Here He Is

Teague Franklin Peterson

6 lbs. 11 oz.

19 in.

August 20, 2009  8:54 am

Well, today is my due date.  I am so happy I'm not in labor.  I am so blessed to have a healthy beautiful baby boy.  He tricked me into almost going to the hospital Wednesday morning, but the contractions stopped after I got up. Bummer.  But I woke up the next morning at 3:30 with contractions.  They were strong at four so we headed to the hospital.  Not an ideal time, but seems to be the trend with us.  Anyway, we drove to Jerome because I have a midwife there that delivers in the hospital.  After getting there and only being a three, I told Ty I didn't want to do this.  I knew what it was going to take and didn't want to go through it.  But I got up walking around and helping labor progress.  At one time I even skipped! (True, it was only in my mind, but a skip nonetheless.)  The reason for the skipping was thinking about what the end result was going to be.  That is what got me through labor.  That and a dose of some kind of medicine to take the edge off the pain during the transition phase.  Anyway, you don't want all the details, and I don't want to relive them all either so here are the pictures.

There is so much relief when you see and hear your baby and everything looks good, everything except me that is!

Our now family of six together for the first time.  My midwife was really good at letting us come home that same day.  I was so glad to be back home in my own bed not worrying about nurses and everything else in a hospital.  I got more rest that night then the next few.  My kids only came for a visit, they have been staying at my mom's since the birth.  And that I must say, is a life saver.  The biggest thank you ever to my wonderful mom!

Even though this is our forth child, there were a lot of firsts

First time finding out the sex of the baby before delivery.

First time have a midwife

First time driving to a little little hospital in Jerome.

First time using any kind of pain medicine.

First time not staying overnight at the hospital.

My Bragging Post

Well, every mother thinks she has the best kids in the world, and I am no exception to that rule.  I'm due in a week, so a new baby has been on my mind a lot lately, but I woke up yesterday so grateful and extremely in love with my family.  You'll see lots of pics and hear about a new baby soon, but I wanted to share some things I love about my family.  

Karly Mae

I could not have a better first child.  Wow.  What an amazing little girl this one is.  She has always been an independent go-getter.  She just gets things done and can do them by herself. Just the other day, she tied her own shoe.  She taught herself how to snap and whistle.  After she learns something new, she likes to teach it to someone else, like Derek or her cousins. Right now she is learning to read.  I'm teaching her from the book, "Teach a Child to Read in 100 easy lessons"  (I recommend this book to anyone, it's great!)  She reminds me we need to do her reading way more than I remind her.  She loves learning. She's asking more questions now trying to figure things out.  She's quite a smart little girl.  I love how she is getting pretty silly and comes up with such clever things to say that just make me laugh.  She is a special little thing and I love her to pieces.

Derek Jay

Here is my little love bug.  Derek is sweet.  He is the one that will cuddle with me first.  He has a soft heart and doesn't like conflicts.  He cares for his sisters and watches over Kami so good in nursery.  He follows Karly's lead most of the time, but can put in his own piece too.  He wears the silliest things, and acts funny, but he is a good kid that wants to be good and be loved.  He also loves learning and is a smart little kid.   He is excellent at giving a wink and a smile.  Maybe it's because everyone says he looks like me, but I think he is a kid after my own heart, and that is a special gift to me that makes having him and loving him special.  He's not the typical rough and tumble, beat everybody up kind of boy, although he does wrestle and tease sometimes, but hey, he needs to once in a while.  He really is a special kid that I just love.

Kami Lyn

I can not get enough of this cute little thing.  I love this age and can watch her forever.  It's so fun to watch her play, learn, and try to figure things out.  She's so little, but doesn't let that stop her, just like her older sister.  Size doesn't matter in this family.  Kami doesn't talk much, but just lately, I've seen the spark of wanting to learn more signs.  She is a quick learner and I need to teach her more.  She'll gladly show you her nose, eyes, ears, etc.  She's a smart little girlie.  Her first sign in the morning it eat, and she's serious about that.  Don't try to distract her from food in the morning!  She is no longer my baby, she's joining the racks of Karly and Derek.  She wants to be big and play with the big kids.  This little thing is the cutest little bug you've ever seen.

