The Guptas' Screaming Little Person » bothy http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:28:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Today’s Name: Sean Sheonan Gupta http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/10/22/todays-name-sean-sheonan-gupta/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/10/22/todays-name-sean-sheonan-gupta/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:28:50 +0000 Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/?p=292 He is here, he is named: Sean Sheonan Gupta.

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

]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/10/22/todays-name-sean-sheonan-gupta/feed/ 3 The 2nd Annual Baby Name Face-Off, THE FINAL ROUND http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/10/07/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-the-final-round/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/10/07/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-the-final-round/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:59:04 +0000 Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/?p=287 Here we are, all, the moment you’ve all been waiting for — the thrilling conclusion to the 2nd Annual Gupta Family Baby Name Face-off!

We’re down to 2 names, the fan favorite, Mason, and the dark horse, Alexander.  I must say that I’m surprised that Alexander made it this far, especially with Sarah’s insistence that that the nickname be “Sasha”.  We’ll see.

(side note: my mom wanted me to make it clear that we are interested in name suggestions which aren’t part of the tourney, so keep ‘em coming.  Lately we’ve been kicking King around.  King Gupta. Yes.)

Here we go….

Click below to vote in the final round!

Finals

Mason vs. Alexander (POLL CLOSED)
(disclaimer: The winning name of this tournament is not guaranteed to be the name of our baby. This is for your amusement and ours… and if the kid ever misbehaves we can say things like, “I wonder if you would have turned out better if we had named you ‘Lemonjello’ like everyone said.”)
]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/10/07/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-the-final-round/feed/ 8 The 2nd Annual Baby Name Face-Off, ROUND 3 http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/19/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-round-3/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/19/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-round-3/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:30:09 +0000 Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/?p=281 Man, it’s been tough to update this on the right day of the week…

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.

Click below for the continued tourney!

the “What’s In a Name” Division

Nathan vs. Calvin (POLL CLOSED)
the “A Rose By Any Other Name” Division
Sean vs. Mason (POLL CLOSED)
the “Who’s on First?” Division
Maxwell vs. Dane (POLL CLOSED)
the “Womb with a View” Division
Alexander vs. Ryan (POLL CLOSED)
(disclaimer: The winning name of this tournament is not guaranteed to be the name of our baby. This is for your amusement and ours… and if the kid ever misbehaves we can say things like, “I wonder if you would have turned out better if we had named you ‘Lemonjello’ like everyone said.”)
]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/19/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-round-3/feed/ 4 The 2nd Annual Baby Name Face-Off, ROUND 2 http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/11/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-round-2/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/11/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-round-2/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:14:47 +0000 Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/?p=278 Whew.  What a week.

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:

Click below to continue on to the tournament!

the “What’s In a Name” Division

Nathan vs. Rocky (POLL CLOSED)
Rowan vs. Calvin (POLL CLOSED)
the “A Rose By Any Other Name” Division
Sean vs. Oliver (POLL CLOSED)
Graham vs. Mason (POLL CLOSED)
the “Who’s on First?” Division
Maxwell vs. Matthew (POLL CLOSED)
Omar vs. Dane (POLL CLOSED)
the “Womb with a View” Division
Alexander vs. Taavi (POLL CLOSED)
Ryan vs. Ishan (POLL CLOSED)
(disclaimer: The winning name of this tournament is not guaranteed to be the name of our baby. This is for your amusement and ours… and if the kid ever misbehaves we can say things like, “I wonder if you would have turned out better if we had named you ‘x’ like everyone said.”)
]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/11/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-round-2/feed/ 8 The 2nd Annual Baby Name Face-off BEGINS! http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/02/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-begins/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/02/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-begins/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:16:40 +0000 Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/?p=254 Friends, Family, Ladies and Gentlemen, the 2nd Annual Gupta Family Baby Name Face-off has begun!

The tournament consists of 32 names: 16 picked by Rahul and 16 picked by Sarah. We asked Tatiana if she had any ideas, and she said “ackitow” (which translates to “tractor”), so we decided she wasn’t taking this seriously enough.

Each list of 16 names was compiled in secret.  We then pitted them, one name against another. First Sarah revealed one of her names, and then I picked one of mine to compete against it. Then I picked one of mine, and she one of hers to try to beat mine. And so on.  It was intense.

