June 27, 2008 @ 6:35 pm | Filed under: Baby, Family Adventures
Have you noticed? Seems like everywhere I click lately, there’s another happy announcement.
Well, here too. 
When I read Suzanne’s post in May, I grinned big. I wasn’t quite ready to share our news yet, but Suzanne and I must be just about on the same schedule. Bairn number six is due to join this party in early January. Given my due date (New Year’s Eve, or Hogmanay to you Martha fans) and my track record (all five babies born somewhere between 41 and 42 weeks), Scott is fully confident I’ll be delivering on Elvis’s birthday. That’s January 8th, as if I need to tell you that.
We are all immensely excited. One of us is also fiercely ill, but that shouldn’t last too much longer. Here’s to our first California baby!
P.S. Whom did I miss up there? I know that sentence in blue has more linky potential.
UPDATE: I knew I was missing someone. Because I am a knucklehead, for real. “I’m not a smart person; I only play on on the internet.” I missed one of my best friends, of course. Whose big day is now only days away, and I’ve been counting down in giddy excitement. Ah, Sarah, how do you put up with me?
(And check the comments for other expectant moms. So awesome!)
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Congratulations to you, and much sympathy on the nausea. (I will be 15 wks on Thursday and am finally seeing light at the end of the pukey tunnel.)
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 12:58 pmWell, I’m happy to be the first to say, CONGRATULATIONS to you Scott and Lissa and the whole Bonny family :)))))) So happy for you all, cutie!!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 1:00 pmOops, I guess I am second…
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pmI wish this Internet baby boom would hit my house! You lucky duck! I have been wanting a 4th child for years now and no dice. I am starting to think (yeah…I am slow) that 3 must be my lucky number.
Congratulations!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 1:31 pmWonderful news! My second baby was like that- I wasn’t going to announce for a while. (I had just miscarried, and was nervous.) But, when friends announce and you’re right along with them, it’s hard to resist!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pmAnna, nothing to announce HERE.
Congrats Lissa. You are right about that internet baby boom! I’m in it with you (due end of Nov.) Love hearing about all the new babies! Hope you feel better quickly!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pmOh, MELISSA! I’m so delighted for you!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 2:08 pmSo exciting! Welcome (officially) to the club! This will be quite the crop. Congrats to you and Scott and all! Wonderful news!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pmThanks be to God! When you’re queasy, think of that new baby smell and the feel of that fluffy hair in the crook of your arm…
I don’t remember who said, “Babies are such a nice way of starting people,” but I couldn’t agree more!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 2:20 pmCongratulations!! I am so excited for you!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pmA huge congratulations from us in Australia!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 2:47 pmCongratulations! Lovely news!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 2:59 pmCongratulations. What delightful news! Here’s praying that the nausea goes away soon.
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 3:19 pmoh my gosh!!! congratulations!!! we are too, sometime in jan!!!! if i didn’t know any better, i’m almost tempted there’s some “pact” going on here
i’m so glad i clicked on your links, i didn’t know a couple of those!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 3:21 pmCongratulations Melissa! What a lucky baby to be introduced into your loving family.
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 3:32 pmCongratulations, Lissa! My hands are so full with three that six seems unthinkable, but you sort of tempt me!
Hope you’re feeling ALL better soon …
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 3:52 pmCan we work this like a meme? Tag me, tag me!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 3:57 pmCONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 4:29 pmCongratulations!! What wonderful news!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 4:44 pmCongratulations!!!!! How exciting!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 4:55 pmCongratulations! I hope that you are feeling better soon. I finally have a lot of energy to do things. Our little one is due at the end of October.
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 4:56 pmCongratulations! My 1st daughter was born on January 8, and the delivery room nurse congratulated me on her birthday being shared by Elvis. I must admit, I was not aware of that fact before that moment, but I’ve never forgotten it since!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 4:59 pmYea! A baby to spoil!
Congratulations!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 5:12 pmholy smokes!!!!!!! congrats to you and Scott!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 5:31 pmCongratulations, Lissa (and Scott, Jane, Rose, Beanie, WonderBoy and Rilla)! We’re happy for you and will keep you and the new little one in our prayers.
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 5:36 pmCongratulations Lissa! (and the clan!) *grinz* Thanks for linking me… though it’s a tad bit out of date. The twins arrived two weeks ago. *smilez* Please pass along the news to Erica.
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 6:23 pmCongratulations! What wonderful and exciting news!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 6:39 pmCongratulations!!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 6:57 pmCongratulations! What wonderful news.
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pmHooray for you and yours! I’ll be offering up my third-trimester-big-in-the-heat lethargy for your first-trimester nausea, knowing that we’ll both count it all joy.
Here’s wishing you all the best.
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 8:34 pmCongratulations!! I just came from Crimson Wife’s blog (www.bendingthetwigs.blogspot.com), and she also is due in January. How exciting, and many blessings for a healthy baby!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 8:55 pmHooray! Couldn’t think of happier news. Congrats!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 9:27 pmBig huge glorious laughing joyful HUGS to you and Scott and all your children (which means two hugs for you as a consequence!) It is lovely to see this announcement.
I was born on January 2nd and I must say I hope your little one is indeed late because it’s never been all that great having one’s birthday on “Hangover Day” - ie, the day after all the New Years’ parties. But better than my Nan’s birthday - December 26th!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 10:41 pmCongratulations!
