tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71361594662453300322024-03-05T19:02:00.459-08:00The Peterson'sPeterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-62296057887074109162010-06-03T20:55:00.000-07:002010-06-03T22:11:41.939-07:00Peterson Happenings<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">It has been awhile since we've updated. So for all 2 of our readers, here are the latest goings-on in the Peterson family.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9HZIy15YeWeeHUuVEKs9FK0B11KVsBEaHM1pyLTWQLzXdWU9bbEDbXBoQJ_Ez6mOHydC2tVa-rQ0P4oVA2-jN7p9VLW5YgNviOoIWV5764UpxY9A_vLhk_TGjK8Ydiwv2Q8fBOHhMcU/s320/CEIC+2010+AND+UTAH+TRIP+083.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478765229035463058" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Avaree is now 11 months old and so adorable! I can hardly believe that almost a year has gone by since she was born! Every time I look at her I think she looks taller and more like a toddler. Our friend says she has legs like a mythical fairy because they are so long and cute.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weight 19.6 lbs</div><div style="text-align: left;">Height 29 in.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGtVL-dsgcIVRbOSHG5QzQxFIIPUsDHBHXbMt8aFs-m-dc7MZPMM-_F9BRGx3D6lRen72Bg09kUPTj4uW8wqLzco6iD1KDh4BfVB711meC9nfxpTpYTQ7BHswhD0IE3Wo0i9EwJUYRD8/s320/CEIC+2010+AND+UTAH+TRIP+052.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478765243151516962" />We went to Utah and visited family. I think Avaree picked up on a few things she should be doing (like pulling herself up on things). <div>Here are the 3 baby cousins together. Their other cousin Brenna is keeping a close eye on them. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB24hpF_L3VigZ6q_zd0oOTBA2Yq9EZJw1Q9jO6GECUFUdzfw1pz1nHfI-vfuf1-6PgOZO2Srz_-yIjfb5Vz6g5qGOt2yFOQF_R382K-ZyajsRN706YNi92UyMSs4RnaH0IfztYmt0PHY/s320/CEIC+2010+AND+UTAH+TRIP+027.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478765260294887330" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We went to Utah after my conference. Another resounding success. Hope that means I'll keep my job for another year! :)<div>The hotel where I held my conference asked me to give up my room so some of my attendees could get into the room because the hotel was sold out. They moved me to one of the last rooms available in the hotel, which was the Presidential Suite. No complaining from us! Avaree and I</div><div>cranked up the sound system, turned on the music videos and had a dance party. We had fun jumping on the couches!<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxrKsE_AEo03qA9lqI2-zgyFI5GReeFa7YLcLt18FZyTHS15sOcF0F6qHMochkYYEU0OD2SRIRXK0auW-UspbWF85h-rqi2juhVVbby7HhG3zGPLUrl-K0LDu6cIwG8z5MC-B87jtLuQ/s320/CEIC+2010+AND+UTAH+TRIP+015.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478765248177082674" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Meet the new addition to our family.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSGnIb-XUVE_-dFEw583zsZ9ILPLV2Hgx-fAqRYN8APspTwo29pUbgT6iHiR4rTyNaXi206viczRweVBryqqxZo39xukXgySXt-iaAszAGQqVdF0bZWRMdsD9tpC9z7hXM1YPNNIeGdI/s200/June+2010-+Avaree+and+Hunter+015.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478768441671957282" /><div>His name is Hunter (or thats what his microchip says). Someone dropped him on the trail by our house and through a crazy chain of events he ended up with us. We have tried to find his family, but no one is appearing. </div><div>He is one of the most well trained dogs we've ever seen (the vet agrees!). Someone put a lot of money into training him. We weren't necessarily looking for a dog, but are quickly adjusting to the idea.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I0OeeOxVPe4L1yTWvcmvGnaGXfZLQijmDLrsHJHjv3J5vGEaIDmjTHo1IIvQZEJKMraiHn4yrnEF7i8LJZFOj5-qYRWrReqUD3czlZ-JqXMkfaIDofheepjR3XC-UTLRlc0gsxDrQ0M/s200/June+2010-+Avaree+and+Hunter+009.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478768453921476418" /></div><div>Avaree loves him already.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-11462907468337838422010-05-01T09:52:00.001-07:002010-05-01T10:09:27.493-07:0010 months old<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOEp63YxDEv-5f0_cSO323FRed6WchEGx2wHsLpTvq_lA5wozTbYXtWjtvsimzGJZUQ0nPu42AK2Ofd9TEda5L9DGtx9kQWmT3692DFZ2K-puFbFDnwabgWi85r1JKzuRnizbkKtq6AQ/s1600/avaree+10+months+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOEp63YxDEv-5f0_cSO323FRed6WchEGx2wHsLpTvq_lA5wozTbYXtWjtvsimzGJZUQ0nPu42AK2Ofd9TEda5L9DGtx9kQWmT3692DFZ2K-puFbFDnwabgWi85r1JKzuRnizbkKtq6AQ/s320/avaree+10+months+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466347172926355554" /></a>Avaree at 10 months<div>Height: 28"- 28 1/2"ish</div><div>Weight: 19+ lbs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRK5RNov1m7k79ZfFmVwxeKBKkwS8lyjbCgtrvKiqHX7U1xmKD2v_lyfAi6fqq7GNAtidndwBNODLZdKkVdZWtPE7wNsQ5qyhyphenhyphent_-DDHPMlq91BSyOuFN71MUG0UWhJ2wS5NfuIj00sw/s1600/avaree+10+months+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRK5RNov1m7k79ZfFmVwxeKBKkwS8lyjbCgtrvKiqHX7U1xmKD2v_lyfAi6fqq7GNAtidndwBNODLZdKkVdZWtPE7wNsQ5qyhyphenhyphent_-DDHPMlq91BSyOuFN71MUG0UWhJ2wS5NfuIj00sw/s320/avaree+10+months+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466347161391253778" /></a>Developments this month-- she said her first word which was "love". What a perfect word for her!!! One of her favorite words is "beep, beep". She's funny because she will say a word for a day or so and then we can't get her to say it again.</div><div>She knows how to kick a ball. I was shocked one day to watch her pull keys out of a lock and then attempt to put the keys back in. She is eating solids like a champ. There are very few food items she won't eat. </div><div>She finally got her first tooth. And her favorite thing in the world is to wave at people (which is also the cutest thing in the world).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0CcwLCCJP03PGtSSnItVEIZFXiSggPZ_sJmcDKoAOXfF8iUM-8BiovpWATvu3WViPYjE-IwnVJpmWRutUVk9DmOPHlX90QzPJAzIPSDnh6xVWeuRlIzgtUJtt8dKGjCmCyicZQG1hwA/s1600/avaree+10+months+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0CcwLCCJP03PGtSSnItVEIZFXiSggPZ_sJmcDKoAOXfF8iUM-8BiovpWATvu3WViPYjE-IwnVJpmWRutUVk9DmOPHlX90QzPJAzIPSDnh6xVWeuRlIzgtUJtt8dKGjCmCyicZQG1hwA/s320/avaree+10+months+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466347157648616690" /></a>George looks so small now!</div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-51793033754817413822010-04-05T20:10:00.001-07:002010-04-05T20:37:43.831-07:00Happy Easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHnEFw17eLNffR4k6IpZiS9xqUYNgHVmOl3P60zRQu_jDu4c0kEQrnya2toPN8oEGrC0ch1VT1XH5iAALy6UXVI3BqWttkgxx94aGfidjPIppb0k6BV1ddMePC5dX4mdLzyu6phVuZcQ/s1600/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHnEFw17eLNffR4k6IpZiS9xqUYNgHVmOl3P60zRQu_jDu4c0kEQrnya2toPN8oEGrC0ch1VT1XH5iAALy6UXVI3BqWttkgxx94aGfidjPIppb0k6BV1ddMePC5dX4mdLzyu6phVuZcQ/s320/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456858650143394130" /></a>We had a low key Easter spent mostly at home. On Saturday before Easter we went to the LA Arboretum to the Beatrix Potter Easter day. There were lots of activities including; Easter egg hunt for ages 1 and under, rabbit ears, bubble blowing, and, of course, Beatrix Potter story time. We had a great time and hope you did too.<br /><div><br /><div><div><embed src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2882303761549696012&site=widget-0c.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761549696012&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/p1/2882303761549696012/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761549696012&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/p2/2882303761549696012/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761549696012&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/p4/2882303761549696012/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div></div></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-36309140319181302372010-04-04T14:46:00.000-07:002010-04-04T16:00:52.939-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO60b_G9KHKJ5y-EZFL-ul1LSDNKDqCeeVPZS-qyXlE7OB6ih1IRQhfUF4i9URRhrK-MgZkEGEdVwD6uD5rPRXcGp-H4uohJOkv3jPFx3O-xu4fqAp8w9-twoTIplY52l-9aJgB79_RVA/s1600/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+134.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO60b_G9KHKJ5y-EZFL-ul1LSDNKDqCeeVPZS-qyXlE7OB6ih1IRQhfUF4i9URRhrK-MgZkEGEdVwD6uD5rPRXcGp-H4uohJOkv3jPFx3O-xu4fqAp8w9-twoTIplY52l-9aJgB79_RVA/s320/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456406232788914258" border="0" /></a>Avaree 9 months old<br />Weight: 18.5 lbs 50%<br />Height: 28.5' 50%<br />Head circumference: 95%<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdFrO825C3R_PIangyqlSha2YnA3dpxcoXRhXNAZK2OhV8ajmdyaRHc764dHvTpE1DzzBhTJBkwxI8A7zhS_VgacvLEllpLxOvTPxWnH9Xdfr4OasTLbzCyd0rSOlsSLw3urJTikOapk/s1600/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdFrO825C3R_PIangyqlSha2YnA3dpxcoXRhXNAZK2OhV8ajmdyaRHc764dHvTpE1DzzBhTJBkwxI8A7zhS_VgacvLEllpLxOvTPxWnH9Xdfr4OasTLbzCyd0rSOlsSLw3urJTikOapk/s320/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456406226900715890" border="0" /></a>She is a bundle of joy. The one word that best describes her is happy. She smiles and laughs all the time. She loves to tease us and has started to growl to make us laugh.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoGm9NDNo6u0I8PjnKJ9lJTa-kWokBjs1rBgTv3beUE3aO8SYqOjx9Uako4TbJBqdyCYcyuve8pQymAya2KZuimGBbzy4i2c6ga_aXG5xVlGmf4EoUZ516P7DX2czztIlurdwtUFoW5c/s1600/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoGm9NDNo6u0I8PjnKJ9lJTa-kWokBjs1rBgTv3beUE3aO8SYqOjx9Uako4TbJBqdyCYcyuve8pQymAya2KZuimGBbzy4i2c6ga_aXG5xVlGmf4EoUZ516P7DX2czztIlurdwtUFoW5c/s320/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456406218188438082" border="0" /></a>George doesn't stand a chance anymore!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Uut7XRv3D-GkqjIfrRW6_2UU-4RWMm3LMT10KgKAHgRm6tKtsvU9ybobie0ONRZA5T0SjovAwDmnyXR_HMGMZMjKnBA0vqy0Sh5VLxziBtJckO9n7zTQd3el6W-0jPg1XxLVgNMCJLc/s1600/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Uut7XRv3D-GkqjIfrRW6_2UU-4RWMm3LMT10KgKAHgRm6tKtsvU9ybobie0ONRZA5T0SjovAwDmnyXR_HMGMZMjKnBA0vqy0Sh5VLxziBtJckO9n7zTQd3el6W-0jPg1XxLVgNMCJLc/s320/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456406203296978498" border="0" /></a>And she finally crawls (army crawls that is). But now she is very mobile.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoOId-sco4IBN_24_KtItQ4QY0KOgaYwcI_AdJXIw8m4Bmq-KOZxAUxeuHMkl0spS_oecGV8Jzi_5OjsQu4bjA_XMq_mcGkvVWmYWpAu6sj5EnWSpO0pAYUT1Fv8YEsYgTQB1T6uNWos/s1600/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoOId-sco4IBN_24_KtItQ4QY0KOgaYwcI_AdJXIw8m4Bmq-KOZxAUxeuHMkl0spS_oecGV8Jzi_5OjsQu4bjA_XMq_mcGkvVWmYWpAu6sj5EnWSpO0pAYUT1Fv8YEsYgTQB1T6uNWos/s320/March+-April++2010-+Avaree+9+months+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456406197546736834" border="0" /></a>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-75374579345488994902010-03-21T21:12:00.000-07:002010-03-21T22:00:27.294-07:00Avaree's Room<div>I've always wanted Avaree to have a bright, colorful room. I think I have a little Spring Fever too, so with an idea inspired by one of my favorite bloggers this is the final result:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyP8ajLmOc0P0pBCk95Npue-86Vh0yz3subRlDW9AgF1WL2x_QBZEvGToOsPKG5LLIwy530TE8ooGV_YxckrcUTUIT68DX0p88BhrorPJsyl39IAJqTVwKPzQ6RnaLEHQ9PXpKC6bCig/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+135.