Babies

Who doesn't want one, really? I mean, what an amazing idea God had for procreation. He could have created a baby-making plant, and we could go pick out which ones we wanted. But no, God combines the DNA of two people who love each other very much so that we have a little combination of the two of us! How awesome is that?

I guess once you get married, people never really stop asking when you're going to start that awesome procreation process, but Jay and I aren't quite ready yet. But I do have some names picked out: Ella and Samantha for girls, and Jesse and Ethan for boys. My thing with names is, the spellings need to be such that when you say it, other people know how to spell it, and when people read it, they know how to say it. My cousin Kiernan and my cousin-in-law's new baby Raegan will be spelling their names for other people for the rest of their lives! And, one more crucial factor: when you say your child's name, three kids don't answer. You want a name that's familiar enough to spell and say, but not so familiar that your kid has to be called Jenny S. or Casey-boy in school. And, I'm all about having family names as middle names.

What does Jay have to say about all this? I seek his opinion on practically everything; generally after delivering a long diatribe on why I believe my opinion is best. Then he usually says something like, "Yeah, I guess," or "That would be okay." Sometimes he disagrees, but he's starting to realize that arguing with me is asking for trouble. ;)