ColdWater, can you take a look please?

[Butterfly Spirit]

I can't remember the pronunciations with the Marie and Marees- is Marie pronounced "Mahr-ee"? and Maree is obviously "maa-ree".. Hope that makes sense!

Marie to me sounds like "Muh-ree" Mary to me sounds like "Mare-ee" Right?

[JoannaK]

Yeah, I wanted Mary because she was one of my closest friends- well adult friends! She was my mother's close friend (How those two were friends I'll never know, because my mother isn't one for being family oriented). Whereas Mary had 5 girls and 1 boy (I am good friends with her daughter who's the same age as me), she always understood me, when everyone else (including my family, sadly didn't)- and with having so many children, the house was always a buzz, and I just always felt so cared for and happy in that house- I spent more time there than my own house. Anyway when I was 13, she passed away from bone cancer, when she was 47. So I'd love to be able to preserve her memory by passing her name down. And Claire because that was the name of my grandmother who passed away in 2006 of cancer as well- and again, the most beautiful person I've ever known, the only person in the family who ever defended me, and understood me etc, just a very calm, beautiful woman- and how's this for irony? Nan's birthday was the 3rd of november. I found out last year on the 3rd of november that my baby boy had triploidy, and we lost him on the 9th of november. this time, my c section will be on the 6th of november- i wanted to make it earlier, closer to nan's birthday , but I don't want the bub coming too early... So many ironies involved here! So again, I'd love to be able to throw a "claire" in there too !

[Butterfly Spirit]

Yeah, I wanted Mary because she was one of my closest friends- well adult friends! She was my mother's close friend (How those two were friends I'll never know, because my mother isn't one for being family oriented). Whereas Mary had 5 girls and 1 boy (I am good friends with her daughter who's the same age as me), she always understood me, when everyone else (including my family, sadly didn't)- and with having so many children, the house was always a buzz, and I just always felt so cared for and happy in that house- I spent more time there than my own house. Anyway when I was 13, she passed away from bone cancer, when she was 47. So I'd love to be able to preserve her memory by passing her name down. And Claire because that was the name of my grandmother who passed away in 2006 of cancer as well- and again, the most beautiful person I've ever known, the only person in the family who ever defended me, and understood me etc, just a very calm, beautiful woman- and how's this for irony? Nan's birthday was the 3rd of november. I found out last year on the 3rd of november that my baby boy had triploidy, and we lost him on the 9th of november. this time, my c section will be on the 6th of november- i wanted to make it earlier, closer to nan's birthday , but I don't want the bub coming too early... So many ironies involved here! So again, I'd love to be able to throw a "claire" in there too !

Oh wow, what a touching story, and I am sorry for your losses!
Thank you for sharing that. Mary is VERY important! Hey both go with Claire very nicely!
Just Marie Claire magazine here in the US came to mind and that's why I said Marie hehe Both names are absolutely lovely, and I'm SO glad you can finally use them!

[TTC5]

My youngests middle name is Mary

[JoannaK]

I keep forgetting Mary is my middle name too! LOL But it's combined with elizabeth... I think I really like Aliana Mary Claire Can't wait to keep going on this nursery, I'm sitting in the middle of it! We had all the carpets cleaned today so I'm going to put DH (dickhead maybe?!!!!! LOL) to work and get the cot set up.... I'll do everything else lol

[TTC5]

Yes set that dickhead to work, HAHAHA.

[TTC5]

I was 24 when i had my d/s I am 28 now.. It was a Big deal for me to have this baby now but I kind of wish I could of not had such a big age gap but I cant really help that

4 YEARS is a lovely gap. My girls are 13, 9, 5 and almost 4. The 4 years between first three was great!

[JoannaK]

Hehehehehehehehehe

[TTC5]

Nope I've been getting after TTC5 for days! HEHE I can't wait for that secret reveal video!

God blessed you to be a mamma early, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it!
SO anyways... I think you need to make a ticker now

So did god bless me too having my first at 15 *shifty eyes*.... :P

[pinkin2011]

Yeah very nice for me! I hope they play together tho!!