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A week ago Gisele Bundchen, the newlywed wife of Tom Brady, gave birth to the couples first child. While Tom may have already had a son and knew what to expect they still weren’t 100% sure of the name, well at least Gisele wasn’t.

Here’s what happened with Tom Brady and Gisele:

“It’s kind of back to the drawing board,” Brady, 32, said in an interview on WEEI Sports Radio. “We thought we had a name picked out for about six months and then about two days before he was born she said, ‘I don’t like that name anymore.’” 

According to People magazine, they did have a name picked out but as we all know once that baby is born the name may no longer fit.  So lets come up with a few ways to pick out some names, whether names have already been picked and just not decided on or not picked out at all.

Ideas for Baby Names:

-  Get a book: grab a baby naming book and thumb through names, you can go with the most popular, least popular or even the one that has a special meaning to you. Some have been known to name their children from the places they are conceived or born at: Dakota, Orlando, etc.

-  Let Your child decide: This one only works if you have a child before this current one is born. Ask them their pick on names and hope they pick something that is a real name and not just a sound.

-  Let Your Readers pick it: Believe it or not I have seen bloggers ask their readers to name their child and then as the due date gets clotser they begin voting from the top names.

-  Family tree: Shake the family tree and see which names fall out. Many times a family member would love to have a child named after them. I know I named my daughter after my grandmother, she was very touched. It is normally the men that get a child named after them, not always the woman.

-  Nickname: Pick a name that has a fun nickname, or do just the opposite and pick a name that does NOT have a nickname. My husband hates nicknames and named our children (or so he thought) names that didn’t have nicknames.

Games for the Final Decision:

-  Draw names: If both of you are at a stand still you cna toss all the names ya’ll like in a bowl and have mom (or dad) pull a name out for the first name.

-  Compromise: You can let mom or dad decide this child’s name as long as the other gets to name the next child. Or you could compromise and let one choose the first name and the other choose the middle name.

Hope these help and hopefully Tom can figure out their baby’s name soon.

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NameYourTune.com has come out with their name for the decade…. “AIDEN” AND “MADELINE.” They state one reason is because of the many spellings that can be made from these beautiful names. For those that may not know, NameYourTune.com actually makes personalized songs with your child’s name, one reason they would know this. Here are a few names that were popular for 2009. Do you have any boys with these names?

TOP BOY NAMES OF 2009
Aiden/Aidan/Aden
Matthew
Owen
Ethan
Jackson
Evan
Braden/Braeden/Brayden
Noah
Jack
Zachary

TOP BOY NAMES OF 2000-2009
Jacob
Michael
Ethan
Christopher
Jack
Daniel
Zachary
William
Joshua
Ryder
Neither of my boys’ names are on this list, however I purposely named them something that would be different from all the rest. I think it worked. Do you have a son that has a name that you know no one else will have?

TOP GIRL NAMES OF 2009
Madelyn/Madeleine Madelynn
Madison
Emma
Hannah
Olivia
Audrey
Isabella
Grace
Taylor
Emily

TOP GIRL NAMES OF 2000-2009
Emily
Madison
Emma
Hannah
Olivia
Samantha
Ashley
Ava
Elizabeth
Alyssa

I do have one of my girls’ names on here but not the other one. Do you have a daughter’s name up here? What about your own? As you know I’m Elizabeth and still appear on the list, even if it is at the bottom.

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Now on to the giveaway winner….we had 18 entries for this contest, not as many as I hoped but as I stated you can get them by purchasing certain packages.

Now the winner is….

Erica G says:  I’d like to win

Don’t forget to check out my next post for all the diaper deals for the week. Oh and remember specially diaper packages will contain $20 worth of coupons in them.

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 When they make them they make two more halves, one for him then and one for his lunch. Don’t ask me he loves these instant meals.

Yesterday, the three had left barely any peanut butter left in the jar and on the table. Little A has been known to grab the jar, open it (not to worry it is plastic) and reach inside to get a taste. So when he did this time I didn’t stop him, instead I swooped him up and placed him in his high chair. I dropped a plate in front of him, a spoon and a piece of bread. He proceeded to put the butter all over the bread, now I had meant to put jelly on it but by the time I was going to he had given up on spreading it. He had the bread in pieces on his tray and was dropping them into the jar, stirring it and taking them out one by one and eating them. This was his way of making a sandwich. Got any stories to share with me?

TIP: Sometimes moms must decide to pick and choose our battles, at least he was eating.

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noticed that Little A tends to sleep more now, however not all the time, instead he likes to sleep in the day a lot.

