It's amazing; I have actually been able to accomplish things the last two weeks. I finished up one project and am half way through another!! Both projects have to do with our dining area, so I hope to share the results next week.
As far as the baby, well, Baby Berry is kicking away. Mr. Spice is now able to feel her pre-bedtime kick routine and she can officially make my stomach move- which is super cool and creepy all at the same time.
What's stressing me out- the whole naming baby business. Naming a person is a big deal. You think you have a list of names picked out and then, bam, it all changes. Especially since her name will play such a huge role in her life- and mine.
Have I mention that after a few comments from our family- we are no longer sharing names?? I didn't think it would happen to us- but yes it did. Our family ruined a few names that were at the top of the list, so now they don't get to know squat. I will say that my 4-year-old Niece and Nephew are still on the naming committee. My Niece is routing for Strawberry and my Nephew wants us to name it after his class pet- Maggie. So cute, right?
As far as the baby, well, Baby Berry is kicking away. Mr. Spice is now able to feel her pre-bedtime kick routine and she can officially make my stomach move- which is super cool and creepy all at the same time.
What's stressing me out- the whole naming baby business. Naming a person is a big deal. You think you have a list of names picked out and then, bam, it all changes. Especially since her name will play such a huge role in her life- and mine.
Have I mention that after a few comments from our family- we are no longer sharing names?? I didn't think it would happen to us- but yes it did. Our family ruined a few names that were at the top of the list, so now they don't get to know squat. I will say that my 4-year-old Niece and Nephew are still on the naming committee. My Niece is routing for Strawberry and my Nephew wants us to name it after his class pet- Maggie. So cute, right?
Something else that has been on my mind recently-- the BUS. I ride an express bus during commute hours- so picture a bunch of 25-55 year old, working professionals on their way to work in the morning. 90-95% of the time I get a seat- awesome.
What I've noticed is that once someone sits down- they tune out the rest of the world. EVERYONE is either on their phone, their ipod, their ipad, their ereader, or they are old school and reading an actual book or news paper. People ride the bus for the next 25 minutes with their heads down. Maybe, just maybe they take a second to look out the window.
This allows the passengers to completely block out the rest of the world. As I stood next to a 30 something guy watching South Park on his iphone on the way to work yesterday- I realized that this behavior allows passengers to completely ignore the pregnant belly right in front of their face. And this is not to say that I have to have a seat- but I've noticed other older people standing or even once or twice a REALLY REALLY pregnant women not getting a seat.
Basically, thanks to technology, any sort of in person common courtesy is dead. What really kills me-- when a perfectly able bodied person is sitting in the disabled seats on the bus- and they don't even look up to notice the disabled person right in front of them.
By the way, I would never really call my self disabled. I am still a totally abled-bodied person, but according to the federal government- when I have this baby- I am disabled. I will be on disability leave for 8-12 weeks. So yes, I do think common courtesy is to give up your seat for someone disabled, older, or pregnant. Maybe I am old school??
Ok, rant over.
Here I am at 23 weeks. She's either a papaya still or a large mango (not to be confused with the regular sized mango that she was at 19 weeks?):
What I've noticed is that once someone sits down- they tune out the rest of the world. EVERYONE is either on their phone, their ipod, their ipad, their ereader, or they are old school and reading an actual book or news paper. People ride the bus for the next 25 minutes with their heads down. Maybe, just maybe they take a second to look out the window.
This allows the passengers to completely block out the rest of the world. As I stood next to a 30 something guy watching South Park on his iphone on the way to work yesterday- I realized that this behavior allows passengers to completely ignore the pregnant belly right in front of their face. And this is not to say that I have to have a seat- but I've noticed other older people standing or even once or twice a REALLY REALLY pregnant women not getting a seat.
Basically, thanks to technology, any sort of in person common courtesy is dead. What really kills me-- when a perfectly able bodied person is sitting in the disabled seats on the bus- and they don't even look up to notice the disabled person right in front of them.
By the way, I would never really call my self disabled. I am still a totally abled-bodied person, but according to the federal government- when I have this baby- I am disabled. I will be on disability leave for 8-12 weeks. So yes, I do think common courtesy is to give up your seat for someone disabled, older, or pregnant. Maybe I am old school??
Ok, rant over.
Here I am at 23 weeks. She's either a papaya still or a large mango (not to be confused with the regular sized mango that she was at 19 weeks?):
One last thought:
Back to baby names. Do you LOVE your name? If so, what is it? Do you have a child? Do you LOVE their name? If so, what is it?? All suggestions taken under consideration.
Back to baby names. Do you LOVE your name? If so, what is it? Do you have a child? Do you LOVE their name? If so, what is it?? All suggestions taken under consideration.