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyP8ajLmOc0P0pBCk95Npue-86Vh0yz3subRlDW9AgF1WL2x_QBZEvGToOsPKG5LLIwy530TE8ooGV_YxckrcUTUIT68DX0p88BhrorPJsyl39IAJqTVwKPzQ6RnaLEHQ9PXpKC6bCig/s320/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451307519292619186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XszOF4FKlZi6QaCAj7xBLI9yTOx2wrzRGL-fgn5r2AzTWmSWI_w3QtPJlFlnIK1Mk28PWmrX0jsWdRxeaNGqAVHp7Xpu6OQR9naTn6Uv2tBPsMNv_l_QN_X0yXChXC-IVQ2ERuxp4EI/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+139.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XszOF4FKlZi6QaCAj7xBLI9yTOx2wrzRGL-fgn5r2AzTWmSWI_w3QtPJlFlnIK1Mk28PWmrX0jsWdRxeaNGqAVHp7Xpu6OQR9naTn6Uv2tBPsMNv_l_QN_X0yXChXC-IVQ2ERuxp4EI/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451307218579155266" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6SJlCEsY3CBogK6mtEFLOWthsatbV1a39mdZybnCIu6T0CIa_qryoRzpmxfJORFy67_2OOJRCv4n071m2hQZZGfdKhL5n10fRNXS0xgzzJl7XTA8PE09eR-EOMkKpsVBoB0isGbZ_Xo/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+136.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6SJlCEsY3CBogK6mtEFLOWthsatbV1a39mdZybnCIu6T0CIa_qryoRzpmxfJORFy67_2OOJRCv4n071m2hQZZGfdKhL5n10fRNXS0xgzzJl7XTA8PE09eR-EOMkKpsVBoB0isGbZ_Xo/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451307212084288194" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-35667215578988362972010-03-21T20:19:00.000-07:002010-03-21T20:57:18.154-07:00Peterson Update<div>Here is a quick photo Peterson update.</div><div style="text-align: left;">In January we moved from Fullerton to Duarte. (Here)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYra_sOaECUi9xURyI4i6qlAetLQVhbT22XDJ5Tlr0EJFXLU3w-B_HTpsgdxQwoKv8S5U8z1ikmwFb-V7cmd2t1NXFkwfma549ktyQcOW-PGiQqM_peL6MGCqVWEyqX9U_SCY3oS-lJ0/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+092.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYra_sOaECUi9xURyI4i6qlAetLQVhbT22XDJ5Tlr0EJFXLU3w-B_HTpsgdxQwoKv8S5U8z1ikmwFb-V7cmd2t1NXFkwfma549ktyQcOW-PGiQqM_peL6MGCqVWEyqX9U_SCY3oS-lJ0/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451300737686503330" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">This is our view (taken on a rainy day, so you can't see all the gorgeous foothills).</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbqbx47WFBHAZfdXEQKTb0Tw01Atx5aoMH2GKhXw2hDnF7AYxDbdLOFT0gIHA6wpWrWkow97RQ_MiX7RrDjpGjwH5WVa7WwII1Nv4lf_2bj6HE0uaWvgHzvjqPPKlYBzTc3udV58lnAU/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbqbx47WFBHAZfdXEQKTb0Tw01Atx5aoMH2GKhXw2hDnF7AYxDbdLOFT0gIHA6wpWrWkow97RQ_MiX7RrDjpGjwH5WVa7WwII1Nv4lf_2bj6HE0uaWvgHzvjqPPKlYBzTc3udV58lnAU/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451300720523231938" /></a>Right by a 3 mile trail, which is covered with wildflowers. This picture is a couple week old, now the trail is covered with yellow, orange and purple flowers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNR8OB4Ckv1eWfu_eZvbplpw6jUy72BsK3avRTFwToKaDrjLUnNcp_VPfuvxVfQ0UAFSSKy-gnX1yMmIz5CUG7QJgghh1IzR2Ng2U38QXETipMC9IJK-gVV9ZWnLJUyG96bTYQEyqDrx4/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNR8OB4Ckv1eWfu_eZvbplpw6jUy72BsK3avRTFwToKaDrjLUnNcp_VPfuvxVfQ0UAFSSKy-gnX1yMmIz5CUG7QJgghh1IzR2Ng2U38QXETipMC9IJK-gVV9ZWnLJUyG96bTYQEyqDrx4/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451298569433869490" /></a>The trail is near this... a spiky tree!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqMOu00pnG3AJFIupIki9eaQKj5AnOFUy2lFwHU4iVn151lSDKdtL9Jfwic-cHEGgd2bOAM5Y1b-Z5YPY9xa77-efplju1AmURoskbFkO2NtCsO-9dvnul1pZ0TlV0F0RAP1r6BjxyBU/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqMOu00pnG3AJFIupIki9eaQKj5AnOFUy2lFwHU4iVn151lSDKdtL9Jfwic-cHEGgd2bOAM5Y1b-Z5YPY9xa77-efplju1AmURoskbFkO2NtCsO-9dvnul1pZ0TlV0F0RAP1r6BjxyBU/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451298559014200194" /></a>We also live near this hike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNaUBCLidmEHeLEcLgd3VI3hpidu-3N8LnHq_19MLpNBMJDwyAcH8zi1NBZhxpbGe0O9IHOZN0HkmbGYcWss8UptH9-gCnt2qsu46jEIl5eK5wybFGRTlHrUJ7v8Nu11F-UHvStLLhjQ/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNaUBCLidmEHeLEcLgd3VI3hpidu-3N8LnHq_19MLpNBMJDwyAcH8zi1NBZhxpbGe0O9IHOZN0HkmbGYcWss8UptH9-gCnt2qsu46jEIl5eK5wybFGRTlHrUJ7v8Nu11F-UHvStLLhjQ/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451298553207215394" /></a>And this one<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfXEuvWqVKVbipbovfyh8VYmIbvfn_igSXN2ffLC_KTRxZuj_4Epat2SGG0x1PYEBw82CFEptYPP2O3JmhK_XkpRPrpJnBYk8-8zvr-fk-AZNCaxqsJG24TUdcXwx-PDO9Mno3lchbIk/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfXEuvWqVKVbipbovfyh8VYmIbvfn_igSXN2ffLC_KTRxZuj_4Epat2SGG0x1PYEBw82CFEptYPP2O3JmhK_XkpRPrpJnBYk8-8zvr-fk-AZNCaxqsJG24TUdcXwx-PDO9Mno3lchbIk/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451298541475186882" /></a>We haven't made it all the way to the waterfall yet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NRNU7JNMAGETS5_47cX0EVjgWyznb0gO0g0ukyN1PrJqRfqNZxiBlgYGxrBGb8Iz8z2II8bC9KwH-1tkSbWh39N_MRIDHMYGQnJO7nD6H2HYpj2xQuukxDJjJbAM0zG8D7ZTvG-ZDrc/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NRNU7JNMAGETS5_47cX0EVjgWyznb0gO0g0ukyN1PrJqRfqNZxiBlgYGxrBGb8Iz8z2II8bC9KwH-1tkSbWh39N_MRIDHMYGQnJO7nD6H2HYpj2xQuukxDJjJbAM0zG8D7ZTvG-ZDrc/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451298534674248514" /></a>That's kept us pretty busy, but somehow Mike found time to fly this:<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRpvdvjEk4NhoN90eJk3qrpJLDckMz9OjIRqoTO-GL1V2yvo5pKVf3bJzlueiREHEseNn_haQVS_vbkfz3Wu0YSnGBZfIwpaRiUXx7v_UFzIIxTT1BobvdMcQRNxWKW9BAqqobzNCnes/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRpvdvjEk4NhoN90eJk3qrpJLDckMz9OjIRqoTO-GL1V2yvo5pKVf3bJzlueiREHEseNn_haQVS_vbkfz3Wu0YSnGBZfIwpaRiUXx7v_UFzIIxTT1BobvdMcQRNxWKW9BAqqobzNCnes/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451297253982193586" /></a></div>That's him inside<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmSzcS96c5f_69HS_ehI5Lfum5_ZjhnBR-cs_lDOsyDJhyphenhyphenkrAKBTrISO_gfc5P3R1YErRsJWsY0jkj0Tt8NeeRiWkTnNHCm34NdScGYcc75CBYMvFR_8g5wbCBmhJNFHWSslF323sMPI/s1600-h/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmSzcS96c5f_69HS_ehI5Lfum5_ZjhnBR-cs_lDOsyDJhyphenhyphenkrAKBTrISO_gfc5P3R1YErRsJWsY0jkj0Tt8NeeRiWkTnNHCm34NdScGYcc75CBYMvFR_8g5wbCBmhJNFHWSslF323sMPI/s200/Fullerton+to+Duarte+Jan-March+2010+123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451297247642848962" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-53881214522248758172010-02-27T09:54:00.001-08:002010-02-27T11:12:27.571-08:008 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwDis6MGDaZjmwuWHO8Tk0btKWkCQYtyP7RgqS7LkWUB7FEqmsdhy1de0MgW-YX6rTgmAXSXiqQdgYAA4xFaNfwmgalgK2rPjiaQM2THglV68h3Vvx8xLEJbUSBjjjazoOyFn_g6kb1Q/s1600-h/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwDis6MGDaZjmwuWHO8Tk0btKWkCQYtyP7RgqS7LkWUB7FEqmsdhy1de0MgW-YX6rTgmAXSXiqQdgYAA4xFaNfwmgalgK2rPjiaQM2THglV68h3Vvx8xLEJbUSBjjjazoOyFn_g6kb1Q/s320/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442986188751606786" /></a><div style="text-align: left; ">Avaree 8 months: 18.5 lbs.</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">Avaree is loving our new place (I'll add photos next time). We found an amazing hike 5 minutes from our house. She loved it, but apparently it was making Mike sleepy.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdGC3UIF8VCD8nBnwCjZR2_NuFKGOCrL8ztjoS3IkJsoA48FmOS3tdPTJPOm7aYx8W8LbhRMf02gCAievkOMGbddeYY4NHqdMD9BomBGNorIgQ9hqKyHsITvfUa-qrTkh-z-7IBPvUPg/s1600-h/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdGC3UIF8VCD8nBnwCjZR2_NuFKGOCrL8ztjoS3IkJsoA48FmOS3tdPTJPOm7aYx8W8LbhRMf02gCAievkOMGbddeYY4NHqdMD9BomBGNorIgQ9hqKyHsITvfUa-qrTkh-z-7IBPvUPg/s320/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442986176532246322" /></a><div style="text-align: left; ">Her personality is really starting to come out, she is so funny. She loves to tease and to laugh. Everyone that meets her says she is the most mellow baby. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCxE2x81IkKYKYn-WOwLqolX9RYFdstgN6d89JaPZCgVRBmXKhBqfiBkVSoTcUilMChxluawvODpjoHUtieLF-m4YfHEFqjrtHCQvNFkeXoK8RH7Jp3sOLJCVYAOwZAsdFXwI3n_texA/s1600-h/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCxE2x81IkKYKYn-WOwLqolX9RYFdstgN6d89JaPZCgVRBmXKhBqfiBkVSoTcUilMChxluawvODpjoHUtieLF-m4YfHEFqjrtHCQvNFkeXoK8RH7Jp3sOLJCVYAOwZAsdFXwI3n_texA/s320/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442986157288696498" /></a><div>She finally rolls around a lot and she is slowly figuring out crawling. She loves to walk (with assistance). She thinks she has conversations with us.</div><div>Here are the George photos:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2FuLT5APbPnjSpRNQwLWPefLG40CxcU041DRddtMxzV5qZGNSpeOyyJjdRRX200Pe7kZjMmTzOeGlBLHBPL7kVnRVkdHT7RybJSpJzlans1vVModE4O7eqg0doYcN6BRiSymuBb-xig/s1600-h/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2FuLT5APbPnjSpRNQwLWPefLG40CxcU041DRddtMxzV5qZGNSpeOyyJjdRRX200Pe7kZjMmTzOeGlBLHBPL7kVnRVkdHT7RybJSpJzlans1vVModE4O7eqg0doYcN6BRiSymuBb-xig/s320/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442984950400116722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENHT-i0XQGTNudD8TNEUndElChTLnJVK1Z-L5KnASlc2TElg1s2SYhnAujAuews3pzT1Vi_0WO_z7c1XEXlp2hWHV0dvPhTAyRpAQSbZG3lhaWbmuLxA5bIoNWdKtjw2V-ARe7ooETy8/s1600-h/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENHT-i0XQGTNudD8TNEUndElChTLnJVK1Z-L5KnASlc2TElg1s2SYhnAujAuews3pzT1Vi_0WO_z7c1XEXlp2hWHV0dvPhTAyRpAQSbZG3lhaWbmuLxA5bIoNWdKtjw2V-ARe7ooETy8/s320/Avaree+8+mos+sitting+060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442984919930474674" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">And the biggest milestone (drum roll please)... she now can put herself to sleep. And we didn't even have to do the horrible "cry it out". Yay!!!!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-6089816909484659442010-01-27T17:31:00.000-08:002010-01-27T20:39:13.026-08:007 months<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOf1OyFBhEOZLc5vzBjjry5P0QHKToDqCQCovUdx7jhkrzWL3yMnkhd12TA6Oxr7VG7Bc0uZ1RkSdHZjnAidqemB7twF3KM3Jx4mRSt2iuhG4q_v22DiKEDk1m2Gj2sH71HXkw6ozxgA/s320/056.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431603579657576114" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously I have been a slacker.I'm in a super crummy mood tonight (stress, my lifelong friend) and thought writing this would make me feel better.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4KP1i20Sk_-NeTMFOMghKtbqves6MHxu_QmEoPx2RtdWKTPezt6iJeu5Djr8pfI62GPVA9wHobalW6BrASlOqKFjrhgQd9DNigCKyPXAO0XA2rCjgX3qAp_TmfcnRF_MC9IiUa-1f34/s320/074.