Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[curlygirl]

Diver, interesting about the glucose test. I had the opposite experience--fasted before the one hour and failed! Only by 4 points but I did have to do the 3 hour which was sooooooo boring! I passed that one with flying colors!

ellaila, yes, it''s to test for gestational diabetes. You''ll probably have to do it around 26 or 28 weeks--I can''t remember. It''s really not bad, you just have to drink a sugary drink and then wait an hour for them to test your blood. If you fail, they send you back for a 3 hour test where they test your blood first, then you drink the sugar drink, then they test your blood every hour for the next 3 hours. It was torture for me, I was bored out of my mind!

Tacori, sounds like you had a great shower. They sure did do it early!! I had mine at 37 weeks which is totally late but I have a very superstitious family!! Post pictures if you can!

 

[divergrrl]

Elaila: There is no such thing as a stupid question. Yes, every prego has a glucose test at 28 weeks or so to be sure they aren''t developing gestational diabetes. Even if your pregnancy is smooth & perfectly healthy. Just another way they keep us & our babies healthy.

You can get a box of Huggies from Costco for $37 and it lasts 2 months. They don''t carry newborn --- so for awhile I bought Pampers swaddlers....but they grow out of that newborn diaper size pretty quick.

Oh -- another helpful hint...have about 200 diapers on hand (per child) before you leave for the hospital.....


Diver

 

[divergrrl]

Tacori: Has your belly popped yet??????? I am like Buddha!! lol....

Diver

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 6/4/2007 10:18:10 AM
Author: ellaila
Have any photos to share, Tacori? Baby showers are so cute

Hopefully my mom or MIL will send me some soon. How are you feeling? I heard m/s can be a lot worse with twins (lucky you huh?)

Diver,
My MIL picked the date. They wanted to make sure I didn''t have to fly after 30 weeks and July in pretty busy for us (my second shower is July 21 in WI). Plus we have a wedding to go to in Ohio and we always go to Lake Erie for a week. We will probably be gone 3 out of the four weeks. I guess the later weeks in June were not good for her so there you have it.

How fun you are having a shower for your second. I am pretty sure I am cut off after this baby. I am slightly worried since all the clothes I got are for newborn (up to 8 lbs)

I hope my baby can fit in them at all! DH was SUCH a big baby. I am going to check my registries and make sure I didn''t register for anymore (though most people bought them on their own). My shower didn''t really have a theme. But the invites, balloons, name tags, plates all had the same graphic on it (a cute preggo lady with an umbrella). Besides the onsie drawing thing we did a nursey rhyme game (which I was HORRIBLE at).

10 days til my next u/s!!!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 6/4/2007 5:54:01 PM
Author: divergrrl
Tacori: Has your belly popped yet??????? I am like Buddha!! lol....


Diver

Yes it has! I am def. preggo! Haha. DH didn''t see me for 3 days and said I looked larger. I haven''t weighed myself since I have been back but my belly is pretty round (though I think I am carrying wide). The book says my baby is the side of a magic 8 ball (6 inches) so that makes me feel better when I imagine that inside me. My belly button is starting to hurt sometimes. It seems much more shallow. When did yours pop the first time? Also I have the *faintest* line under the center my lower belly. Still haven''t felt movement and I am 19 weeks

or at least I don''t think I have....I can''t wait to feel the first good kick so I know for sure!

 

[Kaleigh]

Remember those flutters we talked about. You may feel those first, then comes the swift kicks. Don''t worry, you''ll feel something soon!!!!

 

[jcrow]

strange question... anyone have a belly button ring and care to share their pregancy story and how they handled their piercing? just curious.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

jcrow, I think you have to take it out. I am not sure (I don''t have one). But I would think it would become uncomfortable.

Lisa, I''ll take the flutters. I just don''t think I have had them yet. I know it will come. My doctor said it probably would be later 20-22 weeks since it is my first baby.

