I had not officially announced Baby's name, so here it is:
Addison Sarah Emily
Yes, 3 names! My grandfather gave almost all of his girls double middle names and I always liked that. I have always wanted to have a daughter with the middle name Sarah Emily. Sarah Emily is my mom's middle name and Sarah is my middle name. (I had always wished I had the Emily part too)
The name Addison was one of the few names John and I agreed on. It's funny because I made a baby name list when we were still undergoing the ovulation induction from our fertility doctor back in January of 2011 and Addison was not on it. We had really liked
and agreed on the names Eva Mae, Summer, & Charlotte. Eva Mae Sarah Emily-- now there's a mouth full!
So, when Grey's Anatomy was being offered on Netflicks we really got into it. One of the main characters on the earlier seasons was named Addison Montgomery Shepard. (She is now on the show Private Practice, a spin off of Grey's) We were talking one day about the show and it came up that we both really liked that name and that is how her name came to be. I remember the first time I had ever heard the name: I was at some kids museum in Connecticut and there was this cute little girl who had been adopted from China and her mother and I were talking. Her mother had named her Addison. I remember thinking back then that it was a pretty name. Never knew that one day I would have my own little Addison!
I have always been into name meanings, even though we did not base our decisions at all on the meanings of any of the names.
Meanings:
Addison: Child of Adam/ English
Sarah: Princess/ Hebrew
Emily: To strive or excel/ English
So, I had my first prenatal yoga class yesterday. It was great and did wonders for my ever aching back. I was amazed that I was still able to balance in many of the poses, even though these days I am very front heavy. The experience was relaxing and just what the doctor ordered.
Days at work are feeling longer. My back has a constant pain that is only exacerbated by my hour long commute to work each way. The baby also enjoys dancing on my bladder. With the bathroom being at the other end of the school, I do a lot of walking or should I say waddling.
My last day of work before maternity leave is March 9. A little over a month to go! This was recently moved up from March 26--
no complaints here!
On Monday we got the nursery furniture. After many long searches, I purchased the only crib that I ever liked. I had liked it the first time I had seen it, however I had it stuck in my head that I wanted a white crib and this one was not offered in white, so I stopped looking at it. After a long tiresome search for a white crib, I never found one that I loved. So, after one more look at my Suite Bebe Hampshire crib, I fell in love.
John's project for this weekend is to paint the nursery. I am so excited about it. It is all starting to feel so real!! (Although to my ribs, it has felt real for a long time-- baby loves to kickbox me in the rib cage)
Here is a peek at my nursery furniture:
Baby's Beautiful Furniture
I have had some recent doubts about my doctor. He is the nicest, funniest doctor and John and I both really like him, however I do not know how he feels about me wanting to have a natural labor and delivery. He is very centered in the medical model, as most doctors are trained to be, however some are more open to alternative practices. Mine, unfortunately, is not so much. Another concern is that they recently added like 5 on call doctors to the weekend rotation, meaning that baby may end up being delivered by a stranger. I really enjoy 2 docs at my practice and pray I get either of them. There is a 1/4 chance of that though...
I have scheduled my 3d ultrasound at 33 weeks (Feb 20) to see what baby is going to look like. Super excited for that!!!
My natural birthing class is going well. I saw a video this past week that showed a fairly smooth labor, however it still freaked me out a bit. The thought of the pain and exertion caused by labor is daunting and intimidating. I just keep reminding myself that women through out time have endured this in much worse and primitive conditions than I am afforded. I also tell myself that this is what God designed our bodies to do, so I will be able to do it. Plus, the outcome will be more precious than anything in this world!
Well, it's late and my back is not going to allow me to sit up any longer. Good night y'all~ God bless. Check back in the next few weeks for pics of the nursery!
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| Our nursery furniture |
