February 4, 2009

Baby Tag

1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? Jared we got a phone call the last day of February 2001 telling us we had been selected by a birth mom, Alex I was at the doctors office thinking I was about to here really bad news, Tyler I just knew but I found out for sure with a pregnancy test at home on Alex's 1st birthday, Baby Number 4 we found out Thanksgiving day.

2- Who was with you? Eric was with me each time.

3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? see #1

4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? Jared thrilled and excited, Alex shocked and amazed then stressed the whole time, Tyler peaceful, #4 still trying to recover from shock.

5- Your Husbands reaction? Happy always.

6- Who was the first person you told? Eric

7-Did you plan to get pregnant? Alex no, Tyler yes, #4 no

8-Was everybody happy for you? Everyone seemed excited

9- Did you go out and celebrate? We celebrated when we found out with Jared and with # 4 I don't remember with the other 2.

10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes

11- What was the sex? Boy, Boy, Boy, ?

12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes.

13- If yes, who? Jared we had 3 showers, Alex and Tyler Amy Tadlock gave me my shower.

14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? Yes.

15- How much weight did you gain? Alex 50+ pounds, Tyler 25 pounds #4 nothing so far.

16- Did you loose all of the weight that you gained? Yes

17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? Yes with Alex I did.

18- What did you crave the most? Red meat in both cases. Which I actually hardly eat otherwise. Nothing so far with this one.

19- Did you crave anything crazy? Not really.

20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? People touching my belly.

21- Were you married at the time? Yes

22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Alex I was under a lot of stress which caused some problems at the end. Tyler was so easy they should all be like that. So far we good with this one.

23- Where were you when you went into labor? Alex I was induced (do not recommend) Tyler I was on my way to the hospital to be induced luckily my contractions started on the way!!!!!!

24- Did your water break? Yes

25- was lost somewhere in the blogosphere.

26- Did you go early or late? Alex they induced and he came 1 hour before his due date. Tyler was a couple days late because I didn't want to be induced.

27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Eric and the medical staff

28- Was it video taped? No why would I want to see that.

29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Yes please

30-Did you go vaginal or have a c-section? vaginal

31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? I was tired and happy!

32- How big was the baby(s)? Alex 7 lbs 8 oz. Tyler 8 lbs. 8 oz.

33- Did your Husband cry? he got a little teary eyed

34- What did you name the baby(s)? Jared Marshall, Alexander Glen, Tyler Alan

35-Did the name have any significance to you? Yes Jared's middle name is after Eric's Grandfather, Alex is named after both my grandfathers and Tyler's middle name is after my dad.

36-Does the baby's name fit? I think so.

37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Alex was born with bilateral club feet and lung problems and was jaundice. Tyler was fine.

38- How old are your babies today? 7, 6, 5

39- When is the next one(s) coming? July

40- If you could would you do it all over again? Apparently so!!

I tag who ever wants to!

3 comments:

Amy Coons said...

I really loved reading this!! Regrettably I didn't know a lot. Thank you for sharing! Babies are amazing huh? :)

Crystal said...

You are the lucky number 5! (Number one ducked out, so if you copy the post and put it on your blog, you'll get a gift from me!)

Sara said...

: ) You are so awesome. : ) What a cool tag. I'm excited for July!! --And March!! --I can't wait to hear what you're having!! : )