Thanksgiving and Such

For the last few months, I've been mentally preparing myself for the time AFTER the holidays and the mere two months that will remain until Bean arrives. One of those "holidays" is over, and the wagon (or, this overstuffed large mama, if you prefer that metaphor) is rolling downhill.

Sidenote: After eating my weight in goodies this past week, I am incredibly nervous about my doctor's appointment tomorrow which will require me to weigh-in. I am not at all confident that my doctor won't slap me across the face and tell me to hop on a treadmill and to stay there for the remainder of my pregnancy.

Additional Sidenote: I have my glucose screening at tomorrow's appointment as well. Brian has instructed me to stop inhaling chocolate for the following 24 hours in hopes of passing the test.

Additional Sidenote Part 2: No, we are not going to name our child "Bean", contrary to some people's suggestion. We MUST come up with a name for this child soon, lest he be stuck with any of the following nicknames for the rest of his life. The following are what certain people are INSISTING on calling our child until we come up with a name (and perhaps after... I'm not sure if some of these will be given up easily...)

1. Bean (we've called the baby "Bean" since we discovered we were pregnant. You know, since he was the size of a bean.)

2. Newt (Brian thought it would be HILARIOUS to insist we consider "Newton" as a name for the baby. Our friend Jeff caught wind of this idea and has called the baby Newt ever since.)

3. Hammer Jammer (My friend Christy's husband Johnny's nickname is Hammer. At one point, I left the baby name notebook at their house and Johnny threatened to add "Hammer" to the list. Then, at one point, Brian wanted to give the baby the middle name "Jammer", thus creating the name "Hammer Jammer", which Johnny LOOOOOOOVES.)

4. Beau (An actual suggestion from my in-laws best friends, they think that we should just turn the "n" in "Bean" upside-down to create "Beau". A little too country for my taste, but they think it's a fine idea!)

5. Mackie (What my dad and paternal grandmother are calling the baby. We are considering "Mac" for the actual baby name, but dad and Nannie think Mackie's cuter. Brian hates it, so this nickname might actually knock "Mac" out of the running.)

6. Peter Coyote (No, I'm not kidding. My maternal grandmother came up with this. I don't know where she got it. I'm at a loss on this one....)

I think that's it for the nicknames... I thought there were 7, so I may be missing one, but you get the idea. This poor kid's got a lot to live up to!

Thanksgiving was really great. We got to spend almost 6 days in Lubbock with Brian's parents and also got to see my parents and grandparents for Thanksgiving day in Midland. Two fantastic Thanksgiving meals, and I was thankful for my stretchy maternity pants!! Linda (Brian's mom) is sewing our baby bedding for us, and we could not be more thrilled with the way it's shaping up. Here are the fabrics we're using for the bedding (they're actually a lot brighter than this shows, but you get the idea):



We're pairing these two fabrics with a really ultra soft chocolate brown fabric and a bright red corduroy. The quilt has turned out great and we can't wait to see the rest.

This week, we're attending three Christmas parties and getting those out of the way quickly! Gobble gobble and Ho Ho Ho!