The Pedersens

In-N-Out

2012-01-06T14:49:00.001-08:00

Would he not make the perfect advertisement for them? I'm just saying. :)

My boys.

2012-01-04T15:26:00.000-08:00

Isn't the cutest picture ever! Jr absolutely ADORES his dad. As you can tell :-)

XOXOXO

2011

2012-01-03T20:48:00.000-08:00

I am not going to lie, 2011 was the probably the hardest year of my life. I started it losing my dad to a long fight with Parkinsons. From there it seemed every trial was thrown right at me.....just smack right in the face. But I strongly believe everything happens for a reason. Although I might have disagreed a couple months ago, I know this past year has made me so much stronger in som many different ways.

This poem has been a favorite of mine since I was little. It is so true and gives so much comfort.

On a lighter note..... I am sooooo excited about what 2012 has in store for us! Bring it on!

What they don't tell you about babies

2011-12-16T08:48:00.001-08:00

First of all, no one talks about having kids or teens, it's about babies. Guess what? Babies are easy. And ridiculously temporary. Have all the babies you want, but know that they turn into something else entirely and then you're dealing with this:

{1}Your house will NEVER be clean again. Ever. It seems like a small price to pay for a cute little family, doesn't it? Sure, but if you pride yourself on a clean home, you better look for another source of pride. Or a cleaning lady and a daycare that keeps your kids out of your house seven days per week.

{2}You will NEVER sleep again. Having a kid up at 5am or awake until 10pm is not unusual. Hopefully you only have one or the other. And age doesn't effect this; in fact, babies sleep BETTER than kids. You will begin to define a good night's sleep as just having one kid in your bed and only waking up three times for various ailments, bad dreams, accidents, etc. And that's after they've gotten up seven times before even falling asleep for water, to complain that someone's being too loud {oh, the irony}, or to ask what we're doing tomorrow.

{3}You will ALWAYS be dealing with food. It's a constant stream of packing lunches/snacks, listening to complaints about how disgusting/too cold/too hot/can I have chocolate milk instead?/that's not how so-and-so makes it, and cleaning up. And don't tell me to just have the kids clean up. Mine do. Have you seen how kids clean? Have you seen how husbands clean? It's about the same. So you're STILL cleaning up after clean up. And yet, it's never clean {see #1}.

{4}You will NEVER see an empty laundry basket. Self explanatory.

{5}You will NEVER be alone. And out of desperation, you'll start inventing ways to be alone: arriving an hour early for doctor's appointments, purposefully waking up at 4:30am just to enjoy a cup of coffee, or going back to work.

If you have a baby or are thinking about having babies, I'm sure you're shaking your head and mumbling, I would never let my life become like that. That's ok, I said the same thing. It's self-preservation. No one wants to think that a little teeny tiny baby will turn their lives into a disheveled, chaotic mess. Don't worry - babies don't. It's those dang kids.

2011-11-21T09:11:00.001-08:00

These 2 kids keep me going a million miles a minute! I love how close these 2 are. I can already tell they are going to be best friends for life. You will have to excuse the individual pictures but it is seriously impossible to get them to stand still together for a picture! I can't believe my "baby" is going to be 3 next week! Wow! I promise I will be back soon to give a real update! Until then......
XoXoXoXo

What are we doing with today?

2011-08-17T10:47:00.000-07:00

How fragile life, how certain death. We do not know when we will be required to leave this mortal existence. And so I ask, “What are we doing with today?” If we live only for tomorrow, we’ll eventually have a lot of empty yesterdays. Have we been guilty of declaring, “I’ve been thinking about making some course corrections in my life. I plan to take the first step—tomorrow”? With such thinking, tomorrow is forever. Such tomorrows rarely come unless we do something about them today.

President Thomas S. Monson

Some thoughts......

2011-08-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

I have so many things that I want to do in my life. Long term and short term. It seems that lately there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done. It has been almost 6 months since I have been back at work full time, I still haven't quite found that balance between work and home! I am getting there but I have lots of things I want to improve. Maybe if I list a few of my goals it will kick my butt in gear!

Goal #1

Planning dinners for the week. I am not sure why this is so hard for me, but it is! Maybe the problem is that I don't really actually like to cook! :-) Fortunately, I married someone who is a great cook and loves to do it. Unfortunately, he works long hours and is usually home after dinner time has long passed. And by the time I get the kids and get home it is about 5:30. Sophia is usually starving by this time and all Jr wants is my attention.

Goal #2

Work out at least 5 days/week. This is something that Jeremy and I are doing together. Every night before we go to sleep we go The Biggest Loser on the Wii. We have been pretty good at sticking to it and it is actually a great time for me and him to spend together while the kids are asleep. Now don't get me wrong.........there are some nights we are both beyond exhausted and collapse into bed before we can even think of working out, or the other nights when Jr. refuses to go to sleep and my workout is constantly interrupted by his screams of "mommy!" from his room. But such is life! The intent and want is there so hopefully we can stick with it.

Goal #3

More time for myself. Now this is a hard one, because I am NEVER by myself. Even in the bathroom, there is always at least one kid pulling on me or wanting my attention (you mothers out there know what I mean). But lately I desperately yearn for this, so I have decided if I get up at 5am every morning I can at least have 45 minutes to myself in complete silence. And of course there are lots of mornings where my bed is just way too warm and I am too comfortable snuggled up to the husband to get up that early. But it's a goal and I am going to work at it! I think it is a great way to start my day!

