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[Jenna_Lee]

{{I'm adding ages just for the heck of it.}}

Tara Hazel Larson
--> age 25
--> from Madison, Wisconsin
--> majored in social care
--> job: seventh grade English teacher

Trenton Gregory "Trent" McDaniel
--> age 26
--> job: carpenter (he works to build houses)
--> how we met: not-so amazingly, when I bumped into him at a cafe and spilled my drink on him

Aaron Nicholas McDaniel
--> newborn
--> We wanted a name that was nature-related, but not directly so; Aaron means 'mountain'.
--> Nicholas is after my father: Nicholas John "Nick" Larson

[Amanda Lynn]

After we move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in our house. Do we want children? Can we afford them? Do we want to have a child of our own, or do we want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with my now husband, we decide to try for a child of our own.

We decided to begin trying to conceive. Our attempts were successful! Nine months later, our first child is born, and we became proud new parents to a baby girl. Claire Juliet Dawson

We chose her name after family members who were dear to us.

DH: Austin Raphael Dawson
DW: Erin Josephine (McCoy) Dawson

DD: Claire Juliet Dawson

[Supersoccerchic]

After you move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in your house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to try for a child of your own.

If you are a woman with a male partner, or a man with a female partner, you decide to begin trying to conceive. If you are a man with a male partner, you decide to have a child via surrogacy. If you are a woman with a female partner, you decide to try for a child through IVF / donation.

Your attempts are successful! Nine months later, your first child is born, and the two of you become proud new parents.
Me:Erin Lila (nee Larson) Carlson
Age:25
Hometown:Bloomington, Indiana
Major:Chemical engineering
Him:Jordan Adrian Carlson
Age:22
He's a childhood friend I reconnect with online
He works as a first grade teacher
DS:Chase Nicholas Carlson(nb)

[Camellia]

You are 22 years old, fresh out of college and excited to face the world. You've worked hard to get to where you are today, and now you've finally made it. You are optimistic and you feel like the world is yours. There are so many options - what do you want to do with your life? Continue school? Find a career? Fall in love and have children? Travel the world? You aren't sure. All you know is that your future looks bright, and you are excited for what it has in store.
Six months later, you are doing pretty well for yourself. You are settling into your job, exploring some interests, and venturing out into the dating scene. One day, you meet someone who is charming, intelligent, witty, kind, and caring...and you are attracted to them. You get to talking and you hit it off right away.
You strike up a relationship and date for close to three years. At the end of the second year, they tell you they love you and would love to build a future with you. You feel the same, and you move in together.
After you're married, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in your house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to begin trying to conceive.
Your attempts are successful! Nine months later, your first child is born, and the two of you become proud new parents.

DW: Saoirse Beatrix Chambers {25}

-born in Madison, Wisconsin

-majored in Social Work

-works as a Child Welfare Specialist

DH: Denver Gideon Chambers {26}

-born in Savannah, Georgia

-works as a Historian

-met Saoirse when a mutual friend set them up on a date.

DS: Beau Alexander Chambers {nb}

-Saoirse named him Beau after a character in her favorite book, and Denver chose Alexander because he felt it was a strong name with many historical references (such as Alexander the Great)

[CLA]

I am 22 years old, fresh out of college and excited to face the world. I’ve worked hard to get to where I am today, and now I’ve finally made it. I am optimistic and I feel like the world is mine. There are so many options - what do I want to do with my life? Continue school? Find a career? Fall in love and have children? Travel the world? I am not sure. All I know is that my future looks bright, and I am excited for what it has in store.

Niamh Adeline Moore

From: Bloomington, Indiana

Majored in: Art Education

Job: HS Art teacher

Six months later, I am doing pretty well for myself. I am settling into my job, exploring some interests, and venturing out into the dating scene. One day, I meet someone who is charming, intelligent, witty, kind, and caring...and I am attracted to them. We get to talking and we hit it off right away.

Brooklyn ‘Brook’ Gabrielle Robinson

She moved in next door and came over to introduce herself.

Job: Orthopedic surgeon

We strike up a relationship and date for close to three years. At the end of the second year, she tells me she loves me and would love to build a future with me. I feel the same, and we move in together.

After we move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in our house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to try for a child of your own. We decide to try for a child through IVF. Sawyer, my best friend of 20 years, donates for us.

Our attempts are successful! Nine months later, our first child is born, and the two of us become proud new parents.

