Mommyhood: Just For Fun Quiz

Just For Fun Quiz

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Parents: if you'd like to participate please answer the following questions. (It gives us a chance to share our stories.) :)

1. How many kids do you have? # boys/# girls & ages
2. How long was(were) your labor(s)?
3. Something you wish you knew then that you know now?
4. Best piece of advice for a new parent?

I look forward to reading your answers! :)

9 tattled:

At 7/14/2005 9:16 PM, LAMommyof3 said…

1. 2 boys (almost 6 and 7 1/2) and 1 girl (almost 2)
2. 1st one - 10 hours, 2nd one - 6 hours, 3rd one - 10 hours
3. Sleep as much as possible before you have children! :) lol
4. Savor every moment, because they don't stay little long!
At 7/14/2005 9:59 PM, {LyndsD} said…

Hi my favorite twin site :o)Here are my answers: Hope they don't bore you...

1. How many kids do you have? # boys/# girls & ages: 1 girl (2 years 4 months)

2. How long was(were) your labor(s)? Once they forced my water to break and labor began 2 hours 45 mins. I was only 1cm when they made me go in for pre-eclampisa I went from 1-10 in no time flat after the water broke

3. Something you wish you knew then that you know now? That sleeping in no longer exists but its worth it.

4. Best piece of advice for a new parent? Treasure every moment they are the best thing in the world to enter your life, take tons of pictures. They love you back!

Hope that was ok. This is a very cute and good quiz. Hope you are having a good night. Talk to you soon. :o)
At 7/15/2005 6:42 AM, MarylandMommy said…

1) 1 son (Seth) ~ 3 1/2
2) Seth's "birth" mother gave birth to him. His "foster" mother took extra special care of him for 5 months until God placed him in our arms.
3) I wish I knew that every painful surgical procedure, every fertility drug, etc. would all be worth it in the end. I had to go through all of that to be blessed with my son!
4) Have nice long romantic dinners with your hubby BEFORE children come into your life!!!
At 7/15/2005 9:49 AM, Mary said…

1. Olivia - 6, Hailey - 4 and Riley - 2 (Riley is a boY, LOL)

2. Olivia it was like 30 minutes. The doctor didnt even realize I was having her and my husband delivered her because she came so fast, everyone else in the room was running around trying to get everything ready. Hailey was about 3 hours.. I spent it watching the movie Polly.
Riley was only about 2 hours too.. they enduced me at 11 am, I had him at 1:20.. Boy, I have been super lucky..

3. You never know when you look at your cute little innocent baby how much of a handful they are going to be when they start to walk and talk! LOL
At 7/15/2005 3:19 PM, LAMommyof3 said…

themartins - I agree about treasuring every moment...they grow SOOOO fast!

marylandmommy - Your are so right that it is worth it. As much as we have to go through...medications, surgeries, labor, stitches, etc....it is worth it and I would do it all over again in a minute!

mary - WOW!! You have been EXTREMELY lucky (and I bet many people have told you that before LOL)!! For your first one - is your husband's name listed as the delivering doctor on any official paperwork? That is AWESOME! I think my husband would have a HEART ATTACK!!!! ROFL
At 7/15/2005 6:19 PM, BayouMaMa said…

LAMommyof3...you know most of this stuff already. ;-)

1. How many kids do you have? Three--14 year old step-daughter, 6 year old boy (Jonah), and a 2 year old boy (Riley).

2. How long were your labors? 16 hours for Jonah and 8 hours for Riley (Think if I had another one it would only be 4 hours long?)

3. Something you wish you knew then that you know now? That whatever worked fine for baby #1...will not work at all for baby #2. Could they be any more opposite?

4. Best piece of advice for a new parent? You will make mistakes...no matter how hard you try...just never be afraid or too proud to tell your kid(s) you're sorry.
At 7/15/2005 8:21 PM, Misti said…

1. How many kids do you have? # boys/# girls & ages
1 girl age 9 on the 25th, 3 boys 5,3 and almost 6 months

2. How long was(were) your labor(s)? 15 hrs,7 hrs 3 hrs almost 2 hrs.

3. Something you wish you knew then that you know now? can't think of anything.

4. Best piece of advice for a new parent? relax, babies are a lot stronger then we give them credit for.
At 7/16/2005 8:42 PM, Bill & Glory said…

1. How many kids do you have? # boys/# girls & ages: 1 boy baby in utero, 2 girls (11 y/o and 2 1/2 y/o)
2. How long was(were) your labor(s)? Both were about 12 hours, start to finish.
3. Something you wish you knew then that you know now? Conception, labor, and delivery really are the easiest parts of parenting.
4. Best piece of advice for a new parent? Listen to advice, you may not need it, but listen to it anyway.

Glory
At 7/18/2005 10:11 AM, the seeker said…

1. 3 kids, almost grown. a son, who turns 21 today... AHHHH! another son, 19 and a daughter, 15.

2. All 3 were born c secetion though I was in labor 10 hours with the firstborn.

3. God can cover our parental imperfections. Telling our children "I'm sorry" is extremely important. Our kids need to know that even Daddy and Mommy make mistakes that we need to ask forgiveness from the Lord and others for. (I guess this kinda answers number 4 too but hopefully you'll let me cheat a little.)

4. Be on the lookout for the gifts and talents God has placed within your child. It's amazing how quickly we begin to see glimpses of them. When you recognize those, begin to nuture and encourage those gifts.