Since Little A has something he is very clingy but only when he wants to be, he can get extremely moody too. How many of you have a little one like this? Now think how many of you have an adult family member like this? I’m guessing it runs in the family, but for little ones at this age they don’t understand what is wrong with them or why they feel this way so they get scared and other times they are just frustrated.

When it comes to sleep it is best that they sleep a lot because it helps quick the cold sooner. Their body is able to fight the germs a lot faster for some reason. Of course this can definitely get a baby/toddler off their normal sleeping schedule, which can also iritate mom and dad. Thankfully we can have two different schedules since my husband works during the day and I stay home. If Little A sleeps more in the day it means I’ll just take naps with him and stay up with him at night.

Tips:
-  Try making sure your little one gets at least 8 hours sleep.
-  Naps are a good thing, even for a 2-year-old or adult
-  Have them drink plenty of fluids
-  Wipe things down, especially if you have school-age children.

What tips could you leave for parents going through this?

IMG: This is where I found my sick little guy most of the day.

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What type of delivery did mom have? If mom had a regular birth with no tears it may not be as uncomfortable going home. Mom may want to still take it easy though since it does make you slightly off-balanced once you’ve delivered a baby and no longer have that extra weight. Find out from “MOM” what she wants and how she feels.

If mom tore during delivery she may be a bit sore, especially if she had to get stitches. You would not believe the pain down there after giving birth and ripping open. The stitches sometimes get snagged on the clothing and it makes it very hard to use the restroom. Mom might need the following items:

- tucks (these will relieve the pain and help for hemorroids)
-  lots of rest and NO jumping around, you’ll pull those stitches)

If mom had a c-section there is an entire list of at home care, most of the time the doctor will give it to you before leaving the hospital. Make sure to follow it to the “t.”

Finally, make sure mom gets enough sleep and nutrition. Even if mom says she isn’t hungry she just gave birth and carried a child for 9-10 months in her body, she needs food. Also make sure mom has plenty of water and isn’t stressed. If mom says she would prefer no visitors for the first week, let her have the time alone. She may be trying to adjust or not want to stress over cleaning the house.

I hope this helps those that have a mom coming home from the hospital, she needs care too.

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B1G1 ½ off: Jumbo pk diapers/training pants (Walgreens) $8.99

Target:
10/$9 Gerber baby food (2pks)
$21.49  23.2oz Similac

You can get a $5 Gift Card when you purchase 2 Luvs big pk diapers.
$16.99 Luvs big pk diapers
$8.99 jumbo pk Huggies/Pampers Cruisers

Kmart:
Gerber clothing is on sale and when you $15 you get $5 GC or spend $25 and get a $10 GC.
$19.99 Huggies big pk

CVS:
Huggies/Pull-ups  jumbos $8.97

Not as many deals as I was hoping for, however if you go to your favorite brand diapers website you are sure to find some coupons there. I know Huggies has them for $2 off. Hurry over and grab those up. Don’t forget some stores will double coupons and others let you use their store coupons as well as the manufacturer coupons, which really helps out.

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Whether he was premature or right on time one thing is for certain and that’s the fact that he was definitely not stopping, even though the plane was headed to Salt Lake City, they had to do a detour to Denver instead.

The Examiner reports:
A passenger who was eight months pregnant was seated in the row in front of Dr. John Saran, an internal medicine specialist working at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. The good doctor hadn’t delivered a baby since medical school 30 years earlier. In fact, he was dozing off, probably dreaming about his family’s ski holiday in Utah, when he was shaken awake by his wife, who had heard the pilot ask if there was a doctor on the flight. He remembers her saying frantically, “John, wake up, wake up, you’ve got to help deliver this baby!” It wasn’t a dream.

According to news reports it  took about 15 minutes, the family was in the back of the plane with mom laying on the floor. There were actually two nurses and a doctor on board, I’m unsure whether they were part of the staff or just passengers, either way she was very lucky to have them all there. Since deliveries don’t normally happen on airlines they weren’t entirely prepared, when the baby was born someone took their shoelace out to help tie the umbilical cord off. Once the plane landed they were met by an ambulance where it took mom and baby immediately to the hospital.

TIPS: For those that may not know, most doctors (if not all) will advise you not to board a plane in between 32-40 weeks.

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Vicky you won won the Gosig Bulldog:  the kids and I loved the mouse. She was to cute. 

Susan Ledet you won the Krokodil: I like the cute Gosig Spaniel and love Barnslig Krokodil. They all look so hugable.

Congratulations!!  I’ll be contacting the winners this afternoon, unless they contact me first at homemom3@gmail.com their mailing address.

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