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Martians 2014, thread 13. Who will win, team pink or team blue?

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LyraSilvertongue · 22/10/2013 16:52

New thread, hoes!

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HotCrossPun · 24/10/2013 17:36

DP has already nicknamed her Orca (as in the whale) because on our first scan photo it looks like she has a whale-tail Grin The fact that the nickname sounds like the actual name is all the convincing he needs that it's the right one!

FoxMulder · 24/10/2013 17:47

I love that Hottie! How did you come up with it?

MummpP Rebecca is Hebrew too. Apparently it means 'good wife' or something. Ha! You are of course right on the names from other cultures thing. I think I'm just too conservative. I don't think I could pull it off.

apprenticemamma · 24/10/2013 17:50

hottie I Love it! we re still torn between aoife and niamh but aoife slightly in the lead atm Smile

apprenticemamma · 24/10/2013 17:53

my darling oh is off to get us all McDonalds yay! he's forbidden an extra big mac but permitting another portion of fries.

t-15 till my big mac meal !!!!!!!

MummyPig24 · 24/10/2013 17:57

Ds is called Adam which is Hebrew for man, and Sarah is Hebrew for Princess. I didn't think about the origin of Adam when I chose it, I just liked it for being a strong name.

It says Amelie is a German variant of Amelia, so there we are, not French as we first thought.

HotCrossPun · 24/10/2013 18:02

Foxy Me and DP have literally disagreed on every single name we thought of. I was reading a story about a homebirth on t'internet and the baby on that was called Orla. I loved it straight away so I ran through to ask DP if he liked it too (thinking he wouldn't) and he did.

The funny/soppy thing is, when DP says it in his accent (Glaswegian) I love it even more! Grin

apprentice I like them both. All the real life Niamh's I know are really lovely too!

NoMaybeAboutIt · 24/10/2013 18:05

Hot I had Orla, Niamh and Aoife on my list! MrM said no Sad

My name is also Hebrew!

Hope you're elbow deep in fries Apprentice!

Fasterkillpussycat · 24/10/2013 18:17

I really like both Niamh and Orlaith/Aurla - I have friends and relatives with those names, otherwise I would be keen on having them myself. I like Aoife too. We are thinking about Nimue, which is a Welsh name.

MummyPig24 · 24/10/2013 18:57

Ok so my Braxton hicks are now becoming uncomfortable. I don't know if I need to be worried or not . I've done air of walking today so I don't know if that is anything to do with it.

Teddybear4 · 24/10/2013 19:27

Mummy - Hope everything is ok. I'm getting lots of BH and am also on no. 3. You know that if your worried you should get checked out. I wonder if its just the never sitting down/pre-prepared uterus with no. 3 that does it.

MummyPig24 · 24/10/2013 19:33

Thanks teddy I think I'm ok. Baby is still moving around lots, it's just I'm getting these period like pains every few minutes. I'm going to have my dinner and try and relax and see how it goes!

Rockchick1984 · 24/10/2013 19:37

I love Amelie but it doesn't sound right when said with DS's name. Think we are currently set on Rosie, but will possibly change nearer the time - DS was Zachary until 2 months before he was born!

Mummypig hope you're ok. Put your feet up for the rest of the evening and see how you're feeling by bedtime.

Coolhand · 24/10/2013 19:57

Mummypig hope all ok. Please rest and look after yourself. Happy Birthday Owl

My girls' names were much better than my boys. Can't get DH to even engage in a discussion about names at the moment. I gave him my list and asked him any thoughts 'No' was the short answer. Tried again a few days later and got same response. He can be so infuriating - I think the most I have got from him is, I'm not sure I like Caleb (which was on the list).

IceNoSlice · 24/10/2013 20:24

Happy birthday Owl!

I like Amelie. Very pretty. It is quite popular around here though (or variants). I know 2 baby Amelies and 3 baby Amelias.

Rock - I like Rosie a lot but it's my cousin's name so out.

OwlinaTree · 24/10/2013 20:25

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, despite working I've had a lovely day and me and DH are having a weekend away this weekend too.

Hope you are feeling better soon mummypig

NoMaybeAboutIt · 24/10/2013 20:37

Happy birthday Owl! Hope you have a lovely weekend away

Hope you're ok Mummy BH sound scary. Just another cruel trick of pregnancy!

