Baby Peterson

4months old

2009-09-13T19:21:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Cadence is already 4 months old.. time seems to fly by. We had done so many activies. Cadence has gotten her ears pierced, and stated eating rice cereal. We have gone to the lake a bunch of times and Cadence loves to hang out by the fire. Cadence is doing good with her weight now. She weights 13lbs and is 23 inches. The doc says she is growing fine so we don't have to worry about her weight anymore. I asked the doc about taking her to the pool and he said it was ok so that will be our next adventure. Halloween is coming up soon and I can't wait to see Cadence in her costume.

2 moths old

2009-07-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

Cadence is 2 moths old now. We have done so much in such a short amount of time. Scott and I have taken Cadence on our first family vacation to echo lake and I flew with Cadence to California to see grandmommy linda and all her aunts and uncles as well as her great grandma and grandpa Burgess. Then we went to Arizona to let her meet her other set of great grandparents and great aunts and uncles and all the cousins. It was a lot of fun. We have celebrated 4th of July at echo lake and took lots of pictures. These two months have gone by so fast I can't belive how much my little angel has grown.

Cadence is here!!!

2009-05-26T11:57:00.000-07:00

Well for those of you who don't know Cadence was born on may 5th at 11:58 pm. Here is how it happened.... I was having mild contractions all day at work. When I got home I took a warm shower to try and stop them but it didn't really seem to help. They were about 5-8 minutes apart. I called scott and told him to come home as soon as he is done mowing lawns, but I didn't want to get him all excited for no reason so I didn't tell him that I was having contractions. It took him a little longer then I would have liked to get home but when he did my contractions were stronger so I told him to shower and shave and we ate dinner and then headed to the hospital. When I got to the hospital they hooked me up to the machine to moniter my contractions, at first the nurse said it dosn't look like they are really increasing so they will probably send me home. She then wanted to see how dialated I was and when she checked she said I had not progressed and was still 1 1/2 cm since that is what I was at my last Dr. appointment she said she would moniter the contractions for about 15 more minutes. About 5 minutes after she left the room I started to feel like I peed in the bed so I had Scott check.( He was so sweet he told me yeah it kinda looks like it but it is ok it happens to everyone). Then it started to feel even wetter, and wetter. I had Scott check again and then he said ummm "I think your water broke it is really wet." So we called the nurse and sure enough my water broke. They quickly took me to the delivery room and on the way in Scott asked if they would be able to tell if the baby is still breach, the nurse said she was glad we asked because they probably wouldn't have checked. After they completed the ultrasound it was confirmed Cadence was still breach. This is when the contractions started getting extremely painfully and I wanted DRUGS!!! But the nurse let me know that becuse I was going to have a c section they couldn't give me anything yet. The nurse called my doctor and even though he wasn't on call he said he would come in to do the c section. 2 hours later I was taken to the opperating room. At 11:58 Cadence Mae was born, they brought her over to me for a second to see and the she was so beautiful and had so much hair! She weighted 5lbs 5 ounces.

38 weeks!

2009-05-04T18:00:00.001-07:00

I am now 38 weeks pregnant and I am ready to for my little girl to come out so we can meet her. I have had a lot of contractions on Friday may 1st but then they stopped. So no baby so far! Soon to be Grandma Linda did tell me that both my sister and I were born when there was a full moon out so I did some research and the next full moon is on May 8th, So hopefully Cadence decides that is the day for her! I also plan on talking to the doctor to find out if Cadence is still breech and if she is I am going to see if we can schedule a c-section and that way we can avoid an emergency c-section.

37 weeks! Cadence is naughty!

2009-04-29T12:25:00.000-07:00

I had my doctors appointment yesterday 4/28 and found out that once again Cadence has turned around and is breech again. I am pretty sure it happened when I was in the doctors office because she felt completly different and then when the doctor went to check me she was in my ribs again. The doctor said he thinks she is breech so we went and did an ultrasound to confirm it and sure enough that naught girl had turned back around. Scott and I have decided to wait and see if she will turn herself again instead of having the doctor trying to turn her due to all the risk involved.

36 weeks!

2009-04-22T09:33:00.000-07:00

So I went to the doctors last week and found out that cadence has turned and is now head down. I also found out that I am 1 1/2cm dialated and 70%effaced. I go for another check up this week so I will know then how much progress I am really making. Scott and I went to our birthing class last weekend and learned a lot of information. I am still all for an epidural but it is nice to know that we have other options if for some reason I can't get one. I will try to take some pictures in the next week or so and keep this updated.

6 more weeks

2009-04-06T17:45:00.000-07:00

Cadence Mae Peterson will be here soon! I can't believe how fast it is going now. We finished her room this weekend, and it is so wonderful! My baby shower is this saturday and I can't wait it is going to be so much fun! Getting ready for Cadence has been a lot of work but it will all be worth it. Right now Cadence is breech and we will find out our options on the 16th. It is really scary to think I might have to have a c-section but I fully trust my doctor and will take all the information into consideration before deciding what to do. I will keep everyone updated on what happens. Hopefully Cadence will stop being stuborn and will turn on her own.

