Out of the mouth of Babes.....

SO.....I am at the grocery store with my son the other day - and I am trying to put the groceries on the belt - at the same time he is trying to squeeze by me so he can look at the candy. As he is trying to squeeze through - he hits my butt with his head - so THEN he said to me:

(Get ready)

"Mom, Your butt is getting bigger and bigger every day!"

He is SO lucky his mother has a sense of humor!!!!!!

It is official......

I am a super-sonic peeing machine....my life revolves around peeing - have to pee, am peeing, just peed. My children have found my bladder and decided to use it as a trampoline - and boy are they athletic!!!!

I have also decided that my unborn children are already pushy and spoiled. I lie on my left side and my son starts kicking up a storm, I lie on my right side and then my daughter has something to say about it, I lie on my stomach and FORGET IT - they are both pissed off!

So, your natural answer to me would be, so lie on your back right???? WELL, according to the baby books (which I pathetically read EVERY week) I CAN'T lie on my back because it decreases circulation or heart rate or something or other!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On another note, my son and I felt like total crap yesterday - he was couging and sniffling; I was sniffling with a sore throat. We stayed in our pajamas and in bed the ENTIRE day. We ate in bed, napped, watched TV. I have to say IT WAS FABULOUS!!!! It must have been allergies, because the Claritan was the only thing that helped him. He is feeling better now, so that is a relief!

I hope everyone is doing well. Talk to everyone soon.

Names

In answer to Jamie's question.........

Names, now there is a touchy subject! Before I knew what the babies were, we had names all picked out.....

Nicholas Henry for a Boy (Henry after my dad)
Hannah Rose for a girl (Hannah after Joe's mom Anna and Rose for my mom and grandmom)

BUT.....since I have found out that I am, in fact, having a boy and a girl, my husband and I have been at a total loss. Maybe, since I had been planning for SO long, I got bored with the names I picked out...maybe I wanted the picking of names to be new again....maybe I am just a psycho hosebeast that can't make up her mind! So here are the details of the ongoing debate.....


Boys Names:

Aaahh boys names, it is so hard to pick out a name for a boy - a bad name can result in endless playground torture, black eyes, pigeonholed into being a "nerd" or a "geek" or a "sissy boy". I want something strong, something that says "Don't fuck with me or you are going to get the whoop ass of your life."

Since I am not a millionaire, whose child will be privately tutored or attending a cushy boarding school in Switzerland, names like Preston, Biff, Riley, Aquinas, Ceasar, Logan, Parker etc are totally out.

I am also a fanatic about nicknames.....I like Thomas, but not Tom; I like Andrew, but not Andy; I like Richard - but not Rich and CERTAINLY not DICK!

So, my list (along with the pros and cons for each name) are as follows:

Nicholas Henry (My husband isn't crazy about Nicholas - but he likes Nicky - I like the way it will sound if my daughter says "You better back off or my brothers Joey and Nicky are going to kick your ass!)

Benjamin Henry (I like Ben - not so crazy about Benjamin - Husband doesn't like either)

Roman Henry (OK, I know this one is a little off to the side, and while we spent a couple of weeks really liking the name, we pretty much have decided that Roman is too out there for us - we will leave it with Debra Messing.)

Philip Henry (I like Philip - hate Phil. My grandfather's name was Philip, I think I like it better as a middle name, My grandfather was a big OTB gambler - don't think I want to pass that down.)

Andrew Henry (After a child my mom lost at about 6 months pregnant - Love the name Andrew, Like Drew, HATE Andy!)

Patrick Henry (Absolutely adore the name Patrick - it is probably one of my favorite boys names - unfortunately for me, it is also my brother's name, who hasn't started a family yet - I would feel bad taking his namesake from him!)

Disclaimer: I know the name "Henry" is pretty bad - pretty 1940's ish - but it IS my father's name and I like some sort of honorary thing going on with my kid's name. Too bad his name wasn't a better one - I could just name it after him - he will settle for a middle name though.)

So, basically, I think Nicholas is going to win by default - it has the least amount of Cons associated with it.

Girls Names:

OK - so girl's names are just as tricky - you don't want anything that sounds remotely sexual, or rymes with anything sexual or gross. You don't want a name that someone can put in a double meaning sentence
"Hey can I eat an 'Apple'?"
"Donna Do Ya Wanna?"
"Annie with the big Fanny"

Again, you also don't want to pigeon-hole her into something she isn't. You can't name your daughter "Trixie" and not expect her to be construed as the school tramp.

I had a dream a few weeks back, I dreamt that I was holding up my baby girl - over my head and singing "Sophia ~ Sophia". I woke up and told my husband "I think the girl's name is 'Sophia' " He said "Ok".
I went into the bathroom and started singing (to the tune of "Maria" from West Side Story) "Sophia ~ I just met a girl named Sophia". I came out of the bathroom and said to my husband "Maybe it isn't." At which time he groaned and pulled the pillow over his head.

