Monday, April 1, 2013

Pregnancy memories!


Being Pregnant- Dexter

Some fun for today :)



1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes! I wanted a baby SOOO bad!

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes, 1 year. We had been together four years though.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Crying, screaming, jumping! All out of joy of course.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
Never. Never will be either.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
22, 23 when he arrived.
 My first "tummy" picture. Yes I was in a dressing room trying on maternity clothes!
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
I bought a dollar store test and peed on it.....

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My husband, then a girl I worked with. We had a fun surprise to tell our families but I couldn't wait so I told her!

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

9. DUE DATE?
August 21st 2010- born August 27th


10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
You mean all day sickness

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
The sauce they put on the quesadillas at Taco Bell.. 

12. WHO IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
The guy I was working for at the time, but he was just a jerk.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILDS SEX?
Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope! I love my boy!

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
30 glorious baby pounds.
Two weeks before baby was due! 


16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Three! I am so loved <3! 



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

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Just the usual being pregnant pains!

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Kingsland GA

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
4 days active labor, 48 hours indescribable ridiculous pain,  pushed for 6 hours straight

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
my husband 

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
My hubby, 4 nurses, my midwife, another doctor and my mom. The baby got stuck on the way out so everyone was invited in.. lol

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
au natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
YES!  I wasn't going to but I did, I actually got two epidurals! 

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH??
7lbs 11 oz 

28. DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS??
  He arrived with both hands in the air. He didn't cry or make any noise, and as my mom likes to say he was purple. 

29. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Dexter

30. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
2.5

Being Pregnant- Max



I can't forget my little chucamunga baby.

1. WAS YOUR SECOND PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes it was, we were trying but he came earlier than what we wanted. We were thinking a July baby but he decided May would be nice! 

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes, same guy even!

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Just as excited and happy as I was with the first!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
NEVER

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
24

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
We took a trip out to Utah and the whole time we were driving through the Canyons I was so sick, we bought a test and sure enough I was knocked up!

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My husband and Dexter. Then my mom asked me and I just can't lie to my mom! lol

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

9. DUE DATE?
May 11th I think. I am pretty sure I was two weeks late with him too.

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Uhh yeah.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Chipotle! Luckily I had two very good friends that would make the trek down to Jacksonville with me about once a week.

12. WHO IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
I can't say. hahaha. But I sure you know who you are.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR  SECOND CHILD'S SEX?
Boy!

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No way! I love my boys so much.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
35



16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Nope, my second of the same sex. I believe you only should have a baby shower for your first or if there is a big age gap. Or maybe a small family shower if it is a different sex.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?


18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
I had a toddler to chase around the whole time!

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Kingsland GA.

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
about 24 hours, I was in the hospital 10 hours, but only pushed for like 45 minutes this time!

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
my husband

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
my husband and midwife. A much smaller crowd this time!

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
au natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
I was so close to not. Next time I wont or I will keep trying lol. I got to 8cm's  and thought I was dying.. 

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

28. DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS??
    He drank a lot of his amniotic fluid, and was jaundice. Nothing big 

29. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Max William
30. HOW OLD IS YOUR SECOND BORN TODAY?
10 months! 


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