First Valentine's Day Party

It seems like the time has gone by so fast..but to her ....it must have crept by. She is so excited to have her own school Valentine's Day party. Now she has a bag full of Valentine's wishes and treats and she feels like she is one of the "big kids" now.

First Born

Another tag from facebook:

Here you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Just copy and paste it in a new note-change answers to yours.This will be fun for all the pregnant ladies to read!Let's see how much you remember!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was very excited and nervous.

4. IF TRYING-FOR HOW LONG? N/A

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 29

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Home Pregnancy test...I think six of
them!

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My Husband!

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? I did..he didn't.. so we compromised and found out
every other.

9. DUE DATE? April 1, 2001

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? No.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Pizza with hot sauce and peanut butter and jelly sandwich with
chocolate milk.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? My extreme exhaustion.

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

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 32 lbs.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? It was a surprise.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? None, other then
delivering six weeks early.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? PA

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 40 hrs give or take. My water broke at three
in the morning early Friday and I did not give birth untill after 8pm on Saturday. I did
not go into labor naturally and being six weeks early, they had to induce me. (Twice
two 12 hr bouts of pitocin)

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My husband.

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? My husband and the hospital crew.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yes,after laboring for a day, they first
gave me nubain then as I got closer to Saturday night.. an epidural.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6lbs, 1oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? February 24, 2001

27. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 8 (in a few weeks)

28. WHAT WOULD YOU GO BACK AND CHANGE? I would have definitely forgone some of the
pain medication (nubain).

50 Things

I wrote this on facebook so I am copying this for all of you: 50 Things about me.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes. My Aunt.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last night. Another aunt of mine was just
diagnosed with cancer.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Yes.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Reeses Peanut
12. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? Yes. Violet(dog), Miley(cat), Zach & Cody (2 parakeets)
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Anything with Peanut
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Hair.
15. RED OR PINK? Pink.
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I take on too many projects at once.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? No one.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? Everyone.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? blue jeans, black boots
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Minis playing in the living room.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Green.
23. FAVORITE SMELL? Christmas trees.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO? My children.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I love her!(my cousin)
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? My son's baseball games.
27. HAIR COLOR? Blonde.
28. EYE COLOR? Green.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No. I have perfect vision.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Homemade anything.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Both.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Other Boleyn Girl.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Green.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Reeses' peanut butter cup.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ?
38.LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ?
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Twilight Series... I just finished second in series.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Something from my husband's work.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? I did not watch t.v. last night.
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? My children.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neither.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? France.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm creative.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Phila, PA
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Everyone
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? We met at my cousin's wedding while I was in college and then again at a family Christmas party.
49. IS THE CUP HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? Half full.
50. IF YOU COULD SIT DOWN TO DINNER WITH FIVE PEOPLE WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Barack Obama, Eckhart Toile, Martha Stewart,Josh Groban and my husband.