Proud Mom Survey

I totally stole this from Mary...I hope you don't mind!!

Proud Mom Survey

1. Names? James Michael, Nathaniel Guy, Thomas William, Abigail Helen Rose
2. Birthdays? April 12, 1992, June 7, 1995, June 17 1998, February 15, 2004
3. Time of birth? 8:07 PM, 11:36 PM, 12:43 AM, 10:46 PM
4. How long did labor last? 17 hours, 12 hours, 2 hours, 4 hours
5. Who was in the room? with Jamie: My Mom, sister Brenda, and 2 other unmentionables. with Nate: Billy, with Tommy: Billy and Brenda, with Abby: Billy
6. How long did you push? Jamie: 4 hours, Nate: 20 minutes, Tommy: 5 minutes, Abby: one big push!
7. Weights? Jamie: 9 lbs. 4 oz, Nate: 8 lbs 2 oz., Tommy: 8 lbs 14 oz., Abby: 7 lbs 13 oz
8. Any hair? Not much for the boys but Abby was hairy like a monkey!
9. Who does your baby look like? Jamie: my dad, Nate: me, Tommy: a clone of Billy and Abby looks like both of us.
10. Be honest...how much weight did you gain while pregnant? Jamie: 60 pounds, Nate: 30 pounds, Tommy: zero and Abby: zero
11. Was baby early or late? 2 days late with Jamie, 4 days early with Nate, on my due date with Tommy and 8 days early with Abby (the last 2 were self-induced......casteroil method)
12. Who drove you home from the hospital? Mom, Billy, Billy, Billy
13. How many baby showers did you have? 4
14. Did you breastfeed? no
15. Who keeps your baby the most? me of course
16. When do you wanna have another? I'd love one more (but I am getting too old....)
17. How did you pick the name? All the first names we chose were because we liked them. The middle names went like this...Jamie: Michael for me, Nate: Guy for Billy's best friend and Nate's godfather, Tommy: William for Billy, Abby: Helen for Billy's mom and Rose for my mom and grandmother.
18. How did you know it was time to go the hospital? With Jamie I thought my water broke (it didn't)...they kept me anyway because I was in labor, with Nate the contractions were so painful I couldn't breathe, with Tommy they had me come in right away because I induced my labor (with permission from my midwife) and it was a good thing because my labor lasted only 2 hours! With Abby they had me come in right away partly because with Tommy my labor was so short...they thought I would end up having her at home.
19. Anyone spend the first night with you at the hospital? Nope
20. Did you cry the first time you held your baby? No, for various reasons. Jamie...I was emotionally drained from 4 hours of pushing, with Nate I just didn't, with Tommy I was "under the influence" of some wacky stuff and was delirious and with Abby I was so relieved (it hurt so bad) I could only cheer!
21. Who cut the cord? Bren, Doctor, Bren, Midwife
22. Where was the baby born? the first 2 at Beth Israel Deaconess, the second 2 at South Shore Hospital
23. Did you record the labor? Pictures, nothing, pictures, nothing