choosing a name

i previously blogged that i didn't want to talk baby names at all until the 3rd trimester at least. but jae opened the flood gates and ever since, it becomes an open topic to talk about. this decision is hard. you think about what the name rhymes with, how it sounds with the last name, how the person will eventually sign their name, how to spell it, shortened versions etc. its the name that lasts forever. tough decision.

sometimes once in a while jae and i will text each other a name that we have come across. the other gives their opinion. i will never forget me texting jae a name and him replying back "no no no!". geez, tell me how you really feel. the truth is, i wanted to retract my text about 1 second after i sent it... but still, i was shot down pretty fast. haha. FYI the name was Annabel. Now that I type this, this definetely wouldn't have worked. Annabel Oh. Say it fast....annabell-o. annabello. NO NO NO!

anyway, a boy name was picked out ages ago... before we were married even. its a name i always liked..nickname acceptable. jae was skeptical a few years back but since i brought it up again he said he liked it. that was that.

girls name ... now this is a tough one. i dont know why girls name are so tough... i dont want it to be too girly... but i dont want it to be too old sounding either. I love the name Riley, but i can't imagine a 50 year old lady named Riley. I also love this other name but I HATE a girl with the same name. these little (frivolous?) things make the decision that much harder.

i came across this article..

2010 Hottest Baby Name Prediction...what do you think?

Hipster Names
For the Boys: Aiden, Brady, Brody, Caleb, Hugo, Mason, Valentino
For the Girls: Ainsley, Amarie, Fiona, Gabrielle, Jayden, Mia, Valentina

Money Matters
For the Boys: Cash, Dylan, Jacob, Owen, Ryder, Shane, Tucker
For the Girls: Aubrey, Daphne, Harper, Karley, Lola, Marley, Stella

Oh, The Glamour of Television & Film
For the Boys: Archer, Bennett, Campbell, Cooper, Edward, Grey, Ira, Lane, Sterling
For the Girls: Addison, Amelia, Bella, Bree, Charlotte, Coraline, Edie, Joan, Lyla, Melody, Violet

Vintage Inspiration
For the Boys: Bert, Gavin, Isaac, Julian, Lennon, Liam, Noah, Sheldon, Silas, Wyatt
For the Girls: Allison, Audrey, Hazel, Julianne, Madelyn, Natasha, Sophie

Going Green
For the Boys: Asher, Ashby, Aspen, Colt, Dakota, Heath, Hunter, Jasper, Pete, Phoenix, River, Rock, Stone
For the Girls: Autumn, Camilla, Fern, Giselle, Ivy, January, June, Lily, May, Meadow, Rain, Ruby, Willow

we are not planning to officially give the baby a name until I see the baby for myself. I want him/her to look like the name, if that makes any sense. so yes, we will have options.

I will say 3 things though.

1. One name we have chosen is on the above list.

2. we will not reveal the name prior to birth.

3. If it's a girl, she will have my mom's name as her middle.

*original article here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2356014/2010_hottest_baby_names_prediction.html?cat=25

this past week's symptoms:

1. my appetite has been ferosh! i cant stop eating. a big meal will only satisfy me for so long.

2. pregnancy is not always all smiles. i am sad a lot. i think about money and finances, how i can provide for my baby, what to do with my job after he/she comes, and what my mom would think or want for me all the time. I am getting more and more emotional. i havent had many episodes but for the past week or so, its been getting worse. Usually, I am by myself.... but if i see something on TV relating to babies, i will cry. not just tear, but cry, like make crying sounds. out loud. by myself. i cant control it, it just comes out! It's the oddest thing.

I think about my grandma too. how i want her to be there...jae would be a great coach but whos that female figure to coach me? my moms not here and i find myself clinging more to my grandma as the labor day approaches. more on that in a later post.

3. Holy leakage batman! i need to be by a bathroom or i will leak. Is this TMI? probably. i used to have a bladder the stregnth of superman. seriously i could go for hours without peeing. but enter my 18th week and i am suddenly struck with the pee feeling which i cannot hold in. i. must. go. now. one time i was walking and all of a sudden a bit of pee leaked. erf. i didnt even feel like i had to go but of course after the leak, i had a huge urge to go and had to do the pee-pee dance all the way to the bathroom.

4. your hair stops shedding! its amazing! but i hear it all falls out after you give birth.

5. veins on the boobs. supposedly these blue veins appear which carry nutrients and fluids from mom to baby. i started getting these this week. its not pretty.

6. went to the dentist last night and pregnancy usually does a number on a woman's teeth or gums. i do have some slight pregnancy gingivitis (swelling and bleeding), but my doctor said overall, it looks pretty darn good for a pregnant lady.