I got tagged baby...

...which is pretty cool cause I never get tagged. And this is a fun baby tag, so only read this if you like birth and babies and mommies.

1.Where were you when you first found out that you were pregnant? With Talin it was in my parents bathroom. Collin, I just knew. Caleb was in my bathroom.
2.Who was with you? For Talin, Mandi was with me (well outside the door!), the others I was alone.
3.How did you find out that you were pregnant? Peeing on a stick!
4.What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? Excitement, anxious…
5.Who was the first person you told? With Talin, it was Mandi because she was with me, then of course Tom, and then we told my dad. Collin-everyone knew I was pregnant, I didn’t really have to tell, and when I did they all responded, “oh, I figured”. Caleb-Tom was first to know.
6.Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes for all of them.
7.Did you tell everyone else right away? With Talin, yes. And as soon as I was willing to admit I was pregnant with Collin, yes. With Caleb we waited the twelve weeks, which is weird for me. In fact a lot of people didn’t even know I was pregnant in my ward until I was about five months along.
8.Was everybody happy for you? Sure, if they weren’t, they didn’t tell me!
9.Did you go out and celebrate? No.
10.Did you want to find out the sex? Yes, I’m way too impatient and curious to not know. I would have died not knowing, and all three of my boys were very obvious, if you know what I mean!
11.What was the sex? Three boys, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
12.Did anyone throw you a baby shower? With Talin I had two, a work party and a family/friend shower. I don’t think I had one with Collin, unless I’m just forgetting. With Caleb I had one thrown by my friend Betsy.
13.Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew that you wouldn't put on your baby? I can’t remember, but they always exist, so I’m sure I did.
14.How much weight did you gain? Talin-25 pounds, Collin-25/28 pounds, I think I lost some at the end, and with Caleb-45 pounds (yeah, it was a bad time for me!).
15.Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? Yes with all three pregnancies, and surprisingly enough, more than what I gained each time.
16.Did you get any stretch marks? I’d rather not talk about it, but I will. Talin destroyed me!! I was huge, all belly and looking full term with twins by seven months. My stomach is forever scarred! Collin I only got a couple, and surprisingly enough Caleb was the only one I didn’t get any with, and I put on the most weight!!
17.What did you crave the most? I can only remember lots of chocolate with Collin, and with Caleb I craved chocolate and grapefruit.
18.Did you crave anything crazy? Not really. Fried things, which gross me out, like Long John Silvers.
19.Who or what got on your nerves? I don’t really remember, I was too busy eating.
20.Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? With Talin I had pupps, which is a pregnancy rash on your stomach, so they induced me two weeks early, it was the only way to end the itching agony! With Collin he tried to be born at 32 weeks, and I dilated to a six one evening with silent labor. I was in the hospital for a week, and then on bed rest for two weeks after that. He came four weeks early. And with Caleb it was mainly emotional and a lot of appointments because we found out about his heart defect when I was around twenty-two weeks pregnant with him. So I got a bazillion ultrasounds and was monitored very closely, and finally induced at 38 weeks.
21.Where and when did you go into labor? Talin-I was induced Monday morning and had him by the afternoon, it all went very quickly. Collin-it was a Friday night and I was really crabby, so my mom told me I was in labor, I didn’t believe that my bad mood was really labor, but we went into the hospital anyway, and I was already at an eight and having full blown contractions. He was born quickly after that. Caleb-I was induced on a Monday with no pitocin, only some pill that was put inside me to soften my cervix. It did the trick in the end, cause labor progressed on it’s own and he came that evening, my only birth that didn’t require the pitocin.
22.Did your water break? It was broken both times with Talin and Collin. With Caleb it broke on it’s own, it was so cool and crazy, I was excited, but oh the pain that ensued afterwards. As soon as my water broke that baby started coming down!
23.Who drove you to the hospital? Tom did for all of them. Except for that close call with Collin, that was Rachel, thank goodness for someone with a brain!
24.Who was in the room when you gave birth? Talin-It was Tom and Cyndee, Amy and Mandi were in there until Mandi got faint and almost passed out, then they were kicked out. Collin-Tom and Cyndee. Caleb-Tom and Cyndee.
25.Did you go early or late? Early on all three. Tal-38 weeks, Collin-36 weeks, & Caleb 38 weeks.
26.How long were in labor for? Talin-approx. 5 hours. Collin-quick, I don’t know the exact time. Caleb-when labor finally started in the afternoon, about 3 hours.
27.Did you have any drugs for the pain? Talin-epidural all the way, didn’t feel a thing. Collin-epidural, but I felt things with no pain, it was cool. Caleb-epidural from hell. Didn’t work, I would like to say it was freaking natural, and I wish I didn’t get the epidural and instead had the glory of doing it naturally, cause I felt like I did.
28.Did you go natural or have a C-section? Natural.
29.What was your first reaction after giving birth? Hyper, excited, happy, worry.
30.How big was the baby? Talin-8 pounds 1 ounce. Collin- 7 pounds 6 ounces (and that was four weeks early!!). Caleb-6 pounds 11 ounces.
31.Did your husband cry? No. But he was a good coach throughout the whole thing.
32.What did you name the baby? Talin Thomas, Collin Tyler, & Caleb Allen.
33.Does his name have any significant meaning? Talin is a name I loved, and Thomas is obviously my hubby’s name. Collin named himself I think. I wanted to name him Gavin, but for some reason couldn’t decide. That night I slept fitfully in the hospital, and every time I woke up the name Collin Chambers kept shouting in my head. What?? I didn’t even like that name. But it’s what it was suppose to be! And Tyler is my brother’s name. Caleb means heart (and dog lover), but it seemed appropriate for our little heart baby. And Allen is my grandmother’s maiden name.
34.Did you have any visitors? With Talin I had everyone, a lot of people, too many to name. Collin I had my mom and the Jones’ and Rach, and Tom’s mom and dad and sister came up to see the baby. With Caleb my mom came out for the birth and Amy and JoDee came out a week later.
35.Did the baby have any complications? Do you have a few minutes?? Talin-healthy, but was readmitted a few days after he was born because of a fever, turned out he had a UTI, but in the ER they gave him a spinal tap. My week old baby a spinal tap!! Oh how I wish I had been a smarter mommy when I was younger. It was awful. Collin-born four weeks early he didn’t breathe very well. He had a lot of different things because he was premature, but ultimately it was just the oxygen issue. He had to be in the NICU for a week and then he went home and was on oxygen for three weeks. It was such a pain having a newborn hooked up to an oxygen tank. Caleb-Wow, where do we start. He had a complete AVSD and his heart valve was formed wrong, he had to have open-heart surgery. He was born with hearing loss in his right ear and an atretic ear in his left. His heart condition made him difficult to care for, lot’s of drugs, difficulty gaining weight, which led to eventual, nose tube, and then to eventual surgery to put in a GI tube. He doesn’t eat anything orally, and is exclusively tube fed. He works with an ENT, an audiologist, a speech therapist, an occupational therapist, an early access intervention, a GI specialist, a cardiologist, sees his regular pediatrician frequently and keeps his mother beyond busy!
36.How old is your baby today? Six, five and 10 months.
37.When is the next one coming? Ha! Ha! Ha! We’re adopting down the road, I don’t dare risk conception again, I mean what if it’s another boy! Ha ha ha!
38.If you could, would you do it all over again? Without a doubt.