 

[VegasAngel]

I wound up taking my navel ring out around 6 almost 7 months. My belly button was popping out which caused the skin to tighten around it & become uncomfortable. I had my navel pierced at 16 & thought since I had it so long it wouldnt close up, no such luck it did. Oh well I'm too old for it , I have a gut, & it's nice to see my belly button with nothing in it. Not everyone has to take it out, some women are able to go through their pregnancy with it in. As long as it doesnt get too tight or cause pain you are fine but if it gets too tight or painful take it out. Also, some navel piercings may look bad after a pregnancy because the skin gets so stretched out. Here is an option in regards to navel piercing http://www.mom4life.com/catalog.php?item=5

 

[ellaila]

Date: 6/4/2007 5:34:53 PM
Author: curlygirl
Diver, interesting about the glucose test. I had the opposite experience--fasted before the one hour and failed! Only by 4 points but I did have to do the 3 hour which was sooooooo boring! I passed that one with flying colors!

ellaila, yes, it''s to test for gestational diabetes. You''ll probably have to do it around 26 or 28 weeks--I can''t remember. It''s really not bad, you just have to drink a sugary drink and then wait an hour for them to test your blood. If you fail, they send you back for a 3 hour test where they test your blood first, then you drink the sugar drink, then they test your blood every hour for the next 3 hours. It was torture for me, I was bored out of my mind!

Tacori, sounds like you had a great shower. They sure did do it early!! I had mine at 37 weeks which is totally late but I have a very superstitious family!! Post pictures if you can!

Oh God, I don''t think I can go three hours without eating so I better pass that one-hour test!!

About superstitions, yeah, I''m Jewish and Jewish people typically don''t have showers before the baby is (babies are!) born, but I already told the parents that I''m having as many showers as people want to give me, and they wholeheartedly agree!

Tacori, no morning sickness at all!! Haven''t had it even once, which I am just beyond relieved about because I was terrified about having it (not a good thrower-upper!). My accupuncturist told me last year that because of my "qi imbalance" I was going to have a very nauseous/very dizzy pregnancy, so I was really anxious about it. Glad she was wrong!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Oh ell you are so lucky. I hope the m/s holds off for you! I only threw up once so I guess I didn''t have the typical m/s but what I had was bad enough for me. I feel really great lately. Still tired but I can handle that

Curly, my second shower is kind of early too (I think I''ll be 27 weeks). But like I said flying was an issue and I know it can be safe to fly after 30 weeks I don''t really want to if I don''t have to. We have so much we want to do to the house before the baby comes so I am sure I''ll be nesting at that point. I might have a local one. If so I am sure I''ll be far along since I don''t have to travel. How''s your little angel? I bet she is getting so big. Babies grow so fast.

I''ll post pictures if I ever get them....might be awhile. Haha.

 

[ephemery1]

Date: 6/4/2007 9:23:56 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I am slightly worried since all the clothes I got are for newborn (up to 8 lbs)

I hope my baby can fit in them at all! DH was SUCH a big baby. I am going to check my registries and make sure I didn''t register for anymore (though most people bought them on their own).

I''m not a mommy yet, but that is still a huge pet peeve of mine! I can''t understand why more people don''t think to buy things in bigger sizes for gifts? I usually just try to figure out what season it will be, and make sure it''s appropriate (ie., no size 6mos swimsuits if the baby is born in August

)

Maybe that''s because I was a big baby myself (nearly 10lbs

), and both my brothers were big, so those little newborn clothes always seem WAY too small to me.

 

[chrono]

Gee, you ladies are lucky that you really aren''t pukey. I had MS from 9 weeks through 20 weeks. I puked everywhere; in the car, walking outside, at home, etc. I carried a bottle of water and a holeless plastic bag everywhere I went. I even ended up in the hospital at least once with each pregnancy of IV fluids because my MS was so bad.

As for newborn clothes, forget that (unless you have twins like Ellaila since they are usually smaller than singletons). My first was close to 8 lbs and my second was close to 10 lbs. Both never wore newborn stuff. In fact, my 2nd baby couldn''t even fit into newborn clothes and diapers when he was born!