Goal #4

Finish school. I am now back in school. I am doing it online, hopefully it will fit my schedule better that way! I'm a dork and I really love school. I love learning new things! And I have worked so hard over the years. I was put off track a bit when I had kids, but I am back on track! I am doing it!!!

I have soooooo many other things I want to do and strive for every day. As soon as I can figure out the balance between a 1 year old and a 2 year old, I'll be good! Ha! That won't ever happen. But no matter what I do or don't get done every day it is so fun to see my babies discover new things every day! It reminds me of what is really important in life!

Moments That Matter Most

2011-08-04T14:02:00.000-07:00

I love this video! We all get wrapped up in our every day lives and sometimes we forget what really matters! I will admit, I am guilty of this. But I think we should all make it a goal to notice the small things that we so often overlook.

We are still here!!!

2011-07-28T11:53:00.000-07:00

As I look at the blog, I realize I haven't posted in FOREVER!!! Sooooo many things have been happening in our lives lately. I have many pictures to post and lots of updates to give. It seems so hard to pin everything down lately and find time to update. But I will be back soon (hopefully this weekend) and let you all know how the Pedersen family is doing!

xoxoxo

Spiritual Bliss!

2011-04-08T15:39:00.000-07:00

This is where I am going tonight and tomorrow! It is a women's conference put on by LDS church. I am so excited to have some time for myself and to spend time with my mom. The daily chores and chaos can take over our lives at times. Sometimes we just need to step back! That is exactly where I am right now. Between working 40 hours a week and my precious kids and everything else, things are crazy! I am so looking forward to hear all the wonderful speakers and soak it in!

Brrrr....It's Cold Outside

2011-02-28T11:40:00.001-08:00

This weekend we decided to head up to the mountains and take the kids to the snow. We met up with Jeremy's brother and family and headed up. It was quite chilly and I knew the kids wouldn't last long. Then we get up there and I realize I forgot one key thing....Jr's coat! I felt so bad.....I bundled him up in layers of shirts and sweatshirts and gave it a try.

This is where it turned bad.....he got his hands wet. (Just a side note on Jr's hands....he is such a boy and loves to get dirty and play outside. But AS SOON as his hands are dirty or anything is on them, he wants them wiped off) Well his hands were ice cold and he was not having it.

Which lead to the saddest face EVER! And lots of tears.

He was perfectly happy sitting in the Tahoe with the heater on watching everyone else play in that horrible, cold, wet stuff :-)

Then we have Sophia...she is totally mellow all the time. As long as she has a clean diaper and a full belly she is happy. She went outside for a bit with daddy and didn't seem to mind the snow falling on her little cute pink head.

She did keep her brother company most of the time though in the truck.

Cam had a blast with his cousins sledding down the hill and playing in the snow.

Me and the hubs.

Isn't the snow absolutely beautiful!

Although, I love the snow. I think it so pretty and I love how quiet it is. But I will admit, I love it most from my car. With the heater on. And I think my kids probably feel the same way.

Finally!

2011-02-28T11:23:00.001-08:00

We all know Jr has the best hair ever. I mean, seriously. Have you seen his curls!

We decided to take him to get his haircut. Now, I tried to take him a couple weeks ago to the lady that does my hair. He would not have it, within minutes he was a complete mess and a puddle of tears. So I found this awesome place called Cool Cuts for Kids in Fresno. This place is amazing! Every station has it's own TV and each kid gets to pick out which movie they can watch. And of course, he got to drive his own taxi the whole time.

And there were plenty of bribes during the haircut as well. Sad but true. I had to do what I had to do! The curls are staying but we had to get his bangs out of his face.

So with his hot wheels and monster truck he was good.

Then we moved on to bubbles.

Overall, he loved it! And looks cuter than ever now that we can see his eyes again! And the curls are staying...for now.

So-So

2011-02-24T10:51:00.001-08:00

Sophia is at the funnest age right now! I absolutely love it! Isn't she adorable with her two bottom teeth :-)

She is trying SO hard to crawl! Right now she just rolls around everywhere and scoots backwards. She is so determined to stand all the time too. She sees her brother running around and wants to play!

She is quite vocal now too. (But who couldn't 't expect that, seeing as how she has pretty loud people in her gene pool. :-)) She screams when she wants your attention....which she kind of has to do to be heard over Jr. Our house is definitely not a quiet one. But we love it!

Working Mama

2011-02-21T14:58:00.001-08:00

So last week I went back to work....this is a big thing for me! I have been home with my kids for the last 2 years! Basically since Jr was born. I have loved every minute of it. Now that Sophia is 7 months, I thought it was about time. So far, it is going absolutely great! I found a girl to watch the kids at my house 3 days a week and then they get some grandma time for the other 2 days. I think the kids are doing great with it. I wasn't so worried about Jr, since they are at my house I knew he would be fine with all "his" stuff. I was a little worried about Sophia, just because she has been with mama since she was born. But she is doing surprisingly well. By the afternoon she is usually done and a bit crabby but I know she will get better as time goes on. It is great too because I work, literally, 4 minutes from home. So I am still "around" if needed.

But I think it will be a great experience for everyone. It is great for me to get out and be an "adult" again. I definitely need that. I need to get a schedule down for the evenings though.....if only I could pay the babysitter to make dinner too?! My poor husband has had to deal with leftovers and take out the last week. I am just so exhausted when I get home. I feel like I never stop (which I don't basically. lol) But that is okay, I know it will take me a couple weeks to get used to. And in the meantime, Jr is ecstatic he now has two little kids to play with every day!

