Some Names were OK.

Ok Guys, thanks for the inputs. Some of them are great names, but some of them are better suggestions of what NOT to name a baby. I listed them in the order of what I would use first. Unfortunately some have already been used and so I cannot use them. But I need more suggestions. Don't be offended if I don't like your suggestion. I put them all in the list the other day and just sorted them today so I wasn't biased based on who suggested them. Here's what you guys, my readers came up with:

• Clair
• Katie
• Rosie
• Juliet
• Grace (my nieces name)
• Claudia
• Emma (my sister's nieces name
• Ann
• Anne
• Shelly
• Jillie
• Jilly
• Bugs
• Gooch (and this one is just horrible, but it didn't make the bottom of the list!)
• Zoe
  BOYS:
• Luke
• Finley
• Preston
• Rocco - Francie's cat's name
• Riley
• George - Adam's mom's cat's name, not a good choice for a human baby

I am glad to hear all the positive feedback on "Avery" Because I think it's so cute but Adam hates it (so does my mother-in-law)! Oh, and I love the name Jillian, but Adam won't Have anything to do with it because he knew a Jillian. Have you ever known anyone to spoil a name because you don't care for them? Yes!! Unfortunately. Or didn't like a name until you met someone with that name you really liked? Yes!!

Budda Pizza Gut

Wow, absolutely nothing exciting going on around here. Other than of course the obvious baby I'm growing. But that's just exciting to me, not everyone else. Adam said I look pregnant. He was even more surprised when I told him I was sucking it in... He wasn't too excited about the big Ole bump. But he doesn't have much room to talk. I contribute most of it to pizza and crazy bread. Not that pizza weight is better than baby weight, but at least in several hours the pizza belly will go away, the baby is just going to get bigger. I am 12 weeks and one day today. I am "out of the woods" for morning sickness and it hasn't even hit me yet. I'm one of the lucky few, however it's got to be hereditary because I'm not one in a few amongst my family. We are a bunch of lucky in a few. I've come up with some new baby names. Only for girls though. Olivia, Breanne, Avery and Julia. Adam likes none of them. He likes Duke! What a dumb name. It reminds me of the dog from that bean commercial. I wish I had some strange food craving, but I don't! Other than mashed potatoes, but I craved that before so that doesn't count. I do have to say, I talk about food a lot. it's hard not to when your appetite is raging out of control. I'm sorry to those of you who have to look at me for the next 6 months, but staying skinny throughout this process is not going to happen as I had hoped. I'm doing my best to fight it. We bought an exercise bike and an elliptical for the bedroom and hopefully that will take care of some of the extra calories I will certainly get. If anyone has some good name suggestions, I'm not opposed to hearing them.

I have a naughty dog.

I just realized, Walter is my inspiration to blog. He has been such a good boy lately and that is why I've had nothing to write about. He changed that today. I left him home for all of an hour and when I got back, the two ziplock bags of pumpkin cookies I made last night, gone. I didn't notice it at first until I came upstairs. Lying on my floor was one of the bags, the other... missing. After looking closer, I discovered orange crumbs on the carpet and small pieces of ziplock bag. He ATE THE PLASTIC. He is very afraid of me right now. He's out in the hall just outside my bedroom door. I swatted his little butt, wouldn't have hurt the cat but he is very afraid. He runs into glass doors and smacks his face on stuff all the time and that doesn't seem to bother him, but a little swat on the butt? He is such a baby. When will he be a good dog? I hope this isn't a reflection of my parenting skills.

Baby

I guess most of you already know, but for those of you who don't, Adam and I are expecting our first baby on May 6. Which also happens to be My brother-in-law Todd's birthday, and my soon to be brother-in-law Jason's as well. I hope the date is not exact, as it would be hard for two grown men to compete with a little baby for birthday attention. My niece Lily was born May 13, so I don't want it to fall on that date either, however if it's a girl, they might actually enjoy sharing a birthday, as birthday parties for two little cousins on the same day would have to be played up!
I have taken after my mom. I haven't had any morning sickness, and I'm hungry ALL the time! My mom craved donuts, but luckily I don't as it's hard enough not to gain weight just eating healthy food at the rate I'm consuming.
I have a few names in mind that I thought about keeping to myself, but I'll throw them out there because it's hard to keep a secret. If you don't like it (sister's) keep it to yourself, as I don't want to be influenced too strongly. Boy - Harlan... After an uncle Adam had. They called him Uncle Ha Ha. I tried to convince my nephew to name his new puppy that this summer, but thankfully he refused because I might use it. Baby ha ha...?? lol. Girl - Anna, after my grandma whose name is Anna Marie. Adam doesn't really like Anna, but he might have to suck it up, as this is a precious name, and I think it's neat that at least one kid in the family be named after someone. Two of my sister's and my brother named some of their kids after family members and some of my sister's have family names. I'm surprised the name has not yet been taken, as all my sisters say they would have liked to name their girl after Grandma Annie, but no one has done it, its fair game. My family has a history of fighting over names. My Grandma and my great Aunt were pregnant at the same time, my Grandma's sister said she was going to name her baby Cecelia Ann if it was a girl. But my grandma had her baby first and it just so happened to be a girl and she like the name so much, she used it! Luckily my aunt had a boy or there would be two Cecelia Ann's in the family.
I'll try to be better about updates. I need to get my sister Rachael to help me with a blog makeover... that's part of my discouragement to blog!! I must go eat now. First picture of the new baby: