Oh my ladies, go away for a weekend and have to spend hours catching up, you guys know how to talk!
I am unable to comment on what has passed without bring back topics which have been put to bed so I shall just send big hugs to all those who need it (take them they are free!) I'm thinking of you all. Made me have a bit of a Pollyanna moment and I was glad to be me, I've been through my own stuff (who hasn't in life) but right now things are looking very good from where I am standing, so thank you for reminding me to be grateful for what I have.
On the subject of names, I have a very common one and hate it because it has always been popular (its a classic bible name), it cannot be shortened or turned into a nickname at all. Imagine walking round the supermarket and hearing your name yelled out (in a your being bad stop it immediately way), you freeze on the spot even though you an adult and you know full well it isn't you they are shouting at just yet another child with the same name as you.
So I am looking at names that can be shortened, so even if it is a popular name there is still a chance to be an individual (eg. there were three Thomas's at our primary (60 kids in the school), so we had a Tom, Thomas and a Seymour (middle name)). Also a decent middle name, I dislike my middle name and would never use it, it is also another name that cannot be shortened or nicknamed.
I would happily have an out there name like River or Summer but OH is totally against anything that could cause ridicule at school, so Classic and lots of opportunity for short versions is my preferred option, think a name within a name.
Other thoughts on names, think about spelling and pronunciation for when your child starts school, I always felt sorry for the kids who had long names when they were learning to write. People mispronouncing my name would drive me insane. People misspelling my name does drive me mad, people even spell it wrong when they have got it written down in front of them, my bank card has my name spelt correctly and my credit card (with the same bank) is spelt incorrectly.
I am hoping this baby is a boy. We only have one name we agree on and its a boys name! Not that we have discussed names since I fell pregnant, waiting for the first scan.
I am another no symptoms person who hasn't had a scan yet, I'm totally expecting when I go for my 12 week scan (next wed) for it to go like "Oh, we're very sorry but it appears you were mistaken about being pregnant, you just haven't had your lady times for a while, maybe your pregnancy test was a false positive?" . Some days I forget I am pregnant, which I feel guilty for 1. for forgetting and 2. for all the ladies who are suffering, I feel I shouldn't grumble.
F&T 10+6