May 2013- boys , girls or the unknown? Over half way there!

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Hi all, new had for may 2013!

tas congrats for your DH, long commutes are awful. Sounds like it will make a big difference to evenings and financially - both really positive yay!
Happy birthday beaut, shame about the cake though , hope you get a special birthday dinner at least.
10 that sounds positive that the hospital will let you go home when the snow clears, hope crazy lady next to you has been discharged and it is nice and peaceful or at least she has stopped her silly antics!
ng great news for your amnio results, must be a weight off your mind!

I love everyone's name ideas, Seven you mentioned Beatrice, I love that and Beatrix but DP says no . We have Elizabeth and Molly as possibles, I really like Jemima but DP laughed loudly when I mentioned it so guessing that's another no, boo!

My DP and I can't agree on boys or girls names. Given up speaking about it for now. I'm convienced we'll just name it 'Baby'. Lol! I agree with the tainted students names; that combined with us both having huge families makes it hard for us to think of a name someone hasn't already got! Then what I see as a boys name, he sees as a girls lol x

Nice to hear such good news from everyone .

tas I'd be smiling too. Since my last maternity leave, DH's income has probably quadrupled, so I'm planning on trying to not worry about finances this time. But I'm a worrier! So probably will.

I must have missed ng amino results. That's brilliant!

Baby names. What a bloody dilema. I actually honestly DO love the names you've all picked. I know everyone says that, but I DO! So why can't I find one I like? Currently like Phoebe, Naomi and Matilda-so I bet it'll be none of them . I change my mind daily. I struggle with the whole popularity thing (which annoys the hell put of DH) and then us both being teaches also doesn't help.

Need to pm about FB. But can't remember who . Was it seven?

Beaut hope you're having a meal out or at least a takeaway!

Maybe we have Matilda too, & Mildred

Yes yes to Rudolf, then you can call him Rudy & sing The Specials to him! It's on my list but DP says no. Boooo

We have got first names but not second names. Need to have a think ! Can't think at the moment because I'm so cold. Heating and hot water still not fixed :(

Middle name for us is DPs name but we may have two.I really like Jude then was thinking his grandpas name which begins with J also.So baby could be Jude or JJ.

Middle name for a boy will be William. First name James

Middle name for girl will be after an Auntie (Anne) or my Nana (Elizabeth) depending on what's decided for the first name...

I'm still holding out for Norah.

as long as it's spelt with an i (rudi) geordie unfortunately BF isn't a massive fan. I'm holding out for Ludolf (even if my german family will find it hilarious) I love norah btw

Thankfully middle names are easy - my surname as a 2nd one and the first one Bridget/Brid/another one of the many spellings (haven't decided yet) if it's a girl as a slight catholic joke.
If It's a boy then Brian (eek)

great news ng

oh no rachy not good

great news about your DPs new job tas

Christ I should go to sleep.
Been looking a prams since I got home and christ it is overwhelming.

Happy Birthday Beaut!

10 I'm pleased your bleeding has stopped, you've been in my thoughts and every day counts now so fingers crossed he stays put!
How far along are you now?

Reeny how's things with you?

ng so pleased :) and tas that sounds much better!

Rachy oh no! Have they said when it'll be fixed by? Awful timing :(

I'm struggling with names too - I find it so much harder for girls than I do for boys! I was so sure she was a boy & already had a list! Now I'm thrown!
Maybe I'm curious what your dd's name is now

Hypnotherapy for helping with labour starts tomorrow - eek!

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I love Grace as a middle name, it's my grandma and my sister's middle name so would be great to keep the family tradition going.

Is anyone else feeling emotional? DP left this morning to go skiing for a cpl of days in the Pennines and staying with his folks in Kendal and I feel so abandoned! Silly, would normally be fine with it, just a bit jealous. Bit of a pain tho as I have to sort out transport from my village to midwife appt on Thursday. Buses are infrequent so might have to taxi it.

