My name is Janette Brown, I am aged 41 (don't cringe) and live in Barre, Massachusetts, USA.

I have a husband called Richard ( married 21 years ) Children: Danielle aged 19 ( a sophomore at HARVARD ) , Jennifer aged 16, Kathryn aged 15, Victoria aged 10, Nicholas aged 8, Andrew aged 6, Matthew aged 3, Joshua aged 8 months.

I had no PE or anything until with Matthew. Had BP problems and bed rest from 36 to 39 weeks. Delivery OK. Had BP problems and bed rest with Joshua from 35 weeks until 40 weeks. Delivery OK. Pretty mild compared to some of you. BP was highest at 175/110. Very unusual having PE after so many others. Doctor very surprised. But when he found the BP elevated, he jumped right on it and followed me very closely from the get go. He is the best.

I spend my time firstly with my children, then sewing, knitting, crochet, cross stitch, gardening, and making fancy cookies.

I am also involved with the Girl Scouts, running my DH's life, and being a general PIB to my older girls. ( PIB = pain in the butt ). For those of you who caught the skip in the ages of the kids, I did have several m/c and secondary infertility problems. No reasons for this were ever found.

Nov. '99