First Born

I thought I would join in the fun with this Meme about my First Born.
1. WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
No, but since we weren't preventing it, I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes, Richard and I had been married for a year and a half when I became pregnant.
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
I was surprised and excited.
4. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I was 28 years old.
5. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
A woman came into my pharmacy to buy prenatal vitamins and we started talking. I was a few days late and at that point suddenly everything clicked in my head. I took a test and within minutes I knew I was pregnant.
6. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
I took the test home and gave it to our Cocker Spaniel puppy, Dodger, who liked to take things out of the trash and chew on them. I asked Richard to see what he was chewing on now. Richard was the first to know, although it did take him a minute or two to realize what was up.
7. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes, I wanted to have a closet full of pink or blue and a decorated room.
8. DUE DATE?
I was due Wednesday, November 22, 2006, the day before Thanksgiving.
9. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
No, I was very fortunate. I think I got sick once or twice, and it was probably due to my prenatal vitamins.
10. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
I really like peaches and cottage cheese.
11. WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
I don't remember anything in particular.
12. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Olivia was a female.
13. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No, I actually was really hoping for a baby girl.
14. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
I gained about 20 pounds.
15. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes, one before Olivia was born and one after.
16. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew about both of them.
17. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
No, I was very fortunate.
18. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
I gave birth at Mercy Medical Center, in Nampa, ID. I work there, so the hospital stay itself is free.
19. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I guess about 9 hours. We went in at 6:30AM and they gave me Cytotec at 7AM. My doctor broke my water at about noon, and Olivia was born at 4:49 that evening.
20. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Richard drove me in my little, two-door Honda Civic.
21. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Richard, Dr. Julie Hughes, and four or five nurses.
22. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
I was induced, but the birth was natural.
23. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
I had an epidural at about 2pm. What a wonderful thing!
24. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
Olivia weighed 5 pounds and 12 ounces.
25. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
She was born on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 4:49pm.
26. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
We named our sweet girl Olivia Nichole. We both liked and agreed upon the name Olivia, not knowing how incredibly popular it actually was/is at the time. We hadn't decided on a middle name before she was born, and I didn't want to leave the hospital without a full name on her birth certificate, so we agreed on Nichole.
27. DID YOU NAME THEM AFTER ANYONE?
Nichole is my middle name.
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
Olivia is 2 years, 3 months old.