Hiya!

I'm Beth, my husband is Wynn. I teach at a private college and am an opera singer (although I closed my last show in February and don't plan on doing another one until well after Gracie is here). My husband works in computer technology. However, when he tries to explain to me what he actually does my brain shuts down.

We are both really into tattoos, books, thai food, good music, movies, God, cars, politics and educating the public on pitbulls. However not necessarily in that order.

We got married in August and were pregnant by September! We're having a little girl named Catherine Grace (Gracie) and couldn't be more thrilled!!!!

We have been so absolutely blessed, especially with the sheer volume of couples who spend thousands of dollars trying to get pregnant. God has smiled upon us! He not only brought us together at the perfect time but He also saw fit to add another life to our family.

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world." -C.S. Lewis

Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:	Beth
Age?:	29
Height?:	5'9"
About The Father
Name?:	Wynn
Age?:	33
Height?:	6'2"
Are you still together?:	happily hitched
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	Yep
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	Don't have my planner from last year with me but it was the DAY my period was due back in October. I absolutely knew.
Was it planned?:	We like to say that we weren't NOT trying if you get my drift. Just kind of threw caution to the wind and let the chips fall where they may.
What was your first reaction?:	sitting on the edge of the tub: 'oh my gosh oh my gosh what have we done I'm not ready holy s**t holy s**t take it back!' then after a couple of deep breaths I was completely floored.
Who was with you when you found out?:	alone in the bathroom
Who was the first person you told?:	Wynn
How did your parents react?:	They are both suuuuper excited
How far along are you?:	19 weeks 1 day
What was your first symptom?:	sliiiiightly sore boobs, weird cramps. Like I said before I just knew even before my period was late.
What is your due date?:	June 10 2008 but I'm hoping she'll either come on Wynns birthday, June 5 or on Friday the 13th (which is also my father-in-laws birthday)!!! How rad would that be?
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	A GIRL! A rad little girl named Gracie!!!
If so, what is it?:	see above
Have you picked out names?:	clearly, yes
If so, what are they?:	Catherine Grace and if it had been a boy William Henry and we'd call him either Henry or Hank.
How much weight have you gained?:	none yet but I'm eating healthier than pre-pregnancy and still working out just as much
Do you have stretch marks?:	nope! But my mama doesn't either so genetically I'm in good shape.
Have you felt the baby move?:	YES! She's doing wicked karate kicks in there or something and I poke back when she pokes.
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	Yes many times! I have to go every other week until 22 weeks to have my cervix measured via U/S because of a previous surgery so I get to see her and hear the heartbeat all the time. Plus we have so many more pictures than other expecting mamas. It rules.
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	LORD yes!!!
Home or hospital birth?:	Hospital all the way
Natural or medicated birth?:	Natural. Possible (albeit a very small chance) complications from the epidural scare me more than the pain.
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	Wynn and my mama
Will you breastfeed?:	I really hope so. It seems like so many of my friends who have had babies have had such a hard time with it (ie: milk not coming in, baby not latching on at all or incorrectly, etc)
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	I'm praying I won't. I've got some hips but Wynn has a big ole melon head and we were both over 9 lbs at birth. I've witnessed friends go through c-section recovery and it does NOT look like something I'd like to experience.
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:	Like Niagra Falls
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	maybe shots of me from the waist up but no filming of the groceries.
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	I'm very, very excited.