Jib and Jen

This weekend we had lunch with a group of women, among them being our friend Jiblet.

Jiblet brought along a friend who was her sorority sister. Apparently, this friend was the person who gave Jiblet her name- the name Jiblet.

Although I have only known her AS Jiblet, it is not the name she was given by her parents. Apparently, her parents felt she was a Jennifer, but later on it life she decided she was a Jiblet.

"There was seven other Jennifer's in the house and I wanted a nick name, so she gave it to me," Jiblet said.

The woman shrugged," I really didn't give it much thought and never imagined she would actually end up changing her name legally. I just said it and then she was Jiblet."

When we first entered the world of fertility hell, we discussed names cautiously. It wasn't until months into the pregnancy we decided on the girls names. Before we knew what we were having we discussed both boy and girl names.

"It is a big mistake to tell anyone what you are naming your baby," Gioconda warned. She was right. I made the mistake of telling my mother about the possible name Silas for a boy.

"That is the name of a evil character on a TV show," she replied.

Really?

My mother then told my sister and it was on.

" I really don't like the name Silas," she would tell me each and every time I spoke to her. I was actually relieved when we were having two girls to get to eliminate the name from our choices. After the Silas debacle I tried to keep the names to myself.

We both chose a first and middle name.

When I was in fourth grade there was a kid in my class who was really gross and fat, and he farted all the time- and his name was Drew.

When my sister was pregnant with her second son she called me.

"We are going to name him Drew," she told me.

I thought about holding back and then simply couldn't.

"Drew was the disgusting kid in fourth grade. He was ugly and dumpy and picked his nose and passed gas all the time. Are you sure you want to name him Drew?"

I am sure that really helped, and she got to return the favor with Silas.

Naming your child is not subject to a vote- so don't.

At least once a week I contemplate if the names we selected for our girls are right for them. I have heard people say they didn't choose a name because they wanted to wait and see what the baby seemed like it should be named.

That is both stupid and a lie.

It's stressful naming a person. There is nothing like the sound of your own name said by someone you love.

I do hope both girls like their names- yet if they feel more like a Tiper, or Mugsy or even Bitsey I will do my very best to understand....