Pairings in place, they were divided into the divisions you see below.

It is now up to you. Every week you will vote, and every week the list will be cut in half ’til we have one name left (Sarah wouldn’t let me add Highlander to the list, but we all know that would have won).

The voting system we’re using allows you to vote more than one time, but we ask that you limit it to one vote per person, please. If you want to come back to the page to see who’s winning, click on the link that says “show results” instead of voting again… We’ll know if you don’t. We’re keeping track.

Also, please feel free to use the comments area at the bottom of the post for discussing the finer points of each name.

Click below to continue on to the tournament!

the “What’s In a Name” Division

Deven vs. Nathan (POLL CLOSED)
Ulysses vs. Rocky (POLL CLOSED)
Koen vs. Rowan (POLL CLOSED)
Calvin vs. Walden (POLL CLOSED)
the “A Rose By Any Other Name” Division
Dayton vs. Sean (POLL CLOSED)
Shaan vs. Oliver (POLL CLOSED)
Quinn vs. Graham (POLL CLOSED)
Mason vs. Mason (POLL CLOSED)
the “Who’s on First?” Division
Maxwell vs. Frances (POLL CLOSED)
Rahulson vs. Matthew (POLL CLOSED)
Sheonan vs. Omar (POLL CLOSED)
Dane vs. Ara (POLL CLOSED)
the “Womb with a View” Division
Gaius vs. Alexander (POLL CLOSED)
Taavi vs. Baldev (POLL CLOSED)
Ishan vs. Oscar (POLL CLOSED)
Sheil vs. Ryan (POLL CLOSED)
(disclaimer: The winning name of this tournament is not guaranteed to be the name of our baby. This is for your amusement and ours… and if the kid ever misbehaves we can say things like, “I wonder if you would have turned out better if we had named you ‘x’ like everyone said.”)
]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/09/02/the-2nd-annual-baby-name-face-off-begins/feed/ 17 Itty-Bitty No Longer Gender Neutral http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/07/02/itty-bitty-no-longer-gender-neutral/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/07/02/itty-bitty-no-longer-gender-neutral/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:48:48 +0000 Sarah and Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/?p=248 Did we mention Itty-Bitty is a boy?

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

]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/07/02/itty-bitty-no-longer-gender-neutral/feed/ 0 New Pictures At Flickr… http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/02/19/new-pictures-at-flickr/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/02/19/new-pictures-at-flickr/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:51:12 +0000 Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/02/19/new-pictures-at-flickr/ Enjoy…

]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2008/02/19/new-pictures-at-flickr/feed/ 0 Baby’s First Christmas Tree http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/04/babys-first-christmas-tree/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/04/babys-first-christmas-tree/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:42:05 +0000 Sarah http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/04/babys-first-christmas-tree/ This past weekend has been full of “firsts.” Baby has been sitting up for a while, and working on crawling for a week or two…but last Friday, she started crawling for real! And in the last few days she has also started pulling herself up (including in her crib when she is supposed to be sleeping), talking “sad” instead of just crying sad and holding her own bottle. It’s like she just figured out a whole bunch of things at once.

And she also has two teeth all of a sudden! Baby has exploded!

Anyway, here is another video for your holiday viewing pleasure. Can’t wait to see lots of you in California.

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]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/04/babys-first-christmas-tree/feed/ 3 How Big is Baby? Sooooooo Big! http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/02/how-big-is-baby-sooooooo-big/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/02/how-big-is-baby-sooooooo-big/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:42:07 +0000 Sarah http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/02/how-big-is-baby-sooooooo-big/ UPDATED POST: NOW WITH SIDE AND BACK ACTION!!
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Poor neglected baby blog. Not taking time for a much overdue post right now, just posting a few videos of our crawling, drinking and carousing baby for those grandmas and aunties that are so far away.

Enjoy!

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Happy holidays everyone!

]]> http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/12/02/how-big-is-baby-sooooooo-big/feed/ 3 Go Bears! (drinking song edition) http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/07/18/go-bears-drinking-song-edition/ http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/07/18/go-bears-drinking-song-edition/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:54:35 +0000 Rahul http://theguptas.screaminglittleperson.com/index.php/2007/07/18/go-bears-drinking-song-edition/ Speaking of singing, here’s a video we did when Tatiana was 5 weeks old… oh, so long ago!

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Go Bears!

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