We’re thrilled to introduce the newest member of our family, baby Teddy!
On Wednesday, April 16th at 8:51 am, Theodore Freeman Petersik was born wielding a tiny drill weighing in at 8 lbs on the dot and measuring 19.5 inches long. We’re crazy in love with him, including Clara who just can’t stop kissing and snuggling “her baby.” Especially when he whimpers or coos, it becomes her personal mission to soothe him.
Teddy was named after my dad’s dad Theodore (who went by Teddy his entire life) and his middle name honors John’s maternal grandfather (Freeman is John’s middle name too). Teddy is already proving to be a little spitfire like his sister, although he came into the world a lot less dramatically, for which we’re eternally grateful. We’re both so relieved and overjoyed that he’s healthy and here in our arms.
Thank you all so much for the love, kind words, good vibes, prayers, and well-wishes that you’ve sent our way throughout this pregnancy. The c-section delivery went flawlessly and I’m feeling great, so it’s a nice contrast from my last rodeo. Our little family of five (Burger counts!) has never felt so blessed.
Speaking of Burger, we’ll be in the hospital through this weekend, so he has yet to meet his newest bestie/crumb provider (he’s at our house with the grandparents, being spoiled to no end), but we’re sure they’ll be fast friends. We hope to be back to blogging on Monday when we’re home, albeit on a slower schedule. Until then, we’ll leave you with this:
Look at all that hair!
Nassim says
Congratsssss:* All the best to the 5 of you:)
julie says
And all that hair??!! Teddy is gorgeous!! So happy you all!!!
Rebecca O. says
Congratulations John, Sherry, Clara and Burger!!!! What an absolute doll baby you have!!!! Awww and the name is so sweet!!! I wish a very happy Easter to you all!!! ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Aisha says
OUTSTANDING! Such a sweet little love. So happy for you guys. Congratulations, Petersiks. XO
Amanda says
I may be part of the minority when I think little Teddy looks just like Clara! :D Even when I saw the Instagram photo yesterday, I thought, “It’s Clara again!”. Such a handsome little guy. Only 3 more months until I get to hold my own Little Man (Name yet to be determined) and seeing these pictures makes me wish he would get here sooner. But wow, time has just flown by! Seems like yesterday you were announcing you were pregnant again. *tear* Congratulations John, Sherry, Clara & Burger. So happy for you all. :)
Sonia says
Sweet. Love the name. He looks like John. Glad to see that you are feeling good enough to write a post.
Karalee says
He is perfect! So darling to here that Clara adores “Barnacle”. Congratulations!
Liz says
Congratulations on your beautiful little boy!
amanda says
You look amazing for just having a baby! Congratulations, he’s so cute!
Randi says
Congratulations!!! I love the name Teddy and he is so precious!!
Whitney says
Long-time reader, first-time commenter here…I just had to say CONGRATULATIONS! And I’m sure I speak for all of your readers when I say that I’m soooo glad you had a safe delivery and that you feel great, Sherry.
Random thing: I think it’s so funny that both you and another couple who is “online-famous” who I’m a fan of, the podcasters of Totally Married (www.totallylaime.com) both named your recent babies Teddy…only theirs is a girl, Theodora. Love that name – y’all will start a new trend!
Lauren says
congrats!! LOVE the name, it was our first choice when our little guy was born a few months ago but with the last name “Moore”…well, we weren’t feeling the whole rhyming thing ;)
anyhoo, congratulations again and so glad to hear everyone is healthy and happy!
Sue Lenton says
How lovely. Thrilled for all of you and congratulations – no better time than the first few precious weeks.
Amy says
Oh my and now you’ve added another amazing photo to your twitter feed! That sibling love photo is priceless!
Sue Lenton says
P.S. Hope he approves of the nursery!
Jennifer says
Congratulations! Theodore was my Grandfather’s name too – always loved it. I wish the whole family much joy!
Emily @ Life on Food says
Congratulations!! He is beautiful!
Whitney says
Congratulations! He’s perfect :)
Rachael says
So happy for you:) God has truly blessed you! Love him :)
Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) says
Teddy is just beautiful! It must have been all that hair that was giving you morning sickness throughout the pregnancy. ;) Congrats to the whole family…such a special time! XO
katie says
congratulations! i love the names together: teddy and clara! beautiful family! rest up and enjoy those baby snuggles! xo
Belle says
Congratulations to the five of you! He’s a beauty!
