

My "it builds character" argument wasn't enough, but I suppose that's not surprising.

I have a personal issue with names, as I despise my name to the point of embarassment.

Picking a name is much harder than I thought, but we went through a long list of names and just started blurting them out until we found one. It's really funny how personal some people take names, because they remind us so much of other people. My wife's choice of Grace was taken out due to my objection that it reminded me of a women I knew who I disliked.

I did NOT make the mistake of using any ex-girlfriend's names. I realized early that none of their names could be uttered in this exercise.

The science of finding a cool, not-too-trendy, easy to remember, easy to write and spell name was much harder than I expected. It's downright difficult. Anyway, I hope you're around in 2-3 years when we have our 2nd, as I may seek your suggestion for a boy's name.

"Robb Stark" may not go over too well.

I should mention that Aria/Arya took quite a leap forward this year, so maybe in a couple of years Robb Stark might work just fine. Anyone for Tyrion?

"I wish the whole spelling thing wasn't an issue. I really like the name Eamon, but my wife nixed it for our son because of a concern that people hearing it wouldn't be able to spell it and people seeing it wouldn't be able to pronounce it (aymon)."

Leroy, Aidan is in the process of being replaced by Declan and Liam as the go-to Irish names. Maybe Eamon will follow Declan?

LOL who hated her name when she was a little kid, but who thinks it's great now

I think it's nice to have a first and middle name that "flows"

My friends named their daughter Mahlia May. I like it. It flows nicely.

My mate told me "it's a name that flows. Middle name is May that's all I'm telling you" so naturally our first guess was Anna.

My wife had an emotional setback yesterday. I think she's actually really upset about having a girl. I thought this was somewhat of a passing thing, but it seems like it really bothered her.

I don't understand this at all. In fact, she told me one of her friends cried at the doctor's office and for a full day when she found out she was having a girl, and that was AFTER having two boys.

I think she's ok now, but it's really puzzling. I'm so excited about having a girl. Is it because I'm a man and I'm getting something opposite? Is this the "daddy's little girl" thing?

I'm so confused. Do I need to start reading books or something about this kinda crap, or is it just more proof about the lack of rationality in women? (just kidding).

wtf

Does she have an older brother or did she want one?

It's a Girl & I'm so upset

Help for Those Suffering from Gender Disappointment

Ahh.. well, that explains some things. Just talked to a friend he said his girlfriend told him a girl she worked with did the same thing in the reverse - she was having a boy and was really upset about it.

Lol women.

C'mere wii, let's just inject this crapload of hormones into your system, why don't we? Meanwhile, grow another human, mmkay?

lol wimmen indeed

Wanted to post 2 update pictures! My daughter Cadence will be a year and a half at the end of the month, and in 2 days my son Blake will be 6 months!

Been working with Cadence on reading. She will repeat every word for an entire book, or atleast do her best on the words she can't say. Blake started crawling for the first time a week ago, a full 4 months before his sister did. Hopefully he's walking by 9 months. That's the goal I have for him anyway.





Congrats to all the new parents and good luck to the parents to be!

Wil: Yes to Cora. Excellent name.

I have no idea how anyone could be "disappointed" about the gender of their baby. Each time at the ultrasound, I found myself strangely ambivalent prior to the revelation, because either way was going to be awesome. I almost felt like there was something wrong with me, not having a preference. Each time, I was really happy with the news.

Greear: Great pics. My kids will be 13 months apart, and people keep telling me that it gets WAY harder when the second baby comes. Looks like you're doing just fine.

Hey, I didn't make the rules, I just try to play the game. Heh, actually, I feel bad women got the bad end of the whole child bearing thing. If we were seahorses, I'd accept the luck of the draw.

That being said, I do understand hormones is part of it. I was told to be ready for things like this.

I've actually had 3 people tell me they were concerned about the sex of the baby. I mentioned it this morning to a friend I work with and he said he did do a tiger woods fist-pump when he found out he was having a boy. Secretly I wouldn't have minded having a boy, but I purposely said I wanted a girl because my wife said she wanted a boy, that way she could feel good about it if it was indeed a girl. I guess I was wrong.

I asked her about it and she just said she thought little boys were so cute, and she wanted one. I'm still really excited for Cora to show up.

Best way I can describe it is you look back at the moments when you had 1 kid where you thought it was tough and it seems like a cakewalk compared to when you have 2.

Get all the sleep now while you can! lol

Yeah two is an exponential shift. With three you need to switch from man-to-man to a zone defense.

Ahh basketball analogies to parenting. My kinda analogies.

Bleh. Talked to a friend of mine today about his nephews (the kid in question is 12) and how his brother actually can't stand his son. He loves him, but he wants to beat him up. The kid is really bad, lying, pushed his mother, abusive, etc. He's at his wit's end, he tried being tough on him, showering him with love, etc..

The joys of parenting...

With respect to the gender disappointment discussion, I remember getting into a bit of a tiff with my wife before we found out (and even before we conceived). I come from a long line of single sons, and was pretty adamant about wanting to have at least one male child in our family. She interpreted that as some slight against having a girl, which was pretty far from the truth; once I found out we were having two boys, I already started thinking about potential Kid# 3 being a girl (assuming these first two don't break us).

I've always heard boys are easier, but I guess I'll be testing that theory relatively soon. My brother-in-law has four daughters that are six years apart so it will end up being an interesting set of case studies, to be sure.

Rushmore, hearing about your growing family and seeing your daughter's picture made me feel good about the world and human society.

wife due 8/13, our first. Both active army stationed in korea. will be kinda cool for our son to say he was born in Seoul, South Korea.

Bonus is my wife is letting me go to Vegas for the WSOP when she will be 32 weeks pregnant!

There is hope after all. Thanks.

Twenty years ago, if there had been open wagering on these events transpiring, one might have easily become a multi-zillionaire by now.

Long shots really do come in sometimes.