We are expecting!!! :)

Josh and I have kept our lips sealed long enough...sometime this August, we are going to be parents!!! We traveled to Storm Lake last weekend and under the disguise of a February Birthday Party (Dee's b-day was the 6th, I am the 22nd, and my dad is the 24th), Josh and I broke the news to both sets of grandparents and Aunt Bri (Aunt Jen and Uncle Joey have known for over a month).

Why them and nobody else you might ask? Just the little detail that our baby is due around the same time as their wedding. God certainly had a plan for us in this one, and maybe he just wanted August 2008 to be the hap, hap, happiest month the Petersen family has had in a long time! :) Joking aside, I just felt to be fair to Jen, I had to tell her. Josh and I truly know that in our hearts, we are going to do EVERYTHING in our power to be at that wedding...and I feel content in that. No reason to hash out all the details until the time gets closer, but I have already came to terms with the fact I will be one VERY large woman regardless of whether I am a 9-month pregnant lady or a new mother. I am okay with this - everybody is going to be BLOWN AWAY by Jen's beauty anyways, so they won't notice me...right?

I am 13 weeks along...almost 14. I have been to the doctor 2 times already, and everything appears in order. Some of you I have talked to in the last 13 weeks...some of you I have seen in person. Josh and I just felt very strongly about telling our own parents before we shared the news with anyone else...but now we can't shut up! :) Enjoy this Blogspot – not too much to look at yet (I included a few pics), but I promise to update it periodically with doctor’s updates, crazy pregnancy stories, etc…bookmark the page! We love you all!

Love, Mommy Megan

A photo I took of our ultrasound from 7 weeks (6 weeks old now)...kind of blurry, I know but I kept forgetting to scan it in at work!

The first baby gift we received from Jen and Joey...Joey (whose parents had twins when he was 16 years old) spoke from LOTS Of experience and told us we absolutely COULD NOT LIVE without these - ha ha! :)

The bib Bri sent us in the mail - we love it!

Look at the surprise gift my husband gave me when we broke the news to our parents! I have a feeling we will be collecting a lot of dueling sports team outfits... :)