Jealousy comes in many forms, last night I let myself get upset by someone trying to tell me my desicions were wrong, in subtle ways of course. "are you sure about that name", "I'd name him this" or "maybe you should wait" and then of course there's the "why are you doing that color for the nursery" or "I wouldn't choose that theme". With all the "maybe this", why not that" and "are you sure about this". It eventually runs you down.

While others like to pretend they have a better connection then you do wth your own unborn child. By saying things like "I knew before you knew that it was a boy" or "I know what he's going to be like and it's not what you think".

I've become very sensitive to constructive critism with the baby because inside I'm afraid of doing something wrong or being a bad mother. Which I realize is quite normal for first time mothers. I have to understand that this critisim I'm getting is not a blow at me or my mothering it's just that I'm in a sitiuation right where I get to make decisions like themes, colors and names. And there are many people who resent it or miss it. To them I have four things to say...

1) The nursery is Green
2) The theme is farm/rocking horses
3) His name is and always will be Gabriel Quinn
4) You have a 50/50 shot of guessing the sex. I don't think your phsyic or have some special connection.