Hello, my name is...

So I've decided that Mika just wants to be fashionably late... After all, it's never good to be the first person at a party. She's going to be an instant celebrity, so it makes sense that she carefully plan her entrance.

Yuki and I have been using our new-found time without Mika to figure out her middle name. After much discussion, we were considering muraskai, which means purple (Yuki's favorite color). But one of our friends suggested Naomi. It works as both a Japanese and American name, and it even has roots in Judaism (sounds a lot like our daughter to be). It's not easy to find a name that meets so many different requirements.

Of course, we can always change our minds. Not just in the next couple days, but over the next few years. I guess naming a baby is a lot like giving a wedding gift. As long as you make your final selection within a year after the event, you're fine.