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A baby by any other name...

So here is the latest controversy in the g*rshm@n home. Gila (3) is on a Strawberry Shortcake kick. When Gila gets into characters, she becomes the character of the moment. Therefore, when we call Gila down for dinner she might say something like, "I am not Gila, I am Strawberry Shortcake (or Dora, or Cassie- you get the picture)." Anyway, as it should be obvious to all who know anything about Strawberry Shortcake, her little sister's name is Apple Dumpling. Can you guess where we are going here? Well, Gila has taken to calling Eden (3 months) "Apple Dumpling" and she is quite serious about it.

In the car a little while ago Gila and Ezra (5) got in a huge fight about what our baby's name is. They are both still upset. I think they have worked out a compromise that Ezra will call her Eden and Gila, I mean Strawberry Shortcake will call her Apple Dumpling. I think we should call her A.D. which could be a nickname for either (since we pronounce Eden as ay-den). In any event- let's hope that Gila sticks to innocuous characters like Strawberry Shortcake. I hate to think of the other names our family might have to adopt in the next few years.