there is a VERY popular girls name, i am so tired of hearing it. and all the variations of it. i used to be neutral on the name, now i cringe every time i hear it.
+1 to pools over beaches. I'm not a fan of swimming with wildlife.
I've only ever had one person touch my belly that I minded. It was at the end of my pregnancy with DS and a coworker gave it a pat. Other than that, people have been pretty hands off. Except my mother. And her doing it only bothers me because she won't stop. Every 5 minutes, she's got her hands on me.
i do roll my eyes a bit when people jump up and down about how they want a name that is not too popular and then say the same name i hear tossed around in every name conversation. i have no problem with the name itself, but lets not get all high and mighty on your originality.
I can't do public pools. Or the beach. Dh worked in chemical sales for two years and knowing how many chemicals the local pool needs to cancel out the pee and the fact that they have to close the pool for extended periods several times a week because someone poops in it... oh heavens no.
As for beaches, gross. So much animal poop and bacteria. And sand.
In case this post didn't make it somewhat obvious, I have major anxiety over germs/bacteria and things being properly cleaned.
@ForwardnBackward we just found out yesterday that we are having a 2nd girl, and we've maybe told 6 people so far. 2 of them already said things along the line of "now you're going to have a third to try for a boy." It's funny because I really wanted a 2nd girl. I try not to let it bug me, and just respond that DH is set on being done (the truth).
This could have been my exact response. We are over the moon for DD to have a sister and DH is set on being done as well.
+1 against thongs. +1 against belly touching, DH and DD are fine (which is good, because she is all about hugging and kissing her baby sister lol). We go home to visit family next weekend though and I'm trying to prepare my self. I'm so introverted! +1 to pools over beaches, but the best is a pool at the beach lol. My grandfather has a condo on the beach, so I usually lay out by the pool when we get to go (not often anymore, since we live so far from home). Best of both worlds, a pool with the waves crashing! I could stay out there all day! I'm really considering seeing if it's open for a night or two when we are home!
@carries2018 I wishhh a sink full of dishes bothered me enough to make me do them ASAP. Don't get me wrong, I hate them being in there, but I hate doing them more lol. I don't let them get too out of control, but sometimes I'll let them wait until the next morning . I've hated doing them even more since being pregnant.
@jessafishy I'm weird about initials too, because we are from the South and I plan on monogramming a lot haha. DH is the complete opposite. He was just trying to come up with a funny initials. First he wanted a middle name with an L so her initials would be ELF, then a G so her monograms would be eFg. No, DH, no...lol. Since we are naming her Elena Claire, my old college roommate pointed out we could call her eclaire (like the pastry) haha. I also didn't realize until after we had chosen the name that Elena of Avalor has the same last name as us. What are the odds?! I'm so not changing it though lol. I'll just have a Vampire/pastry/Disney Princess for a daughter .
@carries2018 I mean, DD told us last night that she is naming her baby brother (apparently she's spoken to the baby in my belly and has assured us it's a boy) "Lamp."
I'd say that's pretty yun-eek.
Her first choice was Poopy, so I'm feeling like we are making progress.
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I asked DS what he wanted to name baby sister the other day. He said "Ramma".
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@ksf13 DD1 is Leah and the main character of Shimmer and Shine is Leah. it is fun for her. and it isnt like she will remember that when she is 13, the only time it is a factor is when they are younger watching it and it is cool to them.
@carries2018 Exactly. DD1 is Sophie (not Sophia), but DH's parents always bough her Sofia the First toys when she was younger lol. Their first language is Spanish and I'm pretty sure they thought that was her name for like 2 years (even though we told hem it's not) haha.
@ForwardnBackward we just found out yesterday that we are having a 2nd girl, and we've maybe told 6 people so far. 2 of them already said things along the line of "now you're going to have a third to try for a boy." It's funny because I really wanted a 2nd girl. I try not to let it bug me, and just respond that DH is set on being done (the truth).
I kinda wanted #2 to be another boy because I want 3 kids and thought MAYBE we'd be more likely to stop after 2 if it was a girl (I'm one of 4 and DH is one of 2 so all he really knows is the family of 4 concept i think). So really my desire for 3 outweighs any sex preferences.
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If you had asked me before I had kids, I probably would have said I thought it would be fun to have one of each — but now I'm having so much fun raising my loud, dirty little boy and I would love it if he had a little brother! We find out about this baby next week
My possible UO for the day: Are all of these constant "graduation ceremonies" for kids necessary? I literally just scrolled through Facebook and saw four kids, all different grade levels, dressed in caps and gowns. I'm totally all for having an end of the year party, but don't all these graduations detract from the big accomplishment of finishing high school?
