Tell me your name
February 28th
Tess and Kate really were on a crazy mood lately. They were laughing, screaming, crying and running around in the house. "Girls…please. Mommy is really tired today. Can't you behave for one day, please?" Carol whined but the girls were gone already. How would that be with five kids? "My God…I'm going to quit", she said to herself when she took a seat on the couch. Then she felt it. Kicks. Some kicks in her stomach. God, that felt so good. Her babies made a sign. "Doug!" Carol called out loud and put her hand on her stomach. "Girls, be quiet now and get daddy…quickly!" she then shouted to her kids and it was silent afterwards.
"What? Are you okay?" Doug hesitated as he entered the living room with his wet boots and the warm winter jacket. "God Doug, you mess up the whole house!" Carol said annoyed and made a face. Doug took a deep breath. "Man, I thought you were hurt or something, Tess and Kate almost cried when they went outside to get me!" Doug answered as annoyed. Carol smiled. "Come here", she said and put her hand out to him. He took it and went to her. Carol laid his hand on her stomach and his eyes lit up as he took a seat beside her. "Oh wow", he said and smiled from one ear to the other. "The fourth month and already I can feel them", Carol smiled and stroke over Doug's fingers. "This is amazing", Doug said and Carol saw that he had watery eyes. She leaned forward to kiss him and to stroke over his cheek. "They seem really active, don't they", Carol then chuckled as she felt some kicks again. "Seems so..." Doug chuckled and laid his ear on her stomach to hear anything. "Hey babies…this is your daddy speaking. Will you be soccer players?" he chuckled and Carol smiled as she stroke over his hair.
Doug was so overwhelmed by this and these only were their first kicks. It was amazing. He felt so much love at this moment and he knew that this love could only grow from day to day.
Carol was so happy for Doug to be here, to feel this. She remembered the moment when she felt Tess' and Kate's kicks for the first time and that nobody was there to share this moment with her. Now she could share everything with him and that made her more than happy.
"I just hope they'll be better kids than our girls. Are they outside now?" Carol asked and Doug looked at her again. "Yeah…playing in the snow with the boys", Doug smiled. Carol nodded and closed her eyes. "Now go wipe that floor", she murmured without moving. Doug chuckled. "Yes, sir", he saluted and got up from the couch again.
March 24th
"Wow, look…you can see their noses already!" Carol smiled and pointed on the screen. "And the fingers", Doug added smiling. "I could also tell you gender already if you want", Diane said and looked at the couple. "Yes", Carol said. "No", Doug said. Carol looked at him. "Really? You want to be surprised? We have to find three names. Would be easier if we know the gender already", Carol mentioned. "I know, but…I…I really want to be surprised", Doug answered and while they were discussing this, Diane already saw the gender of the babies. "Okay. Alright…then we'll let us surprise", Carol said and shrugged her shoulders. "Well…I could always go out so you can take a look if you want", Doug smiled. "No. You don't really think that I could keep the secret? No", Carol answered. So Diane turned off the monitor and cleaned Carol's stomach. "Okay, I won't say anything. The babies look fine. One of them seems a little bit smaller than the other two, but they have a steady heartbeat and a good position", Diane assured them and Carol smiled.
"So we have to find at least six names", Carol said on the way home. "Right. Three boy names, three girl names", Doug answered. Carol took a deep breath. This was going to be a very hard decision. "Dou you have one in mind already?" Carol then asked. "Only one but I don't know if you like it", Doug answered. Carol looked at him. Doug didn't say anything. "Tell me", Carol begged. "Angie", he answered smiling. "Angie…like in Angela?" Carol asked. Doug shook his head. "Angelina", he said. Carol thought about it for a moment. "Angelina Ross. Yeah…not bad", she answered. "But not your favorite, right?" Doug asked. "Well…we still have some months to think about it", Carol answered smiling.
June 30th
"Tess…baby, can you give me the TV magazine please?" Carol sighed as she went into the living room with her already big stomach in front of her, not able to bend down. "Sure mom", Tess answered and handed her the TV magazine. "Will the babies come out soon?" Tess then asked. "Next month", Carol murmured and sat down on the couch. She would get a c-section on July 18th because a normal birth wasn't possible with triplets. Carol was already afraid but then again, she wasn't afraid because of a hysterectomy; five kids were enough. Also, they would come out one month too early because Carol wouldn't survive another month with three kids in her stomach. Bad thing was that they still didn't have decided on the names.
"Okay…I've made a list. Ready to hear the names?" Doug asked as he came into the living room with a piece of paper in his hand. "Sure…don't have anything better to do", Carol murmured and made a face. "One month Care…and then everything will be over", Doug smiled but Carol made a face again. "Of course. Only a decade to lose all that weight again. By the way…did you eat the rest of the ice cream?" Carol asked. "Hm…could be. Sorry. Ready for the names?" Doug asked and Carol nodded.
