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[Wiggler]

It was bloody amaaaazing!!! I would have read it the night I got it if I hadn't been ill, but as it was it took me about 10 hours to read it (not including my sleep) It has really left me wondering though how they will fit everything else into the last book, but I have been wondering that since book 10. A quick note though, dont read the glossary first, there is a pretty hefty spoiler in it (I already knew there was a spoiler in it so read it first ). Can't believe I have to wait until next year to read the final book!

Oh yea, if you buy it in Waterstones they have a fiver off

I'm such a geek hehe! WoT and Final Fantasy obsessed! (to the point where I lost book 3, and rushed out to buy a new copy only to find my old one a week later!)

 

[wild2011]

thankyou all for your warm wishes, i'll get there, im hoping it tails off by the end of 18 weeks, in previous it was shortly after then, but not quite so severe this time. i think about food round the clock and have been managing one small meal early in the mornin, and small ammounts of fluids, then topped up by drip all week, got let home as i missed my babies and i have to report back monday morning for a top up on drip, and have ketones re-assessed. counting down now to my scan on 23rd, better late than never xx

 

[cheree89]

Cheree I think I'm going to look for the wheel of time books I read all of the lord of the rings books + the hobbit within 2 days so I'm a fast reader too lol. With thrillers I like Jonathon Kellerman and Patricia Cornwall although I guess a lot of people find them too gruesome!

I would read The eye of the world (first book in the series) first and then read The new spring (the prequel). Then continue on with the 2nd book in the series. Have fun with them. They get longer as the series progresses, but they are all 'quick' reads - similar to LOR. In fact, the series is stylistically very similar to LOR, so you will probably really enjoy it!

If you want to slow your reading down try Dunnett. She includes slang phrases from the 16th century, and her main character often speaks sentences in French, Spanish, Italian and Latin (and occasionally Russian), which aren't translated. You can get the gist without translating the slang and foreign languages, but I really enjoyed making notes and finding out what it all meant - especially the slang phrases. There are actually two companion books you can get to help you work through the books. Of course, I didn't know this when I was reading them!

 

[24/7]

Is anyone else having round ligament pain? I'm having horrible pains low down, and google suggests it could be this.... x

 

[lisaf]

24/7 I keep having round ligament pains

new - the reason I bet they don't let you do the gender scan first is because some people may skip the anatomy scan... AND because if something is wrong on the gender scan, the person reading the scan may not be skilled enough to read it... so you have to pay more to have the more skilled person do it.
I want to know SO badly. Though my baby's legs were all tucked up and I'm not sure how the doctor would have been able to tell anything apart, lol

 

[luckyme225]

wild- hope your doing better.

24/7 I get round ligament pain when moving from one position to another.

 

[Wiggler]

We have our names picked!!!!!!! I'm sooo happy we finally picked a boys name

Flump will be: Lily (girl) or Riley (boy)

Anyone else have names chosen already? x

 

[new_to_ttc]

Ooo wiggler.. Joshua asked me if we can call the baby Lily if she's a girl!!! (even though I liked Eloise Mae lol I kinda want him to pick so he is proper involved so long as its not a Ben 10 name lol)

Lisa, I was talking to my sister about your scan, she said at 14/15 weeks the clitoris of a girl can look like a penis sooooo she said in a few more weeks when it all grows properly it could very likely still be a little girl

 

[new_to_ttc]

Oh and I am keen on Harrison for a boy, but I am dead against name shortening and Im just settling myself up for people calling him Harry so may rethink that one lol

 

[Wiggler]

I dont like name shortening either, My mum calls Dylan "Dilly-Willy" or "Dyl" yuk! Just like I hate it if anyone calls me "Sash" it's vile! x

 

[lisaf]

lol... thanks new - thats what I figured with the genital thing... FX'd!!!

DH and I were talking names the other night.
We like:
Helen
Allison
Judy(Judith)
Amanda(Mandy)

We have much more trouble coming up with boy names, lol.

 

[new_to_ttc]

Ive been having trouble with boys names I liked a few girls ones..

Caoife
Heledd
Eloise Mae
Alicia
and now Lily lol

only Harrison for a boy but that wont happen lol

People try to call Joshua Josh... even he says 'ua' when they say it now lol At karate he is known as Joshu-UA they really emphasise it then look my way lololol oops!!!!

 

[Wiggler]

Anyone know the UK guidelines on smoked salmon during pregnancy? I NEED some!! x

 

[hopefulmama]

For girls I want:
Ava Lucia or Valentina Sophia or Illiana Sophia

I am big on middle names meshing well with firsts

Boys i would stick with my husbands because all males in his family keep the same name, so he's a 3rd, and our sone would be a 4th... I particularly don't fancy not being able to pick, but i understand the legacy.

I am with you guys on the shortening of names, it's a hot mess and very annoying. Nothing tackier

 

[24/7]

We have decided at present on Samuel James for a boy, and Grace for a girl.

The month I got my BFP we found out my Nan may have cancer, and I wished so hard for my BFP to give everyone some hope and happiness should the worst happen, and two weeks later, I was pregnant. Thankfully my Nan has now discovered it is a treatable bowel condition, and all is well, and we really liked the name Samuel, and the other day we got a freebie name book in a magazine and looked up the meaning of Samuel, and it means "god has heard you". It feels like its meant to be Samuel if its a boy, we wished so hard, and it came true, someone really did hear our wish, and gave us our precious bean when we needed it the most. xxxx

 

[24/7]

You can have salmon, like tuna up to twice a week. xxx

 

[cheree89]

Hopeful - I love Illiana. I have Lyanna on my short list - very similar.

My combos are:

girls-
Esmee Juliet
Arya Colette (not sure on the middle name here)
India Nynaeve (Wiggler - I had to get it in somewhere!)
Verity Renee

boy (must have Edward as a middle name - family tradition) -
Rhys Edward
Gabriel Edward
Brynden Edward
Alaric Edward

Other names I like:
Portia
Philippa (Pippa)
Lyanna
Evangeline
Elsa
Eloisa
Birgitta
Astrid
Alanna

Nathaniel (OH doesn't like it )
Nolan
Theon
OH likes Thor (I worry about teasing and pronunciation - Torr)

I actually am not too excited about any of the boy names - anyone have suggestions?

 

[hopefulmama]

Hopeful - I love Illiana. I have Lyanna on my short list - very similar.


Nathaniel (OH doesn't like it )
Nolan
Theon
OH likes Thor (I worry about teasing and pronunciation - Torr)

I actually am not too excited about any of the boy names - anyone have suggestions?

I love the name alaric and gabriel.. maybe cole, fidias, gavin, loren, damien
those are ones that stick out to me.

 

[Wiggler]

Love all the baby names!!

Cheree - OH wont let me name our kids after WoT or Lost (I'm a huge fan of Lost) So I will be naming our pets after them!! I already named our cat Smokey (after the smoke monster in Lost) and our next pet (if we get a girl pet) will be called Moghedien (Mog for short)

 

[lisaf]

I just went and bought a bunch of maternity tops... got 2 sweaters, 3 long-sleeve shirts, a short sleeved shirt and a sleep bra... for $107!!! Motherhood Maternity has some bargain clothes