Baby is still playing twister in me, just saying, because you might have the wrong idea otherwise. Instead, this is about the tv show I Love Lucy. It has been mentioned more than once by others around Smacking Bottom; Wilma did so in her comment about last week's difficult Saturday start, too. So, this made me curious (again). I have watched a little on YouTube and found this hilarious (again). Since the show was obviously pretty popular in the US (looked it up: 6 seasons;1951-1957) it is no surprise that so many bloggers know about it. Oh, yes, an additional reason might be that there are spanking scenes in a few episodes, too. And as far as I could see, Lucy has the ability to end up in slightly complicated, probably embarrassing and weird situations. .... This is the connection between Lucy and myself, isn't it?
Well, hubby knows a bit about the series, although he is British and not American. Since I thought this might be something we could enjoy watching together, we ordered the first season. Hooray, soon we could sit on the sofa, watch tv, snuggle and more. Hm, well we don't have to wait for the series to snuggle, but it is an additional chance, isn't it? So, it'll be here soon ... early in October...
Just in case one little piece of information concerning my pregnancy has evaded you ... my due date is 1st October. Which means that I will probably only be able to watch I Love Lucy sometime this autumn, perhaps with baby, while feeding her. Actually I would love it that way, too. :)
Maybe this is just the best way it could be for the next months. I simply accepted from what every mom told me, that I won't sleep too much over the next months. Depending on who talks to you, this could also be like over the next 15 years. :) So, whenever we need to be cheered up for whatever reason, we have I Love Lucy to help out. Uhm, or we just kiss and cuddle. The best about this is, from October onwards we can also cuddle with baby. I can't wait for that. ... And hope I find a little energy to do anything in addition to baby care and household then, even if it is only watching tv for 30 minutes while sleeping ('sleep when you can', they say).
About baby's name:
Ok, I couldn't resist, but no secrets will be revealed about baby's name. With 'I Love Lucy' I brought up the question of names again. Such an innocent sentence like "Lucy is a nice name, isn't it?" makes hubby a little tense lately. Don't know why...
Whether baby is a boy or a girl is still unknown to me. I wanted this surprise. Originally it was 'we' but hubby seems to have seen more during one of the scans, which he promised to keep a secret.
After long and funny discussions, we are prepared with names for girls and boys. According to the list of names that we liked best, I could have a soccer team and give each of them a decent name without any problem. Lucy is not among them, btw. It is a nice name, though actually some similar form of name, Lucia, sounds nicer to me. This is not her name, either, but Lucia was on our early lists with baby names. For the record, I have a huge weakness for Scandinavian and English names, nevertheless, we also looked beyond that. The process of reaching a decision was long and hard, and even sexy.
... But since that was manipulating it didn't work at all and hubby had me almost excluded from choosing a name. ... Just teasing.:) We actually discussed names in bed, but not in a manipulative way at all. ... Wait, hubby brought cookies once ...
I don't know how you finally decided on your child's name, but one way to get started, is to write down names that you connect with something positive. The reason why I like that name goes back to the Scandinavian/Swedish St. Lucia day and some very lovely memories that are connected to it. Since there are other good names connected to personal and positive events, Lucia and Lucy didn't make it. Nor did hubby's or my name ever appear on the list. We didn't want that, though it has a long tradition in many families. And even though hubby thought that I might start the question of the best name for baby all over again, I won't! ... But Lucia is a very nice name.... :)
And, of course, I hope everybody has a good start into this week.
A Libra baby! Well October is a wonderful month for having a baby, and Libras are the best kind! *cough* might know first hand- hope that doesn't scare you * cough*
ReplyDeleteAs for picking baby names, well I took a page out of my Mom's book. She hated the name my Dad had chosen for my older brother, but she agreed as it was 'his turn' to choose. After she had such a horrible delivery he said, "Name him whatever you want!" . I didn't have a horrible delivery with our second, but I was close to NOT delivering him in the hospital ( which is common place here). After he was born, I sweetly turned to Barney and asked if we could name him a different name than he had agreed upon! It actually wasn't pre-planned - I swear! He agreed and that was the end of that! LOL..
I loved the possibilities of all the names we could choose. We didn't know going into any of the deliveries what sex we were having so we had 4 names each time ( first and middle for both sexes). We ended up with all boys, and I am glad now that we didn't name our oldest the name we would have had he been a girl- it is too popular now~!
I hope you enjoy your shows- or can hear them and are not jiggling around a crying baby!!!
willie
Willie, October is just perfect for babies and Libras are sure pretty cool. :D I just looked up what some of the characteristics of Libras are:
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- Graceful
- Peaceful
- Idealistic
- Hospitable
They also mentioned a few weaknesses, but I think that's probably only because it makes them even more charming, right?
Delivering him not in hospital sounds as if you almost had your baby in a car. More probably it was at home, because that's what some do here as well. For my mom it was unthinkable to have her baby at home, but if we had not had all kinds of troubles in the past, I seriously would have considered giving birth at home too. After all, the clinic is only a short ride away and midwife and doc are not far away either. And the athmosphere at home is definitely more relaxed, though the labor ward we'll be in, is really nice.
I think the names are settled, for now. Nevertheless, there could always be a sudden change in what we choose, maybe more what I'd like as a name, as we have discussed the names repeatedly because I had had new ideas. LoL right after giving birth sounds like perfect timing, and I fully understand that your wish for a different name was not pre-planned, but in such moments, you really see clearly what is best!
I imagined peaceful moments when we would watch the shows... after all, baby is a Libra :-D
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Nina
Libras are the BEST...we are so well-balanced in all things. October birthdays are also the BEST because you can go for hayrides, pumpkin picking, cider drinking, haunted houses, so many fun things!
DeleteYes, that's what I thought, I am gonna have a sweet and well-balanced little baby! She'll have to wait with the cider, but the rest is fun as soon as she'll be able to walk.
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Nina
Oooh, I can't wait to find out Nina!! The fact that your husband "seems to have seen more during one of the scans" makes me think it's a boy, because on boys...well...there's "more" to see, hahaha. Whatever name you pick, I'm sure will be beautiful and well-suited.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I LOVE Lucille Ball--one of the best comedic actresses of all time!
Autumn, I don't know what hubby meant with that, but I am going to find out soon. :-D During the scans I waited until it was 'safe' to watch, so I really have no idea. Yeah, I can't wait to watch the shows, hopefully the quality is a little better than on youtube.
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Nina
Hi Nina, ooh baby names ... how exciting! I too can't wait to find out :) I hope you do get a chance to watch Lucy. I have only seen the odd snippet here and there.
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Roz
Hi Roz, looking for baby names has been real fun for us. I think we learned a lot about what strange names exist but more so what beautiful names there are. So, we did not decide for a dog's name, like Spike, no dysfunctional names, like Rocket, or stereotypical names like Chantalle (<--has an extremely bad image here as a name). We tried to find something baby would not curse us for when older, something with a meaning and a nice sound to it, but without being bombastic. Just decent, ... like Lucia. I might have to ask for a change in our list, because the more I read and write it, the better it is again. :D
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