December 2013 - blue, pink, what do you think?

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New thread! Pile in!

When I was I'm London last Saturday 2 people offered me a seat on the tube- was very impressed (and somewhat embarrassed- I think because its the first time strangers have acknowledged my bump) I must have a big bump- so my mum keeps telling me! Tho the pleats on my sundress do accentuate it.

Thanks for the New Look sale tip!

I've just been spending money on Etsy. Problem with not working, when I do have time I have all these ideas about doing stuff to the house and making things (even tho I can only use the sewing machine if nothing goes wrong!)

Hi all. New thread-exciting! (Although I noticed another antenatal thread for 2014 is up to thread 6 already!!)
Sorry I can't read back since I last posted to remind myself what everyone's been up to, but I have been smiling at all happy scan news and :( about house move stress/job losses/overheating etc.
I can't complain too much as I'm still on sick leave after hospital stay so thankfully no pressure to do much in this heat. Must be awful for all commuters, especially in London. It does make me sleepy though, which means I nap in day and then don't sleep at night. Today am trying to 'power through' so I get a proper sleep at the right time.
Feeling ok, still sore but healing. Wish I could feel some movement to put my mind at ease, 20 wk scan not till end of July. VERY tempted to find out gender, but some people make you feel like you're spoiling a surprise. Also someone else has said that not knowing the gender is part of what gets you through labour as you want to find out!?? Any thoughts?
Been (was taken) to New Look/Mamas&Papas today and got some total bargains for mat wear :)
Roll on scan so I can get more excited. STILL waiting on planning permission for extension. If/when we get it its going to be a massive rush to get all done by EDD! (If don't get it, will be a massive rush to move house...)

:)

toni

I love the name you've picked for your little girl
I'm having boy number 3 and can't find anything I like

Haven posted in a while, ds2 had his first birthday yesterday and he's been really ill with a viral infection, had him back to the hospital again, hopefully he'll be a bit better tomorrow.

Congrats o everyone on your good news 20 week scans.

Hi guys!

I have a few names to mull over:

Olivia Hero M (our last name starts with an 'm')
Helena
Emma
Leah
Eleanor

Music, what gets you through labour is the prospect of it ending! By the end of my last one I couldn't have given 2 shits if it was a puppy just as long as it got the fuck out! Oh, swearing also gets you through labour

Queen I love all if those names except Hero, but particularly love Eleanor! I like Olivia too but there are a million Olivias round here. Hero just reminds me of Myleene Klass I'm afraid, and she makes my teeth itch. However by the time these beans are adults I'm sure no-one will have the faintest idea who Myleene Klass was!

I agree with feather music, I just wanted baby out and didn't care what gender he was lol, after 25 hours he could have been a monkey and i wouldn't have cared.

My sis never found out the sex of her DD2 and she said she wished she had as she was that exhausted at he end she wasn't bothered whether it was boy or girl.

On the other hand my bf never found out and she said it was the best surprise ever, I think it's just gotta be down to personal choice.

I wasn't going to find out this time, but there was a penis on my 20 week scan, clear as day lol

Been looking through name book and I can only find a few i like.

Ds1 is called Lucas and ds2 is Logan.

I have.....
Lleyton
Owen
Ethan
Riley
Other half likes Kane

Ha, feather! Too true, you just want them out.

I didn't find out first time round, but really wanted a girl. Obviously, was delighted with DD but would have been (almost) as delighted with a boy... Actually, I think it's now that I am pleased she is a DD, as I know her, and know what having a daughter is like. Even though I knew I wanted a girl I think I would have been equally thrilled to have discovered I had a boy in the delivery room.

Defo didn't get me through labour! I had forgotten that was a piece of info we'd be getting once out, I was just focused on delivering

Thanks for advice. I think if I'm honest, I DO want to find out, some people just make you feel like you're doing the wrong/untraditional thing though. Although suspect that's true of parenthood in general!
Ooh names! Love Emma and Helena, Queen
Alyssa I like Owen and Riley.
Think DH and I are on the same page of a classic, simple name e.g Daniel/Sarah. Not very trendy, but then neither are we!

LOL at 'could have been a monkey' Alyssa!

