Baby Update

Update time.

As an earlier post gave away, we’ve decided to name our baby Alan.    It’s a name that V likes a lot.  And it’s a good, solid guy’s name to me.  It’s definitely very difficult to name a person we haven’t met yet, but we’re very pleased with our selection.  His middle name will be a Chinese name that Alan can use as his first name when he’s in Shanghai–but we haven’t settled on it yet.  It’s much harder to come up with a Chinese name (which we’re creating from scratch by combining Chinese characters), but we have been getting ideas from V’s parents and we should be ready to decide soon!   It’s very important to us that we allow Alan to feel connected to his Chinese heritage as well.

Overall, as we now enter into the third trimester, V and the baby are doing well.    The baby has been moving and kicking a lot recently, especially in the morning (which is quite fun to feel).  V has cut back hours at work to rest and to study.  We’ve recently purchased a crib and stroller, and we picked up several baby toys and a car seat from a generous co-worker of mine.  We’ve also set up our registry at Babies ‘R Us and my Mom is mailing out the baby shower invitations for August 7th.  And we’ve attended informational sessions at our hospital and taken a tour of the labor and delivery wing. 

There’s a lot to keep track of and prepare for, but so far things are progressing smoothly and happily towards September!  We can’t wait to meet our Alan!!