Quiz Time...

A friend sent me this on Facebook but I don't wanna do it on there, and thought it would be funner here...so here ya go...

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?

9. DUE DATE?

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Sorta - we had been trying for a year, then I decided to go back to school so we stopped trying and I was waiting to go back on the pill and well...there you go.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was excited, but my DH said "go pee on another one, maybe it's wrong".

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 20

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Funny story...I was a couple days late and so I did a home pregnancy test...it was negative and since I still *wanted* to be pregnant, I threw it across the bathroom. The next day I was in there getting ready for work and I saw it, and it had turned positive!

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Trevor

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes

9. DUE DATE? Nov 5

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Nope, I was pretty lucky.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Nothing really...I ate a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches and baked potatos, though.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? I was SO hot (pregnant through the summer), our apartment was in the sun fully all day and it was just so horrible...DH would want the one fan we had for our bedroom so he could sleep at night, but I'd want it on me all the time - it was always a fight, lol.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Male

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I really wanted a girl and was disappointed when they told me at my ultrasound that it was a boy...but once he was born it didn't matter.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? I lost 30 in the first timester, then gained 60, lol.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? None

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Westlock, AB

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 5.5 hours

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Trevor

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Trevor and Jaedyn

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? No...I wanted to but by the time they realized I meant it, it was too late.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs 1.5oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? Nov 14

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Mason Joel Clarkson

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 6

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Nope

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? No

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shock...I was told 10 years before that I was infertile

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Never

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 32

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Besides the giant tender boobs, queasiness and lack of period...two little blue lines...

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My BFF, then my mom

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes

9. DUE DATE? 4th of July

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Never threw up, I was just nauseated

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? PB, oranges, salsa

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? My fiance and my employees at the time.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Male

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I really really wanted a girl.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 70!!!!!

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? They tried to surprise me, but I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? I had diabetes and high blood pressure.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? A hospital in Tucson

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 27

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My mom and fiance

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? My mom, I kicked Brandon out because he was making me nervous he was so stressed out.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Oh yes.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8 lbs 6oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 2:20 a.m. July 17

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Jacob Ryan

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 4.5 years

I already did it on FB so I'll just paste it here.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? happy

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 26 I think

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? several home tests. LOL

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Jeff. woke him up at 3 in the morning actually

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes. Jeff did not. I won. LOL

9. DUE DATE? November 23rd. They induced me on the 21st.

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Taco bell and ice cream

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? I'm easily irritated. Probably Jeff.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? A girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? Um. Like 70. it was not good.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes, two. One was in a bar. It was not my fault. LOL

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew about all of them.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? high blood pressure towards the end

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Shawnee Mission Medical

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? oh lord I have no idea. That was 5 years ago. A long time. They broke my water at 8 something and she was born after 2.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Jeff and mom

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Jeff, mom, Aunt Sue, Kim and Kristin

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Oh yes. I am a giant wimp.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7 lbs, 7 oz. 21 inches

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? November 21st, 2003

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Abigail Lucille. I picked her first name out of the baby book and then she has my grandmother's middle name.

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? She's 5 and starts kindergarten in 6 months. Makes me feel old

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
On my part, yes! lol

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes for four years

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
It was bittersweet. DH and I had a fight the night I did the test. The fight was BEFORE I did the test and not related to babies at all. While he was out, I did the test and that pink + showed up real fast! I was happy, but scared about how DH would react since we had had a fight.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
Not for one millisecond

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
26

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
See #3

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
DH - when he got home from his walk - I told him that I had something to show him and gave him the stick. He was happy.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes

9. DUE DATE?
17 April 1993

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes, only for one month

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
mushrooms

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
the smell of meat made me sick

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
nope - I was having a baby - I didn't care what I was having as long as my baby was healthy

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
I actually lost 13 lbs

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes, two

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew about it

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
not a one

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Alta View Women's Center in Sandy, Utah

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
eight - water broke at 2:30 am and I was holding my baby at 10:30 am

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
the hubster

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
hubster, Dr. Keith Hansen and nurse Jeanene Dodd

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
it was a vaginal (natural indicates no medication not vaginal)

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Epidural all the way baby!!

