April 2011 Moms
MrsEmilyS
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Get To Know You Quiz
MrsEmilyS
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Let's get to know one another!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not?
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want)
3. Favorite Vacation Spot?
4. Occupation?
5. Nursery Ideas?
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on?
Anything else you want to share is great too!
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Let's get to know one another!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? it was a year in June
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) we did, but once I got pregnant, we agree on nothing
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Bahamas
4. Occupation? teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? we saw a cute Winnie the Pooh
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? vacation
Anything else you want to share is great too! I feel so sick right now blech!
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1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not?
Just celebrated our first wedding anniversary at the end of July!
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want)
Yes...we have talked about baby names since we were married! We like Brody or Ford (family name) for a boy. And Madison or Mia for a girl. But that could all change as we research more!
3. Favorite Vacation Spot?
Any vacation is good with me...ha. If I HAD to choose a favorite...the bahamas.
4. Occupation?
High school math teacher
5. Nursery Ideas?
I am an artist so I want to do a mural of some sort on the wall...besdies that not too sure yet.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on?
I would love to go shopping for baby...but most likely it would either go towards the house or into savings for day care!
Twin boys born too early at 17w4d and 18w2d in February 2010
Transabdominal cerclage placed September 2010
DS born at 35w1d in February 2011
Twin girls born at exactly 36w in February 2013
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? married May '09, so a little over a year.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Nope - haven't talked about it yet.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Hawaii
4. Occupation? Technical Writer
5. Nursery Ideas? I'd love to do a Dr. Suess theme
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Pay off my last bit of cc debt and the use the rest for a down payment on a new car.
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married for 2 years in Sept. and together for 6 years.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Roman & Auria OR Anabella
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Florida
4. Occupation? office work
5. Nursery Ideas? not sure yet - too many ideas floating around in my head :P
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? considering we are putting up a fence that will cost $5300 - THAT and then we could keep our money in savings....then spend savings to redecorate our office into a nursery
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married 5 years2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Girl will most likely be Molly. Boy we are learning towards Micah or Hudson3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Europe....hoping to go back one day when the kids are older!4. Occupation? SAHM....was a first grade teacher before my DS was born5. Nursery Ideas? Haven't thought too much about it...will wait until we find out the gender 6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? New Appliances and staining our kitchen cabinets
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married 2 years, together for 5 1/2 years
2. Baby names picked out? Undecided. Probably John "Jack" for a boy and Charlotte for a girl, but we have a long way to go
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Cape Cod or any place tropical
4. Occupation? Teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? Pale yellow... that's all I've got so far. We're going to be Team Green
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? A new car
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? We have been married for a year this past July, and that also marked 6.5 years together total
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Middle names will be my maiden name for a boy: Preston. And my middle name for a girl Ruth, Ruth was from both of my gmas.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Crater Lake, Oregon or Chicago. We hopefully get to go to Hawaii this year.
4. Occupation? Preschool teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? Not doing one. Will do room when kiddo is big enough to be on it's own. Space limitations.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? A vacation!
DD 2.0 ~ 12/30/2013
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Our fourth wedding anniversary was Friday
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Top of the girl list is Charlotte. Top of the boy list was Elijah, but a friend just named their baby boy this, so we're back to the drawing board!
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Anyplace with hot weather and a beach
4. Occupation? Wedding planner
5. Nursery Ideas? Haven't really thought about it yet b/c we're house-hunting so I think I need the house first before I can picture the nursery
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Put it towards the down payment on a house
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? We've been together fro 6 years and married for 1 and a half
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) boy: Carter James girl: Emily Grace
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Disney World (it's where we concieved! Dreams really do come true down there)
4. Occupation? 3rd grade teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? Disney's Winnie The Pooh
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Downpayment on a house
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? 2 years in June, it has totally flown by!
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Sort of. Not really. We have a running list of ones we like, but we won't decide for good until the end. We don't like to find out what we are having and there is no way in hell we are telling anyone IRL our names, because I don't want any opinions.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? ANY vacation spot.
4. Occupation? Stay at home mama!
5. Nursery Ideas? I'm not sure. Last time I made everything and made it a touch on the boyish side and we ended up having a girl, so I may wait to make it all, or just make the quilt in VERY gender neutral colors (possibly orange/yellow/brown this time or DH liked a red/white/blue color scheme).
