week 22+2 days

**** Vera ****

About You
Name?:	Nina
Age?:	26
Height?:	167 cm (5'6)
Pre-pregnancy weight?:	57 kg (125 lbs)
About The Father
Name?:	Donny
Age?:	29
Height?:	173 cm
Are you still together?:	Yes
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	Nope
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	April 25:th 2009
Was it planned?:	Yes, but we didn't think we'd get pregnant the first month we tried so we were so surprised but happy!
What was your first reaction?:	Surprised but happy. And then I thought: My little boy is going to be a bigbrother. He was at the time we found out only 10 months old. :-)
Who was with you when you found out?:	I was alone in the bathroom, Donny and our son Melvin was in the livingroom.
Who was the first person you told?:	Donny ofcourse. I showed him the test and said : "See, I'm pregnant!". And the second person I told was my friend Teres.
How did your parents react?:	They got happy and excited.
How far along are you?:	12 weeks + 5 days
What was your first symptom?:	Missed period, followed by nausea at week 6 already. Then I got really tired. I was not tired like this with my first child, so that is different.:-)
What is your due date?:	December 24:th 2009. Christmas Eve! :-)
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	No, this time we wanna make it a surprise.
If so, what is it?:	We'll see...
Have you picked out names?:	Yes we have.
If so, what are they?:	If it's a boy: LENNON, and if it's a girl: VERA
How much weight have you gained?:	So far about 3,5 kg (8 lbs)
Do you have stretch marks?:	Only old ones
Have you felt the baby move?:	No, not yet. But today I saw him/her moving around alot at the ultrasound.
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	No, not yet.
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	Of course!
Home or hospital birth?:	Hospital.
Natural or medicated birth?:	Probably medicated.
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	Donny and the nurses/midwives.
Will you breastfeed?:	Yes!!
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	Hopefully not!
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:	I don't know if I'll cry, but I'll for sure be sooo happy!
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	"Min älskling" which means My love in swedish.
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	I'm trying to figure that one out. I wanna get it on tape for sure. Probably let the camera stand somewhere doing the videotaping on its own. :-)
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	Mostly excited!

ABOUT MY FIRST PREGNANCY (IN 2007-2008)!

About You
Name?: Nina
Age?: 25
Height?: 167 cm (5'6)
Pre-pregnancy weight?: 59 kg (130 lbs)

About The Father
Name?: Donny
Age?: 28
Height?: about 173 cm
Are you still together?: Yes!
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?: No, first ended in miscarriage
When did you find out you were pregnant?: September 24th 2007
Was it planned?: Yes!
What was your first reaction?: So happy I was shaking!
Who was with you when you found out?: I was alone
Who was the first person you told?: I called Donny who was on his way to work, made him come home, then told him! Second person I told was my best friend Teres, who also got pregnant 4 weeks later!
How did your parents react?: Both happy!
How far along are you?: Week 26 + 4 days
What was your first symptom?: Metal taste in my mouth! Like if I’d been chewing on coins...
What is your due date?: May 30th 2008
Do you know the sex of the baby?: Yes, we do!
If so, what is it?: It’s a HE! Our baby boy!
Have you picked out names?: Yes
If so, what are they?: Melvin Karl Donny
How much weight have you gained?: About 10 kgs (22 lbs)
Do you have stretch marks?: So far, so good...
Have you felt the baby move?: Yes, it’s the most wonderful feeling in the world!
Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes, we have.

About the birth
Will you keep the baby?: Of course!
Home or hospital birth?: Hospital!
Natural or medicated birth?: Preferrably natural, but if medicin in neccessary, then medicated it is.
Who will be in the delivery room with you?: Donny and the nurses
Will you breastfeed?: Yes!!
Do you think you'll need a c-section?: Hopefully not!
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: Oh, yeah... I most definitively will!
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: ”Älskling...” (which means ”my love” in Swedish)
Would you let someone videotape the birth?: Well, since Donny doesn’t like that idea, no. And I don’t know who’d be in there as a ”cameraman”... so, no.
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?: Mostly just excited!