Bethany Soelberg says
Congrats! At first glance he looks like John’s mini-me! But then of course I see Sherry in there too (just like Clara). I had my second baby 9 weeks ago and my words of advice are watch out for the emotions after a few weeks – I have a two-year old and I think that survival mode kept the “weepies” away for a while until all my help started slowing down. Then I just started getting super emotional about the craziest stuff (happy tears and frustrated ones). But its so great to see how your older child just loves the new baby – the best thing in the world!
Jenny says
Congratulations – he is beautiful!!!
Sunny says
Congratulations all! Welcome Baby Teddy!
Faith says
Congratulations. Elated for you both, he is beautiful…God Bless,
Haylee says
So exciting and precious! My father’s name is Teddy Charles Freeman so I am definitely a fan of the name!
Denise says
Welcome baby Petersik! His name is precious and so nice that it’s meaningful to your family. So glad Sherry is feeling good and the c-section went smoothly. You guys deserve a break! Enjoy some time with your beautiful growing family. xo
Christina says
Congratulations!!! Enjoy the little guy and your beautiful family!!!
Sarah says
So happy for you guys! Teddy is precious and I love the name choice. Just want to give Sherry a big hug for making it through this pregnancy; I imagine there was some anxiety as the big day got closer, given what you went through with Clara’s birth. But you did it! Give your uterus a high five! You guys have been working so hard lately and you deserve nothing but happiness. Enjoy this special time with baby Teddy and big sis Clara (in between approving 1000+ comments from your superfans; we just can’t hold it in, haha!) xoxo
Fariha says
Congratulations!!! May you all be very happy together!
Candy says
Congratulations! I am so happy that this delivery was less eventful than the first. Enjoy!!
Jenni says
Congratulations on a healthy and happy delivery! I’m so glad to hear everything went smoothly for Sherry this time around. Baby Teddy is well received, even if he can’t hold that drill yet :)
Valerie says
My eyes got misty when I read that everything went well, I remember how traumatizing Clara’s birth was. So so happy everything went well! Congratulations!
Gwen B. says
Congrats! He is adorable! You look radiant, hope I look half that good after having a baby.
Jeanine says
Congratulations! He is adorable! I am so relieved to hear everything went well. Enjoy your newest bundle of joy! Sending you guys love!
Emily @ Two Purple Couches says
Congratulations!! He’s adorable! Glad that everyone is doing well :)
Claudie says
Congratulations!!!!!!
Sandra says
Wow! This might be a record breaker comment list! Congratulations, enjoy this time, and . . . don’t forget to sleep.
Wendy says
Congratulations! Enjoy every moment!
Shannon says
Oh congratulations!! He’s beautiful and perfect. Welcome to being a family of four! It’s awesome – prepare to play offense now instead of defense. : )
CJ says
YAY he’s finally here!! Congratulations!!! So happy for you all & sending best wishes your way!
Donita says
Congratulations to your little family. I love Teddys name. These pictures made me cry. God is good! You are blessed. Teddy is beautiful!! Enjoy your family and take your time getting back to work!!
Stacy says
Congratulations you five! Sherry, you are absolutely beautiful! Love the name and significance of it. So glad all went well and praying for sweet and smooth family time in the coming days. Hurray!
hjc says
How exciting! Welcome to Teddy, and blessings to all of you!
Shelley says
So happy for you guys! Congratulations and welcome Teddy!!
Take care all of you and enjoy these specual days together: )
Bonnie says
Welcome Teddy! I just had to check out the new arrival while on spring break with the family. There’s nothing like the excitement of a new baby. My two daughters are tweens now and this post brought back sweet memories. So happy that everything went smoothly. CONGRATS!
Naomi says
I’m not usually that into babies, but Teddy “Barnacle” Petersik is actually bloody cute. Congratulations :)
Catherine says
Completely and utterly adorable, with a lovely head of hair! The name is just gorgeous. I read it on the post link first, and saw his full name, and assumed he’d be Theo… but Teddy is just gorgeous. I didn’t even think of that as an option.
Congratulations to all of you. What a blessing.
Elaine says
Awesome! Many congrats! Teddy is adorable. Following along on Instagram too so thanks for the updates there. What a sweet little guy :) xo