Baby notes

We still haven't told anyone what we're naming our son, but we didn't expect there to be such an uproar in the family about it. We decided months ago to keep the name under wraps (a) because we liked there to be some mystery, and everyone already knew it was going to be a boy and (b) if anyone doesn't like the name, it will be too late by the time they hear it (once he's born and named).
It's not any kind of strange or cutesy unique name. It's fairly common. We were surprised, then, that nobody guessed the name for months and months. Finally, however, someone came extremely close last week on Amanda's last day at work. And, around Christmas, someone else guessed his middle name while trying to guess his first name. In a way, then, his name has been guessed.
But nobody knows what was guessed or when, so it's still a secret. That's kind of fun.

Wired babies
Do you have a Web site for your baby yet? If not, you're behind the times, according to an article in Sunday's New York Times. According to the story, many parents are purchasing domain names (it uses the example of 22-month-old Luke Seeley and his lukeseely.com site). The idea is that this is high-quality real estate that the kids will want when they grow older. And they don't wat kids ending up with generic "luke @ hotmail.com" addresses.
I'm sorry, but I'm looking forward to having a baby and watching him grow up. What his email address will be in middle school takes a back seat to whether he'll be a happy baby.

Crazed parents
Also, over the weekend, Amanda and I watched a show called "Party Party" on Bravo (I think). The show followed two sets of parents throwing extravagant birthday parties for their 5-year-old daughters.
We're talking $1,000 cake, professional party planners, horse-drawn carriages, rented gowns -- all adding up to a party that runs up to and beyond $10,000. For a 5-year-old! Will a 5-year-old even remember the party when they're an adult?
I'm sure Amanda and I will spoil our son more than we think we will (and I'm sure he'll never think of himself as having been spoiled), but I can't imagine anything like this.