June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[Squig34]

Boo - your body is doing something amazing in growing a baby, & for that reason I bet you actually look fab - try not to be too hard on yourself.

Never mind kids staying up, DH & I totally faded for the first time in years & we were both asleep by 11.30!

 

[GeralynB]

So quiet in here the last few days. So we're trying to decide on a name. I have loved Juliette for years but DH doesn't love it. He mentioned Stella last night and I am starting to like it but just not sure

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Those are both lovely names I really like Stella but I can't imagine it as a name for a child

If we have a boy it'll most likely be called Gabriel Thomas, for a girl we like Georgia but we're not sure about it really.

 

[Boo44]

Geralyn I love the name Stella it's so pretty! My best friend at uni was Juliette but she always got Jules - I Always thought it was such a waste of a pretty name!

Pixie - Gabriel is gorgeous! Wish my OH would say yes to names like that but he won't

I'm sticking with Ivy Grace at the moment although OH likes Orla yet I've gone off that recently.
I like Alfred (Alfie) and Benjamin (Benji) and quite a few other boys names

 

[Becyboo__x]

Names is a nightmare for me well i love a name but OH is iffy on it .. he likes it but then dont .. and I found every name I like he or family say something it relates to

I'm dead set on Alice .. I love it but I can't find a middle name to go nicely yet and because OHs last name starts with "Al" he thinks its too much which did make me think a bit.. (family started saying she'll get called after the song "Alice the camel" )

I'm stuck other then that though I don't like hardly anything and getting OH to agree is just stressful

 

[Becyboo__x]

This one was likly Benjamin if I was having a boy always loved the name

 

[Tinky_82]

I am so stuck with names - hopefully I'll get more of an idea once we find out who's in there.
I love all the names you guys have mentioned.
This morning my 2 and a half year old ds informed me there was a little girl in my tummy! It came out of nowhere bless him. I don't mind which I have but a girl would be lovely so one of each. Find out on 29th.

 

[Boo44]

I was thinking, why do you think boys are generally the less desired sex? Take this group for instance, in general (but obviously not everyone) has stated a girl preference, even those who already have girls. I have two wonderful boys and I would definitely have a girl preference this time. We've all discussed the recent group of girl scans and the 'worry' we might have a boy scan as someone has to! It's funny isn't it, I wonder where the generalisation of boys being less desired comes from

 

[GeralynB]

Geralyn I love the name Stella it's so pretty! My best friend at uni was Juliette but she always got Jules - I Always thought it was such a waste of a pretty name!

Pixie - Gabriel is gorgeous! Wish my OH would say yes to names like that but he won't

I'm sticking with Ivy Grace at the moment although OH likes Orla yet I've gone off that recently.
I like Alfred (Alfie) and Benjamin (Benji) and quite a few other boys names

If we do go with Juliette I'd prefer Jules as a nickname over Julie

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Boo that's so funny. Boys are always a but special in my family as until recent years there were so few of them. I have 13 nieces and 5 nephews. Two of my siblings have 4 girls and one boy, there are 6 of us and we all have one boy each - I'm the only one that got a boy first and my sisters were spitting they were so jealous lol. My mum had three girls and she only had us last two because she despirately wanted a boy, she was gutted when we kept being girls but after me she gave up

Tbh right now I'm leaning towards wanting a boy but only because I really like our boy name truly I don't think I have a preference at all.

 

[karlilay]

I was thinking, why do you think boys are generally the less desired sex? Take this group for instance, in general (but obviously not everyone) has stated a girl preference, even those who already have girls. I have two wonderful boys and I would definitely have a girl preference this time. We've all discussed the recent group of girl scans and the 'worry' we might have a boy scan as someone has to! It's funny isn't it, I wonder where the generalisation of boys being less desired comes from

I actually had no preference really. I thought I wanted a girl and then inreally wanted a boy. But I'm happy it's a girl. For me the girl things are relationships as they grow. Zach is the most lovely little boy, if I could
Clone him if have 100. But I know as he grows he will distance himself, and that's fine. Because I want him to concentrate
on his wife and family. I feel like Madi will never go far from me.
I live next door to my mum, and my gran lives up the road. I imagine, not saying this is true at all, that she will ask me for advice with boyfriends, she will ring me for a chat, she will want me at the birth of her babies and help
with her wedding. I would love this to happen with Zach, I hope his future wife likes me, but I can't imagine having my mother in law in the labour room with me.... And we get in really well.
She hardly sees my kids but sees Jonnys sisters little girl every day. It's that mother daughter thing I want, and I am so glad that Madi will always have a sister, especially when I'm gone.

