Our First SHOWER and 32 week appointment!

This weekend was my first baby shower!! WEEEEE-OOOOOHH....here we go!! This means baby girl is comin' soon!!! The house is showing its first signs of being overtaken by baby paraphenalia and i LOVE it!


The shower this Saturday was absolutely lovely! I am so thankful for the amazing ladies in my life! My mama's life-long friends and one of her sisters threw this shower for Savannah and I...Thank you so much, Cathy, Dianne, Linda, Cissy, and Barbie for making me feel so special on this day! And thank you also to EVERYONE that came and showed us your LOVE!

On another note, I am still feeling good! I went to the doc this morning and the belly measured 31 cm....which is just 1 cm shy of where most babies measure at this time....your belly measurement in centimeters is supposed to match your weeks once you reach 28 weeks (so at 28 weeks you should measure 28 cms). Doc said she thinks Savannah is going to be on the petite side (which is OOOOOKAY with me!). Everything else looked great! just 51 more days until due date! :) When will Miss Savannah make her debut?!?!

30 Weeks already!

Hey y'all! WOW! I never thought I would be one of those bloggers that fell behind on posting! I used to harass people to update their blogs in a TIMELY fashion! Now look at me....disgrace...disgrace i tell you! :P

I am 30 weeks and a couple days now! For those of you non-pregnant readers, that's 7.5 months!! :0) I still feel alright for a girl with a baby the size of a head of cabbage in her belly crowding out her organs! But i must say, i AM starting to experience all the 'joys' of pregnancy that i have heard so much about. I won't go into a lot of detail but just to name a few: acid reflux (ME AND TUMS ARE BUDS NOW)....just a touch of back pain...peeing every time i pass by a toilet because i know if i don't - i'll regret it...waking up at 3 am for no reason, then 4, then 415, then i just get up becuase there is no reason for me to just lay there....struggling to put socks on and then skillfully positioning the tongues of my tennis shoes just right so i don't have to bend over to put them on - just gotta step into 'em...u know - just the normal pregnancy stuff....i really can't complain tho, up until 7 months, I really didn't even realize i was pregnant most of the time....needless to say i am very thankful God has blessed me with a healthy baby girl and a great pregnancy so far!

Here are some belly shots...

(Pardon the fake smile)

6 Month Belly Shot!

Already almost 26 weeks!! It's going by a little bit faster now! Woopeeeey!!!!! I can't wait to meet li'l SAVANNAH!!! Yep, that's right! We finally agreed on a name!! I was beginning to think we would end up having a hospital room name crisis the day she was born....

We actually started out with Savannah being the favorite but then started rethinking because it's kinda long and because there aren't really any cute ways to shorten it. Then we thought we were set on Avery until every time I mentioned the name, every woman knew at least two babies born in the past 2 months named Avery!! Very cute name but WAY too popular at the moment....didn't want her to end up being 'Avery P' at school....

Sooooo Savannah it is! Not certain about the middle name yet but I will let y'all know when we decide! Here I am at 6 months!!

I am feeling great! No new cravings really...although I have kind of developed a new love for chips...I am noticing that my trips to the grocery store now include a mandatory walk down the chip aisle usually resulting in a purchase...that is for sure not normal for me....Savannah loves her some baked Cheetos!

5 Month Belly Shot!

I finally feel like I look like a real pregnant girl!! Booooooy heidi did she hit a growth spurt this week...and I FELT the repercussions of it! It was the first time that I had been tempted to go for a second cup of coffee in order to be somewhat 'with it' at work...and yes...I caved. I have been SOOOO tired since Monday of this week! Now I know how all you other preggos felt the first trimester! That crap is legit! Anyway...here I am at 5 months! HALF WAY POINT!!!!!

Ultrasound Pics!

I wanted to post a few of the first pictures of our lil girl! We got so many of 'em! They captured 4 or 5 pics of each adorable body part! Here are some of my faves...

