I hated PB&J as a kid. I think because my family was super poor while growing up that it was all we could afford, and as I got older and in a better place financially that I wouldn't eat them. Until I had one again and was obsessed. Now I get the worst heartburn ever and it sucks. I wanted to keep a jar of them at work so I had easy snacks to eat but I can't get over the heartburn.
PB&J saved me during the first trimester and is my go to take for lunch if I don't have leftovers from the previous night. I've always liked it but rarely ate it before getting pregnant.
I think part of the reason I don't like pb&j is because I never ate it as a kid, my younger brother has a severe allergy, so if we so much as came home with peanuts on the breath it could make him sick.
I have a baby related one. I don't think there is anything wrong with nursing, rocking, or comforting your baby to sleep whether they are 3 months or 3 years. (I also have nothing against common sleep training methods, I just feel that if it works for your family then do it).
After shopping around online for nursery stuff, i don't understand and don't like the adventure theme stuff (e.g. arrow design, "you're our greatest adventure", "love you to the moon and back"). Is it based on some pop culture reference, is that why it's so popular? So confused...
@gilsam1 I think it's just popular! I was going to modify the adventure theme by using neutral colors and quotes/images from classic or iconic adventure stories as wall art. I am a huge reader and I loved movies like the old Swiss Family Robinson growing up, and then of course there's Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings and Narnia and even Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn...I thought that it would be cute and different (and encourage reading!). I would throw in arrows and compasses and maps and things like that as accents, but a lot of that is way overused. In our area, woodland/outdoors is so totally overdone.
ETA: I am ultimately not doing that after all because a nursery won't get done before baby boy arrives and I need to keep things really simple because once I can do something with it I likely won't have the time or energy. But that was the original idea. I'm struggling to find what I like in a very bad way because so much of what's available is so overused!
I'm not sure why arrows and adventure are in right now...but I'm totally using it! I plan to have a Peter Pan themed nursery and thankfully the arrows and adventure are in otherwise this momma would be spending a fortune...
I'm not sure why arrows and adventure are in right now...but I'm totally using it! I plan to have a Peter Pan themed nursery and thankfully the arrows and adventure are in otherwise this momma would be spending a fortune...
Peter Pan was going to be part of mine too! Yours sounds so cute!!
We're doing a travel theme nursery and very similar to the adventure stuff. We chose it because DH and I have had the travel bug the past couple years. And I agree with @BelleZBoo, what will it be compared to? Plus if it makes it easier to find stuff better for me!
I posted this in the Ultrasounds thread, but I think that all the babies in the ultrasounds look pretty much the same at this stage. Which to be fair, made the thread a delight to look upon when I was eagerly awaiting a glimpse at our own wee babe.
In case everyone agrees with that one: I think changing tables are mostly useless at home. I get it for people who can't bend down easily or have other mobility issues, but I always found it easier and less stressful with my son to just plop him on the floor for it. (Out in public, they're a godsend, though, I'll admit that.)
I don't get a nursery theme being overdone or overused. When will your nursery ever be next to someone else's?
I think the only time that sort of thing comes up is in pictures -- and mostly, it just tends to date the photos, lol. Like, brown & blue/brown & pink were huge when my son was born, and I was pretty into the color scheme. It's like the avocado green toilet of baby photos.
Which is to say, utterly harmless but nowhere near as cute in retrospect as it was at the time. (Though I wasn't around for avocado green and harvest gold appliances, so I still tend to find them charming. My son's grandmother hates them because they were her childhood.)
My UO: I hate "creatively" spelled names. It's not creative. It's just misspelling! And when your child grows up and constantly has to spell their name for others, it's just going to be annoying. If you love the sound of "Emily," then name your child Emily. Not "Emmaleigh."
I especially hate the overuse of the letter Y. Y isn't an all-purpose vowel. I'm so glad my mom didn't name me Jynnyfyr or Ylyzybyth something like that!
@PleaseSendPicklesNow This is the great naming debate in my house. Hubby and I both have top 10 names for our birth year (Sara and William). Neither of us loved that experience. I tried on a succession of dopey nicknames but mostly just tolerated being "Sara Last Initial" and hubby respelled his name (he goes by Byll or Wyll depending on the company.)
We are agreed on no top 10 names for this baby, but we disagree on how to get there. He is totally ok with taking a name from a different language and altering the spelling/pronunciation for his American ears. Or using an invented name or something. I haaaaate that. I'd rather just pick something that's out of the mainstream. We'll see what happens.
@PleaseSendPicklesNow I have to say, when I grade papers (college level), on average, the people with creative/misspelled names have more grammar errors than those with properly spelled names. It all started with a girl named Britni.
I'm sure there's about a billion variables going into that, but I swear there is a real correlation in my classrooms - I make remarks to DH about it constantly (so now I'm probably expecting it to happen, but nonetheless, it's noticeable).
