Wednesday, August 28, 2013

What's in a name?

Names, names, names.... so important.  I must start off by referencing this article a friend sent to me which has some truth to it:

Names are so important.  Name can define you.   Like the article says... is Sparkle or Rock really going to stand the test of time?   NO!  Sparkle will likely become a stripper and Rock will become just that, a rock that sits around with no job, no ambitions and probably deals drugs.   And, why do people put unnecessary apostrophes in their kids' name?  It maybe popular at the time, but what about when they are old?  Is Trissston (3 s's) or La'dasha really a good life choice?  Come on people.

Travis has a really strong opinion when it comes to picking male names.  The name must be strong, not weak, not cute, not frilly, not hip, not wussy, not a name that a kid might get beat up over.  We have to assume if we have a boy he's going to be small, scrawny and red headed, just like Travis was. Naming him Arthur or Albert would only seal his fate in high school.  This is a really hard decision.  I know a girl who just named her kid after a dog I know.  Poor kid.  (I hope she's not reading this.)  Travis wants to see our baby before we give it a name.  I think he wants to hold it up like Simba from the Lion King and say "and he shall be CALLED.....(insert awesome name here)."  I, on the other hand, don't think I can handle that.  If I have a say, we're going to the hospital with two names picked out, one for a girl and one for a boy.

And guess what?  We are going to be those parents who don't tell anyone the name until our baby is born.  Sorry.  One thing is for sure, Travis does not make decisions quickly.  So, who knows, we might not even land on a decision until a week, or day, or hour, before the baby arrives. 

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Gender reveal

Just kidding!! I'llllll never tellll (taunting voice). Unless, at some point down the road, the ultrasound tech, the nurse, or the doctors slips up and tell us, we aren't going to find out what we are having.   If you think about it, the labor itself is not much for me to look forward to, other than the fact that it will be over.  So, why not (in addition to a brand new baby) have an additional, wonderful surprise waiting at the end of it all?!  I think it's a brilliant idea.  We went to the doc last Friday and Bdub looks perfect! 



Foot - kicking

Everyone has their own opinions about this decision...  "You have to find out!  How do I buy clothes for this child?!"  Well don't, get it some diapers.  "How can you NOT find out??  You can't decorate the nursery!"  Yes I can, I'm not a pink and blue kind of girl, I hate painting, so neutral sounds just fine to me.  Then I don't have to spend thousands of dollars like all the other soccer moms decorating a nursery just to redo it in a few years when I'm tired of looking at bubblegum pink. 

Here is my concept for the neutral nursery....
 
 

 
 
No, I didn't create this sketch.  My brilliant design friend, Lauren did.  I just provided her with pictures. The photos on the wall will be black and white pictures of animals like an elephant, lion, giraffe, etc...    I have some other things to add, like a glider Mamaw gave us and the toy box my Papa made for me when I was little:
 
 
 
Other than THINK about ideas, I've done nothing.  The room is completely empty. I'll have to get started soon, because this baby is coming!  
 
19 weeks and growing...

Friday, August 2, 2013

Grow baby grow!

I have refrained from writing for a few weeks because I was really hating pregnancy a week or so ago.  The good news is, when I went to the hospital for pain, I got another ultrasound!  : )  Baby is just perfectly fine... just moving and swimming around in there.  Mom, on the other hand, has a lot of pain from a few uterine tumors.   I'm fine now, but the pain may come and go. 


Bdub is growing slowly, but surely!  He/she is already very photogenic as you can see him/her trying to peek out in this ultrasound.  Or maybe that was a little wave.   This ultrasound was taken at 14 weeks.  Bdub was about 4 oz and the size of an orange.  We go back for another ultrasound on 8/16/13 to see how much bigger its gotten.   I hear Bdub might double in size these next few weeks.  Here we go!  

I am also growing slowly, but surely...


14 weeks
16 weeks
This is why I haven't put many pictures up... it just looks like I'm bloated, but I swear there is a baby in there!