My dad, my hero

2011-02-08T11:00:00.000-08:00

As some of you may or may not know, I lost my dad 2 weeks ago to Parkinsons. He suffered years with this and was so strong. He truly was a great man and I have so many great memories with him! I am so thankful Jr was able to become close to him during his last years. And I know dad held on so he was able to meet Sophia! He loved his grandkids so much and was so proud of all they do. Even in his last days, Jr would always run up to hid bed and grab "pe-paw's" hand. Jr is so sweet and always knew! He will always be remembered with the most love in everyone's lives he touched. Love you dad!

This picture is my favorite. You can tell how much love is there!

xoxoxoxo

Sibling Love

2011-01-18T13:52:00.000-08:00

Saying that Jr is in love with Sophia is an understatement. He is completely smitten with her. The first thing he does when he wakes up is say "Where's baby!" He must know where she is at all times! Now this can be bad at times....like the other day when I set he car seat on the couch and unstrapped her.(I usually NEVER unstrap her until I pick her up). But of course this time I did. Anyways I went into their room to get a diaper for 2 seconds and all of a sudden she is hysterical. I run out and she is laying on the floor and Jr just looks at me! Thank God she was perfectly fine, just a little scared. But my heart stopped!!! It scared me to death! I am sure this will not be the last time something like this happens.
Here are a few pictures of them. You can see in the last picture Sophia is about done with "borther time" for the moment. lol
Also, the cutest thing. I walked into the living room the other day and saw Cam and Jr on the floor. It was so sweet. Jr LOVES his bubba bubba. He has such a hard time when Cam leaves to go home. But the whole time he is here, Jr is right next to his side!

My working men

2010-12-08T12:25:00.001-08:00

I am so lucky to have such a great husband, who works so hard for his family!!! It is Jr's favorite time of the day when we go pick up daddy. I always try to get there a little early so Jr can ride with him on the tractor. It is so adorable! My two guys!!
And just to make it clear....no, Jr is not scared in the first picture....this is his new look he gives me when I take his picture! Such a character!

My loves

2010-12-08T12:12:00.000-08:00

Kids really do just make our lives that much better!!! I will admit, every day is complete chaos and I don't know if I ever sit down for more than 5 minutes at a time. But I love it! Every day it is something new.

Sophia with her Jordan...if only we lived closer to them. Jordan is sucha big helper!

Jr and Jordan in bed watching Cars

Jr in one of his favorite places...the orchards at daddy's work

Sophia w/ her other cousin, Anycia

She is such a happy baby!!!

Jr turns 2!!!

2010-12-07T09:54:00.000-08:00

So my baby turned 2 on Sunday!!! I really cannot believe 2 years have already gone by. This kid is a nut! He is all over the place ALL of the time. He LOVES all of his trucks and tractors. Here are jsut a few random things that make me adore this boy even more each day.

-Every time he walks out of the room, he turns around to me and says "bye mom!"

-Every time he walks into a room he will run up to you and roar like a monster

-Whenever we are in the car, he holds his sisters hand

-He say "Bless" anytime someone sneezes....he also says this when he is trying to get by you. lol

-Whenever I walk into a room he yells "mom" and runs up to hug me. (Yes this one is my favorite!)

I could go on and on about all of the things he does. He is pure entertainment and love all day long! He is so great and we love him more than words!!!!
Happy Birthday Boogie Man!

A little sneak peek...

2010-10-02T02:32:00.000-07:00

So my fabulous friend Nicole took some pictures of Sophia for me today. And a few of Jr with her as well.....although it is very hard to get him to sit down long enough to snap a good picture! She did a great job though. I am goinh to post more of the pictures but until then here are a couple. Aren't they adorable! xoxoxoxoxo

2010-09-25T10:39:00.000-07:00

Jr LOVES when his sister sits next to him. So cute!

My guy

2010-09-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

When I found out I was having a boy, I was a TINY bit sad for a minute that it wasn't a girl. I remember my mom telling me, "Don't worry! Boys LOVE their moms!" Of course, I was so excited to have a boy.

I am so in love with that little boy! He is my buddy. He is all about trucks and tractors. He will wrestle you to the ground if you let him (taught by dad of course). Poor Sophia has already experienced these wrestling moves, unfortunately. Jr just wishes she were bigger and could get up and play. But in an instant he will run up to you and give you a hug and a kiss. He is such a sweet little boy. He is very worried about his sister if she is crying....he will run up to her and talk to her and ask her what's wrong. It's SOOOO ADORABLE! He will then proceed to wipe her mouth, try the binky, or if it's around, shove the bottle in her mouth. :-) He is so helpful, most of the time.

I cannot believe he will be 2 years old in December!!! Craziness how time flies. He has such a personality and is talking so much more every day. I can actually sit there and basically have a conversation with him, it trips me out.

My sleeping mask has become his headband. When he wakes up in the morning, he gets up and finds it and puts it on.

Isn't this the sweetest picture! Jr LOVES hanging out with daddy!

The story

2010-09-17T08:29:00.000-07:00

So as a lot of you know, the last couple weeks of the pregnancy I was DONE! I will admit, I am really not one of those people who love being pregnant. Yes, it is incredible to feel the baby move and kick inside you......but I miss sleeping on my stomach, I am not one for pain, and I can DEFINATELY live without the HORRIBLE PAINFUL heartburn I seem to have every pregnancy! So I was done by the end nad Little Miss was set on making me wait until she was ready...how dare she right!? :-)

My due date came and went...I was having pretty strong contractions but they would come and go. The morning of the 9th (1 day after the due date) they definately got stronger. I knew I wasn't in active labor right then but I wanted her out!!! So we went to the hospital and I was only to a 3! But luckily my doctor is AMAZING and told them to admit me and he would start the Pitocin! YES! Not......they started the Pit. at 10:30 in the AM and by 9:00pm, nothing! So, my doctor broke my water about 10:30 and from there it went quick! They checked me about 12:30 and said I was only a 5........but then all of a sudden I had to push! So I did and her head was coming out. My dear husband and mother were in the hallway yelling for a dr. But anyways, basically the nurse delivered her and everything was perfect!!!!!

