Wow heck darn, that is good news

Entering our fifth month this week, and the halfway point is in sight! Our boy is about five inches from crown to rump and weighs approximately three and a half ounces. My shape is constantly shifting, and I am looking more pregnant every week. The Old Navy maternity line has made a few deliveries to the cul-de-sac already. I wish I could say the days of sparkling pregnancy had started, but I'm still struggling with nausea and sleeping. A few weeks ago my manic depression reared it's head to remind us it was still in there, unmedicated and strong. Drew was an absolute rock star, and said and did all the right things. It was the first time I'd felt those feelings brush up against me since I came off my meds, so it was a frightful shock. For both of us, I'm sure. I was eventually able to see it as a good reminder not to get too complacent, and to keep managing it- even when I can't feel it there. Enough! Boy can I lead with the good stories, or what? Next week maybe I'll start off talking about intestinal issues. Don't forget to subscribe so you get these posts the minute they hit the web.

Well by now I'm sure everyone knows we've got a boy waiting for us. As Drew said so artfully on the last post, "the arrow is pointing at the scrotum". My other favorite is our Texan sonographer feeling the need to write "See ya'll soon, I'm all boy" on the image. Really?! Are we doing that already? I just hear Bush's good ol' boy "heh heh heh" laugh in the background when I read it. Got to love birthing in Williamson county. Seriously, we are happy as could be. Turns out Drew called this one. Seems I will remain a guys girl for a few more years. Any thought I had of girls flew out the window that day. It surprised me how quickly, to be honest.

Our big news this week is that we have chosen a name for our little rude boy. Start the monogramming orders today for Aiden Strummer Carpenter. Drew liked the fact that he and his father had the same initials so we went with another A name to go with that flow. As for the name itself, we just like the sound of it. Turns out Aiden is Celtic for"little fire" and was a common name for the early Irish saints. That will work too. Strummer is after one of my favorite musicians, Joe Strummer. Been listening to a lot of The Clash during the pregnancy, and we were watching a documentary about him and Drew really got into it too. It just fits, and we really like it- so screw you guys. It's strange how finding out it's a boy just completely made this whole thing real for me. We are having a son. It's gonna be a helluva ride, and I can't hardly wait.