I saw this on Helly's Blog and thought it looked nice, so I figured I'd give it a try.  The results were surprisingly accurate.

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.

Well, everyone ... it is OFFICIAL!!!!  I leave on a plane for Las Vegas in 15 days!  I fly out of Dallas/Ft. Worth around 5pm on September 2nd, and arrive in Las Vegas just before 11pm.  I hope I can get a window seat.......to see the lights, as we near the city.  I leave Vegas on September 15th (a day earlier than planned, but cheaper) at 7am and arrive in Dallas around 4:30pm.
 
I'm so excited!  I can't wait to see Bobby's face when he sees that we'll be going on a plane!  He loves to watch them fly overhead, and this is just a bonus!  I hope that they still allow children to see the cockpit, and give them their own "wings".  He would totally love that!

I probably won't be on the computer much over the next 2 weeks, due to catching up laundry and getting the apartment clean and organized.  I want it looking good, so that if Greg lets it get bad, I don't have double the work to do when I return.  I'll be sure to read up on blogs in the mornings, though!
                           

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? UGH!
2. How much cash do you have on you? I don't carry cash
3. What’s a word that rhymes with “TEST” (not last person’s answer!) Best
4. Planet?  Pluto
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list? I only have 3 missed calls.....the third one is my mom and dad's cell
6. What is your favorite ring on your phone?  Don't have one right now.  Lost all my ringtones when my first phone broke.
7. What shirt are you wearing? My nightshirt
8. What do you label yourself? Cautious
9. Name the brand of your shoes you're recently wearing? White Stag (Keds)
10. Bright or Dark Room? Dark
11. What were you doing at midnight last night? Playing Gravity Tiles on my computer
12. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? "You have 69 T-Mobile To Go Whenever Minutes remaining. Please refill your account soon by dialing *TOGO from your mobile phone."   I have a plan where if I run low, I can use a refill card to add minutes until I get more.....
13. Where is your nearest 7-11? Right around the corner
14. What's a saying that you say a lot? "Sure"
15. Who told you they loved you last? Greg
16. Last furry thing you touched? A friend's cat 
17. How Many Drugs Have You Done In The Past three Days? 800mg of Ibuprofen for a headache 
18. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed? I don't....I own digital
19. Favorite age you have been so far? 23
20. Your worst enemy? My ex-in-laws
21. What is your current desktop picture? A picture of my son being carried, asleep, by my dad 
22. What was the last thing you said to someone? "I love you and I'll be in bed soon" 
23. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly, which would you choose? A million bucks, easily!
24. Do you like someone? I like a lot of people 
25. The last song you listened to? "Me and My Gang" by Rascal Flatts, on the radio 

I have a 'new' car!!!  It's a 1998 Toyota Sienna LE Minivan!  It has tinted windows, power locks, power windows, AM/FM CD player, Air conditioning (with vents through the back), tilt steering, ABS, Front wheel drive........it's so awesome!!!  It's even in great condition; no rust or dings anywhere.

Greg had to take it back to work today, so that they could put new front brakes on it and give it a tuneup and oil change.  The only thing I don't know how to take care of, is getting it registered.  Right now, it's an untitled vehicle, so I don't know how to get plates for it.  We'll find out.  I'm posting a pic from google of the van, but I'll take some today or tomorrow of the outside and inside!

I'm just so excited.....!!!!

I just had to share this....it was too cute

What a wonderful time!!!  A bit crowded, but all in all, it was a blast!!!  My mom picked me up and drove me to the hotel in Arlington, TX.  We arrived and saw Debby, just as she was preparing to leave her class for the evening.  We all went up to the hotel room, and mom showed me all the things that she had learned how to do.

Mom and I hit the pool, and watched some of the "dive-in" movie.  They were showing Sandlot 2.  It was a pretty crappy movie, but that's okay.  I enjoyed swimming and chatting with mom.

The next morning, I got out of bed around 8am.  Mom and Debby had to be at a class, and took off.  I looked and looked for Debby's car keys, so I could get mom's stuff in the car, but Debby had taken them with her.  I headed down to the convention and decided to wait for them to get out of their class and get the keys from her at that point.
This was the entrance to the convention.
This is the hallway, just after people were being let into the convention.  I was sitting and waiting for mom and Debby to get out of their class.
       
       
These were pictures of the crowds.  I couldn't get very good ones, but it gives you an idea of how many people could've been there!
This is Tamara.  She taught "Make and Take" projects during the convention.  My mom was known as the "Troublemaker" during her visits to Tamara's make and takes.
This picture is my mom, Tamara and me.

It was loads of fun!!!  By the time Debby got out of her class at 1:30 pm, we were all ready to go home!!!

God, do I ever need this tonight!!!  I am leaving with my mom in about a half hour, to drive down to Arlington, Texas for the Great American Scrapbook Convention.  I am spending the night with her and her best friend, Debby, and we are going swimming and stuff.  I will be able to walk the floor tomorrow, to browse scrapbooking stuff!!

I can't wait!!!!!

I'll make sure to take pics and post them over the weekend!!!  See you all after Sunday!

1. At lunch, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hairdryer at passing cars.  See if they slow down.

2. Page yourself over the intercom.  Don't disguise your voice.

3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.

4. Put your garbage can on your desk at work and label it "IN".

5. When trying on clothes in a dressing room, yell out, "THERE IS NO TOILET PAPER IN HERE"

6. In the memo field of all your checks, write "For Sexual Favors"

7. Finish all your sentences with "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPHECY"

8. Dont use puncuatation 

9. As often as possible, skip, rather than walk.

10. Specify that your drive-thru order is "TO GO"

11. Sing along at the opera 

12. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.

13. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.

14. When the money comes out of the ATM, scream "I WON I WON!"

15. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! THEY'RE LOOSE!!"

16. Tell your children over dinner, "Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

Julie, your lucky charm is a Rabbit's Foot!

There's just something mysterious about you when it comes to luck. That's why your good luck charm is a rabbit's foot.

Originating in the voodoo back waters of the bayou, the rabbit's foot is extremely powerful and brings good luck to all (except rabbits).

Some say that the rabbit must be killed during a full moon by a cross-eyed person and the left hind foot must be carried in the left jacket pocket for it to be truly lucky. However this is not always the case. Given the bunny's reputation for fertility, you might get lucky at the mere thought of a rabbit's foot.

Regardless of your ritual, carrying a colorful rabbit's foot is a constant reminder that you are lucky, and have great things to look forward to.

Pecans in the Cemetery

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.

Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me." He just knew what it was, so he jumped back on his bike and rode off.

Now just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. "Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."

The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk." When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me..." The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord."

Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iro n bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.

At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."

They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the boy on the bike!

-Author Unknown

If only things were this simple for everyone all of the time.......

The joys of being thrown into the air and caught by your Daddy!!!

And, now for the relaxing.......

I just loved watching my boys swimming together.  I was unable to get into the pool, so I took pictures.  Hope you all enjoy them!!!!

P.S.  I would've put a video link on, but I can't figure out how to do it......*sigh*