 

[Boo44]

Yeah I find that difficult like the suggestion that boys will definitely distance themselves and girls won't. My OH is the eldest of 3 brothers all in their 30's and all of them live within 10 mins of their family home and are really close to their mums and each other. Equally I know girls that left home at 16 and aren't close to their mums at all.

I wouldn't like to think that just because I have boys I can assume they will go off and distance themselves from me simply because of their gender.

The reason I'd likes girl is ridiculous really - I'd love to shop in the girls section and brush and style her hair. I have 6 nieces and adore doing their hairstyles!

 

[Kim T]

Hi ladies,

I'm a bit late joining. I don't think it has sunk in yet that we are expecting #3, so maybe posting will make it more real lol!

I hope you are all well

 

[Dory85]

Girl's names at the moment I like are Lena and Georgia. Alice was my option if Aaron was a girl but it's getting more common now and I've got a Sophie already.
Boys names were pretty stuck on. I like Sebastian which was a contender when we had Aaron but still quite unsure. I love Rowan but DH wasn't keen when I suggested it to him previously.

 

[Boo44]

Boo that's so funny. Boys are always a but special in my family as until recent years there were so few of them. I have 13 nieces and 5 nephews. Two of my siblings have 4 girls and one boy, there are 6 of us and we all have one boy each - I'm the only one that got a boy first and my sisters were spitting they were so jealous lol. My mum had three girls and she only had us last two because she despirately wanted a boy, she was gutted when we kept being girls but after me she gave up

Tbh right now I'm leaning towards wanting a boy but only because I really like our boy name truly I don't think I have a preference at all.

That's refreshing pixie! My brother has 4 daughters and I know he wanted a boy. Seems he got the girls and I get the boys! My parents have 6 granddaughters and 3 grandsons. We're quite girl heavy just not from me

 

[Lil_Pixie]

My mum has three daughters, I see my mum in work but I very rarely visit (she's very rarely home to be fair!) She probably sees Xander once every few months.

My Mil we see at least once a week, sometimes two or three times. She's obsessed with Xander and he adores her, and whenever dh is working near her house he always pops on for a brew and to raid the fridge. She has three sons and while they aren't paticularly close. To each other they are all very close to their mum. I have a great relationship with her too

That being said she wanted to be at Xander's birth and got a firm no. I feel bad that she has no daughters to go with, but to be fair my mum wasn't invited either

 

[GeralynB]

Hi ladies,

I'm a bit late joining. I don't think it has sunk in yet that we are expecting #3, so maybe posting will make it more real lol!

I hope you are all well

Welcome! And congrats

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Boo maybe as this is a group for women.. You might find it the other way round if it were men?

But I also don't get it, I have a tiny preference for girl but that's purely because I already have a boy. If I already had a girl then I would definitely be hoping slightly more for a boy. I have noticed on forums that the general desire is for girls, the only people who seem to have gender disappointment with a girl are ones with daughters already whereas i notice people having their 1st baby or who already just have girls really don't want a boy? x

 

[Tinky_82]

Welcome Kim and congratulations.

I always wanted a boy 1st - I think because growing up I always wished I had a big brother (I'm the eldest of two sisters).

 

[Becyboo__x]

My family is all girls literally all my mums side had 2 girls each down to my great grandma no boys .. I was first to have a boy in our family so th st was special everyone thought I would have a girl because of the girly gene ..

I wanted 3 children (2 boys and a girl) I can't say I prefer a gender from when I was younger I noticed I was a little shit though and growing up noticed girls are hard work I'm dreading the teen years, some reason I feel it'll be easier with my son .. but OH has a son and I have a son so last one we just would love a girl and we got one (secretly though I want to do her hair and buy nice pretty clothes as OP said)