 

[ellaila]

Yikes, Chrono -- how horrible! You know, it''s funny, I know the statistic is something like 70% of pregnant women get morning sickness (I''ve read anywhere from 50% to 90%, so I''m just ballparking it), but in reality, most people I know didn''t get it! I wonder if it''s a hereditary thing? Anyone know? Because my Mom never had it either with any of her four kids.

So this weekend I bought the Basq Resilient Belly oil to try to prevent stretchmarks -- since I am going to streeeeetch! -- and oooooooh, do I love it! I love how it feels, I love how it smells -- now let''s hope it works! What have you guys used for stretch mark prevention, and did it work? One friend of mine just uses olive oil, and she said it works for her! It was probably silly of me to spend so much money on the Basq, but it was the first maternity item that I bought for myself, so I felt I deserved to splurge

 

[Kaleigh]

I had MS with my first, but none with the second. I know people that have had it sooo bad that they were hospitalized, just like Chrono. I think it''s called hyperemesis (SP?).
Good for you getting the stretch mark cream ellaila. I hope it does a great job for you!! You deserve a splurge right now!!!

 

[njc]

Tacori – YAY for the shower! That is great you got so many big ticket things. Clothing the first couple weeks should be interesting! I feel I am going to have a big baby too, so not sure how many newborn size things we fit. I guess you could always keep those with the tags to see if they fit and once you feel like getting out and about return them if need be? My doc said not to be surprised if I don’t feel movement until 22 weeks or so, although I have been feeling them for a while now (16 weeks or so). I wasn’t convinced that’s what it was until I felt the kick and saw it at our 20 weeks ultrasound. Hopefully SOON for you!

Ella – Enjoy being m/s free! I didn’t have it bad, but I did not enjoy what I had. I hope it stays that way for you. I got some coco/shea butter lotion that I used religiously at the beginning. Now I cant stand the smell and have kinda lost interest. I will probably get back into it once I start stretching some more. I hope it works for you though!

Ephemery – I’m right there with you… I never get anything smaller than 6 mos if I buy clothes. So many people think of the immediate need and not so much about later or that the baby may be big!

Chrono – Oh wow! I did have to carry plastic bags with me on the Metro, but luckily never had to use them… had a couple close calls though. I’m sure that would have made someone’s day!

About the GD test… I had to take one at my first appt, but didn’t have to fast and I of course had no clue they were going to test me. I just drank the sugar water and they drew blood after an hour. I think it will be the same deal again in a couple of weeks.

We picked out some paint chips over the weekend and I have hunkered down to find some bedding so we can make a final selection. DH and I both agreed that we don’t need a big theme like animals or what not. I think they are cute, but I keep being drawn to more simple patterns or solids and it fits the picture in my head better. I am a bit frustrated with Craig’s List too… I keep getting inquiries and offers, but once I respond I hear nothing. The only thing I can figure is my emails keep getting stuck in spam filters (or they want my email to spam me!). One guy has emailed me at least 4 times and asks the same questions. Oh, and we also got a membership to our local YMCA-like place and we plan on swimming. We went on Saturday and it was such a great workout and I felt like I had hardly done anything! We both swam competitively in school and were so happy we got back into it!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

njc, won''t it be funny if we both have 6 lb babies?!? Good luck with the bedding selection. Is it hard! USA baby has some cute stuff.

ephemery1, I do the same thing and try to buy bigger clothes with the season in mind or better yet something useful (bottles, bottle warmer, something off the registry non clothing). I know the newborn stuff is hard to resist since it is so cute but come on! Such a waste. I might just regift it *evil grin*

Ell, everything I have read (and my doctor) said stretch marks are genetic and there is really nothing you can do. Obviously it is worth trying though. I have never heard of that. Where did you buy it? The best way to prevent them is not to gain weight too quickly (which is what cases them).

Chrono, I never threw up but I was pretty sick. Basically felt hung over for three months and it was horrible. Sorry you had such a rough time though! I am sure you baby makes you forget ALL about it.

