I really enjoyed my break from blogging. We didn’t go anywhere, but I just enjoyed the time at home. David worked on a house project and I spent a lot of time in the kitchen. My energy level has improved quite a bit over the past week and it has been nice to actually feel like I can put in a semi-normal day more than once a week!
My morning sickness seems to finally be tapering off. I seem to only have about one morning a week every once in a while now where I feel really, really low. I’m eating normally and FINALLY have gotten rid of that horrible aftertaste in my mouth. There were several weeks when I was literally brushing my teeth 8-10 times a day, trying to get rid of that horrible taste! It didn’t matter what I ate or what I did – it was constantly there and contributed to the queasy stomach. It has tapered off and the past few weeks I’ve been able to deal with it by chewing gum. I’ve chewed more gum in the past three or four weeks than I’ve chewed in the past ten years.
Monday the 10th we heard the baby’s heartbeat for the first time! The nurse told us it could take a few minutes so not to worry if she didn’t find it right away. She found it within ten seconds! It was nice and strong (148). Hearing the heartbeat was encouraging for David and me in that we finally had some “proof” beyond just me being sick all the time! It’s not that I doubted I was pregnant, but as David said – it was something beyond my body and it just made it seem all that more real.
The week of May 7 we have our Level 2 ultrasound. This was earlier than I was hoping for so I was VERY excited when the doctor set it up for that date. We are praying that baby cooperates that day so we can find out boy or girl!
I am pretty sure I’ve been feeling the baby move. I actually thought I felt it for the first time on Palm Sunday, the day before we heard the heartbeat. I was sitting in the evening service and felt a “wave” low in my abdomen that was unlike anything I’d ever felt before. I wasn’t totally sure though because everything you read says not to expect it with the first one until 18-20 weeks and I was almost 15 weeks at that point. The doctor asked me if I had felt the baby move and I told him what had happened. He said it probably was the baby. I then had the same feeling the day after my appointment while I was eating lunch. I didn’t feel anything for several days and now the past few days I’ve been feeling lots of little bubbly feelings in the same general area where the nurse found the heartbeat. So I am guessing Peanut is making his/her presence known! David has “baby movement envy”. He wishes he could experience what I’m experiencing. I told him I’ll remind him of that when he’s sleeping peacefully in a few months and I can’t sleep because the baby won’t be still!
We have working names now for both a boy and a girl. We like both of them, but still have plenty of time to change our minds. It is also hard for me to think about names in the abstract sense. Once we know if it is a boy or girl, I think it will be easier for me to wrap my mind around the name selection process. We’ve been praying that God will lead us to the right name as well. I think names are so important.
So, on that note… How about a name suggestion thread? Here are the “guidelines” David and I are operating under. (And I sincerely hope I don’t offend anyone by what I write here. These are just our preferences!)
- No trendy or made-up names
- No trendy alternate spellings
- Nothing excessively popular (This is a hard one because many of my favorite names in the past are now really popular so I won’t consider them any longer – names like Emma, Grace, etc. I like having a “different” name and not being one of ten “Xs” in my circle of friends.)
- Classic and timeless names are best
- Old-fashioned is good, outdated is not
So there you have it. Based on what you know about me and David from this blog (and for some of you in real life), what name suggestions do you have? In the interest of not letting anyone in on what our preferences are, I’m not going to comment on any of the suggestions. But I’m thinking maybe of a thank you gift from our CafePress store to the person who suggests the eventual name.
Faith
Well, I really love the name Faith. I was always the only one, still am and I love that. I own a children’s portrait studio, so I see a lot of kids. No Faith’s for first names. Maybe middle, but nobody calls them Faith. It’s a winner!! ;D
Griffin,Isaiah,Isaac,John for boys names.
I also like Evelyn and Annabelle for girls (,i mean if you just can’t go with Fsith).
Faith
Okay – typo there. Faith. I meant Faith
sorry.
Amanda
I love talking baby names!
A great classic name is Caroline. My niece is Caroline Amanda and they call her Cara. Also, my daughter’s name is Elia which is a Hebrew name meaning Jehovah is God. It is the female form of Elijah
Which leads me to the boys name… I like the name Elijah Thomas (but since we already have Elia, we won’t be using Elijah!)
Glad to hear you are feeling well! Morning sickness stinks. 🙁
Rachel
This is so much fun! I’m only about 4 weeks behind you pregnancy wise, and I’ve been thinking a lot about names this week. I think we have similar name choosing guidelines. I like (but will not be using for this baby): Arabella, Eloise, Muriel, Flora, Adela. And: Cyrus, Gideon, Henry, Samuel (though I think the last two are pretty popular.) I think Arabella is my favorite, but my husband nixed that last night. It means “prayerful.” Anyway. Congratulations!
Mrs. Happy Housewife
My own children:
Girl: Elizabeth Eve (a life consecrated to God)
Boy: David Benjamin (favorite son who is beloved of God)
All names are from the Bible and have good meanings. The first names are classics and family names.
Courtney Jer.33:3
Here’s some classic, non-trendy names that are in my family:
Ila Victoria
Katherine Sue
Heather Ruth
Rachel Sarah
Rebecca Ann
Lily Katherine
Reagan Leigh
Ashley Susan
Jonathan Andrew
Seth David
Caleb Patrick
Joshua Hale
Stephen James
Mark Everett (sp?)
Susanna Berry
I was tempted by Simeon for a boy….but dh did not agree!
veracity
Sallie,
I enjoy your blog so much. I too married later in life and had a blessing late in life as well. She’s a toddler and like you I had her in my late thirties-3 months after we married we discovered we were pregnant! She was born two weeks before our 1 year anniversary.
I got a kick out of reading your name requirements because I had the same ones-one that is not too common but not so out there either. I chose Tabitha (from the Bible) and Abigail. The latter is because my late mother loved the name and she died before I married.
If I have another child, and it’s a girl her first name will be Brinley-old English name that means virtuos.
For a boy, Evan-but that’s getting too popular so I may have to pick something else.
Lynn
I had a friend who was a librarian and named her son Reed. I also like Asa, Jude, Eli, Levi, Elden and Noah.
My grandmother’s name was Anna Isabelle. I love the sound of that. My great grandmother was Cynthy. I also love the name Clarissa.
Glad you are feeling better.