Mr. Peterson's Surprise Shower

Lee's students threw him an awesome surprise shower. They were so excited and he was very surprised! The students brought in their favorite childhood book for our baby's library. What a cute idea! A few of the students read their book aloud. They also entered a baby pool, chosing the date of BP's arrival as well as his height and weight! We received a travel system (stroller and car seat) as well as a generous gift card and some cute baby clothes. Thank you so much to everybody that helped pull off the surprise! We appreciate your thoughtfulness! (FYI: Go Dog Go, pictured below, was my favorite childhood book!)

LOOK AT THOSE CHEEKS!

I had my weekly check-up today and first internal exam. I am 1 cm dialated, right on track, according to the Dr. I also had a sonogram to see where BP is positioned. His head is down and Lee says he can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Here's our baby boy! It was kind of hard to get a good picture because his face was smashed against my uterus (poor thing) but look at that face! Surreal! The technician said he had quite a bit of hair. Lee's jealous! We can't wait to meet him.... still working on that name!

Here is the first ultrasound pictures we received. What a difference!

37 Weeks

3 weeks to go! The nerve pain has been gone now for a couple of weeks. I have a lot of swelling in my feet and legs but I still feel great! It's certainly getting harder to manuever.

"The Nursery"

Our once "makeshift" nursery has come to life. We may not have a crib yet but I think we have everything else we need. I have been on spring break this week so I was able to do some "nesting." The frames are awaiting pictures of the baby.

March Madness

A shout out to our friends and family in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Our friends Betsy and Travis had these baby gifts specially made for tourney time. I think they should market their Tubby (Smith) Time/Town and Bo (Ryan) liever infant gear! Of course, BOliever will sell a lot more! Thanks Bets & T-Rex!

Lee took this picture from our back balcony.

34 days and counting!

It's been an eventful week! Lee was on spring break this week. Unfortunately for him, the weather wasn't very nice. Fortunately for me and BP, he was confined to our condo putting "baby stuff" together! As you can tell by the picture below, he's gotten a little too into the "nesting" process. This is one of BP's towels if Big Daddy doesn't steal it! (Thanks Bart & Billie!) On Tuesday we had a Dr.'s appointment and had our first "hiccup." After a high blood pressure reading and too much protein in my urine, I was sent to the lab for an exciting 24 hour urine collection. The Dr. assured us that BP was great; his heartbeat was super and he responded to her pressure. We asked what worse case scenario would be... (note to self: don't do that again) and she said that if the levels were the same that she would consider inducing me. I don't know if that helped me focus on my needs for the next two days or made my blood pressure even worse. Lee eased my worries when every day I came home to a new completed project. After labs were completed, I returned to the Dr. Friday and everything came back perfect and my blood pressure was fine! Whew! I still have swelling and the sciatic nerve pain is in full force, but I feel great! I have four days of school before my spring break! I am looking forward to getting everything in place then. We hope to be moving out of our condo soon so we are not ordering the crib and nursery decor quite yet. We have; however, converted a spare bedroom into a temporary nursery!

Big Daddy's a little on edge after completing his weekly projects! He keeps yelling Spring Break 09!

We purchased a rocker and converted our book shelf into a baby storage center. Lee also put together the Pack N' Play/Bassinet to make sure everything was working!

We may not have diapers yet but our baby's bed is ready (Thanks to my good friend and colleague Jenn who is lending us her precious bassinet). Lee had quite the time with the skirt! I wish I could have been a mouse in the corner when he was putting it together. You can barely see it but below the bassinet is an afghan my grandmother knitted for a future great grandbaby before she passed away.

This picture was taken looking out the nursery window! We could actually see the shuttle after take off from the Kennedy Space Center, about 3 hours away from WP.

Baby Shower, Pool Party - March 7th

On March 7th, my good friends, Regina and Billie, along with my parents threw us a baby shower. The men joined us for food, drinks, and games at the pool. It was a beautiful day! Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate.

Baby Shower

Jenna just can't get enough of waitressing! I bet she's never served beer in bottles!

"Boy, this is harder than I thought!"

Kodak Moment! Go Grandpa Go!

D.I.T. times 2! Dennis and Brooke are due a month after us!

Baby Shower, Pool Party

My parents and sister flew down to celebrate with us. It was great to see them!

Regina, Billie & my mom put on quite the display!

Thank you to everyone that came! We received so many cool gifts, including these Vikings and Packers onsies! We can't wait for football season!

34 Weeks

At 34 weeks, 85% of my pregnancy is complete. I've escaped several ailments of pregnancy but swollen feet is not one of them. By the time I get home from school, my feet are grossly huge. Lee massages them for me despite his dislike for feet!. :-) I am definitely feeling pregnant these days but I still feel great!

I don't know how many more "skin" pictures I have left for you!

