It has been of great interest to me over the last couple years to watch a particular facet of my big girls’ personalities start to emerge: their  name preferences.  (You know, umm, I like names a little.)  Pippa is currently going through a phase of wanting everything and everyone to be named Sarah.  She had wanted that to be Juniper’s name whether she came out a girl or a boy, and insists she will one day have several daughters of her own and name each and every one Sarah.

This is a change from her former baby name style, which Romilly now seems to have adopted as her own.  This involves taking a random string of sounds and smooshing them together.   Once a name is created and bestowed around here, it is seldom forgotten by our girls, so it is up to Mommy and Daddy to learn and remember names like… well, you’ll see.

So, just to give you a flavor, here is a gallery of some of the best loved ‘Guys’ or ‘Guy-sies’ around our house, all named by Pippa and Romilly.

Let’s just say I’m glad the naming of our grandchildren is still a good few years off.  In the meantime, it is pretty fun to watch Daddy sweat when Romilly desperately needs ‘Hallowisa’ or ‘Stripey Gruffalo’ at bedtime.