Natural disasters and baby names

When we were awaiting Amy's arrival, of course we were thinking of what her name should be. At the top of my list were three names: Amy, Ava and Katrina for the first name, and a 'j' middle name, to match the rest of the family. Just like with Reed, we waited until we saw our new baby girl before we decided what her name would be. Amy seemed like the best choice - it is a simple, yet pretty name, it's timeless, not trendy, and it won't go out of style. I think it is a sturdy name that suits her. Amy is the youngest March sister in the book Little Women....that Amy has blond eyes, curly blond hair, and is artistic. She is rather bratty at first, but grows into a lady. None of that is to say that our Amy is named after Louisa May Alcott's Amy, or that they're anything alike (wink)....that is just the most famous Amy that I know.

And how glad was I that we didn't pick Katrina? While I still love the name, five months after Amy's birth, hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, killing so many people and leaving many more homeless. How awful if our baby girl had had that name, forever linked to this national tragedy! So I think we knew what we were doing when we chose 'Amy' as our daughter's name. And Janine went well with Amy, and could allow her to be called A.J. someday if she wanted that.

The one thing I didn't realize about the name Amy, and perhaps it's subliminally why I liked it....Amy is the generic name of about half of the bit part characters on TV shows. Got a person who's just visiting town in your show? Name her Amy. Of course I didn't notice this phenomenon until after our Amy was born, but man it is weird! Amys are everywhere on television!! I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but it's most probably a sign that I watch too much TV. :)

P.S. Don't forget the names that 2 year old Reed had picked out for his new baby sister: Yellow Eyes and Elmo. I get the Elmo part, but I have not a single clue where Yellow Eyes came from.