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431603593312849746" /><div style="text-align: left;">Avaree's 7 months stats</div><div>Weight: 17.2 lbs (really the only thing we know)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1e4aWRPtxVhRC4KpflPZjaHyItEXCs7TvK15nPjJaOjYXsuapqBkVvPh9ol0F_5lQI5a0wHU83aMzzGkD1Uk603O05g3iZA4YR_2oPEtRJ4rWqMS5M2FmfMLiqBmP6814TCzDuVVyAg/s320/034.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431602496060790370" /></div><div>And since I didn't do this last month, here are Avaree 6 months stats:</div><div>Height: 26.5 in 75th percentile</div><div>Weight: 17.1 lbs 75th percentile</div><div>Head: 45 cm off the charts- I say it's to keep all tho</div><div>se brains in there</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlXflKyfIUTInIBLWeG7lqLMn-3RFnqOxDygBfRJF-64CNDl9xU37PLgcIEb2GnsFa6wF0BJ441RmsxD1xZueL85Rddobc7h16OKC5BWmrylTLjkGJuCi7MTNfgZ-mUrA3AC_vx17f6I/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+087.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431602469534803778" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm32V0Y0s1LyUYTydiNfHvjY4LrlPWxcNWSWa3t1_KyOF86VLkvs9Ik1UcvmgxV6SghwKbHoxPJIEE4J-4XJZODra52cFoMXc_AOOpPaVB4ibH0N95_NZZy9lBARuTbwFWXrYztE901jY/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+096.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431601342508191922" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWc4uPYImI-ZiEoTq7BcY4HH21Mrv0u8ieXNR_nBeI5vxl2osahA4R5B7_M3vZfy0gh550oHy7uEOFasOZnMbQZw80FNXb9T0Gh15JDAL6Nh_YMgwTl3LdyDElhmRR-IwVcCMJkU7_D8/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+091.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431601328521717410" /><div style="text-align: center;">She is so much fun (I know, do I say that every month?). She is so coordinated and getting to be mobile. No crawling, but finally successful rolling.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKVhAQHoobyFvVLugZqrvuWSp-u2qHtFaaccbS3U3y2eCwl9IsvtHj84nDKUSA15T0IL8nxOOBux8lnYOgxa20D0pizSofYySG6n6xz_TOBX2_fs7hmJoMQGZ8G8J-fIMbE-Co1-tVko/s320/080.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431603600864286498" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLufRc5VIDoo0CLNbKNfkBkGkwZxlJmC2xic6XaftOcTH62taZY2jKzyIx8HQGnb-6geow83Fjl3FauRBQt1nvLz0-Pu5xaeJkX89F81aZIR0QR7CzjbYI1i7QlqH_t8vwwNpiEKWZec/s320/023.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431602488070525010" /></div><div>I missed Christmas update. So here it is...</div><div>We had an amazing first Christmas. Avaree loved her presents- mostly loved the tissue and wrapping paper. Here she is with her loot.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEQU4QluBVn9D8IWxFv1MkkvpApoGbT6GwqeedzZngnDF1tz3pd8xdJnqyIHSJBYq24nzMOb3JcCYDoxwBWgYnv7rJUoCVIxFDqL769NQHi2xdRJPqp6Tu7bVuSIVq0mji0y4kr4Lx0w/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+083.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431599972336092530" /><div style="text-align: center;">The day after Christmas we drove up to Utah. We had a lot of fun visiting family. Here she is with her Grandma Peterson.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio38_st_xTo6OL09YWjRUPyvOKA3MQsTZTQNRCny8l38BHQt-cCIdBwZyxtvFQhnOXTBbwrTC1QSA24sP_jksDYhoVRdQ1LUCK6tnDgnEuSZFpiA3Ubfw4WJJG5E5HFlTUqugPhAvoj-8/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+103.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431601338712239746" /><div>The best part was seeing the 3 babies together.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVLpPWYFJC4QA8SnPko46HJya405A0dLVpsokPEgXc0vB6-OueYunw5f4QidOPf3YhR_k8VgTm9HY7oKPcO45BhckLMVsmQdCjgTWICTd8i8-4SWdezkjvoSCxiFvl2DclLv1xQBfpy8/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+010.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431601310594948690" /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Isaac and Avaree in their outfits Aunt Leslie brought back from China</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkKmS4mLyPdUKauHhaMXj78gikitPwnu7aR7XaBLKpF-6nlkVQLSY5uA0coCfgQ8XRUTP-Rmif9f0wA_PDwbc4Fkls0gqbcvwk3DBKNJfdxG-15SQeFehCgxpspkwLcxryuXYpMLpaqU/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+126.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431601321819604450" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">While we were in Utah she really started sitting by herself</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiXm_slqa004UeqQs7LhT5ydnv5JFPo0rnpmYvipeiwVqY2YBJiY-V-evd843ZBDWGGlaq76vbfR81d2Qg497kEo180eli3j174pW3FGLYjbn-T4iN2VDlX7ngVzz3CymTp18mIJpInA/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+120.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431599956007105154" /><div style="text-align: center;">She went on her first sledding trip. Here we are being pulled by Avaree's cousins Emily and Shaelyn</div></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI0wE3o1BruB0eS2T5Jl85UgkUhjIUKxp9jkK2-BuLdnus_baq3hPjXgDirG5ThN9gCndbxGclS67CyzwIWHsEfVBXprBGsjEqswkf-zm5esGXEOjVs16ad-4jvAPoxXD2RYjJPmbWSA/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+129.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431602484064360290" /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW6OxdK9ejk7HspYdT7knFwmjYAdgDiUOfFs3atZeJHhFq0PSslRU28xZKW2h3CSXrZy9Obpgm9PJtLHVslZQjgtiI0SSuoKKM3bU8w-p7nWmxJ7hGoFvOqwDEowkNh24CpN9g7D2r5c/s320/Avaree+meets+rice+cereal+142.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431599936919997810" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wow, that worked. I feel better! Yay. I guess I should do this more often.</div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-77944444113566133562009-11-29T19:49:00.000-08:002009-11-29T21:16:59.284-08:005 Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGvMdYL99H2YRdkmNku3_UzDGvpM3BMXs43_WYgIff8E1-qVVupExrlTsf5ybLB_9rlB6OxPsrca889CXXxYp9hvHpJzZzm0puAJ7jtheaJbb1iH463tKXcNv0LEsKDStH9XrPUu3HB0/s1600/DSCN1625.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGvMdYL99H2YRdkmNku3_UzDGvpM3BMXs43_WYgIff8E1-qVVupExrlTsf5ybLB_9rlB6OxPsrca889CXXxYp9hvHpJzZzm0puAJ7jtheaJbb1iH463tKXcNv0LEsKDStH9XrPUu3HB0/s320/DSCN1625.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409748563505860098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Avaree is 5 months old. I thought it would be fun to compare all of her monthly pictures with George. I can't believe I've forgotten how little she was!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-24.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2882303761544741668&site=widget-24.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761544741668&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-24.slide.com/p1/2882303761544741668/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761544741668&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-24.slide.com/p2/2882303761544741668/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> </div></div><br /><br />Stats:<br />Height 26 in<br />Weight 16 lbs<br />Head 44 cm<br /><br />Stuck this pic in to show you how tall she is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV1V4HbbBAEQ-KlA5kz9leGbtP6soXbmGh6W-Qct2WLkuXm62tsata-1Es6VRpe7jWGdGd0r_GDm9aOXIMiNSFAAfFQ8I4TqmysgKOfmDuDBB-oyt0MI1eJwJcWD_wOwpWqYXRThF70Q/s1600/DSCN1651.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV1V4HbbBAEQ-KlA5kz9leGbtP6soXbmGh6W-Qct2WLkuXm62tsata-1Es6VRpe7jWGdGd0r_GDm9aOXIMiNSFAAfFQ8I4TqmysgKOfmDuDBB-oyt0MI1eJwJcWD_wOwpWqYXRThF70Q/s320/DSCN1651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409748555475487682" border="0" /></a>The last month has been so much fun! I hear it keeps getting better, I'm not sure if I can believe it because we are having such a blast! Avaree keeps doing such fun things every day.<br />New things this month: she is talking much more and making her consanents (no idea how to spell that!), she can pull her shoulders and head up, she rolls over occasionally. And a favorite is squealing. I attempted to add a video of Avaree squealing, but I can't figure out to add it. Any suggestions?<br /><br />I never know if the things she is doing are typical or she is just amazing (which, of course, I think she is). I simply adore her. One of my favorite things that she does is when she is tired she loves to reach up and touch my face. I love it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mkK29Bwi_jt5icNMhYoHEybbtZ4KJGRtI_Z7BZCgHL4wfAoSXLt2c9FfqxW-NwIicG9osMUxmyAwN6aM0aiA-TpsnvXuR-H8QRgsjytJYla90w6kPWFDG0sadZt6NnNAsxeD_PTA81w/s1600/DSCN1605.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mkK29Bwi_jt5icNMhYoHEybbtZ4KJGRtI_Z7BZCgHL4wfAoSXLt2c9FfqxW-NwIicG9osMUxmyAwN6aM0aiA-TpsnvXuR-H8QRgsjytJYla90w6kPWFDG0sadZt6NnNAsxeD_PTA81w/s320/DSCN1605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409748576966199746" border="0" /></a>So, earlier in the month we gave her a haircut. Most everyone has heard this story. But, let's just say the haircut did not go well. And it is highly unlikely that I will be giving her a haircut in the near future or ever. Luckily darling hats are in season. So we stocked up and she has looked darling. Below is one a photo of one of her hats. I love this picture because I envision her saying "What you lookin' at?"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhZcxoxiVQ-SzDO8kLv4irZS1Dh-eMl9IKfuRxXKlCPQnU48hLkoYZzBJ91oK0KDMjktekE_k99e518pnKUW5COo3o0ax7GtpFzPqEMb3QO9x6Ku4SlKE_D47knqQVX40Igz8uo8V1o4/s1600/DSCN1599.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhZcxoxiVQ-SzDO8kLv4irZS1Dh-eMl9IKfuRxXKlCPQnU48hLkoYZzBJ91oK0KDMjktekE_k99e518pnKUW5COo3o0ax7GtpFzPqEMb3QO9x6Ku4SlKE_D47knqQVX40Igz8uo8V1o4/s320/DSCN1599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409748575185232754" border="0" /></a>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-13842620855125986312009-10-25T19:02:00.000-07:002009-10-25T20:42:36.615-07:004 Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQswkhKfH4XuxqE3-tLdEMFrnfgdhZYmDIT5GLHR4iMsbobtlUkaQoceY9OkNE6D1vl9fBBPnomTXl8S_By1o5dy3U6bBtfzzWxFsOpNqy1MTejAOhtGVdnXusKZKJn9IshUQicWiBLeg/s1600-h/DSCN1488.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQswkhKfH4XuxqE3-tLdEMFrnfgdhZYmDIT5GLHR4iMsbobtlUkaQoceY9OkNE6D1vl9fBBPnomTXl8S_By1o5dy3U6bBtfzzWxFsOpNqy1MTejAOhtGVdnXusKZKJn9IshUQicWiBLeg/s320/DSCN1488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396746402994969138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yygIi6V1TwHPbbf23nUIjYHHW7EHagbRIBXgXiy8AYLbudgUQPZvuoSFbUkWy_RZNsTJmk8A3iHOXfL-3I39LhR1Zlm6uSEOPxGzmNYFCSRiUjw-QKElKd8DWLlNBnlEb0aILu5PM4w/s1600-h/DSCN1495.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yygIi6V1TwHPbbf23nUIjYHHW7EHagbRIBXgXiy8AYLbudgUQPZvuoSFbUkWy_RZNsTJmk8A3iHOXfL-3I39LhR1Zlm6uSEOPxGzmNYFCSRiUjw-QKElKd8DWLlNBnlEb0aILu5PM4w/s320/DSCN1495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396746411047821394" border="0" /></a>"You lookin' at me?"<br /></div><br />I see now what they mean when they say time goes so much faster when you have children. Avaree is already 4 months old.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4dFEd4tH1rIYPFQpgtHagbhTEm38-y15rx1ALBZbGzopGD06hEohca-UUYTaLZ2oN4dryyEfpVviJL9sApVo1xdh6JT6Yq8F_EBkJQsGQvJoS4JkEhuOfFjneC9meXuwUCsFyB0wwMM/s1600-h/DSCN1487.