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#1 ·
Figured this might be a little something to get to know each other :D

1. What is your first name?

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

4. When are you "due?"

5. Do you have any names picked out?

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

9. What is your plan for the birth?

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc)

12. What state do you live in?

13. Do you have any hobbies?

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details.
 
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Hi, I'm Amanda!
If this one sticks, it will be our first!
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#153 ·
1. What is your first name?

Kayleigh

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

I have three. Colton 2yo, Liam 13mo and another LO on the way. (thinking pink!)

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

married

4. When are you "due?"

my EDD is Oct 13

5. Do you have any names picked out?

Not yet, we are having a lot of trouble with names with this LO.

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

I am a SAHM, I am a Marine wife and like to knit.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

We are pretty sure this is our last but you never know, we may want more later.

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

Lately all I want is cherry tomatoes and cheese with 1000 island dressing, I know, I know, not really that healthy.

9. What is your plan for the birth?

I am planning on going all natural.

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

DH and I are kind of hoping for twin girls. Yes, we are that crazy! lol

11. You hope your baby has your height and his eyes.

12. What state do you live in?

Right now we are in California.

13. Do you have any hobbies?

I love volleyball, all sports really. I also love being outside and knitting.

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

Just one, I already knew I pregnant before I took it. I had been tracking my basal temp and had been at the same spiked temp for three days straight. Plus it was a digital so there was no question.

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting?

We told our parents and siblings right away and told everyone else a couple weeks later.
 
#154 ·
1. What is your first name?

Korina

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

none but I have had 3 miscarriages...expecting ofcourse
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3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

single but baby daddy very supportive

4. When are you "due?"

October 8th, 2011

5. Do you have any names picked out?

no I like unique names sarting with a "Y"

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

I love to dance
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I gag everytime I get hungry

For being so young, I prefer to be with my family then having "a girls night out"

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

Hopefully in another 3 years...hopefully

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

kids meals from McDonalds (chcken nuggets)

9. What is your plan for the birth?

don't know yet..he wants natural but he's not the one going to go through the pushing & screaming, I am!

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

Doesn't matter...girls later on in life are....(need a good word) a handful...DRAMA

boys are more laid back

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc)

My smile, big eyes and lips

His eyelashes. He has gurly eyelashes

12. What state do you live in?

Illinois

13. Do you have any hobbies?

-Dancing and eating

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

-4 at home pregnancy tests

-1 at the clinic

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details

-a few people. when they ask, I can't deny my angel


 
#155 ·
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Figured this might be a little something to get to know each other :D

1. What is your first name? T

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? 2

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? married

4. When are you "due?" Word is still out either Sept 30th or Oct 2nd. I am leaning towards Oct. I just can't recall when my af actually started.

5. Do you have any names picked out? boys yes, girl no idea

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? last right now but not really 100% yet

8. Do you have any cravings yet? yes Taco Bell not healthy and cost money so I haven't given in yet..lol

9. What is your plan for the birth? hoping I get a midwife. (military hospital) but going to see how it is with the current set up seeing family practice

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? boy so I would be comfortable saying we are done. but since we have all girl stuff I wouldn't mind a girl..lol

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) eyes, dh's hair

12. What state do you live in? WA

13. Do you have any hobbies? reading

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? I took 3 home and 1 blood to confirm

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. told everyone
 
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1. What is your first name? Betsy

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? We have a 3 1/2 year old and I'm pregnant with twins!

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? Married

4. When are you "due?" Oct. 29

5. Do you have any names picked out? No

6. List 3 facts about yourself. I love cooking, organic gardening and herbal medicine

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? We have another frozen embryo, so we'll see!

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Indian food and carbs

9. What is your plan for the birth? natural birth at hospital

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? twins, one of each would be nice

11. You hope your baby has your and his . (eyes.. smile etc) eyes, sense of humor

12. What state do you live in? CA

13. Do you have any hobbies? cooking, gardening, reading, scrapbooking

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? 1 at home

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? Close friends and family members who were aware of our IVF process
 
#159 ·
Oh, might as well delurk now . . . . :D

1. What is your first name? M :)

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? One girl, one boy and one more

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? Dp and I are common law

4. When are you "due?" enh, October sometime!

5. Do you have any names picked out? none!

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

1) I'm a midwife
2) We're planning a transcontinental move halfway through the pregnancy
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3) I conceived with an IUD in! lol

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

I always feel like pregnancy is such hard (wonderful, but hard!) work that I couldn't possibly do it again. But this is #3. . .

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

sadly no, I become a dedicated food hater in pregnancy.