Diver, I went to pottery barn kids today and like the crib I picked out better than theirs so that made me happy. Also went to the qvc store to look at temp rings. Can''t decide whether to do a band or an actually e-ring design. They have Tacori stuff which is pretty funny. My rings are starting to get tight too (summer is not helping)

 

[divergrrl]

Date: 6/4/2007 9:48:01 PM
Author: jcrow
strange question... anyone have a belly button ring and care to share their pregancy story and how they handled their piercing? just curious.

I read you aren''t supposed to wear it & if you have to have a c-section, they''ll make you take it out. (can''t have them in during surgery). That website Vegas Angel listed has some flexible belly ring options so you can keep it open if you prefer. (i think....its been a long time since I looked). Mine kept falling out in 2002 in yoga class, so I figured that was the universe''s way of telling me I was done with my belly ring days. I still miss it.

Tacori: re: newborn clothes: Now I had the opposite problem. My son was 6lb 13oz (plus they drop weight the first week...he went down to 6lbs) and he could not fit into any of his clothes for almost 2 months. He SWAM in them. My advice is to leave the tags on & keep reciepts on the bulk of it, and only wash & prepare part of baby''s layette. That way if you have a tiny baby you can return those items & get some 3-6 months. I would say the majority of babies born to my friends were all 6 or 7 pounders & we all had the same issue & we are all average height/weight. There is just no way to know how big your baby will be until he/she is born. My OB insisted that my son would be HUGE. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

I did find with my son the following layette was ideal.

6 footed rompers/sleepers in light cotton
3 gowns
4 short sleeved onesies
4 long sleeved onesies
4 pairs pull on pants
4 wrap kimono style tshirts (don''t have to pull over head & tshirts don''t bug that umbilical stump
4 sleep sacks
4 receiving blankets (can be used during feeding to catch whatever)
2 or 3 swaddle me blankets
6 or 7 pairs socks
2 or 3 little hats
2 pairs of mittens
4 to 6 bibs
1 pack of cloth diapers (make great all purpose clean up cloths)

As "cute" as the dressy outfits are, they live in the soft cottony stuff in the beginning. I went to the outlets this weekend & got a TON of clothes for Delaney. BabyGap, Old Navy, Children''s Place. Everything was $2 to $9 dollars. Major score! She just needs a few more socks, bibs, onesies, rompers, and pants.

HTH

Tacori: I''m doing a 2mm white gold band, plain, so I can wear that when I travel later on too. My jeweler said he can size it back down for me when my fingers shrink after baby. I also plan on giving it to Delaney when she gets pg...I think someone on here suggested that! You don''t want to have to have your Tacori ring cut off your finger, so you should stop wearing it pretty soon. I would have died if my custom ring got stuck on my finger & had to be cut off. Although I could see myself sticking my hand in a bowl of ice water & slicking it down with oil if that happened.

Chrono: Ugh, oh honey, i feel for you! What horrid m/s! I feel lucky...I was like Tacori, just feel like I had a perma hangover & was nauseated all day everyday. Although, it wasn''t as bad this time as with my son.

Njc: Wow, good job swimming!!!! That sounds so fun.

Ok, I''m exhausted & need my sleep...night all!

Diver

 

[lovelylulu]

congratulations Irish

and ellaila oh my goodness. twins are going to be so much fun!!! how are you feeling? sounds like you have tons of energy!

if you can''t tell from my regular pop-ins i have baby fever too

 

[ellaila]

Thanks Lulu!! Ha ha, I wouldn''t say I have tons of energy at all actually -- I''m pretty darn tired! But it''s exciting for sure, so I think the excitement/overwhelmingness (word?) of it all is keeping me pretty hyped up!

Tacori, I got the Basq oil at Destination Maternity (do you have that? It''s basically a big store comprising Mimi, Pea in a Pod, Motherhood, Right Start, and Edamame Spa -- a preggo''s mecca!), but I know that Amazon also sells Basq products. I keep forgetting to ask my mom if she got stretch marks -- or maybe part of me doesn''t want to know!

