Odd and Ends

Well I know it's a little late in posting, but Ken and I have picked a name for our son. We've agreed on Alexander Leo. Leo is Ken's middle name, and Alexander is a name I've always liked for years. I really wanted to incorporate the name Jonathon somehow, but Ken wanted it as a first name and I didn't. I wanted to have 2 middle names, Jonathon Leo, but Ken didn't like that. The name fits though, I'm glad we came to a middle ground. I find it weird to call the baby by his name, in reference to him, though. Maybe because I'm still pregnant and it's... weird. I don't know, hard to explain. It feels weird to look at my stomach though and say "Alex" or "Lex". I'm sure I'll get over this as the weeks continue.

My friend Rachel gave me a huge box of clothes from her 14 month old son yesterday, which is a huge blessing. A family from work has a list of things from their children they want to give us too, which is awesome. I don't think Ken and I will have to register for much honestly. Little things like pacifiers and crib sheets and first aid stuff. Nothing too bad.

Is it weird that no one has offered to throw me a shower yet? I'm thinking that it will have to wait until July anyway, so that people with more complicated schedules can still attend. I really wish I could begin the set up process for the nursery, but that's a complicated issue. Every time I get inspiration, I have to remind myself to be patient. I really want to get things put together, while Ken and I have time on the weekends and I'm not as big as a house yet. Kind of frustrating at times.

The baby has been super active. Every time I sit down, even for a few minutes, he starts to rock and roll! He can make my whole tummy move now too, it's crazy fascinating. Ken and I went today with the roomies to see Iron Man 3, and pretty much the whole 2 1/2 hour movie, this baby was moving! He's kind of a turkey though, when Ken tries to feel, every time, that's when he stops. The baby cooperated for the most part today, and ken got to feel some of the more powerful kicks, which makes me smile. It's also crazy to say that I'm almost 6 months. Which is confusing by the way. 9 months is only 36 weeks, and to term is 40 weeks? Why do people say pregnancy is for 9 months when I guess technically it's 10? I don't quite get it.

My next Dr appointment, I have to do the glucose test, and I'm kind of nervous. My dad had diabetes, and I know I'm overweight, even before the pregnancy, but the thought of diabetes scares me. Really hoping the first test comes back negative.

I think that's it for now, all that I remember I wanted to write about. Almost 24 weeks!