Mother's Day 2012

*Not sure why the music player isn't working, says you can't hear playback except from their site now.... well that won't work, so this may be the end of songs with posts :( 

So Mother's Day didn't quite turn out how we planned this year, seeing as we ended up telling everyone our news by the end of that day. First plan was to wait until 14 weeks to tell our families, then on into June to tell the rest of the world.... but this baby had other plans with showing "himself" starting at about 7 weeks! *And FYI, I will from now until I hear otherwise be referring to this baby as a "him" because I do not like to refer to a baby as an "it"! We still do NOT know the gender, this is just for now, mm'kay??* But going back.... when I started to pop and I could tell people were starting to wonder, we decided to pop the news to families again on Mother's Day. Those of you that don't know, that is when we told of Em on Mother's Day 5 years ago..... really?? Was it that long ago??! So that is what the video depicted in both the slideshow for my mom and for Steve's mom. But when we found out that Steve's parents would be out of town the weekend of Mother's Day, we settled on doing it the Sunday before, which worked out nice since Steve's sister Amber was still in town from West Virginia. We ended up telling Amber a few minutes before everyone else to make sure it was ok with her since she was here celebrating the nearing arrival of her baby boy! Of course she was fine with it though. Then we told my mom and her family the next day. The more detailed post of the "tellings" and pictures and video of the reactions will be in the next post, so here is just the rest of Mother's Day... which ended up a lot more low-key than if we had told on that day. So instead the families all knew and we just enjoyed a nice early dinner at Chuck-O-Rama with my mom's side of the family and that night is when I officially announced it on Facebook :)

Before any of all that though, I got this nice card from Steve and Em

So yes, I think I confused people all over with this on Facebook.... people on Instagram got it though ;) My post on Facebook that night read, "Epic day!! I'm going to finally be welcoming Siri into my life in a few short days.... And even better, I will be the mom to 2 in about 6 1/2 months!!" Not sure why people were thinking we were naming the baby Siri....  So if you don't know who or what Siri is.... here, let me introduce you....

That is an iPhone 4S... only iPhone that has the wonderful program known as Siri. I wanted to rename her "Bumblebee" respectfully because the case reminds me of Bumblebee from transformers.... her response to this was, "I'd rather you didn't".

Other fun banter from Siri:

"What are you wearing?".... "I think you have the wrong personal assistant"

"Do you love me?".... "I am incapable of love.... but I do respect you."

"But I love you!".... "Well, all you need is love.... and your iPhone"

"What's your favorite color?"...... "Well, I can't really explain it in your language, but I guess it is sort of a greenish color"

"I need a new cell phone"..... "You're kidding right?!".... or, "Wait.... there are other cell phones?!"



Siri has a bit of an attitude as you can see, and gets annoyed of stupid questions as Diane's kids have found out ;)

"Are we annoying you Siri?"..... "I'd rather not answer that"


Siri is good for more than just fun, as she points out! She also asks what I did before her ;) But she can help you with anything to remembering an appointment to remembering to get milk when you drive close to the store. She also can help you if you're lost and tell you where you can get the best burger in your area! But here is my favorite commercial for her too!

Love Zoey! 

Anyway, enough on that, though as you can see, I love my Mother's Day gift! But here's a few pictures from the day of me and the girl I owe the day to! 

 For people that missed my status (had close to 100 "likes" and 85 comments though!), I posted this picture later that night saying, "To the girl I owe this day to.... the one that made me a mother! And even though she'll be sharing me soon, she'll always be my baby! Love you my Em bug!" And I was right to do it, because there were a few that had missed the first two posts (yeah I posted this blog post on Saturday night actually, the night before Mother's Day, but very few saw it of course!) 

 Yup, she's a ham! 

Sometimes I can't get over that this girl came from me! She is beautiful! 

So that was Mother's Day.... perfect

Pregnancy Update

*Play song, "Good Life" with this post

I realized I may have left off a few things on my Pregnancy FAQ. 

First off, Cravings- My cravings have actually been pretty random and sporadic as apposed to when I was pregnant with Em! All I remember craving with her was eggs, eggs, eggs and more eggs! They don't appeal to me so much this time around! I think the only things that have been somewhat consistent are: Slurpees (either banana or Pina Colada), pasta with red sauce, french fries and apples. I have more of a hard time thinking of things that actually sound appealing to me than cravings that I can't ignore. Hopefully that won't last the entire time though, since I think it is annoying Steve the most because I can rarely think of things I want for dinner! 

Weight Gain- Haven't had my weight checked this week, but as of last I had gained 3 lbs which is normal, and like I said, better than with Em (this point with Em I had lost over 10 lbs!). 

