Tired now.  More info on the name soon.  Tomorrow?  Who knows?  Only Sean.

…and amazingly, one of the 4 is mine. I thought I’d be thoroughly wiped out by now. The baby-naming-gods must be keeping an eye on me.

Oh! We did think of another name to add to the list: Raul, Jr.

Isn’t it brilliant? That way, no one will mispronounce the kid’s name the way they do mine, and we turn it into a family name in one fell swoop! (By the way, did you know the savage origin of that phrase? I didn’t. I do now.)

Alright, folks — I’m really going to have to be punctual on the next (and final) tourney update, ’cause we are already in baby birthing range.

Ready? Set. VOTE!

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“What’s In a Name” vs. “A Rose By Any Other Name”

I’m back (again) from traveling (again), and so am late (again) to update the tournament.

We had some tight battles this week, with some not-so-surprising results. All of my names have now been knocked out of the tournament but one. You guys are mean.

Our current favorite is still in the running, though. Let’s see if you can knock him out.

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the “What’s In a Name” Division

We’re having so much fun in Golden, we’re a day late updating the competition.

So let’s get caught up:  You guys are all crazy.  In all but 3 of the sixteen pairings, you people chose Sarah’s names over mine.  Even on Mason vs. Mason.  What’s the matter with you people?

I guess I’m going to have to pick some new favorites…

Let’s get to this week’s matchups:

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the “What’s In a Name” Division

(As you can see we’re starting slowly here… just trying to get back into the blogging swing of things!)

When she’s particularly sleepy and we’re holding her, she’ll rub her face on our chest our shoulder.

Tonight, she was doing this—rubbing her face on my shoulder—and then she stopped and looked up at my face.

She then reached up with her hand to touch my cheek, and pulled herself up so that we were face to face (I helped a little).

Next, she looked at my face, and pushed her nose gently against my nose.

Finally, she pulled back a little and smiled a big, big smile.

It was magic.

She did not like it. Well, not the eating of it. The playing of it was a blast!

About 3 minutes worth of full-body squash action:

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During this rotation she’s had (and will have) a couple of overnights at the hospital as well as some late nights. Tonight is a late night.

We’ve got a really nice routine in the evenings, the three of us, and when Sarah’s not here, it’s a bittersweet. I miss having her here, but I also get some extra one-on-one time with Tatiana.

We had a *very* fun night tonight–after dinner and a couple of diaper changes, of course.

First we danced together for about 20 minutes or so. Louis Armstrong providing the accompaniment.

Then Louis and I had a duet. Louis playing the trumpet, me playing strawberries (that’s what they’re called, right?) on Tatiana’s belly–much to the amusement of all.

Then we played a little hop on pop, which right now is one of Tatiana’s favorite games.

And then, as it was nearing Tatiana’s bed time, we did a bunch of talking. Tatiana gets a bit loopy when she gets tired and usually has a whole lot to say about it.

Finally, the bedtime routine: bath with bathtime song, storytime, and to bed with bedtime song.

A most memorable evening!

And now, for the (grand)moms, some video with baby sounds:

Laughing Baby:

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Pretend I’m Wearing Pants:

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