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4dFEd4tH1rIYPFQpgtHagbhTEm38-y15rx1ALBZbGzopGD06hEohca-UUYTaLZ2oN4dryyEfpVviJL9sApVo1xdh6JT6Yq8F_EBkJQsGQvJoS4JkEhuOfFjneC9meXuwUCsFyB0wwMM/s320/DSCN1487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396746384596728914" border="0" /></a>Her Stats<br />Height: 24 1/2 in<br />Weight: 14.7 lbs<br />Head: 17 in<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyqcEPBSq5Jggf548zZGqbUf5B7DgN-u7-BxoQwCpCjqM_n_Jwoub9tYivH9SLA26nxfcLidXRM9I4WhDlR4L9jbJDsVY-gmgVwmhl5HaMWL-ZpEWt41HYv6iNu4YRIcmN8YY-WoEc2g/s1600-h/DSCN1456.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyqcEPBSq5Jggf548zZGqbUf5B7DgN-u7-BxoQwCpCjqM_n_Jwoub9tYivH9SLA26nxfcLidXRM9I4WhDlR4L9jbJDsVY-gmgVwmhl5HaMWL-ZpEWt41HYv6iNu4YRIcmN8YY-WoEc2g/s320/DSCN1456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396747403558406914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She is so fun, she laughs and talks all the time. Two of the funnest and cutest things that she has started doing is: making "ah" sounds when we sing to her and she growls at us (we growl at her all the time because she thinks it's funny).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzpEqVH-98fAJlQ2H3Q6iJ4hwdUD3lEhyphenhyphen-gWhDfAoSUzA7ax6Jb93m0V4l4wkkT4YzWjue-mMFqJq3TwprPyiYMUGAmh0RTfkKEU6ZTr6EAwmdYf5DGx02NpubKpU9-LUHO-tPsND9wY/s1600-h/DSCN1417.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzpEqVH-98fAJlQ2H3Q6iJ4hwdUD3lEhyphenhyphen-gWhDfAoSUzA7ax6Jb93m0V4l4wkkT4YzWjue-mMFqJq3TwprPyiYMUGAmh0RTfkKEU6ZTr6EAwmdYf5DGx02NpubKpU9-LUHO-tPsND9wY/s320/DSCN1417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396747396995171058" border="0" /></a><br />She still hates tummy time, but she is getting stronger. She holds her head up really well all the rest of the time. We haven't mastered rolling over yet, but I figure she's an independent little soul so she will do it in her own time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXtzL75bXkiwUwbuKAT8mIs6GxRm4CJMWzarEVPNVRwZKhay5HHTR_lbYz7HeZDOsoWLFjd5_fYulqBia3pgiZhwSz1aU2jnmNEJYSstYzmx6VQ9BEnqXv4GNULKSsL9j6Wec6sWMKvE/s1600-h/DSCN1507.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXtzL75bXkiwUwbuKAT8mIs6GxRm4CJMWzarEVPNVRwZKhay5HHTR_lbYz7HeZDOsoWLFjd5_fYulqBia3pgiZhwSz1aU2jnmNEJYSstYzmx6VQ9BEnqXv4GNULKSsL9j6Wec6sWMKvE/s320/DSCN1507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396747391131762082" border="0" /></a><br />She loves standing up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8I3niZsu38u9vr3ALBFiEXc5HQcMwy9wLr6azg0d1pulzEDjJCSoxJg7nqSj71WItxwvLbB-yfzxP5P21ybTyeU14E71Vux0RY5TrORXKjL5iIIjWSq8mm5ZXg1vBSW1PySitHqp7DM/s1600-h/DSCN1499.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8I3niZsu38u9vr3ALBFiEXc5HQcMwy9wLr6azg0d1pulzEDjJCSoxJg7nqSj71WItxwvLbB-yfzxP5P21ybTyeU14E71Vux0RY5TrORXKjL5iIIjWSq8mm5ZXg1vBSW1PySitHqp7DM/s320/DSCN1499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396746416083944130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I never realized how much I would enjoy being a mother. There is nothing in the world like it. The feelings I have for her are indescribable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt125-S8qfh7HbFD5UJzbT3a7CSYSK6QK-Df3zVfdg91elUjWuts1SZZX6V-fhLxYCX_GkaI5FtT37pukLChkbAIAo7eZb653qcLdBm4QESbtiZClf04OvJ6dNm-wbhe4mvEGEX7yqwRM/s1600-h/DSCN1475.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt125-S8qfh7HbFD5UJzbT3a7CSYSK6QK-Df3zVfdg91elUjWuts1SZZX6V-fhLxYCX_GkaI5FtT37pukLChkbAIAo7eZb653qcLdBm4QESbtiZClf04OvJ6dNm-wbhe4mvEGEX7yqwRM/s320/DSCN1475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396746391920966386" border="0" /></a>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-47205494287101407272009-10-20T21:33:00.000-07:002009-10-20T21:48:51.075-07:00Pumpkin Patch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6JTxATlB81VlzK1C03V4d6jZDdOGLLYqrqkoHGXPAuaP-zRRapXgkSseWEXumoShW9cQME3HdeEzc5UPTlWg-4IVw8fOqoPZTJG6asrCFhXBDxO-mycZ_9YxJZYRGkoiKNYvsePF0wE/s1600-h/DSCN1462.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6JTxATlB81VlzK1C03V4d6jZDdOGLLYqrqkoHGXPAuaP-zRRapXgkSseWEXumoShW9cQME3HdeEzc5UPTlWg-4IVw8fOqoPZTJG6asrCFhXBDxO-mycZ_9YxJZYRGkoiKNYvsePF0wE/s320/DSCN1462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394909164515678658" border="0" /></a>We took Avaree to her first pumpkin patch. She fit right in. We found her a cute ghost onesie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX-o-HQYaHE5aL7qSoh6OGEZQmBwLXxM1BbCp-D5W1k-JTILqOZynIxdS6yBrX9S6xWQIrHTX7zDRgacsEjDvI3QNjInw3CdsyVVuGy-kZVNSNY3fAqYt3dW5cEfSES5XZjWbQWhh6KA/s1600-h/DSCN1452.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX-o-HQYaHE5aL7qSoh6OGEZQmBwLXxM1BbCp-D5W1k-JTILqOZynIxdS6yBrX9S6xWQIrHTX7zDRgacsEjDvI3QNjInw3CdsyVVuGy-kZVNSNY3fAqYt3dW5cEfSES5XZjWbQWhh6KA/s320/DSCN1452.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394908720539340306" border="0" /></a>She loves hanging out with her Aunt Lindsey. We are trying to convince Lindsey to stay in CA and watch Avaree forever... See Lins how much fun you are having???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2P1t3sfN9C5fD3QQsdWhcobTsZgXCXKL4N45P7fas8hSZc9SXnDJQB2NOx1NwQJ9pDBKmso2ufdrXSoV4epZpEwuERHUQq7z_51iLBs6jqBj4JxMYr24mlNIUwaSNa6wWlNKatdNap40/s1600-h/DSCN1454.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2P1t3sfN9C5fD3QQsdWhcobTsZgXCXKL4N45P7fas8hSZc9SXnDJQB2NOx1NwQJ9pDBKmso2ufdrXSoV4epZpEwuERHUQq7z_51iLBs6jqBj4JxMYr24mlNIUwaSNa6wWlNKatdNap40/s320/DSCN1454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394908747018459586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo1oh1bCoMgVwl7tY38u93qKpzKAjvPpqpSe58wUo_qz8IaK53bOH65VWMcQZ9I3SA50csjAw05VJoOCpCk5IQaGBQKg28i9FewuFIp84eNSY-Jmlxomgj7MtQzUNiIpg2mSCcw7Fxx8/s1600-h/DSCN1447.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo1oh1bCoMgVwl7tY38u93qKpzKAjvPpqpSe58wUo_qz8IaK53bOH65VWMcQZ9I3SA50csjAw05VJoOCpCk5IQaGBQKg28i9FewuFIp84eNSY-Jmlxomgj7MtQzUNiIpg2mSCcw7Fxx8/s320/DSCN1447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394908728138439762" border="0" /></a>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-50048095939230661792009-09-28T15:04:00.000-07:002009-09-28T17:03:23.021-07:003 Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacbu9YAkrM6zn2TQ6NXSQZmMhFORykRGZxofr-l1A9bQILsCn_DyvQKzaeZYISLpcszwNLv5dfi3lQ7oje5f4YujynUPciyi8AhHlB9fssQ1PXl7qcTUOTgwi-G_slx_Hfk8dtbvrIKM/s1600-h/DSCN1330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacbu9YAkrM6zn2TQ6NXSQZmMhFORykRGZxofr-l1A9bQILsCn_DyvQKzaeZYISLpcszwNLv5dfi3lQ7oje5f4YujynUPciyi8AhHlB9fssQ1PXl7qcTUOTgwi-G_slx_Hfk8dtbvrIKM/s320/DSCN1330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386646143734426050" border="0" /></a>Avaree is 3 months last Friday, so of course we took the monthly picture with George.<br /><br />Stats at 3 months:<br />Weight: 13 lbs<br />Height: 24 in<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XbGZ4nus8CQwRQAiRrNf5fdxgVUqzajVkTul1Cn31o5uzv32CBbu4tdERVhm-PSXs36FCAFUPIFHkNiMG8-NRPOfJiWSC6ZPvhTW4-thMU8NRF1oFDFA2A1qwfdzPgCeYpTMfBqYSAE/s1600-h/DSCN1337.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XbGZ4nus8CQwRQAiRrNf5fdxgVUqzajVkTul1Cn31o5uzv32CBbu4tdERVhm-PSXs36FCAFUPIFHkNiMG8-NRPOfJiWSC6ZPvhTW4-thMU8NRF1oFDFA2A1qwfdzPgCeYpTMfBqYSAE/s320/DSCN1337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386646150227552722" border="0" /></a>She is smiling if you can't tell.<br /><br />She has really developed this month. She is reaching for things, and most of the time she reaches her target. She smiles and talks all the time. Her favorite thing is when Dad or Mom stick out our tongue. She has started imitating what we do- like sticking out her tongue or raising eyebrows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2u55SVEwIiu0VGIII4AMa5cRpq7YKhanlaFqdwc_DoIktWlDX1Cjp1EPrRgTT8alk6zHjwujripvtAM-UQKSqdXdTUgADHkdXmRavJTFDIpy1s3gaFSLz6S5mF_ySnbpRhzt-hehO8U/s1600-h/DSCN1319.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2u55SVEwIiu0VGIII4AMa5cRpq7YKhanlaFqdwc_DoIktWlDX1Cjp1EPrRgTT8alk6zHjwujripvtAM-UQKSqdXdTUgADHkdXmRavJTFDIpy1s3gaFSLz6S5mF_ySnbpRhzt-hehO8U/s320/DSCN1319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386669284202585058" border="0" /></a>She is a tease, and sometimes it is hard to give her the bottle because she is smiling and wants to play.<br />She finally lifted her head higher when she is on her tummy. She hates tummy time still, but she is getting better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Nqxvy2VpFV3i0z4tQvTxwSnohhu8QcWbLH_LCIUk3_jV3Pfek0UbZOLomzneQ9n0pDwEk0JmaSHo28T214YA2lrhwVfRZcfpriEpXkDTFhO2Q_m1IGzi987Ghpnc-LdbBEKG1gEr2DE/s1600-h/DSCN1327.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Nqxvy2VpFV3i0z4tQvTxwSnohhu8QcWbLH_LCIUk3_jV3Pfek0UbZOLomzneQ9n0pDwEk0JmaSHo28T214YA2lrhwVfRZcfpriEpXkDTFhO2Q_m1IGzi987Ghpnc-LdbBEKG1gEr2DE/s320/DSCN1327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386646175757363858" border="0" /></a>The other day we were hiking and I looked over and caught her staring up at Mike. I thought it was the cutest thing ever!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2yaC5tCM3YNXzAN137PQU12jTXGfZxICmHHDxAHYYxAVm6ZP6lqIumG38MGcPyqiaQOWied74Qq73aMN72vP-yl_Mvigf5i6MU_Emfr1zp6jbZfmcU3TPcmi9fNNRBTKLGTAaNFSMlU/s1600-h/DSCN1315.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2yaC5tCM3YNXzAN137PQU12jTXGfZxICmHHDxAHYYxAVm6ZP6lqIumG38MGcPyqiaQOWied74Qq73aMN72vP-yl_Mvigf5i6MU_Emfr1zp6jbZfmcU3TPcmi9fNNRBTKLGTAaNFSMlU/s320/DSCN1315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386669273389139874" border="0" /></a>Here is my little slobber monkey. She has darling chunky cheeks, and I call her chunkalicious.<br /><br />She is currently working through an ugly bladder infection that earned her a trip to the ER at 1am. She is feeling better.Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-83204178519163995812009-09-11T21:43:00.000-07:002009-09-11T22:06:46.384-07:00First Trip to the Ocean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvq5nTFWU_sLTIDeSGFO9oKb2QG9y5MkXmWW_VYNbVgmxHmrUtqyCNPh44nuOxbsZYggCPUTsDq01o7w9lCAbAI5pcIMVtc03J1nvgjKvis5oYI3l_bd2EUXyEUTHe-FgCz62bgENtyZU/s1600-h/DSCN1276.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvq5nTFWU_sLTIDeSGFO9oKb2QG9y5MkXmWW_VYNbVgmxHmrUtqyCNPh44nuOxbsZYggCPUTsDq01o7w9lCAbAI5pcIMVtc03J1nvgjKvis5oYI3l_bd2EUXyEUTHe-FgCz62bgENtyZU/s320/DSCN1276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380438260558493346" border="0" /></a>Last weekend we took Avaree to Newport Beach for her first dip in the Ocean. I covered her from head-to-toe in sunblock and we were off. We didn't go swimming, we just dipped our toes in. Our trip didn't last long, because it was too bright for Avaree. None-the-less it was still fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik54Tw-mR-bci3DdVLSqfk2mhkrXpOWF17hzZe3f0ajo-zWeKvt7SxJk2Xm2QcSWfXgL4XOZkbL0ZUiJ-BBWKcodpr1mLnaFCy1Rovxz1IPTAD5qfU_WaoMAaB7sqrbyipjKaBhy0XP-g/s1600-h/DSCN1280.