Week 17

Catching up today! Daisy and Olive made their way into the picture for week 17..

Chris and I have been thinking a lot about names here lately. We had Perry ready to go before we knew it was a boy, actually for some time before he even existed. But a girl name so far is stumping us. We have had a few that we agree to liking but not a "ah ha, that is it" moment. Well we did have one of those moments when we were in Switzerland; we decided that we really liked Sophia. But I looked up the name on the popularity charts and wow is it up there. Top 5 for the last few years. So we backed off that idea. Really we want something similar to Perry in regards to criteria.

Namely (pun intended):

1) Easy to say and easy to spell
2) A solid name that suits a child as well as an adult
3) Doesn't pigeon hole into a particular career field but could work for a CEO to bar back (although my brother Bobby would tell you that Perry's name is sending him straight to law school)
4) Unique enough that there is no need to ever go by the first name + last name initial
5) And the kicker, and the reason I think we are struggling, is that the name needs to be pretty but not girly.

I ordered a book the other day so I think we will go about it the old fashioned way and pick favorites and narrow it down.

This coming Thursday we hit 18 weeks and have our next doctor’s appointment. The following week we have our anatomy ultra sounds where they go through the little one from crown of head to toes. I am excited to get to spend that much time looking at the little creature and of course confirming that all is as it should be.

Chris and I were talking yesterday about how much quicker this pregnancy is going by. The combination of having a sense of what to expect and a lot less doctor appointments in general are making this one less front and center all the time. Truthfully that is fine by me; I spent a lot of time holding my breath last time! It is lovely to be so normal this go around!

Speaking of normal, I promise to get back to weekly posting from here on out.

Week 17

Baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Baby weighs 5 ounces now (as much as a turnip) and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints and her sweat glands are starting to develop.