A Survey for Mothers, please steal and use on your blog!!!!!!

First Born

Here you go mommies – a different kind of survey for a change – it’s all about your first born!

Let’s see how much you remember!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? No

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Scared but then happy

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? NEVER

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? Conceived at 21, Born at 22

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Pregnancy tests

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Eric, I said “honey, we are in trouble” I was crying, he went numb

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? I wanted to know but my mom convinced Eric that we should be surprised so I wasnt allowed to find out

9. DUE DATE? I cant remember, I think it was April 7, she was born April 6

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Not with Lexi

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? These absolutely delicious enchiladas that were sold at Costco that we cant find anymore (damn they were good)

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE, JK, I dont remember being UNREASONABLY irritable

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD’S SEX? Girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I knew she was a girl, everyone told me she was a boy, my mom bought onesies with cars and dinosaurs on them in anticipation of a boy but I knew she was my girl, and Ive wanted a girl first since I was very little

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 10lbs, then lost 60lbs, so I was 50lbs lighter after she was born than before I got preggo, too bad I gained it all and then some back

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes. Amber my bestie wasnt in town so her mom threw the party for me and she of course spoiled me and Lexi rotten, thank your mom for me again Amber!!!!! (side note, Amber threw the second shower since she was in town) Love ya Amber

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew, I went shopping for party supplies with Ambers mom

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Yes, I was on bed rest for a few weeks and then she was breech, (butt first) so we had to do an emergency C-section

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Desert Sam, Mesa AZ

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? Lets see, water broke at 1:30pm, mom and Eric got home around 2 to take me to the hospital, arrived at hospital probably around 2:30pm or so, did paperwork, got checked, blah blah blah, found out she was breech, and then born at 4:17pm. So not much of a labor, in fact I had 2 contractions, that didnt hurt and my mom was mad at me lol, Love ya Mom

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My mom

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Eric was there for the C-section

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-Section? Unplanned C-section. Again, she was breech

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Of course, they cut me open, there is no way I’d do that with no meds, LOL

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6lbs 7oz

28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? 4/6/00

30. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Alexandria Lynne Blair

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 9 and a 1/2

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