Names...one little word...the rest of yor life!

So you want to hear the ones we didn't pick?

 I have to admit. This little babe was a toughie. I was sure she was a boy. I had some awesome boys names. I picked my favourite. That was it. Back of the net.

I had a girl...are you sure? Check again. Yep.

What are we going to call her? ...4 days later i was pressured into a decision. You cannot have an unnamed baby forever right? We chose. I love it. BUT...i was waiting for the perfect name. The one that maybe doesn't exist or that i haven't heard yet...a newborn baby and there i was trawling the internet for names...it wasn't easy.

Here's a few that i/we loved but weren't quite right.

GIRLS

Stella - can't put my finger on why this wasn't quite right?
Roxanne - Loved Roxy...this was a toss up.
Francesca - love Frankie, also for a boy. But don't like the idea that there could be a boy in the same class with the same name!
Silly but i felt the same about Reece/Reese.
Suki
Violet - Not so keen on Vi or Lettie
Viola - End of the day we preferred Lola
Delphine - Me love, Mr C...not so much!
Cecile  - Cute but better said in French!
Cecily  - Same
Camille - same
Anais - definitely better in French. A totally different pronouciation here.
 ...can you tell i love a little bit of French! (not so great in an Essex accent let me tell you!)

BOYS
Leon
Hugo
Rafael
Rafferty
Henry
Frankie/Frank
Jude

But nothing at all was more perfect for us than Felix.

A little, i mean tiny, miniscule part of me wants to have another baby just so we get to call him Felix.

This will like never happen, well never say never but i won't use it for any pets...just in case.

Rock that bump! Amazing photos from Mark Holladay

I was blown away when i saw these photos after browsing through some recent links.
1) Mark is an awesome photographer. I love the colour in the first shot but i love the intimacy of the underwater shots. I emailed him to check and he was so super kind to let me use his images because these are just shouting to be shared. Beautiful! See more here.

2) How fit and rocking her inner pregnancy godess is Ashley Moffat? She is 6 months prego here. Er. hello...and this is baby no.3!

And if i was in Hawaii i'd be calling Mark up for some photos and wanting to hang out with Ashley and her kids while she taught me and my kidlets to surf.  Obviously.  These peeps rock.

I have no more words.