Maybe I'll feel differently whenever my kids are actually in school, but just wanted to throw this out there, haha.
I seem to get way worse wedgies when wearing regular underwear rather than thongs, and I haaaate panty lines. So, all the butt floss for me!
+1 to side-eyeing youneek spellings of names. Stop putting Ys where they don't belong people. You're not original! You're just forcing your kid to deal with having their name spelled wrong by others for all eternity!
+1 to not liking belly touching. I don't like anyone to touch my belly, even people I know, because it just makes me feel awkward (I don't like touching in general... not a cuddly/huggy person over here).
UO: I hope my babies are girls. I'm going to be a tad disappointed if it turns out they are boys, and I think it's mostly because so many people keep saying they hope the babies are boys and I want to "stick it to them" so to speak. Because that's obviously a good reason for preferring one sex over the other.
I think middle names are unnecessary... You only get called one, and sometimes not even that because of nn. It makes sense if you meant it to be said together like Ava May, Mary Helen, etc. and plan to always say it together, but in general I think middle names are unnecessary.
@pizzamonster3 there is a reason for that middle name, it's so the kid knows when they are really in trouble! To pass my name test, I have to be able to yell it all together.
+1 to the unique name spelling. My name is spelled different than most and it is always a pain to spell it. Especially now since my last name is not common.
@sjohns908 that's exactly why I refuse to go to water parks. They just gross me the heck out. I don't need to be in the lazy river and watch a turd float by.
and on the term of nicknames... I believe that if you name your child after yourself (this mostly goes to the men) that they need to choose how they are introduced to family. I have a cousin who is named after his father, they nicknamed him Jr for several years and then suddenly got angry when people would not call him his actual name. To this day, it's difficult to remember.
and on the term of nicknames... I believe that if you name your child after yourself (this mostly goes to the men) that they need to choose how they are introduced to family. I have a cousin who is named after his father, they nicknamed him Jr for several years and then suddenly got angry when people would not call him his actual name. To this day, it's difficult to remember.
Along these same lines, I don't understand naming your child one thing while knowing you'll always call them another. For example, why name your daughter Katherine if you plan to exclusively call her Katie?
and on the term of nicknames... I believe that if you name your child after yourself (this mostly goes to the men) that they need to choose how they are introduced to family. I have a cousin who is named after his father, they nicknamed him Jr for several years and then suddenly got angry when people would not call him his actual name. To this day, it's difficult to remember.
Along these same lines, I don't understand naming your child one thing while knowing you'll always call them another. For example, why name your daughter Katherine if you plan to exclusively call her Katie?
This is the only way I got DH to agree to DD's name. He was ok with her full name, but loved the nickname. She goes by both though.
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What @beezeemarie said! Also I think it's good to give kids options in case they want to switch things up later in life. For instance, the parents might love the nickname Katie, but their daughter might prefer Katherine or some other variation of the longer name
and on the term of nicknames... I believe that if you name your child after yourself (this mostly goes to the men) that they need to choose how they are introduced to family. I have a cousin who is named after his father, they nicknamed him Jr for several years and then suddenly got angry when people would not call him his actual name. To this day, it's difficult to remember.
Along these same lines, I don't understand naming your child one thing while knowing you'll always call them another. For example, why name your daughter Katherine if you plan to exclusively call her Katie?
One of the names were really considering for a boy , DH likes the nickname more than the actual name. But the nickname is the first 3 letters of the name.... I can't imagine naming a son that 3 letter name as an officia name. If baby is a boy and if we go with this name, he'll be called both the full and the nickname.
my name is pretty NN-less. i mean i could go by carrie but that is a whole other name. so i was always jealous of friends who had a nn. but i grew up in the 90s nns flourished in the 90s.
My mom gave my sisters and me only one name because she liked the names and wanted people to call us by our proper names. Poor woman, each one of us got clipped nicknames! Sometime between high school and college, we each reverted to our full names by choice. My younger sister is the only one to enforce it upon family though. I'll always call her by her nickname and it drives her crazy haha.
What @beezeemarie said! Also I think it's good to give kids options in case they want to switch things up later in life. For instance, the parents might love the nickname Katie, but their daughter might prefer Katherine or some other variation of the longer name
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This. I have a cousin named Katherine and growing up she always went by Kathy. The second she went to university and was around people who hadn't grown up with her she started going by Kate. She hated Kathy.
