Sometimes there are moments when you take mental pictures, and you wish so badly that you could somehow print them out. But you can't, so all you can do is hope you'll always have that picture in your mind and remember it forever and ever.
Since we've gotten Lincoln to sleep on his own in his own room, the only way he can fall asleep is by laying him down and he just self-soothes himself to sleep. Don't get me wrong, this is wonderful, and we have been different (by different, I mean people who get sleep) people ever since he started doing this. But, as some moms might know, once babies get to that point, trying to rock them to sleep doesn't really work anymore. At least for me it doesn't. Every once in a while I just wish SO badly that he'll just let me rock him, or hold him without trying to squirm or jump out of my arms using his new-found strength (and it's STRONG, believe me) so we can have a moment together.
Tonight was one of those moments, as I actually got to rock my baby to sleep. Staring at that sweet little face reminded me of so many things in his short 10 month life so far. I was reminded of when we were in the hospital, and we tried SO hard not to hold him "too much" for fear that he'd never sleep on his own. But we just couldn't help ourselves. Can you really, though? With your first precious baby? Maybe we did pay for it later, though because I was also reminded of the nights I spent on the couch just holding him while he slept. And let me tell you, that was rough. But it was in those long, tired hours that I also got to study my sweet baby's newborn face and try to lock in that mental picture. How fast those newborn moments fly by. Well, let me say, looking back how fast those newborn moments fly by. I know that during those first few weeks, you feel like you haven't slept in years and will never sleep again. But fly they do, and it's right before your eyes.
And while I feel like these times might be creeping by slowly (being at home all day, just us two while Lorne is at work or school) , I realize how fast time really does go. So to get a moment like I did tonight was priceless, for lack of a better word. I'm sure when he's 18 months i'll be staring at his sweet sleeping face and be reminded of the time he let my rock him to sleep when it'd been such a long time since I had.
Cherish each moment. They're all so precious, but so fleeting.
Some may call me overly-sentimental, but I embrace it! How I want to remember all these precious little moments!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Thursday, October 3, 2013
My Boy Wonder: 6 months old?!
Uh, Gosh. I know. It's been two months! I told myself that i'd be so good on keeping this blog up, since it's really the only way i'm tracking baby's progress. I should journal more, I guess. But who knows! I'd probably neglect that, too. So better to neglect one form of writing rather than two. I just know i'll be kicking myself when he's five years old and I can't remember what his first word was... SO, this is what we've been up to.
Lincoln is 6 months and 3 weeks old now. He'll be 7 months old on October 11th. tell. me. where. the. time. has. gone. please. Holy cow, I can't even believe how big he's getting. Right now Lincoln:
- is 17 lbs 15 ounces
- in the 50th percentile for height and weight- my little average guy.
- Loves new faces and places. But mostly new faces.
- Is rollin' all over the place.
- Sits up on his own.
- Will TAKE STEPS when I stand him up. My Mom keeps telling me to quit letting him do that. But it's so fun to see him progress!
- Can stand up on his own when he's leaning against something.
- Is ticklish!
- Eats about 7-8 ounces per feeding.
- Eats cereal like it's the only thing he's eaten in days.
- Hates green beans.
- Doesn't love peas.
- Or carrots.
- I'd better work on that.
- Is getting to know his name.
- Wears 6-9 month clothes.
- Wears size 3 diapers.
- Sleeps in his OWN crib- success!
- Loves to watch Curious George. I'm not kidding. Here is some evidence:
See that focus? For some reason it makes sense to hold your arms out from your body when you're feeling intense about something. Don't worry. We limit his Curious George time. But, man. It's nice to have that in case I need him stay in one spot for a little bit.
This kid is going places. At least when he's not watching Curious George.
He's a good boy. Just the happiest little guy you ever did see. Most the time. Sometimes he's not that. For some reason from about 6-8ish Lincoln decides he's bored. So we go on a walk after dinner almost every evening. Sometimes it's what keeps us both sane! Lincoln loves it, he doesn't make a peep the whole time. Sometimes he even falls asleep.
MAN i'm gonna miss this. It's getting colder. Soon we won't be able to do this anymore. So, i'm gonna have to get creative to keep this little guy entertained before dad gets home in the evening. I'll also miss these beautiful views: (don't mind the bad quality, taken by my oh-so fancy phone)
At the beginning of September Lorne and I had to chance to go to Virginia to see Lorne's mission. It was beautiful! We left baby behind, and that was both hard and weird. It was weird to be able to leave and go do what we wanted at any moments notice. I'll hopefully expound on our trip later so I can remember it. There were some fun/ humbling experiences.
So, stuff is good. We look forward to conference to get some answers we're seeking about our future. But also conference is just good. I love it.
Until next time!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Four Months and Feelin' Fine
This is my 15 week old baby! We are ONE week away from his four month mark. Never in my life has four months flown by so fast. With each passing day this baby grows sweeter, smarter, cuter, bigger, happier, hungrier, "slobbery-er", louder, and "lovable-er".
Sometimes Lorne and I will just stop and say to one another, "how did we get such a perfect baby?". Granted, we are his parents. But, how can he not seem perfect to anyone else?! We are in lala land!!! But I LOVE it.