Have any of you read Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy (I know someone here mentioned it before)? Oh my god, that poor woman had every single possible symptom you can imagine -- and then some!! Seriously, it''ll make you feel so much better about yourself if you read it!!

About rings, I''ve been thinking about this too! Most of my friends just stopped wearing their rings once they got too tight, but I really can''t see myself doing thing -- I''d definitely need some substitute to keep my finger from feeling naked. I saw an ad in a pregnancy mag for a ring that is open in the back so it''s adjustable, which I thought was pretty clever. I can''t remember what it''s called, but I''ll try to find the ad when I go home and post the URL.

Diver, I love that idea of giving your daughter your pregnancy ring when she gets pregnant -- that''s just lovely!!

 

[divergrrl]

Elaila: You are SO lucky to have a destination maternity! We have 2 Mimi''s close to my house & then there are 2 boutiques that carry high end maternity. When I was preggo with son, I visited my SIL in Pheonix & my bff in L.A. & managed to score some MAJOR deals at A Pea in the Pod. I wound up getting about $1500 worth of clothes for under $200. And you know what I did? I FREAKIN'' EBAYED them all when my son was 14 months because I was convinced I''d NEVER have another baby & was "sending a message" to dh. LOL.

dumb move diver, dumb move. I had so many adorable things, I could be wearing RIGHT NOW. ok...let it go. So now, I''m an Old Navy Maternity mom. LOL. I just can''t bring myself to spend too much this time. Plus I''m home most days so who cares? (but I am a fashionista, I have to have an "outfit" on each day--even if it is yoga pants, yoga cami, sweat shirt & beaded flip flops--lol). DH & I still go out a lot & socialize so I did go to Mimi & bought 4 really nice tops, and a pair of Citizens maternity jeans, so at least when I''m out & about, I can feel my best.

Ohhh...another piece of advice from the "been there, did that trenches" (please tell me if this is annoying & I''ll quit already). You will have a 6month prego body when you leave the hospital. I know, I hate to be the one to break it to you all. But it takes a few days/week or so for your uterus to go down from the size of a WATERMELON (no not the small dulcinea ones...lol) to the size of your fist or whatever. So bring something you can fit into to the hospital. I brought my cute velour hoodie sweatsuit...(but it was december)

On the upside..I looked pretty normal 11 days postpartum. Sure, carrying extra weight, but if you didn''t KNOW I had a baby, well, it wouldn''t be obvious.

Stretchmarks: Ummm my mom got riddled with them & I had none. So while its partly genetic, you have to inherit that particalar DNA code from your mom or dad to get them. Also, rapid weight gain is a major culprit. No lotion is going to help prevent stretchmarks, but it can''t hurt & your tummy does get itchy and tight so why not? It feels nice to do that for yourself. (she also claims she only gained 15lbs with each pregnancy, and I gained 34 with my son...I do look like a carbon copy of my mom...so who knows?)

Ok...I want to play "tickle that monkey" with my son...he looks like he needs a good chasin''/ticklin''....plus we need to work on our dance routines. LOL. I taught him "one-two-three-KICK, one-two-three-KICK, pas de bourre, pas de bourre, pirouette, JAZZHANDS!!". its hysterical. He even says the words & does the funniest jazz hands. (can you tell mommy dances?) My husband was not amused, but what does he expect? I was on a high after watching So You Think You Can Dance last week...I big puffy heart Shane Sparks & can''t wait until I have this baby and can get back to my hip hop classes. At least I''m starting with some ballet/jazz before breaking into hip hop with my son. Foundations...foundations...I mean, if DH can teach him to shoot a basketball one handed, I can round him out with a few dance moves, no? LOL! (and my dh even readily admits, SYTYCD is his favorite show...being around me dancing he''s a great judge now..lol..and he loves taking ballroom....so see... a jock can dance! its ok! )


One--two--three--kick!