32 Weeks!

We hit the 32 week mark Saturday so we celebrated by going to Miami with friends. B.P. has now been to an NBA, NHL, NFL & MLB game. I hope he isn't afraid of heights because we couldn't get much higher! Fortunately, Lee's friend (who works for the Heat) hooked us up with great seats in the 2nd half.

Stay tuned for a growing belly picture!

Surprise Baby Shower at Work

My co-workers and friends threw me a suprise baby shower after school today. Thank you so much to the reading team for the food and decorations. You guys are the best!

Thanks for the awesome cake, Bridget!

I can't wait to dress Baby Petey in all his new clothes!


Check out this punch Billie made!

Last weekend we went to the beach and Big Daddy enjoyed a quiet nap. We have been told to get sleep now!

Baby Shower - Pool Party!

ALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY INVITED!

WHEN: Saturday, March 7th - 2:00 p.m.

Where: The Villas at Emerald Dunes Clubhouse & Pool

RSVP to Billie or Regina

Baby Petey is registered at Babys R' Us & Target

Baby Petey Listens!

In the last post, I shared that my Dr. thought I was measuring a little small so Lee and I have been encouraging Baby Petey to GROW and he has listened very well. I had a check-up today and no ultrasound was ordered because I was back measuring in range. Over the last few days, I have really experienced some "Jackie Chan" like kicks. It's pretty cool except when it wakes me up in the middle of the night! Last night Lee and I visited St. Mary's Hospital for a birthing orientation. We received a tour of the OB floors, watched a birthing video (Yikes!), and participated in an answer-question session. We are going to be signing up for a couple of their free classes including Daddy Boot Camp! We had a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend despite Lee having a bad cold. Sunday we took Baby Petey to his first NHL game. Don't worry Dad & Roger, the hockey puck is not replacing the football!

Buy one, get one free nose bleed seats! :)

10 Weeks and Counting!

Per many of your requests, I took a few self portraits this morning. I actually didn't try to cut off my head but I figured it was ok since the requests were for "tummy" pictures not facial profiles. Tomorrow I will be 30 weeks. I definitely feel like I am getting bigger every day and people are finally starting to notice at work. In my head, I'm thinking, "how could you not?" An 8th grade girl told another teacher that she thought I was just gaining weight. haha! I'm doing that too! The sciatic nerve pain I was experiencing is gone! Wohoo! I am back exercising and not requesting nightly massages. At my last Dr.'s appointment (almost 2 weeks ago now), my uterus was measuring a little small but the Dr. said we would wait until the next appointment to determine whether an ultrasound should be ordered. We've been telling Baby Petey he needs to grow every day and I really think he has. My next apt is Tuesday (17th). I will keep you updated! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Nice workout clothes, huh?!

27 Weeks

Oops, I did not realize I was blending into the background until posting this. There's no hiding the belly these days. I'm officially out of my "regular" dress pants. Well, for over 6 months, I've been telling you I feel great! Well, I unfortunately cannot say that at the moment. I still have not experienced nausea or sickness. However, a couple of weeks ago I thought I pulled a muscle in my lower back. It worsened and the pain started shooting down my leg. I called the Dr. and after a visit, learned that the pain is from my sciatic nerve. As your baby grows, your uterus may press on the sciatic nerve, which connects your legs to your spinal cord. Sciatica is a sharp or aching pain that usually starts in the lower back or buttock and sometimes seems to shoot down the back of the leg to the calf or heel. Needless to say, it's been quite a nuisance and has really halted those nightly walks Lee and I were taking. Lee told Baby Petey he was in timeout. His movements are getting more forceful these days. It's so cool and surreal.

24 Weeks and 3 Days

Our little boy is 24 weeks and 3 days old. He weights 1lb, 11 oz. and is about 13 inches long. Over the last couple of weeks, we have gotten to feel him move around. He seems to squirm the most when Lee tries to sing to him. We are relearning our nursey rhymes. It's funny how wrong we had some of them!

Isn't technology amazing? Our little alien is coming to life!

I told my 8th grade class today that I was pregnant. They couldn't believe that I was already 6 months along. Lee shared the website video with his 5th graders today. Now they are demanding that they know the name. Hopefully they'll tell me if they find out!

Baby It's Cold Outside

The day before we left for our Florida sunshine, we had 10 inches of snow. I am just about 24 weeks in the photo.

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The nurse wrote the sex of our baby and included an ultrasound picture in a Christmas card. The card was displayed in our tree for almost a month. The first thing we did Christmas morning was open our special gift!

Eating for Two at Christmas!

It was great to be with family over Christmas. We spent 5 days in Hawley, MN and 5 in Abbotsford, WI. My niece Taylor (21 months) is getting big & we can't wait to watch her with her cousin next Christmas!

Lee's parents are excited for their first grandchild. It was great that all of the Peterson boys could be home at the same time. Buddy (the dog) offered plenty of entertainment. Next year he'll have to share the spotlight!