I like Montana's name...but since no one can replace her...hmmmmmmmm I've always been fond of Natasha ...too ordinary? I wish you well. This will be a difficult journey for you...I have never had children, so i can not relate to your body changes...but i know they need love and guidance and a safe environment...wishing you the best angel..:-)
Ooooh...a girly night...those ar always FABULOUS..ENJOY!
It wasnt right what Andrews parents said...remember we all have the ability to say things in anger we dont mean, its a hard time for them-hopefully they'll come around.
Bigger/longer hoodies maybe?
Lots of names here--and it doesnt even look like you have to sign up for anything to look at them..thats always nice
http://www.heptune.com/names/nameinde.html#Rare
Thanks for the link, me and andrew'll be looking at some. You know, I can't help but wonder.. Is it gonna hurt as much as I think it is?!!ahh! lol
Angel
Angel - I've always been partial to Emily for a girl. Love that name. Sadly, my wife wouldn't let me use it for our daughter. So it is my 'gift' to you, should you have a little girl.
I'd be careful with the naming part. Don't want to give them a name that is too common, and there ends up being 2 or 3 others in their class. We had three John's for quite a while in my small elementary group. Also don't want to give them a name that's 'out there', cuz you child is going to have to live with that 'out there' name for all their life. But you'll do fine. My wife and I would agonize and fight over the name, and in the end it's all good.
Is it going to hurt? It could. There are a lot of different factors going on. Your birth weight, Andrew's birth weight. How big (and I don't mean fat) you are. History of birth weights, that kind of thing. My mom is pretty small (5'5", 100 lbs) and she said she spit both my sister and I right out, no problems. My wife's first, she actually asked the doctor to go to the other moms that were delivering and ask them to keep it down, she's trying to have a baby. So my family has been lucky, it hasn't been that difficult for us. But there are women who experience a great deal of pain delivering. I would ask your mom when she's calmed down, and let her know you're concerned about it. Don't tell her your scared, just ask her what to expect. You also might want to start watching "Baby Story" on TLC/discovery. Short little 30 minute shows that show how different people handle childbirth.
We're here for you, girl. As much or little as you want us to be.
Again, good luck, and keep us posted on what's going on.
Hate to say it Turner, but I heard on t.v. a short while ago that Emily is one of the most popular names being given to baby girls these days.....
Yeah, I know. But I still like it.
When my daughter was born, we thought Taylor was good. Didn't realize how 'common' it is now. That's the only regret I've had with naming kids.
I agree, Emily is a nice name.
Saw a very, very, very young baby at (of all places) the Indian restaurant last night. His Mom said he was (get ready, get set - awwwwww) only 6 weeks old. Slept like a, uh, baby. :-D
But I forgot to ask his name.
Names, of course, can reflect ethnicity or family relationships. In my family (like with most Ashkenazi Jews), we name after a family member who has recently passed away. So I'm named for my great-grandmother and for a cousin. My husband is named for both of his grandfathers. So that's another way to go. Certainly (like Noddy says, PR), it wouldn't be a bad move, assuming you liked the name and all, to name perhaps the middle name for a close relative.
Imagine how this conversation would go, starting off with: "Mom, Junior's middle name is for your mother."
I'm not saying to suck up or anything, just if you feel it's right. Of course it's not a requirement.
Personally, I'm terrible re picking out names, then again I have no kids and have only had to name dogs. I don't suppose you want to name your child Chewbacca, eh? :-D
Angel
Some women have it very easy where child birth is concerned, but then there are women like me who had a long painful labor. I have been reluctant to tell you that because I don't want to scare you. If you and Andrew go to birthing classes, you'll learn everything you need to know. I know it's scary, but try not to think too much about that until the time comes.
As far as names go, I am Canadian and was given the name Gisele by my parents. It's very common here in New Brunswick, but when I lived in Massachusettes I never ran across anyone else who had the same name and I thought that was kind of cool. I'm going to go look at the link Quinn added and I'll let you know which names I like.
I checked out Quinn's site and the names I like are Heaven, Tana, Crystal, Faith, and Holly.
Then I went on a search for baby name sites myself and found this one that has 6,500 baby names, When you get to the site just look at the top of the page where you see A through Z and start clicking. Wow, what a bunch of names there are there. Just found out that my name means "a promise". Cool!
http://www.babynames.com/V5/
Ok, I just went through the A's and these are my favorites.