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lbs 8oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
at 10:25 am on 10 April 1993

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Zachary Charles

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
15

and here he is:

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Thrilled, but worried about money.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Absolutely NOT.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 33.

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? My body reacted pretty quickly w/nausea...I took a PG test and it came out positive within about 2 seconds...I was 11 days PG at the time.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? DH

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes

9. DUE DATE? Yeah, I wanted to know that too LOL...11/4

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? 24/7 for 9 months

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Beef tamales, kosher pickles, and Coke Icees

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? DH not wanting to tell his older kids or his ex

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Female

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I told DH I wanted a boy because he wanted a girl

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 40

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? 2

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? one bout of high blood pressure during a rough patch with DH

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? in a hospital nearby LOL

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 43!!!!!!!!

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? DH

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? DH

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural, 5 minutes away from C-section

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? yes, but it wore off about the time I started to push

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8.2

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 3:43

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Rachel

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 3

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Delighted, Scared out of my mind

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? no

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 28

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Pregnancy Test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? my mom

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yep

9. DUE DATE? 10/16/95

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? yep, and afternoon, and night sickness too.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? nothing but I ate a ton of saltines and ginger ale

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? not a thing

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I wanted a girl before I found out what it was

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? 60

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 24

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? DH

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? DH

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Emergency C

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yep, epi all the way!

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 9lbs 7oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 3am

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Jake Michael

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 13

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? no, and still not

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? excited, of course

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? i am AGAINST abortion!

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 20

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? took a test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Nick and then we told his parents

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yes

9. DUE DATE? September 3rd, 2005

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? no (and don't this time either!)

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? crackers with peanut butter and string cheese!

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? doctors- not telling us much when we had trouble & I was in the hospital

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no, we wanted a boy

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 10

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes, a month after my son was born since he was born early!

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew about it

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? YES! I developed severe pre-ecylampsia and my son was born 9 1/2 weeks early, weighing less than 2 pounds! He had IUGR.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Albany, NY

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? NA, I had an emergency C-section

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? well, Nick & I drove over to a doctor's appointment to a specialist in NY (we live in VT), and the specialist sent us to the hospital from there.... which wasn't expected.

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? My son was born the day his daddy had to go back to work (after a week off), but he was able to get there right in time for our son to be born!

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? emergency C-Section

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? They gave me a spinal block and then pumped me with Oxycodone during and after surgery

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? a tiny 1 lb. 15 oz. & only 13" long!

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? July 7th- 9 1/2 weeks early

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Gunner

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 3 1/2 (with NO health problems!)

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Not really

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? We got married two months into my pregnancy

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was 15 so I was understandably scared but I was also happy about it

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? never considered it

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 15

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? took a test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? my husband

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yes

9. DUE DATE? November 7th I think

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? not much...just a few instances of it

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? chili cheese dogs from 7-11 and slim jims

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? the heat...It was Florida and it was hot and we did not have air conditioning

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? female

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? alot...like 100??

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? kinda...a small party with my husbands family but none of my friends or family was there

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? surprise

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? yes...high blood pressure, toxemia, fetal distress

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? didnt really go into labor. I lost my mucus plug and went to the hospital. They hooked me up to the monitor and after about an hour being hooked up the baby went into fetal distress and I had to have an emergency c-section

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? my husband

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? nobody because it was an emergency c-section it was just the nurses and doctor and me

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? c-section

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? general anesthesia

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7 pounds 14 ounces

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 11-16-91

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Crystal

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 17

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? yep

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? yep

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? happy and nervous

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? nope

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 19

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? umm, pregnancy test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? my dh

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? nope

9. DUE DATE? June 13, 1994

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? yes, only for a few weeks

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? orange hi-c (by the jug full)

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? my dh telling his mom everything

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? nope

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? oh gee, way too many . . . at least 60

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? unfortunately

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Oh yes, I was on strict bedrest for six months. I started dilating early and had contractions.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? in an icky delivery room

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? about six hours of the painful labor
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? dh

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? dh, my mom, the dr. and a nurse

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? epidural

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? a whopping 9 lbs. 1 oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? two days before due date: June11
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Alexis, but we call her Lexi

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 14 1/2

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Nope.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Nope.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shock...

