Nursery Painted

Just wanted to share pictures of our painted nursery. I love, love, love how it turned out. John did an awesome job on the wainscoting. Now we just need window treatments, furniture and, of course, a baby!

Baby Shower

My mom and my sister hosted a wonderful shower on Saturday. The theme was Baby Pedersen County Fair and everything was so cute! From the wagon full of gifts, haybails and farm animals to the fair fare, they sure did not miss a beat. To top it all off, Amy baked 2 cakes -- a little pig and a little lamb. They were both delicious and John and I are enjoying finishing them off at home. Thank you to all our family in friends for your generous gifts. They are much appreciated. I am including a few pictures here, but if you would like to see them all, e-mail me and I will send them to you.

My 1st Sock!

One of my goals this year was to learn how to knit socks. Over the last few weeks I have been in a beginners sock class and I am proud to say I finished my first sock this morning. Now lets hope I can knit a 2nd one to go with it so I can have a pair! I love the colors in the yarn...it really makes me think of th eupcoming fall season. In case anyone is wondering, the yarn is Noro Kureyon sock yarn # 185 and I used size 3 dpns.

Been Fishin'

3rd Trimester

Today is the first day of my 3rd Trimester. I can't believe it! After going through 2 miscarriages, John and I are so blessed to be at this stage and we cannot wait to meet our little baby boy or girl. Part of me wants this last phase of pregnancy to go by quickly because I feel and look bigger every day. But the other part of me wants the time to pass by slowly because there is still so much to do and I feel like I will never be ready. Those are normal feelings though I am sure. My Gestational Diabetes test is next week and I am a bit nervous for that. Ever since the begining of the pregnancy, I have had quite the sweet tooth. I feel good though and really try not to over-indulge. At least the Holidays will be after Baby Pedersen is born!

99

There are 99 days left until my EDD (Estimated Date of Delivery). I really can't believe how fast the 2nd Trimester is flying by after the 1st Trimester seemed to move at a snail's pace.

Some interesting factoids about the number 99 from Wikipedia:

- 99 (ninety-nine) is the natural number following 98 and preceding 100.
- 99 is the ninth repdigit, a palindromic number and a Kaprekar number. It is the sum of divisors of the first eleven positive integers.
- Einsteinium, an actinide, has the atomic number of 99
- Several songs have the number 99 in their title:
99, a 1979 song by Toto
99 Bottles of Beer, a traditional American children's song
99 Problems, a 2004 song by Rapper Jay-Z.

- There is also 99 Records, a record label; ninetynine, an Australian indie band; and Pompeii 99, a rock band inspired byFleetwood Mac.
- 99 is the NBA record for Most Free Throw Attempts in a 7-game series, set by Elgin Baylor of the LA Lakers in 1962
- In the fictional film Major League, Charlie Sheen's character wore the Cleveland Indians #99 u
- In cricket, if you reach 99, it is considered unlucky, due to most get out and not make the century.
- In the NHL, 99 has been the only number retired league-wide as of 2008, forWayne Gretzky.
- 99 is the maximum jersey number a player can wear in theNFL.
- Agent 99, a character played by Barbara Feldon on the 1965 TV Show Get Smart

10 Things...

Lately the smallest things make this pregnant lady happy. Very deserving of a blog post, don't you think?

Here are 10 in no particular order:

1. Adult swim at the pool
2. A dinner buffet with really good macaroni and cheese
3. My body pillow
4. Fresh Peaches
5. Postcards in the mail from my Dad
6. A husband who willingly watches movies with me that make me sob uncontrollably
7. Tomatoes from John's garden
8. 50 degree evenings...the first hint of Fall
9. Finishing the first of many planned hand-knit Christmas gifts
10. Feeling Baby Pedersen move on the inside and seeing it on the outside