(The one problem with being subscribed to your comments is that it rather pre-empted your post!)
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 11:38 pmHooray! Hooray! Hooray! So excited about your lovely news and am praying all goes smoothly. Much love to you, Scott and all the wee ones!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 2:13 amoh my gosh! congrats congrats congrats! Six will be so much fun! (I’m happy to say I’m NOT pregnant and will be sticking with five
)
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 4:48 amCongratulations!!! What wonderful news!!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 5:09 amI’m thrilled for you dear! Congratulations. This baby bandwagon is a fun place to be!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 5:26 amCongratulations once again, dear.
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 5:52 amI’m thrilled for the whole Peterson crew.
It’s going to be so much FUN!
Thank you all so much!
Genevieve, I had heard the wonderful news about your twins’ arrival—and that was the post I meant to link to, but I mixed it up. All the best to your little sweeties, my dear.
Carmen, I’d seen your announcement too; you’re one of the ladies linked up there at the top of the post! Congratulations!
And congrats to the others who let me know your delightful news in the comments. Just! So! Exciting!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 6:07 amWhat wonderful news! I knew there was a special reason for checking in here today!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 6:24 amJust yesterday, I was here reading and wondered to myself “Hmmm, wonder when she’s going to spill the beans?”
Congrats!!!!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 7:58 amThe world is always in need of another Peterson! Keep ‘em coming ….
Prayers continue for the nausea to end soon!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 8:18 amCongratulations, Melissa! What happy news!!!!! We’ll be praying for you!
JoAnna
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 8:54 amCongratulations Melissa!! Have a wonderful happy and healthy 9 CA months!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 12:05 pmWhat’s that saying — with six you get eggroll? Congratulations, take care, rest, eat, sleep, and again, congratulations!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 12:56 pmCongratulations! We hope to be part of the baby boom as well, though our wee one will be adopted if all goes as planned. Her due date is mid-September.
God Bless you and your growing family!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 1:27 pmcongrats!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 1:59 pmCongratulations! God bless you and your beautiful family!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 2:20 pmWhat happy, happy news! Congratulations, Lissa!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 3:43 pmCongratulations Lissa, we are on board, too, Teti #6 is due in early December!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 4:42 pmCongratulations! What wonderful news. I hope you are bursting with energy very soon!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 5:43 pmWhat wonderful news. I am so very happy for you all.
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 8:05 pmCongratulations!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 9:14 pmWe have another one on the way next month! I love your blog by the way!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 11:27 pmO JOY!!!
Another one of you can ONLY be a wonderful and great thing for the entire planet!!!
Thanks for sharing the great news and may this pregnancy be easy and the delivery smooth and the baby healthy and all good things possible to wish are wished for you and your family!
Hooray!
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 3:56 amCongratulations, Melissa! What wonderful, wonderful news!!
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 5:32 amCongratulations! I had been wondering if there would be an announcement soon.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 8:17 amCongratulations! I’m at the end of my first 100% Catholic baby (we converted last year) and it’s always lovely to read about all the other babies coming along.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 10:05 amJanuary 8th is the best birthday ever!
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 11:33 amCongratulations Melissa! A new baby is always so exciting! I wish I could join this club!
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 12:58 pmCongratulations Melissa!
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 1:01 pmI just couldn’t be happier for you, Melissa.
Smiling, thanking God, marveling.
All fades in comparison to the wonder of co-laboring with Him in the creation of an eternal being.
Blessed soul knitting…
All’s grace,
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 5:18 pmAnn
I am so excited for you! Congratulations on your first CA baby from an admirer in the Shenandoah Valley.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 8:25 pmCongratulations on your wee one! How very exciting!!!
Posted on June 27th, 2008 at 6:19 amI just saw this (we’ve been busy buying a house) — congratulations!!! How wonderful! I hope you’re through the sickies soon.
Posted on June 27th, 2008 at 8:10 amWait, what?! I thought Rilla was, well… Rilla! What a wonderful surprise this must be! What an enormous blessing!! Congratulations!!
Posted on June 27th, 2008 at 11:24 amYeah!!! Congrats! Congrats!!!!
Posted on June 28th, 2008 at 9:02 amI am so very out of the bloggy loop lately. I am glad you listed everyone else who is expecting… I’d lost track.
Congratulations Lissa and family! I’m pulling for Jan. 8th…my son’s birthday!
Hugs to all!
Posted on June 29th, 2008 at 2:46 amOh, such wonderful news! Congratulations!
Posted on June 29th, 2008 at 6:46 pma delayed congrats to you (and the whole bonny clan)!
(is this bandwagon an internet meme? because, you could tag me, too)
Posted on June 29th, 2008 at 6:49 pmAnother addition to the Bonny Glen, how grand. 36 hours and counting…
Posted on July 1st, 2008 at 6:14 pmI am extremely far behind in my blog reading and just read this wonderful news! Congratulations! I am so excited for you.
And thanks for the link to my article on ADHD the other week.
Posted on July 13th, 2008 at 3:47 pmCongrats to you and all the other expecting mommies! I’ve been a bit out-of-the-loop lately because of my own early pregnancy ickiness so I had no idea that there were so many of us due at the end of ‘08/beginning of ‘09
Posted on July 19th, 2008 at 11:49 amSaturday Miscellany | Melissa Wiley says:
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