So, the contenders for girls' names are:

Hannah Rose (So used to the name that I think I am bored with it, My husband has decided that he isn't crazy about it. I also don't like the way he says it - he says it like "Haynnah" )

Sophia Rose (I like this one. Joe thinks Sophia is an old lady's name but is getting used to it. We are just worried that she only has the choice of being two things.....That hot looking popular girl with the ethnic name (think Sophia Loren).....or the geek in the corner whose parents tried to glam her up but doesn't live up to her name's potential. We also don't want her to be nicknamed 'Sophie' which is a possibility.)

Isabella Rose (I like Isabella, and I like the nickname Bella, I don't like the nickname Belle or Izzy - Joe's answer is "You really like Isabella???????"

Elizabeth Rose (I like Elizabeth, I like Beth - but I knew an Elizabeth when I was growing up - She had a pig nose and walked like she had this big stick up her ass - she was also a big big bitch - can't get it out of my head.)

Emily Rose (Well, the recent movie just killed this name immediately).


So I think the real contenders are Hannah Rose or Sophia Rose.


Basically, the moral of this story is.....stick with your first names and don't drive yourself fucking crazy!!!!!

Have a good day everyone!

It's late....

But I will try to do a quick update.

Went to the Doctor's today - just a regular OB visit - he said that the babies sound great - he picked up there heartbeats pretty quickly - I didn't get the rates but my daughter's heartbeat is still slower than my son's. It is crazy how you can hear the difference.

My blood pressure is 112/70 - so that is good.

My doc said I am doing a great job - gaining the perfect amount of weight - I gained 5 lbs in the last three weeks - which for a single pregnancy, you are supposed to gain an average of 1lb per week - so I guess that I am doing ok - I have gained about 11 lbs since my first appointment at 10 weeks.

My next appointment is November 8th - I will get a sonogram that day.

Joey is doing well - he was so proud of himself today - for the first time ever he used scissors in school. He cut out the numbers 1-10 and then pasted them to a long sheet of paper - it is hanging in my Living Room right now! (No - his bedroom wasn't good enough - he wanted to hang it where everyone could see it!!!! )

I have to work all day tomorrow - total bummer - I was supposed to be off but, of course, major project with immediate deadline. - what else is new.

I have to go now - it is 10 minutes to 10 and I am so tired.

Ally - I didn't talk to you today - hope you are still doing well.
Lesley - It was so great reading your update - miss you girl!
Jaime - I hope you get more participants in your
engagement ring show - I will definately be watching!
Chas - so cool, feeling Samantha move - you are doing a great job!!
Jess - I hope those spiders get the heck out of there!!!
Heather P - Great belly pics!!!!
Heather M - Update on how you are feeling - you haven't updated in a week!!!
Liz - Good luck on this cycle - I will be keeping track!

To anyone not mentioned - have a great week - hope all is well!

Please say a quick prayer for Angelina ; She had triplets last week, but has developed an infection and isn't doing too well.


Oh - I found this interesting - it is the Social Security site and you can search what was the most popular names in the year that you were born. My mother SWEARS that "Jennifer" wasn't popular in 1973 - Well - it was the #1 name from 1970 to 1984!!!!! You know I sent her that link!!!!! LOL

Have a great day everyone!

I had PB&J and Vegatable Soup for Lunch.....

SO WHY THE FUCK DO I HAVE HEARTBURN????????????????

By Popular Demand:

Here are my belly pics at 19 weeks - Joey wanted to "take a picture with the babies!

Don't mind Joey's underwear - if he is in the house, he is practically naked - he tells me "Mom, I want to be Nakey in my underwear!"

Confession Monday and What I learned this Week...

Well, I told a few of the ladies at TTCOAY that I would try to post on my blog on Confession Monday and 11 Sentence Wednesday, so here goes....

Confession Monday:

I confess that I am very tired today.

I confess that I have been stressing about alot of things and picking on my husband a bit.

I confess that I feel bad about it.

I confess that I started buying some clothes for the babies.

I confess that it is very weird buying pink and purple!

I confess that I already feel like my stomach is going to explode - and I am only 4 1/2 months.

I confess that I miss posting on TTCOAY but at least the women on the Twins Board are really nice - absolutely NO drama there! Thank Goodness.

I confess that I am nervous about how I will get paid during maternity leave if I have to cut down on work come the beginning of the new year.

I confess that I haven't told my boss about what the doctor said yet.

OK - I think that is it for confessions.

What I learned this week:

I learned that even if you pride yourself on being the type that can see the reason behind everything...sometimes, I just don't understand life.

I learned that I was having a boy and a girl.

I learned that one of the guys my husband is doing a job for is a real asshole!

I learned that "The Cat's Meow" is NOT a strip club!

That's it! Slow week I guess.

I hope everyone is doing well today. Hopefully I will talk to everyone soon.