Introducing.... Round 2!!

What would you say if I wrote on here that there will soon be an addition to the Perkins household? And I'm not talking about an extra room.

Yes, that's right! Alison is pregnant! She went in for a checkup a few weeks ago that confirmed things for us. Round 2, as we have affectionately taken to calling him/her, is due in early January.

We don't know if Round 2 is boy or a girl yet, and won't know for some time. However, we have started reading books about pregnancy, and after a while, will start reading all the books on parenting. ALL of them. We have started talking to all of Round 2's surrogate aunts and uncles who will be family away from family. Many people are really excited.

Now, you may be wondering why we are calling him/her "Round 2". There are a whole host of women in the church who have had their first child within the last year and a half or so (round 1). Now, most of those women are pregnant again! Naturally, Alison was feeling a little left out - she wanted to get in on round 2 with them! But we were looking at starting our family a little later, and she knew she'd be able to sneak in on round 3.

However, as many of you know, we don't wait around. We like to get the ball rolling, and now we are sliding in on the tail end of round 2. Thus the code name until our little buddy joins us in the post-womb world is "Round 2". He/she will join us in mid-January.

This brings up an important point: what will Round 2's name REALLY be? That's an excellent question, and Alison and I have started throwing around some ideas. In keeping with Middle Eastern tradition, I have come up with some names that reflect famous people that influenced me (not personally - through their writing, acting, etc). Not sure where the name comes from? Click on the link to find out (Careful! Repeated names do not always come from the same source).

1. Clive Wilson
2. Woodrow Staples
3. Carlton Damon
4. Jack Sawyer
5. Adam Mankiw
6. Peter Paul (or, Paul)
7. Calvin Dwight
8. Wesley Calvin
9. Piper Clive
10. Methuselah Nimrod

You'll notice the unfortunate lack of women's names. For now, I'm leaving that one to Alison, and when we've compiled a list, I'll get back to you. Though if you want some ideas with names she will come up with, you can probably go read some Jane Austin books.