Friday, June 12, 2009

Recession: Baby Boom or Bust?!?!

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:01 AM
To: Decker, Derrick
Subject:

How are you feeling this morning?

Decker, Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:38 AM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

Fine

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:47 AM
To: Decker, Derrick
Subject: RE:


My stomach is killing me….

From: Decker, Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:52 AM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

Did you clean the house like we talked about when I found out I had the flu?

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:54 AM
To: Decker, Derrick
Subject: RE:

I sprayed everything with Lysol

From: Decker, Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:56 AM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

Good...maybe your just pregnant. HA HA

From: Reva VanZoest
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:36 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca L.
Subject: RE:

ARE YOU????

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:37 PM
To: Reva VanZoest
Subject: RE:

I got my period a week early….I would hope I’m not pregnant….



From: Reva VanZoest
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:40 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

SEEMS TO ME IT WAS WACKY THE LAST TIME
YOU WERE PREGNANT
I'M KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED FOR A LITTLE GIRL

IN FACT, I HAD A DREAM THE OTHER NIGHT THAT YOU
TOLD ME TO COME FEEL "HER" KICK.

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:48 PM
To: Reva VanZoest
Subject: RE:

I just don’t think I could be pregnant when I am having a period….early at that….

From: Reva VanZoest
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:49 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca LSubject: RE:

YOU NEVER KNOW...I CAN ONLY HOPE

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:52 PM
To: Reva VanZoest
Subject: RE:

Not right now….it would explain why I’ve been so tired though! Even today…..I ended up taking a nap on my lunch and one of the said she walked in the break room while I was napping and I was out of it!

From: Reva VanZoest
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:09 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:12 PM
To: Reva VanZoest
Subject: RE:

If I were pregnant right now…..my due date would be February 16, 2010…that’s based on my last period….

From: Reva VanZoest
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:15 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

whoops, that it would be close to my birthday

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:31 PM
To: Reva VanZoestSubject: RE:

I just told one of the girls I work with that I was exhausted. Her exact words were, “Uh-oh! Baby number 2!” Now I’m paranoid! She said that her mom still had a period for the first 3 months of one of her pregnancies.



From: Reva VanZoest
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:47 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

PREGNANCY TEST AFTER WORK?

From: Decker, Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:55 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca LSubject: RE:

Do you feel better now?

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:05 PM
To: Decker, Derrick
Subject: RE:

Kinda….I went to lunch and made myself eat and took a nap in the break room. But then when I came back I felt like I did this morning. And I still feel exhausted like I could seriously sleep for a week!

From: Decker, Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:07 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

I would wait and see how you feel after a couple days, if you still feel bad this weekened than I would take a test.

From: Decker, Rebecca L
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:14 PM
To: Decker, Derrick
Subject: RE:




If you can't read what the Magic 8 Ball says to the question, "Am I pregnant?"
It says, "Absolutely!"

From: Decker, Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:16 PM
To: Decker, Rebecca L
Subject: RE:

Very funny

Anyway, I do not think I am pregnant. I have not taken a pregnancy test, nor do I think it is necessary. I am a habitual taker of Birth Control! I know what you are all thinking...you can still get pregant while on Birth Control. That was the only day that I have not felt up to par and I have been fine since, except for battling my allergies all week long.

Two people I know have had babies in the last two days and I know at least 5 people who are pregnant right now. Congrats to both of the new mommies and all of the new mommies to be! I thoroughly enjoy being a mother! Words can not explain how it feels to be a mother. I miss being pregnant, feeling the baby kick or move, the bonding that takes place even before the little one arrives....absolutely amazing! Derrick and I have decided to wait until Seth is a year old before we start trying again.....so, until then, we get to enjoy everyone else's bundle of joy!

For the facts on Recession and the Baby Boom? or Baby Bust?:

The Last Four U.S. Recessions Have Been Followed by Declines in the Country's Fertility Rate

Oct. 14, 2008 -- Maternity wards may get a bit quieter in about nine months.

That's because recessions and babies apparently don't mix. It's been true for the last four recessions, and experts are predicting a similar downturn now. There's plenty of bad economic news out there: the crisis on Wall Street, record foreclosures, high prices for gas and food. A recent study by the American Psychological Association showed that 80% of Americans are stressed about the economy.

At times like this, demographers say, Americans postpone starting a family and think twice about adding a baby to a family that is already struggling.

For the rest of the story: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=93427