Getting to Know You: Survey Style.

Eastie156 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Been married 9 months, together 4 yrs, 3 months

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? We were TTC after a loss, so it was not suprise

3. Do you have any other children? No~just our dog !

4. What do you do for a living? Real Estate Accountant

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Boston, MA

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Don't have any yet

7. What's something you crave? Carbs mostly

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Seltzer water

9. What do you miss having/doing? A glass of wine, running

10. What's your favorite color? pink

JennyVal3 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Today is our 1 year Anniversary!

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? We were TTC.

3. Do you have any other children?Nope. We have 2 cats. Jack and Chloe.

4. What do you do for a living? Special Education Teacher

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Long Island

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Aidan, Logan, Julianna, Susanna, Juliet, Julia.

7. What's something you crave? Pizza

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Not really having any.

9. What do you miss having/doing? Wine and rides.

10. What's your favorite color? Red

behapy2day · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? married 3 years in April; together 10 years in April.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? We were TTC for 8 months.

3. Do you have any other children? This is our first!

4. What do you do for a living? I am a Career Counselor at a Univ.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Originally WI.

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Georgia Katherine for a girl, Conor Michael for a boy.

7. What's something you crave? carbs.. french fries and baked potatoes... and breakfast for dinner.. eggs and pancake have been on the menu 4 nights out of the last week.

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? I havent really had any yet... I have been taking a vitamin B complex though since we were ttc... I am thinking that might be helping to ward it off.

9. What do you miss having/doing? diet coke

10. What's your favorite color? pale pink.

katjafly · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Married for 4 years, together 8 1/2

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? It was the first month that we actively tried.

3. Do you have any other children? Nope...I had a ruptured ectopic about a year and a half ago.

4. What do you do for a living? I'm a social worker.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Pittsburgh...Go Steelers!

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Not telling just yet...DH is too indecisive. If it were up to me, I would have had names chosen the day I found out.

7. What's something you crave? Tangy and spicy food (and I HATE spicy food)!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? I've only been nauseaus (thank the Lord!), but Preggie Pop Drops and Sea Bands have helped.

9. What do you miss having/doing? Everything! I'm restricted..no jumping, running, sex, exercise, lifting, skiing, etc.

10. What's your favorite color? Don't really have one.

cmumama · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? married 5, together almost 10.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC for 11 months after a m/c.

3. Do you have any other children? yes, one DS.

4. What do you do for a living? SAHM

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? MI

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. For a girl it will be Natalie, but we're not sure on a boy.

7. What's something you crave? Bagels with cream cheese, chips, McDonald's coke, pretty much anything that isn't healthy.

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Eating a lot has helped, but I'm eating so bad. Anything that is healthy just sounds awful to me.

9. What do you miss having/doing? I miss having energy...I feel like a giant slug and that is difficult to deal with while having a 2 year old.

10. What's your favorite color? Yellow.

quincy0102 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? We've been married 3 years, together for 8.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC x 7 months. Although, it felt like a surprise because we were kind of "taking a break" in December, and that's when it happened!

3. Do you have any other children? No humans yet, but we have a wonderful dog and two fun cats.

4. What do you do for a living? I'm a health psychologist.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Texas

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Not really. The only one I've been stuck on is Ellie for a girl, but we really don't know.

7. What's something you crave? Carbs and spicy foods.

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Usually 7-Up or Sprite.

9. What do you miss having/doing? I miss having energy. Looking forward to 2nd tri.

10. What's your favorite color? Black.

MrsW80 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? married, been together 12 years

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? Ttc but surprised it happened so fast!

3. Do you have any other children? Yup ds is almost 10months

4. What do you do for a living? Manage a spa/esthetician pt

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Detroit area

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few

7. What's something you crave? Milk and grilled cheese

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? I had it bad from 6-8weeks but im feeling better now

What do you miss having/doing?Im on bedrest for a SCH, so i miss doing everything

. What's your favorite color?

Pink

purpleljj · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together?

My DH and I have been married for 3.5 years, but together for 14 (high school sweethearts)

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? Just started TTC

3. Do you have any other children? nope

4. What do you do for a living? Speech Therapist in a Middle School

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Wisconsin

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. No names yet

7. What's something you crave? anything salty....green olives.

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? NOTHING I am sick all day!