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Never

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 24, 25 when he was born

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? AF was late--she was predictable to the hour beforehand, so I tested.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Tim, JP's dad

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes

9. DUE DATE? Originally 1.16.00, changed to 2.2.00 after he was born

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes, but only the nausea aspect

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? macaroni and cheese, barbecue chicken, hot dogs with barbecue sauce

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? My mother, Tim...people in general.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S GENDER? Male

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE GENDER OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Honestly, yes. My "mother's instinct" told me that I was having a girl throughout my entire pregnancy.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 44#

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? I had a "Welcome to the World, JP" shower.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Besides my water breaking at 33 weeks? Just my own medical issues.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? A hospital in NJ

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 36½

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Tim

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Tim, my best friend G, and the medical staff

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Hell yes!

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7lbs 1oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 4:15am (eastern) 12/17/99

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? James Philip, aka JP

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? He's 9.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? excited but scared as well since I had a miscarriage before

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? no

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 26

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? morning sickness and 2 pink lines

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? my best friend and then my hubby ( I know so wrong lol)

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? no

9. DUE DATE? December 27 1999

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes for 7 months

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? all kinds of soft fruits

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? not being able to have a comfortable sleep; first due to the morning sickness ( which I had all day lol) then because of my big belly

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no, we wanted a boy

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? about 40

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? no

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? not during the pregnancy. I did during labor: I couldn't get him out after pushing for more then 2 hours. Then he was too deep so they couldn't do a c-section so they had to use an vacuumpump extraction, where we almost lost Mitchell because his heart stopped beating and they couldn't get him out. You do not want to know how I looked down there; they were sewing for more then 2 hours

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? I started at home but needed to go into hospital after I had pushed for more then one hour; that's the limit you are allowed to do here at home before you need to go to hospital. Having pushing contractions and driving to hospital is NOT funny!

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 8

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? my hubby

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? my hubby and my best friends and the doctor and nurses of course

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? no

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? around 7 pounds ( I can't find a good converter since I life in the Netherlands)

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? December 29th at 7.57 am

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Mitchell

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 9

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Kind of. I went of the pill, mostly for health reasons, and we decided not to use anything. We were ready for kids, and thought that it would take a few months. I was pregnant in 6 days, lol. So yes, it was planned, but happened a little earlier than expected!

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yep, 3 1/2 years

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? At first, it was shock. I just looked at the test and my heart was pounding. DH came, saw the test and said "Right on!" with a big smile on his face. With in hours I was bouncing off the walls and looking up baby bedding, lol!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 24

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I hadn't been feeling very well, mostly in the mornings, and coffee tasted sour, lol. Oh, and I felt like vomitting when I saw raw meat or smelled it cooking. I knew something was not right, so I peed on a stick!

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? DH found out first. Then another couple I know because they were at the doctor's office when we went in, and the doctor congratulated me as I was going out the door. :cursing:

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? No, I've always wanted it to be a surprise!

9. DUE DATE? January 31, 2008

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? A bit, but it was more like a mild nausea, not throwing up like some.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Not a whole lot. Near the end I was on a green apple slices dipped in peanut butter and rice krispies kick though.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? My swelling. I was a balloon. Oh, and the heartburn. Also the much unwanted advice from well meaning people. That got annoying very quickly.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? A girl.

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Never for 1 second. I was secretly secretly hoping for a girl, but convinced it was a boy, just cause I hoped for a girl, lol!

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? About 50 .

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yep, 2 of them! One here where I live, and 1 in BC when we went to visit family when she was 5.5 months old.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? Both I knew about.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Nope.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? In Saskatoon, SK.

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? My water broke at 12.05 am, and I delivered her at 12.44 pm the next day. So just over 12 hours, but I wasn't in pain until about 3:30 am... about 9 hours of pain, lol.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My husband. In my parents car, because he forgot to keep our gas tank full!!

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? My DH and a roomful of nurses & the doctor, lol.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yep. I took an epidural because i was exhausted (no sleep for 28 hours before giving birth because I went into labour at midnight), and was becoming hysterical, lol.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 lbs 3 oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? January 13, 2008

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Avalynne Brielle Smith. We named her after her great-grandma Evelyn, but wanted something a little less old fashioned. We loved the name Ava, but its so common, so this is the best of both worlds. Brielle we just liked the sound of .

