STINKY JOHN JONES

Labor....and lack there of.....

Thanks Margie for the tag! 
Here goes mine......

My 1st Baby

1. Were you married at the time?    At the time of what?  Conception?  Delivery?  At delivery yes, but barely.  Let's just say finding a pregnant wedding gown is not that easy.  At least we were engaged and had been for a while....I earn brownie points for that, right?

2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant?  What the crap?!?!?  Well, not that bad but close.  Again, refer to #1.....it's really really hard!

3. How old were you?  Old enough to know what causes pregnancy.  But if you NEED an exact number, 27. 

4. How did you find out you were pregnant?   Let's just say I am regular....as in I know the exact TIME.  When 11am rolled around, I knew.

5. Who did you tell first?  The neighbors, as I stood screaming out an open window in the bathroom.  Then of course my soon to be husband who would soon be without certain anatomy.

6. Did you want to find out the sex?  Yes.  After I came to terms, I needed to plan EVERYTHING.  And if my memory serves me correctly, I HAD TO HAVE the crib RIGHT THEN AND THERE and made my POOR FATHER go get it IN THE POURING RAIN which promptly DESTROYED the box and made it DIFFICULT to carry in house. 

7. Due date? June 21st.

8. Did you deliver early or late?  Early, by three days.  Interesting tidbit:  Baby was born on Father's Day weekend.  We spent that time watching a marathon of Orange County Choppers in the hospital.

9. Did you have morning sickness?   One solid week, ending with the world's worst migraine.  *as I duck from the bullets flying*

10. What did you crave? Anything red.  Spaghetti, tomato soup, plain tomatoes, cherry soda, cherry candy, hot sauce, really just anything that was red.  I can remember after that week of morning sickness *ducking again* when I said to Dave, "Okay.  I'm ready to eat now and I'll have a buffalo chicken steak. Make that 2 buffalo chicken steaks.  And I ate them.  Oh, yea....pb&j sandwiches.  Some nights I would eat 3 or 4 at a time.  Oh and cereal.  Alphabet cereal in a serving bowl.

11. Who irritated you the most?  Everyone.

12. What was your first child's sex? Girl   

13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy?  I think between 25-30.  BUT, the day after she was born I weighed myself in the hospital and screamed "What the f*k, Dave.  I STILL weigh the same as before the baby was born!  I didn't even lose the baby!" 
And if I hadn't known better, I would swear I was carrying that baby on my butt!

14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy?  *raising my hand* "Excuse me, I am going to need more paper." 
Lets summarize here.......1.)  baby breech the entire time dancing on my bladder.  2.)  low fluid causing weekly non-stress tests, no make that 2 times a week.  3.)  every other week ultrasounds to monitor growth.  4.)  baby stuck in position.  At one time she didn't have enough fluid to move around any more.  c-section scheduled early. 
Let's just say I lived in the hospital without actually living there.

15. Where did you give birth?  In the hospital.

16. How many hours were you in labor?  0 hours.  I have no idea what labor feels like *ducking*  Damn, aren't you out of bullets yet.  No don't reload.  *ducking* 

17. Who drove you to the hospital?  Husband.  Yes, he was my husband by then okay. 

18. Who watched?  Not only did Dave get to watch, but the doctor gave him an anatomy lesson with my organs during surgery.  I guess they weren't too worried about the fact that I was freaking out on the table.  What's that you're giving me?  Oh ahhhhh, never mind....the pretty colors. 

19. Was it vaginal or c-section?  C-section. 

20. Did you take medicine to ease the pain?  Lets just say they cut me off.  At least from the shots they were giving me in the butt.  Then, just Motrin.

21. How much did your child weigh?  5lbs. 5oz.   

22. What did you name him/her?  After my Dad.  No, that's not her name.  What do you think, I'm a celebrity or something.  Really, you want to know her name. Okay, you asked for it. Crimson Applegoat.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha  I feel a little like Brangelina right now.

23. How old is your first born today?  4

Phew.....done.  Margie, when is the second kid getting one?               