9. What is your plan for the birth?

planning our third homebirth

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

not twins! Boy or girl would be equally great :)

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc)

teeth, eyesight. . . .so pragmatic :p

12. What state do you live in?

eventually ON, Canada

13. Do you have any hobbies?

knitting, sewing, other home crafts (usually kitchen things. . . but not lately)

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

oh dear, how embarassing. I mentioned I'm a midwife right? So they're a little tooooo easy to access. Probably 6 hpts and 2 blood tests and I'll do one more blood test to get a better gauge on how many weeks I am since I tend to avoid ultrasounds.

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details.

A few fellow midwives, the OB that yanked the IUD out for me, Dp and the kids and a couple friends.

Haven't told family yet as they're all overseas and some of them will be well-meaning but "difficult" (ie my mother always ends up being really supportive, but tends to be overly concerned that we can't handle a(nother) baby initially) so I'll wait until I feel a bit better
 
#160 ·
1. What is your first name?

Claire

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

1

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

Married

4. When are you "due?"

24th October 2011

5. Do you have any names picked out?

Jack, Lucy, Harriet, Annabel

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

Smiley

Bubley

Fun

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

Unsure. I'm sure when this one comes along that may make me decide if I want more or not.

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

Canned sweetcorn

9. What is your plan for the birth?

Not planned yet

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

I don't mind. Preferable not twins

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc)

My eyes and my husbands smile

12. What state do you live in?

I live in the UK

13. Do you have any hobbies?

Music

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

3

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details.

Waiting till 12 weeks. I thought this would be the best place to talk to people!
 
#161 ·
1. What is your first name? Jen

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? I have five year old twin boys from a previous marriage and am pregnant with a third now with my new husband.

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? Married Oct. 17th 2010

4. When are you "due?" Oct. 6, 2011

5. Do you have any names picked out? Lila for a girl, Griffin for a boy

6. List 3 facts about yourself. 1. I love having twins but I was relieved to see there was just one in there this time 2. I breastfed my boys for 4 years 3. I am hoping for a girl this time.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? The very last! I thought the last two would be the only ones!

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Yes. Cheese sticks (not the fried kind) vanilla pudding, strawberry yogurt. Anything sweet in the morning: for some reason first thing in the morning savory food grosses me out. (a new preggo thing)

9. What is your plan for the birth? Well...not sure. I had a hospital birth last time, I left my midwife after I found out I was having twins. (mw can't deliver twins in Texas) I LOVE my obstetrician a lot and had a good birth last time but I've always hoped for a natural/home birth. I am honestly not sure my husband can handle a home birth but it would be nice to be able to have the boys home with us during the birth so I'm not sure. I'm still working it out.

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? Girl...

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) Hmmm...his thick hair and cute nose...my lips and cheekbones.

12. What state do you live in? Texas

13. Do you have any hobbies? Natural skincare, knitting, assorted crafting, baking.

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? 2 at home plus whatever I've had so far at my (2) dr. visits.

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. I've told family and some friends but I am waiting to tell work people and others. I had a miscarriage in Sept. so I just want to be sure.
 
#162 ·
1. What is your first name? Amy

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? 8

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? married

4. When are you "due?" Oct. 3

5. Do you have any names picked out? no

6. List 3 facts about yourself. catholic, homeschool, runner

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? always more

8. Do you have any cravings yet? no

9. What is your plan for the birth? unsure

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? girl

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) eyes and his personality

12. What state do you live in? MD

13. Do you have any hobbies? running

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? 2

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. Yes, we told everyone
 
#163 ·
1. What is your first name?

Camahta

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

this is our first

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

Engaged I guess, we have been together 7 year..just haven't gotten around to tying the knot yet.

4. When are you "due?"

October 7th

5. Do you have any names picked out?

Girl: Ophelia Marie Dore

Boy: Jasper Lionel Dore

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

I used to be a competitive horse back rider (Eventing and endurance trail riding)

I love crafting and photography

My name is the Russian translation of Samantha

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

Will probably attempt for one more once this one is around 3-5

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

Eh, not really more of a "I dont want food" feeling

9. What is your plan for the birth?

Still hoping that we can manage a homebirth but more than likely will end up with a med free doula assisted hospital birth

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

NO TWINS!!...I would love a girl but honestly dont care.

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc)

Sense of humor and love of/respect of animals...I dont wish my looks on anyone!

12. What state do you live in?

Indiana but hopefully Louisianna soon

13. Do you have any hobbies?

Horses, crafting,photography

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

3

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details

A few people but I dont have any friends or family really to tell.
 
#164 ·
Hi there...

1. What is your first name?

Julie

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

None. In my third pregnancy.