We have a son, and we name him Jude Nicholas Morrison

[AmyB]

{26} Eabha Josephine Douglas

~~from: Blacksburg, Virginia

~~job: Financial Advisor

{27} Austin Xavier Manning

~~from: Vancouver, British Columbia

~~job: Newspaper Correspondent

{0} Nora Juliet Manning

~~from: Vancouver, BC

~~born: June 4, 2014

~~

Eabha & Austin

~~met: while running a half-marathon

~~married: Williamsburg, VA in May 2013

~~1st child: Nora [born June 2014]

[Kookie]

My name is Caoimhe Violet Coleman. I was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. At university I majored in social care and teaching. Later I was offered a job as a pastoral care expert at an elementary school. Shortly after the term had begun, I met Caspian Tobias Carlson, one of my old childhood friends from school! We were together for 3 years before we got married in New Orleans, Louisiana. Not long after, I realised I was pregnant and in 9 months I gave birth to my beautiful little girl, Ivy Eliza Carlson. Ivy was chosen because I had always been fond of nature and wildlife and Eliza was to add a classic twist.

[Sierra Eleanor]

My name is Erin Violet Bishop.

I am from Boston, Massachusetts.

I am a high school Civics teacher at Ridgeway Christian Academy.

I meet Hudson Oliver Sharp.

Not-so amazingly, I bump into Hudson at a cafe and spill my drink on him.

He is a neurosurgeon.

____________________________

After three years of dating, we get married!

____________________________

We have a baby boy! His name is Brady Nicholas Sharp.

[Lawren]

Ciara Eloise Hale
Lives in: Blacksburg, Virginia
Majored in: Elementary Education
Teaches Kindergarten
Trenton Josiah Chandler
Met when he moved in next door
Firefighter
Marry after three years

Ciara Eloise (Hale) Chandler (26)
Trenton Josiah Chandler (26)

DD: Piper Celia (NB)
--Celia was Ciara’s little sister who died from Leukemia when she was 7. Piper was just a name they agreed on.

Ciara and Chandler
Piper

[Fez]

SO: Ciara Evelyn Doyle (26)
SO: Trenton Xavier Lucas (30)

DS: Finn Xavier Lucas-Doyle

Ciara and Trent decided to call their firstborn Finn after Ciara's favourite book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; they used Xavier after the father. They agreed to use both surnames, and Lucas-Doyle had the best flow.

[Michal Costner]

DH: Austin Josiah McCoy

DW: Aisling Eloise McCoy(Carr)

DS: Ava Juliet McCoy

Austin and Ais chose this name for their little girl because they wanted to continue with the A theme, and Juliet because they both adore Shakespeare.

[astrothief42]

I am 22 years old, fresh out of college and excited to face the world. I've worked hard to get to where I am today, and now I've finally made it. I am optimistic and I feel like the world is mine. There are so many options - what do I want to do with my life? Continue school? Find a career? Fall in love and have children? Travel the world? I'm not sure. All I know is that my future looks bright, and I am excited for what it has in store.

Shane Emmett Lawson

~from: Blacksburg, Virginia

~Majored in: Literature

~Job: 11th grade English Teacher

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Six months later, I am doing pretty well for myself. I am settling into my job, exploring some interests, and venturing out into the dating scene. One day, I meet someone who is beautiful, intelligent, witty, kind, and caring...and I am attracted to her. We get to talking and we hit it off right away.

Holland Elena Romero

~We met: when I bumped into her at a cafe and spilled coffee all over her

~Job: Neonatal Nurse

We strike up a relationship and date for close to three years. At the end of the second year, she tells me she loves me and would love to build a future with me. I feel the same, and we move in together.

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After we move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in our house. Do I want children? Can I afford them? Do I want to have a child of my own, or do I want to adopt/foster some? After a series of discussions with my girlfriend, we decide to try for a child of our own.

Our attempts are successful! Nine months later, our first child is born, and the two of us become proud new parents to a baby girl, Paige Charlotte .

The Lawson Family

DB: Shane Emmett Lawson {25}

DG: Holland Elena Romero {25}

DD: Paige Charlotte Lawson {nb}

[Therandombanana]

After you move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in your house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to try for a child of your own.

After attempting to conceive, you were successful! Nine months later, your first child is born, and the two of you become proud new parents!

You: Ciara Tess Day (Flowers) (26)
DH: Dakota Xavier Day (27)
DD: Skye Eugenia Day (0)

[keladry12]

My name is Orla Violet Bishop.  I'm from Blacksburg, Virginia, and I just graduated from college with a Physics degree a couple months ago.  I was lucky enough to get a job as a Lab Technician at a University.  Hopefully I'll be able to get a PhD and become a professor like I've always wanted.

 

I happened to notice that my old friend Eden Lavender Malone was living in the same area as I was.  I reconnected with her online and we decided to meet up for coffee.  She was just as fun as I'd remembered, and witty, and kind, and funny, and caring, and...!  We started going out, and she was the first to admit that she loved me.  I asked her to move in with me, and three years after we began dating, we began this new phase in our life together.  By this point, I had begun work on my PhD at the University, and Eden was doing well as the arts and fashion editor at a small newspaper. 

 

It doesn't take that long for us to think about children.  We've both wanted kids for our entire lives, and with me approaching the end of my PhD, we should be able to afford one.  We decide to have a child through IVF.  As we know that we will have more children, it is decided that Eden will carry our first child to term, because I am worried about finishing my degree on time. 

