Ultrasound Pictures. . .

  So I wanted to put some of the ultrasound pictures that we got up on the last blog, but I couldn't figure out how to get our scanner to work right. I'm not very computer savvy. But here are some of the good ones:

This is her profile (I don't see any big lips! :) )

Here is one of her hands

This is one of her feet

And here is the picture of her girl parts (looks like frank and beans to me!)

  I was very skeptical of the accuracy of the sex. So when I got home I compared our girl part picture with others on the internet, and they matched up perfectly. So we are really having a girl. It's so weird knowing what we're having. My Aunt Shelly has been showering us with baby girl gifts. They are the cutest things I've ever seen. I know I say that about everything we get, but everything is so cute. And to think that we will be buying Christmas dresses and Easter outfits. It's going to be fun fun fun!
Here are some pictures of what everyone has gotten us recently:

Aunt Shelly's wonderful gifts

This was given to us by The Bishop's. What a suprise.

These cute outfits The Vetkos' gave to us

And we also got a giftcard to Toys-R-Us from one of Jordan's coworkers

  This weekend we are going to have our annual BBQ. It should be really fun. Hopefully the weather is nice enough we can ALL be outside :) We went to the coast last weekend and the weather was so nice. Jordan and I both got a little sunburn. And also we had his Birthday dinner with his family while we were there. Fried Chicken Dinner. Yumm Yumm. 

  We were busy last Friday and Saturday putting water and power out to our stalls and garden area. It is so nice now. And this summer will be so much easier to water in the garden. Can't wait!!!!! 

  Jordan, Jesse, and Jason went riding at Bohemia Mines out of Cottage Grove on Wednesday. It sounds like they all had a great time. 

  Jordan's Grandparents gave us a whole bunch of videos and video cabnets. We were so excited because we were just saying how we wanted to go get a Disney movie after every appointment. They must have read our minds. We got like 220 movies, almost half are Disney with 19 Shirley Temple collections. They also gave us an umbrella for our deck. Funny being as we were wanting to get one of those too. They must be mind readers or just really cool Grandparents!   

  I got my test results back from the Cardiologist and turns out that my fainting stuff at work is called a Vasovagal syncope. This is when the Vasovagal nerve has a reaction (some sort of trigger, unknown) and causes all my symptoms. Basically meaning that I'm not receiving enough blood to my brain and it drops my blood pressure so much I nearly pass out. He told me it's not dangerous to me or the baby and that there is nothing to do for it. And as far as the heart defect, he wanted to do more testing but they all required radiation. So he wants me to come back after I have the baby and get them done then. This will allow him to see exactly what is going on. He thinks that my heart didn't close up properly after I was born. So if that is the case I will have to have the hole patched up :(  That part was kind of scary. But we will deal with that when it comes I guess.

  Well that is the latest update with the Petersen's! Hope all is well with everyone. Next appointment is on the 10th of May. So more to come then. So long!

  P.S. I am beginning to feel the baby move. What a weird thing! Jordan's pissed he can't feel it. But soon enough I keep telling him.

 

It's a . . .

  Last weekend Jordan had off so we got to go for the first camping trip of the year. We went to Belknap Springs up the McKenzie River. We went along with my brother and his girlfriend, my cousin Ryan and his wife April, and our friends Paul and Kelly. It was pretty fun. I couldn't imagine camping not being fun. We stayed from Friday to Sunday. We lucked out on the weather too. It was pretty chilly, but dry! Hopefully this will start us out for many more trips this summer.

All of us huddled around the fire. It was chilly.

This is our awesome camper. When the heater works. When

it doesn't, we hate it!

My brothers new trailer is in the background, along with

his girlfriend Katie.

Jordan was bored, so he built a cabin out of kinlin.

This was one of the two pools.

You can't see very well, but the front of Jordan's sweatshirt is

totally soaked. He thought it would be funny to ask me to

stand in front of a water spiket so he could turn it on and

get me wet. Well it back fired and the pipe broke and water

shot out at him. Serves him right!

Jordan entertaining himself on the tire swing.

My cousin making fun of my belly.

McKenzie River

This was the source of the hot springs. The water behind the gate

was boiling out of the ground. I put my hand in it, and it was so

hot.

Paul cooking 6 lbs. of hamburger for dinner.

This lady was camped next to us. She had a crush on all the boys.

This was on a hike back in the woods.

  We are still getting endless baby gifts. I can't believe how lucky we are to have family who loves us this much and already loves our baby so much. My mom got us our first baby girl outfit. (I think she's trying to jinx us!) It is adorable. And she also got us little hair things too. I already put some in my hair to see how they worked. I hope they look better on the baby. If it's a girl. If it's a boy, I know just the person who will love to have them. My mom picked up a baby name book. I've already read through it and we still are pretty set with the names we have. When we went up to Jordan's grandparents for Easter dinner they suprised us with a gift as well. They got us a cute little sleeper and two pairs of really cool shoes. The sleeper looks so comfortable I wish they made them in my size.

  Jordan has been working like crazy on all his projects. He finished my 4-wheeler, and it runs like a champ. Now he has been working on the bronco. We went up to Forest Grove and picked up a new fender for it. So now he is sanding it down, doing body work, and then going to paint it. I can't believe how handy he is. It's going to look really nice. He's the best husband in the world. He has been so great with this pregnancy thing. If we go anywhere he packs my purse full of juice and snacks. Always asks how I'm feeling. Rubs my back when I whine. He is also so interested in everything that's going on. I am so lucky.

  So I've still been feeling o.k. as long as I keep up on my water intake and eating every few hours. But I'm still haveing some trouble at work occasionally. I get hot, then dizzy, then my vision blacks out, my hearing goes after that, and then I usually can't even understand what people are telling me (they sound like Charlie Browns parents). The nurses usually have to basically carry me over and sit me on the ground so I don't pass out and hit the ground. My face turns completely white/green and I get the shakes. The doctor thought it was low blood sugar, so he told me to suck on some candy throughout the day. But that didn't seem to help at all. So finally I called again and they sent me in for some tests on my heart. I had an EKG and an Echocardiogram (an ultrasound of my heart). The tests were really interesting to watch and at then end I asked if I could see the baby so he slid down and took a peak. It was so cool.

  So I saved the best news for last! We are having a little GIRL!!! The ultrasound was so much fun. We got a ton of pictures. The doctor said everything looked perfect. All the measurements were right where they needed to be. She weighs 6 oz. and is about 5 1/2 in. long. We are so excited for our little bundle of joy. It's amazing to see how real it gets when you know what you're having. You can't help but think about everything that goes along with a little girl. We are so pumped. The doctor gave us the test result on my tests, and turns out I have a congenital heart defect. It basically means that one of my valves isn't working properly, and it's having a hard time pumping my blood the way it should. I see a cardiologist on Tuesday so he will tell us more. A little scary, but probably nothing too serious. Well now the fun begins. We can start decorating and buying cute little things. We already stopped on the way home and got two little dresses. It was fun. Our next appointment is on the 10th of May. So we will keep you posted.