My daughter’s name is Ripley. After Ellen Ripley, the badass character played by Sigourney Weaver in the Alien movies. Nobody tells you this, but in late-term pregnancy, your slowly shifting baby feels like an alien parasite. Which is basically accurate. You also have less blood reaching your brain, so naming your baby after a 1970’s horror movie seems like a Good Plan.
how to name your baby
how to name your baby
My daughter’s name is Ripley. After Ellen Ripley, the badass character played by Sigourney Weaver in the Alien movies. Nobody tells you this, but in late-term pregnancy, your slowly shifting baby feels like an alien parasite. Which is basically accurate. You also have less blood reaching your brain, so naming your baby after a 1970’s horror movie seems like a Good Plan.