Sunshine

It was been beautiful lately so the boys have been spending many afternoons outside playing. I brought out the sidewalk chalk which they love to play with. They are also very anxious to get back into the sandbox however Justin and I need to clean it out. Now the boys remind us everyday that we need to clean it. They have also found it fun to dig a 4 inch deep hole in our backyard. Of course they aren't suppose to dig holes which limits their outside time, but they keep going back to it.

We have also started back on our daily walks around the neighborhood. However the boys now find it fun to run ahead of me to a certain spot (the light post, the red truck, the garbage can, etc). They are actually quite good at stopping where they should and not touching the item. Carter usually slows down towards the end and holds my hand or walks next to me, "I walk by myself" he tells me, but Tyler would run the whole way if I let him. So far there really isn't an end in sight to this nice weather so we are enjoying it for all its worth. Although I am not anxious at all to bring the summer clothes out.

As Promised

Here is the latest vidoe of Tyler singing at church. He was singing along well at the beginning and then his shirt became untucked. Tyler knew his shirt should be tucked in and tried his hardest to do so.



Untitled from meredith pederson on Vimeo.

Been Quiet

Sorry for the lack of posts. Justin was gone to the state wrestling tournament and I have had an awful cold. Luckily the boys have been behaving quite well the past week. There have been a few time outs but for the most part they have been troopers.

On Friday my cold was so bad I stayed home from work again (I only worked one day last week) and called the nurse who wanted me to come in. They think its just a very bad cold and she did give me a prescription, but thankfully by Saturday I was feeling better and didn't need to use it. At the appointment they also checked on everything else and everything looks good with the baby (as much as you can check at 6 weeks I guess). I must say I was relieved as I still don't feel pregnant at all.

Like I said the boys have been angels. Tyler keeps asking me if I am still sick and they both are giving me plenty of cuddles. They have gotten to watch more t.v. than often but because of our springtime weather they have been outside lots too. Tyler also sang at church again on Sunday and I hope to put the video up soon. He did pretty well at the beginning but then got a little distracted. So there is the update, hopefully I will be back to regular posting soon.

First Appointment

If you haven't figured it out by the video below, we are expecting our third child! We are very excited! Today I had my first appointment. It went well, pretty much confirming the pregnancy and drawing blood. The boys did not do so well unfortunately. Usually they behave very well while we are out. And at first they did great. However when it came to draw my blood Carter decided that would be a good time to run all over the place. He even knocked my arm once making the nurse lose the vein having to start the process all over again. Then when I was making my next appointment they decided it would be fun to jump on all the chairs in the waiting room. Needless to say I was pretty embarrassed by their behavior and we have talked about it lots and lost privileges. Hopefully next appointment will be better.

So far I am feeling great besides the cold I have. My next appointment is March 2nd where I will also get an ultrasound. I can't believe we will be a family of 5 in 9 months!

A Message from the Boys

A Climbing We Will Go

Today Justin had the day off so we took full advantage. The weather was beautiful, so we went to Garden of the Gods for some "hiking on rocks". The boys did great and we all had a great time. It is so fun to watch how much more they can do now from just a few months ago. They scampered up rocks pretty quick and had no problem handling the soft ground. The boys also loved finding bird feathers throughout the park on different rocks. We then went out to lunch where the boys behaved great and headed home for great naps. I love days like this, life is good.

Valentine's Day

We had a pretty quite Valentine's Day at the Pederson house. We woke up and let the boys open their cards, which they loved, and then Justin and I opened up the cards from them. The boys were almost as excited for us to see those. Then it was on to soccer and grocery shopping. The boys gave us a nice break of taking great naps. Justin had to work last night so the boys and I made chocolate chips cookies and watched a movie with popcorn. The had a lot of fun putting ingredients in and stirring it each time. However every time I would start the mixer Carter would inform me that "I scare him". Tyler got upset that I wouldn't let him help me put the cookie dough on the cookie sheet (it was very sticky). After the movie the boys went right to sleep. All in all a nice quiet v-day.

This picture is just from a funny story. The boys wanted to look at the pictures on our refrigerator, so they pushed the chairs over and started looking. Tyler would take a picture down and show it to Carter saying "look at this one". It was very cute to watch and I was about to blog about it. As I was putting the pictures on the computer I look over and they had thrown all the pictures and magnets all over the floor. Needless to say it wasn't so cute anymore. The boys did help clean up the mess and we talked about how we treat photos nicely. It's amazing how quickly they can be playing nice to complete destruction. At least they were doing it together.