9. What do you miss having/doing? Sipping a glass of red wine

10. What's your favorite color? Purple

abbs815 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? We have been married 2.5 years and together for 8. 2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? We were ttc 3. Do you have any other children? No children, but we do have two cats 4. What do you do for a living? 2nd grade teacher 5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Illinois 6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. No, we haven't really started talking about them yet. 7. What's something you crave? I don't really crave anything. Nothing ever sounds good. 8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? I haven't really had m/s but I have had pretty constant nausea, unless I eat all the time. 9. What do you miss having/doing? This might sound stupid, but I miss feeling even the slightest bit attractive. My face is breaking out like a teenager and none of my clothes fit right. 10. What's your favorite color? blue

abbs815 · February 2012

Sorry for the formatting issues! I am using a work tablet and it's not very user friendly!

jhansen3 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Married 2.5 years

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC

3. Do you have any other children? Have 2 angel babies and 1 DS 16months

4. What do you do for a living? Financial Analyst

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Texas

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Evelyn & Van

7. What's something you crave? Filet Fish sandwich from McD's (so nasty)

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Nothing helps really

9. What do you miss having/doing? Miss my energy and wine

10. What's your favorite color? Pink

MonkeyLips · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Been married a lil over a year and a half. Been together for almost 4 years.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC for 13 months

3. Do you have any other children? Nope this will be our first

4. What do you do for a living? I'm a hairstylist/massage therapist. But I took a break from work to ease stress.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Eastern New Mexico

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. We're set on Ragen Paige for a girl and Landon Michaell for a boy

7. What's something you crave? Chicken strips with gravy & Ramen

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Eating and lying down.

9. What do you miss having/doing? Cocktails and having a normal appetite.

10. What's your favorite color? Purple

kari11w · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Married 1 and 1/2 years, been together almost 10 years.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? SURPRISE

3. Do you have any other children? Yes, a 8 month old. See previous question.

4. What do you do for a living? Research

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? MN

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Nope. Husband won't talk about names and the first time around the name thing was not fun, so I plan to hold off as long as possible.

7. What's something you crave? Chinese food

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? No MS. Just tired.

9. What do you miss having/doing? Drinking wine

10. What's your favorite color? Purple

jennakg · February 2012

JessAndTrav:
1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together?
Married for 2 years
2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise?
We were TTC for 3 months
3. Do you have any other children?
Nope, this is our first.
4. What do you do for a living?
I work for an airline. (Customer Support - fun!)
5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from?
Salt Lake City area. Originally from VA.
6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few.
Ella for a girl. Not sure yet for a boy.
7. What's something you crave?
Nothing. Everything sounds gross.
8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any?
I'm trying out the sea bands. Not sure if they help at all.
9. What do you miss having/doing?
Eating/not feeling nauseated.
10. What's your favorite color?
Green

biggdaddy4605 · February 2012

uk2usa:

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Married for 6 years, together for almost 8 years.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC for about 4 months, but still a surprise.

3. Do you have any other children? Yes, Mason James is 6, almost 7 and Evielyn Grace is 2, almost 3.

4. What do you do for a living? Data Entry for a glass plant.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Northcentral WI.

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Colton David for a boy. Joshlyn, Scotlyn, Eden, or Lauryn for a girl (Anne or Elizabeth for MN).

7. What's something you crave? FRUIT!!!!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Don't have any (knock on wood). Just feel sick when very hungry.

9. What do you miss having/doing? Wine/wine coolers and sledding with my kids.

10. What's your favorite color? Purple/pink

kateyRN · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Married 7 years, our anniversary is in Sept

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? A welcomed Surprise

3. Do you have any other children? 2 girls, ages 6 and 13 months

4. What do you do for a living? I'm a nurse

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Virginia

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Right now it's Charlie, either way.

7. What's something you crave? Salty Carbs

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Tea with lemon, ginger ale, and Zofran

9. What do you miss having/doing? This is my 3rd pregnancy. It's kinda life at this point. I'm not a big drinker and I pretty much do the same things I did not pregnant. Except ride rollar coasters, but it's too cold for that.

10. What's your favorite color? Green

choctwiz · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? been married for 3 1/2 years, but been together for 12.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? we were TTC for three months, but had a feeling it was our month!

3. Do you have any other children? yup, 1 DS who's turning 2 on Wed!

4. What do you do for a living? program Manager for a telecomm company

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Maryland

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. not yet. We had a hard time the first time around, so we aren't even going there until we know the sex.