She weighed 8 pounds and 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. Although people think that is a big baby, we think she is completely TINY compared to what her 10 pound brother was. :-)

Introducing......

2010-07-23T20:46:00.000-07:00

Sophia Anne Pedersen

She is FINALLY here. And let me just tell you, she is perfect! She was born on July 10th at 12:48am weighing a whooping 8 pounds and 3 ounces. Everyone says she is a big baby but we all know compared to her brother she is TINY! Everything is going really well at home, just trying to adjust to having two "babies" basically. Jr is a great help but of course still wants all the attention. I will post more later with happenings and more pictures!

Our little fish

2010-06-21T20:45:00.000-07:00

Let me tell you, this kid is a fish! He LOVES anything that is water. From the sprinkler, to the shower, to the dog's water bowl! He can't get enough. He is so cute!

Like father.....like son

2010-06-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

Anyone who knows Jr, knows that he is definately his father's son. He is soooooo happy when dad gets home from work and he can wrestle and play with him. He thinks it is the best thing in the world when I take him to Jeremy'y work and he gets to sit on the tractors and even go for a ride with daddy. He is definately outgoing like his momma and always has to have everyone's attention but he is just as much like his daddy. It freaks me out sometimes the looks Jr will give me, I swear it is the exact same as Jeremy. lol. Not to mention, he looks just like him! Just a little bit. :-)
Jr is definately testing his limits here lately and seeing exactly what he can get away with. I won't lie, there are days when he is a total terror (Of course, I say that with pure love!)......but in a split second he will run up to you and give you love and that makes up for it. I am definately a sucker for his hugs and kisses!

Big Trucks and Moo Cows

2010-05-27T13:16:00.000-07:00

This boy is definately not lacking in the energy department. He LOVES to play with all his cars and trucks. He really is such a boy. He makes sound effects for EVERYTHING, just like his daddy. Vrooom....Vroom. He is just so cute! Every morning when I take Jeremy to work we pass a company that has a bunch of big rigs in front.....then about 2 miles past there is a huge dairy with tons of cows. This is the highlight of his morning. He gets so excited when we come up to the "big trucks" and proceeds to "moo" the rest of the way at the cows. It really is the cutest thing.

We have started to get things ready for Josie's arrival! (Yes we have decided on the name Josie) We ended up deciding to get Jr. a toddler bed and she will be in his crib, EVENTUALLY. I know she will be in our room in the bassinet for awhile so we will see when Jr is ready to move to his "big boy" bed. Which I think, will come sooner than later. I am very curious to see how Jr is going to react to his new little sister. It is definately all about "mommy" right now. Which I try REALLY HARD to counteract that but it is always just me and him so I guess it is inevitable. I am sure it will be an adjustment but I know he will love her! It is so cute when he sees a baby now, he goes up and just stares in awe.

I included a video of Jr dancing to Barney. He LOVES to dance around to the music. That is why his daddy calls him "Boogie Man"

Baby Belly

2010-05-20T10:37:00.000-07:00

Here it is folks!!! I am getting bigger and bigger! Although I actually don't think I am as big as I was with Jr. So HOPEFULLY.....just MAYBE she will be a little smaller than her 10 pound brother!

Our little princess

2010-03-28T15:41:00.000-07:00

Meet our little girl....isn't she cute!!!! I loves that I was able to get a 4D pic of her! This was when I was about 18 weeks and I am now 26 weeks so she is getting much bigger I am sure. The pregnancy has been going great and she is moving around like crazy! Can't wait to meet our little girl!

Just give him a set of wheels!

2010-03-28T15:34:00.001-07:00

As you can see, Jr is on the go!

Our new additions to the family!

2010-03-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

Meet Luna and Pepper.....we love them!! But I must say it is like we have 2 more kids! Jr absolutely adores both of them and they are so good with him! It should be interesting when Eloise arrives in July!

Love Week

2010-02-11T13:22:00.000-08:00

So my blogging friend Denae http://denaeharlow.blogspot.com/, has a great blog and for the past few years during the week of Valentines Day she does a week of Love posts. I think it is a great idea to stop and appreciate the things you love!

I LOVE:

Jr's beautiful hair! It is so thick and curly. I LOVE IT! I could just run my fingers through it all day long.

I LOVE our new little neice, Allison Kathleen Pedersen! Here she is a couple hours old and looks perfect. I can't wait to meet her and hold her!

So many loves, such a fun week! Love is in the air!!!

XOXOXOXO

Happy Birthday boogie man!

2010-02-06T17:08:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe this year went by so quick and Jr is already 1!! He has quite the personality and little attitude of his own. :-) But I love it! He is such a sweet spirit and you can tell he totally understands what you are saying. He says words like; momma, daddy, grandpa, hi dad, bye bye, night night, dog, truck, car and makes the CUTEST tractor noise whenever we go pick Jeremy up at work! We had a birthday party for him on his birthday with family and a few friends. He absolutely loved it and was into everything.

So.....

