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--A basic bean salad...garbanzo, black beans, and kidney beans (or any combo really) chopped onions and peppers, balsamic and oil.
--Oatmeal! I lived on oatmeal first trimester...quick and filling,...

Happy 35 weeks, rin! So nice that your mum can be at the ultrasound with you, I'm sure that will be so special for her.

Hit the big 37 week mark yesterday. Still having tons of pressure, my OB...

Kind of....I took vitex to see if it would regulate/shorten up my cycle (which were between 35-50 days). I didn't really find out if it worked because I got pregnant that first cycle taking it (first...

I prefer Grace and particularly the nn Gracie. So lovely.

Noor and Verity are the standouts for me. Actually, the only one I'm not really feeling is Anastasia.

Watch out for perfumes and dyes in products that are touching his skin. I was diagnosed with psoriasis as a child, but eliminating skin irritants has completely cleared up my skin. Watch out for...

We will be raising our daughter in a bilingual home. One set of grandparents speak English and one speak Polish, DH is bilingual. It'll be tricky for us at the beginning because we aren't both...

Wow! If the doctor confirms, I'm sure you'll handle it beautifully. Exciting! Will there be crazy years? Absolutely. But as others have said, how special for your little ones to grow up that close in...

I love my coffee. Like you, I didn't drink any in the first trimester (although I definitely drank my share of espresso before I knew I was pregnant). Now I'll have 1, occasionally 2 cups a day. I...

Whit & Rin, OB confirmed what you both said...moving on down and normal, just stabby. Thanks for the tip about leaning forward, it helps! Same with sitting on my exercise ball.

Whit,...

I'm sticking with Anna Caroline as my favorite for you...I think you have such a blend of girls names (classics like Sarah, more elaborate Serena, double barrels with both classics and more modern...

Personally, I enjoyed finding out. No big reason, I'm just impatient and didn't want to wait.

I think for some, waiting to find out can be fun. The only argument for waiting I don't agree with is...

I'm self-employed so my "maternity leave" consists of figuring out what to do with my clients for the summer, luckily everyone is excited and willing to work with me...the plan is to return to a...

Congratulations!! Sending you tons of positive thoughts and prayers for a great pregnancy and a healthy baby next February!

Threads...the general pregnancy one is still around, then there's a...

Oo just saw your update. Alice Skye is lovely, congrats on deciding!

I was going to suggest you YouTube "Alice Blue Bonnet"...original post reminded me of the old cartoon. :)

Of the three, definitely Colette.

Update on maternity photos....it went really well! Since we rescheduled for the weekend, DH was home too, so we did a few of just me, then photos with DH, then the two (/three) of us with our...

@rin, glad Leo has taken to his new bed...he sounds just adorable.

@whit, enjoy your pool time! I've been practically living in my friends pool on hotter days. Luckily we're back in the 70s here...

I took my husbands name for a few reasons..

-My maiden name was difficult to pronounce and generally a pain

-I got married fresh out of college, I was able to build my career with my married...

Congratulations to your family and welcome Persephone!!

How well does Bertha know her name? Varies so much among shelter dogs. Often it's easy to transition between names with the same first sound, but i understand why that's not optimal here..

Maybe...

We just decided on one last week...we went to several info sessions and chose mainly for easy location (less than 10 min away) and the fact that we just clicked with that doctor better than the...

I like pinkballerina's suggestion...just tell people you're not finding out. That way you get to enjoy your secret and you won't have anyone hounding you for hints. We've done that with the name,...

Weighing in on lyn/line...I haven't gotten called Carolyn in a long time! When I was little, Carolyn was the more popular version and I'd say I got -lyn 50% of the time from new people. With Caroline...

Well, as a Caroline Joy, I've always loved my name! Putting that bit of bias aside..

1. I think Anna Caroline is my favorite, beautiful and just so so classic.
2. Caroline Gloria is lovely and...