Diver

 

[ellaila]

Ha ha, Diver, you sound energetic today -- I got tired even reading your message!

I hope you at least made good money on your adorable-yet-now-ebayed clothes

Yeah, I just saw the other day for the first time "4th trimester" as an option for sizing in clothes, and I was all "What the ...?!" until I figured out that meant the post-baby bod!

Yeah, Destination Maternity rocks. I've driven by it so many times wondering when it would be MY turn to shop there, so I was really happy when I finally got to go in! The one thing that really annoys me about their stores though is that their "special occasion" dresses are non-returnable. We've got two weddings this summer -- one in four weeks when I won't be so big and then one in mid-September when I will be! -- and I really just wanted one dress to wear to both. I fell in loooove with a dress there, but on matter of principle, I will not buy clothes that I cannot return. I'm a woman, I'm entitled to change my mind! So instead I found two really cute (and cheaper! and returnable) dresses at babystyle and Gap Maternity -- yay!! I've also got a Gap Outlet right nearby that sells maternity clothes, too, so I def. think I'll be there a lot. Though I may have to splurge and get myself a pair of preggo Paiges too

Oh, and I've heard that Edamame is awesome for preganancy massages, so I've already dropped the hint (OK, more than once!) that hubby should be a good hubby and get me a gift cert there sometime within the next 8 months!

By the way, I swear I'm starting to show already!!

I'm only 10 weeks, but my belly is def. getting bigger. I mean, you can't really tell in clothes, but hubby and I see it. I'm a pretty small person so I figured I'd show early, but wow!!

 

[njc]

Tacori – I could totally see us with little babies because we are preparing for big ones! USA baby does have cute things. I had never heard of them before! Oh, I also found a place like My Girlfriends Kitchen near me… right around the corner from where I used to work! Its called Let’s Dish.

Diver – That list is great, thanks for sharing. We went swimming again last night! My belly feels so funny when I first get the water… the whole weightless thing I guess. Cool idea about the ring!

Ella – We don’t have a Destination Maternity, but have Mimi’s and Motherhood. Motherhood annoys me with their return policy (10 days, non-returnable on sale stuff), so I try and shop as much as I can else where. I have found that with a little extra work you can find tons of non-maternity things in the stores right now! I like that mostly for the return policy. Starting to show at 10 weeks with twins doesn’t sound bad! I had moved out of most of my pants by then or had to use a bella band on the big ones! Are you taking pictures of your belly? I think its been fun to compare as the weeks go by… really helps me to see the progress.

Okay… I think I have found and looked at every bedding website out there! Now to narrow down my list of 30 to something I can show DH…

 

[Tacori E-ring]

diver, thanks for the list. Where do you get the kimono style ts? Have you seen any cute, neutral pull on pants? I am an old navy mama too. Actually most of the shirts/dresses are non maternity (gotta love that babydolls are in style) but all my pants are from Old Navy. I get so many compliments on my jeans and they were $30! So I think I gained a scary amount of weight in the last two weeks

. Plus my belly button is getting SOOO shallow. It is so funny.

I do have a small 1/3 ct 5 stone diamond ring from my mom that I wear sometimes on my right, middle finger so I might just use that. My tan line is so thick though! I think I have another month with my wedding set though. At least my e-ring since it is 1/4 a size larger. Then I guess I should go put them in my safety deposit box

njc, I am glad you found a "meal" place. Let me know how it goes. I think I am going to do it too. I figure with company it will make it easier. I am jealous you are feeling kicks.

I hope my little guy/girl is okay in there. DH cupped my belly and started singing "rock a bye baby" it was too cute

 

[ellaila]

I found that adjustable ring I mentioned earlier -- the site is called tiny-baubles.com. Here''s what the rings look like -- I think they''re pretty cute!

 

[ellaila]

OK, so I've got a case of the Fridays like you wouldn't believe, so I've been doing some ring "shopping" online, and I've totally found the ring I want for when I outgrow my e and w rings: the Paloma Picasso® LE CERCLE ring at Tiffany's. I love the symbolism of the two rings for me!!

OK, now gotta convince hubby that I need a $300 replacement ring ... hmm ....

Hope you're all doing well today!

 

[monarch64]

Ellaila, I was just browsing bluenile.com last night and they have a really pretty platinum rolling ring for $625. The entire band itself is only 5mm, so very delicate but substantial since it''s plat. I thought it looked like a perfect pregnancy band because after the baby when your finger goes back to it''s regular size you could switch it to a finger on your right hand that takes a larger size. I like the ring you posted, though!

 

[akw94]

Ellaila, congrats on having twins! I can''t imagine how you felt when you found out. Is the thought of it becoming a bit more normal now? What fun!
Does anyone ever watch that show on TLC where they have 12 or 16 kids or somewhere around there? Then there''s another one w/a set of twins and a set of sextuplets (I think). Those are interesting shows!

So has anyone picked out names yet? I find myself daydreaming a bit about names for the future. It can be fun.

Tacori, sounds like you had a great shower! I never had a shower w/my first but look fwd to having one when my FI and I have a baby.

 

[ellaila]

I know, Monnie, I was thinking the same thing -- pregnancy ring for now, RHR for later

I''ve got a Tiffany''s down the street from me, so I may have to stroll in tonight and try one on ...

Thanks, Dixie!! It''s funny but I do everything I can to avoid labor/delivery or multiple kids shows right now -- ignorance is bliss!!

As for names, I think of them all day long, but it''s really hard trying to settle on any. For a boy, so far we both like Gabriel, but other than that, we''re struggling with boy names. For a girl, we both like Katelyn -- I''ve always liked Katie and Kate, but I think I''d rather have a more formal name and then use those as nicknames. I also adore the name Lily, but our last name ends with "ila" and I think people would rhyme them -- Lily __illy!

I''d like to use middle names that honor either my grandmother Jean or my grandfather Israel, but it gets hard when you limit yourself to certain letters like that, you know? If it''s a girl, I could do Isabelle as a middle name (Katelyn Isabelle sounds nice!), but I''m getting stuck on girl OR boy J names that we both like!

Oh well, got lots of time to think about this

And it''ll definitely make it easier once we know what we''re having (few more weeks!), so we know for sure how many boy or girl names we''ll need!

I''d love to hear what others are considering for names too !

 

[Tacori E-ring]

So sad....I think I have officially stopped wearing my WB. I can still fit in my e-ring since it was made 1/4 bigger by mistake. I didn''t think I would have to give up so soon! I love the idea of a rolling ring since I think they make a great RHR and I think they look cool on the middle finger (which would allow even more room for now). They had some inexpensive ones at the qvc store. Hmmm...I still have some time.

I *think* I might be feeling the baby. So hard to know if it is the baby or gas bubbles

If it is the baby the little one is getting quite active.

For names, boys are easier since I already promised DH we would name him after his late uncle. So his name will be William Myer (after my late grandfather). For girls is tougher. We both can agree on Natalie. I like Grace for a middle name but DH does not. Anyone have any ideas? Our last name is McC_____ if that helps. I kind of am looking for a one syllable name. Tell me if I am SOOO overreacting (probably the hormones). We all were out to dinner while in Ohio and we were talking about girls names. Everyone was giving us more ideas Well my MIL claims SHE was the one that came up with Natalie. She actually called it "her name." I KNOW this is untrue. I remember her saying she did not want to give us names b/c she didn''t want to interfere. I love my MIL and she is a good person but for some reason the comment REALLY rubbed me the wrong way. I actually said "no you didn''t!" and then she questioned me on how I came up with it. Like I haven''t been paying attention to EVERY female name I have heard for the part 4 months. Anyways, I KNOW I have to let it go. It just makes me not like the name as much.

Pregnancy brain has set in HARD CORE. I drove 45 mins to drop something off at DH''s CPA and FORGOT the papers!?! So annoying! I couldn''t believe it!

FYI: USA baby is having a one day sale this saturday.