And His Name Shall Be........

So after 20 weeks...yes i said 20 WEEKS of discussing what our child's middle name will be and my husband saying over and over "I don't know what I want it to be", he has decided!!!!!!! I thought I was going to pass out (and it certainly didn't alleviate these contractions I've been having all night!) You ready for it??? Our son's name IS.....................

Izaak Raiden

For those of you who don't know, the 2 names we've had it narrowed down to are Raiden and John. But hubby John decided he didn't want that to be his middle name after all. Also:

1. Izaak is the German spelling of Isaac and John is German on both sides. Plus we think the spelling is really cool (although I realize people will always and forever mis-spell his name. oh well. there's about 1,000 ways to spell my name!)

2. Raiden is a unique and cute name (we think) and it's Japanese and he will be born in Japan! So that's something he will always have.

*thanks for letting me share in my excitement!!

40 days and 40 nights

....that's how much longer i have before my little man is due! in a way it seems like it will NEVER get here and i will ALWAYS and FOREVER be pregnant! but it's really just around the corner! i'm trying to enjoy the last few weeks i have of no crying, no breast feeding, etc. but as far as sleep, i'm not getting much of that these days so it really doesn't matter. at least i can attempt to take naps right now if i want to. but he usually likes to wake me up with his feet in my ribs and banging his head on my bladder or having the hiccups (which he gets all the time!!) so it's safe to say that i am now pretty darn uncomfortable and tired. but besides all that, i am SO ready to see my baby! i try to imagine what he's going to look like but i really can't. i'm anxious to see if he has hair and what color it is, what color his eyes are, who he looks most like, how much he will weigh, etc, etc. i want to hold him and kiss him so bad! at the same time i'm scared to death for him to come into this world! i think i'm starting to get mommy anxiety and i know it will only get worse! i fear everything from how will i know he's getting enough to eat? to when should i vaccinate? to will we be good parents? will he grow up being a good person? it's so exciting bringing one of God's miracles into the world but so frightening at the same time!! i guess all i can do is read books, trust my gut, and pray that we make the right decisions and do everything we can to help mold him into who he's supposed to be. well...just thought i'd put that out there. :)

Getting My Feet Wet

WELL...here I am world! Thanks to my best pal Jessi, I now have a blog! It's something I've been interested in for a while but something I was a little scared to commit to. Some people seem to pour their hearts out in these things and I'm the kind of person who doesn't even keep a journal in the house for fear someone will read it someday!! haha. But I think it might be fun and it will be nice to have a way for friends and family to keep up with me and my life. So that's all for now. I just wanted to say hi and try this thing out. I promise I will be posting again soon though so stay tuned.