Ohhh! All kinds of thought provoking questions! (Loved the photos in the other thread, by the way, AmBam!) Let's see which I can answer now, and which I will need to think about!<br><br><b>How long have you been with your dh?</b> We started dating almost seven years ago, and have been married for about 2 years and some odd change.<br><br><b>Do you have any fears for this labor/delivery?</b> I just really want to catch my own baby. I hope I have the energy and positioning to do it!<br><br><b>Do you have names picked out for your baby?</b> Yup! If a girl, she will be Gianna Maria C. If a boy, he will be Vincent John C.<br><br><b>What's a favorite childhood memory?</b> Probably the time when I was about 8 when my mom got us out of bed at about 9 or 10 at night, got us all in our snowy winter gear, and we made a giant snow hill in the front yard in a giant snowstorm!<br><br><b>How many children do you wish to eventually have?</b> We're not really sure yet. We definately want more than two, but we're going to take them as they come for now!<br><br><b>What has been your favorite part of this pregnancy?</b> Probably feeling my little one move, and knowing what position the baby's been in based on instinct!<br><br><b>your least favorite?</b> The morning sickness and food aversions!<br><br><b>Do you feel "ready" for the baby to come??</b> I think so! Every few days I mentally panic, and think, "Ahhh! Only X amount of weeks!" Then I calm down and look around, and think, "Hey! Only X amount of weeks! We can do this!"<br><br><b>What made you become a doula?</b> That's a long one! I grew up listening to my mom and her sisters talking about their very poor birth experiences, and knew there had to be a better way. I was in college, in the Pre-Med program, and it still didn't feel right. One late night in the organic chem lab, after a lab professor told me I had a really good way of explaining lab procedures and should be a teacher, I gave that another look. I transferred all of my subjects to teaching the following semester, and while I loved it, I still felt something was missing. While teaching preschool after graduation, one of my aides was telling me that her mother had just completed doula training, and I felt- THAT'S IT!!! That was what else I needed. So, I ponied up some huge cash for a struggling grad who was in the not-so-lucrative field of early childhood education, and the rest is history!<br><br><b>If you were allowed to eat 3 things ONLY for the rest of your life what would they be?</b> Oh man, this is tough. I'm such a foodie. Maybe parmesan cheese, chocolate, and home-grown tomatoes.<br><br><b>What are you passionate about?</b> Lots of stuff! I could narrow it down to "quality." I'm hugely passionate about quality, and feel like if something's worth doing, it's worth doing the hell out of it! Quality birthing, quality education, quality cooking... you name it! All of my kindergartners talk about quality each and every day as a result!<br><br><b>How did you become active in birthing from a doula stand point? (haha Ashersmum beat me to that one!)</b> <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/winky.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"> I can still give an answer for this one! In terms of exactly how, I took Childbirth International courses!<br><br><b>Who is your fav movie star, male and female.</b> Well... at best, I can tolerate stars. I despise most of Hollywood, and this is one I will need to really think about!<br><br><b>Do you watch TV?</b> Sometimes! <b>What is your fav show?</b> The Office<br><br><b>Favorite ice cream flavor?</b> Real Peach ice cream, not fake peach flavoring!<br><br><b>What is your favorite pregnancy/child rearing type book? (if you have one!)</b> For pregnancy, I really like Kim Wildner's <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mother's Intentions: How Beliefs Shape Birth</span>. Babies, I like <span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Happiest Baby on the Block</span> and the Sears Baby Book.<br><br><b>What is your favorite book (or books ) in general?</b> Well, I really liked <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Time, Love, Memory</span> by Jonathan Weiner (about genetics and fruit flies). I like to read the Bible, especially really old ones. I like a lot of what Tori Hayden wrote about her experiences with teaching alternative ed classes.<br><br><b>How do you see yourself parenting?</b> Hopefully with flexibility, a sense of humor, and the knowledge that each day is a brand new day.<br><br><b>When did you and your Dh decide/ did you decide at all that you were ready to have a baby?</b> We've sort of been ready for a while, but in the hectic-ness of moving from one state to another, and switching out jobs, we kept delaying it. Finally, when it was time, it just happened!<br><br><b>How did you tell Dh?</b> I taped little clues all over the house that rhymed, and after he had worked all night, made him find them all! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol"> He found the positive test in his underwear drawer, and the first thing he said was, "Does this still have pee on it?" <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol"> Then he hugged me. And promptly fell asleep!<br><br><b>What do you think you would be doing now or a year from now if you weren't preggo?</b> Nursing school was next on my to-do list. I had applied to a nursing school, and was in the process of preparing to start classes in the fall when I got the BFP. I have plenty of time for that though, right now it's baby time!<br><br>
Clara
