22yo TTC #2

[Joannaxoxo]

I am so excited that I can't sit still haha. I'm at work and don't have a lot to do, so basically just on BnB and it's making time go so s-l-o-w-l-y!

I used a website that I really like for Baby Names - Baby Name Wizard - it gives you a time line for when the name was the most popular. I also bought the Baby Name Wizard book, which I find much easier to use. It also tells you how popular the name is at the minute. I don't like to choose names in the top 20, too common for me but I also don't like really uncommon names that no one has heard of. So it's nice to have a book that you can highlight names that you like and go back and decide later if you still like them.

 

[Tilly87]

Time always goes slowly when you are waiting for something to happen.

I will have to have a look at that, but i am determined not to until after my scan because i only want to pick for one gender.

OH and I also don't like really common names because then everyone has the same when they go to school, we like names that are slightly unusual but not to unusual that they sound ridiculous x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

exactly my thoughts on chosing names... the last thing I want our kid to have is be know as "insert name here" M., their whole life.

 

[Tilly87]

I think choosing a nice name is one of the hardest things you do for a child lol, there were names we liked but couldn't have them because of the initial of OHs surname x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Right, initials are also important... We liked the name Jordan for a girl and Ava as a middle name... so the initials would have been JAM haha. Changed our minds about that lol.

As excited as I am for the scan I also absolutely hate the full bladder thing, found it so painful last time... which is making me so nervous for this time. Just an hour an a half now, so I guess I have to start drinking my water.. better go empty my bladder lol. Have a good afternoon and I'll be sure to update you later today

 

[Tilly87]

Hmmm jam might not be the most forgiving of initials lol, but love those names by the way!

Yeh the full bladder thing is a bit of a pain, especially if your left waiting for a while, so excited hope all goes well! x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Just on to give you a quick update... we are team !!!!

Little thing gave us a great shot of it all, so it's pretty certainly a boy lol! I'll post a picture of the ultrasound picture when I get to work tomorrow. Little boy looks pretty healthy, was kicking up a storm! So excited and happy and not at all surprised given the number of boys in DH's family.

 

[Tilly87]

Congrats on your little boy, really can't wait to find out mine now.

So glad it all went well and can't wait to see your pics x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Only 7 days until your ultrasound right? Not too long now to wait... can't wait to hear what your having!!

So last night we went my bother and sister-in-laws house for dinner. They had heard our news that afternoon and had run out to get us a card and a set of blue baby hats to congratulate us on our little boy. It was so sweet... and just seeing the little baby hats makes me want to run out a buy some blue outfits! lol.. it's so surreal to know what we're having and I still call him an 'it' because i'm so used to it haha... got to get used to saying him or he. Well as promised I'm going to post a picture of him, it was so cute to see him wriggling and kicking around during the ultrasound!

 

[Tilly87]

Great picture! Are that is so sweet, i know what you mean i can't wait to know so can get some little outfits, yes its 7days! You just have to think up some boys names now lol, i think its a really nice feeling when you know and you can tell other people, have you told all your family and friends? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes, boys names humm... lol... I have one name at the minute I like and is starting to grow on me, plus DH said he likes it too. So who knows, I always seem to change my mine every few weeks lol.

We did tell our family. DH called his mom when we got back from the ultrasound, then he told his father (who was at work) and grandparents... I told my mom, sister, grandmother. lol so seems everyone knows now... Excited to start buying little boy things, also it's great that we know so that everyone has lots of time to pick out christmas gifts for us haha (we are sure everyone will be getting us baby things for christmas, which is fine with us!). Now I am anxious to get the baby's room all set up and ready lol.

 

[Tilly87]

Well its good you can agree lol, with my girls i changed my mind through the whole pregnancies and they didn't have a definate name until they were born.

I bet there all excited that your having a little boy and they will definately have plenty of ideas for you for christmas lol. Seriously the weekend can't come quick enough i am so anxious for my scan! Can't wait to take another bump pic either, OH thinks i've grown but i can't really see it when i look in the mirror, i guess i will have to compare when i finally take a pic x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

We don't always agree on babys names lol... I will probably change my mind again at some point... I'm thinking I might try to pick 2 names and when I see my LO I can decide which fits him best.

I will definitely get lots of advice from family on how to raise a boy, this will be the 3rd generation of baby boys in DH's family (no girls, last baby girl born was DH's grandfather's sister!). So seems DH's family have no problem keeping the family name going haha.

I'm excited to see a picture of your LO and can't wait to find out the gender. Are you secretly hoping for a certain sex?

 

[Tilly87]

We are doing the same, keeping some names in mind then naming the baby when s/he is born.

Wow thats alot of boys, i don't know anyone who that has happened to, do you have more boys or girls on your side of the family?

I'm excited to, just wish time would go quicker lol, we are hoping this time we have a boy as we have decided we are not going to have anymore children after this baby so would be nice to complete our family with a boy, as OH has no siblings so there is no-one to carry on his name lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes it is a lot of boys, his grandparents had 3 boys (DH's father and DH's two uncles) out of the three brothers 2 of them had 2 boys each... so no girl babies... all of the women in his family are married in lol. DH's mom was adopted so we are unsure about her biological family.

On my side we are pretty even in girls and boys numbers on both my parent's side. However, since my grandparents had a boy and a girl and my parents had 2 girls my maiden name will also be leaving once my sister gets married.

I also thought that it was the male sperm that determined the gender of the baby? Because in this case we will likely have more boys in the future (not that thats a baby thing lol).

 

[Tilly87]

So many boys! On my OHs side from his generation there is only 1girl and from his mums generation she is the only girl, so everyone thought we would have boys but we have the girls obviously still waiting to find out number 3 lol. On my side of the family we are really even in girls and boys but i guess its still a 50/50 chance at conception.

Can't wait to update, so so impatient right now, did you have any dreams about babies gender before you found out? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I did have a few dreams about genders. Before I was pregnant I had a dream that I was going to call my daughter Elizabeth Jane (my mom's name is Jane). But I guess perhaps we could call our girl that one day, even though i'm not crazy about the name Elizabeth.

I also had a dream a few weeks ago about having and holding a little boy... probably because i'd just watched 19 Kids and Counting and they were holding a newborn.

Neither dream really gave me a clue as to what I was having though lol.

Have you had some dreams like this?

 

[Tilly87]

I have had dreams of holding a little boy and all my family are there, then just recently i had a dream where i was getting scanned and the sonographer told us it was a girl then i have had other dreams where i'm heavily pregnant and we don't seem to know the gender so i'm really confused by them, will just have to wait and see, 6days to go!

I've had other weird dreams since becoming pregnant but they don't involve the baby but apparently getting vivid dreams is just a symptom of pregnancy so maybe we should just not pay attention lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I think it's hard to decipher our dreams like this, since we both had different dreams about both genders that we can't read into one or another dream. I also just remembered a dream I had about giving birth and asking DH what we had... he said we'd had a girl lol. So I guess not all dreams are right.

I think your right, vivid dreams are just a symptom of pregnancy, and not something to read into.

 

[Tilly87]

Its weird because if i normally have dreams i barely ever remember them.

Can't wait for the weekend to hurry up so wednesday can be hear lol. Have you got any plans for the weekend? On saturday night i am going to an ann summers party with friends so that should be fun, just without alcohol involved for me lol.

Did you post your 12wk scan pic on a thread for gender guesses, i did and got equal amounts of boy and girl guesses so i'm not swayed either way yet x