Our Baby is 2 Weeks Old!

Here are some pictures of the last 2 weeks... Be warned that I am learning how to use my camera still, so the image quality is not always the best.

I just love his chubby cheeks!

He had his 2 week appt today and he has already grown an inch. The phrase "they grow up so fast" really does apply and I don't want it to!

5 Days Old

10 Days Old

11 Days Old

This is how he sleeps (I put him in pajamas do not worry. This was just too cute.). He refuses to be swaddled.

2 Weeks Old

Jackson Scott Peterson

Born: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 3:17pm, 9lbs 13oz 22in
*Short & Sweet Details: My water broke at 3am on Sunday morning... we went to the hospital... and he came 12 hours later :)

3 days old

He was born on the first Sunday of football season (which apparently means something) and the entire time I was in labor we had pre-game shows and football games and half-time shows to watch. I pretty much slept through all of my labor though, thanks to the epidural, so I don't really remember all of that. Just evidence of the games on my camera that I just looked at today! I have no idea what I am doing and nothing I've done in my life could have possibly prepared me for this I don't think. But we just love him to pieces!

Update

There are no pictures. Sorry, but that's just not happening right now. Here is an update on us.

I am 38 weeks, 3 days pregnant. Not sleeping. My body is not progressing and our little boy wants nothing to do with dropping down. He remains in my ribs and seems to be as happy as a clam. He gets bigger everyday, has NO room to move around and is constantly trying to stretch. Poor kid! I keep telling him that he will be much more comfortable out in the open-that seems to be doing no good.

Stuart is in his 2nd year of Law School at ASU, recently got an iPad-the word "love" does not begin to cover his feelings for it, tries very hard to make me comfortable, and cannot wait to hold this baby boy. It's really cute.

Due date=19th. I have a feeling we're going to get all the way there people.

36 Weeks

I really have no words. The boy no longer has any room and is constantly pushing on all sides of my stomach. On the 12th I had my first appointment here in AZ and his estimated weight was 6lbs 11oz after all the ultrasound measurements... with 5 weeks left. We're hoping fat, happy, healthy :)


P.S. I am happy I promise... just tired... and I did not want to go out and take another picture.

Also, thoughts on whether or not I will regret not doing maternity pictures? Please give me honest answers since I'm getting down to the wire and should probably book someone NOW...

So Long San Diego, We Will Miss You

Warning: No pictures because I am a scatterbrain and I completely forgot to take them. I am annoyed with myself.

On July 1st Stuart found out that he was accepted to transfer to ASU Law School and so we had 30 days to get our lives in boxes and figure out a plan for our move to home-sweet-home Arizona. Our lease in San Diego was up on the 31st and everything felt like really perfect timing... (except for the fact that I'm 8 months pregnant)

We had so much help from family and friends during this whole experience and I really could not be more grateful. They loaded our U-Haul in a matter of one hour and then when we got to AZ it was unloaded in the same crazy-fast manner. Being {essentially} useless and not able/allowed to do anything I felt more like a traffic director or something. I just felt so lucky that we have all these amazing people in our lives that were willing to help Stuart muscle all of our heavy furniture and other belongings down 3 flights of stairs. I owe a lot of people some big favors :)

So our new home base is Mesa, AZ. We both haven't lived at "home" in so long and we're pretty excited. It's nice to move and know right where you are and how to get around. Plus it's so fun to be close to both of our families.

That is our update. Just in case you were interested... :)

Pictures next time, I promise.

30 Weeks... For Good Measure

You can see me in the previous post in the family shot, but here is one of Stuart and I at my 30 week mark. Ah! That's really weird to say. 3/4 of the way through and then we have a little man!

Escaping the Heat

Petersons and Larsens came to visit San Diego for the last few weeks and escape the heat of Arizona. We had a lot of fun going to taco shops and hamburger joints that are not exactly "child-friendly", going to Scripps Aquarium and of course, going to the beach. I have a million pictures of our nieces so I just chose a select few from the whole visit.


Sorta blurry, but this place is called "Hodad's". It was featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" and it is seriously so good! We had to wait in line for a while but it was worth it!


This is outside Scripps Aquarium. I hadn't been since I went with my family in High School so it was a lot of fun to go.


Stuart and I took a day off to go to the beach and while we were there, Lucy and Jane (with the help of Papa Scott) buried Stuart....


...and then proceeded to beat him up when he broke out and became the "sand monster". They were VERY resourceful using the shovel they dug the hole with. I have never seen anything like it. It was HILARIOUS!