I'm so grateful that Karly and Derek have each other.  They are only a year a part and really are best friends.  They play so well together all day long.  I think they are lucky to have each other and I am lucky to have them both.

I'm glad Karly and Derek are welcoming Kami into their group.  It is great to watch them include her in their play.  They treat her great, and you can tell they all care and love each other, just like I do them.  There is so much more bragging I could do, but I think you get the idea, so I'll just do a little more.

What can I say, I have the best kids ever!  And even better than that I'm lucky enough to have a great husband too!  I love that my kids will climb in bed and talk to Ty about animals.  I love that they know their daddy loves them and tries to make each one of them feel special and loved.  He really is a wonderful person, and I'm grateful for the things he teaches me as well as my kids.  He has such a good heart and I love him.  I am so grateful this Family is Forever!

More July Fun!

Well, July was pretty much a party month.  After Ty got done with his Physics class we played almost everyday.  His sister Teri was in town for the month, which made it easy to go to G-ma's house to see all the cousins and play, play, play.  Here are some pics at the Minidoka dam.  We had dinner, played bocce, and watched the boys play 500 with a frisbee.  All the while twenty cousins ran around playing together.  We are so glad we were here for all the fun.  We've been in Wisconsin the last three summers and have missed all the family gatherings.  I'm glad my kids got to know some cousins they haven't seen for a couple years.  Family is the best!  Kami agrees!

My nephew Crew loved showing off his muscles in front of the camera.

Don't mind me!

This is my favorite pic of Nick's amazing catch.

No one can ever say Ty doesn't have hops!  He may not be the tallest in the room ever, but he gets higher than anyone else when he jumps! 

Go Ty!

Here is everyone waiting for another round of bocce to start.

Mountains with the Peterson's

After MUCH debate about where to have a dutch oven dinner, we ended up by the snowmobile lodge with all the Peterson's.  It ended up to be a good place.  We ate yummy food, made smores, took the kids on a hike and horse rides.  Ty was great entertaining the kids.  He kept putting them on the horses and gave them the job of finding grass for the horses to eat.  The kids had a blast.  Before we left, Ty and I rode the motorcycle to the top of the mountain.  That was the highlight for both of us.  It was a fun time for everyone.

Kami is pretty comfortable on the horse.

Kami doesn't look very happy in this picture, but I love it still the same.

Oh, how kids love throwing dirt in each other's faces!!

The kids feeding the horses.

Family Camping Trip

We have been in Wisconsin the last three summers and have missed out on all the Idaho summer adventures.  So this year we are taking advantage of being home.  Ty found us a secret spot back in a mountain valley away from any other campers.  It was a perfect place for our little family's first camping trip together.  We went for little horseback rides and played in the water most of the time.  It was so much fun to be in the mountains with my family.

Kami yelling at Max!  That's one of the only words she tries to say!

Our kids loved playing in the little stream.  There clothes were 

getting wet, so naturally they just took them off.

The water was really cold, so Kami didn't last too long.

First Trip to the Mountains

I'm slow! No surprises there.  But I do have internet again so I can start blogging again! Yeah!  This is back in June when all my family was here.  We went to Rock Creek for a tin-foil dinner and smores.  Ty had school and missed out, but here are some pictures of the fun.  There were even a few fish caught which was exciting for the kids.

You can not help love this picture and smile when you see it.  

I will be smiling everytime I see this for many years to come!

Me with my beautiful girls.

Grandma with my kids.

No camping! What?!

Cute picture of Bridjet and Kami.

Until next time, I'm out of here.

Grandma and Grandpa Black

Well, I haven't had internet for a couple months, so I'm behind with my blogging.  The last two weeks have been the most eventful.  My brother got married in Salt Lake.  All my family was here for that and the reception at my parent's house.  Including my Grandma and Grandpa Black who I must say are looking great for 88 years old.  It's always fun to see them.  Even though Kami doesn't show it in the picture!  

We got a few good pictures of all of us dressed up for the reception.  

My kiddies sure are cuties!!