Baby!

Welcome to the Peanut Pages!

Realizing that l probably would not have time to detail every aspect of any subsequent pregnancies (I've heard that children are time consuming), I spent a few hours each week keeping track of the development of the baby inside me, how I was feeling, what I was thinking, and what preparations we had made for our new arrival. You can read all about it here, as well as view the ultrasound pictures, weekly pictures of my belly, and miscellaneous pictures of me, Travis, and my belly. Enjoy!

If you are looking for pictures of Xander, as well as a detailed journal of his life, go to Xander's page.

He's here, he's here! What an incredible experience! We're in love, and not just with each other, anymore! He is amazing and perfect and beautiful, and his name is: Alexander John.

He arrived at 8:44pm, April 22nd, 2003. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20 3/4 inches long. Want more details? Go to Xander's Pages.

Us- immediately after the positive pregnancy test!

We are going to have a baby! We are ecstatic, and this web page is here so that all of you can share in the experience and our happiness as we prepare to have our lives changed forever. Most of the details are here on these pages, but if you want to know more, feel free to e-mail Jen and ask!

The due date is April 20th, which happens to be Jen's birthday! Isn't that amazing? It is also Easter! If the baby is a day early, he will share a birthday with my grandmother Marybelle, and if he is a few days late, he will share a birthday with his grandmother Sheryl! Very fun!

Jen's Baby Updates

I've been sending out weekly emails detailing my pregnancy, visits to my midwives, thoughts about the baby, along with completely unrelated information about my daily life (sorry, I'm a rambler). You can read the updates here, or you can email me and I'll add you to my list so you can get them hot off the press!

Jen's Changing Body

Are you interested in seeing what is happening to my body throughout this amazing journey? This is your chance! Here are week-by-week photographs as I metamorphose from a woman into a mother.

Ultrasounds

We had ultrasounds done at 11.5 and 19 weeks, and we got to see the baby! Now you can, too, through the miracle of the web! We also have videotapes of the ultrasounds, but they haven't been (and probably won't be) digitized.

Miscellaneous Photos

These are photos taken throughout the pregnancy, of interesting things like my bellybutton and my swollen ankles, as well as photos of me in various elements of my pregnancy wardrobe.

Names

We don't have names picked out, so we are asking for your help! Please suggest names and vote on the names that have been suggested!

Songs

I've been slowly collecting songs that I find to be particularly powerful as I go through this process. They may not be meaningful to anyone else, but here they are!