This baby will be the 4th of the same family name, named after GFIL, FIL, and DH. To limit confusion within the family we've decided on a shorter version of the middle name for him to go by (and of course it's the 2nd most popular boy name right now). He will never actually be called his first name unless he chooses to later in the life. He is also the first and only boy that will be born on DH's side of the family so everyone's all freaking out about "carrying on the family name.
@sdarling2010 I have never, ever kept a pair of poopy underwear. Confession: I even cut underwear off DS when he pooped in them because I couldn't bring myself to try to pull them off of him without getting poop on his legs. Not to mention trying to wipe his butt standing up after I pull them off
I have two brothers and two sisters, we all have really basic names that you hear all the time. With the exception of one of my brothers who has a name that I have never ever heard of outside of him. It just seems weird that my parents randomly got creative then went back to being boring for their last child.
Also DH is the youngest of 3 sons and he is named after his dad. It makes me feel like they just ran out of name ideas haha. I always thought the first son would be the one you give your name to.
@nbcarlson DH is also the youngest of 3 boys. Oldest is named for FIL's grandpa, middle is named after FIL, and DH is named after FIL's dad.
It's definitely strange.
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I've only ever had one person touch my belly that I minded. It was at the end of my pregnancy with DS and a coworker gave it a pat. Other than that, people have been pretty hands off. Except my mother. And her doing it only bothers me because she won't stop. Every 5 minutes, she's got her hands on me.
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As for beaches, gross. So much animal poop and bacteria. And sand.
In case this post didn't make it somewhat obvious, I have major anxiety over germs/bacteria and things being properly cleaned.
+1 against thongs.
+1 against belly touching, DH and DD are fine (which is good, because she is all about hugging and kissing her baby sister lol). We go home to visit family next weekend though and I'm trying to prepare my self. I'm so introverted!
+1 to pools over beaches, but the best is a pool at the beach lol. My grandfather has a condo on the beach, so I usually lay out by the pool when we get to go (not often anymore, since we live so far from home). Best of both worlds, a pool with the waves crashing! I could stay out there all day! I'm really considering seeing if it's open for a night or two when we are home!
@carries2018 I wishhh a sink full of dishes bothered me enough to make me do them ASAP. Don't get me wrong, I hate them being in there, but I hate doing them more lol. I don't let them get too out of control, but sometimes I'll let them wait until the next morning
@jessafishy I'm weird about initials too, because we are from the South and I plan on monogramming a lot haha. DH is the complete opposite. He was just trying to come up with a funny initials. First he wanted a middle name with an L so her initials would be ELF, then a G so her monograms would be eFg. No, DH, no...lol. Since we are naming her Elena Claire, my old college roommate pointed out we could call her eclaire (like the pastry) haha. I also didn't realize until after we had chosen the name that Elena of Avalor has the same last name as us. What are the odds?! I'm so not changing it though lol. I'll just have a Vampire/pastry/Disney Princess for a daughter
I'd say that's pretty yun-eek.
Her first choice was Poopy, so I'm feeling like we are making progress.
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BFP January 2017.
My possible UO for the day: Are all of these constant "graduation ceremonies" for kids necessary? I literally just scrolled through Facebook and saw four kids, all different grade levels, dressed in caps and gowns. I'm totally all for having an end of the year party, but don't all these graduations detract from the big accomplishment of finishing high school?
Maybe I'll feel differently whenever my kids are actually in school, but just wanted to throw this out there, haha.
+1 to side-eyeing youneek spellings of names. Stop putting Ys where they don't belong people. You're not original! You're just forcing your kid to deal with having their name spelled wrong by others for all eternity!
+1 to not liking belly touching. I don't like anyone to touch my belly, even people I know, because it just makes me feel awkward (I don't like touching in general... not a cuddly/huggy person over here).
UO: I hope my babies are girls. I'm going to be a tad disappointed if it turns out they are boys, and I think it's mostly because so many people keep saying they hope the babies are boys and I want to "stick it to them" so to speak. Because that's obviously a good reason for preferring one sex over the other.
You only get called one, and sometimes not even that because of nn.
It makes sense if you meant it to be said together like Ava May, Mary Helen, etc. and plan to always say it together, but in general I think middle names are unnecessary.
@pizzamonster3 there is a reason for that middle name, it's so the kid knows when they are really in trouble! To pass my name test, I have to be able to yell it all together.
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UO: I threw them in the garbage rather than washing them. This pregnancy nose was not handling squished poo very well. Adios panties!
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Also DH is the youngest of 3 sons and he is named after his dad. It makes me feel like they just ran out of name ideas haha. I always thought the first son would be the one you give your name to.
It's definitely strange.
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