Let's see how much you remember!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No

2. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?  Shock, denial, scared, nervous, disappointment, etc. (initially)

3. HOW OLD WERE YOU?  28

4. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?  I was getting sick at work every day & a “friend” urged me to take a test.

5. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My ex — it took me hours to muster up the courage to tell anyone, then he refused to believe me for a full day b/c it was April Fool’s Day! I didn’t even realize it & even though it wasn’t his baby, he was convinced that I was trying to fool him with the most unoriginal joke possible!!

6. DID YOU FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes, just shy of 14 weeks.

7. DUE DATE?  11/20/2012

8. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes

9. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? I ate the same foods as I always have.

10. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Not too much at all. I was unusually happy throughout my pregnancy.

11. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?  Boy

12. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I did for about a week after finding out the gender, but now I couldn’t imagine being a girl mom instead!

13. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 54

14. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?  No

15. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Yes. I was high risk from the beginning & then diagnosed with preeclampsia when I was admitted into labor & delivery (after having perfect blood pressure throughout my entire pregnancy 🤔).

16. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? UAB

17. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 28

19. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My parents

20. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? The hospital staff

21. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Vaginal

22. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?  I was given an epidural.

23. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7lbs. 11.3oz.

24. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?  11/22/2012

25. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Nathan

26. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 4