Saturday, January 9, 2010

Mommy Notes

This was sent to me on Facebook. Novel idea!

Here you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Just copy and paste it in a new note for yourself! Tag 10 mommies when you're finished.

Let's see how much you remember!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? And then some! She was conceived through in vitro.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shocked that it finally worked!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 23

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? They told us that we weren't pregnant at first. And I had an awful weekend. Monday, I had to go back for blood tests so we knew when to start again. They called Thursday and said "Ooops, you really are pregnant!"

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? I was too stunned. I don't know that I told anyone!

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

9. DUE DATE? 3-9-99

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Not really, but I couldn't overeat or I would get sick.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Taco Bell. It made me gain 11 pounds in one month!

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?Are you kidding? All I wanted was that baby!

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

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? We just wanted a healthy baby.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 31

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Kind of :) I was on bed rest and couldn't go. Dave went in my place.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew. And it had to be rescheduled twice because of snow.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Oh yeah! Low progesterone, problems with the placenta, preterm labor

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Carle Hospital, Urbana,IL

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? Induced at 9 am, started pushing at 9 pm. She wasn't born until 11:49 pm.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Husband

22. WHO WAS WITH YOU WHEN YOU GAVE BIRTH? Husband, doctors and nurses.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? I didn't want to at first but when I couldn't stop getting sick, I did.

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 lbs. 4 ozs.

28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? Monday, February 15, 1999

30. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Kelsey Margaret

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 11 next month