Back on October 22, I posted a Sunday blog about names. I would explain it to you - but you can very easily read it for yourself, so I'll just let you. But I ended it this way:
"Having said that, Braeya was one of my girl names. I had picked it out and had it on the famous 'layaway list' for my someday baby girl. But when I got my little Braeya, I had decided I wasn't having kids after all. So rather than waste a perfectly good name, I used it for her.
"Now I've decided it would be nice to have kids someday. But we're going to have to stick with boys - because those are the names I still have."
Guess what? It appears my boy names are up for sale.
No, I'm not having a baby. But tonight at a party (a Sunday School class party, no less) one of the ladies asked me if I'd ever seen her baby predicting trick. I'd heard about it but never seen it. So she got it all set up and demonstrated it to me on one of the other ladies from our class. The trick is supposed to tell you how many kids you'll have and what gender they will be. So I watched as the results came out for her...girl, boy, girl, boy. And then I swung my eyes across the room to view her girl, boy, girl, boy.
Scary.
And I've heard from others who have volunteered to have it done that it has been accurate on everyone so far.
Since I have absolutely no intentions of finding out the gender of my someday children until they pop out in the delivery room, I thought it might be kind of fun to see what the "trick" has in store for me.
So I sat down to watch and wait. The outcome?
Two girls.
I asked for a redo.
Two girls.
I said, "But I wanted three boys!!!! Those are the names I have."
Fortunately, just this week, I came up with a good girl name that I've never heard before. So I guess this next weeek I better come up with a second one.
And maybe, by the time I'm fifty and these kids exist, the names will still be good. :)
5 comments:
If I had ever married - I always figured I would have five girls.
I would have named them Faith, Hope, Grace, Joy, and Lolita.
Lori did that test on me and I can't for the life of me remember what it said. If you get a chance, please ask her for me. I know it was at least right about Alex, but I don't think we knew the gender of Timothy at the time.
Dare I ask where the Lolita comes in with the rest?? :) Five girls, huh? That is very brave. All I can think of with five girls - or even two - is OH the drama!!!
My middle name is Joy - I always said it was a lot to live up to.
I told Mom about the whole thing and once she calmed down from calling it witchcraft, she told me I better not say I don't want girls because later I might regret that. I refrained from reminding her how many times I've heard the story that she thought she had cancer and found out she was pregnant with me - and how mad she was at the diagnosis!
Amy, I will ask Lori if she remembers. I even asked her to try it on my feet instead of my hands to see if THAT would get me my three boys.
Funny you mention the witchcraft! I believe that's what Chris R called it the night Lori did that test on Amy.
I think it still scares mom. I was going to try it today and see if it works when I do it. I'm not sure I can hold my hand still enough, is the thing!!!
Did you ever have her test you???
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