Mommy survey

Alright Tara, I am going to keep the Mommy survey going.....

My friend Tara did the mommy survey on her blog and encouraged other moms to do it on their blog. So any other moms who come across my blog, do the mommy survey!

Adeline seconds after she was born

Admiring Adeline

At the hospital

Leaving the hospital

These are darling pictures that Sierra took when Adeline was 1 day old. Isn't she the best photographer!?




1. Age(s)? Almost 6 months

2. Name(s)? Adeline Barker

3. Birthday(s)? August 3, 2007

4. Time(s) of birth? 1:51 am

5. How long did labor last? 6 hours. The doctor broke my water right when I got to the hospital. My contractions immediately went to two minutes apart, and 6 hours later she was born. Luckily it was fast...because my hosptial refused to give me an epidural. Our hospital sucks!

6. Who was in the room when baby was born? Abe, the nurse and the doctor.

7. How long did you push? 1/2 hour

8. Weight? 6 pounds 6 ounces

9. Length? 20 inches

10. Any hair? She had a lot of light brown hair. They say a lot of heart burn, means a lot of hair!

11. Who does baby look like? She is a good mix. But she looks a lot like my baby pictures. So more like me :)

12. Be honest...how much weight did you gain while pregnant? 28 lbs. 6 of which I gained in the last 4 days

13. Was the baby early or late? 5 days late!

14. Who drove you home from the hospital? Abe

15. How many baby showers did you have? Three. My mom threw me one in SLC, My friend Carley threw me one in Santa Maria, and my friend Sara threw me one in Santa Maria.

16. When did baby start sleeping through the night? Depends on what you call sleeping through the night. She has always been a pretty good sleeper. If you say sleeping through the night is 7-8 hours, she was about 4 months. But now she is sleeping 10-12 hours.

17. Did you breastfeed? Yes, still am.

18. Who takes care of your baby/kids the most? Me! But Abe spends a lot of time with her when he is not working, doing scuba diving certification, or doing his MBA classes

19. When do you want to have another one? That is up for debate. Abe would like them to be 2 years apart. I would like that, but we'll just see if I am ready when the time comes. I say for sure 2-3 years apart.

20. How did you pick the name(s)? It is sort of in our family history. We have an Adele and an Adelaide in my family history. She was first going to be named Adele, and nicknamed Addie. Then Abe saw a street sign...yes a street sign, named Adeline and like that name. So we went with it and her nickname is still Addie.

21. How did you know when it was time to go to the hospital? I didn't really know. All day long I was having little contractions on and off, but they were not every 5 minutes apart. I was over due and my mom walked me like three times a day trying to get Adeline to come. So I was walking all day when I had little contractions too. Later on in the day, I was watching a movie with my sister, mom, my sister in law, mother in law and father in law and I started having really bad contractions. All the sudden the hospital called me and told me to come in to be induced, since I was already 4 days late. I went to the hospital, and when I got there, my contractions were 5 minutes apart.

22. Anyone spend the night with you the first night home? My mom, and Abe of course.

23. Did you cry the first time you held your baby? It's all kind of a blur, but I am pretty sure I cried. All the sudden I was holding this beautiful little baby and was so overwhelmed. It is the best feeing in the world.

24. Where was the baby born? Santa Maria, Ca.

25. Did you video tape the birth? No way! I would have never fell for that. But we should have brought the video camera, because at the hospital I wouldn't have cared...and it would have been fun to watch afterwards. But Abe was helping holding my legs and stuff when I was delivering, so I don't know how that would have worked anyway!