Candi's Pregnancy (Part 2)

Join us as we continue our heartfelt discussion on the joys and challenges of welcoming a new baby. Together, we explore the fun and sometimes frustrating process of choosing the perfect name for a little one. With the middle name "Grace" already decided, Candi humorously considers Melody's suggestion of "Amazing" as a first name, while praying for divine inspiration to settle on a name that truly feels right, even if the wait is hard.

Candi recounts her experience with naming her first child, Hunter, and the amusing dilemmas that arose, including concerns over family connections and classroom associations. As we laugh and empathize with Candi's story, we invite you to reflect on the deeper lessons of patience and trust in the timing of life's precious moments.

Transcript

0:00:00 - Melody

Hi, I'm Melody and I'm Candi and you're listening to Quirks, Bumps, and Bruises. So on last week's podcast, we began talking about Candi and the new baby coming in just a few weeks. Yep, we talked about just how it all began. You wanted a baby a few years ago and it just never happened. I found you one morning in our lounge with tears streaming down your face just wondering why, why, why? Yes, but looking back now you see the providence of God, you see how things had to work out in different other areas of your life before this new baby came. And now you see it right. Oh, absolutely, you can see it 100 percent. 

Well then we started talking about names, and we know that Candi wants to have as a middle name the name grace. I simply suggested that she put the first name as amazing. The child's name will be amazing grace. I don't see anything wrong with that, I know, but you are trying to figure out that very beautiful first name Now going back for a second, Candi. Well, let's just say she's a tad ADD, she can't help it. She is, and she'll admit that, and so she gets bored easy. Yes, so you come up with a name that you like, but then about five minutes later, you don't like it no. 

So what are you going to do? 

0:01:22 - Candi

I don't know. That's why I legit have prayed that the Lord would give me a name, and just that. I know that that's it, and then you'll stick with it. 

0:01:33 - Melody

Yeah, if you feel like in your heart that's what. Yes, that's a good thing to pray for. Yeah, how many people pray for that? I know I can't say I ever prayed to God to give me the right name for my children. 

0:01:44 - Candi

Yeah. So I think that's great. Well, and I wish again that he would just hurry with it, you know, and then so many have you noticed the Lord likes for you to wait. He does. And you know what I deserve to Like, really, because I am I am the most impatient. I want it now. I want Amazon delivery two days Next day, I want it now. I want Amazon delivery two days Next day, I want it. And so I need to not be that way. And so the Lord, I understand why he does those things for me, but I still want it. Well, we have. 

Yes, the name thing has just been an issue. Some people have said, well, just wait till you see her face. She's born, and you look at her and you know, and I'm scared to wait that long, because I'm going to tell you why. You already know this melody, but some of you listening probably do not. When Hunter was born, I had gone the same issue the whole nine months. I have no idea, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know and we had narrowed it down to a couple I like the name Chandler or you know different things like that and Hunter was one of those names, which is funny because at the time your daughter, melody, was dating a boy named Hunter and I just love that name. I thought it was cool Jake loves to hunt. I was just like that's a very cool name, I like it. I was just like that's a very cool name, I like it. And then they broke up and then I was a little worried. I was like I don't know if Lindsay will appreciate that. We talked to her. She was absolutely fine. 

0:03:12 - Melody

She was. But what was funny, she also had a child in her class that had that name because she's a teacher. That's right, and this is years and years ago. Oh yeah, but she said it's so hard to name a child for her. Hard to name a child because you think of kids. Oh, absolutely, you know, when you're a teacher, like, it's just hard to do it. You know, sure, even if you like the name, you can't do it because the kid was terrible in class. 

0:03:40 - Candi

You always think of that, you do, I know. So I just I couldn't nail it down. One day I was like his name's going to be Hunter. The next day I was like, nope, I don't know. I said, jake, let's just wait, let's just wait, so we're going in. He was induced. So, like I was, I went in. It wasn't like it was a shock. I knew we were having him. I still don't know. On the way to the hospital, what are we going to name him? I don't know. So Jake really liked the name Hunter. He thought that was a great name. So I was like, well, I don't know yet, jake, I'm just I don't know. 

So we get to the room. The nurse says well, Candi, jacob, you have a seat. Candi, you go put your hospital robe on because we're getting ready to start inducing for the child. I said, okay, great, get in there. I was in there five minutes. 

I come out and when I come out, this big old whiteboard that tells who your nurse is and everything that's going on, and it said baby and it said Hunter beside of it and I looked at the nurse. I didn't even think about jacob. I looked at the nurse. I said, oh. I said I notice that y'all put a name beside of hunter. Y'all already put his name on the board. And she said yeah, that's what your husband said, y'all were naming him. I said, excuse me, and I at Jake. He said I think that's a great name, let's just go with it. And I was like I don't know that yet. And so I still was just like I don't know. Well, the birth certificate lady come in. She's like we need to know a name. So we just went with Hunter. But and I love the name Hunter, he's perfect for him, absolutely. But it was. So I'm like I don't want to wait until I see, because Jacob's going to name this child if I don't. 