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik54Tw-mR-bci3DdVLSqfk2mhkrXpOWF17hzZe3f0ajo-zWeKvt7SxJk2Xm2QcSWfXgL4XOZkbL0ZUiJ-BBWKcodpr1mLnaFCy1Rovxz1IPTAD5qfU_WaoMAaB7sqrbyipjKaBhy0XP-g/s320/DSCN1280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380438837457583138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiGiaaRh6KznzhMBQ9e3BISFSNKTIJ3L0WqdW2OOx6k7mqb6qs8EhU859rYNmjakk-BGlzjaDMUoNIB0Q95vgmj7dt5sJoj5BQpXiUxVFmsbbMQubvbB1GuXp2AjV4kMSyNzbsXFbbwA/s1600-h/DSCN1281.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiGiaaRh6KznzhMBQ9e3BISFSNKTIJ3L0WqdW2OOx6k7mqb6qs8EhU859rYNmjakk-BGlzjaDMUoNIB0Q95vgmj7dt5sJoj5BQpXiUxVFmsbbMQubvbB1GuXp2AjV4kMSyNzbsXFbbwA/s320/DSCN1281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380438846405362738" border="0" /></a>Too bright for baby!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXcI6qDiMKmjA1wt4gxVTOpCSKA_Kq9bVeE4xEp7m9TpdCyDsGshL-QLbpOROpgceUIDLiY8wrt-yQd-DwPC2fVN0SoKg72TYXCbVHLygMKfIpTGlNVZyn36cV64S7_U7iqqNFyfwFT4/s1600-h/DSCN1267.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXcI6qDiMKmjA1wt4gxVTOpCSKA_Kq9bVeE4xEp7m9TpdCyDsGshL-QLbpOROpgceUIDLiY8wrt-yQd-DwPC2fVN0SoKg72TYXCbVHLygMKfIpTGlNVZyn36cV64S7_U7iqqNFyfwFT4/s320/DSCN1267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380438228050752914" border="0" /></a>Gotta love the double chin!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-DreV2TcqRep1yzoNTgvLdajGc7zMBjKTCendphSnjNldgEvel6IyTULKuFp9croqv9mdO3-N2EjQk-K2VZKz6qb4Bi_M_oHaYtPqIIZGVgik2tucGS7IkgVcB1YkPHlawQSW5S4RWs/s1600-h/DSCN1274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-DreV2TcqRep1yzoNTgvLdajGc7zMBjKTCendphSnjNldgEvel6IyTULKuFp9croqv9mdO3-N2EjQk-K2VZKz6qb4Bi_M_oHaYtPqIIZGVgik2tucGS7IkgVcB1YkPHlawQSW5S4RWs/s320/DSCN1274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380438254723462866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy-fJthgy0n0wGUkEAN2cHjl0hb0NE6viicYkdWIvlo2pGgHlXmQfNJobalRuzWTSszS5gDDybXTW2SFpNGi-i0wC0rHoutdJl_CRnZmoS7Hh050YyJb_Ex4FrT45arGjIeDghyScf_4/s1600-h/DSCN1269.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy-fJthgy0n0wGUkEAN2cHjl0hb0NE6viicYkdWIvlo2pGgHlXmQfNJobalRuzWTSszS5gDDybXTW2SFpNGi-i0wC0rHoutdJl_CRnZmoS7Hh050YyJb_Ex4FrT45arGjIeDghyScf_4/s320/DSCN1269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380438237628392194" border="0" /></a></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-73299958463230082262009-08-25T20:51:00.000-07:002009-08-25T21:41:32.153-07:002 Months!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsiFZANEZKqmszeOcqlJ37f9-PQU0Leq8VbFKk9ihZp8Q5qO8P9ltd6xv2b1AQvJgr998iX-ZJji5LHSk2XM_upED-3dx6an4bTGvk-1xTuZYN1Wh5xzZ9h7iq5GEfHg0gh4uv-fPB9Y/s1600-h/DSCN1246.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsiFZANEZKqmszeOcqlJ37f9-PQU0Leq8VbFKk9ihZp8Q5qO8P9ltd6xv2b1AQvJgr998iX-ZJji5LHSk2XM_upED-3dx6an4bTGvk-1xTuZYN1Wh5xzZ9h7iq5GEfHg0gh4uv-fPB9Y/s320/DSCN1246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374117206880367202" border="0" /></a>Two Months Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcLxhIV1Wt4PCay-KrhjMlmWeAugjCP7bJ3_-ct2RUR2cGXEXKpGNUoWTAbpMRwDG7cLijECL76NkTfETfW1kb1sCSCO18KFAfAR3gQYr0oLTVQ6uNGXW4THC_iNN-CTpu8QBMvD4oyI/s1600-h/DSCN1070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcLxhIV1Wt4PCay-KrhjMlmWeAugjCP7bJ3_-ct2RUR2cGXEXKpGNUoWTAbpMRwDG7cLijECL76NkTfETfW1kb1sCSCO18KFAfAR3gQYr0oLTVQ6uNGXW4THC_iNN-CTpu8QBMvD4oyI/s320/DSCN1070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374117198191755218" border="0" /></a>One Month Old<br /><br /></div>I got the great idea from some friends (thanks Jasmine and Janica) to take a picture every month with Avaree with a stuffed animal to show her progression. We always meant to get a better stuffed animal but didn't, so it's Curious George.<br /><br />Avaree is two months old today. She weighs over 11 lbs and is about 22 1/2 inches (I think). We are so happy to have her weight right where it is supposed to be. I didn't realize how small she was at one month, but looking at these pictures she was as thin as George!<br /><br />I am thankful that she has survived and been so patient with Mike and me figuring what exactly it means to be a parent. She is such a great baby, she smiles all the time and really doesn't cry very often. I now understand why babies are called 'Bundles of Joy" because joy is the only word to describe what I feel.<br /><br />Here a few Avaree pics.<br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445774e4455344f44553d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox scrapbook: 2 Months" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445774e4455344f44553d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/scrapbooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox scrapbook</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-78998520433346923682009-08-16T14:15:00.000-07:002009-08-16T15:09:04.201-07:00Two Blog Entries in OneBecause I haven't written for awhile I'm compiling 2 entries into one big one. Hopefully I've included enough photos to keep this blog from being boring.<br /><br />We just finished up another McBride Family Reunion in Utah. We love family reunions because they are chaotic, energetic and fun. However, we are always glad to get home to our own beds.<br />We did a lot of fun touristy things we don't usually do in Utah, such as visit the state capitol, children's museum, Clark Planetarium, and more. Below is Mike and some of the nephews at the capitol.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQJ1Hg5msXCTooCz0HAisEKrA3UMyLevC5E5uYjgS3XqstnjWZte-O1eCWGuRg8VD5dgccul_5tFtFE6P7-KpmZyyEQSgLPXb87qWoyTpVQqop4arj0lkX7f1pa2A0CY1M92ISeCFcFQ/s1600-h/DSCN1168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQJ1Hg5msXCTooCz0HAisEKrA3UMyLevC5E5uYjgS3XqstnjWZte-O1eCWGuRg8VD5dgccul_5tFtFE6P7-KpmZyyEQSgLPXb87qWoyTpVQqop4arj0lkX7f1pa2A0CY1M92ISeCFcFQ/s320/DSCN1168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370678840973983682" border="0" /></a>I didn't get as many pictures of the family as I thought I did. But we got a few fun ones of the babies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFjiazzr-pmJAqGuMY_B4UwTFej2oot62nPfzHGDuVSaJ3___AcjvCLFacyDnrm20faOpAh5CvVBqmj4W0mbAZLlP5tri0ygYHtR3k8GnjvT1RBj_4CYIAEQ5a4DDi2gZepdI76jFdWg/s1600-h/DSCN1183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFjiazzr-pmJAqGuMY_B4UwTFej2oot62nPfzHGDuVSaJ3___AcjvCLFacyDnrm20faOpAh5CvVBqmj4W0mbAZLlP5tri0ygYHtR3k8GnjvT1RBj_4CYIAEQ5a4DDi2gZepdI76jFdWg/s320/DSCN1183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370675090118296082" border="0" /></a>Avaree and her cousin Isaac were born on the same day. Isaac was born early in the morning in Colorado and Avaree at the end of the day in Cali. Isaac was born a week or so late and Avaree was born 2 weeks early.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingFH1JyBOZL3MJMM5WGQG-MULvhrJLJqHdvz9RsEsu_J-f3A0pgvjIzYYRa0Qq5s3M4P8sX2NpWQXHsCh6ib-wkCKMgJxytlfQYOJWtm7YvGXirKmQn9KX1P3yUkxDlGdju1844mahKE/s1600-h/DSCN1179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingFH1JyBOZL3MJMM5WGQG-MULvhrJLJqHdvz9RsEsu_J-f3A0pgvjIzYYRa0Qq5s3M4P8sX2NpWQXHsCh6ib-wkCKMgJxytlfQYOJWtm7YvGXirKmQn9KX1P3yUkxDlGdju1844mahKE/s320/DSCN1179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370675098696619266" border="0" /></a>We took these pictures to compare the size difference. Isaac is so cute, he already smiles and talks to everyone. Yes, he is hitting my baby's face in this photo. We wanted to include their cousin Allyson, who was born the week of Avaree's real due date, but they had to head home to Wyoming so we missed the third comparison. Avaree is closer in size and development to Allyson.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ensI9DGFXtMPA9WKiVCIeYIsvLa5uGLy-vWlmDgmvvcrBmfgGnybEK38ck8xsd91TvmVRYCOshs6Mx0MWo3SyFjCHG8tvYPBvbQYyadgSi12en2luj9nFOzKzDZGVWfPGUlnB9wo8vs/s1600-h/DSCN1073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ensI9DGFXtMPA9WKiVCIeYIsvLa5uGLy-vWlmDgmvvcrBmfgGnybEK38ck8xsd91TvmVRYCOshs6Mx0MWo3SyFjCHG8tvYPBvbQYyadgSi12en2luj9nFOzKzDZGVWfPGUlnB9wo8vs/s320/DSCN1073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370676465220715058" border="0" /></a>Here are Avaree and Allyson napping on Grandma's bed. Note how well Avaree takes her naps.<br /><br />While in Utah we had the baby blessings for Avaree and Isaac. It turned out so great, we had all of my family and a lot of Mike's family. Mike gave Avaree an amazing blessing. She looked so darling!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV519ImHa9ZUTlN6GZuVtOlsJRo8kg53httf0Gw5Bp8rQvJbYMusyrzwZ8xcCekr9OKI38Lw8tziGS1bDJdVJlEAR7sT_QpYc1RHwXlME7VWlgN80dAMxqVLN8F2P86chmtNm1aKqmBw/s1600-h/DSCN1104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV519ImHa9ZUTlN6GZuVtOlsJRo8kg53httf0Gw5Bp8rQvJbYMusyrzwZ8xcCekr9OKI38Lw8tziGS1bDJdVJlEAR7sT_QpYc1RHwXlME7VWlgN80dAMxqVLN8F2P86chmtNm1aKqmBw/s320/DSCN1104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370678804236944370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK5pK1zTUe0j7J5B6XAENR7XxMcUPsjHtEMxHM7CFGJsFw0xseLtrR94NbojT8F1rd9ZLgw4WFL2zlXHB2zbgcw5NyyGf_LacLxJpAgcBB3gP3zFnipKVWR9ZyCFLUPdEX8aDRQPT6ks/s1600-h/DSCN1100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK5pK1zTUe0j7J5B6XAENR7XxMcUPsjHtEMxHM7CFGJsFw0xseLtrR94NbojT8F1rd9ZLgw4WFL2zlXHB2zbgcw5NyyGf_LacLxJpAgcBB3gP3zFnipKVWR9ZyCFLUPdEX8aDRQPT6ks/s320/DSCN1100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370678814519024306" border="0" /></a>Ah, I do have a picture of the 3 baby cousins together. This is me, Avaree, Robyn, Isaac, Summer and Allyson.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zMwIT5ivh285S38yOCrACiv8f90X4iXlqdfRHj30hjg9-sa6hyNkthxDI7jy5TD8p2vArVTf21yds8sORUS4jztXjXtMyE9XeiyvMj0_0h7406YzNfJ24Hi0ktToXSKdlGt62GTNNKQ/s1600-h/DSCN1108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zMwIT5ivh285S38yOCrACiv8f90X4iXlqdfRHj30hjg9-sa6hyNkthxDI7jy5TD8p2vArVTf21yds8sORUS4jztXjXtMyE9XeiyvMj0_0h7406YzNfJ24Hi0ktToXSKdlGt62GTNNKQ/s320/DSCN1108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370678819006939234" border="0" /></a>We had a lot of fun and were glad to see Mike's family. We got a family picture and it wasn't until today that I realized that there are 4 generations of Peterson's in this photo.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">*******<br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>We went up to Logan for a day to see Mike's mom and Mike's dad and his wife.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY2iD9sr7cqOsHfKQaESIYe-2O6t5oaqYIPQTZAJn6JszfKN3AgcxyYWmU-le9QpJ8ICeVa68IeX8tgvRMJoic3NihCkITiQnuwOQhIr5MIS0sI49Pkw7DBoy6LgyeCVsfJH3UJTeoMQ/s1600-h/DSCN1143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY2iD9sr7cqOsHfKQaESIYe-2O6t5oaqYIPQTZAJn6JszfKN3AgcxyYWmU-le9QpJ8ICeVa68IeX8tgvRMJoic3NihCkITiQnuwOQhIr5MIS0sI49Pkw7DBoy6LgyeCVsfJH3UJTeoMQ/s320/DSCN1143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370683875528402274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS54jtzkd1XnoVdMB46IIb07eZK460v3fN3XSKjAhTqYlzGjF0jZ7KmBqeI5kzGZLw2lt_ymMyFrjKKuHHJJ8kBSmFSpHI1tAuvIrMTcE0ZuCf-TZ36fGR9sF1bv3nMdU4oLko97ZPi4/s1600-h/DSCN1145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS54jtzkd1XnoVdMB46IIb07eZK460v3fN3XSKjAhTqYlzGjF0jZ7KmBqeI5kzGZLw2lt_ymMyFrjKKuHHJJ8kBSmFSpHI1tAuvIrMTcE0ZuCf-TZ36fGR9sF1bv3nMdU4oLko97ZPi4/s320/DSCN1145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370683893012402258" border="0" /></a>Personally think it's a good look for Hans. Jason was the hairstylist.