I got this survay from my friends blog
and I wanted to do one too!
1. What name did you and your spouse call your baby before you knew the gender?
We dont know the gender yet, but I call the baby Swish Swish or Lil'Rhett(lily and Rhett together)
2. When did "Oh-my-gosh-we're-having-a-baby" really sink it?
Probably not until I hit 2nd trimester and got the home doppler and could listen to the heartbeat whenever I wanted.
3. When you think of yourself as a mom, what's the first thing to come to mind?
My mom! I want to be just like her as a mom.
4. Is your nursery complete? What's the theme and what do you have left to complete?
No, but Im getting really excited about decorating it. Im painting the room a light light tealish green/blue for either boy or girl and I already have a hot air balloon mobile. Its super cute and would look good for a boy or girl nursery.
5. List 5 qualities you hope your baby will possess:
Funny personality, cuddly,cute, chubby cheeks, big eyes like his/her daddy!
6. What's your ideal labor experience?
Hmmmm...I have not really thought about labor. I am just so pre-occupied with pregnancy! My mom says its hell on earth...so I dont have any illusions of this beautiful moment!
But as long as the baby is healthy and happy, I will survive!:)
7. List 5 things that have changed in your relationship with your spouse since you've been pregnant:
Well this pregnancy is very special to both Ben and I because it is our first but also because we had to go through so much to even get this baby in my belly! Ben was such a support during my 1 1/2 years of struggling physically and emotionally, he was so good w/ me and my anxiety during the first trimester. He is very excited for the baby and whenever someone says something about me being pregnant Ben cuts in and says "I helped!" He is cute!
8. List 5 things you think will change once your baby arrives:
I think we will have to ajust to not being able to go places as easily as we used to. We cant just decide to go to a movie whenever we want. I think I will also somewhat struggle on being home all day. I am not a home body, but I still am excited to be home with my baby!
However I think this baby will bring Ben and I even closer because this baby is a part of both of us and we now have someone to take care of besides a dog!
9. Where do you think you'll be when you go into labor? Why?
Well I am due around Christmas so I will probably just be chilling at home with my family when the contractions start. Unless baby comes early. But I am not going to get induced. Im just going to let Swish Swish come whenever he/she pleases.
10. Have you been talking to your baby? Playing music?
I sometimes talk to the baby but not much. I will just say random things. But I sing a lot by myself and Im sure baby can hear me. I think once I start feeling the baby move I will talk more to it. Ben and I do say goodnight to the baby.
11. In what ways do you hope your baby is like your spouse?
I want the baby to have Bens lips and skin coloring, he has nice tan olive skin. I also want our child to be somewhat mellow like Ben. I just dont want them to get the anxiety from me!(even though Im still awesome!:))
12. In what ways do you hope your baby is like you?
I want our baby to have my green eyes! I also want them to be petite(which is probably the only combonation Ben and I can have!) I also want the baby to have my outgoing personality.
13. How long will you wait for the next baby, or if this is your last one, why/why not?
This is complicated! Ben and I have 3 frozen embryos so I dont want to wait long to transfer those little guys! Im not sure if we will get pregnant from those but if we do it will just depend on how many stick. If we get twins next time Im not sure what our next move would be. If we only get one out of the three then Im sure we will do another round of In-Vitro. I also might get pregnant on our own. But for sure when we want our 2nd baby we will just call our Dr and get the ball rolling.
14. What kind of grandparents do you think your baby will have?
This is the first grandbaby on my side of the family so my parents are so excited. I think they are going to be such good grandparents. They are already spoiling him/her with baby stuff. The Romneys are amazing grandparents to my neices and nephews and so I am excited to add another one to the gang!
15. Who will be with you during labor? Who will visit you in the hospital during your recovery?
Ben and my mom! My mom was there for the embryo transfer since Ben couldnt go. She will also be at the ultrasound when we find out what we are having. And I think I will need her while Im giving birth because knowing Ben, he would tell me to RELAX(in his calm voice of course) Plus sometimes I think you just need your mom to help! I am her only daughter and I want her to be apart of the delivery process. I hope everyone in my family can visit me at the hospital after the birth.
16. How much will you tell your baby (child, teenager) about your past? Why/why not?
Probably everything. I dont really have anything to hide! Plus I want them to know what I was like growing up. I want them to look up pictures of me and say "yeah my mom had a pretty awesome time growing up!"
17. Do you have any hopes for your child's activities? (Sports, academics, school preference, activities, etc)
I really want my kids to sing! I grew up singing in choirs my whole childhood/teenage years and it brought me so much joy! I think they will probably do some kind of sport because Ben is really athletic! They definitly wont get that from me...but I think I could pull off a soccor mom!
18. When will you tell your baby about the birds and the bees?
When they are little. My mom taught us kids before we even started elementary. I think its good to talk about that kind of stuff and make them aware of what "everything" is.
19. In what ways do you hope you'll parent like your parents did?
My parents supported me a lot and were able to give me a very comfortable childhood. I want that for my kids. I want a good balance between rules and freedom! My parents were great at letting us do our own thing. They taught us what was right and wrong and we didnt want to dissapoint them. I want my kids to feel that way!
20. Which childhood memory do you hope your child will have (similar to one you fondly remember?)
Playing with there siblings and going on fun road trips
21. And finally, Be annoying! What "advice" do you want newly pregnant women to know?
I dont have any advice....I still feel like I am newly pregnant. However I will give advice for anyone who is not pregnant and wants to be....if it takes you longer than a year, go get checked out because there is most likely a problem that doctors can help you with!!!! Thats all I have to say about that!:)
Here are baby pics of me and Ben...I have to say that I think
we will have one cute baby!