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? She turns 13 months tomorrow

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Giddyness

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Nope

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 19 when I got pregnant 20 when I gave birth

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I read the stick

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? my husband

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yes indeedy

9. DUE DATE?

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 14

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yep!

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yep!

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Happy!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Nope!

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 29

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Pregnancy test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Hubby

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yep!

9. DUE DATE? 4/3/04

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Horrible, awful MS!

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Lots of food!

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Everyone, I can't possibly choose!

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Male

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 29

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes!

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? It was planned.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Nope.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 19 hours

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Hubby

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hubby and hospital staff

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Vaginal

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? I had an epi, but no other meds.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs 10oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 4/4/04 (I went into labor on my EDD, but gave birth the following day)

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Michael

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 4

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Beyond excited

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? no

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 26, 27 when he was born

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? my period was late so I took a pregnancy test and it was negative so I got mad at dh for buying a generic one and sent him to the store to get a digital one which was also negative, but I knew I was pregnant and my period was already 3 or 4 days late, so I called my doctor and she had me come in for a test which was positive

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? my dh then we sent flowers to my parents to surprise them

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yes

9. DUE DATE? October 17

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? yes, lots

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? I changed every month, but somethings were sweet rolls, apple turnovers, corn on the cob made on the grill, grape soda and gas station nachos with jalepnos

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? people who tried to 'help' with my m/s or the smell of alcohol (dh worked at a club at the time and I made him shower when he got home and would still complain of the smell..lol)

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? not at all, I knew he was a boy from the first second I realized I was pregnant

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 45

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes, 1 family and 1 work

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? no, i knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? yes, I had a placenta abruption that lead to pre-term labor that they were able to stop, then bedrest and he was born the day I hit 37 weeks

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 4 to include a 45 minute break since we didn't take the epidural well, my blood pressure bottomed out and his heartrate dropped way down

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? dh

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? dh and nurses

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? vaginal

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? yes, but it was a very light one cause I was already at 8 cm when I got to the hospital and almost full 10 when the epidural got there, but since my labor had started so hard and so fast, I needed something to be able to push. When they asked if I wanted one, I said, "I didn't, but I do now!"

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 pounds 15 ounces

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? September 27

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Nicholas Jonah

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 2

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?

Nope TOTALLY surprise!!!

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?

Nope, but we were engaged!!

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?

JOY!!!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?

Nope...never!!!

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?

23

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

Af was like clock work and umm....she was late so I took a test!!!

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?

My sister

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?

Yep

9. DUE DATE?

May 10, 1998 (Mother's day that year :wub

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

Nope (but I have with every pregnancy since :cursing

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

Frosties from Wendy's

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?

Nothing that I can remember!

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?

Girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?

Nope

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

O...M...G.....like 60+

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

Yep

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

I knew!!!

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

Nope

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?

At the hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

13 hours and 32 minutes

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?

Hubby

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?

Just hubby

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?

All natural...not even one drug :blink:

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

Nope :blink:

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?

7lb 5 ozs

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?

10:32AM

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?

10.5 yo

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? no

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? no

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? scared out of my mind

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? never

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 21

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? pregnancy test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Scott

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yes

9. DUE DATE? March 31st

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? no, but Scott did (seriously)

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? tomato ice cream, and I don't think that even exists. nasty, huh. After the first 5 months, any and every food I could get my hands on. The sweeter the better.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? my mother

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? female

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? nope.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? about 70 (see number 11)

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yep

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? i knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? you name it. high blood sugar, constant migraines, panic and anxiety attacks, couldn't sleep, acid reflux, skin and hair all tore up and ugly, 50% effaced at 26 weeks and was on bedrest off and on for the rest of the time,and a lovely case of preeclampsia

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? in the hospital room beside my friend, less than 24 hours after her. funny story to that, i should scrap it.