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

Married to an incredible wife, Angela

4. When are you "due?"

October 12, 2011

5. Do you have any names picked out?

Some in the works but nothing final yet. girl maybes: Madrone, Rowen; boy maybe: Micah

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

  • I'm a midwest transplant to the west coast. I moved here in 1995 at 22 years old and totally transformed my life nothern California style.
  • We cook good food at my house and I can take about half the credit.
  • I am enjoying living in the city for now, but on the 10 year plan is a rural move. I'm happiest in low density places with beautiful scenery.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

More, but my wife wants to carry so it may be my only pregnancy, which makes me a little sad. Whenever I have a profound experience, I find I haven't been as present as possible and want to do it again. This is how I felt after my wedding day.

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

Sour things... pickled anything.

9. What is your plan for the birth?

Still in process...

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

Feels like a girl in there but happy with anyone. First U/S showed a single.

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his her______. (eyes.. smile etc)

Physical characteristics: my eyes, her sweet face. Personality characteristics: my compassion, her lightheartedness

12. What state do you live in? California

13. Do you have any hobbies? backpacking, snowboarding, cooking, reading

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? 3

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. We've told a few friends and my parents, but we're waiting until after 12 weeks for everyone else.
 
#165 ·
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Figured this might be a little something to get to know each other :D

1. What is your first name? Leia

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? six girls

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? married

4. When are you "due?" Sept 30-Oct 1

5. Do you have any names picked out? Not yet

6. List 3 facts about yourself. I home school, I struggle with my messy house and it eats me up daily, but wouldn't trade it for the world, and I love to garden.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? Since our car only seats six and I have difficult pregnancies, I think so...but really i could keep going!

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Potatoes, pepperoncinis, and oranges

9. What is your plan for the birth? Unmedicated hospital birth...dude...the hospital brings me food in bed..its like a vacation!!

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? Hoping for healthy baby...really think its a boy though.

11. You hope your baby has your fire and his amazing personality. (eyes.. smile etc)

12. What state do you live in? Colorado

13. Do you have any hobbies? Gardening, hiking, sewing, building things, working on my land cruiser!

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? ooooo...I love pee tests!! I think I only took four this time...its usually like 20 though.

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. we spilled the beans at 10weeks
 
#166 ·
1. What is your first name? Bridget

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? Just the new one...

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? Married, 8 years

4. When are you "due?" October 1

5. Do you have any names picked out? Ummm, not really.

6. List 3 facts about yourself. I'd rather be reading, I love my dog, I work in homelessness policy.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? More please.

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Not really.

9. What is your plan for the birth? Ummmmm.

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? I don't want to wish and then get the other one, so no wishes.

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) eyes; hair.

12. What state do you live in? California

13. Do you have any hobbies? Kayaking, hiking, weaving, reading.

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? Just the 2.

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. I waited a while, I am very nervous about telling folks. I am not an obviously maternal person.
 
#167 ·
1. What is your first name? Nicole

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? I have 4 boys, this will make 5.

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? married for 10 years

4. When are you "due?" mid-October will put me at 40 weeks, but my 2nd and 4th pregnancies went to week 43, so maybe November???

5. Do you have any names picked out? We have all "C" names, so we'll probably stick with that theme, but my husband names the baby as a compromise in appeasing me with a homebirth

6. List 3 facts about yourself. I'm a born-again Christian, I have a BS in business that I've never used being a SAHM, I judge horse shows

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? Probably our last

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Salad

9. What is your plan for the birth? Another unassisted home waterbirth, this will be my 4th homebirth, 3rd unassisted birth.

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? Just hoping for a baby :)

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) don't care

12. What state do you live in? Michigan

13. Do you have any hobbies? I like to read, work in my flower gardens, homeschool our children

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? just 1

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? I've told almost everyone except my parents, they stopped being excited about our kids after #3 sadly; I'm kind of dreading it.
 
#168 ·
1. What is your first name? Carrie

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? 2, oldest is DS who's 21 months

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? Married to Chad for 3 yrs

4. When are you "due?" Oct 2nd

5. Do you have any names picked out? Maybe AnneMarie for a girl, none for a boy

6. List 3 facts about yourself. SAHM, Catholic, love Seaside, FL

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? We'll take as many as we get! Probably not the last though.

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Nope, not a big cravings person

9. What is your plan for the birth? Non-medicated birth with a midwife in a hospital

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? Hoping for girl, but I feel like it's a boy

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) I don't really care…

12. What state do you live in? GA

13. Do you have any hobbies? Cooking, knitting when I have the time, gardening

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? I took 4 in the span of 2 weeks

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. We've told family and close friends. I'll probably announce it with u/s pics on Facebook within the week
 
#169 ·
Hi- I'm happy to meet all of you!

