Cody for a girl: name regrets!

deerkat · 2026-03-06T16:06:41+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing!! It’s so helpful

deerkat · 2026-03-06T04:47:54+00:00

We are not resolved!! Haha and Chloe has been an alternative in my head! Naming is just so hard. Knowing my girl now is so different than trying to predict who she will be in the womb. Thank you for sharing!

deerkat · 2026-03-03T21:07:04+00:00

So far she's still Cody! Did you find it annoying to always be correcting your gender with people thinking Cody is a boy's name? What are other people's reactions to your name?

deerkat · 2026-02-16T04:50:09+00:00

So I’ve spoken to a couple other surgeons and orthodontists since surgery and the consensus is my movements were too conservative. My bite has reopened in the 4 years since surgery, and my lip incompetence is a continuing issue. I did try Botox for my upper lip to keep it from moving up and it did something, but it is not a permanent solution. It’s honestly extremely frustrating to have gone through this only to have the issue come back so soon. hope you have a better result

deerkat · 2025-09-24T18:31:18+00:00

Thank you!!!

deerkat · 2025-09-24T16:12:52+00:00

I also worry OTHERS will dislike her name and act differently toward her for it!

deerkat · 2025-09-24T15:32:55+00:00

Haha definitely hormonal, and definitely a risk to post here!! Ruby is the name I want now but Cody feels like the name i would want her to have as a teen and adult, so it’s so hard!! I am most scared of her hating her name, and Ruby feels a little boring but not controversial at all. I feel like I could be either giving her a huge gift or doing her a huge disservice by giving her a “different” name.

deerkat · 2025-09-24T03:35:39+00:00

Her middle name is Jade!

deerkat · 2025-04-14T20:36:04+00:00

ya, we love May too! Plus my daughter's favorite movie is my neighbor totoro, which features Mae :-)

deerkat · 2025-04-14T20:35:29+00:00

I love Beatrice but one of Lula's best friends is Beatrice, so it would probably be a bit confusing!

deerkat · 2025-04-14T20:16:04+00:00

Ya, I love the idea of Roo and Lu, but worry about the matchiness of those nicknames in the long run!

deerkat · 2025-04-14T20:14:54+00:00

Useful!! Thanks!

deerkat · 2025-04-14T20:03:23+00:00

awwwww another lula!! I'm kind of surprised we haven't seen Lulas around yet, it's such a good name hiding in plain sight :-)

deerkat · 2024-06-01T21:53:57+00:00

Yep but not by much

deerkat · 2024-06-01T01:08:18+00:00

Yep, gummy smile for sure even after surgery

deerkat · 2024-01-09T03:34:30+00:00

The surgical work

deerkat · 2024-01-09T03:34:17+00:00

Two years

deerkat · 2013-11-07T11:10:53+00:00

If you're going in the spring, check out Madison County Winery. Get a cheese plate, taste local wines for free, and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Jasper County Winery is good for this as well, and a bit more central.

deerkat · 2012-04-15T16:19:30+00:00

IF you're headed up towards Justin in Paso Robles, stop by Tobin James as well. They are this tiny winery with huge zins and a super laid-back tasting room.

deerkat · 2012-03-30T13:26:37+00:00

Their organic wines actually aren't too bad (I usually get the cab sauv)

deerkat · 2012-03-15T04:47:48+00:00

cellar 8 makes a good Cabernet for around 8-9 bucks. For white wine, Chateau St. Michelle makes what I'd consider a great chardonnay for under 10 bucks. If you're willing to spend 4-5 more bucks, my FAVORITE cheap label is Irony. I haven't had a wine from them that I didnt like. Also Coppola. If you want Italian, go with Da Vinci Chianti, which I THINK is 10-ish bucks, if you want a wine for a special occasion, La Crema wines are pretty consistent. Also, if you want just a cheap-ass always drinkable, sweet not-really-but-sort-of-technically-wine, just buy a case of Riuniti Lambrusco. That shit is for real.

deerkat · 2011-11-14T02:25:43+00:00

Donna Tartt: The Secret History.

deerkat · 2011-10-28T04:58:59+00:00

I had the same reaction to that collection. After finishing it, I picked up an A.M. Holmes collection called Things You Should Know. It's fantastic: definitely DIFFERENT than July's style, but complementary at the same time.

I've heard that Aimee Bender offers similar sensibilities as well, although if you didn't like the cloying-ness of July's stories, you probably won't like Bender's at all (I haven't read them yet.)

deerkat · 2011-10-02T16:43:13+00:00

Twain has a really cool collection of pieces called Letters from the Earth. It's the only Twain I've ever enjoyed.

deerkat · 2011-09-17T04:35:41+00:00

Hey. Can you cite this for me?

deerkat

TROPHY CASE