Movement- I was pretty sure I started feeling this baby move around the supposed 9th week, which I know is early and so another reason that makes me think I am further along. And around the supposed week 11th is when Steve felt "him" for the first time. This week has also had me bombarded with other hands on my belly! Mostly Diane and her kids ;) So yes, the fact that others can feel this little one.... really has me wondering how far I actually am! 

This photo was posted on Instagram with the caption: "That moment when your belly becomes public property" 

Names- We have a boy name that we really like, but girls names are a whole other story! The boy name that we have is what Em's name would've been had she been a boy. Thus the need for girl's names! There is one name that we both agreed on, but since it is one of the top girl's names, I'm not sure we'll actually go with it, since I like less popular names, but not weird! We will probably not share these names with anyone since I don't like unwanted opinions and such! Once that's the baby's name, then that is that! 

On a funny note, one evening I was telling Steve that I was pretty sure this baby is a boy because everything has been so different including my nausea, and his reply to that was, "Maybe you just have a baby in there that has all of it's DNA!"..... Yeah, probably few will see that as funny as we do! 

Ok, so now I think I've hit on everything to this point. Here is my 13 week picture, which is what I am at now assuming nothing has changed. I will hit 14 weeks on Tuesday... Yea, second trimester!! 

And yes this photo was taken in the bathroom of the classroom I work in, and I already got made fun of for that from my hubby, so no more ok?! 

2nd Annual Deak's Run for Hope *Warning, GUILT TRIP*

*Play song, "Help Me" with this post

This year wasn't so great on our end as last year was! None of us ran this year, with me on low-impact with my pregnancy and Steve was getting over a sinus infection.... so the one and only person that came from our family ;) (my dad) didn't run either.... but at least we all paid right?! 

Anyway, this will lead me to why I am sharing only these two photos (rest are in the slideshow below).... this was our posse'

Thanks again for coming Dad! 

And this was Megan's posse' (another 18q- girl in Utah who we first introduced you to here and then again here)

And by the way, they all came from Logan or further.... some even from Wyoming!! 

Now, come on!! I am sure we can do just as well as them with who comes for Em! I should mention that both our moms signed up as "Spirit Runners" since neither of them could make it.... which is JUST fine too by the way! 

So please, please, pretty PLEASE if we could have a much better turn-out next year, I will not feel like such a failure! It is a super easy walk/run.... 5k is only about 3 miles, and it's just fine to walk! Kaysville is really not that far, with as early as we left and it being a Saturday, it took us less than 45 minutes to get there. It will be well worth your while.... and if I can't convince you.... maybe this will

Props to Steve on all the great photos and video.... and for putting this great slideshow together! 

Looking forward to seeing more of you there next year! And YES, I mean YOU! 

Jam Packed Family Weekend!

*Play song, "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" with this post (sorry long version of this song, but only one they had!)

As mentioned, we had a lot of family come in the first weekend in May. Steve's little sister Amber came in that Thursday (the night we had the disastrous sleep study) from her current home in West Virginia, which was very exciting since we finally got to see her pregnant (she was just over 20 weeks and we hadn't even seen any pictures of her!), and she found out the day before she came that she was having a boy, so naturally we threw her a shower while she was here!  That was on Saturday (and I borrowed these pictures from my sis-in-law Kristal since I failed to remember my camera!)

We thought this was such a cute idea! An umbrella with a bunch of money and then this little note :) This was Debbie's sister Angie's creativity.

 Grandpa and Grandma Hunt (Debbie's parents) and Grandma Jan Peters (Stan's mom)

 Steve's cousin Kylie (Angie's daughter), Cindy (Stan's sister) and her daughter Annie

 My wonderful mother-in-law Debbie and sister-in-law Crystal

 The grandparent Hunts, Kylie and her daughter Alexandria, Ricton, Angie and Amber

 The Hunts again with Kristal and her girls Ariana and Isabel

Thought I should include this one of me since I was trying so hard that day to cover my baby bump (note the arms)! With Karissa (Steve's cousin, Kelly's wife), Amber's best friend Amy and her sister and niece

We are so happy for Amber and glad she was able to take a whole extra suitcase full of baby stuff back home with her! 

After the shower we headed to my grandparents to see my family that was in town from Virginia and Oklahoma. My uncle David, his wife Tresha, and their son Jared were here from Virginia. Their daughter, Ashlee and her 2 kids Lily and Finn were also here from Virginia and then their daughter, Melissa and her son Cooper were here from Oklahoma. It was a brief visit for them, but I'm so glad I got to see them! Especially since this was my first time meeting Cooper! 

Steve took some pictures for Melissa and Cooper.... we had originally planned on family pictures for them, but her husband Jay had to stay back and work and couldn't make it. Hopefully we'll be able to get some of all of them in the near future. Here's just a few of those... 