1. What is your first name? Abbey

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? We have a 2 1/2 year old son and twins on the way

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? married

4. When are you "due?" 10/9

5. Do you have any names picked out? Not yet

6. List 3 facts about yourself. 1) I like stripes better than plaid. 2) Peppermint ice cream is my favorite. 3) I love the beach.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? I think now that we know there are two in there, we are probably done after this. :)

8. Do you have any cravings yet? I just ate a can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli. How gross is that? I probably haven't even held a can of it in 12 years...but it tasted really, really good.

9. What is your plan for the birth? I'm hoping that our midwives can help us have as natural a birth as we did last time, but we will probably end up at the hospital with these twins as we have had some complications already.

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? I think one of each would be ideal.

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) My dimples, his eyes. Or some combination. I hope they don't look exactly alike.

12. What state do you live in? Virginia

13. Do you have any hobbies? music, hiking, and running long distances

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? only 2

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. We've told some people, but it's a small town, and it's getting out. Plus, it's my second pregnancy and it's twins... I'm 12 weeks now and people are starting to be able to guess.
 
#170 ·
Amy, my husband and I run marathons and halfs, too! He just did one this past weekend, but I am out of the game...midwives have said no running for me until further notice. I know it's for a good reason, but I'm so sad about it. I have missed it every day so far.

Are you still running?

They said I could walk...which is not the same at all! :)
 
#171 ·
Hi Abbey,

Yes, I'm still running, but have cut back on mileage (due to both the cold weather and the fatigue), and feel like I've slowed down a bit. I found a pregnancy support belt that I'm looking forward to using when I'm bigger. I'm hoping to be able to run during the entire pregnancy, and also planning on swimming during the summer & fall. Do you have access to a pool? I know that would be hard to hear that I'm not supposed to be running, so my sympathy is with you. Once when I was injured and couldn't run, I started walking much more. It was kind of nice to remember what non-runners do. And not like I'm super fast, but there is also something enjoyable about getting to see things while walking because you're moving slower!

There is a string on exercise/fitness during pregnancy, which might be helpful to you, especially with twins!

And p.s. congrats!!!
 
#172 ·
1. What is your first name? Jamie

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? 5 at home

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? In a relationship for 7 1/2 years, engaged on Valentine's Day

4. When are you "due?" 10/28/11

5. Do you have any names picked out? Maybe.

6. List 3 facts about yourself. I have dirty blonde hair. I have two beagles. Patienece is not my strongest virtue.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? I want this to be the last.

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Pizza and Cadbury Eggs (chocolate in general) are my strongest

9. What is your plan for the birth? I'd like to go unmedicated (no pain meds) and stay out of the bed as much as possible, maybe in water instead??

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? Not hoping for one or the other but I think it's a boy

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) Wit and his hair

12. What state do you live in? New York

13. Do you have any hobbies? Blogging, computer repair, novice at sewing

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? 14 or 15 I think plus a quant

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. All of our family knows. Random people are finding out randomly.
 
#173 ·
I'm Kathleen, and my fiance and I found out we were pregnant six weeks ago. I've spent the time since then being cautiously optimistic (I've had pregnancy loss before), and trying to believe this is really happening. I have two other children from a previous marriage, the younger one eight years old. I never believed I would have another child.

We're both really happy to be doing this, though, even if it is super fast and surreal (I've only been with Michael for six months -- we got engaged after just three months together). We have our first appointment with a birth center midwife on Monday, and we're both dying to hear the heartbeat. We live close to a freestanding birth center in North Carolina, and plan to birth there.

I've been a moderate natural-style parent since my boys were born, and we're trying some more crunchy things this time around (like cloth diapering, and I still have no idea of how that works). Michael will be leaving his job to stay home with the baby, because I have a good job that I enjoy (and I honestly got my fill of being the stay-at-home caregiver when my boys were babies).

So, for the time being, I'm walking around feeling MUCH bigger than I "should" be (I have an obviously pregnant shape already, just past 11 weeks), battling fatigue, and getting past the worst of the nausea. My head is spinning with changing our lives to accommodate a little baby (I kept none of my baby stuffs), and I feel enormous pressure to perform at work as if I'm not distracted and exhausted all of the time. At the same time I'm raising my two boys, planning our wedding (potluck in June!), and trying hard to make this blending and change as peaceful as possible.

Most of my friends are young and without children, so I'm hoping to find some more commonality and support here. I look forward to getting to know you all better!