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJG2Ix456YGSOYm85Xn9cBoi_k2F4-DZMu3joz8tCRcMltPUPht6XyHgAQXJW6V5tEctKNXQ7mnEfUib2LT1btKgU6vUnmnaeHs2O7-nzIf99tBtSMha57SN4ELPB8BxDLJFmJUOi7GE/s1600-h/DSCN1152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJG2Ix456YGSOYm85Xn9cBoi_k2F4-DZMu3joz8tCRcMltPUPht6XyHgAQXJW6V5tEctKNXQ7mnEfUib2LT1btKgU6vUnmnaeHs2O7-nzIf99tBtSMha57SN4ELPB8BxDLJFmJUOi7GE/s320/DSCN1152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370683883308775378" border="0" /></a>Heidi was the recipient of her own lovely hairstyle, courtesy of her girls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhqQbuIhl5K8T8IfiHOuHddN77Z6ejKEyEMAERaOi7CNsZm5L_M0Ps2dWSMPgxdVvmQjImfqdhiyQCnUBs3eO8BzNENSsbBDm1sxdf3oSG_-uRb495g8fIR6y8xgtS9uUU123YrXzD7U/s1600-h/DSCN1159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhqQbuIhl5K8T8IfiHOuHddN77Z6ejKEyEMAERaOi7CNsZm5L_M0Ps2dWSMPgxdVvmQjImfqdhiyQCnUBs3eO8BzNENSsbBDm1sxdf3oSG_-uRb495g8fIR6y8xgtS9uUU123YrXzD7U/s320/DSCN1159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370683899799675090" border="0" /></a>Grandpa Patch and Lauren loved having their red-headed grandbaby.<br /><br />Thanks for another fun trip!Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-91358507721876450372009-07-25T16:35:00.001-07:002009-07-25T16:44:12.787-07:00Happy Birthday, to the One I love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_JYkeSpOxHNXwdu4DjjbJPK1AUbW0vA32k_eUDzJuz8geCQVoDSEuZel2OJb8RyUyzDZLK-6fgWFTsGixshGXNTboSme_kBt6WM9v53tNDPo8pbe3wWRZ84Vie9ywfYhNKAqsuZUlJg/s1600-h/DSCN0952.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_JYkeSpOxHNXwdu4DjjbJPK1AUbW0vA32k_eUDzJuz8geCQVoDSEuZel2OJb8RyUyzDZLK-6fgWFTsGixshGXNTboSme_kBt6WM9v53tNDPo8pbe3wWRZ84Vie9ywfYhNKAqsuZUlJg/s400/DSCN0952.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362547464657186018" border="0" /></a><br />Today is Mike's birthday, another year older and wiser. Mike is truly my favorite person in the whole world (Avaree is a very close second). I am so grateful to have such an amazing person for my husband, he is so thoughtful and kind. He makes me laugh all the time, and sometimes I don't think he knows how funny he is. I am so lucky to have him!<br /><br />He is always thinking of me, and I know I don't deserve him. Watching him with Avaree only further cements in my mind how truly wonderful he is. He gets up at night to rock her to sleep, so that I can go back to bed after she has eaten. He now has to get up and feed her supplements, since I am not supposed to, and he does it without complaining.<br /><br />I love you, Mike! Thank you for everthing!Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-19168183122701115052009-07-25T16:03:00.000-07:002009-07-25T16:28:54.957-07:00One Month Old<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFdcxl6dioKPKdsw4jM3T2CU5BLZ0HDle_8ARAiGefkt0tlz-MK1wrVw41dE9igaKn5OdSI8WTNpGMAQLjU1OV8GxFiHgDhdpJcxAbSg0HwoyQSZsRyM2ALOMeYSsj9_q0IJh9qMvSOE/s1600-h/s41638ca113086_3_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFdcxl6dioKPKdsw4jM3T2CU5BLZ0HDle_8ARAiGefkt0tlz-MK1wrVw41dE9igaKn5OdSI8WTNpGMAQLjU1OV8GxFiHgDhdpJcxAbSg0HwoyQSZsRyM2ALOMeYSsj9_q0IJh9qMvSOE/s320/s41638ca113086_3_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362541725069393010" border="0" /></a><br />I can scarcely believe it, but Avaree has survived to her one month mark. We have had quite the month because we have struggled getting her weight up and just discovered that it is because I had a low food supply for her. This has been a rollercoaster for me, because it is really tough to feel like I can't supply. We are now supplementing and getting some weight on those darling little bones.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrBVrh_p8HcKJuR70saJfyUvTu2AkKgoM1Io05PWYN1lppJ-uhBaujgFbmcvAjng08IY6_WA7CMkRxOF_HYtVzZo51EDCLydBy1-q5SP3w8GwjDHnzNey2AnVv3iqyx2BPjpj88AULuk/s1600-h/s41638ca113086_14_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrBVrh_p8HcKJuR70saJfyUvTu2AkKgoM1Io05PWYN1lppJ-uhBaujgFbmcvAjng08IY6_WA7CMkRxOF_HYtVzZo51EDCLydBy1-q5SP3w8GwjDHnzNey2AnVv3iqyx2BPjpj88AULuk/s320/s41638ca113086_14_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362541751627800290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aside from the weight drama, Avaree is such a great baby, she sleeps most of the night only waking twice. She loves to lay and just stare and look at everything. We still can't get over her red hair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D9_Yxnf0FqM6aXej2g-yntySaVE3YW5QA_EdNBz90Z26BVYYnrwK1dDRp8TeJFa1D1SHovgpOolRjGcJ77iAGcQXBipkzysidBlZbrMwy1ByRqhRq_XCVQHnVRD8YjOd1RzPtDwr7yM/s1600-h/s41638ca113086_4_0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D9_Yxnf0FqM6aXej2g-yntySaVE3YW5QA_EdNBz90Z26BVYYnrwK1dDRp8TeJFa1D1SHovgpOolRjGcJ77iAGcQXBipkzysidBlZbrMwy1ByRqhRq_XCVQHnVRD8YjOd1RzPtDwr7yM/s320/s41638ca113086_4_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362541732873220130" border="0" /></a><br />We had her pictures taken at Sears. The photographer managed to capture some great shots of her. Which is impressive since most of the time she looked like the photo below.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23OrLbd0ECIj1husivRscKjDVyC1Mzi7VbLa4QP0Vc9RLy2r3xmPjcjZh94YajN6OH03u94aQ62_p-MGam50iyuJLrxdrURr6V4buHdVVnvCuMNZTBcwh-FOF9VWujYqiDM7dATnLYcs/s1600-h/s41638ca113086_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23OrLbd0ECIj1husivRscKjDVyC1Mzi7VbLa4QP0Vc9RLy2r3xmPjcjZh94YajN6OH03u94aQ62_p-MGam50iyuJLrxdrURr6V4buHdVVnvCuMNZTBcwh-FOF9VWujYqiDM7dATnLYcs/s320/s41638ca113086_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362541740016127330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxHA92sUzKXx5UxmB-MNJuRd1ZqgDIqOO5Rt8kpJ43nRMHnIZVc3YcRfLSJx_9oSeO2IEQlwOjvsEocrSyi63G_JPZo3AER0EKaNskA88XdEsb_laOGzpaQFMvhHDLccITAz0qDSRK24/s1600-h/s41638ca113086_10_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxHA92sUzKXx5UxmB-MNJuRd1ZqgDIqOO5Rt8kpJ43nRMHnIZVc3YcRfLSJx_9oSeO2IEQlwOjvsEocrSyi63G_JPZo3AER0EKaNskA88XdEsb_laOGzpaQFMvhHDLccITAz0qDSRK24/s320/s41638ca113086_10_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362541747541776130" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite photos.Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-921721762157648672009-07-02T15:36:00.000-07:002009-07-02T16:17:02.013-07:00More Photos of AvareeAvaree is 1 week old today. I can't believe it! We have already learned so much about each other and the fun is just beginning.<br />We made it home safely from the hospital to be greeted by an enormous stork announcing Avaree (see photo below).<br />Avaree is doing so great. She has been waking up only 1-2 times through the night, I often wake up to make sure she is doing okay. She is such an easy baby (knock on wood), she is rarely fussy. I call her "honker" when she is really crying because she sounds like she is honking.<br />My favorite things about her are her feet and toes, her full head of red hair, her blue eyes. Okay, okay I love every single thing about her.<br />At times it is overwhelming to think how our lives have just changed. But then I hold her in my arms and she looks up at me and I know that we can do this.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><embed src="http://widget-74.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2882303761543100276&site=widget-74.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761543100276&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-74.slide.com/p1/2882303761543100276/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761543100276&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-74.slide.com/p2/2882303761543100276/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761543100276&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-74.slide.com/p4/2882303761543100276/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-70984833029366973332009-06-29T12:26:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:18:57.284-07:00She's Here!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Announcing Avaree Brooklynn Peterson<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6ktDuDpNZgqBAnBlSuzVc8sMNJ-7zPonU7ekia8qS3-qE8UQqo1dBIZAd5IqJhmqwqLQxvyVND4pNW32FilWiaTYyyY5XF47XqwqhquINILWA7-lPp_vuK7Xg1q7b7nePg1PTJTFcbs/s1600-h/Avaree+Brooklynn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6ktDuDpNZgqBAnBlSuzVc8sMNJ-7zPonU7ekia8qS3-qE8UQqo1dBIZAd5IqJhmqwqLQxvyVND4pNW32FilWiaTYyyY5XF47XqwqhquINILWA7-lPp_vuK7Xg1q7b7nePg1PTJTFcbs/s400/Avaree+Brooklynn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353345879292919250" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Born June 25, 2009<br />5:45pm<br />Weight 7lbs 8 oz<br />Height 20 inches<br />Labor time 22 hours<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu492FUK7URNuMuDWbNLXKTBwxdHfw5J7b6gZrcRC00Xp5tccQDpJ1n7-rj-xd_0SmnEJXET88WLJeZcyeSg7xjjJp8M6OEFVdjg4DVUPg1uwZRR_p9RBMMNVxjtEM9bKCwziaqmWIzSQ/s1600-h/DSCN0885.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu492FUK7URNuMuDWbNLXKTBwxdHfw5J7b6gZrcRC00Xp5tccQDpJ1n7-rj-xd_0SmnEJXET88WLJeZcyeSg7xjjJp8M6OEFVdjg4DVUPg1uwZRR_p9RBMMNVxjtEM9bKCwziaqmWIzSQ/s400/DSCN0885.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353347549736435250" border="0" /></a><br />I am in awe...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4hVXqk3o-QCRC1iY225RS02Bx7KvVzWgi9MwLJcf38wUTQwKf2680jxmBngcAv5T7MgcSl6hUT0zF8w3yPoqBmSTIiz88yK-2nd1sO9fU8w4Rwr_c_gS2JFu2m0BbFCZVcTI_RMBWmQ/s1600-h/DSCN0906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4hVXqk3o-QCRC1iY225RS02Bx7KvVzWgi9MwLJcf38wUTQwKf2680jxmBngcAv5T7MgcSl6hUT0zF8w3yPoqBmSTIiz88yK-2nd1sO9fU8w4Rwr_c_gS2JFu2m0BbFCZVcTI_RMBWmQ/s400/DSCN0906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353347555813147602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvUQAWX2DdOv4XKBWiB_7t3GAt1WtUgXBTlWbT5mt544ZOu5Fk144iNs8lLAvAyP_5lTtkOXaVUDnINJqq8BfR6kHEAs1egR-Zpn24waIQK0IsM_WE1gSRIWDXMnHWJLdNoYGi4v3GYQ/s1600-h/DSCN0898.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Before I get into that here is what may be my last baby bump shot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNInYKJDOiwZlvWEg9Zf6rIxXTvVykFkMPasbLtE3ECD0ydytWVcwM_c1i1FDVE9MysFtUW9cd4a9afXP6ZuTcmnFpIfEFDSeFkIyDCGRnZHjOVk5kQW5-x_m0xCOez3hhIQPJAdXf8MU/s1600-h/DSCN0877.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNInYKJDOiwZlvWEg9Zf6rIxXTvVykFkMPasbLtE3ECD0ydytWVcwM_c1i1FDVE9MysFtUW9cd4a9afXP6ZuTcmnFpIfEFDSeFkIyDCGRnZHjOVk5kQW5-x_m0xCOez3hhIQPJAdXf8MU/s320/DSCN0877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350622777842838754" border="0" /></a>Yes, my baby is HUGE! My doctor thinks she weighed about 7.5 lbs last week (that is 3 weeks before her due date!).