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 26. yes, 26

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? my mom had to drive me to my appointment because Scott was working. A big shock right after we got there, since I wasn't due for about a month. The doctors wouldn't even let me go home and get clothes. They shipped me right next door for emergency labor induction (preeclampsia)

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? scott and I don't know how many doctors and nurses. I kept telling them to make my mom get out of the room but she wouldn't leave. Do you know they had the nerve to ask if a student nurse could come in, after 26 hours and having to re-do the epidural that didn't work the first time and only worked on one half of my body the second? They got a big fat hell no scream from me.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural but I was begging for a c section after 12 hours

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? after about 12 hours the nurses and Scott pretty much forced it on me. it knocked me out the first shot, then the next two just made me puke and didn't work. so they didn't know what to do with me since I was still at 1cm. The docs had to force dilate me to 2cm and gave me an epidural after 22 hours. Bam, baby was here 4 hrs later and only pushed 20 mins. We ever have another one and I'll make it clear to them to have the epidural ready and they'll have me out in no time.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7lbs

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 3-2, 5:35pm

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Kassidy

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? almost 8. seems like yesterday

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was thrilled. Joel practically hyperventilated.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Never.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 26

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I took a test?

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Joel. Then, my parents.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes.

9. DUE DATE? January 24, 2004

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Not really.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? red grapes

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? I was pretty okay.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Nope

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 25 until the last month. Then I retained so much water my total gained was 40 pounds. I was below prepreg weight by the time Luke was 4 weeks old, though. Don't ask me if I've maintained, though.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes, three.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Nope.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? In the hospital.

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? I was technically in labor from Friday around 4 p.m. until he was born on Sunday afternoon around 3:00 p.m. But it wasn't hard labor until the last 12 hours.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Joel, my husband

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Joel, my mom, and my sister, who has only ever had c-sections & wanted to see.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? the epi was my best friend.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7 pounds, 14 ounces

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? February 1, 2004

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Luke David

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? He just turned five.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Excited and a little scared

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Heck NO!

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 21

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Peed on a stick

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Tyrel, duh!

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes, wanted to know what clothes to buy

9. DUE DATE? Nov 17

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Nope!

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Fresh fruit

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? My sister

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Girly girl!

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Nope! We would've been happy either way!

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 36

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yup

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? No

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? At the hospital.... lol

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 9 hours

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Hubby!

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hubby, doctor, nurses

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Oh yeeeeaaaaah. I was having nasty back labor.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8 lbs. 4 oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? Nov 25

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Allie

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?14 months!! EEEK!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shocked, scared, excited, worried (you name it, I felt it.) I was hoping to finish college before starting a family. DH made me take another test just to be certain the first wasn't a false positive.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 21, 22 when I had him

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Lack of AF prompted me to pee on a stick

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? DH

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? No

9. DUE DATE? End of October, 1998 (I can't look up the exact date cuz I'm at work.)

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Nope

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Cheetos and Orange soda

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Everything

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Nope - wanted a boy first. Little did I know that all I would get were boys.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? Don't remember.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes - a couple of them

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? No

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 23

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? DH

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? DH and Mom (and 2 doctors and about 5 nurses)

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural - almost a c-section. He was sunny side up and I pushed for 2 1/2 hours. They had the surgical team on hand but he was doing so well that we kept going.

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Just some nubain (sp?)

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 9 lbs 12 oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? November 3, 1998

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Jordan Anthony

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 10

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? In a way...we wanted to be pregnant but had gone through one miscarriage and 3 years of unexplained infertility. We had given up and started looking into adoption when of course I found out I was pregnant

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shocked, Happy

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Never!!

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 30

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I was late for the first time in over 3 years.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My parents and then Brian's.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Definitely!

9. DUE DATE? I was due June 23, 2005 but little man came 5 weeks early on May 16.

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Oh my yes! I was sick 24/7 for 4 months.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Once the M/S was over...anything sweet

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Smells during the first trimester...even Brian smelled bad to me lol

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Absolutely not. I was thrilled.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? Umm...60 lbs..

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? I had 2 showers.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Yes..I had high blood pressure and was on meds 3x a day and MAJOR swelling. Avery was born 5 weeks premature

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Grenada Lakes Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? lol...2! He came REALLY fast and I didn't even have time for an epidural.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Brian

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Brian. My family didn't even have time to make it to the hospital I gave birth so fast.

