Saturday 13 June 2009

The Name Game

I am sat on the sofa like a beached whale! Everything is so much effort these days! I am struggling to do things like the shopping, and taking my daughter to pre-school. I can't drive, I can't bend down! Thank goodness for Dale, because I honestly don't know what I'd do if I didn't have him here to look after me.
I am getting pretty nervous now. I went the whole nine months with my five year old Eedie, but I can't imagine getting through another month and a half when I am already so, so big! The thought scares me that the babies could come at any time. I am one for preperation. I always think things through before I do them. I don't like the unexpected.
One thing that has been keeping me sane is thinking of names. I am pretty set on Jenson. I love the name, and so does Eedie. Eedie is totally devoted to Jenson Button, at the tender age of five! She is an avid F1 fan, and it is the cutest thing to see. On race day she wears a hat, and gets so excited. Most of the time she is able to watch the races, but if they are on at stupid o'clock I record them so that she can watch them the next day. She can sit there for two hours watching the race, and then ask to watch it again. I do find it a bit boring sometimes, but she is crazy for it.

So Jenson is a pretty certain. But after that I am just stuck. Niko? Chace? I am just straight up out of ideas. I keep thinking "Oh I like that one" and then the next day I am not so sure. I had an idea a bit earlier today, but it just slipped straight out of my mind!
I don't want anything silly, but I don't want a common name.
Owen? Alfie? Ethan? Aidan? Taylor? (Gerrard) - that's Dale's suggestion! But with his last name being Howard, Gerrard Howard doesn't fit right - does it? Dale's other suggestions are; Xavier and Torres. Hmm, Liverpool fan much? Although Xavier just reminds me of that blonde kid from Home & Away.
So thinking up another name is taking up a lot of my time. Please feel free to give any suggestions, they are all more than welcome! I'd appreciate all the help and ideas, actually! Because it is driving me crazy having one figured out and not another.
The weather has been pretty stormy at the moment. It is different to the bad weather in England because it is more consistant. At first Eedie was quite frightened of the thunder, but now she seems almost immune to it. Dale says it's funny how Barbados is paradise in the summer, but in winter it's worse than England! He misses England quite a lot. I have to admit when it is just rain, rain, rain, rain it is quite tempting. But from the moment I found out I was pregnant, I vowed I would not set foot on a plane. And even now, I feel so much more at home here than I ever did in England, despite the storms!
Eedie is so content, she is thriving here. Dale loves teaching at the school here, and gets such a buzz from it. The kids here are so much more willing here, than the gobby, rude ones he taught back in England.
We all love it here, but the weather has bought everyone down a little bit I think. Although it is rainy, it is still hot though - so it's different from England in that respect. I don't mind it so much, because there is nothing worse than being cold and wet.
"Hurricane" season is from June 1st to October 31st, but Barbados is spared the worst of that. When it rains here, it is often in the form of a tropical storm, which is over very quickly, leaving the sun shining once more. And the water dries up pretty quickly, so it always seems "fresh".
I much prefer the rain here to England. I think Dale does too, but he won't admit it. He wears shorts in a storm, and you'd never do that in England would you?
Sorry to keep going on about the weather. It's so hard to explain though.

It really is a beautiful country. I think once we have all experienced this first "winter" together, it won't feel so bad. It's just because it's new to all of us. And Dale is still getting used to being away from his family and friends. It's not an easy time for any of us, but we are all happy.
I best be off now, I feel like I have been typing forever!!!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like Niko and Chace. I think they are great names. I can't quite decide between the two, but I am edging slightly towards Chace. I hope you find the right name soon. Jenson is perfect though!!