So we’re sitting in the waiting room for the ultrasound, and we’re back to debating names. Are we sure about our names? What about middle names? Should we just ignore popularity of names? Should we just name them A and B?
Well, we’ve got unexpected time to figure it out. (Not that we haven’t had enough bloody time already.) After all the buildup, all the readiness — we polished of the last item on the list at 9:30 last night, which just shows the whole family works to deadline — the ultrasound showed the highest levels of amniotic fluid of the entire pregnancy. Seriously, these babies could sell extra amniotic fluid out of the back of their van, if they had a van.
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So as promised, we’re going to knock off and take in a movie. The Harry Potter one, probably. And no, nobody’s getting named Hermione.
Clearly some needlessly long-term thinking at play here.
— Tristan “Admiral” Ackbar Winch
