grand-names

I was chatting with Kymberly about different names for grandparents yesterday, talking about what we called our grandparents and that "granny, mawmaw, and pawpaw" didn't seem quite right for Travis' parents to be called by the baby. (my dad already goes by Pops...and I'm not sure about my mom).

Well, Kymberly called her grandfather a name that I loved and thought was just perfect for Travis' dad!!!! I told Travis and he loved and then I called Mr. Mark and he really loved it!

Introducing Mr. Mark as.....Big Daddy!!! :) it suites him so well :)

I'm not sure about names for Mrs. Gay Nell or my mom...but we have plenty of time!

The Name Game

Travis here...

I will have to admit.  The names that Eleisha has been throwing at me, well, I have thrown them back in a hurry.  None of them seem right for a girl.  Some of them were alright, but just didn't work, and some of them were as bad as celebrities naming kids Apple and Blanket.

Naming seems to be one way or the other these days.  Super traditional or super out-there.  I want to bridge the gap.

I am officially going on record with the following as my A-List choices:

For the boy [and really, are we expecting anything other than a boy?]

We have decided on Barret for the first name, and maybe even possibly Heath as the middle.

For the girl [in the unlikely yet equally exiting event we don't have a boy]

Kirk emailed me a list of suggestions for a girl's name, and I liked two.

The first is Reegan.  I have always liked that one.

The second was Patience.  This one is unique, but it ain't Apple.

Kirk also suggested a single middle name for a girl, which is basically any variation of Lee than can be thought of...  We will keep it in mind Kirk.

Well, that is it for now.  Keep the ideas coming, and if they pass the intense screang process, we will add them to the list.

Later...

11 weeks 2 days

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We had our 1st trimester screening on 10.31.08. Travis finally got to come with me for the ultrasound! We could see the baby (which you see above) as well as the baby's little legs crossed. At one point, baby started jumping around and kicking his/her legs and arms! Travis was most impressed by this movement. The technician said that we were measuring right on track, and that the baby was just less than an inch.

I'm really looking forward to this baby growing...and getting bigger!

We are now in the 2nd trimester!!! This is when everything is supposed to get better. From what I hear, this is the fun trimester of pregnancy. I'm hoping so!

I'm only nauseous when I'm hungry or tired...which is often :) I'm in bed most nights around 9:00...but I wake up for at least an hour each night, So I'm always tired. Now that I'm traveling every week...its hard to get enough sleep. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving when I'll be traveling for fun and not work!

I'm not showing yet...but I can tell that my stomach is getting allot harder, which is so strange! I figure I'll probably show a little bit by Christmas! And we should know if this is a little girl or boy by then end of December or beginning of January! I'm so looking forward to that! Then I can start planning a little. I feel very helpless right now not being able to plan and start getting ready.

As for names...We have our boy name set! Thank God! We actually agree on something. Barrett it will be if it is a boy. The middle name is still in discussions.

As for a girl name, we are no where. I have come up with tons of names, but Travis knocks them all down. So far...I've suggested Evangelynn, Addison, Savannah, Emori, Lillian, Finnley, Harper...it goes on and on. He says No, and that I'm crazy for coming up with these names :) He says if we have a girl, he will have to be the one to name her since I only come up with crazy names!

BUT, his only contribution to a girl name is Regan pronounced (Ree-gan), which is suspiciously like "Regan" our boy dog's name. hummm. I'm not sold!

I'd love to hear your suggestions for a girl name! leave a comment with your suggestions!!!!