As yet unnamed!

More name guesses

Madison, Riley, Roxanne, Rosa

Nope! But Madison was the first name I liked about a week after I found out I was pregnant. The main reason we didn't stick with it was because it's super trendy in the US it seems! LOVE the name Riley.. but my hairdresser named her daughter that last year.

Update on all the names guessed so far!
Tamsin
Yasmin
Zara
Sheila
Olivia
Tess
Tessa
Grace
Isabelle/Isabella/Variations of
Emily
Emma
Anna
Nora
Mia
Ophelia
Mimi (I would LOVE to name her this!!!)
Poppy (love this name too, my Dr named his daughter this last April!)
Priscilla
Madeline
Megan
Maisie
Phoebe
Nadia
Naomi
Nicole
Madonna
Matilda
Ruby
Elizabeth
Imogen (reminds me of that BB contestant!!)
Tamara
Roxanne
Madison
Rosa
Riley
Stephanie
Maxine
Patricia
Nadine
Natalie
Natasha

Loving the names!!! To recap, I think the hints were:

1. Name starts with a letter in the second half of the alphabet but the letter is closer to the first half of the last half.

2. Does not start with a Z or Q.

3. The name is not common or trendy.

4. I have only ever "known" 2 people with this name, one in real life and one in the news but no one famous.

5. One guess was pretty close ;)

Dr says...

"you have a good size baby in there". Baby is already 7lbs (3181grams) at 37 weeks. They estimate 1/2lb growth per week so if she makes it to her c-section date she will be just about 8lbs. Hope she is not larger than that, I don't want a whale! Blood pressure normal again at 110/70 and not much else to report. I go back next week for a routine appointment, the the following Tues (10th) for pre-op stuff then Kirk and I go in at 8am on the 11th and baby should be with us before 10am. Hope the next 2 weeks zoom by.

Have my last ante natal class tonight. Glad it's nearly done with and I will never take classes like this again. I could've bought a couple of Quickutz alphabets for the cost of the classes and probably would've gotten more use out of the QK. :::grin:::

I forgot to say before... Caroline guessed Tamara for a baby name... nope, that's not it either! One person was somewhat close a few weeks ago so at this point she will get a little goodie bag for being closest. Will say who it is sometime after April 11.

Aggravated

So, am 37 weeks today, full term so baby can arrive at any time. Please please please let her arrive like today. Or tonight. Or even this week. I know I only have a maximum of 15 days and a few hours but today my aggravation at not being able to eat what I want and such has reached a sudden all time high. I can feel her squirming and kicking around inside of me and wish she would kick hard enough to break my waters so I can be done with this already! Don't get me wrong... I am excited to meet her but up to 40 weeks is a long time to have to share your body with another being. Patience has never been a strong point of mine and I know this is only just the beginning of my steep learning curve.

I have my final scan tomorrow. Doubt there will be much to share in the way of scan pics as she will be so smushed up in there. I took out more stuff today for my hospital bag and am just about ready. Hope the baby heard that.... "I'M READY!!!!!"

New Baby Shop

A new baby shop opened yesterday in Fulham/Parsons Green called "Wow Baby" and I went with some friends to check it out. For anyone in the area the shop address is 52 New Kings Road and it's right next to Parson's Green and a Starbucks is on the corner. They will have a website pretty soon as well. The shop is owned by my Dr's wife and is really lovely. They sell high end items rather than the mass produced typical stuff you get at Blooming Marvellous, JoJo, Mamas & Papas, etc. It reminds me more of Harrod's baby department. Lots of lovely dresses and things that I want to go back and buy once baby has arrived and we know what size to get for the summer time! I still managed to buy something of course! A soft toy that is made up for 3 parts that is like a ring toy and then a little bag that I can put little bits into for the diaper bag. I saw a cute pair of strawberry shoes but they didn't have the size I wanted so maybe next time they will have it :)

Have been really exhausted since last night and had a good night's sleep but also took a nap this morning already. Am getting ready to take another one this afternoon. I feel like I could just curl up and sleep for days. Hope this is a sign that things are progressing... I know I only have 2-1/2 weeks at the most at this point but even that feels too long.

More photos

Thought I would go ahead and upload these. The pic is of me this afternoon...my bump does look kinda small huh for 36 weeks. Considering baby is going to be around 7-1/2lbs at birth which would make her around 6lbs now, she must be well curled up or something! I've probably gained around 30-35lbs overall. Glad I lost some weight before I got pregnant or else I would be a LOT larger now. The nursery needs curtains and I've got someone coming in to measure for them this week and I can only hope they are ready before baby is. We're both really pleased with how the rest of the room turned out as well!

