Archive for September, 2009

Getting Closer

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Well, I feel pretty good – think I entered the nesting stage as we are both getting a little dreamy eyed thinking about the baby. Still working on names – have settled on Samantha Giada for now as we can’t seem to agree. I want to call her Giada (or Gia or GiGi for short) Brad is not so hot on that. Well see I guess!

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Week 31 (Two Months to Go!)

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

I am in week 31 (two months to go) and it looks like I am going to have gestational diabetes. I started sticking myself with the little tester today and will do so for about 2 weeks to see if I can get the blood sugar under control. The whole thing is a little confusing as They seem to want me to eat MORE carbs than I normally would but it is only day 1 so maybe the Dr. is right. I hear you are supposed to listen to them.

I just got off the phone with my sister, Kate. She has settled into Missouri but I believe her girls have hit the terrible twos. Plus, there is just one of her and two of them. She is coming down next week for a week to help me get the nursery set up and make sure I have all the stuff I need since she is definitely the expert. It will be good to see the twins as it has been awhile and it will tide my Mom over until Thanksgiving. I’m super thankful for Kate’s help as she keeps thinking of stuff I’m supposed to be thinking about but haven’t – like baby announcements  and Christmas cookies.

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The Canterburys Weigh in on the Name Game

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

From My Dad: Amy, Grandmaw likes Michelle and Eliabeth. 

Aunt Patty:  Delilah, Daisy, Georgia, Gretchen, Honor* After someone suggested Annaleigh she said, GREAT!!!! ANNALEIGH HAS MY VOTE

My Uncle Buddy: BUDARENA OR BUD GOOD NAME To which my Aunt patty replied: get off it Bud,Whats the matter with Patty Anne???

My Cousin Andy Canterbury: Andie Ann Palmer has a nice ring to it

 

My Cousin Ellie Klimas: I will pass on the baby name advice from the head baker I just met with at Whole Foods, her name is Gidget. “Tell her to not name her child Gidget, unusual is great, but still have it be normal” My Cousin Mariah Weatherholt:  Naomi is a nice name. I’ve always been fond of Annabelle. Picking out names is soo much fun!

My Cousin Sarah Canterbury: I like Samantha, Julia, Alexandra, Elizabeth, or Lorelai (not on the list..just a suggestion!) 

 

My Cousin inLaw Christen Canterbury: I like Naomi-you don’t hear that very often-it is very pretty

 

 

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My Sister Kate’s Baby Name Choices

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Delilah would be a great choice Amy!  It was our great grandmother’s (Cullivan side) nickname.
I love Frances.  Or Kate.  That would be a really good name too. 😉

My favorites off the list are Naomi, Francesca, and Rowan.  My friend’s daughter is named Rowena and her nickname is Rowen.  We would also call her Ro or RoRo.  I absolutely adore the name trixie and wanted to call Evie Beatrix with the nickname Trixie but David (Kate’s Husband) feels it is a stripper name.

Also fan of Thisbe and Finley.  I love all the P names but do you want her initials to be PP?

 

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My Best Friends Weigh in on the Name Game

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Alexandra DePriest (Ali)

Ok well of course my number one vote is Alexandra.  And then Anastasia.  They both sound very sophisticated, regal, beautiful and elegant, which of course your baby will be.  Also love Antonia.  And Apollonia but I think you should steer away from Italina sounding names because, well, neither one of you are Italian.  Bianca rocks, Cadence, Elle are all good.  Phew, that is a long list, I am going to have to get back to you on the rest of the alphabet. 

Ashleigh Cornett Paike

Stella, Violet, Audrey, Amelia, Charlotte, Georgia, Ava, Arden, Olivia.

Dawn Taylor Kosko

Adeline ( call her Addie), Lilly, Georgia, Amelia ( call her mimi), Julia  Josephine  (Dawn’s Husband) Chip likes Francesca, it means free

 

 

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My Dad’s Choice of Name for the New Baby

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Anastasia Stephanie Palmer

My Mom’s Favorite Names for the New Baby

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

O.K.  you have plenty of great names.  Here in no particular order are my first ten, followed by the second ten, etc.