@libbberty I consider Caden the most regular spelling as it's the one I see most, but damned if I like this names that end in -aden trend. I hate it and it needs to die.
My UO: I hate "creatively" spelled names. It's not creative. It's just misspelling! And when your child grows up and constantly has to spell their name for others, it's just going to be annoying. If you love the sound of "Emily," then name your child Emily. Not "Emmaleigh."
I especially hate the overuse of the letter Y. Y isn't an all-purpose vowel. I'm so glad my mom didn't name me Jynnyfyr or Ylyzybyth something like that!
Have you ever read/ watched freakanomics? They did a whole section on names and the importance of picking a good one, and the downfall of picking crazy ones.
@mamaof5already I'm going to run and watch that! I am such a name nerd and I feel like it's soooo important to pick a good name. Maybe it's the teacher thing and seeing kids get annoyed when they have to go by Aiden B. Or Sara L. I feel affronted for them. Also the whole sighing dejectedly every time someone asks how to pronounce their name or how to spell it. Lifetime hardships right there.
@auntieraindrop In that case, I'm on your side! My first name was the most popular name for baby girls the year I was born, so I understand why a popular name is annoying. But there are so many beautiful names that aren't currently in the top 100 baby name list. Names that were common in previous generations, or just names that are slightly less popular. The 100 - 200 ranked baby names are mostly "real" and recognizable names with standard spellings, but they aren't overused. I like those names. (Of course, that list also might include about 10 variations of the -Aden names. Avoid! Avoid!)
@libbbetty That fascinates me! If you had made up that factoid, I would believe it. But knowing that it's really true seems so RIGHT. I wonder why that might be? Maybe people whose parents believe proper spelling is optional learn that habit from their parents?
@mamaof5already Yes! I've only read the first Freakonomics book, but I loved it. NAMES MATTER.
With all of this said, I understand the desire for baby names that aren't extremely common. I just don't think that people should misspell names that already exist.
@PleaseSendPicklesNow I mostly don't want the name to instantly date the kid. If I meet a Tiffany, I can guess with good accuracy how old she is. Ditto Jaiden, Addison, Liam, McKenzie, etc. Even some more classic names. Emma's are mostly pretty young, Melissa's and Sara's are usually 80s babies.
I really like old fashioned names that haven't come back yet, I love Shirley and Beverly. I love Joyce. I like some boys names that Americans might consider more feminine like Morgan and Adrian.
Hubby likes Landyn and Kierra and Aeryn. Not my style at all.
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I had a really good UO and thanks to pregnancy brain I don't know what it was anymore.
ETA: I am ultimately not doing that after all because a nursery won't get done before baby boy arrives and I need to keep things really simple because once I can do something with it I likely won't have the time or energy. But that was the original idea. I'm struggling to find what I like in a very bad way because so much of what's available is so overused!
I'm not sure why arrows and adventure are in right now...but I'm totally using it! I plan to have a Peter Pan themed nursery and thankfully the arrows and adventure are in otherwise this momma would be spending a fortune...
In case everyone agrees with that one: I think changing tables are mostly useless at home. I get it for people who can't bend down easily or have other mobility issues, but I always found it easier and less stressful with my son to just plop him on the floor for it. (Out in public, they're a godsend, though, I'll admit that.)
Which is to say, utterly harmless but nowhere near as cute in retrospect as it was at the time. (Though I wasn't around for avocado green and harvest gold appliances, so I still tend to find them charming. My son's grandmother hates them because they were her childhood.)
My UO: I hate "creatively" spelled names. It's not creative. It's just misspelling! And when your child grows up and constantly has to spell their name for others, it's just going to be annoying. If you love the sound of "Emily," then name your child Emily. Not "Emmaleigh."
I especially hate the overuse of the letter Y. Y isn't an all-purpose vowel. I'm so glad my mom didn't name me Jynnyfyr or Ylyzybyth something like that!
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We are agreed on no top 10 names for this baby, but we disagree on how to get there. He is totally ok with taking a name from a different language and altering the spelling/pronunciation for his American ears. Or using an invented name or something. I haaaaate that. I'd rather just pick something that's out of the mainstream. We'll see what happens.
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@libbbetty That fascinates me! If you had made up that factoid, I would believe it. But knowing that it's really true seems so RIGHT. I wonder why that might be? Maybe people whose parents believe proper spelling is optional learn that habit from their parents?
@mamaof5already Yes! I've only read the first Freakonomics book, but I loved it. NAMES MATTER.
With all of this said, I understand the desire for baby names that aren't extremely common. I just don't think that people should misspell names that already exist.
I really like old fashioned names that haven't come back yet, I love Shirley and Beverly. I love Joyce. I like some boys names that Americans might consider more feminine like Morgan and Adrian.
Hubby likes Landyn and Kierra and Aeryn. Not my style at all.
As for your husband's suggestions...
Landon and Erin are great. Landyn and Aeryn... um, how can I be polite about this... NO.
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