Old dresser is now new dresser

Thanks to Uncle Cory, our little boy has his first dresser. Cory had an old unfinished dresser that he no longer had any need for. We gladly accepted the dresser, and after a couple of coats of paint, we think it looks perfect for out little man. Moose made his way into the photo. He's such an attention hound!

Also a big thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Siebum. They gave our little dude a very nice stroller/first car seat combo. I need to make sure that I study up and figure out how to strap that seat into our car. I wouldn't think it would be that hard, but everyone keeps telling me how important it is to get the thing installed correctly. So, I'll be going to car seat safety class here in about a month.

That's all for now. Our love to all,
Jamie, Maija, Moose and Junior

9' Tall Duck

It's with a great amount of confidence that I can declare that my 9' tall inflatable duck is the ONLY 9' tall inflatable duck in all of North Carolina. As you all know, we love out Ducks here at 3015. Now, there is little doubt that the neighbors will also know of our passion. I tried him out on Thursday night, in hopes that he could bring the men's basketball team some luck. It didn't work out too well. They lost yet another heart-breaker - this time to the hated Huskies of Washington. My confidence is unfettered. I'm sure that this newest addition to my collection of all things U of O athletics will start paying off soon. Maybe it's more of a football duck. I'll just wait 'til the fall to see him bring some good luck to the Ducks.

Everything else is good here at the Peters' house. Moose is back to his old self. No more g.i. distress, no more of me almost gagging as I clean up after him. It's nice to have him back to normal. Maija continues to do well. Her belly may get a little bigger by the day, but each additional cm just makes her that much cuter. Today was the first day that we could SEE little "Magnus" kick. We've felt it quite often lately, but today we could actually see her belly jump as he kicked. It's all pretty wild stuff. We also moved the dresser into the nursery this morning. We'll get a photo of that up soon. We hope you all are well. More updates soon.

Valentine's Day Eve 2006

Since we preferred not to deal with the mayhem that usually accompanies a Valentine's Day out on the town, we chose to honor Oregon's birthday a day early. Little did we know that Valentine's day cannot come and go without at least a little
mayhem.
After a lovely dinner out at a great seafood restaurant, we returned home with full bellies and visions of soft fluffy pillows dancing in our heads...but then I'm mixing my holidays.
As we walked through the door we were greeted with what can only be described as a horrific smell. Moose, nowhere to be seen, had left a calling card for us on the entryway tile. The poor little guy was suffering from the worst case of explosive intestinal distress that either one of us had ever seen. It was, thankfully for you, indescribable! Moose claims (after his $100 visit to the vet) that he was just trying to prepare us for the baby's diapers.

Indoor Soccer???

During the last week it seems there has been a soccer match, or maybe even hockey at times taking place within the confines of my growing belly. Jamie has finally been able to feel the little man kick at him too. So far, the fancy footwork seems most likely at the grocery store, or during quiet times while I'm trying to sleep in or get to sleep for the night.

The visit with our doctor this week was good. We measured 25 cm at the beginning of the 25th week, which seems consistent with little "Magnus'" growth pattern so far.

Work In Progress

We wanted to pass along some pictures of the new nursery to all of you. Jamie's hard work paid off. Everything looks great and has been given Saftey Maija's stamp of approval.



The blanket Maija is holding up was made for Baby P. by Great Grammy Hayes, who is Maija's friend Sandy's mother who is almost 90 years old. She sent the blanket down this week for Baby P. It is lovely and Maija hopes to be able to imitate her fine crochet work some day---maybe by the time she is 90 herself! So far, Maija sticks to much more simple crochet stitches, but does hope to finish a blanket for the little man sometime before he is born, although it won't be as beautiful as this one.

Baby Sweatshop

Like most other Americans, babies rely on cheap labor to support their needs. In this case for the construction of a crib, rocking chair and changing table, extremely low cost labor was contracted . While this worker complained of carpel tunnel syndrome and the cramped working conditions reminiscent of a veal pen, he did get the job done in record time. All three pieces were assembed on Saturday. TIGHT QUARTERS AND A BOSS WHO KEEPS HOUNDING HIM
WORKER FEIGNING SMILE FOR PHOTO OP. WITH CURIOUS ON-LOOKER

Special Baby Pictures

We saw a specialist a couple of weeks ago to check out an irregularity in Baby P.'s (whom Jamie likes to refer to as Magnus) kidney. Apparently, he has some cysts on one of his kidneys that are most likely the result of a blockage as the kidney was developing. The doctor did a very thorough ultrasound exam and feels that the other kidney is working just fine and appears free of any complications, so he encouraged us not to be too worried. Baby P. is peeing just fine at present and will just be monitored a little more closely than the average baby once he is born.

6 Months And An Even Bigger Belly

Has she swallowed a watermelon?

While at the grocery store today, a nice cashier asked me about a million times if I would like someone to carry my groceries to the car for me. Apparently, in my "delicate condition" I look like a weakling. This belly, while it does contain it's fair share of chocolate chip cookies, is now mostly just Baby P. who is about 1.5 lbs. this week. You know what they say about the camera...