2010-02-06T16:57:00.000-08:00

WE ARE EXPECTING #2 IN JULY!

We find out in a couple of weeks if we will have a boy or girl! I won't lie, yes I do want a girl.....BUT it would be so much easier to have another boy. We will see :)

I love this guy!!!!!

2009-10-15T20:19:00.000-07:00

Boogie Man

2009-09-14T20:28:00.000-07:00

So I just put Jr to sleep. This is my favorite part of the night. He is such a little monster (yes, I said it. lol) when it comes to going to sleep. He will fight it till the end. But EVENTUALLY he gets to the point where he just snuggles up against me and looks up smiling and talking. He is getting bigger every day and it is basically freaking me out. He is my angel! He has developed quite the little personality. He will let you know what he wants. He is growing so fast! He is now STARTING TO WALK! Which totally freaks me out. But he is such a happy kid. Learning and doing new things every day.

2009-05-26T15:29:00.000-07:00

How could I not post this!!! This will be the picture I show to all his girlfriends! Get ready son!

Our little man is growing up!

2009-05-26T15:10:00.000-07:00

Okay so I know I am a total slacker and it has been a LONG while since I have blogged. I am making a new goal for myself to do this more often! I enjoy it, it is just actually taking the time to sit down and do it that takes awhile! lol.

So Jr will be 6 months in a little over a week!!!! This is very exciting and yet kind of sad at the same time! My little man is growing up so fast. Every day he is doing something new, it is amazing! And....HE JUST GOT HIS FIRST 2 TEETH!!! 2 in the middle on the bottom, SO CUTE! He actually did pretty well with them when they first broke through, but now they are hurting him a bit more. He is a trooper though!

So just a note, these pictures are random and not in any order. I am sure none of you care, but I am a little neurotic and it bugs the heck out of me! Although I guess not too much, since I don't take the time to put them in order. :-)

My mom got him this little Spiderman bat awhile ago but I just gave it to him yesterday. He absolutely loves it! I actually took it away from him to feed him and he went completely hysterical. Which made me laugh (No, I am not a bad mother! lol) But up until now he has never really cared if you take something away from him. But oh no! Not the bat! This is his and he will hold onto it for dear life!Memorial Day 09

He is such a happy baby! He is always laughing and smiling! Now don't get me wrong, he definately does have his moments where he will scream and scream.....but nothing too bad. Yes, he does look just like his daddy but I think he is getting a lot of his momma's personality! And we all know what that means! :-)

He is definately at the stage of everything goes straight to his mouth! I love watching how he grabs and reaches for things now. It is so cool to watch the look in his eyes when he sees something new.

There is a little park just right around the corner from our house with a baseball field where they play Little League. Cameron wanted to go watch his friend play so I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to take Jr. When I first put him in the scream, he kind of wailed. But I plopped down right in front of him on the ground and he LOVED IT! He probably swang for about 40 minutes before he was done. We all had a great time!

Play Time

2009-03-31T14:30:00.000-07:00

So I tell Cam to keep Jr occupied for a second while I run to the car and get something. I come back in to this. And Jr LOVES that Cam almost fits under the play mat with him!

He is definately at the stage where EVERYTHING goes in his mouth! :-)
All tired out

A day with family......

2009-03-25T11:17:00.000-07:00

Okay before you read any further...I have NO idea why these pics are so small! No matter how many times I click "large" they still come out like this. So sorry you will have to strain your eyes a bit!

So Jeremy's brother and family were down for the weekend. It is always so much fun when they come to visit because Gavin just LOVES playing with Cam so they are always running all over the place. Here are a few pics!

The Pedersen Men.....Aren't they handsome! :-)

Jr's first experience on a bike with daddy. He didn't know what to think! But he will grow up to love it, just like all the rest of them! :-)

On the move.....

2009-03-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

Jr is so vocal now a days. He loves to hear himself talk. Hmmmm maybe he takes after his mother :-) But the other night we were playing with him and all of sudden we could have sworn he said "hi". Now some people say "oh no! It's too early. It is just him cooing". Well you are wrong :-) He then said it again and again as we said it to him. Then he went to the dentist office with Jeremy's mom yesterday and the receptionist told her "He just said Hi to me 3 different times!". So there you have it! My kid is a genius and I am sure will be crawling all over my house very soon. Now if I could just get him to say "momma". We will work on that one.

Oh yes....Jr is on the go. We all know that he is definately ahead in a lot of things. It could be his size.....or he could just be a genius. Who knows! :-) No but really....he has been trying to crawl for quite some time now. And he has finally got the whole concept down. Almost. He concentrates so hard. He puts his head down, butt up, and pushes himself along. He is trying really hard to get the whole idea of them arms moving down. He will get it soon I have no doubt. He loves his little play mat. I think he finds new things every day to play with and touch!

3 months....going on 12 months!

2009-03-06T11:35:00.001-08:00

Well our little man turned 3 months yesterday and he just gets cuter every day! I took him to the dr yesterday and found out his weight. He is a whooping 17lbs 4oz!!!!!

That is our little football player :-)

My little ham

2009-02-27T19:52:00.000-08:00

Well since we have not had any "official" pictures taken on Jr., I thought we better do it before he is out of the whole baby stage all together. Which seems to be creeping up very quickly! I am sending out birth announcements (yes, I know he is almost 3 months and I am just now doing it :-)) BUT as everyone knows, he has had a very "busy" life so far.

