Just 5 more weeks of pregnancy to go. Seems like a long time, yet not long at all! I'm so ready to be done. I delivered the boys at 37 weeks and I think it's going to seem like an eternity going longer with just one little babe!
Anywho, we have a few major necessities we still need to get...as in a car seat, stroller, and oh, a vehicle that will fit 3 car seats! And also a name. We're still not sure about her name!
First: car seat/stroller recommendations? Should we go with the whole Graco travel system? (car seat+stroller) Or just buy the car seat and a snap 'n' go type stroller? The issue with that however is that we would end up needing to buy a separate stroller at some point since all we have are double strollers.
Second: Car. Don't really need help with this one, unless you want to give us a few thousand (or 10 or 20) dollars to help with said purchase of vehicle.
Third: Name recommendations anyone? I have a name I like and have loved forever, but Alan's not sold on it. Ugh, we didn't have this problem with the boys.
Any help you could pass my way would be mucho appreciated:)
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Graco's are easy. I've got a car seat that you can borrow if you want. It is green and brown.
I love the name Avery for a girl.
BTW Jill is having her baby today.
Do not buy the snap and go. You will only use it for 4 months. waste of money.
I love my graco single but the car seat that came with the travel system is so small it only lasts the first 4 months. I sold that thing and still use the stroller - it's very durable and folds easy. I don't like the graco duo glider at all. I also like the Sit n stand. Baby in front and big boys sitting/standing in back.
Car seat - Graco Safe Seat step one goes up to 30 lbs and 32 inches. Every baby will fit until one year. Best car seat and snaps into all strollers. I've used it will all three big baker boys ;) and it's still awesome.
You know my preference for car ;) Swagger Waggon baby!
35 weeks! Holy smokes. We need to schedule your maternity session!
Avalon, Aurelia, Evangeline, Valentine, Seraphina, Dahlia, Juliet, Esperanza.
It's been so long since I had my babies-I'm afraid I am no help with the stroller/car seat situation.
We have a ton of babies being born in our ward here and all are boys, except one. The girl is going to be named Brylie.
I read a book on name psychology once and it said names ending with the "ie" sound are "happy" names.
Like yours. :)
It is not easy to recommend names because everyone seems to have some kind of connection ("I used to know someone named that and they were...")
Agreeing on the name was always a challenge in our home. A name will come-and when it does it will be perfect for your little angel.
Good Luck!
I had a name I loved forever too. Since I was 15, and I always wanted to name my daughter this name. My husband was not convinced with our first daughter- but by the second daughter, I got to name my daughter the name I loved. If you have a name you absolutely LOVE, you should not give up on it.
Stroller-I already commented on Facebook, but I had another thought. Do your boys still ride in the stroller sometimes? A sit-and-stand stroller might be good for that.
Car-We don't have to get a new car right now because technically we'll still fit in ours, but a minivan would be so much easier to load and unload than our current SUV. We'd love to make the switch, but I hear ya on the $ thing.
Name-We used a good book when we were looking for a name for Chase. I can't remember what it was called, but it was something about siblings. Babycenter.com has something similar. You can look up your sons' names and it will recommend sibling names or you could look up the name you like that Alan doesn't and it will recommend other names you might like instead. I know how you feel. I've had a name in mind for a girl since before Chase was born, but I just saw that it was in the top 10 for 2009 which doesn't make me happy so now I'm debating on whether to just go with it or start the search all over again. And then I still have to come up with a middle name. The name game isn't easy. Good luck!
I can't believe you are almost done. Yay! I recommend the Graco travel system, it will last forever. We are still using the one we bought for Taylor almost 6 years ago. I would think the snap and go stroller wouldn't last long.
We converted to a Honda mini van when the twins were born. Works great with kids and loading and unloading a car seat.
As for a name. If Chase had been a girl, I wanted the name Makenna.
Good luck!
I always liked the name Celeste or Courtney for a girl.
Combi travel system, all the way. It's infant seat goes up to 30lbs, it's super easy to install and I am in love with all of their strollers!
We love our Kia Sedona. Inexpensive, reliable, enough 'stuff' to please, lots of horsepower, and it has an AWESOME warranty. They are like what Hondas and Toyotas were 10-20 years ago: really reliable with a great price tag.
I can't help you on the names. Bryan and I always have long drawn out disagreements about baby names! :)
haha, that last comment was mine.
Anything but Payton. Or you d-i-e. Not that I'm ever going to have a girl... but there is hope ;)
I like Grace/Gracie
http://baby-names.familyeducation.com/topnames/girls/
We used the Graco travel system with my girls and I did not love it at all. I really like the chicco a lot and will go with that next time.
As for names, your kids come out so cute that I'm sure this one will make any name seem adorable. I love the names Gwyneth and Audrey, but I think it is almost impossible to find a name you love enough to name your own baby it so I am totally the wrong person for the job.
You look super cute by the way and seem like the best mom ever!
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