Baby Countdown: T-minus Hurry Up

Technically the countdown is down to 10 days, but c’mon. Seriously. We’re all waiting for you kiddo. I know it’s still technically early, but we like to be punctual around here. Early is good.

Anywho, a baby is coming. That means we need a name. Of course we have one, but we’re being obnoxious and not sharing the name with anybody. So let’s have some suggestions. And it is a girl (we think), so you can minimize the Tony Hendricks suggestions. Personally, I’m still partial to Swanhilda Himalaya.

And for the love of all things holy, we’re not naming a child Jimi. So don’t even go there.

6 thoughts on “Baby Countdown: T-minus Hurry Up”

  1. Kevin, you do realize that there are many Jimmy Hendricks in our family. Your grandfather had a brother named Jim Hendricks, that’s one, he had a son named Jimmy, that’s 2. Your Dad and I have a cousin named Boyd, who married a lady from Vietnam, who had a son that Boyd adopted. His name was Jimmy, so that is 3. Your great-great grandfather, Emerson Hendricks, who was my grandfather’s brother, had a son named Don, who had a son named, Jimmy, so that is 4. And I think that there might be at least 1 more out there. So, Jimmy Hendricks or Jimi Hendricks has been done before, grin, several times. My students ask me once in a while if I am related to Jimi Hendrix, and I say sure, and then repeat the info above to them. You should see the blank looks on their faces. They only ask once. I have a suggestion. Name your daughter after me. Douglisa would be unique. Or you could use my middle name, Eugene and convert it to Eugenia. Or, you could name her after your Dad, Delberta would be fantastic. No one else would have her name!! Good luck and let me know when the baby arrives. Uncle Doug

  2. And it sounds like all four of those Jimmy/Jimi’s were born before the rise and fall of the Jimi Hendrix, which means they don’t really count (and the Vietnamese adoption doesn’t really count either because the kid wasn’t born Jimmy Hendricks). Jimmy/Jimi may have worked in the past, but I don’t think we’ll be seeing many more in the near future.

    Delberta on the other hand… that has a ring to it. Dad would be so proud.

  3. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MY FATHERS ADVISE KEVIN PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU……….PLEASE DONT DO IT YOU WILL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE……..DONT DO THAT TO YOUR CHILD…….now ive vented…. its bad enough that we have one Doug but now that Robbie named her son Douglas ohhhhhhh yeahhhhhh…… now he thinks everyone should name thier child after him….. lord help us all…… Where is the world did DELBERTA come from anyway???

  4. What’s wrong with Jimi? Don’t you want to prepare your child for a lifetime of rocking out? I sure would! ;-)

    For those about to birth, we salute you.

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