 

ABC, it's easy as 1-2-3...oh no, that's the Jackson's!

As I am sure you can tell....not much has been going on around this place.  It's kinda been deserted.....see the tumble weeds floating by? 

So, I guess you can say I was very thankful when Kelly tagged me for this meme....thanks Kelly!  I needed that push....really. 

ABC's

**Don't forget to check out T. I may have tagged you.**

A. Attached or single?  Married.  So I guess that means attached.  Unless you are very rich, then I am sure the hubs will understand.
B. Best Friend?  My Mom of course.  Although if you are reading this and you think I am your best friend, then you totally are, for real for real.
C. Cake or Pie?  Cake, but it cannot contain any milk or egg ingredients....so it's more like mush.  So fake chocolate mush it is.
D. Day of Choice?  I love the relaxation of Sundays. But only up until about 5pm.  Cause then our house is just chaotic getting ready for Monday....my least favorite.
E. Essential Item?  Um, uh, just one?  Um, well, uh, I would have to say, everything in my purse.
F. Favorite Color?  Black. I know, it seems very dark, but still, it's black.
G. Gummy Bears or Worms?  Gotta give it to the bears. Unless you have sour patch kids, then the bears are totally out.
H. Hometown?  Here.  I'm in it.
I. Favorite Indulgence?  A babysitter.  Wanna be her?  Or him, I am all for mannies.
J. January or July? July!  My birthday month...and we celebrate all month....at least I do.
K. Kids?  Look up.  See that GIANT header...well, it's true.
L. Life isn't complete without?  My family?  Oh, yea, them.  Uh huh.  I wasn't going to say alcohol, not-uh.
M. Marriage Date?  Friday the 13th.  Yup.
N. Number of Brothers and Sisters?  One sister. 
O. Oranges or Apples?  Neither.  Unless it's juice, then orange.
P. Phobias?  Losing cable.
Q. Quotes?   Yea, I like 'em.
R. Reasons to Smile?   Lots of them.
S. Season of Choice?  Summer of course.  I could be totally happy living at the equator!
T. Tag Five People:  You, you, you, you, and you.  Yea, I'm pointing at you.  Uh-huh.  YOU!  Nah, really, do it if you want, and if you don't wanna, well.....no one is keeping score slacker. 
U. Unknown Fact about Me?   If it's unknown, then maybe we should leave it that way.  Everyone has got a skeleton or two, right.
V. Vegetable? Are potato chips considered a vegetable?
W. Worst Habit?  Uh, it's a toss up between cursing like a drunken sailor at my husband or tripping the paper boy, I don't know, you pick.
X. X-ray or Ultrasound?  On who?  Me?  I am picking x-ray, cause ultrasound says baby to me and we won't be needing any more of those right now.
Y. Your Favorite Food? Whatever you're bringing over for dinner.
Z. Zodiac Sign?  Leo
Z. Favorite Zoo Animal?  Okay, whoever came up with this meme needs to be told that the alphabet ends in ONE z.  No alphabet that I know of has two, until now....which tells me NOT to send my kids to whatever kindergarten you went to.   BUT, I'm a good sport, so I will answer......my kids.

Six Quirky Things

I'm it! 
Seems as if my PMB friend Kelly @ A Rainbow after the Rain tagged me!  Now, just so you know..it was hard to come up with six....or any for that matter....since I am "perfect in every way".  At least that's what the mirror tells me every day.  Oh wait.....I just mixed up two movies didn't I.  Oh well........

1.  I am a remote control freak.  If I'm not holding it, it's really hard for me to watch TV. 

2.  I can't stand when drawers, cabinet door or closets are left open.  They are there to be shut...so shut it!

3.  I often pretend I am sleeping if something happens in the middle of the night that requires my attention. 

4.  Cashews are my weakness.  I have been known to open a can and just about finish it in one sitting.

5.  Only thing beating cashews are cherries....or potato chips.

6.  Sometimes, if there are only a few chips left, I will hide them from the kids and finish them late at night in my bed!

Thanks Kelly for the tag!   The rules say I am supposed to tag 5 more.....but we all know I am a rule breaker!  So, if you having a "blog fart" and need some filler....by all means, take it! 
BTW.....I am definitely making a button for that one!

A Meme....

Lucky for Kelly @ A Rainbow after the Rain, I just so happen to be reading a book at the moment. (Although only when floating in the pool...sorry if the words are all melted together...it's a little soggy.)

Here goes: 

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123
3. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the next three sentences
5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

"But right now everything will be different for her, and she's going to need a lot of help at first.  What if we all move in together for a year?  Rent a big apartment, and all four of us live under one roof, until she gets on her feet?

Excerpt from Danielle Steel's Sisters.  Unfortunately, I have no idea what that means since I just started this book.  But so far, it's been a great read.

Now onto the tagging part.........

I am tagged out.....so consider this like the deli counter at the grocery store.  Your number is next but the old lady in front of you insists on ordering a quarter pound of every meat in the case, plus cheese! 

Thanks Kelly for the tag!

I've Been Tagged...............

by Kellie over at Confessions of an Organized Mess! (she's great by the way, so check her out!)
So here goes...........

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Instructions:
1. Copy and paste this tag from “Start Here” to “End Here”. (don’t forget the image)
2. Place your blog’s name with your URL at the end of the tag. If you have more than one blog, please add them too! Just make sure that you post this tag in all of your blogs.
3. Tag 5 blogs that is not yet in this post (just to avoid duplications ^_^ )
4. This is the twist… Go to the 5 blogs that you tagged and comment on any of their posts. Why? So that search engines can crawl to your site. ^_^
5. Return to the Momhood Moments blog and leave a comment saying that you joined the tag together with the URL of the tag. I’ll be checking on it and add you in the master list.

Momhood Moments Tags You List:
1. Momhood Moments 2. Business Mars 3. Concealed Mind 4. http://www.ritzie.info/ 5. Vhiel’s Corner 6. Anything and Everything in Between 7. Can of Thoughts 8. moms….. check nyo 9. Mummy Diaries 10. It Is Nap Time 11. Lora’s Journal
12.  My Life as Mama Jodi 13.  Confessions of an Organized Mess 14. Stinky John Jones
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I am tagging some of my Philly Mom Bloggers!
    Katia
    Margie
    Kim
    Laurie
    Jo-Lynn
       

24- A Meme

I have been tagged by Kim of Situationally Single Mom, one of our Philly Mom Bloggers!  Now, let's roll......

24 things about me.......

4 places I go over and over
    1.  The grocery store......these people around here are like bottomless pits.
    2.  Work.....nuff said
    3.  My happy place.  I need this for survival.
    4.  The bathroom....kids have to pee....A LOT!

4 people that email me
    1. My Mom
    2. Big Daddy....but it's more of a text asking me where the hell I am.
    3. Publisher's Clearing House
    4. My Brother-in-Law....he's got great jokes!

4 of my favorite foods
    1. Chicken....any way, any how.
    2. Deliciously Decadent Soy Ice Cream in Chocolate Obsession.......our grocery stores around here rarely carry this, so often times you will find my Mom with bags of this from Whole Foods.
    3. Strawberry Pop-Tarts
    4. Cherries.....just give me the bag and go away.

4 places I would rather be right now
    1. On a beach, anywhere
    2. In Disney World...alone...that way I can go where I want, when I want, without listening to someone else complaining.
    3. Rich, with a Nanny and a pool boy.
    4. In a Maserati doing 150 miles an hour with nothing around me but the desert and maybe some
Guns n Roses on the radio.

4 movies I could watch over and over
    1. Rat Race....that kid with the tongue ring kills me!
    2. Officer and the Gentleman
    3. The Princess Bride
    4. Joe Dirt

Now for 4 more people I want to learn more about.......

If there are any Philly Mom Bloggers left...consider yourself tagged.  If not, then I guess it's left to all 4 of my readers....except you Mom...I already know enough about you!