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? I'd would probably go a little crazy buying some cloth diapers (finish out DD's stash, take out all the crappy velcro and get snaps, and make a complete new baby stash with no prefolds :P), then we'd probably put it towards the down payment fund.
Anything else you want to share is great too!
Lily loves her new little sister!
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1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married 2 yrs, together 5
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Yes, William Henri or Josephine (Josie) Lynn
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Las Vegas
4. Occupation? Accounting
5. Nursery Ideas? Not sure yet, but probably something with nature
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? It would go to the addition to our house
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not?
We have been married for 7 years.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want)
None yet.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot?
None yet.
We like trying new places. We are going on a carribean cruise in Oct!
4. Occupation?
SAHM, was an engineer before that though.
5. Nursery Ideas?
None really. DD and new baby will be sharing a room once he/she starts sleeping through the night. Until then he/she will be in our room.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on?
$ to go to our start-up company...or bills.
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married just over 2 years; together about 5.5 years
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) We have a girl's name picked, but haven't decided on a boy's name just yet...
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? St. Lucia (our honeymoon destination
)
4. Occupation? Career Counselor
5. Nursery Ideas? I love Carter's forest theme, but also thinking about underwater theme or perhaps the Kimberly Grant Little Star set...something gender neutral. I'm sure the details will change many times over the next several months
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6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Nursery details, savings for the little one, or in a dream world - a vacation
Anything else you want to share is great too! I am getting so anxious for our first appointment! Aug. 31 can't come soon enough! I want to see our LO and hear his/her little pitter patter and just know that he/she IS really in there! I'm also antsy for the end of Sept. to get here so we can share our news everyone! Patience is not one of strengths...
Hey! I want to do dinosaurs for a boy too. Have you found anything good for decor? I found some really adorable wall hangings if you're interested.
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? We've been married just over a year.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Boy: Zane Elery, Girl: Felicity or Corinne
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Um, I don't know. We've taken a few cruises!
4. Occupation? Pregnancy and Parenting Educator
5. Nursery Ideas? Dinosaur for a boy, undecided for a girl
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? I'd use $2k to finish paying off our credit card debt (woo!) and the rest I'd save for baby stuff/maternity leave
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not?
Married 10 years. Together for 16 years.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want)
Not sure yet, but Harper for a girl & Blake for a boy are at the top of our list.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot?
Anywhere tropical!
4. Occupation?
SAHM
5. Nursery Ideas?
I love the Hayley bedding from PBK for a girl & maybe a vintage truck or monkey theme for a boy.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on?
New kitchen appliances!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not?
We will celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary in Oct.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want)
Yes for a girl, but struggling with boy names... They're SUPER hard!
3. Favorite Vacation Spot?
We love warm, beachy scenes. Our favorite together so far was probably Mexico.
4. Occupation?
Financial planner
5. Nursery Ideas?
Trying not to be too themey this time. DS is 2 now and his stuff seems babyish, so we want the next stuff to last a bit longer.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on?
Definitely stuff for the house - we're trying to fill ours with newer stuff as we combined two households when we got married so ours is a weird mish-mash.
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? 7 years married, almost 15 years together
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) We're leaning towards Jeffrey or Justin for a boy, Emma or Abigail for a girl
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Alaska
4. Occupation? middle school music teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? not yet
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Nursery furniture, savings
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? We've been married for 1 year, 1 month, and a few weeks. We've known each other since 3rd grade but only dated for 5 years before we got married.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Leanna Melanie for a girl and Rocco Angelo for a boy. The boy's name is still being discussed though.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? That I've been to? Jamaica for the beach, Italy for my family.
4. Occupation? 3rd grade teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? Something with Noah's Ark I think.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Baby stuff, maternity clothes, maybe an ipad for DH and a laptop for me.
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married 2 years, together 6 years.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Vanessa Annalynn, no boys yet.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Anything Caribbean.
4. Occupation? Finance Mgt.
5. Nursery Ideas? No clue.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Paying down my student loan
Let's get to know one another!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married two years
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Joseph or Samantha
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Cancun
4. Occupation? SAHM
5. Nursery Ideas? Not sure yet
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? I'm a big saver so it would go into savings.
