Good luck tomorrow maryanne!
I too have an OB appointment tomorrow, but it's one of my regular monthly check ups, so I expect it to be super quick with a 2-minute scan as always with my OB. I am going to ask though what the plan for prenatal visits is in the third trimester, as I will be 26 weeks next time I'm seen, so very close to the third trimester at that point. So I hope after that appointment (4 weeks from tomorrow's one) he starts seeing me every other week or so.
As for all the rest, let's see: we do have a name for our little boy but we've only told close family. Both names are Greek derived (one from history, one religious - the latter also used to be my Grandpa's name), so we've gotten some surprised reactions from the American side of the family, even though both exist in English. I guess they were expecting a more 100% anglo-saxon name (good luck with an opinionated Greek Mom and a Dad who is a history geek and who calls himself an 'honorary Greek' after marrying me
). For hubby and I, it's important that he knows his half heritage (from my side) and we wanted names that existed in both languages, since he has family in two countries. We do get the name question kind of a lot too. It doesn't bother me much, but hearing some of family people's opinions did, lol. Luckily my husband is really good at telling them 'it is what is it is, get used to it', lol. Now they're all used to it and like it!
As for baby nursery themes, we'll either go with cute dinosaurs or jungle animals, but that's mainly for curtains and any wall decals. I agree, not everything needs to match! However, because I plan to breastfeed exclusively and have the baby in our room for added convenience during the night for the first few months, I'm more concerned with finding a good co-sleeping basinet that can be attached to our bed than nursery decorations, since his 'room' will be his changing room and play room only for a while. I do get a little annoyed too by the theme questions. It's a darn newborn people, lol
Well put MrsG
Speaking of co-sleeping, we had some family friends over yesterday (in their 60s) and they really tried to tell me that I'd be regretting it, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night etc. etc. once they heard what our plans were (after the question about buying nursery furniture). I respect everyone's opinions and frankly, there are pros and cons with any parenting choice one makes, but I found it rude and a little disrespectful on their end. I didn't ask for anyone's advice, nor do I care about what they think. It didn't help that my mother in law chimed in to say that she kept both her children in separate rooms because she'd be too stressed out otherwise about monitoring their breathing and wouldn't be able to get any sleep (am I the only one who sees the lack of logic in this argument?
). Whatever, I just wanted to tell all of them 'good for you, you did what was the norm at those times, now just shut up because you're not going to make me change my mind'
Maybe I'm just hormonal
