25 Weeks Pregnant

Hello Friends and Family!
A lot can change from 19 weeks pregnant to 25 weeks pregnant so I better get updating! We have 'lil Spikey's nursery all painted and ready to go! It is brown and blue and decorated with safari animals. We tried to go for a gender-neutral theme, but it looks a little more boyish than girlish, I think. We'll have to give it a splash of pink if Baby Peters is a girl. We bought a crib from one of my fellow teachers along with a bassinet and some other essentials. The baby is moving and kicking all the time now. I feel him/her multiple times a day, but mostly when I'm laying in bed and still. I always try to get Luke to feel, and most times he can't feel it. However, yesterday morning when I woke up Luke said, "Guess what, when you were sleeping I was cuddling you and I felt our baby kicking my hand. I think he/she just wanted to say hi to me on it's own terms." I was excited that he was able to share in that moment with the baby as I was sound asleep! Baby and I went to our 24 week appointment on Monday. I have gained 13 beautiful baby pounds so far and the doctor says I'm right on track. Spikey's heartbeat is at 150 bpm for the third checkup in a row! We are scheduled to do the glucose testing on April 14th. I am looking forward to our "BabyMoon" trip that is coming up. Luke and I are going to Dallas, TX from Tuesday-Saturday next week. It will be nice to get away, spend time with each other and soak up some sun. We are visiting the Dallas Zoo and rented a car to travel to Fort Worth to see the rodeo! My sister Candy helped me pick out a cute maternity swimsuit for the occasion. I will post some pictures so you can see what the baby room and what I look like! Stay tuned...

Pregnant Amy at 19 Weeks

Baby Peters Pictures

We are so excited to share the latest pictures of Baby Peters. We are 19 weeks pregnant today and went in for our ultrasound. We got to see a great view of our little one yawning with his/her hands right up by his/her face as if it wanted to rub its eyes! It was soooo precious! Unfortunately, we did not get a picture of that moment. Seeing our baby definitely made this pregnancy seem more real. I can't believe our little Spikey (as named by cousin Kohl) has arms, legs, fingers and toes!!! (But I sure am happy he/she does!) We were able to watch its heart beat, see its stomach, kidneys, brain and spinal cord. Everything looks healthy so far and Baby Peters is measuring 3 days larger than expected. See below for pictures of the youngest Peters!



Here you are looking at Baby Peters' face. You can see his/her eyes, nose and mouth and possibly a little hand waving at you!

This is a picture of his/her arm and leg. The top part is the back and the head is on the left side.

Here Baby is looking at you again with its two little arms on each side and hands together under the chin. The big round part is his/her chest/belly. My mom says Baby Peters must take after his father with the "beer belly." I tend to agree. :-)

This is the same pic as above. You get it twice because I couldn't tell which one looked better. You can decide.

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18 Weeks

We are happy to say we are 18 weeks pregnant and counting! Baby Peters is the size of a small mango right now...weighing about 5 ounces. We are looking forward to our ultrasound appointment a week from today to make sure he/she is healthy as can be! I finally got the rest of the nursery cleaned out and now it's a matter of finding a paint color that works. Daddy Luke gets to be in charge of that task! We have a lot to do in preparation for Spikey's arrival....let the shopping begin! $$$

Announcing Our News!

My students had to solve a puzzle to discover I was having a baby!
We told my parents by giving them onesies that said
"Grandpa's My Hero" and "Who Needs Santa When I Have Grandma?"

Baby Charlie Joins the Family!

Samuel with his Baby Brother!
What a cute family!

Baby Charlie!

Welcome Baby Charlie!!!

Yippee! We are so proud and excited to announce that we are "Auntie" and "Uncle" again as my sister, Kristin had her baby boy last night at 10:10pm. Charles Kenneth Lindstam arrived weighing 7 lbs. and 7 oz. and is 19 inches long. We can't wait to go to the hospital tonight to meet him and get some pictures! Congratulations to Peter, Kristin and Samuel on this new addition to your family. We love you!!!