One of the first things you might have noticed is that there are some smells that set you off when pregnant. The odd thing is, this doesn't have to be something terrible (like a garbage can). In fact, many moms are surprised it's often something they love (like coffee). Did you suffer from smell aversion in pregnancy?

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I saw a Facebook post the other day asking the question: What can a dad do other than breastfeed?  It made me think of all the times society answers that with: Change diapers! That's sort of sad, isn't it?  I mean, no one really wants to change diapers. So I started coming up with some fun things that dads can do with babies.

• Wear the baby
• Bathe baby
• Read to baby
• Sing to baby
• Take walks with baby
• Do baby massage
• Snuggle skin to skin with baby
• Skype with baby to see distant relatives

Basically anything except breastfeed... So as you all think about Father's Day, what is on your lists?

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Did you get a big fat positive this morning for Mothers' Day? If so maybe you're looking for some fun ways to announce your pregnancy to others, perhaps with a Mothers' Day theme. Here are some specific for today:

• Pregnancy Announcement: Mother's Day
• Pregnancy Announcement: Mother's Day for New Grandma

There are also several pages of ideas from other readers that are not specific to a holiday but are still loads of fun.

• When to Announce Your Pregnancy
• Creative Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy
• Don't Let Pinterest Accidentally Announce Your Pregnancy

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• Becoming a Mother
• Readers Share: How will you spend Mother's Day?

Okay, I feel like I did the requisite report on the most popular baby names of the year according to the Social Security Administration's look at last years baby names. Honestly, it's a fun report to look at and one I really enjoy, but lots of people talk about the top names. I'm really a data geek and I like looking at the numbers from lots of angles. I think that the SSA must know that because over the years, they've added more and more features, including the ability to see how fast names are gaining or losing on the scale.

That's where I thought it might be interesting to see if we can pick a few names out that are dropping. Here are the five fastest dropping names in both boys and girls:

Boys:

1. Braeden
2. Yahir
3. Kieran
4. Cullen
5. Brayan
6. Amare
7. Jalen
8. Trey
9. Casey
10. Jakob

Girls:

1. Dulce
2. Mikaela
3. Estrella
4. Danna
5. Audrina
6. Cameron
7. Kiera
8. Savanna
9. Paola
10. Tenley

I think some of these are easy to look at and to tell why they are dropping. While Cullen might have been a popular name that wasn't quite Edward, now it's lost fashion. Some of these names, like Jakob, have obviously popular variations. (Locally I hear a lot of Tinley, so I wonder if that's what's going on with Tenley?)  What's your take on the fastest falling names of the year?

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