Gidget Got Her First Delivery....Literally!

I think pretty much everyone knows that we've knick-named this itty bitty girl "Gidget". We started out calling her peanut, but it became obvious she was not very peanut like when she began her amniotic gymnastics around 18 weeks. So I just started calling her Gidget. I loved the Gidget movies with Sandra Dee and James Darren growing up and the television series that followed with Sally Field later on.

So I'm sitting on the sofa on Thursday afternoon de-tagging baby clothes for laundering (I can't believe we bought so much stuff!) and there's a knock at the front door. I eventually manage to hoist my great big self up and off of the sofa and peek out the window and there stands the Man in Brown....a UPS dude.

So I open the door and he says:

"Hi, I have a delivery for Gidget XXXXXXXX that she needs to sign for."

To which I reply;

"Do you really now?"

The UPS dude, tilts his head to the side and says; "Yes, is she home?" and I tell him; "Well technically she's standing right in front of you, but you just can't see her."

I realize at this point as UPS dude keeps looking over his shoulder at the waves that are crashing against the shore, that we can't get too technical with him because he's got one thing on his mind...surfing. Tall, blonde, and not quite "all there", I get the feeling that the UPS dude has his neoprene wet suit in his big brown delivery truck and he's only a few short package deliveries away from shooting himself into the surf to enjoy the waves an incoming storm is brining.

So, not wanting to tax the poor lads brain any further I grin and pat bellyzilla and tell Mr. UPS dude;

"Well hun, having Gidget sign for that package is gonna be a little difficult seeing as how she's not due to be born for a few weeks yet, but perhaps, me being not only her temporary housing, her mother and her legal guardian, maybe I can sign for the package, or if that's not possible, you can ask her yourself if she'd be willing to stick her head out for just a sec to sign for the package herself?"

He stands there for a minute and doesn't say anything and so I say; "I didn't think you'd want to ask her yourself so I think I'll just sign for it on her behalf."

UPS dude just kinda looks at me and says that he "'supposes that would be ok"....and I sign for the package and come back inside and open the box and inside is a gorgeous leatherbound Bible in mahogany that has been engraved with "Gidget HXXXXX" on the front in beautiful silver script lettering. And on the inside there is a hand-written note to Gidget welcoming her to the world. The note was not signed. There was no card or enclosure with the Bible so we aren't sure who sent it. I do know the shipping point was in South Hampton, UK so our thoughts are that it could be someone in the family over on that side of the pond. I'd really love to know who was so generous to that we can properly thank them.

It is amusing to note though that lately we've gotten several emails, phone calls and even the enclosed note in the Christmas cards we've received that either assume Gidget is going to be her actual given name, or have asked us if that's what we're naming her. Even the realtor we're working with in the NJ/NYC area sent us an email to follow up about something and took the time to inquire how I was feeling and if that was actually going to be her name, as she thought the name "Gidget" sounded familiar but couldn't place where she'd heard it before.

And now it appears that someone does indeed think Gidget is her given name.

And goodness, now that it's been engraved on a Bible, that's kinda like writing it in stone. *lol* Gareth and I did have a little giggle about it, but deep down inside we are so very touched. It's a precious gesture and I think we're both assuming that "Gidget" will probably stick as a nick-name.

Just the same though, if anyone reading this was the thoughtful and generous soul behind the lovely gift, please do let us know. We'd love the opportunity to properly thank you.