Sleep? I have heard of that once or twice

2009-02-24T11:14:00.001-08:00

You know, I have decided it is a rough life to be a baby....I mean, you wake up, get fed, people hold you, people clean your butt for you. My kid has got it hard! :-) Yeah right! Jr was spoiled from the moment he was born, before that even. And he is a great baby. But just here lately he is having some issues with sleeping. As daddy would say, "You are just like your mother! Afraid you are going to miss something". Which makes me laugh because it is totally true. He will fall fast asleep and minutes later his eyes are WIDE open and he is looking all around. He is does this over and over again. He will fight it until he can't take it anymore. Poor guy just won't give up. He also has this thing where he will sleep for the most part until about 3am and then he is wide awake and fussy! Not good for mom who has to get up for work at 5:30. So I am usually up from 3am on, it is fabulous. But we are working on it and he is getting better. It is just going to take a few sleepless nights until he gets it down. I can deal with that. But seriously, he is the happiest baby. And he sure likes his diaper to be clean because every time you put him on that chaging table he is all smiles and giggles.

Our "little" man!

2009-02-24T10:55:00.000-08:00

So......I have been trying to post a blog for the last 3 weeks. Something always seems to come up. That is basically the story of my life now a days. A whirlwind of chaos! :-) I have started back to work and I will admit, it is HARD! I am trying my hardest to adjust. Thank God I have my mom and Jeremy's mom to both watch Jr during the day. That has helped a lot. He sure loves his grandmas. He is growing so much and developing quite the personality. He will defaintely tell you when he is not happy.....or bored. He is quite the smiley baby. But.....he knows when you are taking pictures! He will be laughing and smiling and as soon as I get the camera or phone and he gets serious as can be. He is to the point now where he loves to sit up and gets quite annoyed when he is laying down for too long. Before long he will be doing it by himself. Can't wait for that.

Oh how he loves his mobile. He will lay there and talk and smile for the longest time!

Hanging out with his cousins.......Jordan and Anycia I will say one thing.....Jr is the perfect name for him! He is definately his daddy's boy!

Chunky Monkey

2009-01-13T20:43:00.000-08:00

Dec 5th Jan 13th

Weight: 9lbs 15oz 13lbs 4oz

Height: 21 1/2" 24"

Well it is official, our son is the size of a 3 month old and he is 5 weeks old! :-) Atleast we know he is growing strong and healthy. He is doing very well and feeling so much better. He is becoming so alert and pays attention to everything around him. It is so cute to see his facial expressions, he is VERY animated. And I am very happy to say that he is a FABULOUS sleeper! He will usually go to sleep at about 11:00pm and usually doesn't wake up until about 4:30 or 5:00! Once or twice he will wake up at about 2am but even if it is just that once, that is fine with me!

So things are going well :-) We are glad to be home from the hospital.

So he hated the bath and basically screamed the whole time. But........the robe on the other hand....he laid there perfectly happy and fell fast asleep seconds later.
My little love

So yes we tried the bassinet. And he does good in it...every once in awhile. But he sleeps so much better between us in bed! :-) So we will keep it like that for awhile. But the way he is growing, we are going to have to move him to his crib or get a bigger bed! :-)

A New Year.....

2009-01-01T11:41:00.000-08:00

Well we are beginning the new year with our baby STILL in the hospital! BUT there is light at the end of the tunnel! He is doing great! Gaining weight like crazy. His expected discharge date is Wednesday, Jan 7th! So we are on the downward slope now! YEAH! I cannot wait for us to go home and get on with life! We just have to get through the next week so he can have all of his antibiotics to make sure he is completely healthy again. He is completely spoiled at the hospital! All of the nurses adore him. He definately has a set of lungs on him, probably gets that from me ;-) He can be dead asleep and I think, "okay I can sneak away to cafeteria and eat something real quick before he even wakes up!". OH NO! Not going to happen......literally as soon as I walk around the corner he is screaming. Me, I would let him cry...I mean it's good for him, right? :-) Oh no, not the nurses. Usually when I come back from being gone, any length of time, his bed is empty. He is either in one of the nurse's arms fast asleep or bundled up in his swing at the nurses station! lol. I tell them they are definately making my life harder for when we get home. oh well, we will have fun getting him on a schedule when we get home! Here are a few pics of him in the hospital. Oh and yes, he is a chunker. As of yesterday when they weighed him he weighed 11bs 10 oz!!!!! Atleast we know he is eating well and definately feeling better :-)

As soon as he starts falling asleep, he always smiles big! Atleast we know he is having good dreams :-)

Wow, I just noticed the BLACK circles under my eyes! Well that's what happens from sleeping in the hospital, in a chair, and getting about 2 hours of sleep at night!

WE CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!

Update on Jr.

2008-12-21T18:56:00.001-08:00

Just quick update on Jr. They have been giving him antibiotics for the last 4 days and they seem to be making him feel quite a bit better. He has not had a fever in a day, which is good! Before it would go up and down throughout the day. So hopefully it stays down. And he is definately more content now, we can just tell he is feeling much better. It is crazy to think how horrible he must have felt before when he was so fussy...because he is now so content and peaceful. So now we just need to get through the next couple weeks and get all of these antibiotics in him and then we will be able to bring him home. Yeah, can't wait!!!! I have been staying there 24/7 with him up until tonight. It is definately hard to leave him at all. But tonight we decided it was best for me to come home and actually sleep for the night in my bed....and not on the chair in his room. :-)

My little lovebug

2008-12-20T10:45:00.000-08:00

So......poor Jr is 2 weeks and 1 day old today and he has been in the hospital for the last 4 days.....and will be there for 21 more days. We have found he has bacterial Menigitis so they must give him antibiotics for 21 days to make sure they get it all out of his body. Poor guy is definately a trooper. He does hate to be pricked and poked by the needles. So that is the update for now. I know several of you have called and left messages and I apoligize for not calling you back. But as you can imagine I have had a lot on my mind and have been staying at the hospital with him. We ARE very grateful that we have Valley Children's Hospital so close to us. I know he will be fine because he is definately in the best hands. So please keep him in your prayers.

