January Jellybeans 2013!...

[snowangel187]

Phew! Lots of catching up to do! I am visiting my parents and getting appropriately spoiled my by mom and haven't had a lot of time to catch up with BnB.

My GTT and 27 weeks appointment was Wednesday. The drink was awful - LemonLime - and I actively gagged for 10 minutes after I chugged it. Haven't heard from OB's office so I am hoping no news = good news. And I have officially started every two week appointments, too! My BP was slightly elevated when I went into my appointment 140/80 something, but I asked the nurse to let me sit for a few minutes and recheck it and when she did it was 122/78. And my urine was free of glucose and protein!

I asked my doctor a couple of the questions we've been asking here:

• Is 27 weeks the 3rd tri? YES!
  
• Fetal Kick Counts? He said doing these was not a necessity despite what you read in books and online. He also noted the stress it can cause moms-to-be to be obsessing over movements all day long. If I perceive a dramatic decrease in activity I am supposed to lay on my left side in a dark quiet room and record kick/movements. He said that EVERY movement counts as an individual movement, even if it's 5 rapid taps in a row that counts as 5 movements. 10 movements in 2 hrs.
  
• Am I still on pelvic rest since I've had no bleeding since my scare a few weeks ago? Yep. He told me to tell my DH to "cool his jets." HAHAHAHA!

Ya dh isn't as impressed with the pelvic rest.

 

[La Mere]

I've come up with a few name ideas over the past couple days. Haven't shared them with hubby because he's been feeling kinda crappy for the past few days and I want him to feel better before I drop all these on him and I want a real reaction, not a sicky reaction.

Here are the boys names:
Samuel Vaughan
Rowan Layne
Gabriel Elijah
Bredan Lemuel

And the girls:
Anya Elizabeth
Heather Renae
Celesta Madison
Renae Aurora

What do you girls think?

 

[Kaiecee]

La mere
Love ur picks so original

 

[BlossomJ]

I've come up with a few name ideas over the past couple days. Haven't shared them with hubby because he's been feeling kinda crappy for the past few days and I want him to feel better before I drop all these on him and I want a real reaction, not a sicky reaction.

Here are the boys names:
Samuel Vaughan
Rowan Layne
Gabriel Elijah
Bredan Lemuel

And the girls:
Anya Elizabeth
Heather Renae
Celesta Madison
Renae Aurora

What do you girls think?

I really like Samuel Vaughan & Gabriel Elijah.

Anya is one we're considering for our girl, so obviously that's my favourite from the girls list

 

[snowangel187]

Anya and Gabriel are my favorites.

 

[BlossomJ]

Really nice choices though La Mere. There's only one on each list that I personally wouldn't choose, but I'm not going to say which as if you love them I don't want to put you off!

 

[La Mere]

Thank you, Kaiecee! I try to be original but without being too far out there!

 

[La Mere]

I've come up with a few name ideas over the past couple days. Haven't shared them with hubby because he's been feeling kinda crappy for the past few days and I want him to feel better before I drop all these on him and I want a real reaction, not a sicky reaction.

Here are the boys names:
Samuel Vaughan
Rowan Layne
Gabriel Elijah
Bredan Lemuel

And the girls:
Anya Elizabeth
Heather Renae
Celesta Madison
Renae Aurora

What do you girls think?

I really like Samuel Vaughan & Gabriel Elijah.

Anya is one we're considering for our girl, so obviously that's my favourite from the girls list

Haha those two are my favorites on the boys list!! I really like Anya as my Mom's name is Anna. Kinda the same but different enough for her to have her own name, you know?

Anya and Gabriel are my favorites.

Thanks, Snow. Those are two of my favorites too!

Really nice choices though La Mere. There's only one on each list that I personally wouldn't choose, but I'm not going to say which as if you love them I don't want to put you off!

I'm trying not to be too in love with names until hubby says yay or nay. Never figured he'd be so dang picky!!

 

[BlossomJ]

Was he picky when you decided on Rayven?

The problem I have with my DH is that he really won't think that much about names until we see the baby, so we have a short list which we both quite like, but I know as soon as the baby arrives he'll have stronger opinions (& I'll be too tired to think about it then!) Grrrr!

 

[BlossomJ]

I think it's lovely to use your mothers name as inspiration, but to make it unique to her too

 

[La Mere]

Was he picky when you decided on Rayven?

The problem I have with my DH is that he really won't think that much about names until we see the baby, so we have a short list which we both quite like, but I know as soon as the baby arrives he'll have stronger opinions (& I'll be too tired to think about it then!) Grrrr!

We didn't decide on a name until after she was born and the nurse asked what the baby's name was. I kinda just blurted out "Rayven Michelle" Poor hubby didn't even get a chance to say anything. So we've kinda made a deal he gets to pick the name this time, but I'm the one coming up with all the names!!! If I hadn't blurted out Rayven Michelle, her name probably would have been Renae Michelle. Renae is my middle name and my hubby has always loved that name and wanted to name his first daughter Renae, so I feel kinda bad for taking that away from him.

 

[BlossomJ]

Renae would be my second pick on the girls list. I love it too.

I don't know whether to share our names? I worry that people will hate them, but if you leave it until after the birth, people get to know the baby as that name & somehow it just starts to fit them. Plus they never tell you they hate a name when it's official!

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Grr, Drs office just called. I need to go to do the 4 hour test on monday morning. Grrrr that sucks real bad! I have to be there at 8... and stay around for 4 stinky hours! She explained something about it being 145 for normal, and I'm at 141...

 

[BlossomJ]

That's a pain Deedee. Hope you pass this one.

What triggers getting the test? I've had my blood sugar tested just from fasting for 20hrs, then getting a blood draw, but no one has mentioned going through what you girls have been doing with the drink thing. I didn't do it with DS either.

 

[Kaiecee]

It's weird I find a lot are failing the first test I've never seen that before I never had a problem with my other two and next Friday I'm doing the 3 hour test which I thought was weird so on top of that I have to follow a strick diet 3 days prior to the test

 

[La Mere]

Renae would be my second pick on the girls list. I love it too.

I don't know whether to share our names? I worry that people will hate them, but if you leave it until after the birth, people get to know the baby as that name & somehow it just starts to fit them. Plus they never tell you they hate a name when it's official!

I know what you mean, Blossom. But I figure, it's my child not theirs and if I like/love their name it doesn't matter to me if someone else doesn't like/hates it.

 

[La Mere]

I'm sorry, DeeDee! That really sucks!

 

[DeedeeBeester]

She only told me not to eat anything after 10 pm the night before and to be there at 8, and that it would take up to 4 hours. Grrr. I'm just... blah, probably going to have to get a cab to come back home.

I'm starting to wish I didn't have the baby shower the weekend I do. Having mother in law coming over here so close to all the noise is something I don't want... and have to explain to her what's going on grrr!

 

[La Mere]

I am sorry this is such a pain for you, hun. And then your MIL on top it it. not very fun at all.. Why does she have to be such a condescending busybody?

 

[BlossomJ]

OK, here are our names:

Elsie Wren
Kay Melody
Ivy Louisa
Anya Merryn
Louisa Caitlin

Let me know your favourite one/s