SuperMuddle · 24/10/2013 20:39

Evenin' all! I like the names discussion going on; DH and I have had a couple of very short conversations, but haven't started seriously looking at names yet. We seem to be roughly on the same page though, which is a relief!

Names from different cultures can be difficult. I think it depends on how obviously 'other culture' the name is, for instance Demetri is clearly Greek, but my DH and his sister both have names that are of Greek origin which we consider to be English names because they are so popular, and have been adapted into an English pronunciation. Hebrew names are biblical, so I would consider them part of our cultural heritage, if not national, regardless of whether you are religious or not.

Hope you're feeling better soon, mummypig.

BadlyWrittenPoem · 24/10/2013 20:53

Hot, here you don't really get anything different here before a homebirth except that when you have your antenatal home visit, they do a home assessment to ensure your home is suitable for a home birth. They told me that it's mainly just to make sure it's accessible for an ambulance in case of transfer.

Cool, I like Caleb but DH thinks it is too unusual. Since then some friends have called their son Caleb but he still isn't convinced.

I usually go for making a shortlist of names I like and then look at the meanings so that I can choose meanings which I like and are fitting. The boy middle name we had planned last time means "asked of God" which would have been fitting then but since this baby was unexpected it doesn't really seem right so I have suggested a name which means "God is gracious" instead. (Currently DH is "thinking about it" which usually means forgetting about it until the next time I ask him and then thinking.)

AFM, I had my anomaly scan today. Was completely convinced that something would be wrong for various reasons but everything appeared to be fine. I still can't quite believe it but I now feel like I can finally start to plan for this baby.

BadlyWrittenPoem · 24/10/2013 20:55

Mummy I hope it's just from having had a busy day and prescribe lots of rest.

Coolhand · 24/10/2013 21:00

I am in super grumpy form tonight and avoiding work like the plague. Just ordered myself/baby a Babybay co sleeping cot partly in an effort to cheer myself up and because I had intended to do it anyway.

It's my first baby purchase this time round!

apprenticemamma · 24/10/2013 21:13

Well i brought on myself the major indigestion pains...extra fries and half of ds burger were an unnecessary addition to the meal Shock

My best friend basically my soul sister has just told me she is prego..!!.Grin half suspected but she just poas today (and I think is still in disbelief). So excited as we had always said how lovely to have overlapping mat leaves and kids to grow up same age Smile .

Re names love Caleb and that Welsh name sorry on phone and can't check spelling..

hot imho wedgie or Irish accents on men are irresistible (and got me into a lot of strife in my dayShock )

re men and names, I found that last time Dp was a total passenger EXCEPT when he wanted to veto names. I'm wondering if the passenger attitude is typical of some men Wink . My poor best friend was a bit gutted at her Dp v practical response to the bfp 'that's great, just like we planned' said in deadpan delivery! (whilst I ran round my living room whooping manicallyWink )

Teddybear4 · 24/10/2013 21:48

I'm with Apprentice on the names front. DH suggests nothing, vetoes everything, then tells me to pick quickly when baby is 2 days old as his mum wants to write the card. On this basis, I feel pretty confident I'll get my choice (within reason) again. I just need to play the long game!

lumpylumps · 24/10/2013 22:01

We're pretty settled on lucas at the minute. I wanted it for ds2 but dp wasn't sure. It's taken 3 years but he likes it now!!!!

PiratesMam · 24/10/2013 22:53

Hello lovelies!

I am on #3 and braxton hicks have started this week here too (21 weeks today). A couple have been quite uncomfortable!!

Ok so as promised, here is our boys vs girls list so far. Please let me know if I have forgotten you and will add you! Otherwise, I will also add this to the Stats thread:

Girls
commsgirl
Gawjus
MacD75
Rockchick
IceNoSlice
Saggy
Kara
Stephie101
Baldrick
SunshineMeg
HotCrossPun
NoMaybeAboutIt
Teddybear4
samsmother
Blockette
Wuxiapian

Boys
Greymoose
Lyra
Coolhand
Dabarai
Sarahb8990
Lumpylumps
Edamame

Not finding out:
April13
MummyPig
MrsK
BionicEar
Pram
Beccadugs
SuperMuddle
FoxMulder
raspberriesandicecream
Callthemadwife
Mimili
Fasterkillpussycat
Rosyryan

OwlinaTree · 24/10/2013 22:56

Hi pirates I'm team yellow too!!