This ECQ has proven to be a good time for no nonsense yet hilarious conversations. I was having lunch with my husband one day when he brought up something that surprised me.

“Hey, if ever you go into labor someday, can you make sure that you type the baby’s name first on my phone?”

“Why? Are you having second thoughts?”

We’ve talked about baby names for as long as I can remember. Part excitement, part wishful thinking, I guess. We’ve actually narrowed them down to two, depending on the baby’s gender. Yes, we have become that couple who annoyingly plans for something as if it’s already a reality.

“No. It’s just that… I don’t want to make a spelling mistake”.

This cracked me up! In all of our talks for the past years, this was the first time he’s brought it up. It’s not as if our chosen names are too difficult to spell out. We are not fans of  complicated names that are convoluted with consonants, or vowels, or (gasp!) both.

“It’s one of  my greatest fear you know. Misspelling the baby’s name”. 

Laughing out loud, I assured him that I would do such thing and make sure I put in my pregnancy checklist in the future.

“Ok, I will make sure it’s in your phone and in one of our documents when we pack your hospital bag. But husband… if you ask me, my greater fear is for you to tick the incorrect gender. Yun yung di talaga kita mapapatawad!”

It was his turn to laugh out loud but the look of concern never left his face…