Names...one little word...the rest of yor life!

So you want to hear the ones we didn't pick?

 I have to admit. This little babe was a toughie. I was sure she was a boy. I had some awesome boys names. I picked my favourite. That was it. Back of the net.

I had a girl...are you sure? Check again. Yep.

What are we going to call her? ...4 days later i was pressured into a decision. You cannot have an unnamed baby forever right? We chose. I love it. BUT...i was waiting for the perfect name. The one that maybe doesn't exist or that i haven't heard yet...a newborn baby and there i was trawling the internet for names...it wasn't easy.

Here's a few that i/we loved but weren't quite right.

GIRLS

Stella - can't put my finger on why this wasn't quite right?
Roxanne - Loved Roxy...this was a toss up.
Francesca - love Frankie, also for a boy. But don't like the idea that there could be a boy in the same class with the same name!
Silly but i felt the same about Reece/Reese.
Suki
Violet - Not so keen on Vi or Lettie
Viola - End of the day we preferred Lola
Delphine - Me love, Mr C...not so much!
Cecile  - Cute but better said in French!
Cecily  - Same
Camille - same
Anais - definitely better in French. A totally different pronouciation here.
 ...can you tell i love a little bit of French! (not so great in an Essex accent let me tell you!)

BOYS
Leon
Hugo
Rafael
Rafferty
Henry
Frankie/Frank
Jude

But nothing at all was more perfect for us than Felix.

A little, i mean tiny, miniscule part of me wants to have another baby just so we get to call him Felix.

This will like never happen, well never say never but i won't use it for any pets...just in case.

Pregnancy Photos

Love these. Kinda missing my bump.

Photos by my bestie Lou at  Louise Freeland Photography.

Very Soon...

 So peeps i might be MIA for a short while soon, but not for long. 

I mean it's going to be a breeze right?!

Thank blogger for scheduled posts, I'll be floating around even if i'm not around, if you catch my drift.

Can't wait to see what colour i sneeze out!

Cakes and choc VIA my gorgeous friends who surprised our last getogether with baby related fun!

Dressing the Bump: Family Edition!

Trying to take a photo of yourself via a computer doesn't always go to plan!

But hey...i guess that's how we roll.

Jeans : Baxter at Topshop (maternity but so tight i have to roll them under the bump. Not so comfy!)
Vest: H&M
Batwing Top: Picchu
Jewellery: Selection from Monsoon & Miss Selfridges

Dressing the Bump: 2

How many non maternity outfits can i blag together in these last few weeks?

Dress - Topshop ...yes i bought this as a dress to go on honeymoon with! Ha!
Green Vest  - Topshop
Black leggings - Next
Wood Necklace - ?

Dressing the Bump

Finding new things to wear is getting a little difficult. I do not have many actual maternity items ( expensive, hard to find, mostly unfashionable, blah blah ) so just trying out stuff that is stretchy or roomy. Maybe i'll set myself a challenge. How many decent outfit combinations can i find for the last couple of weeks? Hmm tricky!

We need to talk about ...NAMES

Needing some help. So i am in the ultra fortunate position of having nothing more to worry about than naming my next mini Chalk. Pretty set on the boys. I have oodles of lovely boys names but only one girls name. What do you think...girl or boy?

I'm pretty sure i've been through every popular British name book so need all you beautiful Europeans and Internationals to help me with beautiful names from your country. If it is a girl, she could spend some time unnamed!

I'm sure Gwen couldn't have found it this difficult?  Doesn't she just look luscious?

Orla Kiely Baby bag

This baby is now MINE, all MINE.

 

Well with every baby you need a new bag surely?

Thanks to Little Baby Company for the 30% discount that made this fair purchase possible!