7. What's something you crave? depends on the minute of the day, LOL mainly carbs and for some reason i am really wanting a coke (cut out soda almost a year ago, but man does it sound good)!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? eating. Although I don't want to, it calms my stomach and I am able to survive for a while. I really just need to eat every 3-4 hours and it stays at bat, well almost.

9. What do you miss having/doing? drinks with my girls and the occasional cigarette, but otherwise, nothing - that might change in Disney World in a few days when I am going to want to ride rides that I can't do this go around, but it's all worth it.

10. What's your favorite color? Purple

smalltowngirl85 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? We have been married for 1.5 years and been together for 6 years

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? We were trying to concieve for just over 1.5 years

3. Do you have any other children? nope this will be the first

4. What do you do for a living? I am a receptionist

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Ontario Canada

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Ava and Chase

7. What's something you crave? Subway!!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? I just feel ill if i wait to long to eat so i just try and snack on a regular basis.

9. What do you miss having/doing? I miss a nice cold beer and lasting past 10 on a girls night out

10. What's your favorite color? blue

VanessaB24 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? 1.5 yr

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC for two months

3. Do you have any other children? My DH a daughter from previous marriage

4. What do you do for a living? Administrative assistant

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? NJ

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. YES. Mark James (MJ) for short since my DH name is Mark and girl Isabella

7. What's something you crave? It's a daily

Thing so not sure.

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Ugh sometimes a soda or sour candy sometimes just eating something helps but I dont get too many days that I any of that helps

9. What do you miss having/doing? I miss waking up in the mornings and feeling normal. And driving home feeling good.

10. What's your favorite color? yellow

AlinnJo · February 2012

JessAndTrav:
I see that there are several ladies here, and I'm assuming it's because many of you are like me and can't sleep in these days, so to appease your boredom:

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together?
2 and 1/2 years
2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise?
We were TTC
3. Do you have any other children?
Nope! Just 2 Great Danes!
4. What do you do for a living?
Kindergarten teacher
5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from?
Michigan
6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few.
Haven't really talked about it. We want to wait awhile longer!
7. What's something you crave?
It changes daily!
8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any?
Eating and laying down doing nothing.
9. What do you miss having/doing?
My morning coffee
10. What's your favorite color?
Hot pink!

hunter91011 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together?

Married for 5 months, but we have been together for four years.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise?

We were TTC. After a + first cycle trying, sadly we m/c at 6 weeks, then got another + right away, before even having another period.

3. Do you have any other children?

No

4. What do you do for a living?

A hodge podge of things. I clean for a friend, do some bookkeeping, and substitute teach. Graduated from college last June, but couldn't seem to find anything full time before baby became part of the picture.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from?

Southern California

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few.

DH is set on Brock Sampson for a boy, but I prefer Brock Steven. Steven is a name used on both sides of our family for people very important to us. For a girl I like Dillyn Ann, but DH doesn't want our daughter to have a boys name.

7. What's something you crave?

Lots and lots of carbs!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any?

Staying active seems to keep it at the back of my mind instead of front and center, but sometimes I'm just so tired I cant do that.

9. What do you miss having/doing?

Bloody Mary's

10. What's your favorite color?

Purple!

eliza261 · February 2012

JessAndTrav:
I see that there are several ladies here, and I'm assuming it's because many of you are like me and can't sleep in these days, so to appease your boredom:

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together?- we were married Sept 24th of last year.. we were togeather 3 years ths month
2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? we had just decided to wait a couple of months till i was more settled in the job that i had just gotten.. so this bfp was a shock!
3. Do you have any other children? none
4. What do you do for a living? currently admin at a shipyard
5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Victoria, BC
6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. i love Owen or Quin...
7. What's something you crave? mmm slushie...
8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? jolly ranchers or something in my tummy.
9. What do you miss having/doing? i miss enjoying cooking for my husband.. i was just starting to really enjoy cooking.. now i have this annoying aversion to all things meat uncooked..
10. What's your favorite color? purple

sweetiebird726 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? 3 and a 1/2 years (4 in July)

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? a surprise, but a good one

3. Do you have any other children? no

4. What do you do for a living? currently I'm finishing my last semester of grad school for school counseling (full time internship = not working right now). I will be working as a behavior specialist/mobile therapist once I'm done in May until the LO is born, and then looking for school jobs next year.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? suburbs of Philadelphia