Thanks all, we are very pleased to have good results!

Well no hot water or heating for us either today. Boiler is most definitely kaput! Boiler man down in the cellar now trying to fix it. It is brand new too so not happy.

DH due to drive to another site for work today and left here late so is now stuck in traffic and fuming.

baby I am feeling very emotional, spent all Sunday in tears and feeling very homesick. DH doesn't know what to do when I start as I just can't see to stop. I hate crying too.

milk are you Geman, sorry may have missed that in a previous post, just wonder why the need for Gremanic names? We are doing the same, sort of, but in French. Proving quite difficult, not sure about the cross over of usage for French names to English!

Another one that's emotional.I had such a boring day yesterday felt really sorry for myself and had a good cry before I went to bed.

Woken up in another bad mood this morning. DP has been calling but I don't feel like talking.

Sorry to hear that beaut, must have been pretty pants DP not being there for your birthday though. I hope your tesco arrives soon and you can stuff yourself full of cake :).

Congrats to your DH on his new job tas.

babygeek we must have similar taste in names, Elizabeth is our second girls choice. It was top but my concern is that I'm not keen on Liz/Lizzie which I think my mother some people would shorten it to.

maybe yes it was me about the FB group.

Just a few shout-outs:

Beaut happy birthday for yesterday!

ng delighted at your amnio results - so pleased you can now relax into your pregnancy. Yay!

tas great job news. What a lovely thing to happen right now, and a load off your mind too.

10 are you still stuck in there? Hope you're doing ok. Been thinking of you.

Er...names.....no idea. At this rate she'll be called 'little poo' forever. Although we have both independently thought about Lily (ie Lil' poo), but what puts me off is how popular it seems to be at the moment. Our surname also begins with 'L' - is that too many 'L's? What do you think?

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can't seem to click on sevens name to pm about the fb page because the name is in black not blue and so unclickable to me... any ideas?

're names we are both liking Finley/ Finlay as a first choice, the only problem is we made the mistake of telling family and my dad didn't have the courtesy to keep his opinions about the name hidden! so now I feel a bit like he's pissed on my parade of finally finding a name I liked!

hey ho,

hope everyone else is doing well especially you 10 thinking of you too

x

ng half-german but speak german at home and to my siblings and DC will be bilingual. It's hard, especially as a few of the germanic names I like sound odd with english and irish pronunciation.

I like lily beaver umm too LL's depends on what it sounds like I guess and it isn't that bad just look at Marvel :)

:( baby hope he enjoys himself at least
emotional? A bit. More annoyed than anythings - BF is just general annoying, I swear at him then he goes in a huff because he can't understand me. But I haven't got time to be emotional. Work has got crazy and I'm also trying to plan a pack holiday and still trying to make a decision about what to do after DC gets here

Going to a consultant appt tomorrow. Hopefully they will have reached a decision about my back and what to do.

I'm looking at this pile of paperwork and I'm sure it gets larger and larger every time I look at it. Sometimes Its horrible working from home. Might go for a walk. I'm getting cabin fever I'm sure.

seven my youngest niece is called Elizabeth and her nn is Buffy - she 'picked' it herself because she couldn't say her full name properly!! Or you could shorten to Beth or Betty if you don't like Liz/Lizzie?

frankie PM me if you want, I should be able to add you to the FB page.

Hope your appt goes ok tomorrow milk.

Next growth scan on Fri, DH will be able to come this time, which is the first time since about 9 weeks!!!

25 today!!!

I am really liking the name Theo at the moment.Would be Theo on birth cert and known as Teddy.

I seem to have really fallen off the threads. Not quite sure how that's happened! Work is tiring me out and I can't seem to sleep once I get in (I finish at midnight) so that's probably what's up. I do a mammoth catch up with you all periodically then have no time to reply or it's all moved on. Going to make a big effort from now on, promise!

