20 Questions - Page 2

[DannysMomma]

1. What's your due date? Nov. 13, 2006
2. How old are you? 25
3. Where do you live? (whatever you are comfortable sharing) Lawrence, KS
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? Moulin Rouge
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? 1/myriad
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? gosh, so many to choose from
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby? "Irish Lullabye", "Bheir Me O", and "Imagine"
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? "Mother Goose in Prose" by L. Frank Baum, "Edwurd Fudwupper" by Berkley Breathed
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did? SAHM and loving it!
10. What kind of music do you like? all kinds
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant) pasta
12. What is your favorite quote?"You made a circle to keep me out, I made a circle to include us both"
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I am an awesome mother
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? My smile
15. What are your hobbies? reading & writing
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? chasing my toddler
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? drug-free birth
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do? scrap it all, baby's sleeping in our room
19. What kinds of pets do you have? 1 cat- Henry, L'orange
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? I'm an anarchist.

[midwestmeg]

1. What's your due date? Nov. 20, 2006
2. How old are you? 29
3. Where do you live? (whatever you are comfortable sharing) St. Cloud MN
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? Gone with the Wind
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? 1 to 4, maybe?!
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? Oh, I read everything. I loved The Time Travelers Wife, lately.
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby? Oh my darling Clementine, You are my Sunshine, Red River Valley
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? Blueberries for Sal
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did? A little of everything.... I help care for my neighbor with ALS, bookwork for my BIL and keep up with our sprawl; all with my dd in tow.
10. What kind of music do you like? Folk, blues, alternative, my local college radio station.
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant) Sushi, Indian, anything raw or spicy! Oh I love 'hippie food' and fried 'Fair food'. I am hungry just thinking about this!
12. What is your favorite quote? The Golden Rule
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I am confident.
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? My big smile.
15. What are your hobbies? I run, bike, swim; garden; collect wooden/vintage kids stuff; cook and EAT!
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? Run, bike, swim, work hard!
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? Another water birth, no drugs.
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do? Lots of bright colors and a big budget for cool stuff I find on the internet!
19. What kinds of pets do you have? 2 cats- Fred and Zena and my Rottweiler, Nigel.
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? I can operate almost any piece of machinery (I'm best on a forklift, good on the bobcat and okay on the backhoe) and I run my own chainsaw.

[paxye]

1. What's your due date? Mid to end Nov
2. How old are you? 29
3. Where do you live? (whatever you are comfortable sharing) Quebec, Canada
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? Big Lobowski, Oh Brother where art thou?,Fear and Loathing,
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? I have two boys already, would like 4 kids of my own and then adopt.
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? Pillars of the Earth, Wicked, Geek Love
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby? Stay awake (mary poppins)
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? The butterfly Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast and the 2th Century World Treasury
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did? SAHM and a bit of wah... wouldn't change a thing
10. What kind of music do you like? Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Squirrel Nut Zippers,
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant) Sushi and avocados... oh and Ice cream!
12. What is your favorite quote? the one in my sig
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I am honest
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? I don't wear makeup!
15. What are your hobbies? Computer, Reading, Walking
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? Walking
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? Great Unassisted birth and a lot shorter then my last two (49 hours and 22 hours)
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do? No nursery here!
19. What kinds of pets do you have? 2 cats
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? I'm an Atheist

[amm0406]

1. What's your due date? Nov 17th.
2. How old are you? 28. I'll be 29 in May.
3. Where do you live? (whatever you are comfortable sharing) very close burb to Philadelphia, PA
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? Jerry Maguire but I hate Tom Cruise. lol
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? I have a daughter and this could be my last child, am unsure. I'm too high strung for a lot of kids.
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? Anything nonfiction
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby?my first song is usually "you are my sunshine"
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? anything that deals with being self-accepting and deals with differences in people
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did? I am a work at home mom (medical transcription) and I am shooting for law school
10. What kind of music do you like? R&B, hiphop, jazz, pop
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant) pg - fruit, nonpg - pizza
12. What is your favorite quote? "I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I don't take crap off of people. lol
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? Lots of sleep and plucking grey hair.
15. What are your hobbies? Travel, photography, writing
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? I love swimming
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? sucessful VBAC, fast labor, no interventions, laboring in tub, baby occiput anterior, no ripping, a private room, and immediate bfing.
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do? A round crib, a nature theme with clouds and sun on the ceiling, berber carpet
19. What kinds of pets do you have? allergies won't allow it
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? I'm biracial! My father is American Indian.

[Ellie Jan]

1. What's your due date? Nov 3rd
2. How old are you? 30
3. Where do you live? (whatever you are comfortable sharing) Coastal Maine
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? We really don't watch movies
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? I have a 2.5 year old and a 7 month old. I always wanted 3 kids by the time I'm 30 and this babe will honor that by about 25 days.
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? I can't think of any, I don't really have time to read.
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby? We usually make up songs about what we are doing.
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? Right now we are enjoying "I Love You Stinky Face".
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did? SAHM and I wouldn't change a thing.
10. What kind of music do you like? Country and Classic Rock
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant) Mexican
12. What is your favorite quote? ?
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I'm open-minded and will try to see others side of a situation.
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? Get enough sleep
15. What are your hobbies? Msg boards and eBay
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? Pilates & Yoga
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? Exactly like DD and DS. Approx 6 hours, unmedicated and very minimal intervention. Also in a hospital for DH's sanity.
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do? No nursery here but I'd love (for myself) a huge calming room with a circular canopy crib, something like in the movies. I'd build it and then make the family bed in the babies room.
19. What kinds of pets do you have? No pets until the kids are older.
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? There is not much. I'm not good at hiding how I feel and it's usually written all over my face and in my body language. My parents used to laugh that I could never lie to them, I can't hide anything.

