Anyway.
Baby L is referred to as "L" because we called her Lemon through my pregnancy. I'm not sure why, but it was an early nickname and it stuck. But her real name is Quinn. Beautiful, sweet Quinn. I often think of her as my little Q. But I do also still think of her as Lemon and think it would have been one of her nicknames. Or maybe it is still her nickname? I get tripped up in tenses when I think of Quinn.
And our Baby B! The love of my life who brings me so much joy -- more than I thought we might ever feel again after we lost Quinn. Baby B's real name is Blythe. It means happy. We hope she is happy and she certainly makes us the happiest we've ever been. It has been my favorite name for ages and it just fit her (even though it took us 3 days in the hospital to actually commit).
So there it is. You have now officially met my Baby B and Baby L.
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Last week was also the one-year anniversary of L's due date. Little Lemon would be one year old. I would have a one-year-old. My due date anniversary and my last week of maternity leave combined to make it an emotional week. Mostly I cuddled Miss B as much as possible, gave her many kisses, let her nap in my arms, and enjoyed every second with her. But I also told her about her sister and had a few good cries thinking about the last two years and everything we have been through, lost, and gained.
As we all know, anniversaries are tough.
Aw, how lovely. I always feel a tension between maintaining anonymity and the desire to acknowledge the beauty of reality with a real name. Your babies have beautiful names. Blythe was high on our list too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to come to terms with how I feel about the anonymity and I guess this is just a first step. Maybe I'm actually okay sharing a bit more? The odd thing is that only one person who I know in person actually knows I have this blog (and she found it accidentally).
DeleteThank you - I, of course, love their names, too.
Oh I am just in love with their names. Quinn. It's one of those names you don't hear very often and when I do I always think what a great name it is. And Blythe - what a classically beautiful name. I just love them both. Thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeleteAs for the anonymity - I understand. Sometimes I regret putting our damn last name IN the title of the blog. But I figure I read blogs like Rage Against the Mini Van or Momastery and those are far more popular and busy and it's somewhat nice to have that personal touch in a blog that names and a little more openness allow for. Of course I won't publish our mailing address or phone number, but as far as privacy goes, I'm not worried I have too much out there. Sure I enjoy sharing my blog with family and friends, but really it's my personal record keeper of our family.
Anywho....back to those names....how did you guys come up with them? They really are awesome names. I'm sad you don't get to use and say Quinn's name more often.
Oh, thank you. Your name was at the top of our list! I love, love Quinn (the girl and the name). I am sad we don't get to say it more like you said... I'll have to settle for thinking it all the time.
DeleteYou are right about having some level of anonymity. I guess I am struggling a bit with the fact that no one even knows I write the blog, yet I have shared photos and personal info and if someone who knows me came across it, it would be so obvious that it is me. And I think that is fine... not sure why I am hesitating.
Names - we each just made lists! I have always loved the name Blythe and when I saw that it meant "happy," it seemed perfect. Quinn was just so cute and fun and classic but not too common. We also disagreed on many others so the few we both liked were limited, which made choosing easier :)
(And my comments are probably not going through to your email as I get some failure notice every time that they don't get delivered - not sure what's up with my email)
ReplyDeleteSo weird! It looks like they are going through....
DeleteMy blog is only semi private. If someone finds me, that's OK but I don't share on fb or anything.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love those names! You obviously have good taste in names. It was SO hard for me to choose. What were some other names you liked?
My blog is only semi private. If someone finds me, that's OK but I don't share on fb or anything.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love those names! You obviously have good taste in names. It was SO hard for me to choose. What were some other names you liked?
That is so sweet of you, thanks. We had a relatively short list b/c R and I seem to have different taste in names! Let's see.... Laurel, Claire, Serena, Samantha, Adeline, Caroline, Charlotte, Orly.
DeleteYou know, I have that same issue when considering the tenses. When writing to others about their babies and writing of my own.
ReplyDeleteTheir names are beautiful and I adore that Quinn is and will always be (screw the tenses!) your little lemon. And baby B... well certainly happy indeed.
Thank you! The tenses are tough, aren't then? When I refer to Quinn in the past tense, I feel guilty like I am not doing her memory justice.
DeleteQuinn and Blythe, lovely. I'm sure Quinn loves her sister's name! Much love to you, B, and your angel Q! <3
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you. Your comment made me tear up... I hope Quinn likes it. I hope she knows how much we think of her.
DeleteSuch beautiful names. Thank you for opening up and sharing that with us. I struggle with wanting to remain anonymous, but also wanting to share more of myself with this online community I was lucky enough to find. In any event I can see how L's due date anniversary and the end of your maternity leave would make for an emotional few days. I hope you had a good weekend though and had fun taking B swimming!
ReplyDeleteThanks! The swimming was actually so fun and such a nice family outing. There is a struggle about how much to share and I'm not sure what the balance is there... I guess it is a work in progress.
DeleteYour daughters both have beautiful names, thanks for sharing! The anonymity thing is tricky. I try to keep my blog such that people cannot easily find it through search engines, but I'm sure anyone who came across it and knows me figures it out within minutes.
ReplyDeleteSending some extra love at the anniversary.
That is good advice. Only one person (that I know of) knows of my blog and knows me in "real" life. And that was an accident. But I don't really know why I am so secretive about the blog.
DeleteWhat beautiful names for your babies. I know how personal it is to share parts of your babies with the world, especially with people you havent met. Thank you for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteKrystal, thanks for reading and thanks to you for sharing, too.
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