10 and Reeny hope you're both doing ok and if you are still in hospital that it's not too crap.

I don't know if it's because I'm some prize procrastinator but I can't believe some of you are sorting hospital bags out already! And narrowing down names! I might think about packing a bag when I go on maternity leave. And I might go and buy some Lansinoh this week but only because I think it's on offer in boots right now. I have a list of names because when I see one and think 'Oh, that's not too bad' I just stick it on the list but that's as far as that has gone. DP hasn't looked at any yet. He's an even worse procrastinator than I am. You're all going to make me feel so unorganised aren't you? Please tell me there's someone out there that's like me too! I can't even put it down to being DC4 as I've been like this with them all .

See the midwife again next week and want to see what she reckons to me not really wanting to go to my GTT at 28w. I really don't see the point of it. For me in my circumstances that is. The consultant even said that I didn't have GD last time (yep, knew that) and it wasn't the reason for a big baby. They didn't do the GTT last time either, so why bother with it this time. I don't really think a sample size of one baby is enough to say that DP and I make big babies either. I know I don't have to have it but I don't really want hassle off anyone if I say thanks, but no thanks.

SPD can do one as well as I've had enough of that now too.

God I'm a grumpy cow today. Sorry .

DS started taking steps a couple of weeks ago. He took about 8 in a row (the most so far) this morning across the kitchen. It was so fantastic. It doesn't matter how many times you've seen it with your other children it is so so wonderful. And each time he does it I have a huge grin on my face. He hasn't got a clue what he's doing that's so amazing :). So at least something can still make me smile!!

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I've also fallen off the threads, blaming work which has been mental since the hyperemesis stopped. Hello again everyone! I won't even try to reference individual bits of news (I have been lurking from time to time) except to say that I hope you're ok 10...I've been thinking of you.

Terra your post made me feel so much better - fellow procrastinator over here!

I haven't bought a single thing yet (and it's my first DC so it's not like I have anything lying around), haven't thought of any names and I'm certainly not in a position to start packing a hospital bag. I work well under pressure so suspect I'll do it all at the last minute...

We've just received planning permission to sort out our little house and we're still going to try and get all of the renovations done before the baby arrives despite the fact that we haven't found a builder a yet. I wonder if we're mad or just incredibly stupid. Probably the latter. The poor baby will be born in to a building site :(

Will make more effort to stay up to date!

terra I've also got the GTT at 28 weeks, I don't see the point in it either tbh. I've not even had a big baby, it's because they said I'd put on weight (just over a stone) since they last had my weight on record. That was at the start of my pregnancy with DD, she was only 8 months when I conceived, technically I hadn't put on weight I just hadn't lost the baby weight I put on with her. My BMI is 34 and they do it as standard for BMI over 35, mine was 38 with DS and I didn't have to have it . I only agreed as I didn't want them to think I was bring awkward and I couldn't be bothered to argue.

frankie no idea why you can't click me, but anyone else in the group should be able to add you.

elly we did think Beth, but have already decided on Ann as a middle name after my mum, I think Beatrice Ann just works better.

I won't be packing my bag until around 32 weeks. Previous two have been 35+5 and 35+6, so I've a pretty good idea when it will arrive.

Finally got my 20 week scan tomorrow at last!

We haven't sorted anything for the Babi yet either, though I still have clothes from DS1, I will have to find them though.....

And definitely no names yet. I reckon we've got plenty of time yet, don't we

Mind you we didn't pick DS's name till after he was born.

How are you doing 10?

Beaut DS is a Theodore known as Theo. We chose it because:

1. I'd never taught anyone with that name
2. It works in Flemmish, French and English
3. It has lots of nicknames so if he hates it when he's older he can be Theodore, Theo, Ted, Teddy

You're obviously a woman of impeccable taste!

MammaIts top of my list now and I think it goes really well with other two ds's names.Ooh exciting I may have found a name will decide fully once he is here.