Tuesday, May 8, 2007

First Born Survey

I got this email from Crystal today and thought it was a good one. A change from the same old surveys :o)

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Nope!!
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Nope!!!
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Kinda relieved....I had never been late before so I was wondering what was going on!! And the feeling of holy crap...what am I going to tell my parents!
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? absolutely not
5. a)HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT PREGNANT? 18
b) WHEN YOU GAVE BIRTH? 19 1/2
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Home test from the drug store but used it in a 7-11 bathroom in Saskatoon
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Alyson and Rachelle....they were there with me but Chris was the first one I called!
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yeah, but my mom had me brainwashed that it was going to be a girl!!!
9. DUE DATE? Sept 21 2000
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Horrible morning sickness :(
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? ice and cream soda slushies from Angelina's...mmmmm!!!
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? nothing really.....I would get cranky when I was hot though
13. WHAT WAS THE SEX OF YOUR FIRST CHILD? Girl :o)
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? nope
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 50 lbs...still trying to lose it!! LOL
16. Did YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yup...two. One from the church and one with friends!
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? The one with the church I think I knew but the other one was a surprise and it was in my house!!!
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? not during but after. The dr. pulled the umbilical cord off the placenta so I had to have DNC right after she was born
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Flin Flon, MB
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 12-ish
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Chris
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Chris, my mom and 2 paramedics!!
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? a shot of Demerol and laughing gas :o)
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8 lbs 14oz
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? Sept 22, 2000
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Alyssa Katie-Lee Hanks
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 61/2 :(

3 comments:

Crystal's blog said...

I never thought of putting that up there. Now to try an remember my answers lmao.

Jamie said...

Great picture! I like that survey idea, I may have to blog it myself one of these days!

Anonymous said...

I will never forget that day we drove in to S'toon and then to 7-Eleven...and listening to you pee on that stick! I am still so proud that my middle name is a part of Alyssa's, I tell people that story all the time. :)

Alyson