Week 19: The Name Game

What goes best with a family of names like Carlysle, Callie and Mushy? That’s a tough one. Thanks to family traditions, my job with this one was pretty easy. Our baby boy will be named after his Father and Grandfather, Robert Carlysle Gulledge III. And because I love my friends Christine and Lauren, we’ll call him Rob for short after their husbands. (Not really, but we’re definitely not calling him Bert or Lysle so Rob it is!) I am really excited to have a little Carlysle Jr. Hopefully, he’ll grow up to be just like his daddy : ) I went to the Doctor this week and they did another ultrasound … pics coming soon, the scanner is fussy today … and she said everything looks great, he’s growing and moving around A LOT. During the ultrasound, he was in the breech position and doing frog kicks, it was the funniest thing. The ultrasound technician informed me that the organ right next to the uterus that he was jubilantly froggy-kicking was my bladder—that explains a lot!!! With several showers quickly approaching, I’ve been trying to get registered before invitations go out. It is MUCH harder to register for baby stuff than it is for wedding stuff but it’s also a lot more fun to oooh and awww over the precious baby stuff. I just didn’t know where to start!! With a little guidance from friends and family, I’ve managed to register at Babies-R-Us, Doodles and Bering’s YAY!!!