38.
No, 38 is not my age, ’cause the math doesn’t add up. Our baby is now 38 weeks + 2 days along in its gestation. In other words, I have two more weeks left before we find out if it’s really a boy or a girl.
So that’s what it looks like.
Chase’s last day of rotations (before the baby comes) ended on Friday so we celebrated with a homemade berry pie. I’m no Martha Stewart (that hat fits my friend Vanessa far better than me) but I was pretty proud of the way my pie crust turned out with the lattice top.
The following day our friend Michael came over to help jumpstart Chase’s next home improvement project. They tore out the upstairs toilet & vanity, the bathroom floor and fit a ceiling fan into it for the bathroom below and roughly mapped out the plumbing to put in a new bathtub and shower.
Enoch turned the old ceiling fan box into a “sailboat.” 
The Petersen house is a-buzz with excitement as we prepare for the coming of the new little one. Enoch recites the rules of what is and is not okay for a baby to do. Sitting at the kitchen counter with the car keys in his hand he said, “I put the keys over here so the baby not put them in its mouth.” Or when asked what he’ll do when the baby comes he responds, “I hold him gently and feed him.” To Enoch all things are male so don’t get the idea that the baby will certainly be a boy. We have much to do in this period of preparation and will keep all you anxious readers posted on the results.
August 2, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Girl:
For the record, I’ve never done lattice work on a pie! You did an awesome job on it, Missy!
I can’t believe you’re having another baby! I sure hope it’s a girl, but something tells me it’s gonna be another boy! HIP HIP HORRAY for new babies!
August 5, 2010 at 11:49 am
I am so excited for you guys! I didn’t realize you were farther along than me. I’m only 36 weeks! You look great too and I love that maternity shirt! Also…I am totally into salsa dancing during labor. Ha Ha! Keep us posted
August 6, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I also love your pie. I’d like to taste it. Send me a piece. Since it’s been about a week since you did this post it’s possible that you’ve already given birth to little Ariane or Ariano. Call me!
I also agree that Vanessa is awesome. Martha Stewart wishes she was Vanessa!
August 11, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Yay Missy!! Nice pie. Nice bun in the oven. Nice work all around. I hope to see you in the halls of FAHC en route to deliver soon (if that is indeed where you will be having the little babe). Take care!!!!