My 1st Baby

I have been tagged by Lisa with an interesting tag post she got off the blog from Mymommyology. It asks questions about your "1st baby".

Enjoy.

1. Were you married at the time? Yes for almost 4 years

2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant? Ecstatic!

3. How old were you? 31, 32 when Parker was born..

4. How did you find out you were pregnant? I dreamed I was pregnant twice in three days. I rarely remember my dreams so the 2nd time, I thought I better take a test. Luckily, I had one under the counter. It was the Sunday before Thanksgiving, I wasn't even late. I 'took' the test and before I could lay on the counter, there was a plus sign. Brandon was still asleep so I woke him up and told him I needed to show him something. He said what does that mean? I said it means we are having a baby!

5. Who did you tell first? We decided to wait until Christmas to tell our families and everyone else. I did tell my boss because I didn't know if I would be sick or not

6. Did you want to find out the sex? Absolutely, both times. I never considered not finding out

8. Did you deliver early or late? Parker was 2 weeks OVERDUE

9. Did you have morning sickness? Nope but I did get a headache if I skipped eating red meat.

10. What did you crave? Nothing

11. Who irritated you the most? The fact my office was over 80 degrees and I brought a thermometer and my director said "it doesn't feel 80" Being pregnant, I said "I guess the thermometer is lying?"
12. What was your first child's sex? Baby Girl

13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 25 lbs

14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Gestational Diabetes and High Blood Pressure toward the end

15. Where did you give birth? Methodist-Germantown, in Germantown, TN.

16. How many hours were you in labor? 30, yes you read that right, 30 long hours! She didn't want to come out, everyone was forced - contractions, water breaking, forceps. I was so a candidate for c-section!

17. Who drove you to the hospital? Brandon

18. Who watched? Brandon and everyone (Dr, nurses, techs, etc) working that night, it was 2:14 am and they had nothing else to do

19. Was it vaginal or c-section? Old fashion

20. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? Absolutely, see next question and you would have too

21. How much did your child weigh? 9lbs, 11 oz.

22. What did you name him/her? Parker Elizabeth

23. How old is your first born today? 5 years, 2 months

I am supposed to tag people now but I don't think I have that many readers and Lisa tagged me. So I guess, you can just enjoy my story.