Pregnancy Questionnaire

MY PREGNANCY:

Mother Name: Candace

Age: 29

Father Name: Tim

Age: 32

FIRSTS:

Is this your first pregnancy?: Yes

How did you find out you were pregnant?: On my honeymoon I could smell things that Tim couldn’t…gross things. Ewwwwwwww! I was also very tired and sickly feeling. We blamed all of this on the heat.

What kind of pregnancy test did you take?: One that came back positive. The cheapest brand.

How many?: Just one.

What were your first symptoms? Smell, nausea, tiredness, faintness.

Who did you tell first? Our parents.

Who was with you when you found out? Tim.

Was baby planned?: Yup.

When was baby conceived?: The week or two before our wedding.

How far were you when you found out?: 5-6 weeks.
My BABY:

Due date: February 3, 2010

Would you want to know the sex?: Me not so much but it was important to Tim.

Do you know the sex?: Yes.

If so, boy or girl? If you want to know, you can always email or call me.

Any names?: It took forever, but yes we seem to have one now.

Any ultrasounds?: Yup. One for a Nucal, one for Anatomy scan and one follow up.

Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes. It’s amazing.

Who do you think baby will look like? I really don’t know. We will have to wait and see.

Will baby have any siblings?: In the future.

Have you and dad felt baby move? Yes. Daddy has a harder time waiting for it because he is impatient, but he has gotten lucky a few times. I feel the baby all the time now.

When did you start to show?: Who knows. Started to get chubby(ier) looking around the 12 week mark. Maybe around 16 or 17 weeks?

How long could you wear your regular clothes? 12-15 weeks. I still try to wear some of my flowier shirts…only they don’t flow any more.

Are you excited?: Beyond.MISCELLANEOUS:

Did you have morning sickness?: Yes, a lot of it. Thankfully we had only told our parents so I had to fake it every day. If I was able to complaint about it, I would have been a mess!

Do you have any cravings?: All the time! Mostly potatoes though. Any kind – mashed, boiled, fried, baked…whatever.

Do you have any mood swings?: I don’t think so. Tim might have a different answer. I actually cry less…weird but I will take it!

Are you a high risk pregnancy?: Nope – easy peasy.

Any complications?: Nope – nothing.

Formula or breastfeeding? BF

Have you bought anything for baby yet?: Clothes and a most of the nursery. Still have a very long list.

Who will help with baby after their born? Tim, Mom, Dad and Karen. (Thank you!!!!!)

What is your favorite thing about being pregnant? Loving someone I haven’t met.

What is the worst thing about being pregnant? Ummm…meat cravings? I could do without the old person aches and pains but I suffer them gladly enough.

What’s one thing do you miss doing since being pregnant? Smoking, drinking, eating foods where I didn’t read the label to see what kind of ‘poison’ it contains.

Any days you wish you weren't pregnant?: No, never. I embrace this miracle everyday.

Are you ready for baby? Emotionally I am getting there. There are days where I question if I will be a good mom, where I worry that I will do right by our baby, by our family. Physically I will be ready when the baby is (but hopefully not until a minimum of 37 weeks). Materially – I don’t have every modern convenience, but I do have a set of cloth diapers, some clothes, a bed and breasts…so I feel comfortable that the baby would do ok.

How many kids do you want?: 3 or 4 but I don’t know what God’s plan is for us – so I will keep open to other possibilities.

Do you talk to your baby?: All the time. Mostly when I feel movement cause then I know he/she is awake.

Do you still feel attractive?: No. I was ok until recently but in the home stretch I feel kind of like an elephant. I walk and breath heavy, I shuffle like I am 90, I am swollen and tired and look it!

Have you had your baby shower yet?: No. January 3.

How far along are you now?: 32 weeks.