Saw this on Helly's blog, and thought it might be fun.  I won't be answering about my actual first child, as I don't remember much about the pregnancy and whatnot, so I'll be answering regarding Bobby.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes, we had been trying for over a year

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was calm until I scheduled an ultrasound with my doctor's office.  I had had a false positive blood test 2 months prior, and didn't believe the lab would tell me the right news again.  After the 8-week ultrasound, I was excited.

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

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

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I had a migraine when I'd gone into work. A friend of mine offered me Advil, and within 15 minutes of taking it, I was running for the bathroom to throw up. I knew, at that moment, that I was pregnant.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My mom, then my husband (he was out fishing with my dad, that day, and my mom was the first one I called when I took the home test. after confirming with the home test, I called my dad's cell, and let Greg know)

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes, and we did.

9. DUE DATE? January 14, but I was induced exactly 7 days later.

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? No, but I did have nauseousness

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? ice cream and chinese food (i think) ... my cravings changed from week to week

12. WHO IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? I don't think anything irritated me, except not being allowed to be alone or drive a car for the last trimester.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILDS SEX? Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I had hoped for a girl, but all I really cared about was that he was healthy

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 5 or 10 ... I lost weight when the pregnancy began (from drinking water and eating 3 times a day), and then gained a few at the end

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? My mom's friend, Debby, held a shower for me when we moved at the beginning of the final trimester

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

8. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? At 32 weeks, I had a grand mal seizure at 4:30 in the morning. I woke up in the hospital at 8:30 in the morning, being told by the doctor that if my blood pressure didn't drop, they would have to deliver by c-section. I spent 3 days in the hospital, had EEGs done and they could find no cause for it. So, I couldn't be alone (just in case it happened again) and wasn't allowed to drive for 6 months.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? York Hospital in York, Maine

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? On the 21st of January, I was induced at 9:40am. I chose to have them break my water and labor began and progressed for a few hours. At 1:30pm, I opted for a dose of Stadall, to help with the pain, but it was still intense. Around 3:00pm, I ended up with an epidural (I had sworn that I would never get one of those done) and the doctor decided an hour later that labor wasn't moving along like it should, as I had stopped dilating. So, around 4:00pm, I was given Pitocin. Thank God, I couldn't feel the pain!!! Bobby was delivered at 6:02pm, the same day.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My parents and Greg

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Greg (of course) and my parents. My mom and dad knew I wanted pictures taken, since we didn't have a video camera, so they took all the pictures of the delivery. My dad got some really nice pics (even though it's not common to have your dad there, taking them). My mom cut the umbilical cord, since Greg wasn't interested (said it would make him sick, cutting flesh like that).

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural (and only 3 stitches)

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yes. I had Stadall after 3 hours of trying without drugs, and when the Stadall didn't work, I ended up with the epidural.

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?? 10 lbs 1/2 oz.

28. DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS? He wasn't breathing, so they actually had to "bag" him with oxygen for a minute and a half (though it felt MUCH longer than that), but then he was fine.

29. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Robert Francis (after both my and greg's grandfathers)

30. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN? 3 years 2 months exactly today.