My Baby Story

A different sort of tag that I thought was good because I've never written down these kind of things.


1. Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant?
1st: At home in my bathroom in Utah
2nd: At home in my bathroom in Virginia
3rd: At home in my bathroom in Virginia


2. Who was with you?
1st: I was with Tom. My sister Erin was visiting so I came out and told her right away.
2nd: By myself and then ran out to tell Tom.
3rd: Totally by myself because Tom refused to believe that I was being serious. So I came out laughing and said something like "I told you so" and we told Samantha (and Tommy who didn't understand) too.

3. What was your first reaction?
1st: Totally thrilled
2nd: Excited and kind of "whatever" too because I pretty much expected it.
3rd: Shell-shocked and kind of giddy/crazy acting.

4.What was your husband's reaction?
1st: Excited!
2nd: WAY excited!
3rd: Dubious that I was playing a trick on him and kind of shell-shocked himself. More immediately excited.

5. Who was the first person you told?
1st: My sister Erin
2nd: Our real estate agent (seriously-but that was kind of an accident). Um...our parents.
3rd: Our kids, then my mom I guess.

6. Were the pregnancies planned?
1st: Totally
2nd:Absolutely
3rd: Yes! Maybe for later-but definitely planned!

7. Was everyone happy for you?
1st: Yes!
2nd: Yes!
3rd: Everyone was thrilled for me and they understood how I could be overwhelmed at the same time. I have the best friends and family.

8. What was the sex?
1st: Girl
2nd: Boy
3rd: Didn't find out through ultrasound but a sweet little girl.

9. What was the nursery theme/colors?
1st: A blank cinder block wall in the dorms. You can't put nails in cinderblock and we didn't have the money for a crib set. She had pink sheets and that was about it.
2nd: That popular Jungle Malawi. Totally pretty color of green in his bedroom taken right from the bed set.
3rd: A gorgeous pink and green floral set from my mom.

10. Did anyone throw a shower for you?
1st: Yes, my mother-in-law and sister-in-laws at Tom's Aunt's house
2nd: Yes! Glady, Amy, Megan, and Krista in Virginia.
3rd: Nope-I moved and didn't know hardly anyone. I had everything I needed plus my mom and mother-in-law were beyond generous.

11. Did you get any outfits you wouldn't use?
1st: Some things for Samantha I pulled the tags off for Eliza because they were in completely different seasons.
2nd: A ton because I received so many wonderful hand-me-downs. I almost literally couldn't use them all.
3rd: I put everything she was given on her immediately.

12. How much weight did you gain?
1st: 25 lbs.
2nd: 27 lbs.
3rd:30-35 lbs. I stopped paying attention, I was upset.

13. Did you get stretch marks?
1st: Um YES!!
2nd: Not too many more over the old ones-they just restretched.
3rd: I couldn't see below my belly to be able to tell.

14. Did you crave anything crazy?
1st: Pringles!! I made Tom go out and get me some immediately upon seeing an ad for them, ate the entire can and then...well you can guess the outcome.
2nd: I don't remember....maybe orange juice.
3rd: I just wanted peanut butter toast and hot chocolate all the time (comfort foods), macaroni and cheese-and I hate that normally.

15. Who or what got on your nerves the most?
1st: Residents who bothered me
2nd: Samantha
3rd: Anyone who spoke to me or looked at me funny.

16. Where were you when you went into labor?
1st: Hard to say since I was in labor for days (seriously) but at my house. I went to lunch with Tom, took a test for my statistics class, went to my sister's Women's chorus concert and then headed into the hospital at about 3:00 AM
2nd: In the hospital for a planned induction
3rd: Ditto!

17. Did you have any complications?
1st: Not a one, they were very surprised by Samantha's size.
2nd: The medical community might not consider it a complication but I certainly did-my epidural wouldn't work and I felt every single contraction badly. The doctor finally came and wiggled it and it flooded into my system right before I had to push (so that was lucky!)
3rd: Nothing too serious thankfully but they kept losing Eliza's heart rate and had to keep putting the oxygen mask on me.

18. Did your water break?
All three they broke for me.

19. Who drove you to the hospital?
1st: Tom
2nd: Tom
3rd:Myself-in Arizona they start you on gels at night before, then the pitocin in the morning so I was there overnight by myself. I couldn't sleep and basically it was the worst night ever.

20. Did you go early or late?
1st: 3 days late
2nd: 3 days early (induction)
3rd: 10 days early (induction)

21. Who was in the room?
1st: Tom and my MIL for a while.
2nd: Tom and my MIL and FIL for a while.
3rd: Tom and my mom was shopping so she got there like 10 minutes before the baby was born. I was sitting there knowing the baby was coming and not telling anyone so that she would be there when it happened.

22. Did you video tape it?
Yes for all three. I only allowed Samantha to be taped afterward but as long as Tom was "modest" about it I allowed him whatever for the next two.

23. Did you have any pain medication?
1st: Best epidural ever.
2nd: Stupid stadol that makes you crazy and then a lousy epidural.
3rd: An epidural from a very funny doctor.

24. Did you have a c-section or natural?
Natural

25. What was your reaction to the birth?
Everything as you'd expect-loving, happy, weepy, thrilled. I was always more sick and shaky then I expected/remembered.

26. How big was the baby?
1st: 9 lbs 14 oz.
2nd: 9 lbs 5 oz.
3rd: 9 lbs 1 oz.

27. What was the baby's full name?
1st: Samantha Anne
2nd: Thomas Daniel
3rd: Eliza Delee

28. Did your husband cry?
Yes, for the girls-but I guess he was teaching Tommy to be manly or something because I didn't see him-I think he did mention getting teared up.

29. When is the next one coming?
I just take them one at a time, not too soon I think.

30. If you could, would you do it all over again?
Oh yes, it's the best thing in the world. I have easy labors so I always kind of enjoy them. (that's crazy I know, but it's the truth). And to have my kids-I would have hard labor too!

Samantha

Tommy

Eliza