Anything else you want to share is great too! I feel dizzy!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? We've been together for almost 10 years, and married for 4 1/2.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) I have no idea for a boy, but for a girl, we LOVE Ella.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? The beach
4. Occupation? Part-time CPA, part-time SAHM
5. Nursery Ideas? None yet
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? House projects...we have a long list of things we want to do.
DS#1 - 6.11.08
DS#2 - 9.1.11
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married almost 4 years
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Not sure yet
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Florida or NYC
4. Occupation? Attorney/SAHM
5. Nursery Ideas? No nursery for this one, the kiddos will share a room eventually until we get a bigger place
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Savings
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? 2 years
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Neil Sheppard, Neil is from an uncle who passed away in a car accident and Sheppard is my maiden name and my dad had no sons and my sister isnt having children I wanted to pass the name on . Olivia Pearl, I love the name Olivia and Pearl is a great great grandma
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Walt Disney World, nothing like feeling like a kid when your there
4. Occupation? Teacher but will be a SAHM once baby arrives
5. Nursery Ideas? Boy Americana, Girl I dont know yet. I'll be making all the decor so I wont be doing any of it until after Little Bean arrives
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? we are currently putting an addition on our house and remodeling the rest of the house the kitchen is last on the list so the money will go towards the kitchen.
Anything else you want to share is great too! I didnt have M/S with my first two pregnancies and this time I've had it for about 5 weeks. Today I had to leave work because of it. UGHHH!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? We have been married 3yrs and 7months. But we have known each other since I was 12yrs old. We are 6 years apart!
2. Baby names picked out? hmmm not really we just started this past weekend, we bought a baby book name.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Disneyland or Disney World-Woohoo we are BIG FANS Mickey Fans!
4. Occupation? Administrative Assistant
5. Nursery Ideas? If it's a girl we want lady bugs or butterflies and if it's a boy it will be a Jungle themed or monkey themed baby nursery...I can't wait to find out what we are having
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Spend it on decorating the baby nursery and saving the rest for the baby
Anything else you want to share is great too! Morning sickness is kicking my BOOTY! and we go on vacation next month to Disney World so i hope I feel better since it is the happiest place on earth! Am so excited and greatful for all the blessings in our life's....
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Only married 9 months, but together almost 8!
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Riley Jo (girl) Owen Thomas (boy)
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Australia!
4. Occupation? High school teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? not yet...
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? our basement- we need more space for a little one!
Anything else you want to share is great too!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? Married since July 2008
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Andrew and Violet (if I have my way)
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
4. Occupation? SAHM & party planner, used to do commercial property management
5. Nursery Ideas? It's already established, we'll just make it specific to the gender of this one.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Shoes, going out to eat, take a mini vacation...
Let's get to know one another!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? 4.5 years.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Yep! Owen Anders or Linnea (middle TBD)
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? anywhere in the Caribbean
4. Occupation? Marketing in higher education
5. Nursery Ideas? I'm reusing firstborn's nursery and making him a big boy room.
The nursery is outdoors/camping themed. Light green and tan with dark brown and red accents.
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? College savings for little ones. I'm boring, even with unexpected money!
Anything else you want to share is great too!
Owen Anders: labor (natural onset), failed VBAC, emergency c/s.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Yep, boy and girl but no middle names
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? I've only ever been to Disneyworld on a "real" vacation!
4. Occupation? college librarian
5. Nursery Ideas? we'll probably be "team green" and do owls/birds/nature
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? pay off some bills
Way late here but I can't get on at work, so here goes:
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? We've been married 22 months.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Pretty sure it'll be Cole if it's a boy. Girl's name TBD.
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? We don't have one in particular...we like to travel to lots of different places and there's positives for all!
4. Occupation? Marketing
5. Nursery Ideas? Girl Nursery would be very girl - shabby chic and if it's a boy it'll be blue, simple/modern with lacrosse touches (since DH loves lax)
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Save it for the many baby items we'll need!
1. How long have you been married if you are or together if you're not? 3 years in a month.
2. Baby names picked out? (share if you want) Addison and Connor
3. Favorite Vacation Spot? Anywhere. I want to go to the Carribean.
4. Occupation? special education teacher
5. Nursery Ideas? Monkeys and Ladybugs
6. If you won $5,000 what would you spend it on? Nice vacation
Anything else you want to share is great too! I survived the first week back at school. Whoo hoo!