But I haven't talked much about this pregnancy yet, other than baby names. I'm feeling pretty good. At the beginning I got "evening sick" as opposed to morning sick, but never enough that I was actually sick. Mostly just that I spent every evening feeling like I was going to be. But that's over with now.
I've been craving sweet things like a crazy person. I did this with Del too, so it must be a girl thing. But also hummus, cheese sticks, and corn on the cob.
I've had to really try hard to stop carrying Oliver all over the place, especially up and down the stairs. It does bad things to my lower back, which has started hurting a lot earlier in the pregnancy than it has before. But if I don't carry Ollie as much that seems to really help.
So far I haven't had any of the gallbladder issues that I had with Ollie's pregnancy, so that's a bonus. I hope we keep up that trend. And I'm only barely starting to need to concentrate really hard to find a comfortable position to sleep in at night.
I guess you could say so far, so good. But I do tend to turn into a cave troll for months 8 and 9. So we aren't out of the woods yet. Mostly my strategy is to be busy enough to keep my mind off of it, but to also remember to take breaks here and there throughout the day, so my legs and back don't kill me by end of the day. I succeed almost every day except Sunday. And that's because Sunday is the day from...well, I won't go there, in case I get struck by lightening. But let's just say Sundays+pregnancy are not a good equation for me.
As for Baby, currently, Aaron and I are at a name impasse. I think this might be the first time ever that we go to the hospital with a list of names to see what fits, instead of choosing a name before hand. There are four that we are really considering, but we can't pick one we like any more than another. So I'll pick one, and call her that for a few days, and then my mood will change, and I'll pick a different one and try that for a few days. Aaron is just as bad. :) Our children have started calling the baby "Whatever her name is". Awesome, right? Here are the names:
Ruby Eleanor
Rosalie Ruby
Eleanor Ruby
Rosalie Eleanor
The only thing I'm fairly sure about name wise is that Sadie is probably out. I still like it, but something has to be eliminated, and Sadie wasn't holding her own with Ruby, Eleanor, and Rosalie.
But I'm also still toying with the idea of using Evelyn as a middle name. And I suddenly find myself having a huge crush on the name Ruth. Ruth is Hebrew and means compassionate friend. Which is applicable, because Adelia is so excited to have a sister and 'friend" in our family. And, wouldn't it be adorable to call her Baby Ruth, or even Babe Ruth. There would totally be a softball/baseball connection going on there, that I admit, makes me grin. And I could nickname her Rue, or Ruthie. So, maybe to the four above, we'd better add:
Ruth Eleanor
Ruth Evelyn
You can see what I mean by impasse. :) And then I have days where I just want to bag everything we've talked about before, throw caution to the wind, and just name her something exotic and awesome. Forget practical. Forget family connections, and deep meanings. Haha! Maybe her name will depend on the mood I'm in the day she's born.
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