Antonia (my mother’s youngest sister’s name – Toni)  Appolonia (my grandmother’s name – Polly) Anastasia (Stacy – you could have easily been named that)  Amelia (my mother’s name) Diana Stella Naomi Gillian (Jill) Honor Josephine;

Julia Carolina Jessamine Celestina (Celeste) Charlotte (my best friend in high school) Avalon (Ava) Cassiopia (Cass or Cassy – could also use Cassandra) Adeline (Adele) Pilar Veronica Merry;

Halcyon (Halcy)  Holland (Holly) Melisande (Sandy)  Justine Geneva (Genny) Gretchen Dixie Daisy (Marguerite is Daisy in French) Giselle Francesca; Aurora (Rory) Peyton Eden Esme (short for Esmeralda in Spanish) Elizabeth (I like Betsy better than Liz) Georgia Gianna Giovanna Ever;  

Theodora actually grows on me as I took at it – Theo, Dora, good. I also like Leslie and Nancy – not on your list and Bridget or Brigitte and Delia, my father’s mother’s names.

But she is yours to name.

(Amy’s Notes after this conversation with my Mom) Mom really liked Anastasia it was on her list in high school  – she also liked Kathleen and Irish  Shelia , Pauline, Maureen,. Marlene – because being half Irish, Anastasia was a saint that they said in the mass. 

Later Mom said: Naomi is growing on me – Naomi Francesca Palmer has a nice rhythm to it.

Then Mom said: What about Annaleigh?  Short for Annabel Lee.

Anad after Aunt patty liked that name, Mom said to her: I did suggest Patrice Palmer but did not get a positive response.

The Name Game

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

 Have I tortured you with the baby name list yet? I will attach below. You can check them out a-z. Some of them are pretty crazy but I wrote down ANYTHING that sounded remotely possible form about 4 baby name books. Top contenders right now (At least for me) are Giada, Gia, Samantha, Alexandra, Anastasia, Geneva, Justine, Julia, Giselle, Stella, Bianca

Aiden

Adeline

Aida

Alexandra (Sasha, Lexy, Alex)

Allegra

Anastasia

Antonia

Arabella

Ariel

Atalanta

Athena

Aurora

Ava

Adriel

Aramis

Andromeda

Adair

Adara

Adelaide

Alexandria

Antigone

Apollonia

Arden

Arwen

Artimis

Astrid

Audrey

Augusta Aria

Amelia

Avalon

 

Bianca

Carolina Jessamine

Charlotte

Caprica

Cassiopia

Cadence

Celestina

Co Co

Circe

 

 

Delilah

Demeter

Diana

Dixie

Dex

Daisy

Daria

 

 

Eden

Esme

Ever

Elle

Elizabeth (Liz)

 

Farrah

Fairfax

Fabiana

Francesca

Finley

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriella

Geneva

Georgia

Gerogina

Georgianna

Gillian

Giselle

Greer

Gretchen

Galina

Genoa

Gianna

Giada

Gia

Giovanna

Gianna

 

Honor

Haven

Halcyon

Harlow

Holland

 

Ianthe

 

Josephine (fi 

Julia

January

Jessamine

Justine

Jaden

 

 

Luca

Layla

Leith

Leocadia

Lola

 

 

Macy

Meade

Melisande

Merry

 

Naomi

Narnia

 

Olivia

Octavia

Oriana

October

 

Portia

Pilar

Pallas (Athena)

Padget

Pace

Pacey

Palasha

Palomina

Paris

Pandora

Paxton

Pavana

Peri

Pepper

Persephone

Peyton

Phillipa

Provence

Rilian

Rory

Rowan

 

 

Stella

Sasha (Alexandra)

Salome

Scarlett

Sprite

Seneca

Spencer

Samantha

 

 

Tatiana

Theodora

Tally

Talia

Tate

Thais

Thisbe

Titan

Trixie

 

Valentine/Valentina

Viola

Violet

Veronica

Vrai

 

Winter

 

Xanthe

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