The Choice

Is it really possible that a baby, still not born, can communicate or even make decisions ? Probably not, but this morning something happened that made my girl and I break out in laughter.

After the regular breakfast procedure my girl and I laid down in our sofa to relax for a minute or two in front of the TV, before the day starts for real. I laid my hand on her visible stomach and started to "talk" to Milton. I said some things I thought was funny and made some funny sounds (well, I thought it was funny). During this whole event I felt him move around like I do almost every day. You know the "I-have-an-alien-in-my-stomach-and-I-am-on-my-way-out" movement.

Then I just started to wonder about Milton, the name Milton. "Does he really like that name ?", "Will he hate us for giving him that name ?", "Can he tell me if he likes Milton, or not ?"... I dont even know why I started thinking about that, but I hope I am not alone. Thinking about future things that might make my kid hate me. So, my next thought was... Why not just ask him ? I know he is awake since I can feel movement. So I put my finger right next to the right side of my girls belly button, then I moved closer to her belly and said something like this:

-"Milton, if you like your given name Milton, put some pressure on my fingertip".

1 second after that we both felt and saw one hard single punch, not even pressure but a punch, right on my fingertip. We both started to laugh out loud and thought it was really funny. I dont know if he acctually made a choice but I, like any parent would, like to think my child is smart and acctually made a choice. When it comes to my girl and I, we are convinced about one thing. The name, Milton, choosen by us, will stay. Our son deliberatly or not, also made his choice. The choice of his name, Milton.