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My friend Lindsay posted this on her blog and I thought it looked kind of fun! So, here goes . . . by the way, it's about Caden and I'll do one for the new baby in a few months :)

1.Where were you when you first found out that you were pregnant? In our duplex in Bellingham :)

2.Who was with you? No one, Nigel had gone to a motocross race.

3.How did you find out that you were pregnant? I peed on 2 tests :)

4.What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? Thrilled, and then terrified.

5.Who was the first person you told? Amy! I didn't want to tell Nigel over the phone!

6.Did you plan to get pregnant? Definitely.

7.Did you tell everyone else right away? Nope, we waited quite a while. I was too scared.

8.Was everybody happy for you? Oh yes, very excited!

9.Did you go out and celebrate? I don't think so.

10.Did you want to find out the sex? Nope, but Nigel did, so we found out.

11.What was the sex? A boy!

12.Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes

13.Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew that you wouldn't put on your baby? I don't think so. I think I liked them all a lot!

14.How much weight did you gain? I honestly and truly don't know what the total was. I believe somewhere around 25-30 pounds.

15.Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? After about 2 years, I finally did :)

16.Did you get any stretch marks? Yes, but only a few.

17.What did you crave the most? Hard shell tacos and marshmallows, not together.

18.Did you crave anything crazy? Nope

19.Who or what got on your nerves? I don't remember anything specifically.

20.Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Not really.

21.Where and when did you go into labor? I was induced, so it happened at the hospital.

22.Did your water break? When the doctor broke it, it did :)

23.Who drove you to the hospital? Nigel!

24.Who was in the room when you gave birth? Nigel, my mom and my sister.

25.Did you go early or late? 1 week early.

26.How long were in labor for? It ended up being around 28 hours.

27.Did you have any drugs for the pain? Yep, good old epidural.

28.Did you go natural or have a C-section? Natural

29.What was your first reaction after giving birth? I can't believe he's so tiny!

30.How big was the baby? 6lbs, 11 oz, 18 3/4 inches.

31.Did your husband cry? A little bit, don't tell him I told you :)

32.What did you name the baby? Caden Merle!

33.Does her name have any significant meaning? Caden we just liked, Merle is Nigel's middle name and his grandpa's first name.

34.Did you have any visitors? Yep, my mom, my sister, my dad, Amy, and Ian.

35.Did the baby have any complications? He was too cold. He had to go to the nursery for a little bit to be on the warmer.

36.How old is your baby today? Almost 3!!

37.When is the next one coming? About 2 1/2 months from now :)

38.If you could, would you do it all over again? Well, I guess so, seeing as I'm pregnant now :)

39.Tag five: Just do it if you want to!