When did you call your families?
This decision was made months before and was quickly agreed upon…….the day after! We didn’t want anyone sitting in the lobby, texting us every 10 minutes asking what is happening. We knew we would have enough to worry about that night. For example, my sister was the first person we called the next morning, about 6 hours after Zac was born. I told her we were at the hospital, Zac was out and that we would call her when we were ready for visitors. At this point, we were in a ‘floating room,’ so we were eventually moving, we needed at least a few hours of sleep and Jacky wanted to shower. She said OK and I started making the rest of the phone calls. One hour later I received a text from my sister – ‘I’m in the lobby’………..and this is why we didn’t call anyone till the next day! The first person we call is already in Boston and in the lobby within an hour.
Did you drive 30 mph in the breakdown lane when you brought him home?
I thought I would, but it was actually just the opposite! I think I was doing about 95 in the fast lane because I wanted to get home as quick as humanly possible because I was scared of him being in the car. Before we got home, did I stop at Dunkins for an iced coffee? Yes.
Where did you come up with the name Zac?
I knew the name we were choosing weeks before we even went to the hospital. Jack was waiting till she saw him to decide. This, my friends, is just another girl conspiracy. If a future mom is saying that she is waiting till she actually sees the baby to decide the name, I’m calling bull$hit on her. This is simply a move that a girl can use to basically say ‘OK, I like the name WE decided on, but I really want the name I thought of.’ Another reason this theory is bogus, have you ever seen an actual brand new baby? Unless you’re planning on naming your kid ET, you cannot give him/her a name based on first sight. The nurses could hand you a baby pig wrapped in a blanket and you would never be able to tell the difference. Then your poor kid will have to deal with the name Wilbur for the rest of his life.
Of course I decided the name! Are you kidding me? This kid has to live with this name the rest of his life. I can’t leave that up to a girl. Girls are unrealistic and too emotional to name a child. They’re more focused on dressing him up and posting pics of him on Facebook than thinking of his well-being on his first day of school in a few years when the teacher asks if Francis-Hunter Psoinos is present. You better believe the kid will be upside down in a toilet before 1st recess.
I had a few bullet points in mind when thinking of the name. I wanted a longer name that could be shortened, but I wanted the shortened name to be what 99% of people called him. I also wanted a somewhat unique name, but also kind of a household name. I know that doesn’t really make sense, but let’s use Zac for example. Do you know anyone named Zac? No, but it’s normal enough that it’s not Flower-Butterfly Psoinos like Jacky wanted.
For the first 9 months, Zac was Jack, Jr. I said it as a joke a few times and it just kinda stuck. Some people even thought that’s what we were actually naming him! Anyway, Jack told me a story of a couple she knew that just had a baby. They named the baby in her belly Rocky because he was always punching her. They got so accustomed to calling him Rocky that they just went with it when he was born. So that got me thinking? Everyone was always saying ‘it’s going to be so hard not to call him Jack, Jr when he’s born.’ Well what sounds like Jack that can be lengthened, that’s somewhat unique, but also ordinary, that’s also wicked cool? Zachary……Zac! BOOM!
Do you like him?
This was an actual question asked to us this past weekend. We laughed for a minute and then there was a short period of silence while we stared at each other waiting for the other to respond first. Do we love him? Yes. Do we like him right now? Weeeeelllllll……….maybe ask us when we’re not so tired?! So, get back to us in like 20 years!
The most popular question………..how is Tula with the baby!?
Well, that’s a whole post in itself…………
I know you love him!!! I meant do you like being parents so far??!!! Some people are adamant that parenthood is awesome 100% of the time even though those same people can recite dora the explorer word for word and wear sweat pants 24/7 cause buttons are too much work when you have a kid. Longest sentence ever. But I know you like and love him!!! Except maybe at 3am 😉