Marcia

[mesmerize138]

1. What's your due date? Nov. 26th, 2006
2. How old are you? 27
3. Where do you live? Cambridge, MA
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? Princess Bride, Unbreakable, Bladerunner
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? This is my first, and I'm planning to have three ... I think.
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? Ender's Game, Black Jewels
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby? Anything from Rise Up Singing
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did? Barista/massage therapist
10. What kind of music do you like? Rock, classical, folk
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant) Not PG: sushi, cheese, eggs benedict. PG: absolutely nothing except for juice
12. What is your favorite quote? "She moves, oh how she moves..." (see below)
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? My unbridled enthusiasm for life
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? Ain't got none!
15. What are your hobbies? Watching movies, yoga, snowboarding, cooking
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? Yoga
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? In my living room, with only my midwife, my husband, and my best friend, short labor, happy and healthy baby
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do? Primary colors: red, yellow, and blue
19. What kinds of pets do you have? 4 cats, 2 fish
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? I'm an amateur burp contest winner.

[Ileifa]

1. What's your due date? November 10th, we think
2. How old are you? 34
3. Where do you live? (whatever you are comfortable sharing) New Jersey
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? Men in Black, Love Actually,When Harry Met Sally
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? I have 2 right now and one on the way. I think this is the last baby (but we said that after my son was born! )
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? Anything by Karen Armstrong or Pema Chodron. Fiction:The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev.
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby? You Got it, Roy Orbison, The Rose, Bette Midler
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? Guess How Much I Love You, and Where the Wild Things Are
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did?I am Mama
10. What kind of music do you like? All music even Country!
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant) Pregnant: Oatmeal, Not pregnant: Masala Dosa with chickpeas
12. What is your favorite quote? "here comes the sun and I say, it's all right."
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I forgive
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? stay out of the sun
15. What are your hobbies? surfing the net, cooking, gardening, buying books
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? yoga, walking, swimming
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? Having a healthy baby
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do?It would be a family nursey since we share sleep. There would be a california king bed in it with all organic bedding, since I think we are going to outgrow our king size bed. Environmentally clear paint, brand new bamboo floors and pure air from our in wall hepa filter. Also a water fountain for calming sleep and blackout shades and a natural light changing no ring alarm so we can all wake up with the sun. There would be a family altar and a bunch of cushions to sit and meditate. AND no clothes anywhere, they would be in the closet down the hall.
19. What kinds of pets do you have? We have two cats
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? I am very shy

[Brisen]

1. What's your due date? late oct/early nov
2. How old are you? 26
3. Where do you live? (whatever you are comfortable sharing) Toronto,Ontario, Canada
4. What is/are your favorite movie(s)? the blues brothers, the princess bride, the last unicorn
5. How many children do you have/do you want to have? have 3, want a large family
6. What is/are your favorite book(s) or author(s)? Little Hous on the Prairie books; Walden; Douglas Adams; Dickens
7. What are your favorite lullabies/ what will you sing to your baby?
what a difference a day makes; down to the river to pray (from O Brother where art thou); some Raffi songs
8. What are your favorite books for babies/children? Seuss; Lucado; A. A. Milne
9. What do you do for a living/what do you wish you did? Sahm... would like to have a hobby farm or get a wahm yarn-y business going
10. What kind of music do you like? blues, jazz, romantic, folk, classic rock
11. What is your favorite food? (pregnant and non-pregnant)maybe I should just list what I don't like, hehe... pizza, chocolate, bbq steak, seafood, poutine, homemade soup, fresh bread & butter, cheese, egg nog, fresh berries, crisp apples...
12. What is your favorite quote? For birth -- "We have a secret in our culture, and it's not that birth is painful. It's that women are strong." Laura Stavoe Harm
13. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I'm interested in a lot of things & enjoy learning
14. What is your favorite beauty secret? no makeup and eating lots of fat!
15. What are your hobbies? reading, music, crochet, hiking/camping (if I ever get to)
16. What is your favorite form of exercise? walking/hiking
17. What is your ideal birth story for this baby? midwives keep to themselves & I catch the baby... or we decide not to call at all
18. If you were designing your dream nursery right now, what would you do? Get another king-sized bed
19. What kinds of pets do you have? a cat
20. What is one random fact about you that no one could guess by looking at you? I'm pg! but once I'm showing... that I can piggy-back carry my dh. I'm 5' and weigh about 105 lbs when not pg... he's about 5'8" and about 180 lbs. He didn't believe that I could until I did it.

[Brisen]

Originally Posted by paxye

10. What kind of music do you like? Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Squirrel Nut Zippers

I've only heard a few squirrel nut zippers songs, but they were great!