10 more weeks!

2009-03-09T19:50:00.000-07:00

So I have made it to 30 weeks! The baby's room is painted and we are starting to collect a lot of baby items. My mom came out the weekend of valentines and did a wonderful job painting the room. Scott and I absolutely love it. Baby names have been a big topic lately, we are still undecided. We both like the names Cadence and Hannah. No new updates at the doctors, I start going every two weeks now. I defiantly feel our little girl moving around, she likes to kick me a lot and is very active.

It's a Girl!!

2009-01-01T18:56:00.000-08:00

Scott and I are having a little girl! I am so excited. It was so much fun to be able to tell our parents. We made picture frames that said "It's a girl" and put in a picture of the ultrasound and let them open it for Christmas. But since I flew to Arizona before Christmas Scott and I did spend Christmas separately so he gave the present to his family and I gave it to mine. My whole family already knew (before I told them) that it was a girl and they were all right. My mom gave me a blanket that her aunt made for her when she was pregnant with me (and didn't know what she was having) it is white and has pink flowers on it! My mom said she wanted me to have it and told me the story behind it before I let her know what I was having. It was a great christmas and I am glad to be able to call our baby a girl now!

I know the sex!!!

2008-12-15T17:33:00.000-08:00

On saturday December 13th Scott and I found out the sex of the baby! I am so excited and can't wait to tell everyone but it is a surprise for the new grandparents for Christmas so I can't tell yet. All I can say is that Scott and I are both so happy! I will announce more details after Christmas.

another appointment

2008-12-04T19:28:00.000-08:00

So I had another appointment today, I had hoped that since they did an ultrasound at every other appointment I would be able to find out if we were having a boy or girl. But the doctor got a call and another patient was in labor so he was in a hurry and so we just listened to the hear beat this time. I was still great to hear that our little one's heart beat. So at the next appointment we will be able to get all measurements of the baby and find out the gender! I am so excited I can't wait!

I think it is a ....

2008-11-25T17:54:00.000-08:00

BOY!!! So in the last week I have been having dreams almost every night that this baby is a boy. I have been calling the little peanut a boy all the time. I can't wait to find out what I am having! I have my next doctor's appointment on December 4th. At this appointment I am hoping that they will be able tell what I am having I will be 16 weeks and 4 days, if the doctor is unable to tell at this time I do have an appointment at fetal photo which will be at 17 weeks 6 days and they will be able to tell for sure at this time. So on December 13 we will know for sure what we are having. Although I will not tell family unit Christmas day.

1st day

2008-11-14T10:50:00.000-08:00

So today is the first day that I really feel that my belly has become huge! It seems like overnight it grew. I could button my jeans yesterday but not today. It still seems very strange to me that I have a baby growing in my belly. Scott and I talk to the baby every morning and can't wait to put a gender to the peanut in my tummy. I don't really have any food cravings right now except that I really like fruit. I have a hard time eating anything really and I only eat very small portions throughout the day. So I guess it is time to start buying those dreaded maternity clothes.

2nd Appointment

2008-11-05T17:20:00.001-08:00

October 28th 2008 was my second appointment, Scott was able to go to this one and he was so excited! Scott was able to meet the doctor that will be delivering our child and looking at his wife's "special parts." We both think the doctor is great and really friendly. During the ultrasound it was so great to experience seeing our child together for the first time. Scott was very happy, he had a grin from ear to ear. I did get another pictures but it didn't print very well... the next appointment I will be 16 weeks... can't wait!!

1st Appointment

2008-11-05T17:10:00.000-08:00

September 30, 2008 was a very special day as well as nerve wrecking. I had my first appointment to see my baby! Scott had to work late and wasn't able to make it to this appointment. I was able to get an ultrasound and see our baby for the first time. The doctor printed out the picture for me so I was able to show Scott the picture of our baby as soon as he got home!

Scott finds out!!!

2008-11-05T16:56:00.000-08:00

On September 4th 2008 , I woke up in the morning and peed on a pregnancy test; didn't think much of it and went to let Sasha outside to play. I came back in the bathroom and realized my life has changed forever. IT WAS POSITIVE!!! After freaking out as I took a shower I knew I had to come up with a plan to surprise Scott. I went to work that day and thought about it all day. I then found an idea on the web. Scott and I had a dinner to go to with his company, so we went to the dinner and when we came home I had our neighbor ask Scott to come over for a few minutes. So I dressed up our current "baby" our German Shepard Sasha. I put a baby bib on her and put a sign on her neck that said " Mommy says we have to make room for a real baby now.. Congrats Daddy!!!" Scott came home from the neighbors and saw our dog dressed up while I was hiding in the bedroom. After he read the letter he came in the bedroom and asked if it was really true! I told him it sure was!!!