Posts by Bobbys

I know some ladies on here already had their babies, so should we start (or do we have) a new arrivals thread to sticky?    

28 weeks. funny preggo with second boy and my belly looks so different this time around, more squished, like a ball. i feel friggin huge, like i'm 9 months pregnant already

  I took this a week or two ago. I'll be 25 weeks on Wednesday.

We just weaned DS off the pacifier. He goes to bed without issue, but has been waking up at 3am crying. We comfort him, sing to him, but he won't go back to sleep. We have brought him into our bed but that's a disaster. He squirms,...

I studied Noam Chomsky in grad school and I admit that if a little boy named Noam approached me, I'd never assume it was because his parents were fans of Chomsky. But if he told me he was named after Chomsky, I'd then think, "Those are...

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I love nameberry, but I got so immersed in the site that I began to doubt my traditional name because it's too common. Although when I posted it on their forum, I got approval from most berries.  I do worry my kid will be one of...

My MIL was surprised by our name choice (Benjamin) because she thought I'd want to name my son something less traditional. She was right, but I pointed out it was her son who did not like my less common name choices. Plus, I was...

I feel like I am in my third trimester. I feel bigger than I should and less agile. It amazes me most days that I am only 5 months pregnant.