Isn't my cousin gorgeous?? And her boy ain't too bad either! Melissa and I are only 6 days apart! One of the cousins I have very fun memories with! 

 This is Copper's grandparents, that's my mom's oldest brother, my uncle David and his lovely wife Tresha :) This is the wonderful people who took me in when I moved to Germany for a bit, loved every minute of being there with them!

Steve did an excellent job with these pictures and we hear a lot that he should go into professionally... but we're still uncomfortable charging for it, so we're putting it out there that we will take pictures for anyone who has medical expenses and can't afford family photos :) And of course family is included in that too! So if you want us to practice on you, just let us know!


Here's a few of Em and Cooper playing together

 I just love this one, Cooper had just taken Em's iPhone and she is looking at me as if to ask, "what do I do??"

 Amazingly, Cooper was born early at only 3 lbs! And look at him now, not quite 2 and nearly the size of Em at 4 1/2!

It was a blast seeing everyone.... and exhausting! And thanks to Tresha, one of the reasons I ended up telling my mom's side of the family a little early about our news, because she kept staring at my stomach and I could tell she knew! Same thing with Amber, and both of these ladies asked other members if they knew if I was pregnant.... I was worried that Tresha would eventually ask my mom or grandma, so we told everyone while they were there (nearly a week before we wanted to!). Tresha just asked her daughters who of course didn't know, and Amber asked her sister Kristal who again didn't know. I think it was a lot harder for those who see me a lot to tell since it was a gradual thing.... but those that hadn't seen me in awhile started to suspect right away (which is what I was afraid of!).

Anyway, there will still be more about the pregnancy since I'm sure that's what you all want! Who knew that all I had to do to get more views and comments on my blog was to have a baby ;) Over 400 views on my pregnancy FAQ (most yet I believe!).... so yes, that will be coming! But next two posts will still be catch-up, Deak's Run for Hope and Mother's Day :) But after that I will have a post dedicated to how we told and all the reactions... you won't want to miss it! So stay tuned!

The Official Peters Baby #2 FAQ

*Play song, "A Thousand Years" for this post

Ok, to start off I just want to say how happy we are! This has been a long time coming, and especially now that things really seem to be going well and the baby is growing right we could not be more thrilled!

Now I know a lot of you have questions, and a lot of you have already voiced them! And to be honest, I expected as much with our family. 

So here they are, hopefully I'll hit them all!

How far along am I? Well my original date (tracking by my cycle) was December 10th, but by my 3rd ultrasound, I was tracking at least a week sooner than that... so more like December 3rd.... and the Dr. could hear the heartbeat already in the office on Friday, so more likely I'm closer to 11 weeks right now. 

When did you find out? Technically I guess we found out the first of April, but since I hadn't taken a pregnancy test in so long, wasn't thinking clearly and wasn't expecting it to be positive at all, I thought it was negative when actually it was positive. So when I took another one a few days later, again I thought it was negative at first, but then realized they'd both been positive :) 

Have you had an ultrasound yet? As mentioned above, I have had 3 because they were worried I might be having an ectopic pregnancy.... but countless blood draws (every other day for the first two weeks), and 3 ultrasounds later, things are looking great!

Why do you wait so long to announce? Anyone who has lost a baby can relate to this one, because nothing is worse than having to announce a miscarriage after you've just announced a pregnancy, and I would know. I probably would have waited longer, but sadly I'm showing quite a bit already and I was afraid with facebook and everything the word would get out before I could announce it my way and on my terms.

 

This is showing me a little bigger than I actually am because I had just eaten a large Mother's Day meal. But yes, sadly I look like I could be 4-5 months which has me worried that I will be huge in just a matter of time! We even thought there might be 2 in there because I started to pop at right about 7 weeks. Haven't really needed maternity clothes yet, but I am trying to locate them all, and I'm still probably going to buy more since mine are 5 years old and have been passed around and I'm not even sure what I have anymore! But what a relief that I don't have to try and hide it anymore! 

Do you know the gender? Not yet! You have to be at least 16 weeks for a gender check, but yes we will probably find out when we can! 

Do you have feelings yet toward boy or girl? Not really, though Steve thinks it's another girl... but it really doesn't matter to me since I would love to have a little boy, but a girl would be great too since we have so much girl stuff! 

Have you been sick? Yes, yes, YES!! Though thankfully I was smart this time and when I went in to the Dr the first time (the day I found out I was pregnant actually since she's a high-risk doctor) I asked for Zofran and started taking it the moment I started feeling nauseous (which was right away pretty much!). As long as I take it every 12 hours I do ok.... not great, but definitely better than when I was pregnant with Em! I also have had a lot of headaches, some migraines :P And at least a tension headache almost every day... but thankfully that has started to get better! I also had a pretty nasty virus that was awful and had me sick for over 2 weeks! And of course have been incredibly tired and very unmotivated to do anything! 

