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alt_nymphadora) wrote2011-05-14 04:37 pm
alt_nymphadora) wrote2011-05-14 04:37 pm
Baby names
Nearly baby time. I'm not due just yet, but I know we might get an early showing. Every time I feel a twinge I think Bump's on his or her way, but nothing so far. I wish we could just make an appointment for it, so I'd know when it's going to happen. What if I'm here on my own? What if I'm in the shop surrounded by customers? At least I know I won't be at the Ministry with my head down a bog, since I'm off on baby leave now.
I've been thinking about names quite a bit. Junius wants to call him Junius if he's a boy, of course. Old family tradition. That made me think about my family. We tend to mostly name our kids after stars or constellations, like my aunt Bellatrix. Astronomy was never really my thing at school. I did okay at it, but it was too much standing or lying still looking at stuff and not enough getting out and doing something. A remember a fair few though, and Junius got me a book with some more obscure ones, so I've been thinking about possibilities.
But then I think of Sirius Black. He was named after a star, and look how that turned out. I don't want my baby linked to that awful traitor.
Maybe we should go with Junius. Or Junianna, if Bump is a girl.
I've been thinking about names quite a bit. Junius wants to call him Junius if he's a boy, of course. Old family tradition. That made me think about my family. We tend to mostly name our kids after stars or constellations, like my aunt Bellatrix. Astronomy was never really my thing at school. I did okay at it, but it was too much standing or lying still looking at stuff and not enough getting out and doing something. A remember a fair few though, and Junius got me a book with some more obscure ones, so I've been thinking about possibilities.
But then I think of Sirius Black. He was named after a star, and look how that turned out. I don't want my baby linked to that awful traitor.
Maybe we should go with Junius. Or Junianna, if Bump is a girl.
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I might go with something totally different though. New. Traditions are okay, but sometimes it's better to break them and start new ones of your own.
You're very welcome to pop into the shop over the summer hols, if you can get away. We might even be able to scrounge up a biscuit or two!