Newest Baby Tormala Pics

Hello everyone,

Well, this past month has been not the easiest. My doctor informed me that my quad screen that they performed showed a high risk for Downs syndrome. So my doctor sent me to Green Bay to speak with a genetic counselor and have a more thorough ultrasound done. Nothing on the ultrasound showed and signs of Downs syndrome, which was very good news, but there is a slight risk still because of the abnormal blood test. Needless to say, we are quite relieved at this point. I am feeling good and the baby wouldn't stay still for his picture to be taken. He was enjoying showing off his male parts as well lol. We are very confident that he will be born healthy. I will have to have another ultrasound at 32 weeks to check fetal growth and I will also have to watch my blood pressure. Otherwise, things are great. All this happened while I was getting moved into our new house. It's a lot of work by myself, so I am leaving a lot of it for Pete when he gets home in June.

These pics are taken at 2o weeks 2 days. Take care. Love, Sara, Pete, & Baby Tormala

Baby's First Pics

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to share the first pictures of our baby. He is just over 5 oz, the size of a quarter-pounder with cheese lol.

Our due date is Oct. 2 and everything is going well so far. We don't have any names picked out yet, but we are working on that.

We should be getting into our new house by May 10 if all goes well. So we will keep you posted.

Take care, Pete and Sara

New House Update

Hey everyone, Greetings from the U.P. Well, everything is going well up here. Minus the 3+ feet of snow we just got over the last several days. Everything had melted away and it suddenly looks like January again. Oh well. Anyway, I just wanted to let you all now that we found a house and are waiting to close around the end of April hopefully. Our TC home hasn't sold yet, but it has had a few looks so hopefully soon we can sell it.

Now for the house. It was built in 1984 and resembles a barn-shape, however the inside is nothing like we could imagine. There are hardwood floors throughout the living room and kitchen. I was unable to upload pics at this time due to the internet, but will update when I can.

We plan to remodel the kitchen cabinets and eventually build a master suite off the living room some day, but for now we will be upstairs in 1 of 3 bedrooms. There is an attached 2 car garage and a detached garage with workshop, plus a loft above that has yet to be finished. There is another out building that we believe was used for rabbits or maybe beagles.

The backyard is huge, and there is a very large dog kennel way in the back. The entire property sits on 4 acres, just enough for some privacy. Plus, it's only 2 miles from Chassell, and about 15-20 minutes from work. There isn't as much snow that falls here as were we are currently, so that is a plus as well.

The pregnancy is going great! I haven't had any morning sickness, the nausea has stopped, and only mild heartburn once in a great while. I have been exhausted however, so I am getting as much rest as I can. I go for the first ultrasound on April 18. I am 14 weeks right now. We decided to find out the sex of the baby to make the moving a little easier into our new home.

Pete left to go back to work March 27, so I have been hanging with the in-laws and just relaxing. I have been working on some cross-stitch projects for the baby. Pete should be putting some pics on here soon about his deep sea travels. So look for those updates as well. Hope all is well with you all. Take care.

Good News from Traverse City

Hello everyone,

This is our first blog posting. We are very excited because so many things are happening right now in our lives. The first is we are packing up and moving to Toivola, MI in a week. I will be working at Cypress Manor, a skilled nursing facility in Hancock, MI. Pete will continue to work on the ocean for SeaBulk Tankers.

The second bit of news is that we are expecting our first little one in October. We are really excited and can't believe that it is all happening at the same time as moving, but it is all good. I haven't been to a doctor yet, since we are moving, so when we get settled in the next couple of weeks, I will get to one.

If you know anyone who is looking to buy a house, ours is on the market with Coldwell Banker. We are going to try to rent it out in the meantime, but would love to sell it soon. We know that will happen since the market is so good right now (ha ha).

Well, that's it for now. We will send another when we get settled in.

Love ya all,
Pete, Sara, Toivo, Zed, Squirt, & Jackie