I guess it would be a nice surprise after all that. I think if we have a 2nd I'd want to leave that a surprise since OH got his way this time.
I'm all for the name Emma Queen , but I love Eleanor & Helena as they were my grandma & gt. grandma's names respectively.
We've kinda chosen a name already(!) but not revealing it to anyone till he's here, and it's by no means set in stone yet.

I can't remember who it was who said about the ice packs but I've put some on my feet and it is heaven!! Thank you!!

ooh now I'm totally curious abcdemma oh ahah--you have an 'emma' in your name. cheeky. :)

It's our 7 year (wedding) anniversary this August and I'm a little sad because we won't be able to go away for holiday this year, and cannot afford to spend the time to celebrate. We've got my sisters university graduation, birthday and engagement party all happeningnot to mention it's Ramadhan and there is this wacky family feud happening. Sister in law has just got a law training contract-so too many other family functions to overshadow our time. It's been a rough few years dealing with our perfect DS and learning that the world won't see him this way...and at the end of the day, because we rely on soo much emotional support from our families we have to be there to celebrate their events when it means to skip our own.

Morning all.

New shiny thread. Makes me feel better about house being a mess. Least I can hide in here lol.

I love Tobias for a boy and Emmeline for a girl. Dp doesn't like either lol. Told him to come up with something different and he can't expect for Jacob for a boy which I like but is too common round us. Long way to go yet though. Dd was going to be Chloe until she was born. Now she's a Francesca or Frankie for short.

We will hopefully find out if it's pink or blue. Didn't with dd and got fed up of people trying to guess. And dd not happy about new baby so will give her chance to come to terms with a brother or sister.

Off mat clothes shopping today. Can't manage any longer with 2 pair of leggings. Will hopefully find some more and a couple of dresses that my ginormous boobs fit in lol.

mrsshrubs I mentioned ice packs- a good second best to those gel pads you can buy on amazon! Some very posh names going around I like Isabella for a girl (but getting more and more common it seems] but don't want it shortened to Izzy -Bella is pretty (tho Twighlight has ruined that a bit!) funny I have a friend called Emmeline frouby it's unusual - she did say people always get it wrong and think she says Emily. I like Amalie/Amelie? though and that would have the same problem.

I'm so sure we're having a 3rd boy tho so not dwelling on girls names. Find boys names so much harder since we've used up two of our faves already. I like trad names like Harry and jack (but far too popular) but DH likes unusual ones like Seth (bleh!) so we'll probably struggle again. I like Jacob but its quite popular- like Jake too.
Alyssawe have an Ethan and Riley was on our list.

Please keep coming with boys names ideas, I need more inspiration!!

I just threw away 10 trash bags of clothes yesterday...and I have now promptly opened up tabs with mamas and papas and hm where I am about to make another 10 bags worth of mistakes.

Wow 10 bags! Charity shops will love you! I'm putting a load of stuff on eBay this weekend to pay for any future purchases!

Morning everyone :)

I have my 20 week scan at 11.50 today! Hoping to find out the flavour :) I'm feeling a bit nervous though, don't know why. Dh is really excited bless him :)

Best of luck, weechops! Hope your little one isn't being too modest so you can find out if it's pink or blue smile

mumoftwo, I'm planning to do exactly the same this weekend - going to try and kill two birds with one stone by having a clearout and hopefully making a bit of much needed money at the same time!
I've been putting it off for ages so feel free to pop on over the weekend and say how well it's going or how much you're enjoying it to spur me on...!

As for boys names, how about Harvey, Ryan, James, Miles or Brandon? (Just trying to think of ones that strike a balance between traditional and unusual!)

Oh and I've got my 16 week check-up this afternoon. Not sure what to expect from it but I get the feeling it's not going to be very exciting.
We are hoping to hear little bean's heartbeat though so fingers crossed...

Good luck at your scan weechops

Like abcdemma we've also chosen the name for our little boy but keeping it a secret until he arrives.

Alyssa . . Im calling my daughter alyssa haha! strange! lovely name :)

i like kane by the way. your OH has good taste. And riley is lovely x

our ceiling has been boarded up--it's unsightly but at least the hole isn't visible.

cheeky cousin called yesterday to hear who else was invited--so she could bring 'enough dessert'.

Yeah yeah, enough dessert eh queen! I hope you just gave her a number rather than names