Comments on 'Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]'"So have you decided on a name yet?"
I sat down, glad to get off my feet. I was in my eighth month and my ankles were _really_ starting to get swollen. Speaking of my feet, man, was I due for a pedicure...
"Amelia, I asked you a question."
"Hm? Huh? What? Hey, do you have any pickles?"
My mother sighed as she stood up and went to rummage in the fridge.
"I guess it's as expected -- I was absent-minded during all three of my pregnancies, too. Here's the jar of pickles. Go nuts."
I eased off the cap and pulled out the biggest pickle. My mother stood glaring at me with her arms crossed, her left foot tapping the way it did whenever she was annoyed.
"Hey, do you think my daughter would mind if I called her 'Pickle'?" I asked, the words coming out in a mumble because my mouth was full.
"_Amelia_!"
I laughed when I saw her expression. OK, she'd suffered enough.
"Sofia. I'm naming my daughter Sofia. It means wisdom, and it also happens to be _your_ name, so it means - well, it means a lot to me. "2008-04-01T20:27:02Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/25406Comment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p> I LOL ’ed at your comment, R_M</p>
<p>hehe</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=536542008-04-01T20:27:02ZRidcully Calverthttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_joonComment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>I’m told that when I was 3 and asked what to name the twin brothers who were on the way, I said “Taco Eater and Taco Beater.”</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=509082008-03-23T01:22:20ZRobotech_Masterhttp://ficlets.com/authors/robotechComment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>Thanks for all your comments, and I’m glad you liked it, Ridcully! Oh, and Jenunique, I’m wired to spell it Sofia, too, especially since I’m Latin. :-)</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=507762008-03-22T17:07:42ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>I enjoyed this one. In addition to two very interesting names, the dialog between mother and daughter seems very natural.</p>
<p>Great writing and names!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=507032008-03-22T05:38:50ZRidcully Calverthttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_joonComment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>haha, verey cute =) love both names!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=506472008-03-22T02:07:52Z.:band baby:.http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbabyComment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>sophia is my middle name, so great name. i actually think pickle would be a cute middle namehttp://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=506232008-03-22T00:15:07Z`crayola.http://ficlets.com/authors/nectarineComment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>I absolutely love the name Sophia, but I am wired to spell it Sofia. Glad she went against <em>Pickle</em>. ;)</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=506062008-03-21T23:12:06ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenuniqueComment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>Now that was sweet, with great repartee between the mom and daughter. Pregnant women are allowed to be pills most of the time. It’s one of those laws, ya know.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=505992008-03-21T22:36:14ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>Two names I really like here:<br /><strong>Amelia \a-me-lia\ is pronounced a-MEEL-yah. It is of Latin and Old German origin, and its meaning is “industrious, striving; work</strong></p>
<p>and</p>
<p><strong>The girl’s name Sophia \s(o)-phia\ is pronounced so-FEE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is “wisdom”</strong></p>
<p>I got this information from thinkbabynames.com</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=505932008-03-21T22:09:13ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]<p>Great ficlet, and a very wise choice.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25406?basename=505922008-03-21T22:06:59Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace