This weeks Spotlight Mommy to-be for the week of May 11th is Tasha!

What does your screen name stand for?
How old are you?
How long have you been with your SO?
How did you meet?
Where do you live?
Is this where your from?
Is this your first pregnancy?
Do you plan on having more children after this?
Do you work? If yes what do you do?
Does you SO work? What do they do?
Do you have any siblings?
Your favorite childhood memory?
Your favorite vacation ever?
Favorite kind of food?
Do you cook? Bake?
Do you have any tats or piercings?
Do you have a Myspace, Facebook, etc?
Care to share it?
Are you religious?
How often are you on the internet?
What is your favorite online shopping site?
Your favorite gossip site?

Do you have any photos that you would like to share with us?

What does your screen name stand for? My dd's name is Kylie and I'm her Mommy.

How old are you? 27

How long have you been with your SO? We've been together for nearly 10 years and married for 8.5.

How did you meet? My mom made me go live with my dad when I was 14 and he lived down the road from me and we rode the bus together. I had a crush on him even back then but he was such a jerk back then that I quickly got over it. I moved back in with my mom a few months later and figured I'd never see him again. Then when I was 17, my mom made me go live with my dad again. My dad lived in the same town but a different area. Well, my dad and stepmom (they are divorced now) made me go to their new church with them. I didn't want to go but had no choice. I chalk it up to God's greater plan because that happened to be dh's church and he was there. I was not sure what to think of him since he had been a real creep a few years earlier but he was so sweet and completely different by then...not to mention 19 and much more mature. The rest is history and we've been together since.

Where do you live? Mississippi

Is this where your from? No. I was born in South Dakota and have also lived in Illinois, North Carolina, Arizona, and Florida. I actually lived in Florida more than once as that is where most of my family lives. My parents were in the Air Force which is why we moved so much when I was a kid.

Is this your first pregnancy? No, it's our 2nd.

Do you plan on having more children after this? Originally, we planned to only have 2 but we might go for a 3rd eventually. We are waiting to see how life with 2 kids goes and how things go with my schooling/career before we make a decision about that.

Do you work? If yes what do you do? No. I just graduated with my AAS degree in Health Information Management on Friday night. I have to take my certification test in a couple months to earn my registration. I don't really have to have that but it means more money and more career opportunities so I'm going for it. I also plan to earn my BS degree in it as well hopefully. I will probably start looking for a job by the end of this year at the latest too.

Does you SO work? What do they do? Yes, he works for a gas company. He has been at home on FMLA for the past 5 weeks due to surgery though. He goes back May 19.

Do you have any siblings? 2 brothers and 2 half-sisters. Also an ex-stepsister and a current step-sister. I don't know the current step-sister too well though and we don't have much in common.

Your favorite childhood memory? Too many to list! I loved moving around so much and traveling and I loved all the fun vacations we took!

Your favorite vacation ever? I've had so many fun ones but I think taking our dd to Disney World for her 1st b-day was pretty great. It was wonderful to experience it with her. Dh and I had a blast and so did she.

Favorite kind of food? Mexican, Chinese, and Italian

Do you cook? Bake? I can, but I don't do it often. It's not a hobby of mine, though I do enjoy baking and cooking during the holidays.

Do you have any tats or piercings? No tattoos. I have each ear pierced twice. I used to have each ear pierced 3 times and one of them pierced a 4th time at the top but I had to let those close up because they kept getting infected.

Do you have a Myspace, Facebook, etc? No, people keep trying to talk me into getting both a Myspace page and Facebook but I don't think I'd be able to keep up with either one too well these days.

Care to share it? n/a

Are you religious? I am a Christian.

How often are you on the internet? Less than I was a year ago but more than I should be! I do have trouble keeping up on some of my old boards online though.

What is your favorite online shopping site? JCPenney.com right now because I like their maternity clothes but I doubt I'll be ordering anything else from them since I only have 5 weeks left of this pregnancy.

Your favorite gossip site? I love SK and I love The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com - Powered by vBulletin

Do you have any photos that you would like to share with us? Sure, but it'll have to wait till tomorrow or another day this week since it's late and I'm tired.

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What do you hope to accomplish within the next 10 years?

How do you like to spend your weekends?

Do you have any nicknames?

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What's your favorite movie?

What's your favorite book/author?

What are you looking forward to the most about the new baby?

How do you think your daughter will react to the new addition?

How much do you have left to do before baby?

If you could go anywhere in the world for free where would you go and what would you do?

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What do you hope to accomplish within the next 10 years? I hope to have finished school and have my BS degree in Health Information Management and to be established in a career with it. I hope to buy a new house (preferably away from the ILs!) and to be more financially secure than we are now. And I hope that my 2, or possibly 3, children and dh and I are happy and content.

How do you like to spend your weekends? I love to be lazy and sleep in and I love to get out of the house. That about sums it up. I don't always get to sleep in, obviously, but sometimes dh will entertain Kylie so that I can and it's great!

Do you have any nicknames? My dad and a couple others call me Tash but for the most part no. My dad also can come up with the most ridiculous nicknames for people and I always hate the ones he has for me.

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What's your favorite movie? 50 First Dates

What's your favorite book/author? I love the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. I also like Dean Koontz and the Left Behind Series. I enjoy many different types of books, actually.

What are you looking forward to the most about the new baby? I look forward to watching my children grow up together and hopefully developing a bond like I have with my brother. I also am looking forward to having a little boy in the house since I already have my little girl. I really wanted 2 girls at first but now that I've had a few months to get used to the idea I am really excited about having a boy this time.

How do you think your daughter will react to the new addition? For the most part, I think she will love having a baby in the house. She loves babies and is very excited about it. I think she will handle it really well and be a big help. I do think there might be occasional moments of jealousy though but hopefully it won't be too bad.

How much do you have left to do before baby? Funny question! I go in for my c-section 5 weeks from Wed. and I still have sooo much left to do! I have been so busy focusing on finishing school that I'm way behind. We haven't even started on his room yet. We are hoping to get a lot done this week. My baby shower is Saturday so hopefully that will help with some of the stuff we still need too. I didn't have time to really think about it before this week and now that I am, wow, do I realize how fast it is approaching! I am feeling overwhelmed at the moment but I'm sure it will all fall into place soon.

If you could go anywhere in the world for free where would you go and what would you do? I have always wanted to go to Italy since I am half-Italian. I would love to take a gondola ride and just enjoy the scenery, the shopping, and the food. I don't see us going there for a very long time though, if ever.

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Our wedding picture (Nov. 27, 1999):



Kylie with dh when she was about 1 or 2 days old:



Kylie at 7 months old:



Kylie with Chip and Mommy (me ) last May at Liberty Tree Tavern at WDW for Mother's Day. She was just barely 2 then.



And the picture in my signature was taken on her 3rd b-day last week.

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Why did I not see this post last week? I thought we missed out on a week!

What is the best date you and dh have ever been on?

When did yo know that you wanted to spend the rest of your life with him?

How did having Kylie effect your relationship?

Are you nervous about your c-section?

Howdid you choose a name for your baby? How long did it take?

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