Just a little thread to keep the people interested informed about the SON baby. :-) I'm 13 weeks along and due on April 8th. I had the new genetic testing (MaterniT21) done because I'm over 35. It's just a simple blood draw, that's less invasive than an amnio. Luckily, is well on that front.

You can also find out the gender of the baby with this new test. I'm having a boy. I'm a little nervous about that, since I guess being a woman I just feel like I have more of a sense of how to parent a girl, but I guess I'll figure it out.

Thanks to the people who've asked about how I'm feeling and who have wished us well. I really appreciate it. I'm feeling pretty good now that I'm out of the first trimester. Still a little tired, but I was lucky and didn't have terrible morning sickness. Mostly what I'm hoping for is things to stay uneventful for the next six months.

If anyone has name ideas, I'm open to suggestions. Right now, Elijah is in the running.

E.J. Winograd is fabulous!

Julia, I LIVE for E.J. Winogard. What a classic, sophisticated soap name. And if he ended up not wanting to be called by initials later in life, he has a great name to fall back on. I love both Elijah and EJ!

Side note - I go by my initials and have never "outgrown" or "disliked" it - I know sometimes parents worry about using initials for their children like that.

I'm glad you both like it. I really want to thank everyone who's posted in this thread. I'm pretty isolated right now from RL friends and family. Most of mine live back on the east coast. Plus my closest friend has fertility issues, so I really don't want to hurt her by over sharing the details with her. Anyway, it's really nice to have you guys to share this with.

Congratulations! I love the name Elijah.

Spencer is one of my top choices.

Right on!

I'm glad you both like it. I really want to thank everyone who's posted in this thread. I'm pretty isolated right now from RL friends and family. Most of mine live back on the east coast. Plus my closest friend has fertility issues, so I really don't want to hurt her by over sharing the details with her. Anyway, it's really nice to have you guys to share this with.

Congratulations!!

Congrats! Elijah is a great name!

I'm glad you both like it. I really want to thank everyone who's posted in this thread. I'm pretty isolated right now from RL friends and family. Most of mine live back on the east coast. Plus my closest friend has fertility issues, so I really don't want to hurt her by over sharing the details with her. Anyway, it's really nice to have you guys to share this with.

I'm glad you feel comfortable sharing this with us.

I was reading this thread at work yesterday and a coworker said, "Are you watching cat videos again? Because you've got this big smile on your face."

Another name: "Ethan." A solid, early American name, IMO.

Thanks for filling us in. Congratulations on "It's a boy!"

I love the name Westley, yeah it's from the Princess Bride, but I love it lol

I'm glad you feel comfortable sharing this with us.

I was reading this thread at work yesterday and a coworker said, "Are you watching cat videos again? Because you've got this big smile on your face."

Thank you Marceline

Another name: "Ethan." A solid, early American name, IMO.

I like it too. One of my best friend's has a young son named Ethan.

I love the name Westley, yeah it's from the Princess Bride, but I love it lol

I like that one too, although my husband would nix it because he has a friend named West. If even his 3rd cousin once removed has a name, he thinks we'd be "stealing" it. That's only a slight exaggeration.

We both like Elijah, but he's unsure of "Jack" as a middle name. I kind of like August, but I don't love the idea of people calling him "Gus".

Spencer Toups _______ is my final answer.

Another name: "Ethan." A solid, early American name, IMO.

Cheesy as it may be, I've always been obsessed with "Ethan Allen" as a first/middle name combo. I just love the sound of it.

Ethan Allen is a furniture store... I think that would not be a good name for ones child for that reason. The fact he was an important person in US history is forgotten by many....