It’s another…

boy. Yes, we will be welcoming a new baby into our house in four short months. I would show you the ultrasound pictures, but I’ve never been very good at interpreting those things and would probably just show you a foot or something.

As several other bloggers have said lately, I feel like I’ve been lying to a lot of people by keeping this secret for so long. There was a good reason. Two actually, or at least they seemed that way in my mind. The first had to do with history. A couple of years ago, we lost a baby – just a few short weeks after we had told everyone I was pregnant. For a still unexplained reason, I went into pre-term labor at just over 20 weeks. Our baby was born prematurely and died. This time around, I really felt like I needed to keep my mouth shut as long as possible so I wouldn’t jinx anything. Completely irrational, I know, but it worked for me. Now that we’ve passed that 20 week mark with nothing but good news, I feel better about letting people know. The second reason is about other people. I have several friends who are struggling or have struggled in the past with getting pregnant. I would hate to think that anything I say might contribute to adding to their hurt. Obviously I can’t hide or control the physical, but I can certainly control what comes out of my mouth (or keyboard).

And now, if you’re still with me, a request. Do you have any suggestions for names? We’re having a hard time coming up with ideas. We want something that is unusual, but not strange. Does that make sense? I’ve been checking out the top 100 names lists from various countries and have started a list, but none of them really jumps out at us yet. We still have time, as Rod likes to point out, but this is one of those things that I like to have settled as early as possible. Can you help me out?

And there will soon be some crafting/sewing posts again. Rod was out of town last week and took my little camera with him. He left his big camera, but I just don’t feel as comfortable using that one. Now that mine is back, I can take some photos and show you what I’ve been up to!

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