I thought girl names were easy

Once, I was jealous of people who had baby girls because there were so many more cute girl names than cute boy names (I thought). But, for baby 3, the debate rages on. It's not as easy as I used to think when I was twelve and made out baby name lists (did anybody else do that?)

First, after you find some names you like, then your husband has to like them, too. Then the first names have to go with your last name. Then you don't want them to sound too much like your other kids' names because you already have trouble remembering which kid is which. Then the names you had picked out for the older kids just in case the ultrasound was wrong don't seem right for this baby, either.

So then you spend your spare time tearing through baby name books and web sites, saying to yourself, "I know the right name must be in here somewhere" over and over until you've memorized every entry from A through F.

OK, so I'm a little behind

Behind as in my behind's stuck to the couch all the time. Here's what's new--wake up, eat, eat more, sleep, try to stay awake, eat, eat more, sleep. I remember after Liam was born thinking that I should have investigated what to do with myself at home while I was pregnant. Now I understand why I didn't. I was just too tired. Too tired to think, too tired to move, too tired to care. And hungry.

I haven't been doing much writing. I'd like to. But I get in front of the computer and pretty soon I have to prop my head up to keep it from falling on the keyboard.

I decided to take some classes on web design so I could get out of the house and be better prepared for a job later on. But they're starting me off with the basics. "What is a mouse?" "True or false: Notebooks are smaller than personal computers." Zzzzz.... Somebody pinch me. And don't leave my side. Just keep on pinching.

It's a girl

We have a new little addition to our home. Her name is Starbuck and she has pointy brown ears, and Liam and Kyle just love her.




By the way, in case you're wondering, the baby due in January is a girl, too.