Introducing the new baby’s name and the story behind it (with requisite silly jokes)

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Due to a specific and neurotic list of criteria, we had a heckuva time choosing the name of the newest Cool Baby. Master procrastinators, we waited until we were in the OR to settle upon the little man’s moniker. The name got an OK from the anesthetist, and that was good enough for us.

The winning name for our new little winner is

Micah Sol Corpus

Micah had been kicked around (the name, not a person) for several months. At this point, I can’t remember if it came from a friend or Cool Mum. And it appears to match all of our criteria. By the way, thanks to all of you helped us find a name!

My only reservation is that his name may be an unlikely running joke among countertop retailers, countertop installers, and general countertop enthusiasts when a discussion comes up like:

COUNTERTOP RETAILER: “Hey, who’s calling?”
GENERAL COUNTERTOP ENTHUSIAST: “It’s for Micah.”
COUNTER TOP INSTALLER: “It’s formica? Well, remind him that heat-resistant, wipe-clean plastic laminates can’t use a phone!”
ALL: “HAR HAR HAR!”

Well, I said it was unlikely.

Sol is Latin for “sun,” which is a nice double play because it’s a homophone (have you seen that word since grade school?) for “son” and that he will be a shining star in our lives that may or may not swell into a red giant phase in 5 billion years. The inspiration came from CM’s friend, who mentioned that his scheduled C-section fell on the summer solstice.

We pronounce the name like “soul,” which sounds like the middle name that Bono would’ve given our baby if he would’ve been our friend and not avoided us in the park. It’s slightly disconcerting every time I spell the middle name for people, but if you are untainted enough to not see the problem, then just take my word on it and do not investigate further.

So, we’re pleased with the name. And in case you wanted to see a slightly cheesy picture of the Cool ‘Rents and Baby Micah, here you go!

Related posts:

1. introducing the FTDQs
2. Introducing our Cool Compassion Child!
3. Introducing the Newest (Sort of) Member of the Blog!