I finally feel like we are crossing some big things off our baby to-do list. His room is coming together, we know what we want in our birth plan, and he finally has a full name! Samuel Rey Flores. I feel kind of vulnerable putting it out there because now I feel like we can't change it, but I'm certain it's set in stone. Samuel was picked very early on, probably before we were even married. haha Bruno has always wanted to use that name if he had a son. He's talked about it since I've known him. I'll admit, it wasn't my top pick, but I knew it would grow on me and it has! We've been calling him Samuel/Sammy ever since we found out he was a boy. I'm glad it wasn't a hard decision and that it was basically decided before I was even pregnant.
His middle name, however, took some time. Bruno didn't really care what it was since he picked his first name. I wanted a name that was in the family. We went back and fourth, trying to figure out whose name to use, but to me, nothing seemed to fit right. There were a couple names I could go with, but nothing that I loved. I was almost convinced he wasn't going to have a middle name. On the way home from our birthing class on Tuesday night, Bruno mentioned his uncle, who passed away a few years ago after a hard battle with cancer. He called his mom and asked what his middle name was. His middle name was Reynaldo. We discovered that we really liked saying Samuel Rey, so we decided to leave it at that. It felt so good to come up with a name I could actually say I loved -- that's how I knew it was official. Hopefully it'll still feel right when he's born. :)
Funny story - We came home and told Bruno's grandma what we decided for his middle name and the first thing she assumed was that Bruno wanted to name him after Raymond, from his favorite show, Everybody Loves Raymond. We thought she would immediately know where the name came from, so it was kind of funny that we had to explain it to her.
In other news, everything is going well. People are starting to say that I look big and uncomfortable, but thankfully, I don't feel that way yet. I probably look tired because he likes to wake me up between 3-4 am and sometimes I never fall back to sleep. He also never stops moving! I'll be sitting down and fifteen minutes later I'll be out of breath because he moved so much and literally took all my energy. I'll tell Bruno I feel like I just ran a fast mile and he'll look at me weird because I've done nothing. haha He moves so much that if I went longer than an hour or two without feeling him, I'd probably start to panic. Anyway, I've also been told that I look like I'm limping when I walk. That happened before I was pregnant, so I'm sure being pregnant makes it look worse. I'll blame it on the extra bones in my ankles. I really don't feel that big. I guess I imagined being a lot bigger by this point, but I won't complain that I'm not. :) I know he still has a lot of growing to do. Overall, though, I still feel pretty great! I'm excited for our doctor's appointment this week and I can't believe we'll start seeing him every two weeks now! We really are in the final stretch!
I'll end again by giving Bruno some kudos. He's going to be the best daddy doula! He gives good back rubs whenever I ask and will do anything to help me feel more comfortable. He helps me practice the skills we're learning in our class and I know I can trust him to remember everything when I'm actually in labor since I know I won't. haha He loves reading and talking to the baby and it melts my heart to know that he's already trying to bond and create a relationship with him. Watching his face when he feels him move is priceless! I'm so spoiled and grateful!