23. NATURAL OR C- SECTION? natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? I sure wanted to, but when I got to the hospital I was already 8 cm and had no time for an epidural

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 lbs 7 oz at 35 weeks

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? May 16, 2005

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Brian Avery - we call him Avery

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 3 1/2

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No!

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Nope! Just barely started dating about a month and a half prior.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Completely freaked out, I was on the pill.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Yes.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 34

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Random pregnancy test on my lunch break... I was weirded out about my sore boobs and nausea.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My bff.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes!

9. DUE DATE? Feb. 8th. 2007

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes, nausea but no puking.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Sour slurpees, macaroni salad, and fountain diet coke.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? My boyfriend wouldn't tell any of his friends when we were visiting them for a week in Canada, so they all thought I was a prude because I wouldn't get drunk with them and slept half the time I was there.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Yes... and no.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 60lbs!

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes, a huge co-ed one!

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew, I pretty much planned it and it was at our house. There were at least 50 people there.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? No, not really, I got put on bedrest because of pelvic pressure, though. Oh! And at 16 weeks I had surgery complete with a c-section scar to take out a very large ovarian cyst (Yorick's evil twin.)

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? In a gorgeous delivery room with a huge bay window in Laguna Niguel.

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? A little over 23 hours. They eventually induced me with pitocin after my water broke and I wasn't dilated past 3cm.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My boyfriend. My water broke and I emailed my friends, posted a bulletin on MySpace, sent out a mass text, took a shower, ate breakfast and went.

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? My boyfriend, my 2 best friends, my boyfriend's mom, every nurse in that hospital, the janitor I think, my boyfriend's reluctant best friend, and the doctor at the last minute.


23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural.

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Epidural that wore off many hours before the birth.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs. 4oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? Feb. 2nd.

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Yorick Ellis, first name after a favorite comic book character, and his middle name is the last name of one of our favorite comic book writers.

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? He just turned 2!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Nope

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Nope

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shock

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Nope

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 34

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I was really tired the week before I found out. Dan jokingly said "maybe you're pregnant." I peed on a stick the day after I missed my period. I'm still a very regular girl.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Dan

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? YES!

9. DUE DATE? May 14th

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Nope

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Cookies, Italian food

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? I really wasn't irritable...at least not that I remember LOL!

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Male

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No. I always knew that I would have boys.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 27 pounds

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? I had gestational diabetes.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? In a hospital Houston, TX

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 7 hours

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Dan

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Dan. My Mom & one of my SIL's were there, but we kicked them out of the room when it got down to pushing time.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? You betcha! You don't get extra credit for being in pain LOL!

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 lbs 8 oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? May 4th (it was a scheduled delivery. I got to pick his birthday)

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Geary Peter

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 9 1/2

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? negative

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? negative

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I cried. A lot.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? considered.. but decidely not an option.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 20/21

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I pee'd on a stick.. like most people haha

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? I called a co-worker, from the bathroom.. lol.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? tried.. failed. lol

9. DUE DATE? Jan 1st

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? mmhmm

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? nothing.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? everything.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? like 40

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? no

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I didn't have one

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? yes.. incredible amounts

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? at the hospital while unconscious lol

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? I drove me.

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? kids dad.. and 5000000 drs. srsly, there were a ton of people in tehre.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? emergency c/s

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? I had a seizure.. they knocked me out so... yes? lol

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 4lbs 15oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? dec 19th

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? connor

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 5
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1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Have never been preggo.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? N/A

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? N/A

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? N/A

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? N/A

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? N/A

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? N/A

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? N/A

9. DUE DATE? N/A

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? N/A

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? N/A

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? N/A

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? N/A

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? N/A

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? N/A

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? N/A

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? N/A

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? N/A

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? N/A

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? N/A

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? N/A

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? N/A

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? N/A

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? N/A

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? N/A

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? N/A

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? N/A

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? N/A


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26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? Nov 25

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That's my DH's & my Momma's birthdays! :thumbup: lol

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Excited but scared - "What did we just do????"

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? NEVER

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 30

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Took the test the day before AF was due - I just knew.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? DH

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yep

9. DUE DATE? November 25, 1999

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Nope

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? I didn't really crave anything but enjoyed 2 lunches for the first two trimesters!!!

