Gillian's new baby

[Libby]

www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2460323,00.html

Gillian's baby arrived a little early on 1st November, weighing 6lb 8oz. He spent some time in intensive care. His name is Oscar.

[The Old Man]

Congrats to Gillian and her family! My son was 6lbs when born (16 weeks early) too! I cupped him in the palm of my hand and fed him milk through a tube down his nose - now he's sat next to me distracting me whilst he plays Counterstrike: Source!

[Raven Wolf]

Gillian!

hey, there was a 3rd season X Files called Piper Maru. Does anyone know which came first...the baby or the episode, containing reffernce to a ship by the same name?

[Guest SouthernCelt]

Gillian!

hey, there was a 3rd season X Files called Piper Maru. Does anyone know which came first...the baby or the episode, containing reffernce to a ship by the same name?

The episode came first I believe. I've always understood that Gillian got the name from the episode. If there are any experts on Oriental languages here, you might comment but I think "Maru" is a Japanese word connected to "ships" and "boats". In the "Star Trek" series, the "Kobiashi Maru" was a fictional starship in a difficult-to-win battle-training exercise. (Of course Capt. James T. Kirk, being the ultimate cool-guy starship captain, in his own mind anyway, beat the game.)

[Guest betweenthelines]

Piper Anderson was born in September of 1994. 'Piper Maru' aired in February 9th, 1996. So the episode's title is a reference to Gillian's daughter.

[Raven Wolf]

Thanks, betweenthelines____ I did think I remembered the episode being in like the 3rd season or something.

[Guest Doll]

thanks for that article. i didn't know whether gillian had a boy or a girl. i also wasn't aware that her daughters name was piper maru - I thought the only reference in x-files was her first name.

[Guest Laurent.]

They named the episode (and the boat therein) after Gillian's daughter because of a strange coincidence:

Her daughter's second name "Maru" is the Polynesian word for "flower" but also means "ship" in Japanese. So I guess Gillian named her child with the Polynesian meaning in mind... at least I hope she didn't name her after a boat (which are usually less cute than flowers).

[Guest Doll]

how far apart are her kids?