First Born

Here is my post on my first born. "Second born" post to come in about 5 weeks or so... ;)

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes, but it was a bit surprising how quickly it happened.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes, for a little over 2 years.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Shock. I had thought we started "trying" too late for it to happen that month and so I didn't think anything of it when I was having normal symptoms for that time of the month but I was also having a few weird ones. After much convincing by some friends, I took a test and it came back negative. I thought my strange symptoms could be from my new asthma medicine so I mentioned it to my doctor. She also thought I was pregnant and gave me a test, even though I told her I didn't think that was it. The nurse walked out to the waiting room where I was sitting to tell me it came back positive. I know she took me back to see the doc again but I honestly don't remember anything from that moment until I was in the car again. I called Rob, said "I'm pregnant", and he replied "um, so we're good then". Guess he was shocked too.

4. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
26

5. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Test at doctor's office

6. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
Rob over the phone (someone deservered to be as shocked as me).

7. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes but Rob didn't. We agreed we'd find out with the first (since that's when you have your baby shower) and not with our second.

8. DUE DATE?
May 24, 2006 by LMP, May 30, 2006 by ultrasound/conception date

9. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes! I was queasy starting around 6-7 weeks and threw up from about weeks 8-12.

10. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Fruit and milk shakes.

11. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
People who kept insisting I wasn't gaining enough. I actually had a co-worker apologize after Hannah was born because he was so insistent that I wasn't eating enough and was hurting the baby (and then he found out she was 8.5lbs at birth!).

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

13. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope, we both wanted a girl first.

14. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
22lbs

15. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes, several, although two of them had to be postponed until after her birth because of restricted travel due to preterm labor.

16. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
The one at work was a surprise but I knew about the rest.

17. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
I had implanation bleeding, an umbilical hernia that required surgery at 15 weeks, and preterm labor starting at 32 weeks.

18. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Community North

19. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I was induced. They started the medicine at 8am and she was born at 5:35pm, so about 9.5 hours.

20. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Rob and Jen

21. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Rob, my doctor, a few nurses

22. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

23. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Yes, although if I had realized I was only a half hour from pushing I might have tried to wait it out.

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

25. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ?
May 23, 2006

26. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Hannah Michelle

27. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
She will be 3 years old in May.