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Nothing that I recall

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? A little, I just remember thinking "I don't know what to do with a boy".

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 25.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes, three.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Yes, preterm labor and bedrest

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? about 10 I think

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? DH

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? DH

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? C-section. After 2 hours of pushing, he was wedged in my pelvis. Had to have section under general anesthesia because my epidural wasn't working. He had the wound on his head where he was lodged. :-(

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Epidural then general anesthesia

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7lbs 5 oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? November 12, 1999

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Jeffrey Paul

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 9!!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Sheer Joy

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 23

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? DH was right there with me

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes

9. DUE DATE? 4/1

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Try ALL DAY sickness

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Apples

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Meat and my MIL

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Male

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE NopeGETTING?

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 40 :blink:

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes--2

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Yes. I was on bedrest for 4 months due to preterm labor

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? Only a couple before the emergency c-section

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? DH

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? DH got in cause we knew the doc...so he got to be there along with the docs/nurses/etc.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? C-Section

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? It was quite the emergency, so they knocked me out cold.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7lb. 2oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 3/30

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Ryan

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 5

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
uh, heck no.
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
nope.
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
holy crap, now what?
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
nope.
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
17.
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
my best friend at the time guessed that I was, so we went to the clinic, test was positive.
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
my bff at the time, the father, and my now-husband (who was dating my bff in those days).
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
yes, but there is a no-tell policy throughout the majority of our Province.
9. DUE DATE?
which one? Jan 28th, Jan 30th or Feb 2nd
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
nope
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
McDonald's Pizza
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
the father ... telling me what to eat, when to eat, what to do ... etc
13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
boy
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
nope
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
30lbs
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
yes
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
nope
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
I was the last person to deliver in the "delivery room" ... they changed to birthing rooms the next day (was supposed to be in the birthing room, but the bed wasn't set up)
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
23.5
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
my Mom
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
my Mom, the baby father, and my bff at the time
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
oh yeah ... 4 tanks of laughing gas!
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
8 lbs 3.5 oz
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
7:07pm
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Cody Michael Martin N.
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
14 as of last week!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?

Yep

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?

Yep

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?

So Happy

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?

No

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?

23

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

Pregnancy Test at home

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?

Sean

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?

Yep

9. DUE DATE?

May 15, 2005

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

For 9 months

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

Peaches & Fresh Salsa

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?

Sean's dad when they came to visit and we went to visit them. I usually love him though.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?

Girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?

Nope
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

20 pounds

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

Yep, 2

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

I knew, I had to fly from California to Michigan and Florida

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

Gallbladder issues, so I was sort of on bedrest

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?

Sacramento, Ca

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
About 9

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?

Sean

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Sean

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Hell Yeah

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7 pounds 10 oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
10:16pm May 16, 2005

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Keira Corrin

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
She'll be four in May

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
happy, but nervous
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
I am pro-choice, but no, it wasn't an option
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
36
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
home test
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
DH
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
yes
9. DUE DATE?
May 7/03
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
yes - for 9 months
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Wendy's Big Classic burgers
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
DH
13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Boy
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
26
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
yes, two
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
The first one (at work) was a surprise, the second one with family was not
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
yes
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Edmonton, AB
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
19
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
DH
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
DH
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
yes
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
8lb
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
May 11/03
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Owen
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
5

McDonald's pizza? Huh. Never heard of it.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? yup

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? nope, we were happily common law

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? ecstatic!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? nope

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 23

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? wondered when my last period was, and since we were trying decided to take a test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? DH

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yup

9. DUE DATE? Aug 28, 2006

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? nope

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? orange juice (I actually don't like orange juice at all usually!) and watermelon

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? everyone around me...I was totally hormonal

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? nope, we both wanted a girl

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 40ish

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yup

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? knew about them

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? high blood pressure, anxiety

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? at a hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? induced 5PM on the 14th, had an emergency c-section around 7 PM the next day

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? my DH

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? DH and all the peeps in the OR

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? c-section

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Demerol shot well in labour and then the epidural for the c-section

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 pounds 10 oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 7:09 PM August 15th, 2006

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Ava Linn

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 2.5