<br /><br />The current adventure for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Peterson's</span> is that last week I was diagnosed as having <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cholestasis</span> of the liver. Yes, it is something as gross as it sounds. Pregnancy hormones are blocking the normal function of my liver, so bile (yes bile) is backing up into my blood stream. Fine for mama, potentially very, very bad for baby. Apparently it only happens in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">abou</span>t 1% of pregnancies in the US. And no, I didn't do anything to deserve it. It's just a freak happening.<br /><br />So, to make a long story short, we were supposed to be moving to a bigger place last Saturday, but my doctor wanted me to do an amniocentesis on Thursday and then deliver on Friday. Well... the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">amnio</span> doctor couldn't do the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">amnio</span> until Monday. We still rushed and moved on Thursday. I already miss my garden where we left behind tomatoes, blueberries, pepper plants, flowers (esp my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">gerbers</span>).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57_kR0m3ZBqh1EtUUrP-Qgx3-vUQZNXLgApKAVI8-ofWnTNFfXgkNG2tNDREpk2fQW7gk6l_EA5nFbMexPhdpLXD7je20rOYxZZDcQ3PhrmjqCnaHhCk0-0eSdc_puF4_x9djebpToqs/s1600-h/DSCN0870.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57_kR0m3ZBqh1EtUUrP-Qgx3-vUQZNXLgApKAVI8-ofWnTNFfXgkNG2tNDREpk2fQW7gk6l_EA5nFbMexPhdpLXD7je20rOYxZZDcQ3PhrmjqCnaHhCk0-0eSdc_puF4_x9djebpToqs/s320/DSCN0870.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350626985755328770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The bright side is that at least we got the nursery set up before she comes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4vHEvKJDliIXaQNt7XHGsPBcpwJINbMvanZ3Ox4kaDey-qJiUClfYiAtucJnYn-GdmhPpHuzx5luC5vTMdfU4TV2qCR0v_1cbLSecmtX8N02cXrge3cLHPq9Psxlmad0eW_eRlqofvI/s1600-h/DSCN0874.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4vHEvKJDliIXaQNt7XHGsPBcpwJINbMvanZ3Ox4kaDey-qJiUClfYiAtucJnYn-GdmhPpHuzx5luC5vTMdfU4TV2qCR0v_1cbLSecmtX8N02cXrge3cLHPq9Psxlmad0eW_eRlqofvI/s320/DSCN0874.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350624111018030050" border="0" /></a>We did the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">amnio</span> yesterday (never want to do that again) to see if the baby's lungs are developed enough for me to deliver her. Current status is that we are waiting for a phone call at any second from my doctor to tell me if we have to go to the hospital today and be induced or wait until next week when her lungs are developed enough.<br /><br />Either way, I really wish that this wouldn't have happened and that she could have come on her own. But, I would much rather have a healthy, safe baby than wait for her to come.<br /><br />And more than anything I have lucked out beyond belief to have such a supportive husband as Mike. The work that he has done over the last week to get ready for the baby is unbelievable. I am so lucky!!! Thanks Mike!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMLUsh4vPH5Hurd_TVk41qdC_EG8uruMbz60ZP6PNyb8cWQ_hYOlGg_0Ee05CwuZotjIYBilzPqVqA9qc7PC79Je76_npnkoUTjvVspmICJ7mu5B04sYuV_pDSbkEQGHDvmDnqgy4hPE/s1600-h/DSCN0630.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMLUsh4vPH5Hurd_TVk41qdC_EG8uruMbz60ZP6PNyb8cWQ_hYOlGg_0Ee05CwuZotjIYBilzPqVqA9qc7PC79Je76_npnkoUTjvVspmICJ7mu5B04sYuV_pDSbkEQGHDvmDnqgy4hPE/s320/DSCN0630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350626357371344722" border="0" /></a>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-77020114302987561882009-05-28T18:41:00.001-07:002009-06-14T21:19:17.165-07:00Trip to UtahThis is an old post that I started weeks ago and I am just now posting...<br />After all of the insane work hours I put in at work, I haven't done much nesting around the house. About two month ago I felt a strong pull to go home to my family in Utah, which I think is my way of nesting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabDohrnHssQ4GVzEO99TxaZrVDwE_wVljEF9CV9DxKuE3s_cFNkYYGVS-SNwbENKpnsHmEXHAHK56mCLndg9hBMYAlBM5dXNbAKmc1ejz2qhDtEGTbmiPsCHTKXzU3HxXm5VDaUoDxrg/s1600-h/DSCN0823.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabDohrnHssQ4GVzEO99TxaZrVDwE_wVljEF9CV9DxKuE3s_cFNkYYGVS-SNwbENKpnsHmEXHAHK56mCLndg9hBMYAlBM5dXNbAKmc1ejz2qhDtEGTbmiPsCHTKXzU3HxXm5VDaUoDxrg/s200/DSCN0823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341068654772363074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cfzdh5GZHAKk-I7m1VU-DaQPK1_JbhSZb8JQKa5Lb7cdoOnF4jUgQgCsiIp22krEoZ7qaPYKS5BpQMFH6nxyhkHup6NBET4pgro5vgMZCVlMlyHmFtdBrwNlTMbGWrIX0V8TocyAJD0/s1600-h/DSCN0826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cfzdh5GZHAKk-I7m1VU-DaQPK1_JbhSZb8JQKa5Lb7cdoOnF4jUgQgCsiIp22krEoZ7qaPYKS5BpQMFH6nxyhkHup6NBET4pgro5vgMZCVlMlyHmFtdBrwNlTMbGWrIX0V8TocyAJD0/s200/DSCN0826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341068661594550642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUbDBv5BDEhT_7FI30TlZhoE3Guoa8kbVGqk6E8XgrM0I_aB9I3_k0-ELKCoxUfKKohD2YBPM_uTT90QDalI1A-i37cOrS0rXpBf9TG5YKsAWU1N7cfTKBiChz9GDG98BgxgqwFtXgRk/s1600-h/DSCN0831.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUbDBv5BDEhT_7FI30TlZhoE3Guoa8kbVGqk6E8XgrM0I_aB9I3_k0-ELKCoxUfKKohD2YBPM_uTT90QDalI1A-i37cOrS0rXpBf9TG5YKsAWU1N7cfTKBiChz9GDG98BgxgqwFtXgRk/s200/DSCN0831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341068673226448802" border="0" /></a>We flew home from Orlando on Thursday, just enough time to repack bags and go to bed. Then we flew out on Friday at 7am. We were picked up by Heather and Timothy. Did I ever mention that Timothy is stinkin' cute?<br /><br />We started our trip the family way, with a soccer game. Teams were Carlos and Benjamin vs Timothy and Mike. Of course Carlos and Benjamin won, it's in their blood. Kaleb gave me a perfect smile and the twins discovered my water bottle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpQfe094E_PuY40Jdravwq0m2LQhijZ_zKGXGohUFElMkKyqSW2MqF1JxgHzSyJsqeszqhAzcm3O8Nsvzri1NGFchPUVF92Vre40SiuS4TM3esSu_m3oOBWuflxsYvhuNVMVutTM5-Xs/s1600-h/DSCN0764.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpQfe094E_PuY40Jdravwq0m2LQhijZ_zKGXGohUFElMkKyqSW2MqF1JxgHzSyJsqeszqhAzcm3O8Nsvzri1NGFchPUVF92Vre40SiuS4TM3esSu_m3oOBWuflxsYvhuNVMVutTM5-Xs/s320/DSCN0764.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341059443832062802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRySWXq7zkPqEWpyBfC3aCEO1wVqSuF5CxRknWDxLuov5IUgKjETPiblVeiLmjzhzITuEtDm4N_LOQ5ynQs5OGMq7JfdtTeG52zw-nhAxAossRpWFhKqg5d3WQ1IfrFL5k003Sbwraq6M/s1600-h/DSCN0771.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISlqpYXvzY2ClZemQQBHFLf3nSridmkFi95SkbBg-pMPiCW2uXPL9e8vr2dARJ3iBAGmfD4cFkfQQSIXBd4Yf3h4d1mj2C15yCHEf5GA8Jr11v8_MSUcZs2CB9TjGM8vYaJ_kh_ZbWgU/s200/DSCN0789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341064887159882770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On Saturday we went hiking with my sisters and the Arauzo family (minus Carlos) at Solitude. The path we took was still covered in snow, we had a blast. Go figure we could wear shorts in May in the snow. Mike was careful I didn't fall because none of my sisters wanted to deliver our baby up the mountain.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVY4IBBR-kW6XdCyWuqTE0tUhRC1A7465C3ukzgfrBs70IvUi4xydB_FwJSm1qJZHcsCZqMJ5iW6uMw_o6AtkTlkC7H5hmonCEgGckwhxeEs7r8NJaUgq_iWy3wCNHQ3Y6n8mqBZEC5Sk/s1600-h/DSCN0819.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVY4IBBR-kW6XdCyWuqTE0tUhRC1A7465C3ukzgfrBs70IvUi4xydB_FwJSm1qJZHcsCZqMJ5iW6uMw_o6AtkTlkC7H5hmonCEgGckwhxeEs7r8NJaUgq_iWy3wCNHQ3Y6n8mqBZEC5Sk/s200/DSCN0819.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341066510329566194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3YQqkuxipfKjEmluujzg_72zA8sipGNTLtTNm8hCY2ndn-sToFRVVY0MY5M4Z_f5qaBfp9DYflW971WCMuxM952aGl0aSYsleYEYJCIfbE-54xfzF0JFRngpyJ7o1RND72GqnRonfc8/s1600-h/DSCN0821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3YQqkuxipfKjEmluujzg_72zA8sipGNTLtTNm8hCY2ndn-sToFRVVY0MY5M4Z_f5qaBfp9DYflW971WCMuxM952aGl0aSYsleYEYJCIfbE-54xfzF0JFRngpyJ7o1RND72GqnRonfc8/s200/DSCN0821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341066513215059010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2CvjIt-tpDNbwThAnU2iN4mgwOXOXivqKzKVrMcD1mO0aWqZfD05uBdixcQTE1NpYQmHG1Q8D-zVV8ePpr3r2k8wp67A8_MB2rXDdoLzlonHAVbqszcGbfP-uMYVkVgyIwEpvbvhrZY/s1600-h/DSCN0816.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2CvjIt-tpDNbwThAnU2iN4mgwOXOXivqKzKVrMcD1mO0aWqZfD05uBdixcQTE1NpYQmHG1Q8D-zVV8ePpr3r2k8wp67A8_MB2rXDdoLzlonHAVbqszcGbfP-uMYVkVgyIwEpvbvhrZY/s200/DSCN0816.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341066502213973218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHhKHVAVMH-kFhoAvQ43dIvb0yQ3PiZi6ylREzkcDjFkUXKsEnth6lCEr-KtmWArVnoTmg0MelkPUlg5x0ivcY1IE4VPntmoKLwf4pYxv41hkXRcEse1JBjbvvfugWKo_E93F24kBIAI/s1600-h/DSCN0818.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHhKHVAVMH-kFhoAvQ43dIvb0yQ3PiZi6ylREzkcDjFkUXKsEnth6lCEr-KtmWArVnoTmg0MelkPUlg5x0ivcY1IE4VPntmoKLwf4pYxv41hkXRcEse1JBjbvvfugWKo_E93F24kBIAI/s200/DSCN0818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341066508040712514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On Monday we celebrated Summer's birthday by eating a scrumptious cake. Mike and I also snuck off to buy Rogers Bakery Donuts (which are the best donuts EVER- you won't believe me until you try one). Then we went to another park to play with the O'Connors and Arauzo's.<br /><br />Shortly after we came home. I think this was the best trip home that we have had in a long time for several reasons 1- because it wasn't snowing, 2- because my big show was over, so I was just starting to relax, 3- because my family is awesome.Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-20395734371168840262009-05-25T19:50:00.000-07:002009-05-25T21:18:01.987-07:00Work Trip: Orlando 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu7dY7uDg_-5zHjQrwpuIbhw8ijeeLqibBJPpMatRQv-6wvX9Y8pAdEZsC_HYcx6bsfoa5PSRNbCCmyuoS4G6FPdZ6FtwVChviIzBAGaASm_49DZCxX0lLvnT9coq9KgARqzrf8VxmL8/s1600-h/DSCN0664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu7dY7uDg_-5zHjQrwpuIbhw8ijeeLqibBJPpMatRQv-6wvX9Y8pAdEZsC_HYcx6bsfoa5PSRNbCCmyuoS4G6FPdZ6FtwVChviIzBAGaASm_49DZCxX0lLvnT9coq9KgARqzrf8VxmL8/s320/DSCN0664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339968618366364722" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight Mike and I returned home from being out of town for 14 days. For most of our trip we were in Orlando for my conference CEIC. I know I've talked many of your ears off with talk of my work (or been such a workaholic that I haven't been in touch), so I thought it might be fun to share some photos of what I do.<br />First, doing this event 7 1/2 months pregnant is tough! I had to sneak off to take a nap one day. And, being the dummy that I am, I overdid it two days and can now boast that I know what contractions feel like. I hope/think they were only Braxton Hicks. Luckily, I kept Mike close by to keep tight reins on me.