A few weeks ago, John was playing with the baby and says to me, "You know, we should have named her Lucy. I don't think Sophia fits."
...And thus it has officially been verified that we did indeed pick the WRONG name for our baby.
Know what's crazy? *I'm* the one who picked the name to begin with. *I'm* the one who kept putting it on MY top ten list. ME ME ME. But you see, HE sold me on the name Darcy (or Elliot). But then HE had second thoughts at the 11th hour. And then he surprised me by picking Sophia--a name he never really expressed interest in when I kept adding it to my list. And I did say, "I think she looks more like a Darcy than a Sophia." And the name has just not seemed right to me since he picked it. But SOMETHING had to go on that darn birth certificate.
Every time I tell people her name, I feel the need to EXPLAIN it. To justify why we picked this perfectly lovely name that just. doesn't. seem. to. fit. her!
But really. She does NOT look like a Sophia.
And I refuse to go through the hassle of changing her name after the fact.
So I call her Sophie, but you know, that doesn't seem right, either. I know that in a year or so it won't be a big deal. We'll get used to it.
But I wish he would just let me call her Loretta.
*sigh*
2 comments:
You COULD change it. I mean, I hear you, and you just said clearly that you refuse to do it, so it is very PUSHY of me to mention it again when you JUST SAID NO. But sometimes I make a strong statement but then my mom or someone will say, "Well, but..." and I find I fall right over---that I didn't feel as strongly as I thought. So if that is the case, I will say that I think it would be perfectly fine to change her name if it doesn't sit right with either of you. I'll bet it would be SOME hassle but not TOO much. It would probably cause SOME fuss with friends/family, but not TOO much. And it would give you a very fun story about her name.
I don't know if this means anything to you, but my parents changed my name, after the birth certificate and all that jazz was done. I used to be Cara Lynne and then I was renamed Sarah Elizabeth because my dad decided Cara didn't suit me. And for what it's worth, I'm glad they changed it!
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