So, it's that time...time to let everyone know our little man's name. If you are on either of our facebooks, then you saw it there a few days ago. I have been writing this post in my head for about a week now. There is a very special meaning behind his name, and I've been trying to figure out the perfect way to share it. I've come to the conclusion that I'm just going to share it.
Our son's name is going to be Aidan Micah. Here is the story on how he got his name.
For a few years, Nick and I knew that if we had a son, his name would be Aidan. Once I found out that we were expecting, we chose a boys name (Aidan) and a girls name (Caoilainn {kay-lin}). Within a couple weeks, I was starting to think about middle names. My thoughts immediately went to a story that Nick has told me from the time we started dating 5 and a half years ago.
When Nick was in Basic training for the Air Force, he became friends with a young man named Micah. Tragically, Micah passed away during basic. Nick took it very hard. In the almost 13 years that have passed, he has stayed in touch with Micah's family. They hold a very special place in Nick's heart, and mine as well. While I have never had the privilege of meeting them, they are very special to me. I can't wait till the day that I get to meet them. As soon as this story came into my head, I knew that our baby would have Micah's name. Girl or boy, Micah was going to be the middle name. I approached Nick with the idea, and he loved it. And that is how Aidan Micah got his name. I makes my heart happy to know that Aidan has a special guardian angel watching over him.
We had our 20 week appointment on Thursday, and all is good. I've finally slowed down with the weight gain and only gained 3.5 pounds in the last month. We also had a second anatomy scan Thursday, since Aidan was less the cooperative the first time. This time we were lucky, and he was in the right position at the beginning. We got some awesome pictures of him, that I will share in the next few days {our printer has died, so I don't have a way to scan them in right now, although I'm going to try to do it at CVS tomorrow}. We also found out that he weighs 14 oz. already!! That puts him in the 64th percentile...and makes me a little nervous, as I'm only 4'11" and it could be a problem if he gets too big. I am exactly 21 weeks today. I feel great, aside from wicked fatigue. I began having Braxton hicks contractions last Thursday. I am still having them, but not that many, and they aren't causing a problem, other then being annoying. My OB said that I will most likely continue to have them until I deliver. I have my next appointment on 30June, and at that appointment we will discuss my glucose tolerance test {I'm so NOT looking forward to that!}
I can't believe that we only have 19 more weeks before we meet Aidan...I've gotta admit, I'm beginning to panic alittle bit. We have SO MUCH to get done before he gets here. I don't know how we're going to get it all done!!
The weather is getting better every day here, and our pool is officially open! I can't wait to go swimming on Monday, after Nick gets the ladder in.
I guess that's it for now!