"Angie, Emery and Joy for the girls. Daniel, Nicholas and Ethan for the boys", Doug read out loud and then looked at Carol.
She thought about it for a moment. "You don't like them…" Doug murmured and Carol shrugged her shoulders. "I like Emery and Ethan", she answered smiling. "Yeah well, we'll have three babies…" Doug answered and took a seat beside her. "I know. I'm…I know it's mainstream, but why don't we decide on three names starting with the same letter?" Carol asked. "Sure, why not, but it will be difficult", Doug answered and leaned back. "They need something special…they are special", Carol said and Doug nodded smiling.
"Emery and Ethan start with the same letter", Tess said who overheard all of the conversation. "Right baby…do you like these names?" Carol asked and Tess made a face. "Not really", she answered and went back to her drawing. "Not a big help there…" Doug murmured and Carol nodded. "I'd say we go into ourselves once again and write a list and we decide afterwards", Carol suggested and Doug nodded. "Kate and me too?" Tess asked. "Sure, I'll help you with writing the names down", Carol smiled. "By the way, where is Kate?" Doug asked and got up from the couch again. "She's upstairs", Tess answered without looking up from her paper. "They had a fight", Carol told Doug who looked at her and nodded.
June 31st
"Okay, let's present your lists!" Carol said when she took a seat at the kitchen table. Tess, Kate and Doug laid theirs down immediately. "Okay, let's see", Carol said and started to read all the names.
Kate's list:
Jeremy Kate Casey Drew
Jamie
"Well…thank you for your list, baby", Carol smiled at her daughter who smiled back at her. "Kindergarten friends?" Doug asked and Carol nodded. "Also, we can't name a baby Kate, so I'll cross this one out", she added and crossed the name out.
Tess' list:
Amy Erin Barbie Elena
"No boy names…" Doug murmured and Tess nodded. "Because mommy should get only girls", Tess answered and Carol smiled.
Doug's list:
Emery, Erin, Emily, Ethan, Liam, Noah
"Hey…not bad! Did you google them?" Carol asked. "Yes and there are hundreds more. These are just the ones I really like", Doug answered smiling. "The boy names don't start with the same letter…" Carol said and looked at Doug again. "I know. This is too hard…" Doug answered and Carol nodded. "Now let me see your list", Doug then said and took Carol's list in his hands.
Carol's list:
Iris, Dakota, Willow, Alexis, Romy – girl names
Brady, Mason, Baxter, Cruz – boy names
"Not starting with the same letter, Misses", Doug repeated Carol and she nodded smiling. "As you said…too hard", Carol smiled. "I really like the names", Doug answered and read her list again. "Really?" she asked and he nodded. "Maybe we can combine them somehow…Tess and Kate both have a second name", Doug suggested. "Good idea. So…let's take a look", Carol said and everybody laid their list down again.
"You really like Erin, don't you…I see it on your list and on Tess' list", Carol said to Doug. "Can we go now?" Kate asked who got bored already. "Of course hun, but don't be mad when we don't take one of your names", Carol answered and Kate nodded. "I really like Dakota", Kate answered and Carol smiled. A moment later Tess and Kate ran out of the living room door to the garden.
"Dakota Erin Ross", Carol said to herself. "Why not Erin Dakota Ross?" Doug asked. "Because you got to name our first daughter, Mark got to name our second daughter, now it's my turn", Carol said and wrote down the first name. "Okay, okay. Next one…Emery Iris Ross" Doug said and Carol looked up at him again. "That's beautiful", she said and wrote it down too. "We are good", she smiled then and kissed him shortly. "We are…" he answered chuckling. "Okay…third one…Elena Alexis Ross?" Carol asked. "Kate won't be amused", Doug answered and looked at the lists again. "Elena Jamie Ross", he then said and Carol smiled. "Sounds good", she answered and wrote it down.
"Liam Cruz Ross", Carol said and Doug nodded. "Mason Noah Ross", Doug then said and Carol wrote it down again. "And the last one…Ethan Brady Ross…what do you think?" Carol asked smiling. "I think we are the name masters", he chuckled. Carol touched his cheek and kissed him again. "I love you", she whispered. "Love you too", Doug answered.
Dakota Erin Ross
Emery Iris Ross
Elena Jamie Ross
Liam Cruz Ross
Mason Noah Ross
Ethan Brady Ross
Now nothing stood in the way for the birth…
AN: Like the names? I used Google to find some and that's what came out! Ready for the birth? Stay tuned!