I just bought each kid 7 summer outfits (aka, 7 pairs of shorts and 7 tops) from ON. So it is really more than 7 outfits because they all coordinate colour wise and therefore it's almost like 49 outfits, lol. I had some discount stacking to help me but even then, spent more than I should have, really. This is their wardrobe for June - September, so really, no biggie, and it is also all part of their birthday gifts (as if they know the difference).
On the name front, I am still kind of bummed that we had to take Ishmael and Ulysses out of MN running because of the unfortunate initials combinations for DS (SIK and SUK).
On the name front, I am still kind of bummed that we had to take Ishmael and Ulysses out of MN running because of the unfortunate initials combinations for DS (SIK and SUK).
lololol DH's initials spell ASS. his parents swear they "didn't realize it". that's unfortunate.
DD hasn't napped all week. I'm in a mood. There is rainbow chip frosting in my pantry. Now I just need to find something to put it on...cupcakes take too long to bake but I don't have any graham crackers or saltines. Pretzels?
Bread. There's nothing like a good frosting sandwich to take me back to my childhood.
I am having angst about a name for a second child that we may never conceive and won't even be trying for for at least a year. Also, it could be a girl.
Nonetheless, I keep thinking about this:
I love the name Will, but I don't like William or Wilson or Wilbur or any other longer version I can think of. We have already agreed to use H's family name of Everett for a middle.
That means his name would be Will E. This bothers me greatly. But I don't like any other boys' names.
WWYD? Besides not think about this non-issue because it's a waste of time.
Since this has turned into a name confession thread I will confess that I still call DD by the name Isla sometimes (not her name). We had chosen that name for a girl a year before she was even conceived and that's what I thought of her as throughout the pregnancy. Good friends called their baby Isla 5 weeks before she was born so we had to scramble to find a new name (which DH picked out while high after his appendectomy). I like Vivian more in a lot of ways but Isla still slips out sometimes. ETA: she is 5 months old.
It stars Emilia Clarke (Daenerys) and Sam Claflin (Finnick).
I did read After You. It was just OK.
Finnick!!! And I think Bates from Downton?
Yup, Bates is her dad, I think.
Which reminds me... DD was in the room when I watched this week's episode of Downton. Normally it's not something that would keep her attention, and she was watching her own thing, but then the VERY GRAPHIC DINNER SCENE lol. The more I told her to look away, the more she stared at the screen. Oops.
We're pretty sure we're done on the kid front, but we still add names to the hypothetical baby names list.
Last weekend, I announced that I wanted our hypothetical boy to have 4 names (Harold Easton MyMaiden Ourlastname, or Harold Easton Bernard Ourlastname). All family names. Mr. Kirkette is so against 4 names. He got all pretentious about it as in, "Who the hell has four names? Why would anyone want four names?".
Me: Dude, I HAVE 4 NAMES, FOOL! Him: The hyphen makes it count as one, so technically you have three names. Me: Whaves. You're wrong! I almost had 5, but I knew you'd get all sappy if I kept all my names, and added the one I got from you.
He wouldn't budge on considering the hypothetical 4 boy name options, and he backhand complimented me. So, I told him that if he doesn't compromise, I'm giving up sex for Lent.
That's right I was willing to use sex as a bargaining chip, to name a baby, we likely won't have. Because I'm a grown up!
I straight told him, " Aside from the 6 weeks post delivery, you've never gone 4 days without some action, let alone 40 days and 40 nights. Who you fooling, boo? Let me have my 4 fake baby names!"
When he realized I was hella serious, he's changed his tune and said, "Well, I'm not saying no, but I'm not saying yes".
LOL Okay, we'll see if he changes his tune by the time we get our ashes on Wednesday.
H and I have many disagreements about the naming of our [hopeful] future children. I never thought of withholding sex. I love this.
Post by curbsideprophet on Feb 5, 2016 22:33:42 GMT -5
I had four names growing up. It was a pain at times but overall not that big of a deal. So when I got married I just added DHs name to end and ow I have five names. I think the only place it appears in full is my passport.
My confession, I would probably argue against a name I did not like. I would sooner have a name we both like than follow some family tradition/use a name I dislike.
We decided on Violet Mae for this baby's name. Dd1 is Evelyn. When I was pg with Evelyn it was clear that my mom didn't like it - but she wasn't ever outwardly awful about it. She's known Violet was at the top of our list for a while. Today she asked if it was finalized. I told her yes. Her response: "I'm going to need time to get used to Violet. It's even more out there then Evelyn was!"
1. Violet is not a bizarre name. 2. Evelyn isn't either. 3. The scale of Violet being more "out there" than Evelyn confuses me.
Also, if my mom liked her name - I would be panicking that I chose a shitty name. So, I guess I'm glad.
Post by awkwardpenguin on Feb 6, 2016 4:15:53 GMT -5
Team four names! I'm hyphenated though, and I do kinda think of it as 3 names.
DW really wanted to hyphenate DD's last name and I convinced her to go with just her last name for DD and future kids. First, there's no way I could pick which of my two last names to pass on. Second, despite it being the goddamn 21st century, hyphenated names still cause a lot confusion. Delta misplaced all my NWA frequent flyer miles due to the hyphen.
I don't have a middle name. I'm kind of attached to not having one in fact. When I was debating taking dh's last name or not people kept telling me I should make my maiden my middle. I was like "no, I don't want a middle name!"
On the topic of names, when we got married I moved my last name to my middle so now I have 2 middle names and 4 names total. I wish I kept my last name and had 2 last names instead. I also wish we gave DD my maiden name as well. I love my maiden name, it is unique and while H's name isn't super common, it is just boring compared to my maiden.
My confession is that I am so jealous of friends of ours. They have the most perfect life. They had an amazing wedding, they have great jobs they love, they live in their dream house that is perfectly decorated by professionals. They just had a baby and she had the easiest pregnancy, didn't gain a ton of weight, and had a super quick easy delivery and is having an easy time breastfeeding it. Plus they are the nicest people on earth. I feel bad being so jealous and I want nothing but the best for them, but it just makes me think about my really hard pregnancy, scary birth and how hard breastfeeding was.
My kid has four names. Like old money, not a serial killer. <insert no regrets chicken here>
Lol, my brother has four names too. Not old money, but just because my parents didn't want to offend any of his grandparents by not naming him after someone.
Oh here's one. I was looking at a picture I took of dh and the kids outside and I thought to myself "I wish dh could wear a hat all the time so you can't see his bald spot"....He is so much more attractive to me when his hair is covered.
We are not being careful tta this month, at all. I guess we'll see how old & shriveled up I really am at 40. Plus DH is firmly on the "I'm ready to adopt when you are" side as he put it on Friday. He said he thinks we should adopt a girl since that's what we know...lol. I'm still not sure it's my calling. I think if we have any more kids, that means I'm never going back to my profession and I'm just not OK with that at this point.