This one I love! Look at her cute lil face!!

This is what she looked like just 3 and 1/2 months ago!!!! God is so neat!

It's a....

We had our gender reveal party the day after our ultrasound! It was tough keeping a secret but it was way worth it! Getting both Jason and I's families together was my favorite part! The Cuculics, Joneses, Petersons, and the Stirmans all got together to find out what baby Peterson is going to be!!!

Here is Sadie patiently waiting for the party to start in her pink shirt! Her guess was girl...

Team BOY!!

Team GIRL!!!

The gross cupcakes I made : ) All that matters is that they were cute! LOL..

Lemme tell you how much Diesel LOVED wearing his t-shirt...haha

Who was right?!?!

Madison and PJ checking out the pinata before it is destroyed...

IT'S A GIIIIIIIIIIIIIRL, y'all!!!!!!

Jason and I are so so so so so stinking excited!! At the ultrasound as we were looking at the screen, the ultrasound tech softly and so calmly said, "It's a girl." AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! From that moment on, everything changed!! Looking at the screen was way different after we knew what the sex was. This cute lil black and white being on the screen that we had been oohing and ahhing over was now a precious little Peterson GAL! Jason got a tad bit emotional when she told us!! I thought that was so sweet!! (not as emotional as he did at our wedding, but still, he teared up a bit).

There you have it! We are having a girl!!! Let the name game begin!!!!

Petersons' first 'Ranch' trip!

So this year for new years, we joined in on the new cuculic tradition to go to the Jones' ranch for a couple of days to celebrate there! We always hear the kids talking about the fun things they get to do at 'the ranch'....peein' on stuff, shootin' cactus, drinking coffee, you know....doin' ranch stuff! Let me tell you, this trip was right up my alley! It was way fun! Full of rides around the property in rangers and golf carts, playing games, guttin' animals, etc. Oh and...this was both Jason and I's first deer hunt! Jason got to shoot his first deer! This just happened to be the trip that Lainey shot her first deer too!! Hers was a buck and Jason shot a doe. We rang in the new year with an eternal game of pictionary! We all got an ab workout from this game....a few drawings we must remember....Lainey's version of 'nuts', Jason's 'bouncer', then Cara and her amazing depiction of Wyoming!! There were more but I can't remember any more :(....it was so fun!

Jason and I went out early with Brent....but did not shoot this go-round....

Show me 'sassy'!

Dad and his inventive cup holder...

Exploring around the property!

Jason's practice round...bryce's orders... : )

I got to shoot Lainey's rifle! Never done that before!

Jason's FIRST DEER!!! Just makin' sure it was a girl!

Lainey and her buck!!

Jason learning the steps to cleaning a deer...step two: legs off! apparently they just get in the way....

Getting a lesson from the master....

My big fat belly and my sparkling grape juice! Happy New Year!!

The contenders....

Christmas 2011!!

We had a stupendous Christmas this year! It was our last Christmas as a family of two! We started out in Conroe and did an early Christmas with the Cuculic side. Then we headed to Richmond mid-day Christmas eve and spent the next day or so with the Petersons! It was awesome time with family! This post teaches me a lesson....I need to start posting sooner because it already seems like it was an eternity ago! So much happened between now and then...soo anyway...here are some pics....ps: most were taken with my new snazzy camera that my sweet husband got me which I am way too excited about! I have already been told several times by Bryce and Lainey that I am obsessed with my camera and am taking waaaay too many pics! Woopss! Haha Petey kissing woody ; ) lol
Me and my sick puppy...

John and keith's gifts from the Petersons were a hit! : )

Their new sleeping bags from Gigi and PJ that they got to open on Christmas eve!

This marks the first gift for the new baby!! It was appropriately addressed to Cousin 'it'! : )

HO HO HOOOOO....HO HO HOOOOO....Lainey was hammin it up!

Lainey learned Jingle Bells on the piano and performed it.....she played it like a super star!