The Weekend

Who knew registering for a baby could be so exhausting but fun at the same time!! Darin, my sister, and I spent Saturday at Target and Babies R Us pointing and scanning all sorts of baby stuff. It was a lot of fun but also a little stressful trying to figure out if you really needed all this stuff. Of course, some of the stuff we really liked was discontinued so we definately had to make some changes. Baby furniture is turning out to be the toughest of them all. The 3 sets we really like are either discontinued or only come in the wrong color...ugh. Hopefully by next weekend, we'll have something figured out! Any suggestions or recommendations for "must have" items from you Moms? :)

It's a.....

BOY!!!! We found out today that we are having a little boy! The technician said that there is no doubt it is definately a BOY!!! I am just so happy that we actually were able to make it to our appointment. Of course, for the first time in years, we got snow in NC...and more than just a dusting. Right now we are working on 2-3 inches!! If you didn't know, I LOVE the snow. I am always asking and wishing for a good snow..even if it's just once a year and of course, it would happen to snow today. Luckily, I called the doctors office and they squeezed me in during the 3 hours they were open today. Thank goodness Darin has a big truck with big tires (don't tell him I wrote that!) but we made it to Greenville and back safely, although it did take us an extra hour each way because of the bad roads but it was worth it!!! If I didn't get in today, I would have had to wait at least another week or two. The doctor said everything looked fantastic...thank goodness. We are just so grateful that the baby is healthy. It has been a rough last few weeks so it is relieving to know that everything is ok. He is measuring exactly 20 weeks and 5 days...right on target. The biggest parts of the baby were his belly and his ears :) haha!! Now we can focus on picking a baby name. The finalists as of now are either Brock William or Wyatt William. We are not totally sold on either one yet, any suggestions?

Halfway

I am officially halfway through this pregnancy!!! I am 20 weeks today. I can't believe I am this far along already. Apparently the skittle is about the size of a cantelope...about 9oz and 6 1/2 inches. The baby can also hear our voices as well...I guess I better watch what I say! As I said before, we find out Tuesday if the skittle is pink or blue! I did do two of those gender predictors on the baby websites and both of them said boy, I wonder if they are right? We shall see!!!!

In ONE week!

One week from today we go to ECU to get our sonogram to find out the sex of the baby!! We are so excited, I don't know if I am gonna make it that long! Darin thinks it is a girl. I also originally thought we were having a girl but something is telling me now that it's a boy. Either way, we are just praying for a healthy baby. We do have a few names that we like but haven't decided on a particular name yet. Once we know the sex, it will be easier to narrow it down and finally pick one. I will be 20 weeks this Thursday...can you believe it? Things are going well. I am feeling better after the rough 2 weeks. I still get nauseated and food just doesn't taste the same but it's worth it! I don't really think I look pregnant yet, Darin says at times I do but I don't see it. Maybe over the next few weeks that will change!

It is probably a good thing that I do not know the sex of the baby yet because I would be poor by now! I went into Target and Babies R Us last week and of course, they were having big sales on all of the baby clothes. I could have gone crazy but I didn't...I forced myself to wait (much easier said than done)! Baby Peterson did get a few outfits for Christmas, all of them are just so cute. It just made me even more excited!

Any predictions on what we are having?? I will keep ya'll posted as soon as we find out!!!!

Time To Catch Up!

It has been a long time since I've posted so I decided I better get on the ball! We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my mom, grandmother, sister, brother-in-law, and nephew. It was really nice to spend some quality time with everyone! It was also my nephew Drew's 1st Christmas - he definately enjoyed tasting the wrapping paper more than the presents!

The day after Christmas we left for Maryland so we could spend some time with Darin's family. As usual, we were busy visiting but we loved every minute of it! While there, I came down with a nasty cold and spent 2 days in bed...lovely! Despite the cold, we had a blast hanging out with his family, playing Rock Band (the easy level for me!), and watching football. Of course, Darin and his brother spent lots of time at Sears and working on the truck..cleaning, waxing, and whatever else boys do with their trucks. Chopper also had a great time hanging out with his cousin CJ!

Right when we came back home, I came down with either a nasty virus or food poisoning. I couldn't keep anything down for about 12 hours. I ended up going to the ER to get some IV fluids and some anti-nausea meds. I spent 3 days recovering from that. I am feeling better now...thank goodness. I go back to the doctor tomorrow for a check up to make sure all is going well with the skittle! I will be 19 weeks this Thursday :). I haven't felt the skittle kick yet but I am sure I will soon! Darin has been really helping me out around the house, cleaning up and taking down the Christmas stuff. I am definately grateful for all of his help!

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and has a great 2009!!!