11-8-2009 - PREGGO SURVEY FROM JAIME

My mood while writing this blog: HAPPY

About the mommy!
Name: Christina Rose
Age: 21
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
First child?: Yes!

About the daddy!
Name: Geoff
Age: 23
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Green
First child?: His first, our first baby!

Finding out!!
What day did you find out?: Friday September 21st, 2007
How did you feel when you found out?: Terrified!!!
Who was with you?: No one, I was alone in the bathroom at work!
Who was the first person you told?: Geoff on the phone, 2 minutes after I took the pee test!
How did they react?: Shocked, "Uhhhhhh....I gotta go!"
How did the daddy react?: see above answer hahahaha! He was happy, but it took that day to sink in!

Telling the grandparents!
How did your parents react?: Thrilled!!! My mom gave me a big hug and said congratulations!
How did his parents react?: "Well, when are you getting married?" They were really happy too, but that was the first thing that Geoff's dad said!
Are they helping with baby names?: Trying....
Have they bought anything for the baby yet?: My parents are getting us a playpen, and Geoff's parents are getting us the carseat and stroller!
How often do they call to check on you?: My mom, I talk to her everyday! Geoff I think talks to his mom mostly everyday too!

About the pregnancy!
When was your first appointment?: 1st ultrasound, Thursday September 27th, 2007 to confirm dates, and then my first prenatal appointment wasn't until November 2nd, 2007.
When is your due date?: May 25th, 2007
How far along are you?: 22 weeks and 3 days, TODAY 37 WEEKS + 5 days!
Pre-pregnancy weight?: 130
Weight now?: 155 YIKES!, TODAY 5/8/08 189LBS!
Have you had any ultrasounds?: yup we have, 3 of em!
Have you heard the heartbeat?: many times now, makes me smile every time :)
What was the heartbeat?: between 140 and 150 most times

Sex of the baby!
Are you finding out the sex or will you wait until birth?: I wanted to wait, but Geoff was harassing me to find out, so I finally gave in!!
What do you want?: a healthy baby :)
What does the daddy want?: a healthy baby too, neither of us really had a preferance.
If you have kids, what do they want?: No kids yet!
What do you think you are having?: Girl, I thought she was a girl all along, there were no boy feelings in me at all! And she is a GIRL!
Have you had your big ultrasound yet?: Yup
If so, what are you having?: GIRL!
If you have kids, are they happy with the sex of the new baby?: no kids
Are you & daddy happy with what you are having?: Eccstatic!!!! We're both overjoyed to have a little girl! Geoff loves the idea of 'Daddy's Little Girl!'

About the birth!
Do you know what you are taking with you?: Not yet, I haven't got that far! I probably should start thinking about that though!?!?!
Who is going to be with you?: Geoff and my Mom.
Are you going to videotape it?: Nope, I want to remember just the good parts! :P
Natural or medicated?: Medicated but no epidural.
Do you think you will need a c-section?: I don't think so, but there's always a possibility
Will you cry with you hold your baby for the first time?: Yes, I will!
Do you think the daddy will cry?: Yes he will, he says he won't but I know he's going to!
Do you know what you will say to the baby when you first hold him/her?: Hi baby!
Are you scared about the labor?: No, I'm just really excited to meet my girl!

Names!!
Do you have a name picked out?: I like Jaime
Girl names...: Jaime Rose
Boy names...: Don't need em!
Is your baby going to be named after someone?: Her middle name is the same as mine!