This little guy STARTED sleeping though the night roughly around 2 months. It was spotty, though. Not every not for a couple weeks after he was 2 weeks. But the last month or so, he's been really great. Once in a blue moon I get a fussy boy who wants to stay up all night, but that could be our fault for letting him get over-tired or something. But holy cow, back when we brought him home from the hospital I used to think nighttime would NEVER be the same again. Sleep deprivation really takes a toll on your mind, body, and mood. I would do it all over again, though. Probably.I am just kicking myself for not being better at documenting his progress. So at four months, Lincoln:
-Smiles a lot
-Likes to talk (yell!)
-Loves attention
-Slobbers like crazy
-Still likes his bottle after nursing (i'm convinced he's ready for solids)
-Wears size 2-3 diapers
-Can't yet roll over all the way, but can rock on to his side sometimes
-is great at holding up his head, even when he's on his tummy
-Likes to be outside
-Wants to suck everything (especially his grass hopper blankey)
-Can wear 3-6 month clothes, even some 6 month clothes.
-LOVES to stand and raise his arms up way above his head to feel BIG!
-Always has to see what's going on around him
-Is getting better at taking naps and falling asleep on his own (knock on wood)
-Likes to sleep on his side or tummy (on mom and dad's bed...yikes!)
-Doesn't quite get the "cause and effect" thing
Life with a fourth month old is so much fun. I can still get things done but still play with my baby. I can't complain one little bit.
We anticipate moving soon, trying to get ourselves in the mental state that this house will sell soon so we aren't shocked when it does. I want to be as ready as possible. It would be great if we could make the move as smooth as possible... When is moving ever smooth, though? Seriously, moving is such a bummer. It takes forever.
We've been lucky enough to swim in Nanna Nelson's pool many times already this summer. We're trying to get Lincoln used to it so he can learn to swim early! So far he's not sure what to think of it! He just sits there and sucks on his hand-I think the salty taste (it's a salt pool) is something new and intriguing to him.
Anywayyyy.... Things are great. We are happy. We are blessed.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Baby Blog Time!
My baby is 2 months old this week.... :(! And i'm just now blogging about his birth! Needless to say, adjusting to "parenthood" is a lil' bit busy! But OH so fun! We love our Baby Boy!
I doubt I blogged that my doctor told me I could be induced on the 11th of March. My due date was set for the end of that week, but he does inductions on Monday's, and he said I was good to go, so we went for it. I loved being induced!
We were able to go on one last date before becoming parents, so that was fun. We ate at the place we went to on our first date, and saw a movie! Earlier that day we did a deep clean of the house so we could be worry-free on Sunday, and when we came home from the hospital.
Sunday night we were all packed for the hospital and VERY nervous, and VERY excited. Everyone told us to get a good nights sleep... I don't know about Lorne, but my sleep was lousy just like every other night during my 7-9 months of being pregnant.
I got up a 5 am on March 11th. I showered and got ready for the day. Lorne and I were ready to go with a lot of time to spare, we were so over-prepared and excited! We left and made it so the hospital right on time. I was admitted at 7 am. They didn't waste any time getting my hooked up to the monitor and getting my I.V in!
I would say they broke my water at about 9:30. The nurse told me to try and wait until about 10:00 to get my epidural so I was in a good, steady laboring pattern. I thought that meant I HAD to wait until then, so I was scared to ask for my epidural even when those crazy contractions had me in tears. Luckily my mom was there to fend for me! She ran out and got the nurse even though I was hesitant about bugging the nurses already... When it's your first time, your totally unsure about everything!
After my epidural, I was lovin' life. I did get sick a few times, but other than that I was just happy I couldn't feel those contractions any more. I was able to get a few naps in while I was laboring.
Eventually (the day went by fast to me) I was feeling that pressure to push, but again I was reluctant to bug anyone in case it really wasn't time. And again, my mom took the initiative for me and grabbed the doctor and nurse. As soon as everyone came in and started prepping the room for the baby to come, reality was setting in and the only thing going on in my mind was, "wait! This is real? I'm really gonna push a baby out? I don't want to yet, I'm not ready!" but, Lincoln sure was ready! I probably only did 7 rounds of pushing and I heard my doctor say, "stop stop stop!". Then he held up (this is what he looked like to ME, his MOM) a perfect, beautiful, SCREAMING baby boy! I was in shock! I couldn't believe that was the "little" guy inside of me all those months, kicking my sides, sticking his little feet up in my ribs, making up throw up every morning, and causing all that comfortable heart burn. I was finally meeting my little guy! I reached out and touched his hand, but they had to hurry and get his cord cut and get him nice and warm.
I doubt I blogged that my doctor told me I could be induced on the 11th of March. My due date was set for the end of that week, but he does inductions on Monday's, and he said I was good to go, so we went for it. I loved being induced!
We were able to go on one last date before becoming parents, so that was fun. We ate at the place we went to on our first date, and saw a movie! Earlier that day we did a deep clean of the house so we could be worry-free on Sunday, and when we came home from the hospital.