Introducing.........

2008-12-08T15:20:00.000-08:00

Jeremy Dale Pedersen Jr.

Born: Friday, December 5th at 6:14am

Weighing in at 9lbs 15oz and 21 1/2" long

Well......he is FINALLY here. After the long days of waiting, Jeremy Jr has decided to join us in the world. Momma and baby are doing great. The labor actually was amazingly great and did not last very long at all. So Friday morning I woke up at 4:20am to my water breaking......at first I was not certain but then it was followed by the most painful contraction yet so I was sure it was time. I immediately got up and started pacing around my house. I have had a few false alarms so I wanted to make sure this was the real thing. But basically the contractions never went away and were VERY painful. SO I called the birthing center and they said it sounded like I was in labor but since this was my first baby to take a shower and get my things together. I would have plenty of time. Let me just tell you......whoever thinks a shower relaxes you has no idea what is going on! lol. I got into the shower and it just made it worse and then just made it take me longer to get ready because I was now covered in water! But after probably about 20 minutes.....which seemed like 2 hours, we were on the road. Let me just say I have the best husband ever......he did everything perfect. Even with me screaming at him the whole way to the hospital. :-) But come on, what else was I supossed to do right. So we got to the birthing center at about 5:45 am and I was dialated to an 8!!!! No wonder it hurt so freakin bad. Which is funny because I was in there the day before and I was only dialated to a 2. But anyways they barely got me into a room and an IV in my hand and I was pushing. I pushed about 4 times and he was completely out! Beautiful as ever!!!!!! I will be honest, as soon as I went through those hospital doors I was asking for medicine. But it was way too late for that. So I had no choice but to suck it up and deal with it! But it was quick......we got there at 5:45 and he was born at 6:14am. We don't waste any time.

Coming home from the hospital.

Jr with his big brother
Grandma

So this is actually from him coming home from the hospital for the 2nd time. Since he was born so quick, he had a lot of facial bruising. Which caused him to have a higher chance of Jaundis. So hey tested him before we left but his level was fairly low. I took him back for a check up Sunday morning and his level had raised quite a bit. So the poor little guy had to be admitted back in for treatment. Although they said he would be there atleast 24 hours, he is now home after only 12. They did the light treatment on him for 12 hours and now he is doing great! His bruising has gone down a great deal as well. He is perfect as ever and we are so happy to have our little man here.

No Baby Yet

2008-12-01T14:18:00.000-08:00

Well this about sums up my feelings right now! :-) I must say, I have talked to more people in the last week than I usually talk to in a year! I know everyone is very anxious for Jeremy Jr to be here. Well so are we! But as I keep saying, he is already just like his daddy. Jeremy makes a point to never be on someone else's "time schedule". He will get there when he is ready. And obviously Jr. has this same view point.

So I have an appointment this evening....I am patiently trying counting down the hours till it is time to go. And HOPEFULLY (PLEASE cross your fingers) my doctor will say it is time!

The Waiting Game

2008-11-12T07:29:00.000-08:00

So I thought i would write and update everyone on the baby! Sorry if I have been out of touch with everyone. Everything has just been crazy trying to get ready for the baby and I am trying to rest as much as possible. So obviously....he is still not here. I had a doctor appointment yesterday and as the dr said he could come anytime. He did not check to see if i was dialated since I am already so uncomfortable. But I have another appointment on Tuesday of next week. And he will check then. BUT hopefully I don't make it to that appointment! I have been having contractions about 6 minutes apart........but they don't usually last longer than an hour. So he said as soon as they last longer than an hour and intensify over time, that is the time to go to the birthing center. So......hopefully that will be soon!

4 more weeks!

2008-10-27T15:31:00.001-07:00

So.......the countdown begins. 4 weeks until my due date and I am SOOOOO ready. I know he will come in his own time but as every day goes by I get more uncomfortable by the minute! I wake up every night atleast every hour. It is insane. I know it is getting me ready for the sleepless nights to come. BUT atleast when I have to wake up for the baby, I will be able to sleep on my stomach for awhile! Right now there is no way possible to get comfortable. And of course there are the back aches that never stop and all the other pains. Okay, that is my little bit of complaining.
We are just so ready to meet our little man! I can tell the last couple of days Jeremy is getting anxious as well. He keeps saying, "When is Jr. going to get here!??". :-) I love how excited he is. We have everything ready and set to go for the baby. His room is perfect. I just can't wait! I have my next doctor appointment tomorrow so we will see how everything is going then!
I will update soon!

Pumpkin Fun

2008-10-27T15:21:00.000-07:00

We decided to carve pumpkins and decorate the yard a bit for Halloween. Cameron had so much fun cleaning out the guts of the pumpkin and making his only little sculpture. We also went and picked out his costume. Let me tell you, it is quite an adventure picking out a costume with an 8 year old! He wants to everything at the same time! We finally decided upon some kind of death punk rocker guy. And then of course he had to get an ax, because that just makes the costume all the better. :-) Aren't kids great!

Cam's vampire pumpkin with blood teeth and all

Our boneyard and skeleton
Dad and Cam cleaning out the pumpkin

I love my husband!

