My First-Born

this one was cute and different - had to do it, lol...


1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Not at all

2. WHO FATHERED YOUR CHILD?
my husband Curt, there's no denying him, Max looks JUST like him, lol

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
For the first few days I was very upset because I was still in college and Curt and I weren't married. But I knew that everything would work out so I got excited after a few days and starting thinking about baby names!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
Not at all

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
22

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
I had gone to S.C. with my mom and sister to visit my brother and I was supposed to "start" while we were there. The day I got back to Louisville, I made Curt stop at Walgreen's to get a test just so I could stop worrying about it. I KNEW it was going to be negative. But boy, did I get a major shock!! Tip for others taking a pregnancy test and you don't think you are ready for a positive, don't take the digital test. There is nothing more shocking than seeing the word, "PREGNANT" staring you right back in the face! HA!

7. WHO WAS THE FIRST TO KNOW?
Curt

9. WHAT WAS YOUR DUE DATE?
january 8 or 10, 2005

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
OMG, YES! Although I wouldn't call it morning sickness, it was more like ALL day sickness. I had it for the first 5 months.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Nothing really. I wanted Little Debbie brownies sometimes, but I wouldn't say I craved them

12. WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
People wanting to touch my belly. That was weird.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILDS SEX?
boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Not at all

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT?
about 35

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yep

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
We found out the sex at our first ultrasound. I don't think we could have waited the whole pregnancy

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Not really, I had a lot of back pain in the end

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Louisville

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I never really went into labor. I got sick from an infection, and they had to induce me because I was running a high fever and Max's heart rate kept dropping. But from the time I got to the hospital and had him it was a total of about 13 hours

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Curt

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Well, I didn't really give birth, but Curt was there and a bunch of doctor's

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
c-section unfortunately

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Yep. I got an epidural because my contractions were induced with pitocin. OH my word do those HURT!!!! But I would have needed medicine anyway because I ended up with a c-section.

25. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDATE?
january 5, 2005

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

28. DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS?
Nope, he was perfect!

29. WHAT DID YOU NAME HE/SHE?
Max Riley

30. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
He just turned two this month. I can't believe it!