0:05:23 - Melody

And then it's going to be amazing, great. Yes, I can't wait this time. I think Jake probably knew that he was going to have to do that, or you were never going to name the baby. 

0:05:35 - Candi

And that's what I'm worried. I'm going to get there and her name's going to name the baby, and that's what I'm worried. I'm going to get there and her name's going to be Bobberita or something like who knows with him, bobberita Grace? I don't know, Candi, it don't flow, does it? No, it don't flow. But if I don't, her name's going to be written on that board. So we don't got a few weeks. 

0:05:54 - Melody

So let's switch topics here. Nursery is it. 

0:06:01 - Candi

Well, what's the 1% that's left? I still have like some clothes I have to organize and I have a really good friend that used to work here with us, gabe. He did the morning show with us. 

0:06:10 - Melody

Well, you know he had a newborn baby girl, that's kind of why he had to leave, because he couldn't get here in time. 

0:06:17 - Candi

Well, he called me and he said look, their daughter's like two now. And he said look, we're getting rid of like Claire stuff. She's got gobs and gobs of bows and clothes and even like a crib. I mean amazing. And he said we're just going to give his stuff away or to Goodwill. And he said and we got to thinking you're about to have a baby girl, do you want this stuff? And I'm absolutely so. We're getting ready to meet soon and he's going to give me all that stuff. So there's just some things like that, but for the most part, like she had, like her changing table, the room's painted, oh yeah. 

0:06:50 - Melody

Pink, pink, I'm shocked. Yeah, and the changing table's ready. Do you have a crib or are you? 

0:06:56 - Candi

using. I have a crib. This will be like a crib used like at grandparents' house, but yes, we do have a crib. Somebody had gotten me a crib for my shower and then like baby monitors up on the wall. I mean other. 

0:07:11 - Melody

Oh, so yeah, we're pretty well ready to go? 

0:07:13 - Candi

We're ready. 

0:07:14 - Melody

So if you had the baby today, you'd be ready. 

0:07:16 - Candi

Pretty much. Yeah, that's great, except for like bottles and things like that, but yeah. 

0:07:27 - Melody

So let's let's talk about baby showers for a second. I came to your baby shower and you had a big one, like. You had your church, you had family, you had friends, so it was like a one and done yeah type thing, which is great. But you were sitting up there in front of everybody with jake having to open presents and it just dawned on me doing that. Aren't showers just awkward? They are, because you're having to sit up there and open gifts that people have given you. Oh yeah, and no matter what it is, you know you have to be overly zealous and excited because you don't want to hurt anybody's feelings it's very I mean, and everybody's every move you make, and I mean you're sitting there for a good 30 minutes to an hour doing that and after the 32nd crocheted blanket I know and nobody cared, like none of y'all care, like you're just there to see your reaction to your gift. 

0:08:22 - Candi

So it's like, oh, I saw her open my gift, but now I have to sit and watch her open. Everybody else is, you don't care about that you know, but it was fun and good. There was good food and you know, and I I enjoy. I'm an outgoing person so I enjoy, like the fellowship and the fun and the laughter and things like that. 

0:08:48 - Melody

And Jake was with me. Me, Now, Jake is a extrovert to the hilt, like extrovert, extrovert, yeah. But even he seemed like please, can we get this over with? Like. He looked at me one time like I think I'm going to go insane. Yeah, Because he was having to sit up there and he was having to behave. 

0:08:58 - Candi

He was, and that's hard for him it is, but you know, I can't imagine how difficult that would have been for somebody who is shy, who is an introvert. 

0:09:09 - Melody

Yes, yes, that would be painful. It is because there were so many people there and all eyes are on you, yeah, and you're kind of uncomfortable, you're, you know? 

0:09:18 - Candi

it's just, oh, I know and I sweat like nobody's business. I'm up there like I need my hair up. 

0:09:26 - Melody

I need my hair up. I just remember it's been a long time since I had a baby shower or a wedding shower. But I'm an extrovert, and even more so back then. The older I get, y'all that's changing. But I just remember, like this is just uncomfortable, you know, but you got some great, great gifts at that shower and I've never seen so many girly baby clothes in all my life. 

0:09:45 - Candi

I know, and I am a frou-frou, I cannot wait. I mean Y'all this baby girl. I'd be surprised if she don't come out of the womb with the bow on her head. Oh, and a tutu. Oh, she better, she better. 

0:09:57 - Announcer

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