baby update...

Yesterday I had a doctor appointment. My doctor is awesome. She went over the ultrasound that I did on the 18th. That appointment first was schedule for the 10th but I had to reschedule. It was great that I had to because Greg came home the day before and he was able to come with me. It was amazing that although I was only 13 weeks along, our baby was already formed. I asked the technician if she could see whether it is a boy or girl. She said it looks like a boy.

I was surprised when my doctor said I am now 15 weeks! This pregnancy is going fast. Since Greg has been home I have been thinking more about the baby and feels more real that we are going to be parents to another child. The kids are super excited. Chase is sweet he kisses my belly and always tells me he loves the baby. He also gives me lots of hugs. He says, "Mom I can't wait for our baby to come."

Savannah is a doll. She also kisses my belly and tells me "I love my baby" while rubbing my belly. They came to the appointment really excited, and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat really clearly. This was the first time that I could actually recognize the baby's heartbeat. In my previous pregnancies I couldn't tell if it was my heartbeat or the baby's. But my new doctor helped me hear it with this one. She's so great!

After the appointment we went to Los Angeles to visit my Grandma. She's visiting from Sacramento. It was a blessing she came because I wanted to see her before our move. Since Nov. I have been trying to figure out how I was going to get to Sacrament to visit with her. I hadn't seen her in 2 years. Right now she is recovering from an open heart surgery done in September. I got to see her on Sunday and yesterday with Greg and the kids. I am very happy I got to say good-bye and I hope and pray she recovers. I hope to see her again. The kids with their great-grandma:My visit with her on sunday with my parents and siblings. Here is my dad with his mother and me.

Not easy taking pictures!!! Christmas '09

Christmas 2009 was perfect! We spent it with both of our families. Chase and Savannah now understand all the fun stuff of Christmas, also remembering the birth of Christ. Chase taught Savannah all about Christ's birth using one of Mammy's nativity scenes. For the annual Peterson Christmas pageant, Chase played Samuel, and Savannah was a shepherd:)

Every year for Christmas I try to take a picture of the kids together and of the family. It is always very hard to get pictures of the kids smiling and looking at the camera.

Here's Chase with a real smile and actually looking at the camera.

Here we go trying to get a family picture. I think it's funny that we need to take thousands of pictures to get just one decent picture. Greg and I look the same in all of them. The kids don't! Chase winking:Savannah sticking her tongue out for us:Chase in his outfit for the play, being silly: Savannah the shepherd. They did a great job with their parts. The kids loved their Christmas gifts, and we love having Dad home.

Here we try again to get a picture of the kids looking at the camera. Chase finally smiles but not looking at the camera. Try number 30 or more-and its the best we could get. Chase had to be funny and flare his nostrils. Chase just wanted to share his funny faces with us.Savannah just being cute! Yay she looked in the camera, but forgot to smile!Merry Christmas everyone, and we wish you a joyous New Year!

Random thoughts!!!

These two things have put me in the holiday spirit.

1. the smell of pine cones

2. poinsettias

Oh especially having my husband home on Thursday:) He will be done with the long 6 month training. HURRRRRRRRRAYYYY!
I love the smell of scented pine cones.

At the grocery store, I saw beautiful poinsettias. When I got home I really noticed the one mom got before they left to Israel.

When Chase and I hung are stockings.
He said mom "which one is my"
I said "the penguin one"
he said (in a funny tone) "penguin one".
I knew he was going to out grow it. Next year he'll need a more boyish kind. I got it for his first Christmas. It's going to be hard to let it go. A picture for memories:)

Chase told Santa he wanted GI Joe toys. At my moms Ward Christmas Activity. Savannah was brave at the end to let Santa know what she wanted. She got me by the hand to take her to go see him but when we walked in, he was standing and it scared her to death. She didn't tell him but she waved hello, when he sat back down. He was a really tall Santa:) My little man with Santa.

We had are girls night out for December. This time my mom came with us and my sister-in-law Diane was missed. We had dinner at the olive garden:)

This gingerbread house was so hard to keep together.

Gram crackers is the way to go for next year. Thank goodness it DID stay together. Chase did a good job with candy decorating & helping me. He didn't lose his patience like I was:)

Just love...

When Greg was over for Thanksgiving weekend, Michelle was sweet in willing to take are family pictures for our Christmas Cards. On the CD this was the first picture I saw and I just absolutely love it. It's beautiful! I think of how long the children have been away from Greg and no matter how long his been gone- he is still their dad. Michelle is a awesome photographer! (Thanks sis)

Thanksgiving 09 & big news!

I saw Savy sitting down with her cousins, starting to eat and I realized this was her first Thanksgiving dinner. She really liked the turkey and even asked for seconds.After dinner the kids decorated turkey cookies that Lizeth made. The kids really had a good time cookie decorating:) It was a blessing having Greg home for Thanksgiving. I was afraid it wasn't going to happen but by October we knew he was definitly going to be here. The kids just love having him home. Savy is daddy's little girl. She was on his hip the whole time.

Greg and I celebrated our anniversary on Friday. We went out for dinner and stayed a night over at a really cool hotel in Rancho cucamanga. It was nice just for the two of us to have some time together.

I am trying really hard to keep myself from getting morning sickness all day. Yeah that's right I am pregnant. We are excited to be parents to baby number three:) I think in 2 weeks I will be beginning my second trimester. On the 10th of December I will have an ultrasound taken to make sure exactly how far a long I am and when my actual due date is.