[About Mommy and Pregnancy]]Mommy's Full Name: Anna Marie Kirk
Age When Pregnant: 25 to 26
Current Age: 27
How Far along were you when you found out?: I think I tested at around 5 weeks.
Still with the father?: Yes
What was your first reaction when you found out you were pregnant?: Excited! We wanted to have a family. I wanted to have a baby and here we were!
How did the Father react?: Seemed excited and shocked it happened a lot faster than we thought. He totally thought there would be a lot more "baby-making time" HA!
How did your parents take the news?: Excitement all around
How did you feel about your first ultra sound?: I only got ONE ultrasound and I was SOOOOO excited! I couldn't wait to find out the gender of our little one.
When I heard the heart beat for the first time?: At 10 weeks, I rented my own fetal doppler because I wasn't going to hear or see anything until 12 weeks. I couldn't wait that long and was freaking out that something could happen.
What month did you find out the sex of the baby?: In December, towards the end of December. I had hoped maybe we would know before Christmas but my ultrasound wasn't scheduled until after.
Where you happy about the sex of the baby?: I was happy about my baby period. We had an inkling and I guess secretly hoped our first would be a boy and that's exactly what we got!
What were your cravings?: Sugar everything! I wanted everything sweet! Cake, doughnuts, brownies, chocolate. And of course just wanted to eat everything in general but mostly it was sugary-stuff.
Did you exercise when you were pregnant?: No, I probably should've but I never can find the motivation to work out. Pregnant or not pregnant.
How much weight did you gain?: Almost 50 pounds. A little more than what I probably should have but in the end it was all worth it.
Did you get morning sickness?: In the first trimester yes. It was mostly just feeling nauseous but once I would eat some toast or something I'd be fine.
Did you enjoy wearing maternity clothes?: I was definitely excited to start wearing them and then to my chagrin realized that I didn't fit any of them until after like 6 months.
What books did you read when you were pregnant?: What to Expect, The Pregnancy Journal
Did you attend any pregnancy classes like LaMaze? I went to almost all the classes offered at the hospital. Breastfeeding and a Labor class and a how to take care of baby class.
Overall...Describe your pregnancy?: Easy. I had a fairly easy first trimester, great second, and while the third definitely was the hardest it was all worth it!
[[About the Delivery]]How did you know you were in labor?: I started to feel these cramps like every so often on May 19th in the evening.
Did your water break?: My water broke later on when I was on the toilet of all places!
What were you contractions like?: At first they felt like light menstrual cramps and progressed as my labor progressed to a lot more intense like.
How long were you in labor?: This one still confuses me. Is labor just when you start getting contractions? Or when you actually start pushing? Both? Just one? Anyways if we count it all I was in "labor" for 18 hours altogether with like 2 hours of pushing.
Epidural?: I tried to labor as long as I could naturally but by 11am I was so exhausted working through the contractions that I needed something. They checked me at 6cm and then came again to see if I had progressed and when I hadn't, they came back with the Doctor.
Who was in the delivery room with you?: Just Andy
Was it an easy delivery?: I don't feel like it was because I was really working on getting through those contractions. Perhaps if I had gotten an epidural right away it would've felt easier? Then when I started pushing it felt like forever!
Did you cry during labor?: At one point when the contractions were just non-stop and I was sooo tired, that's when I got the nurse to get me the epidural.
[[About the Baby]]Baby's Full Name: Wilson Thomas Kirk
Birth Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Time Born: 3:23 pm
Gender: Boy
Lenghth: Officially as 21.75 but our other record says 21.5 inches long.
Weight: 7 pounds and 11 ounces
What was the first thing you said to your baby?: "Hi little baby." It's all I could think of. Here he was finally!
Who visited you and the baby at the hospital? Lots of people, our parents, my brother and his girlfriend, friends, and some other family.
Did you breast feed?: Yes, it was sooo nerve wracking though because I wasn't expressing anything and I don't think Wilson was getting anything. I wish now I had at least supplemented even at the hospital. He wanted to eat right away.
What was the first night being a parent like? Sooo tiring, now I have this little baby to take care of! What was I doing?!?
Did you get sleep? Not much.
When did you go home?: I think it was Saturday evening.
[[Present Time]]How old is your baby now?: 13 months old
Still with the Father?: Yes
Who does your baby look like know?: Mostly me with maybe a sprinkle of Andy? Everyone says he is definitely my child.
Your baby's current milestone achievement?: Uhh.. teething? We are still working on walking, stubborn boy!
Whats your baby's favorite thing to do? Get into everything! Climb whatever he can.
Whats your baby's favorite toy? That's hard to say, he plays with all his little toys, but I guess his pal, Scout. This stuffed animal toy that plays music and sings.
What is it like being a parent?: The most insanely crazy thing you could ever possibly WANT to do to yourself. It's amazing how one little person is your whole world.
Ready for another one?: I'm already on it! haha!