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Fun post! I love thinking up baby names :)
Here are some of my current favorites:
-Lori Kay
-Bella Rose
-Anna Louise
-Caroline Marie
-Rose Miriam (Miri for short?)
Have fun! Can't wait to hear what you decided on.
When we got on the airport bus last Thursday (from the parking lot to the airport)... we were the first to get on. Therefore, everyone else riding it had just gotten OFF of a plane and had been sitting for an hour plus. Anyhow, I had Miss L in my arms, and not one single person flinched to give us a seat. So, I held on for dear life with one hand standing up next to the luggage rack with a 25 lb. baby in my arms. I wasn't disabled in the least, but considering the amount of swaying we were doing, it was interesting to see people just not even care.
You MUST pick up The Baby Name Wizard by Laura Wattenberg (if you haven't already). It's totally awesome, and a definite departure from typical baby name books.
We're strict no name sharers. We did tell his parents the name we wanted if we have a boy someday, but that's only because it was a family name so I knew they'd approve. ;)
I can't believe people didn't get up for Kim with a baby in her arms. That's crazy.
You are the cutest pregnant woman! I love family names and will try to stick with those when the time comes. And yes, I love my name (Elizabeth Louise)
I have (what used to be) a "boy" name. As a girl, I always really liked it growing up, it made me different and unique, and I still to this day get mail addressed as Mr!
That said, it seems to be super common these days to give girls boys names, so if we had kids, I'm not sure I'd go that route now. Although if you want to name your baby Morgan, I think it would be pretty awesome. ;)
All that said, I'll share my favorite girl names.
Trendy: Natalie and Charlotte
Classic: Hannah and Nora
Good luck picking! I have a feeling I'll be in the same "no sharing with family" boat if/when the time comes. And maybe not even decide for sure until the baby is born and I see it for the first time. It might just be easier to pick from a short list once you actually meet your baby, you know?
I also worry about the weight a name will give my child, but then I have to laugh because I have the most common name (Jessica) among girls my age. I was discussing this with a co-worker, also Jess, admitting that it doesn't really bother us.
I'm terrible about isolating myself on public transportation, by the way. True observations across the country.
I love thinking about baby names :) I love my name too...before I was born, my parents went seperate ways for a couple of hours to think about a name and they both came back with the same one, so it was meant to be. It is not a common name here in NZ so my relatives weren't pleased at first, but they got used to it.
Here are some of my current favourite girl names: Hannah, Lucy, Alexis, Elisabeth, Arielle, Pearl.
Good luck picking!
You look so cute! And I'm not a huge fan of my name, because it was the #1 name in the year I was born, so it's not exactly exciting. Baby names are so fun to think of, though! :)
I have to agree with your nephew and say that Maggie is an excellent name for a girl :) (though I should point out that similar to where your nephew got his inspiration, I have met more animals than people with my name...).
I'm also with those who are non-sharing with people (including family) before the kid is born. I have told them one nickname for a girl that I love, but I'm leaving it there. I would much prefer them to hear the name when they meet the baby!
my name is Deena and I'm a big fan of it, sometimes people add extra letters making it Deanna, but whatever. Remember the book The Red Tent? That one's about me, the author just spelled my name more phonetically (Dinah) from Hebrew.
I've always wanted a little girl named Naomi, I just really like that name.
Naming is so hard!! We shared some names, but now I'm done because I don't like the reactions we get all the time. So we'll figure it out on our own. But, some girl names I like but won't use are my nieces: Natalie and Faryn. And, I also liked my name because it was unique, so I didn't have to worry about everyone in class having my name.
We made the mistake of sharing our baby name with family and close friends the first time around, and while most were supportive, we did get one person who told us why we shouldn't name our daughter what we had decided...over TWITTER! (Yes, she outed the name too.) I was FURIOUS. Now, with this second baby, we've only told close family members who we know will not say anything negative about the name.
You look so cute! We told my in laws our potential names and they kinda ruined them for us too :( Now we are back to letting people suggest things but otherwise keeping the baby name list between the two of us.
Jennese pronounced Jen-niece. :) We have our future names picked, but I won't even share them with my mother because she's sure to object.
You are so adorable and looking great! I wish we had kept our baby names a secret because people are way too opinionated. I can recall my MIL's reaction to our two choices, and she was adamant that we choose one over the other. :(
I was pregnant during the winter months, and no one ever noticed I was even pregnant! So I never got any special pregnant woman treatment. Instead people would run into me and not even apologize. We live in a society that has forgotten their manners. I used to love riding the bus to work and look out the window. Everyone else is too busy in their techy world to take a look at what's around them. It's pretty sad.
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