What's in a name?

How did you decide on a name when you had a child?

I like to do research - lots of it. I like to know what a name means. I like the full name to roll off the tongue nicely. I also did the scream across the yard test (yelling a name sounds so different). For my second child I also worked a few names through Numerology, before I made my choice.

I also discussed it with hubby. Really - I did!

In the end we both picked a couple of names we liked. It made it easier that we found out the sex of the baby both times. We went with one of hubby's choices for our daughter, the first born. I liked the name which was important. I also felt weary from all my efforts and a little sorry for hubby for all he had been through during labour (ahem), so the decision was made.  I then got to pick the name of our son, the second born. Of course, it had to be something hubby liked too, but there weren't many he refused outright.

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We did consult our daughter on the name for our son. She was 3 at the time and we wanted her to feel involved. We waited in anticipation while she gave it some thought. She finally she had her answer. Her choice was "Bucket head" and she wasn't kidding. We laugh about it now, but it wasn't helpful at the time.

I have decided for blog purposes that I would not call them by their given names. It's not really my decision whether they would like to be named, so I choose not to. I started referring to them as Miss 7 and Master 3. Master 3 has now become Master 4. This got me thinking that whilst it helps the reader picture the child and their size/capabilities, it would be constantly changing. I would rather something I could use continuously.

So what are your thoughts? How do you refer to your children and how did you decide on that method? I do have pet/nick names for them both which I have considered. Maybe this would be a good way to go?

What's your number?

I was listening to a session of Fifi and Jules on the way home from work. I love these guys and enjoy their radio show on a regular basis on the way home from work.

 Today, Fifi and Jules were talking about the release at Cinemas of
What's your number? The movie . In short, a lady reads the statistic that a person who has had 20 sexual partners or more is so much less likely to get married. As she is nearing this number it worries her greatly.

This got me thinking about numbers and how we place great importance on certain numbers in our lives. Some numbers mean a great deal to people while other people don't find them significant at all. On the radio show there was a lot of oohs and ahhs about the people in the room and what their number might be.

Society tends to judge people on the numbers in life, like age, how many times you have done something, how many of something a person has. Some numbers are lucky for people and some unlucky. Some numbers come up in peoples lives many times.

I thought I should throw some numbers out there for you to think about. I would love to know what you think about these numbers. What do these numbers say about me? Were you surprised by the numbers? Do these numbers mean anything at the end of the day? How do they compare with your numbers?

Current age - 36

Number of employers I have had - 3

Number of work locations - 7

Houses I have lived in - 10

Numbers of towns of I lived in - 1
Piercings - 4

Number of children - 2

The age I became a mother for the first time - 29
Traffic infringements - 1

Pieces of Jewellery I wear every day - 5

Numerology Birth Number - 4

Pairs of footwear - 21