Baby Names

Sorry - we're still not telling :) I know my mother-in-law is having a hard time with that, but I didn't cave in.

We have a few names narrowed down, but I'm still curious about new possibilities, so I got on the bump board for baby names. All I can say is that in another few years there are going to be a lot of screwed up children because of their names. And I feel sorry for all the teachers that will have to ask for pronunciation and spelling. Coming from a line of teachers in my family, I think they'd be rolling their eyes and saying shame on those parents. Here are a few that really stood out to me (with some commentary from me in the parentheses):

Xander, Aeriella (too close to areola for me), Braxton (maybe she read up on braxton hicks contractions too much), Calliope (guess it's a foreign thing), Harpo (um, Oprah is kinda using that one), Linkin, Thor,
Trayden and Keld (some scifi character)
Then there is the 'y' fascination - Alyx, Felyx, Wyllyam, Jaymes, Jordyn, Bostyn, Paytyn

I say this in hopes that when we do release the name of our lil one that people may remember some that are so bad, that mine will be a blessing. And so far only one name is not 'normal' but it's popular in other countries. Yep - just keep guessing - you'll find out in March :)

Still on target

I passed the glucose test and my 7 month check up looked good, still measuring on target, and the baby's heart beat was good - went up to 160 when she did a big kick. I was hoping to avoid it, but I do have a faint linea nigrea (sp?) - that line going down my stomach. I still remember shopping with my good friend Stacy when she was pregnant and I saw it on her stomach and must have sounded very shocked when I asked what in the world is that?!(pointing to her like she has a defect) She's still friends with me though and now I got my payback :)

For baby stats - she's just over 2 pounds and about 15". She is still very active and Jeff could even see my belly move last night while laying on the couch. He was trying to talk about something and I kept twitching and would look down at my stomach, and he finally saw it. So the whole movement thing is still very distracting.

On Christmas Eve I found out just how miserable I can get from eating too much food. I thought I had paced myself, and I know I could have handled that much food pre-pregnancy, but when I laid down that night I felt it just come up and sit at the base of my throat. I still haven't gotten sick, but I sure wanted to that night. My sister warned me that there will come a time soon when I can't eat a full meal, and after that night, I think I know what kind of misery is in store for me again in the future when I slip up.

And I've now had 2 official days where I could tell my feet/ankles were swollen. It wasn't drastic, but my sock mark left a definite indention. And for our Christmas dinner with Jeff's family I was very relieved to hear my mother-in-law say I was a cute pregnant lady and that I didn't look like I have gained as much weight as I have. Yeah for being tall and spreading it out :)

7 month Photo

Merry Christmas from the 2 of us :)

Storage Furniture Ideas

When work is slow, it can be a hit to the budget. I've been looking up ideas for the nursery. I have an empty wall that I want some kind of bookshelf or storage system on. I thought I'd post some pics of what I found that I like and see if my mommy friends have suggestions. For example, do I need to worry about sharp corner edges on a toy box/bench, is it best for lower book shelves so the kid and reach stuff, how many shelves do I need, etc. The first one I love, and the colors are perfect, the others have small cubes and I wonder if most books would fit in them. Feel free to send me your thoughts :)
And these are from The Company Store Kids.

Latest Nursery Pics

We got the glider chair in, and put up some shelves above the dresser/changing table. (The plants in the window won't stay forever, just there to maybe help the paint smell go away). I only have a few wall decoration pieces, so I'm open to ideas if anyone has any :)



I have been informed that I need a chandelier. I've seen some cute small beaded ones in Franklin, so I may just have to go back. I found these on ebay, but still not perfect. I like the idea of a multi-colored one.

90 Days to go

My ticker at the bottom said I have 90 days to go. That still seems like alot. Maybe my sister just intimidated me last time we talked and she warned here comes the miserable part. Since I have not been miserable so far I have my fingers crossed it wont get too bad. I have noticed the last couple nights it's not as easy to rollover. I'm sure more side effects will pop up but I'm remaining optimistic.
Monday I have the glucose test where I have to chug the orange sugary drink. I've read mixed reviews on that for degrees of grossness. Then Wednesday I have my 7 month check up.

Nursery news - it still stinks. I've never had a paint smell last that long. We moved the dresser out incase it was the polyurethane that was causing it - nope. We've had the Sharper Image Ionizer thing on and left the door open (that goes to the hall). With the door open the smell will calm down, but it's still there. Earlier this week we shut the door and put a bowl of vinegar in there. It was back to worse. Yesterday was warm enough, I had the windows open and we'll go back to leaving the door open. I have not moved the glider chair in there since it's upholstered and I don't want it to absorb the smell. After Christmas I may be taking our paint can to Lowes or another more professional paint store and asking for advice.

Another Gift already

A coworker friend of mine is also a photographer on the side. Yesterday I was asking her about this cool photocard I got and how it was printed on metallic paper and she interrupts me and practically shouts I have a frame for you. I'm thinking ok - no idea what made that pop into your mind right then :) She explained that it was in storage and she didn't need it anymore since her girls are bigger. Today she brought it in. It's beautiful! It's about 18" square and holds 6 - 3.5" square photos, and is trimmed in pink double mats and has a tiny foot and hand print on it. Now I have to wait another 3+ months to fill it up with photos.