2008-10-09T08:36:00.000-07:00

I just had to say it :-) He has been so great throughout this whole pregnancy. Love you daddy!

Jeremy Jr.

2008-10-03T09:05:00.000-07:00

Well I had another ultrasound yesterday and at 33 weeks Jr is doing good! I must say this is the cutest picture of him I have seen yet. His little nose and lips! He is growing nicely. And laying very low, which makes it very uncomfortable for me but he is head down ready to go! :-) So next month it is.....hopefully he holds on till then!

Baby Showers

2008-10-03T08:42:00.000-07:00

What can I say! I have wondeful friends, family, and co-workers! Last weekend I had two showers; one at home and one at work. I received so many great things and had such a good time visiting with everyone!

Love you all!

Grandma and Jordan

Felicia and Linda

Ashley and I

Such cute baby decorations!

Little Miss Macie. Such a doll!

Yummm......Cake #2. I think we ate this for days!

Cake #1 at work.....gotta love those ice cream cakes! Opening presents at work.

Sister Christine and Jordan.....so glad they were able to make it!
Pinning the grandma pin on Doris. :-)

An "exciting" day!

2008-09-25T08:49:00.000-07:00

This is me leaving after being at the hospital for hours! :-)

So I had a bit of an exciting day yesterday........
My stomach muscles have been really sore the last couple of days and then just about 2 days ago I started having a little bit of cramping. Nothing really painful but of course not the usual. So I dealt with it for awhile until my husband got tire dof hearing my complain and told me "WELL CALL THE DOCTOR!" So I dropped him off at work and called Kaiser. They proceeded to ask me a million questions and then decided it would be best for me to come in and them to monitor me for a bit. So I drove right past work and straight there.
They hooked me up to the monitor to listen to the baby and see hwat was going on. As soon as she hooked me up she said "oh look....you are having a contraction". Hmmmmmm.....okay. Interesting. So they gave me a pill to stop the contractions. Which gave me a horrible headache but I guess I have to pick my battles right.
I must say thought, it was very cool to sit there and listen to the baby move while I was hooked up to the monitor! He moves a lot more than I actually feel all the time. So they then sent me home and told me to come back if I have any more pain. And they will probably give me another pill. I am not dialating at all.....so that is a good thing.
We will just wait and see how long he will wait!!! He better wait a couple more weeks atleast! :-)

On another note.....my baby showers are this weekend! My boss is throwing me one at work tomorrow. That should be fun!
Then Saturday my wonderful friend, Felicia is throwing me one for friends and family! I can't wait to see everyone. It is funny how we all get so busy with our lives. Even though we live in the same town we don't see each other for months and months....until something big happens. Oh well...I won't complain. I have great friends and family and can't wait to see all of them!!!

San Francsico

2008-09-15T09:40:00.000-07:00

Awww......we love each other!!!!

Our fabulous breakfast. Didn't even have to get out of bed....that is my kind of meal.

View from the hotel room.....and this building had the coolest garden on the roof. This is why I love the city.

My big ol' preggo belly!

Isn't she cute!

So Mom and I went to San Francisco for a quick visit this weekend. It was so nice to see my brother, Curtis and Michael too! Since they are so fabulous, they put us up in the Renaissance Hotel on the top of Nob Hill for the night! It was so nice and seriously had the softest pillows I have ever seen before. We did some shopping for the baby and I FINALLY feel like I am actually accomplishing things and getting things done...which is a good thing.
Time has gone by so quick and it seems at the end of the day by the time me and Jeremy get home we are both so exhausted to do much of anything. Slowly but surely things are definately coming together. My wonderful husband has been doing so much around the house to get everything together!!!! He definately takes care of me!
Well there are of course a million things going on but for now this is all.....until next time!

Jr is growing!

2008-07-23T08:31:00.000-07:00

I thought I would put some new pics of my belly. Yes, it is growing more and more every day!

Baby Registry

2008-07-18T15:30:00.001-07:00

So I have been told over and over again that I need to start thinking about the things I want to register for for my showers. So I decided to start my search online and see what this was all about. I started at Babies R Us and found a helpful list of recommended items to register for. Which did help, because let me tell you....I was feeling completely overwhelmed in about 5 seconds after looking at all of the millions of different thing. I didn't get very far with Babies R Us, not yet anyway. I still need to go into the store and actually pick out some things. But I did manage to get Jeremy to come with me to Target after my dr appointment this week and we spent awhile marking stuff down. After I got over the intial shock of all of the different things, I had a great time picking out things we needed. So I decided that those are the two places we will register. Between the 2 I think they have a pretty good selection of items with all different price ranges. So take a look and see what you think! And if anyone has any advice for me about ANYTHING you know I am always glad to hear it!

Cameron Dale

2008-07-18T15:23:00.000-07:00

So Cameron loves to pose for me to take pictures of him! So I thought I would include a few of my favorites!

Ultrasound

2008-07-18T14:58:00.000-07:00

So I had my 2nd trimester ultrasound a couple weeks ago. Everything went well except for the fact that I had to basically hold my pee for 2 hours! By the time they called my name (30 minutes after my original scheduled time) I was totally in tears. Yeah basically I am a big baby but it was hard! I guess this is just getting me ready for actually giving birth! But we found out we will be having a boy! So this is very exiciting! We are both very happy. And Cameron is ECSTATIC that he will have a little brother.

2008-07-18T14:56:00.001-07:00

I will try this blog thing one more time! Maybe I just don't know what I am doing bit this is kind of complicated! :-)