~ Kathleen ~

Mom to Jonathan (8) and Josiah (10)

Due with number 3 in October
 
#174 ·
1. What is your first name?

For now, I prefer to go by Grahnola Mum :)

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

1 daughter - this will be our second baby ( but 9th pregnancy)

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

Married

4. When are you "due?"

October 3rd

5. Do you have any names picked out?

We ALWAYS have a shortlist of names, lol

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

(a) I have red hair (b) I am British but live in Canada (c)I have been a vegetarian since I was 10 years old :)

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

The more the merrier but after many losses we are blessed to have two so whatever is in store for us is how many we'll have.

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

Yes, eggs, pickles, curry, chinese food - and lots of strange aversions including certain types of olives I normally love.

9. What is your plan for the birth?

As natural as possible and a VBAC (had same plan with DD and ended up things going very wrong and needed an emergency C-Section).But planning on our Doula, midwife, home for a long as possible ...because of risks they will not let me home-birth :(

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

At this point I am just delighted to be this far along again, so really healthy is our goal. However, a healthy girl would be an added bonus ;) DD however, would like a brother :)

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc)

compassion [and his] caring

12. What state do you live in?

BC, Canada

13. Do you have any hobbies?

Animals, caring for our two hounds, learning to knit, learning to sew, learning piano, gardening, board games, reading - we are a huge family of bookworms!

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

This pregnancy just one ( yeah really)

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting?

If waiting, details. DD, our Doula, a few close friends, my parents and sister (- people who we know will be supportive after all our losses)
 
#175 ·
1. What is your first name? Emily

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)? 2

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...? Married 3 yrs in July.

4. When are you "due?" September 29th

5. Do you have any names picked out? Boy: Oscar or Archer, Girl: Eleni or Lucy

6. List 3 facts about yourself. I'm an animal loving, vegetarian, stay at home Mama to a wonderfully active little boy.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more? My husband is content with 2 and is ready for the big "V". I would love 1 or 2 more. We'll see.

8. Do you have any cravings yet? Fresh Tomato, Basil and Mozz salad. Yum
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9. What is your plan for the birth? Hoping for an un-medicated hospital birth with my midwife and doula.

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins? Though I would LOVE a little girl next, I think it would be awesome to give little man a baby brother.

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc) I just want this kid to look something like me
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. My DS is a spitting image of DH.


12. What state do you live in? Northern NJ, but I grew up in NY, just north of Albany.

13. Do you have any hobbies? Learning to knit and crochet currently. Love taking pictures too.

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol? Just one.

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting? If waiting, details. We told our immediate famil at 8 weeks after we saw the HB. We then told the rest of the world via facebook at 12 weeks.
 
#176 ·
1. What is your first name?

Nicole

2. How many kids do you have (including the new baby)?

3 living boys ages 8,6,4, a girl aged 2. We had a little boy born still this summer and have had 3 first tri losses. So this will be my 5th living child if we make it that far and my 9th pregnancy.

3. Are you married, single, divorced, in a relationship...?

Married

4. When are you "due?"

Mid October

5. Do you have any names picked out?

Nothing yet. I really don't even want to think about it. We usually have a few picked out but don't use them so we will see. This time we will probably be finding out the sex so that might make name picking easier but we won't name the baby until it is here.

6. List 3 facts about yourself.

(a) I am 35 but will be 36 when the baby is born. (b)I have one sibling (a younger brother) (c)I have lots of food allergies.

7. Is this your last baby or do you want more?

I don't know the answer to that. Dh is pretty done and I think I can definately call it quits but we were using condoms this time so I guess we will just have to see.

8. Do you have any cravings yet?

I am craving sushi so I eat the avacado rolls a lot. Usually I crave a food group but not this time (unless sushi counts as a food group. lol)

9. What is your plan for the birth?

We will be having a home waterbirth with hypnobirthing. We have an awesome midwife who has been at my last 3 births.

10. We know healthy, but hoping for a girl/boy/twins?

I really really just want the baby here alive. Not that picky. A girl would make the room logistics easier but I really don't have a preference.

11. You hope your baby has your ____ and his______. (eyes.. smile etc)

They all look exactly alike and they all look exactly like their dad so a little bit of me wherever would be cool.

12. What state do you live in?

New mexico

13. Do you have any hobbies?

Downhill skiing, camping, scrapbooking,

14. How many pregnancy tests have you taken so far, lol?

This pregnancy I took 3.

15. Have you told anyone your pregnant or waiting?

We told a few close friends and family around 6 wks, about 10 wks people started to ask, just made it official today on fb as I am 12 1/2 wks and we heard the hb this afternoon.
 
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