Congrats, @VaBluebird ! We’re in the home stretch here, just a couple weeks to go! (Unless also early like yours!) Can’t wait!!!
My S2 and his wife (married August '18) are expecting! Due at the end of May 2019! She had some sort of blood test done at the OB and they told her they would know the sex in a couple of weeks. I had never heard of such a test.
They didn’t have this stuff when we were young. Boy, do I feel old.
I just saw this…yep…that darling kitty in my avatar took a 36 hour plane ride to get here. Glad to,share when the time comes.
Congrats to all the new real grand babies! And the ones soon to arrive.
Our grandson arrived via emergency c-section on his due date, Tuesday, 11/13/18! My DIL went into labor at 1am, but after laboring for about 12 hours his heart rate began to decline with every contraction. At one point while they were preparing her for the surgery they lost the heartbeat completely and they delivered him in about 45 seconds. My S wasn’t even in the room but they brought him in with time to cut the cord. Once he was out there was no issue - he cried immediately.
He is 7 lbs of perfection to us, but he has created some havoc for his parents in the last two days. After enduring an echocardiogram and EKG, they discovered he has some congenital cardiac issues that are repairable, if they don’t resolve themselves. But it devastated my already sleep deprived S and DIL. And then last night he spit up fresh blood and the staff (very young and new) panicked and ordered a thousand blood tests and imaging of his stomach. After a trip to the critical care nursery and four hours of agony for his parents, it was, in the end, as my S suspected because of experiences I had and shared with them. He had ingested blood while nursing.
His name is special because he is named for my DIL’s father who died unexpectedly in June, but my H doesn’t like it and my S changed the spelling twice before they filed the birth certificate today. In this case they named him because they like the nickname and intend to call him that, rather than his full name. We’ll see how that goes!
So, it’s been a little challenging but we have added the most amazing little guy to our family ,and his parents put things into perspective when they were in critical care last night. Their son’s issue is reparable, other families are not so lucky. So happy to be joining this club!!
Congrats, @runnersmom ! What a time your poor S and DIL have had but I’m so happy that you’ve joined our club!
Cardiac repairs – especially on little guys – have become very routine. Something to fix, maybe, but probably nothing to worry about.
In other news – my S and DIL are having an annoying time right now. They are moving from ND to NC – S starts his new job in NC on December 3 – and DIL is due on January 29. Obviously she needs a new OB in NC. She found one but his office refuses to schedule an appointment for her until she can provide her insurance information – which S won’t receive until his first week of work. (Her coverage in ND doesn’t cover out-of-state nonemergency care.) S and DIL called his benefits people, tried to get the information they needed, but the doctor’s office was adament that they want nformation they can’t provide yet. Finally the office agreed to see her if she would pay them $2K upfront, to be reimbursed once the insurance coverage is in place. They agreed to do that, because she wants to be able to be seen as soon as they arrive in NC.
It’s all very frustrating. Our health care system sucks.
My first gbaby is due in April and today is the gender reveal party! I would be ok with a text message but S and DIL are also finding out today so it will be fun seeing their reaction. (apparently there is a balloon with pink or blue paint inside).
We talked about names last night. I don’t like what they have picked out. The girls name is hard for me to pronounce for some reason. It is one word that ends in “lyn” and that “N” on the end just doesn’t sound right. The boy’s name, which is not set in concrete (they are firm on girl’s), is awful. The only shortened version of it becomes a girl’s name. I am biting my tongue but I don’t know what they are thinking. My kids’ names are short and normal though not that common for their generation. I don’t know why new parents today want to be so creative. They are not doing their children any favors, imo.
Congrats, runnersmom. Becoming new parents (and grandparents) is stressful enough without additiional medical issues. Hope things settle down once the baby’s home.
Unfortunately, musicmom1215, there’s nothing you can do about their name choices. S & DIL didn’t reveal the name until days before GD was due, but did tell us they planned to hyphenate her last name months before she was born. Having a hyphenated last name myself, I let them know the hassles I’ve encountered with that name, but that didn’t change their minds at all.
We had coffee with D and SIL last night. Due next week, still working on the name(s) – no gender reveal. They are planning on bringing their current name choice list to the hospital and making final decision once they meet the person.
Names these days are definitely on a different cycle than when we were naming kids, but that was true between when we were named and our parents’ time, too.
A lot of names of kids of their friends sounded initially like someone’s great uncle to me. But then I get used to them and like them.
Except maybe Oscar. I’m still surprised so many people are naming their kids Oscar :D.
I’ve been thinking about the popular names when my first was born. The common names of her classmates were Megan, Ashley, Jessica, Lauren and Emily. Recently, there were tons of Madisons. I can understand wanting to be different, but you don’t have to be weird. Some of the recent parents in my circle have started naming their babies really old names like Hazel, Mabel and Walter. I just can’t hear those names without picturing old people!
^Exactly! So many cute little babies with old lady and old man names.
I posted awhile ago that D and SIL are calling their son Bear. I am calling him Benjamin. I tried Bear, B Bear, Benji and gave up. D introduces him as Benjamin and then informs that he goes by Bear. She told me that it is fine that I call him Benjamin. I am glad they are ok with it! I think the paternal grandparents call him Bear. Guess I will be special!
@VeryHappy How awful! Ugh. I hate stories like this. You’re right about the U.S. healthcare system sucking.
I like the comeback of old, old names. The D of a friend had a girl last month and they named her Agnes. I thought that was pretty unique these days but no. My D who is a teachers said she’s taught several girls named Agnes in the past few years.
Names come in cycles. Think of our names – I bet there are more than a few Carols, Susans, Anns, Barbaras,Lindas and Jo Anns among us. People don’t name girls those names anymore – they’re back to the “old lady” names!
My friends were mostly Lisa, Karen, Kathy, Sherry, and Cindy. Nobody names kids those names any more either. Among the boys, there were several Mikes and Davids.
Reveal was today. It’s a boy! And they mentioned a much better name for him today. Thank goodness. Still have nearly five months to go.
So what do your grandkids call you? Grandma and Grandpa?
I am planniing to be Grandma Firstname. My kids called their grandmas that and everyone liked it. My own grandparents were Grandma and Grandpa lastname. Not as cosy.
However, when I told my co-MIL my plan she got all weird. “Why not just grandma?” “What if they call you something they make up?” Keep in mind I didn’t expect her to do this; she can do as she likes. She already has a grandchild who calls her one of those baby-word sounding, couldn’t say “grandma” names. I’m not having that! Kids can learn how to say things. It’s, sorry, really inane-sounding. (I didn’t tell her that, though.)
Anyway, we’re pretty good friends, but she is sort of nuts, and I’m not going to worry to much about what she thinks of Grandma Firstname. My D thinks it’s fine.
Oh, and my H will be Grandad. Which is the custom in his family. Other grandfather has a made up name that’s pretty clever, so no conflicts there.
Sometimes our co-MILs are not necessarily people we would choose as friends. Just saying, for a friend.
Friend’s S and DIL just had a baby girl. Other grandma wants to be called Lovey, says grandma is for old ladies. Sorry, but Lovey is a special blanket or stuffed animal, not a grandma. JMO.