Baby Love: Contests

Frideswide Jansdottir

(Aunt Ann)
Fabiola Theaetetus

(Christy Wahl)
Galadriel Maria

(Niki Morrissette)
Heidegger "Heidi" Aletheia Herschold (H.A.H.)

(Thérèse Obagi)
Regina Rupertina

(For Fr. Reggie and P. Rupert, of course.—Katherine Gardner)
Genevieve Veritas Herchold

(This is actually a serious suggestion. However, for outrageous, try
Hephzibah Heidegger Herchold.—Camille)
Jadwiga Andegawenska

(Queen of Poland, 1384-1399.—Anonymous)
Morta

(Grand Duchess and only Queen of Lithuania, 1235-1263.—Anonymous)
Roga Danar

(Because, Star Trek.—Margaret Gardner)
(I think Hephzibah Heidegger Herchold has a nice ring to it!—Mom)
Mary-Matilda-Martha-Madeline Litgen-Heaphy-Fox-Gardner-Herchold

(Because, you know, hyphens are good.—Aunt Kitty)
Dasein ("Dasy")

(Or, if she comes on March 25th, Annunciata?—Kate Gardner)

March 23rd

(Aunt Ann)
March 14th; 7.93 lbs., 20.35 in.

(Christy Wahl)
March 21st

(Niki Morrissette)
March 25th; 8 lbs., 20 in.

(Thérèse Obagi)
March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day!); 7 lbs., 21 in.

(Katherine Gardner)
March 24th; 8.6 lbs, 21 in.

(assuming they don't try to induce after 1 week, and assuming A.T. doesn't eat lobster for dinner during this period [anecdotal evidence from both our office's cleaning guy and our web editor, who followed his advice, suggests that eating lobster near your due date will induce labor. Goodness knows whether it's true. . .]—Camille)
March 19th; 9 lbs., 22 in.

(Catherine F.)
March 4th (St. Kazimierz Day); 7 lbs. 12 oz., 22 in.

(Anonymous)
March 15th; 8 lbs, 3 ounces, 25 inches (Morta was tall)

(The Ides of March, in which case the name should be changed from Morta to Julia in honor of Julius Caesar, of course—Anonymous)
8 lbs. 7oz., 21 in.

(Margaret Gardner)
March 16th; 6 lbs. 7 oz., 21 in.

(My first, your sister, was one day past her due date and that is what she weighed, but I added an inch since you're taller.—Mom)
March 17th (I mean, St. Patrick's Day, obviously); 7 lbs. 1 oz., 22 in.

(Aunt Kitty)
March 20th; 7 lbs., 8 oz.

(Kate Gardner)