Whitney-I took a test in my bathroom, wrapped the positive test in a box, and when Dan got home I gave it to him and told him that I bought him something at Walmart. He opened it, and confused...just looked at me and said "Really"?
Baby in my belly-I had a feeling even though I wasn't late yet-so I took a test and called Dan on the phone and told him.
2. Who was with you? Already answered that one.
3. What was your first reaction? Excited all 3 times!
4.What was your husband's reaction? He was excited too, more surprised for Whitney's and for the new baby....but excited for all 3 too!
5. Who was the first person you told?
Hailey- My boss, I was saving the news for a x-mas present for family, but I had to tell my boss because I had to cut down a little bit on some massages.
Whitney-My parents, then called Dan's parents a few minutes later.
New baby- My mom...and then a Thanksgiving surprise for everyone else.
6. Were the pregnancies planned? Uh...I couldn't get pregnant any other way! Yes, they were planned, surgeries to get the 2 girls, and no surgery to get prego with the new baby.
7. Was everyone happy for you? YES!!!
8. What was the sex? Girl both times, and we'll find out in 3 weeks what this one is!!!
9. What was the nursery theme/colors? We did a neutral nursery so we could keep it the same for either a boy or girl. Navy blue, Light blue, and yellow stars with white furniture.
10. Did anyone throw a shower for you? Yes, I actually had 3 showers. One was Pre-baby in Utah with my family when I was 5 months pregnant. The other 2 were after Hailey was born: given by a family friend ( Seiko) and one for friends in the ward given by a few of my friends. Thanks!
11. Did you get any outfits you wouldn't use? Yes, but only a few I think- I got TONS of clothes...and Hailey ( and whitney) was set for the 1st year and then some!
12. How much weight did you gain?
Hailey-14 pounds ( she was 6 weeks early)
Whitney-20 pounds ( she was 4 weeks early)
13. Did you get stretch marks? Unfortunatley yes. I got 3 small ones with each kid on the sides of my waist-they're not really visible anymore though!!
14. Did you crave anything crazy? I wouldn't say it was anything crazy.....
Hailey-raspberries, cola, and steak.
Whitney- bread, cola
New baby- berries taste good, so does cola, but most things DON'T sound good to me...so I just force myself to eat.
15. Who or what got on your nerves the most? Being sick-or feeling sick. With both of the girls I was really sick to my stomach the first trimester-it was awful! With Hailey I threw-up like 3 times a day....I've never seen so many public bathrooms before!! With Whitney I didn't throw-up as much, but I felt sick ALL the time for the first 3 months.
With this one I haven't felt as sick ( thank goodness) and have only thrown-up 2 times....that's a miracle in my pregnancy book!!!! That's probably what bugged me the most about being pregnant.
16. Where were you when you went into labor?
Hailey....which time? Originally at work, I was contracting like I usually do...but I started feeling sick too-so I thought I'd go to the hospital just in case. I was 29 weeks and in full labor, 80% effaced and dialated to a 4-5. They kept me in the hospital for 4 weeks and then let me finally have her. I went into acitve labor 2 other times in that 4 week period...but after MANY hours, they were able to stop it.
Whitney-I did the progesterone therapy with whit. I contracted throughout most of the pregnancy, but never dialated. I was scheduled to be induced ate 36 weeks due to my placenta shutting down. I called the hospital to come in, but they said they were full. I went to sleep and woke up about 2 hours later in labor on my own. I went in and contracted for 4 hours...and then stopped-false alarm. My doctor was on-call and since we had to get the baby out anyway, he just had me wait a few hours for a room. I had her that day.
17. Did you have any complications? Yes, all explained above!
18. Did your water break? The doctor broke mine for me.
19. Who drove you to the hospital?
With Hailey-my parents
With Whitney-Dan
20. Did you go early or late? EARLY!!!!!
21. Who was in the room? Other than the doctor and nurses...Dan, my mom, my mother-in law for both. With Hailey my grandma was in town so she was in the room. With Whit my Aunt was in town and she was in the room too.
22. Did you video tape it? No, but I kind of wish I did. At least video taped before and after, just to remember everything. I'll have to do that with the new baby.
23. Did you have any pain medication? YES!! Epidural baby!! I contract and have pain most of the pregnancy.....by the time I have my babies-I don't want to feel a thing!!
24. Did you have a c-section or natural? I pushed them both out of me!!!
25. What was your reaction to the birth?
Hailey-relived that she was here and safe, and that her lungs were fairly mature. Excited that she was born, but more excited to get out of that labor and delivery room that was my home for a month!
Whitney-happy, excited, and I actually cried with her birth...it was just a little more emotional.
26. How big was the baby?
Hailey- 4 lbs. 13 oz, 18 inches long
Whitney-5 lbs. 5 oz, 18 1/4 inches long
27. What was the baby's full name?
28. Did your husband cry? Not that I saw of....he could have I guess....I didn't even know he cut the cord until I asked him. I'll have to ask!
29. When is the next one coming? Already working on that....baby is due in July...so probably near the end of June sometime!
30. If you could, would you do it all over again? Yep, obviously......I had more than 1 and am pregnant again-we'll probably do it again after this one too!
Ok, now I tag these people: Brandie, Brynn, Brooke, Julie, Mindy, Amber, Stacie, Krissy
The other cake I did this past weekend was for a little girls birthday party. Hailey was invited to Taylee's party...and I offered to make the cake so I could get some practice. I do love learning and trying new techniques. Taylee loves The Chronicles of Narnia....so I decided to do a Wardrobe cake. It's not exactly like the one from the movie-but it's similar. I did Funfetti cake, iced in a yummy buttercream ( thank you Jaymie for the great buttercream recipe), then covered it in white fondant...and painted it to make it look like wood. My camera isn't the best for taking pictures of cakes....the cake had a glossy sheen so the pictures are a little hard to see. It took a lot of time, but I really enjoyed trying something new and feeling proud of what I did. Everyone seemed to like the cake at the party-and it tasted good too!! Thank you to my Aunt Julie too who makes FABULOUS cakes, she told me how to do some of the techniques-thanks Julie! Her website is posted on my page underneath favorite sites-you should check her out!