Adia
Alicia
Alisha
Alissa
Aloha
Althea
Amber
Angel
Anson
Antoinette
April
Aqua
Aquarius
Aries
Asia
Austin
Autumn
Aveine
My favorites in the B's.
Baily
Bambi
Barbie
Baron
Barry
Baylee
Becca
Bela
Bella
Belle
Ben
Benjy
Berke
Bernadette
Bessie
Blaine
Blair
Blaise
Blaze
Bliss
Bonnie
Brad
Brandy
Brandee
Brandi
Brazil
Breanna
Bree
Brendan
Brendon
Brendy
Brenna
Brett
Brianna
Brice
Brie
Brighton
Brina
Brook
Bryanne
Bryce
Buck
I heartily second Montana's suggestion to go to every class you can find -- not just birthing but parenting, breastfeeding, etc. My hubby has a Ph.D, I have a master's degree, we were twice your age when I was pregnant, but we still went to all of those classes and I'm so glad we did. Breastfeeding especially -- it seems like it should be so obvious, but it's not, and it's really good to learn this stuff ahead of time.
That said, be wary of "A Baby Story." When I was early on in labor, I was chatting with the nurse, mentioned that show, and her brow darkened. She hated that show because it leaves so much out, each story is only 30 minutes after all, and it has to make good television.
If you're starting from zero (no idea what to expect), "A Baby Story" is a good introduction, as long as you take it with a grain of salt and as long as you follow it up with some classes.
Good luck!
(Went through all of this a little over 3 years ago, happy to answer questions.)
My favorites in the C's and then I'll take a breather before I continue.
Caine
Caitlin
Caitlyn
Cale
Calista
Calla
Callie
Camden
Cameo
Candace
Candice
Candie
Candra
Candy
Caprice
Cara
Carina
Carissa
Carlen
Carlin
Carly
Carman
Carmen
Carolyn
Carson
Caron
Carsyn
Carter
Casey
Cassara
Cassidy
Cayenne
Cayla
Celaste
Celine
Chailyn
Chance
Charisma
Charity
Charleen
Charlene
Chaz
Chessa
Christiana
Christian
Christina
Ciara
Cinnamon
Clark
Clay
Cody
Colby
Constance
Cruz
Crystal
thanks for the names everyone. my little "girly night in" was pretty cool.. fell asleep somewhere around 4ish I think. My dad's talking to me.. he's not saying much.. just told me how disappointed he was, and that he thought it was really selfish of me. He thought I was sensible and that I'd never let him down like this
But both my parents have agreed that they're gonna support me as much as they can. Andrew's parents won't even answer the phone. Don't worry about making me scared, It's better that I find out these things now then later. And plus, I'm already scared.
one other thing, I gott a tattoo on my stomach.. Is it gonna stretch??
o and whats everyone think of the name Miranda for a girl?
Cool name!
Tattoo will so stretch, but may well get back to normal after you give birth, especially since you're so young. I met someone yesterday who has had a kid but has a totally flat stomach. (She's worked hard on it though, shows it off whenever she can. ;-) )
One thing, don't believe the various creams that advertise themselves as preventing stretch marks. You get stretch marks for a variety of reasons, including genetics, but creams won't change anything one way or another. They can help keep your skin SOFT, etc., but won't do anything about stretch marks. I do think that your age is in your favor on that one.
Angel
I'm so glad to hear that your dad is talking to you. It sounds like you have wonderful parents and you must be very happy about that. As Sozobe said, you could possibly end up with some stretch marks, but as she also said, your age is in your favor.
Miranda is a beautiful name :-D
How is Andrew doing?
I just looked up Miranda and it's a Latin name that means "admirable, beautiful". Very nice.
Andrew's taking it pretty hard. He worked so hard to please his parents and when this happened it totally got him down. They were so disappointed in him. I think he's worried about how I'm handling everything too.. You can tell by the look on his face that something's wrong. I've been trying to talk to him but I guess maybe he just needs some time alone to sort himself out. Get used to the whole baby idea.. I dunno. We never ment to hurt anyone when this happened.. but I guess we should of thought about that before we had sex...
Angel
Depending on how early on you are (and I'm assuming less than 2 months)
Your options are:
1. Get an abortion
2. Carry the baby to term and adoption
3. Try to start a family and be a mom now
4. Have it and let a close relative adopt it (make sure they know the plan
first.)
As always, a good and honest resource:
www.plannedparenthood.com