 

You cannot imagine our joy when our son, Miles Alasdair Bishop-Malone was born.  We decided on the first name Miles because Eden was completely addicted to Miles Davis during the pregnancy.  His middle name was my grandfather's name.  Miles was born healthy and happy, and Eden and I decided that we should get married.  We were married six months after Miles was born, in a very small ceremony. 

[CLA]

Saoirse Mae Collins

--From: Madison Wisconson

--Majored in: Music

--Job as: Highschool Choir Director

 

Raleigh Josiah Chambers

--Met: At an autism walk where they volunteer

--Job as: Small business owner

 

DD: Piper Cecilia Chambers

[Emma 13]

You are 22 years old, fresh out of college and excited to face the world. You've worked hard to get to where you are today, and now you've finally made it. You are optimistic and you feel like the world is yours. There are so many options - what do you want to do with your life? Continue school? Find a career? Fall in love and have children? Travel the world? You aren't sure. All you know is that your future looks bright, and you are excited for what it has in store.

 

Name: Erin Ruby Montgomery

Born/Raised: Bloomington, Indiana

Major In: Social care / Teaching

Current Job: High School Teacher and Part Time Counselor

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Six months later, you are doing pretty well for yourself. You are settling into your job, exploring some interests, and venturing out into the dating scene. One day, you meet someone who is charming, intelligent, witty, kind, and caring...and you are attracted to them. You get to talking and you hit it off right away.

 

His Name: Austin Josiah Manning

Met: Not-so amazingly, you bump into them at a cafe and spill your drink on them

His Career: Pediatrician

Marry Him: Yes

 

You strike up a relationship and date for close to three years. At the end of the second year, they tell you they love you and would love to build a future with you. You feel the same, and you move in together after marriage. 

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After you move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in your house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to try for a child of your own.

 

If you are a woman with a male partner you decide to begin trying to conceive. Your attempts are successful! Nine months later, your first child is born, and the two of you become proud new parents.

 

Austin and Erin Manning have a: Boy

DS: Austin Nathaniel Manning

Why this name: Erin wanted a Jr. but Austin didn't. Austin had always wanted an Aaron but since that was now his wife's name it didn't seem right to name their son that. They both liked Nathaniel but Austin preferred it as a middle name. Finally they compromised and named their son Austin Nathaniel Manning.

 

Family:

DH: Dr. Austin Josiah Manning (28)

DW: Erin Ruby Manning (26)

DS: Austin Nathaniel Manning (NB)

[jckgirl]

My name is Caitlin Hazel Adams and I live in Boston, Massachusetts. I double-majored in Literature and Education and I was soon offered a job as a second-grade teacher. Six months later, I met Camden Adrian Barrett when he moved next door to me and came to introduce himself. Cam also works at my school- he's the principal! He also writes novels.  After two years of dating, we moved in together and have just recently gotten married. Soon after we moved in together, we began talking about having a baby. Our attempts were successful and we are now the parents of a beautiful baby girl whom we named Ava Cecilia Barrett.

[Supersoccerchic]

After you move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in your house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to try for a child of your own.

 

If you are a woman with a male partner, or a man with a female partner, you decide to begin trying to conceive. If you are a man with a male partner, you decide to have a child via surrogacy. If you are a woman with a female partner, you decide to try for a child through IVF / donation.

 

Your attempts are successful! Nine months later, your first child is born, and the two of you become proud new parents.

After we moved in, Jordan and I decided to try for children and we did want to be parents and nine months later, I gave birth to a baby boy who we named Austin Zander Carlson. We decided to choose this name since Austin was a great place that we had visited on one of our dates and Zander was just a name that we both liked. 

Me-Erin Alice Carlson(nee Lawson)

Age-25

Job-High school drama teacher

DH:Jordan Adrian Carlson

Job-Lawyer 

Hometown-Itacha, New York

DS: Austin Zander Carlson(nb) 

[RoseByAnyOtherName]

After you move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in your house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to try for a child of your own.

You decide to begin trying to conceive. 

Your attempts are successful! Nine months later, your first child is born, and the two of you become proud new parents.

 

What do you have?

A girl!

 

What do you name your child?

Jade Sophia Manning "Jay"

[PaperHeart]

Caitlin Louise Miller (26)

From San Francisco, California, US

 

BF Austin Rafferty McCoy (28)

 

After you move in together, it doesn't take too long for the baby question to start popping up in your house. Do you want children? Can you afford them? Do you want to have a child of your own, or do you want to adopt / foster some? After a series of discussions with your partner, you decide to try for a child of your own.
You decide to begin trying to conceive.

Your attempts are successful! Nine months later, your first child is born, and the two of you become proud new parents.

 

DD Maeve Charlotte McCoy (nb)