Tummy Progress

Been 3 weeks since I last did this, so here is my belly progress at 36 weeks. Will hope to do another one at 38 weeks and then one last one before I got into the hospital so I can fill in my remaining 2 spaces in this collage! Feel like I've grown a bit in the last few weeks but anyone who sees me in real life can't believe how far along I already am as I don't look as huge as some people seem to get at this point. Have to say I'm pleased that though I have definitely gained weight I don't look like a whale (at least not yet!). No stretch marks either so chances are I won't get any in the next few weeks.

Have also taken some photos today of me with Kirk and then me on my own so I can do some final scrapbook pages for the pregnancy album. Also took more pics of the nursery to do a page and will take final photos of the room over Easter weekend when we put up her name in wooden letters and open up the monitor and other bits. Just don't want to do it yet as it may all get dusty!

Feel like crap

Ugh. I hate having a cold at any time but it's the absolute worst when you already feel like crap from lugging a baby around in your belly! I can't even tell if I am breathing any better as a result of baby dropping as I can't breath in general as I am so congested. I know it's not Kirk's fault really but I am mad at him for bringing the cold home in the first place. If he gets sick again he is not allowed to come inside this house. :::grin::: I had to keep sitting up in the middle of the night as I would wake up choking. Really unpleasant and wish I could take a decongestant. The only upside to this cold is not having to go to my ante natal class tonight to listen to two hours of breastfeeding talk.

Another name guess of Natasha... nope not that either. Only 4 more weeks until all is revealed!

Routine Appointment

Things are looking good :) Blood pressure was normal, same as my pre-pregnancy pressure so that was good to know. Took routine bloods and yikes I have no veins in my arms! He had to try twice and luckily the second arm worked as the next attempt was going to be the back of my hand and that is painful. Stomach measuring to 35 weeks which is what I am today and Dr said the baby's head is engaged so she may come early. But then... she may come on her c-section date. Either way, I have less than a month to go but he said to have my bags packed and things that have to get done, done. Just to be safe.

I'm to call immediately if my waters break or if I have regular contractions. As I'm having the c-section there is no point for me to labor so you can bet I will pick up the phone at any time of day or night as soon as the contractions are regular!!!

Cool to think baby could be here any day! 2 more weeks would be good so she has a bit more time to grow inside me. Don't want her to have to spend any time in special care sort of thing. I have a final scan in 2 weeks at 37 weeks just to check up on her again. Assuming she's not already out of course!

A few more name guesses... Patricia, Nadine, Natalie. Nope! None of those either! Loving all the guesses though, some really cool names in there. I love the name Natalie but Kirk didn't like how it sounded with Lindstrom. Something about too many "Li" sounds... He's such a party pooper.

Updates

Finally finished the basket liners so have taken a progress photo! I just need to paint the shelf unit white and then make my tag labels so we know what is in each basket without having to look inside each time. Feel very organised with all baby's clothes now. Each basket is filled with baby grows and vests and things like socks, hats, etc. Almost everything is pink too! Kirk put the Bugaboo together today and it's looking really cool! So glad we went with this travel system. It looks so sleek and has loads of great functions. Sure it costs more than most travel systems but you get what you pay for. Thanks to my Mom for buying it for baby!

Name guesses... I had a guess on email of Stephanie and then Kaz left a comment for the name Maxine. It's neither of those and Maxine doesn't fit into one of the original hints: the name starts with a letter in the second half of the alphabet. I think "M" is in the first half unless I'm counting wrong! My MIL thinks she has guessed it so it will be interesting to see if she has in a month's time when baby has arrived!

Can you believe it.... 1 more month to go!!! (usual disclaimer: unless she comes sooner on her own accord).

No correct guesses yet...

but a really good guess in the mix... that's a hint. Nothing close for middle names (Jane, Louise, Amy, Britney so far).

Here is the updated list of first name guesses:

Tamsin
Yasmin
Zara
Sheila
Olivia
Tess
Tessa
Grace
Isabelle/Isabella/Variations of
Emily
Emma
Anna
Nora
Mia
Ophelia
Mimi (I would LOVE to name her this!!!)
Poppy (love this name too, my Dr named his daughter this last April!)
Priscilla
Madeline
Megan
Maisie
Phoebe
Nadia
Naomi
Nicole
Madonna
Matilda
Ruby
Elizabeth
Imogen (reminds me of that BB contestant!!)