Random Thoughts

First of all, THANK YOU so much for all of your wonderful messages in response to my baby news! I appreciate all the support and encouragement. I've been really excited to tell all of you and I'm so happy to be a part of a blogging community that is so kind and supportive.

--I had a doctors appointment this morning and got to hear the heartbeat! I'm scheduled for a sono on Feb. 21 and we'll get to find out if it's a boy or a girl. Yay! Can't wait!

--Someone asked if we've started thinking of names. We have but we're going to keep it a secret until the baby is born. ;-) We like names that are a bit unusual (not made up names, just not super traditional). We're getting inspiration from Greek mythology, Latin, Italian, and interesting people in history. Boy names have been more difficult for us. Surprisingly it's been my husband who has been much better at this than me! It's so cute to see him get really into it and he's spent hours looking at baby name websites and making lists for me.

--I just saw this morning that the UK-based clothing store Boden has a new maternity line! Check it out here. Cute stuff! I especially love this dress:


--In non-baby news, I've been kind of shoe-obsessed lately. The black boots I was wearing in my previous post are new. They're J Crew via Ebay. I've been stalking that particular style for over a year and finally found them for an amazing buy-it-now price so I had to pounce. Love them!

--I've also been thinking ahead to footwear for spring and summer. I like the Seychelles "Get Outta Town" flats that were popular last year and you can still find a few available online. My favorites are the yellow and the pewter. I also like the Seychelles "Bette" flats (a few still left online in limited colors and sizes). But then Jan posted a link last night to the Seychelles "Cream of the Crop" sandals and I like them even better! A little more searching led me to a similar pair on Target's website. I'm going to try to track them down later this week and see how I like the color and fit. Has anyone else come across these at their local Target store? If so, please let us know what you thought of them!

--Besides babies and shoes, I've been thinking about how awesome the movie "The King's Speech" was. Has anyone else seen it yet? Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush were excellent, as I expected. I hope it wins a bunch of awards because they will be well-deserved!

--Last, I've been getting back to reading on my Kindle a little bit everyday after neglecting it for a few weeks. I'm more than half-way done with The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'll try to post a review when I'm finished. In the meantime, check out this recent post by Tania, fashion-blogger and fellow-academic, who gave some great book recommendations. I second Atonement and Dracula as must-reads, and I've already added Ex Libris and White Teeth to my "to-read" list.

Well, I better get back to work (writing and researching)! Have a great day everyone!