What's in a name?

So naming your child is kind of a big deal. I mean they are pretty much stuck with it for their whole life. And while I know every person has their own personality, I definitely am a believer that your personality usually ends up fitting (or being rather close to some sort of generalization) about your name. Take Rachel. I thought my name was normal, but decently unique.... until I went to BYU. Most my BYU wards had 3-6 Rachel's in them, but this is the funny thing: you really are hard pressed to think of a Rachel you hate. I mean some Rachel's are annoying, but most seem to live on the fringe of popular to ameable. In all the Rachel's I met, most people generally liked them and wanted to be around them. Rachel's are not usually "the cookie", but fit quite well into the "cute" category and were generaly happy.

So now I have to name my kid (well soon anyways). And it's not only based on what I like/think about names and personalities, but then throw in Sean's opinion as well. Gage is apparently out becuase of some weirdo in Sean's past. Beckham has a veto (though I'm still "in like" with it) becuase of Sean's soccor experience. Liam is out becuase I think it sounds like a gay man. Graham thus far has been the winner. And I really think it's cute... but I don't have some perfect, adorable story or family connection to go with it. I originally thought of Grant because of McKenzie Mack's really cute cousin I used to oogle over as a kid. Graham got added to the list(and this is hard to explain without violating HIPPA laws) becuase I see a lot of names at work and I came across this one. (Sorry it is as specific as i can be). Honestly it has just kind of stuck. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE WHOLE STORY. My poor kid. And I'll know exactly how he feels when he asks, "Mom, why did you name me Graham?" (which by the way means gravel or abode or possibly warring, while Grant means great,tall). and my only answer will be, "Because I liked it." Because my mom always told me she wasn't sure why, but she always wanted a little Rachel. Let me tell you, that answer makes for a really boring school report. But would it be worse to answer, "Because all the Grant's I knew growing up were HOT" ? Probably.

Anyways... I'm pondering names, supposed to be looking for carseats, have a weird sense of denial that Xmas is really going to happen (2 days, seriously), and miss my body 30 lbs lighter and about 2 shades tanner.

Slacker...

I can't believe how much of a slacker I have been. I really do try to post at least once a month, and I looked at blogger like 4 or 5 times in Nov... but apparently forgot to blog. Well, here's my current rants to make up for it.
Not a whole lot has been going on. I finished painting my crib and once I finish the "room" for the baby I will put up pics. I realized I still need a million things to be ready for this baby, but yet I feel ready for this baby. I have 9 more weeks, and apparently getting down to single digit weeks is a milestone in and of itself. Oh, and I am HUGE by the way. I'm working on more pics, but my camera has died, and Sean thinks it is weird when I ask him to take a picture of me. (Don't get me started on the things Sean is weird about... it just doesn't make sense)
I also, apparently, have not been going into the Dr. as often as I should. I go to my father-in-law's group (4 doctors). About a week ago they are walking through the building I work in, notice me sitting there in my huge-ness and started to ask each other who has been caring for me. Poor Dr. Skinner says he has only seen me a few times and thought I was going to my father-in-law. My father in law looks at him and says he hasn't done anything since about 15 weeks. They all turned on me and started asking ME who I was going to. They didn't buy my story about this being a very boring, regular pregnancy. I didn't even try to break into my story of "I know how the billing goes and I didn't want to waste your time." I was super red-faced and embarrassed as is. The ladies all around started hassling me, and I now have an appt to be seen TODAY. (Hopefully I don't get blown away.)
Oh and can I saw-- UTAH STINKS. Safety and Emissions. What the heck!? We drive a bi fuel vehicle, it can go CNG (a cleaner alternative) or regular gas. Sean takes the car in to get our YEARLY -- seriously ridiculous-- safety and emissions done and WE FAILED EMISSIONS! The car was running on CNG. The particulate count was totally fine... but our check engine light had come on at some point during the year. What we didn't know was the little light resets the engine chip in your car for certain things. We now have to drive the car through this ridiculous "series". You start the car cold, turn on air and rear view window heaters full blast for 4 minutes. (DON'T TOUCH THE BRAKES). You then accelerate at half throttle until you reach 55 mph, keep that speed for 3-5 minutes and decelerate (DON'T TOUCH THE BRAKES) to 20 mph. Maintain 20 mph for 5 minutes, then accelerate to 55 mph at 3/4 throttle (AGAIN, no brakes, meaning no stop signs or sharp turns etc). This is only PART of the "series" we have to do before we take the car back in again to see if we pass EMISSIONS. They suggested we do it TWICE just in case we screw up and TOUCH THE BRAKES. Where are on earth is there a road long enough to do this that you wouldn't completely halt traffic going 20, or break the law speeding at 55? I am trying to find some car Jacks to see if we can just lift the car and do "the series" in the garage. We'll see.