My Beautiful Princess River Kathleen





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I'm 23 and pregnant with my first child, I've never even had a pregnancy scare before so I had no idea what to expect. I've learned a LOT about it though and I'm hoping I'm ready for my baby. I'm happily married to a wonderful and sweet man. I can't wait to be a mommy!!! I just wish she was here already. *Edit* Had my beautiful daughter and I'm so in love, learning something new everyday and having quite the adventure. My husband is the greatest daddy ever and wants to be part of everything in his little girl's life. I love my family so much and feel so lucky to have what I have.


Her name will be River Kathleen Dye (hehe lil Princess Dye)
Due around march 19th  






My Pregnancy
Mother Name:: Denise
Age:: 22
Birthday::March 2, '86
Birth Place:: Edmonton, Alberta
Height:: 5'6
Pre-pregnancy weight:: 200lbs
Current weight:: 210lbs
Location:: Alberta, Canada.
Job:: Pizza Delivery Driver
RELATIONSHIP STATUS
Are you with the baby's father?:Yes
Are you married?: Yes
If together, how long have you been together?: 3 years
FIRSTS
Is this your first pregnancy?:Yes
How did you find out you were pregnant?: home test
What kind of pregnancy test did you take?: Urine test
How many?: 3
What were your first symptoms?: I was extremely sick everyday
Who did you tell first?: My husband, he actually pointed out to me that it may be why I was so sick so I took the test
Who was with you when you found out?:My best friend Erika, we were out walking dogs and I took the tests at some random clients house!
Was baby planned?: No but it doesnt make her any less special, we just figured when it was time to have a baby it'd come  
When was baby conceived?: Around June 20th (her daddy's birthday ;)
When was your first appointment?: Around the end of July.
How far were you when you found out?:7weeks

REACTIONS
What was your reaction?: I was excited and scared
What was the baby's father's reaction?: He was surprised but excited  
What was the parent's reactions?: his dad's words were "Fuck off!" but.. in a good way lol, both his and my parents are soooo excited, they're both first time grandparents and cant wait for their granddaughter.
What was friends and family reactions?: they were all happy and excited

BABY
Due date:: March 20 - ish
Do you want to know the sex?: I was far too curious
Do you know the sex?:Yes
If so, boy or girl?:Girl
Any names?: There have been a few, havent decided on anything yet
Any ultrasounds?: 2 so far, have another in a week  
Have you heard the heartbeat?: At the ultrasounds and once at the clinic
Baby ethnicity?:Caucasian
Who do you think baby will look like?: Well hopefully it'll look like us  
Will baby have any siblings?:No
Will baby have their own room?: Yeah but probably gonna be sleeping next to mommy for the first little while
What is baby's nursery theme?: Probably Eeyore.. i love Eeyore   and I want to paint it mint green
Have you and dad felt baby move?: I have but he hasnt been able to yet  

LABOR
Who is your OB/GYN?: That's actually still up in the air, my first doctor was seriously the biggest idiot ever and my second dr i just found out doesnt deliver so he's gonna refer me to someone at my next visit after my ultrasound  
What hospital will you deliver in?: the closest one at the time?
Who will be in the delivery room? well definitely my husband and I, I'm not sure if I'll want anyone else in there when the time comes, we'll have to see, I might want my mommy  
Will you use medication?: No,
Are you scared about labor?: Of course, It doesnt sound like the most fun thing in the world, but I know that it's gonna be worth it  
Will you videotape or take pictures?: Pictures would be ok
How will you react when you see baby? Well I'll probably cry a lot and feel nothing but love
What will you say?: not sure, whatever comes to me at the time hopefully better than what my mother apparently said the first time she saw me , " she's not that pretty is she?" ... but I suppose I was all covered in goo.  

MISCELLANEOUS
Did you have morning sickness?: Heck yes!!! still do once in a while, it was horrible! I couldnt stop throwing up some days even when there was nothing left  
Did you have any cravings?: not really, I really loved subway for a while..
Did you have any mood swings?: lol oooh yeah, ask my husband about the dropped french toast incident lol
Are you a high risk pregnancy?: Not that I know of
Any complications?: So far so good  
Formula or breastfeeding?:Breastfeed definitely if I can
Have you bought anything for baby yet?: I havent personally bought anything but I've already had a TONNE of stuff given to us   I have awesome friends with awesome children  .
When did you start to show?: Still really not "showing" it just looks like I've gotten fatter, I dont have a cute lil baby bump   I've lost like 70 lbs in the last year and was doing really well but then had to stop cuz I got pregnant, but the baby has a lot of room to grow into and so it just looks like i'm bigger again   I'm not very happy about that
How long could you wear your regular clothes?: Well like I said I've lost a lot of weight so I still have all my old regular clothes, some of which are still to big for me, so I'll probably have "regular" clothes through my whole pregnancy I'm guessing, but my mom did take me shopping and buy me maternity clothes already too.
Are you excited?: More than I've ever been
Who will help with baby after their born?:My husband and family and friends
What is your favorite thing about being pregnant?:Knowing I'm going to have my little girl soon, I like feeling her move too.. most of the time  
What is the worst thing about being pregnant?:I've probably had all the worst symptoms, I was horribly sick and occationally still am, I have pretty bad back pain, I have low blood pressure so I cant stand too long or i get dizzy and nautious and eventually faint, I 've had pretty bad cramps in my stomach, and I only had heartburn once in my entire life before I got pregnant, now I get it all the time and sometimes I cant sleep because it hurts so bad to lay down so I have to sit up and try to sleep.. but .. ok that was a little bit of a rant but there's all the worst things about being pregnant :| heh
What one thing do you miss doing since being pregnant?: Lose weight, and sleeping on my back, it's hard to get comfy sometimes
Any days you wish you weren't pregnant?:A lot, I wish she was here already
Are you ready for baby?: I'm ready, the house definitely isnt yet
Do you have insurance?: Why would I need insurance?
How many kids do you want?: Probably just 2, I want to have another one when she's a few years old
Do you talk to your baby?:I sing to her a lot
Do you have stretch marks?:nothing from the pregnancy
Do you still feel attractive?: Not really
Have you had your baby shower yet?: Nope
Any weird dreams?:YES! I'm way in defensive mode I keep dreaming someone's trying to hurt her or stab my belly or something and I go kung foo on their ass, it's pretty fun actually
Are you taking any classes?: Havent planned on it yet
Do you like kids?: Honestly.. not really, but i LOVE babies, and I'm sure I'll grow to like my kid at least 
Reading anything?: No not really, have read a couple books when I first got pregnant but I think I get it now  
How many pregnant women do you know?: A few of my friends just had babies and I know a 2 that are pregnant now with me  
How far along are you now? 23 weeks

FAMILY
Do you have god parents picked out?: Nope
If so, who?: n/a

Grandparents?: My parents and my in-laws
Great grandparents?: Both my and my husbands grandparents  
Aunts?:My Husband's sister Katie  
Uncles?: My brother Jonathan and My brothers-in-law Nathan and Tyler






My beautiful Princess River born March 30th, 8:20pm, 7lbs 15 oz, 20.9" long

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