...assuming this baby comes when she is due, which I'm not really counting on. I think a 12.12.12 birthday would be super cool (especially as it would be a nice complement to The Bean's 1.11.11 birthday), but I tend to think that this little one is more likely to be a Christmas baby.
It's been a pretty good week. I'm still up and down tummy-wise, but made a huge effort to get more water this week, which I feel helped a bit. I was also able to get a few naps in, which was wonderful since nighttime sleep hasn't been the best. It seems I have at least one hour every night where I'm tossing and turning. A lot of times I end up on the couch, which seems a lot more comfortable than bed for some reason. My sister loaned me a wedge, which has helped a lot more than I expected it to, but it's still not a fix-all.
The midwives confirmed (via the radiologists report) that we are expecting a girl. I've joked with Jen that I hope she's a tomboy since she'll have to wear all her big brother's hand-me-downs, but I'm thinking she'll probably do okay clothing-wise. I picked up a few little things at Goodwill this week. For $1 a piece I figure you can't go wrong. (The Bean even got a new shirt and a few potty books.) A friend who's given us a ton of boy's clothes for The Bean told me we could have anything she's still got from her daughter, so I'm sure there will be a few cute things coming our way from her. Ashleigh from 2moms2dogs2babies also offered to loan us some of her girls' stuff and I'm hoping my highschool friend who had (boy/girl) twins back in February will do the same. Between all that, any gifts we may receive, and the gender-neutral clothes we already have we should be set for a while.
Now that we know the sex we've started talking about names a little more seriously. We had two girls names we really liked with The Bean, but one is completely out since it's the feminine version of his name. The other we still like, but aren't as sure about as it's quite common and I've since had a student with that name and it's hard to break the association. Jen isn't crazy about most of the names I've suggested, stating that they're "too girly", she tends to go for names that can be shortened into more boy-ish nicknames, but I don't really like many of those. I guess we have a while to come to an agreement.
And, we did manage to get a belly shot yesterday, so here I am in all my 20 week glory:
Happy Monday everyone!
Oh yay! Belly shots are the best!!! I agree that a 12/12/12 birthday would be divine, but know, too, that babies come when they're ready (my daughter was 14 days late).
ReplyDeleteim ridiculously excited that ya'll are having a girl!! the little clothes in that picture are too sweet! :)
ReplyDeletei read your post earlier, then thought of you as i was browsing this list today:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_alternatives-to-popular-baby-names_10305482.bc
i think the feminine name of Bean's name you referenced is on here - none of the alternatives they suggest are particularly great though...
You're so sweet to think of us with the names. I'm not crazy about any of the alternatives either but we've been having fun playing around on Nymbler. Are you guys thinking about names yet?
DeleteGlad to hear you are feeling good and that all is well. Don't stress about the names, both of my boys were named after they were born. Noah went 2 weeks without a name! I wanted to make sure it fit the child. That is just me though. You will find it.
ReplyDeleteTake care and rest up!
Jennifer @ Dark blue dark
We're not really stressing about names, but we'd like to go into the hospital with a shortlist. That's what we did for The Bean. We were pretty sure we'd chosen "the one" but wanted to see his face before making the final call. We're happy with our choice! (I should also say that I LOVE both your boys' names.)
DeleteKim is the same as Jen with names. We had a really hard time picking girls' names because we have different tastes. One we did agree on was Meg, but she wanted the name to just be Meg while I insisted on Megan because I figure the kid needs a proper full name! LOL. If Erik had been a girl he would have been Alice. With Ian we were still undecided between Meg/Megan, Alice and Lucy when she went into labour. I remember talking about it on the way to the hospital. Good thing we had boys! Good luck. Choosing a name is hard but also one of the most fun parts.
ReplyDeleteI think we'd be having an easier time coming up with names if this were a boy, since we seem to be able to agree on boys names more easily (coincidentally, Ian would be a front-runner).
DeleteI think we have found at least one that though not the TOP of my list, Jen does like well enough to consider... It could grow on both of us. We've both shot each other's favourite names down. :/
YAY for little girls!!!! I am so excited!! I can send you some stuff from little miss too if you'd like :)
ReplyDeleteWow. That's extremely generous of you! Thanks for the offer.
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