<br />The trip turned out great. I had more attendees show up than I anticipated (which cause a MAJOR problem with food), Leonard Nimoy was so popular (he is really a very nice guy- he was excited for my pregnancy), and I got to see Stephanie (Mabey) Strickland my childhood best friend. <br />The conference was at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort, such a great hotel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCgUvMPZ5RIwpIpkhAnylPXho87W8ve3B2_brWuMBo4jVff9hiLsCxlps5IIE7OB901DMQZzTOIfDUDbo5RsrfyJIQLnmCWPBYom9bhhnAhObdJ1QgIWGGQ4uw6JD2KcrtCLh4Pcpw5k/s1600-h/Loews+pool.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCgUvMPZ5RIwpIpkhAnylPXho87W8ve3B2_brWuMBo4jVff9hiLsCxlps5IIE7OB901DMQZzTOIfDUDbo5RsrfyJIQLnmCWPBYom9bhhnAhObdJ1QgIWGGQ4uw6JD2KcrtCLh4Pcpw5k/s320/Loews+pool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339967495844248466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAMrCfNU1dBPgZJmlu51Y9t5reNYec0vNxOJz5OcKzK_zeRUUJT4FdJ28jc_UHMN0zWjVQK4GDE8te2iw81Io4w6BbcHcDfIDR1Lkj3JTUrxsH5wfY-8ksQ0tgiB85qO1iqBP_Get0_A/s1600-h/Loews.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAMrCfNU1dBPgZJmlu51Y9t5reNYec0vNxOJz5OcKzK_zeRUUJT4FdJ28jc_UHMN0zWjVQK4GDE8te2iw81Io4w6BbcHcDfIDR1Lkj3JTUrxsH5wfY-8ksQ0tgiB85qO1iqBP_Get0_A/s320/Loews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339967491841795298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The event would have been perfect, except for the fact that it started raining monsoon like rain on Sunday afternoon and didn't stop until Wednesday. Ironically, my show runs Sunday through Wednesday. My biggest party is held pool side Sunday evening.<br />The rain that ruined my party. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheghiepfTh_S1l8uozdYhm4cUAS0ynTiMk0AFPDUVFZimJlDycOe-5vHHcrlKxXTeiaSRgMZGGnV-lPLCcBeONU5gxadIQevp7B18ynBrsRs8-tg2ir_CvOpHqyuFYeP8ENY5SL-cWI7o/s1600-h/DSCN0644.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheghiepfTh_S1l8uozdYhm4cUAS0ynTiMk0AFPDUVFZimJlDycOe-5vHHcrlKxXTeiaSRgMZGGnV-lPLCcBeONU5gxadIQevp7B18ynBrsRs8-tg2ir_CvOpHqyuFYeP8ENY5SL-cWI7o/s320/DSCN0644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339970023951211426" border="0" /></a><br />But, our event team motto is: "it is what it is" so I improvised and still had a great party.<br /><br />Here is a slide show of trip photos.<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2882303761542527756&site=widget-0c.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761542527756&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/p1/2882303761542527756/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761542527756&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/p2/2882303761542527756/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2882303761542527756&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/p4/2882303761542527756/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-43731161009667552412009-04-29T21:16:00.000-07:002009-04-29T21:57:08.261-07:00First Baby ShowerMy coworkers threw us our first baby shower at the Eden Garden Restaurant in Pasadena. They threw it early (10 weeks) because we are all getting ready for my big event in 2 weeks and because they all think I'm going to stress myself and baby out too much and deliver while in Orlando (pray that doesn't happen).<br /><br />We got some darling presents. Below is a picture of one of my favorites --a Winnie-the-Pooh robe and slippers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoYG_zbtc3XsyOm-4ZHIkzbHCxI_yJsyP1OXZUO7rHf0WUOFjS1T1FQFBAgluaCWdZqOWdL6kp-mIxXmCYJlxbon691rmil3pwRO5_XSomnGjHot0Kj-z4uX9J6Em1qJEH3kyMcafNhg/s1600-h/DSCN0589.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoYG_zbtc3XsyOm-4ZHIkzbHCxI_yJsyP1OXZUO7rHf0WUOFjS1T1FQFBAgluaCWdZqOWdL6kp-mIxXmCYJlxbon691rmil3pwRO5_XSomnGjHot0Kj-z4uX9J6Em1qJEH3kyMcafNhg/s320/DSCN0589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330334589484417714" border="0" /></a>We didn't get a lot of presents because my awesome coworkers went in together and bought us our stroller and car seat (Graco travel system to be exact).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygAh6gRgQ7Ie5aXxJAy-ITy9G40ktwkPEGhBfyKYCtwzdy5ZQCg4vkilpk20dT0iRD9VWoKV-qR9KEOxSGTL18t3biz1HWV3NPCZMAjJ28s-5SWL6khnvdzWUOqkFngGyWVZzLyZfX6k/s1600-h/DSCN0603.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygAh6gRgQ7Ie5aXxJAy-ITy9G40ktwkPEGhBfyKYCtwzdy5ZQCg4vkilpk20dT0iRD9VWoKV-qR9KEOxSGTL18t3biz1HWV3NPCZMAjJ28s-5SWL6khnvdzWUOqkFngGyWVZzLyZfX6k/s320/DSCN0603.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330334595009618578" border="0" /></a>(here's a good baby bump picture for those who have requested it)<br />Mike put it together when I got home that night. See how cute?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUitp-3Scvs5_0VF4rBHFgtge2kBWssDuKJ87h-ldHVsSPiAeWAwJ63o65C2155BE4r7cskqB9hgGBm_C7MdHgT3PscsNliuYslgJsORcD1-Sw751QlZexg0uQVV01SCIM_kL9XrlTlE/s1600-h/DSCN0606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUitp-3Scvs5_0VF4rBHFgtge2kBWssDuKJ87h-ldHVsSPiAeWAwJ63o65C2155BE4r7cskqB9hgGBm_C7MdHgT3PscsNliuYslgJsORcD1-Sw751QlZexg0uQVV01SCIM_kL9XrlTlE/s320/DSCN0606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330334598590949490" border="0" /></a>It's amazing how much smaller our apartment now seems with stroller in the front room...Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-54114403003161992992009-04-19T21:20:00.000-07:002009-04-19T21:45:35.608-07:00Day at the RacesMy boss Jerry gave me some free tickets to the Santa Anita Race Track for Saturday. The tickets included free parking and free buffet, how could we pass it up. We had so much fun. Although it was pretty hot, we had a blast pretending like we understood what was going on. Anyone who is in an expert on horse racing is welcome to give me lessons!<br />All I know is that between Mike and I, we would be seriously good gamblers. The horse we picked to win won every time. It's very scientific how we figure it out... just before the start of the next race we would walk to the pens and see the horses for the next race. Whichever horse was the feistiest, hardest to control was my choice to win. Then we would watch as their handlers walked them out, and if the same horse we picked in the pen was giving their handlers a hard time, we knew we were right on the money. Too bad we aren't gamblers! We would have won the biggest race of the day and made lots of money.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KzJQJkXyjWWskCeulCXaFf4EGZhRUNtuOL3KaPnm1k3ZzKsnZNGJVZDG0dtwUbk1mfp6eXp4wmumLhnKizIUyb75dMA3NyDNN1kRFmgmVihKShJ1GH4SmB2mbg6EdU9WioFVunCjqyM/s1600-h/DSCN0552.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KzJQJkXyjWWskCeulCXaFf4EGZhRUNtuOL3KaPnm1k3ZzKsnZNGJVZDG0dtwUbk1mfp6eXp4wmumLhnKizIUyb75dMA3NyDNN1kRFmgmVihKShJ1GH4SmB2mbg6EdU9WioFVunCjqyM/s320/DSCN0552.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326626494620421138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfI-dGQdUG-PwpRfx6m4mIg_Lvc56hFyenQ43zyHM1eW8uD9vZpzBT8a4zPDtIQOydB1SA9B-0bUZAXWM0YLLwKqcBQhnrDcxYMSsc2e87F5m3vRqq9jNa9a2oL9s0-RdVFYPEdIFosw/s1600-h/DSCN0554.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfI-dGQdUG-PwpRfx6m4mIg_Lvc56hFyenQ43zyHM1eW8uD9vZpzBT8a4zPDtIQOydB1SA9B-0bUZAXWM0YLLwKqcBQhnrDcxYMSsc2e87F5m3vRqq9jNa9a2oL9s0-RdVFYPEdIFosw/s320/DSCN0554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326628084543763330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HBnYbVZ8i9THWn3I8dwn6uG5bEnzsm5DiqBL82Jm-MIH1B_SibWaf_R0IySOUONbKNO77OTDpJUbiPOLmFUXez-4BZyrOkPmVW7QmxFfsw9_wDyaKXraD2NZjK-svmGmbWZnxwSZj_o/s1600-h/DSCN0553.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HBnYbVZ8i9THWn3I8dwn6uG5bEnzsm5DiqBL82Jm-MIH1B_SibWaf_R0IySOUONbKNO77OTDpJUbiPOLmFUXez-4BZyrOkPmVW7QmxFfsw9_wDyaKXraD2NZjK-svmGmbWZnxwSZj_o/s320/DSCN0553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326628081634949122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNt8DQzUoyQuolsGscg29FZQ_Gpq6wPLJI5xjqLR_rrTeeyQHHI_XMB1QGI2GdZCTMcc8Kpd7kZtALJjygOtnbcpgTsfdIIPkyW4kEc3MoUIjkmdOpQseSSKdlWZEfpj9jYbcYYy-2Pc/s1600-h/DSCN0549.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNt8DQzUoyQuolsGscg29FZQ_Gpq6wPLJI5xjqLR_rrTeeyQHHI_XMB1QGI2GdZCTMcc8Kpd7kZtALJjygOtnbcpgTsfdIIPkyW4kEc3MoUIjkmdOpQseSSKdlWZEfpj9jYbcYYy-2Pc/s320/DSCN0549.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326628077008735986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QDUSIybIEYDP51s1AJbvKz2WM14Y8UV5mFUY_zZjpxD2lZMGYH-Hd224Yl1CqBOqNr_5IHqWOMHd45Y7w390f_PStN2pWMOXXIJHg769T2VdWAcP9rYoqoeeNxkNRw_ux0FtBn5b4hE/s1600-h/DSCN0557.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QDUSIybIEYDP51s1AJbvKz2WM14Y8UV5mFUY_zZjpxD2lZMGYH-Hd224Yl1CqBOqNr_5IHqWOMHd45Y7w390f_PStN2pWMOXXIJHg769T2VdWAcP9rYoqoeeNxkNRw_ux0FtBn5b4hE/s320/DSCN0557.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326629766785868306" border="0" /></a>Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136159466245330032.post-57400729213027318792009-03-29T18:55:00.000-07:002009-03-29T22:31:36.597-07:00Human Science Experience<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OEh67n0LpJw-TfbA4_GKOJSQfIRMirYCT_airNyMrBVw_l2xQmLx31sV2ry7pAAsMEWzorI1vMopXTavVG2Yz9HS-R8WwXjvlntSVGJKa31xDonGtoS08HWhBP4Rgktvy8wgXFhhlYg/s1600-h/lab+rat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OEh67n0LpJw-TfbA4_GKOJSQfIRMirYCT_airNyMrBVw_l2xQmLx31sV2ry7pAAsMEWzorI1vMopXTavVG2Yz9HS-R8WwXjvlntSVGJKa31xDonGtoS08HWhBP4Rgktvy8wgXFhhlYg/s320/lab+rat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318801658800787618" border="0" /></a><br />Over the last few days I have begun to feel like I am a life size science experiment. This entry is not for the faint of heart.<br /><br />I truly believe no one really tells you all about the crazy and bizarre things that happen to you during pregnancy. I heard about the gas, constipation, constant need to pee, etc. But, I swear I never heard about pregnancy colds or bloody noses until I was already well into the pregnancy. I never knew that my gums would bleed every time I brush my teeth--forget about flossing! Oh, the the fact that your body releases a hormone that triggers the growth of "granny hairs" on your chin. I think I know where postpartum comes from!!!<br /><br />What else???? I have so much blood flowing through my veins that when I was getting my pedicure yesterday my toes kept bleeding for the poor guy barely touching my skin. How embarrassing! Last but not least, my brain officially does NOT work. I can be in the middle of a sentence and lose what I was talking about. Words that used to come so easy now disappear into the abyss of my head. I compare it to a library where there once was books, now there are gaping black holes.<br /><br />And yet, the second this amazing little girl in my belly moves I forget all about the weird things and want to sit and watch her kick. I never knew I could be so wrapped around someone I haven't yet met face to face. She has started responding to my voice. And speaking of wrapped around a finger, don't even get me started on Mike. He's a goner!Peterson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401364372090979369noreply@blogger.com3