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. already have them - Kristina Lily for a girl, Brian Thomas for a boy (but middle names are negotiable)

7. What's something you crave? turkey melt from Friendly's and Auntie Anne's pretzels. neither are good options for avoiding unnecessary weight gain!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? nothing helped, so my dr ok'ed unisom. it's been AMAZING

9. What do you miss having/doing? right now, kicking back with a glass of wine. and sushi. plus I like chicken, and it's one of my major aversions right now

10. What's your favorite color? purple

cautionwillburneyes · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? Not married but were set to in Oct '12, however we moved that date to 12/21/12 now. We've been together 4.5 years.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? We were trying, I'm 35 and want to have our children together sooner rather than later.

3. Do you have any other children? I have two boys from a previous marriage, ages 10 and 13.

4. What do you do for a living? I am a full time student for one more semester after this one. Previously I worked in the Immunization Dept. of the Dept. of Health.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? South Dakota

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. We will either go with Brynn Isabella, or Gunner Miles.

7. What's something you crave? Steak!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? I've been fortunate to have avoided morning sickness so far.

9. What do you miss having/doing? Drinking soda, I'm a caffeine fiend.

10. What's your favorite color? Green

Krissersroro · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? - Married for 2 years in 10 days

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? - TTC for almost 5 years

3. Do you have any other children? - No

4. What do you do for a living? - Currently I am taking time off, thinking about being a stay at home mom.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? - Iowa

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. - A girl will be Layla Marie and boy will be Brody Scott or Brody Allen, not sure yet

7. What's something you crave? - Buffalo Wings

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? - just throwing up and then drinking lots of water

9. What do you miss having/doing? - Energy drinks and wine

10. What's your favorite color? - Pink yah I know, lame haha

dancinqueeen1717 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? We've been married 1 1/2 years, but we've been together for 11. 2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC, but it was our very first month of trying. We were so surprised to get a BFP so quickly!3. Do you have any other children? No. Just our puppy, Vinny.4. What do you do for a living? I teach high school Spanish.5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Lancaster, PA. 6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. For a boy, we like Mick Joseph (our dads' names) and for a girl we like Lucia (Lucy) Antoinette. 7. What's something you crave? Mashed potatoes and soft vanilla ice cream.8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? Deep breaths. Naps. Plain cheerios. 9. What do you miss having/doing? Being excited about food! I miss cooking something fun for dinner and enjoying eating it. 10. What's your favorite color? Yellow.

2poodles2Love · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? We've been married 3 years and together almost 82. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC for a long time3. Do you have any other children? 1 angel baby and our two cockapoos. Yes we treat our dogs like children4. What do you do for a living? Pediatric RN5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Ohio6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. No 7. What's something you crave? natural lemonade!!8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? sour candy, rest9. What do you miss having/doing? not feeling nauseous allllll day10. What's your favorite color? pink

Marylin555 · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? If you're not married, how long have you and your S/O been together? We've been married 13 years and together 15
2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC for an EXTREMELY long time3. Do you have any other children? 2 doggies4. What do you do for a living? Information Analyst
5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Rhode Island
6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. Yes but not sharing....
7. What's something you crave? chocolate milk
8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? just a bit of anything settles my tummy now....when the m/s was constant it didn't matter what I ate...9. What do you miss having/doing? Not having to nap so much! Can't wait for second tri to get my energy back!
10. What's your favorite color? purple

momnamedandrea · February 2012

1. How long have you and DH been married? almost 5 years married, together for almost 8.

2. Were you TTC, or was your BFP a surprise? TTC

3. Do you have any other children? just my two cats Kizzle and Sir Brimley

4. What do you do for a living? I work at a group home for at-risk teen girls, and I am in my 2 year of Grad school for Counseling.

5. If you don't mind sharing, where are you from? Portland, Or

6. Have you thought of any names? If so, name a few. For a girl we like Eisley or Indie, for a boy we have NO ideas..

7. What's something you crave? Cold things, like cereal, smoothie, and ice cream!

8. What helps you with your MS if you're having any? So far no MS

9. What do you miss having/doing? Sushi, we went out for some last night with friends, and I was so sad that I could only eat the cooked and veggie rolls.

10. What's your favorite color? Green

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