Oh boy!

The latest in babyland is this...

I failed the 1-hour glucose test by a small margin. I was really disappointed by this because when I did this test while pregnant with Lily, three nurses were standing around and actually passed my results around, and each one commented how well I did. One of them even told me to go eat a candy bar! Luckily, I passed the 3-hour test. So, we have avoided unpleasant diets, insulin shots, and any other yuckiness associated with gestational diabetes.

All else seems to be going well. I'm having some indigestion/acid reflux, but nothing that a couple of Tums can't handle. I also get swollen legs/ankles/feet if I sit or stand too long but completely normal stuff for this stage in the game. I feel too big for this point in the pregnancy, but I think that my weight gain is pretty much on par with my pregnancy with Lily. I honestly haven't kept track like I did with hers. I'm not uncomfortable and still sleeping really well; I just feel like a "brick house" (you know, as in "mighty, mighty").

When it comes to baby names, we are leaning toward the second name under consideration, but we're not 100% yet. We do know that it will definitely be one of the two names. So, I thought I would post clues for the second name (under consideration, not the middle name) that will catch us up to the clues given for the first name.

Week 20 clue: The new name still does not start "L".
Week 21 clue: This name DOES lend itself to nicknames (although we probably would not use any the nicknames associated with this name).
Week 22 clue: The name DOES NOT start with A, E, F, J, K, or S.
Week 23 clue: The new name IS a family name. This is the #1 factor for pushing this name ahead of the first one right now. Carl and I both like traditional names and like using family names.
Week 24 clue: This name is not a last-name-turned-first-name either.
Week 25 clue: This name has the same or more letters than Lillian.

More to come in upcoming weeks!