What is the likelihood that this baby will have the same condition as Emarie? Now this has been the touchy one. I touched on this on my private blog awhile back because I have had people ask if we're afraid to have more kids because they'll have a chromosome problem like Em. And let me tell you, I cannot think of a worse thing to ask someone! At least with the new pregnancy most have been questioning this a little more tactfully. But still, let me just put this out there- Emarie is the single best thing ever to happen to Steve and me and honestly it wouldn't change a thing for us to have another child like her! But the likelihood is about the same as before...... about 1 in 40,000, so like I've said before, you don't usually win the lottery twice ;) And no I probably won't do pre-natal testing unless my Dr absolutely insists due to things shown in ultrasound or something. But I won't do it simply because of Emarie. We will just see what happens and we will love this baby as much as Emarie no matter what. 

And lastly, was this pregnancy planned? Although I think this is a rude question and I don't think I'd ever ask it, I think I understand the need for people to know. So my answer to this one is yes and no. Steve and I have actually been trying for awhile (over a year), so yes in that aspect, but the fact that it had taken me so long had lead me to quit expecting it, so that's where it was a surprise. 

So I think that is all for now, but I'll probably be going into depth a little more on a few of these in the next few months. Bottom line is, we are happy, thrilled and excited to be on this journey again! And Em and the baby will be just about 5 years apart :) 

Happy Mother's Day! 3+1=4

So, once again there are a lot of posts on the back burner.... but this one needed to come first :) But the next few posts will be devoted to family visits (my aunt, uncle and cousins and Steve's sister Amber), Deak's Run which was today and fabulous! And a few more sequels to this one probably.... 

Anyway, I'm sure you're all getting sick of my slideshows by now, but I bet this is one you'll want to see ;) This is the slideshow I made for my mom for Mother's Day

Enjoy!

*Best if viewed in 720p and full screen

The "Bust" of a Sleep Study

Play song, "Dog Days Are Over" with this post

We have had our fair share of sleep studies... which yes, are inaccurately named since no one gets any sleep! 

This one by far was the worst though. I'll try and make this short, but you know me ;) 

I guess it started with a call from Em's babysitter right as I was leaving work that day, saying that Em had been having some significant allergy symptoms, and she wanted to make me aware in case it was going to interfere with the sleep study that night. I thanked her for telling me, but thought that giving her a dose of benadryl before we left would suffice. We also had a physical therapy appointment at 5 and then Steve's sister Amber was coming from West Virginia that day. We packed a lot in before we headed to Salt Lake for our 8 pm check-in time, and honestly Em was still a little "hazy" but seemed ok. 

However, as they began to hook her up, she was getting a little worse again, so I gave her one more dose of benadryl, which would bring her total to 3 tsp in about a 3 hour period (most she's ever had).... didn't seem to work, so I gave her her evening dose of Flonase, and then the sleep tech and I suctioned her out and they commenced hooking her up, and oh my gosh she was so exhausted! 

 this was taken before they started

And here's after she was all ready to go (and how anyone can be expected to sleep like this, is beyond me!)

She was asleep within no time and it had been a long week, so I went right to sleep as well. Too bad that was pretty short lived! I was first woken up by the techs coming in about every 5 minutes and talking about what they could do to get a reading.... I knew that things weren't going well and though we've never been sent home before, I know it is a possibility when they can't get a good reading. After they left the room for the umpteenth time, Em started to stir and seemed pretty uncomfortable, so I went over to her and that's when she began vomiting. The tech then came running back in since they saw what happened on the camera, and once the light was on, we saw how swollen she was looking. 

At that point, it was pretty certain that the sleep study was a bust, so we went ahead and pulled all that "stuff" off of Em and changed her clothes. The tech was not comfortable with us driving home without having her checked out by a doctor.... and since it was the middle of the night, the only way to do that was to go through the ER. So we were escorted there with all of our stuff (if you don't know, we need to take a lot of things for this little girl of ours... even for one night!). Amazingly the waiting room was completely empty (have to admit that I've never seen that in all of Em's life!)! So we were able to go straight back, and amazingly Em was doing quite a bit better by the time we were in a room. The doctor didn't see it necessary to do any epinephrin, so she was given some more benadryl, prednisone and zofran, and then a script for more of each of these, and we drove home at 3 am.... one of the longest nights of my life! And really I'm hoping this will be the last time we're in the hospital for allergies! Seriously, this family has seen enough of that! On top of everything else we deal with! 

So after all that, we will have to endure yet another sleep study since they didn't get anything at all from this one. Fun life we lead! Haha, what ya gonna do though?