first born

here's another facebook Q & A - of course, all my facebook friends are now getting a double dose, too...because these blog posts all go to my facebook page ....good grief. ah well.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
no

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
yes - for 8 months

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
terrified

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
no

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
23

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
home pregnancy test, followed by a test at the health center

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
jason - duh

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

9. DUE DATE?
first it was the first week of november, then changed to nov. 29 i believe.

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS
tons - for four months

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE
whoppers and most things from taco bell

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
'bad' foods and throwing up every day

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?
almost none - too much throwing up - i think it was less than 10 lbs...and after she was born, i weighed almost 15 lbs lighter than when i started my pregnancy

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
yes - my mom hosted one at my house

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

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
not really - other than doc was worried about my lack of weight gain, but the baby kept growing, so he wasn't that concerned!

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Mecosta County General Hospital (now called Mecosta County Medical Center)

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I think my water broke around 11:30pm and she was born before 3AM

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
jason - had to stop a couple times in the parking lot because of contractions - it was awful

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
jason and my doc and a nurse - but because it was Thanksgiving weekend, we had a ton of visitors the next day, including my brother and his wife, both sets of grandparents, my aunt and bff

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
too fast of a labor for an epidural that i desperately wanted - i think i got a shot of something - and tylenol after - whoopee.

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
hmm - i think 7 lbs. 15 oz..i'd have to check (is that bad??)

28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
Nov. 28 - 2:49AM (the saturday of Thanksgiving weekend)

30. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Lillian Marie

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
9 years