Welcome to my first blog, Supermommy In-Stinks!!

Welcome to my first blog ever!! After a bit of thinking and asking for suggestions, I finally came up with a name... Obviously "Supermommy In-Stinks" was the name that I choose... I had some help from friends on http://www.sodahead.com/. I posted a little blog on there asking for some suggestions and I mixed it up a bit. This won't be the best blog ever, but I will certainly try my hardest to keep everyone informed about what is going on with my soon to be present baby...

Since this is my first posting, it may be a little long, but it's here to give you some background information.... My husband, Frank, and I are expecting our first bundle of joy on December 31, 2008. We are so VERY excited about his arrival, and are very grateful that all the ultrasounds, bloodwork, ob/gyn appointments, etc. have brought us nothing but good news about a healthy baby on the way.

Our first baby is going to be a little man!!! We have chosen a name after months of debating... We have chosen the name CJ Eichenlaub. CJ stands for Charles Joseph. He will NOT be raised as a Charles, and we will be calling him CJ, or he will go by his middle name, Joseph (or any form of it). Here's a little background on the name. My father's name was Charles. He passed away November 16, 1999. This year was probably one of the most lifechanging years I have ever experienced. I found out I was pregnant April 30 at 6:15am. My husband (boyfriend at that point in time) and I were both ecstatic and a bit nervous... I scheduled and Ob/Gyn appointment immediately to confirm the positive home test. A couple weeks later, we decided to get engaged because Kay's was having a HUGE sale. Well, June 20th, Kay's had a resetting event and my father-in-law passed down his aunt's and mother's engagement and wedding rings. We got my engagement ring made special, and bought basic wedding rings. July 11, we were married at Boldt Castle in the beautiful 1000 Islands. Now back to the reasoning for the name: As you can tell, this year has been extremely full of life changes. During the month of October, I was a bit under the weather, and it took me a while to realize why. After doing some internal and mental digging, I came down to the realization that I was pretty upset about not having my dad present during this past year. I asked myself what can I do about it now though? I can't be upset forever; death is a fact of life, and I have accepted my dad isn't here. Frank loved the name Wyatt Charles, as did I. But it just didn't "feel right". Anytime I would look at my belly, and call him Wyatt, I couldn't smile. Finally, one night in the shower, I was doing some thinking and I looked down at my belly and said, "Hi Charles Jospeh. How are you doing tonight CJ?" And he kicked a bit, and I smiled, and he started bouncing around somemore. I was overwhelmed with joy, that I cried (because that's something I've become REALLY good at). I told Frankie about my experience, he made it a bit difficult, because he was still in love with the name Wyatt. He wasn't crazy about CJ. Well, I tried to explain to him the meaning of the name and why I felt so strongly about it. Joseph was his grandfather's name (and Frank's middle name as well). He and his grandfather were very close when he was younger. His grandfather and him loved to watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, walk down to the train tracks and spend lots of time together. He passed away in 1988 when Frank was 7 years old. It took a toll on him from what I was told by my in-laws. He stopped playing with trains for a couple years, and that was something he LOVED to do as a kid. Well, all in all, my feeling was this was a PERFECT name for a first child. It holds so much meaning that it just "felt right". On Thanksgiving this year, Frank had agreed with the name I fell in love with after much debate and thought. I called my mom and texted my best friend, Angie. It was one of the greatest feelings in the world. My little bean now has an identity, and I couldn't be happier.

I am 37 weeks pregnant today, and that means CJ is considered full term. I am super anxious to meet him and hold him in my arms. His bedroom is all decorated and set up, as well as his bassinet in our bedroom. The hospital bags are almost packed. CJ's bag is ready with his blankets, coming home outfit, Boppy pillow (for breastfeeding in the hospital), and some diapers. My bags are close to being packed. It's still kind of surreal to me. As excited and anxious as I am, it still amazes me that I'm going to be a mommy soon!!! HAHA! I'm crying now just thinking about it.

I apologize about the long, jumpy first post. I'll be sure to make them a bit more direct from here on out, but I wanted to share this before CJ arrives this way, you can subscribe and follow my postings and stay updated!!! =) Thanks for reading and I can't wait to share photos, stories, and whatever else may pop on up!!!!