Sunday night we were all packed for the hospital and VERY nervous, and VERY excited. Everyone told us to get a good nights sleep... I don't know about Lorne, but my sleep was lousy just like every other night during my 7-9 months of being pregnant.
I got up a 5 am on March 11th. I showered and got ready for the day. Lorne and I were ready to go with a lot of time to spare, we were so over-prepared and excited! We left and made it so the hospital right on time. I was admitted at 7 am. They didn't waste any time getting my hooked up to the monitor and getting my I.V in!
I would say they broke my water at about 9:30. The nurse told me to try and wait until about 10:00 to get my epidural so I was in a good, steady laboring pattern. I thought that meant I HAD to wait until then, so I was scared to ask for my epidural even when those crazy contractions had me in tears. Luckily my mom was there to fend for me! She ran out and got the nurse even though I was hesitant about bugging the nurses already... When it's your first time, your totally unsure about everything!
After my epidural, I was lovin' life. I did get sick a few times, but other than that I was just happy I couldn't feel those contractions any more. I was able to get a few naps in while I was laboring.
Eventually (the day went by fast to me) I was feeling that pressure to push, but again I was reluctant to bug anyone in case it really wasn't time. And again, my mom took the initiative for me and grabbed the doctor and nurse. As soon as everyone came in and started prepping the room for the baby to come, reality was setting in and the only thing going on in my mind was, "wait! This is real? I'm really gonna push a baby out? I don't want to yet, I'm not ready!" but, Lincoln sure was ready! I probably only did 7 rounds of pushing and I heard my doctor say, "stop stop stop!". Then he held up (this is what he looked like to ME, his MOM) a perfect, beautiful, SCREAMING baby boy! I was in shock! I couldn't believe that was the "little" guy inside of me all those months, kicking my sides, sticking his little feet up in my ribs, making up throw up every morning, and causing all that comfortable heart burn. I was finally meeting my little guy! I reached out and touched his hand, but they had to hurry and get his cord cut and get him nice and warm.
I remember laying there, wishing I could stand up and go to him and hold him and comfort him. But, I had other things to do.
Lincoln was born at 6:33 pm on March 11th. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. He was 21 inches long. And he was perfect. He IS perfect.
I. love. being. a. mom. I have found my niche. I can't believe how happy I am. I think we have the most darling, most sweetest baby in the world. I'm pretty sure his dad would agree. :)
It being 2 months later, we've been getting more sleep and finally feeling like we can "do this"! Lately he's been sleeping from about 10:30-5:00ish. SO much better than every 2 hours.
Lincoln has been starting to smile and try to talk these days. It's SO much fun! I could stare at him all day and totally ignore all the house work. I don't, but I could.
So pretty much, things are great. This parent thing is the best ever!
Also, I get to be a mom for the first time this Mother's day! Wahoo!
Until next time!
Friday, March 8, 2013
What's Been Up.
Yikes, I feel like it hasn't been that long since i've updated, yet i'm so behind!
We sent our Elder Cloward off on his mission on February 20th. It was a bitter-sweet day! We were sad to say goodbye for 2 years, but we are also SO proud of him. He was nothing but excited when we dropped him off! He was so eager to go and get to work. He hasn't been homesick one bit! From the few letters we've had so far, we can tell he is incredibly happy and just loving everything. Amazing how he just grooved right in to it. We sure love him. I am sure he is the most handsome missionary out there! One thing is for sure, New York had better get ready!
It's hard to have him gone, but there's no other place we'd rather have him be.
I did my last few hours at the good ol' Seagull Book tonight. That was also bitter-sweet! I've worked there since I graduated high school, so the thought that i'm not coming back was hard to comprehend! But it's time to move on in life! The next time I go back to work, it'll be using my license I got in Beauty School.
My very pregnant self in front of my store....
My sweet assistant manager made the darling little diaper-motorcycle, and my manager made the cute dinosaur blanket. I got a lot of love on my last day! I felt very spoiled.
Can't believe it's time to switch over from sales associate to mother! Am I ready? I guess as ready as i'll ever be. My family threw me a DARLING baby shower on the 2nd. The theme was pinwheels, all the decorations were SO cute.
We had a fun time! The shower was a HUGE help in getting ready for our baby boy!
Speaking of Baby.... Looks like (hopefully) we'll be parents on the 11th! My doctor gave the okay to induce me at 7am on March 11th. So.... yeah. That's in 3 days. Almost 2. SOOOO scary AND exciting! We are almost done with our "get ready for baby" checklist! Last things to do are give the house a good last cleaning before Sunday, and get Lorne all packed for the hospital. Then, hopefully, go on one last date as just us two... I'm looking forward to spending time with my sweet husband and making new memories with him. Here's to hoping everything runs smoothly on Monday.... wish me luck! Next time I post, i'll be posting as MOM! Maybe. Maybe i'll post before then.... but most likely i'll be MOM. :)
Hopefully the little guy is ready for his nervous/anxious/excited/eager parents! He'll have to be a trooper for sure. :)
We sent our Elder Cloward off on his mission on February 20th. It was a bitter-sweet day! We were sad to say goodbye for 2 years, but we are also SO proud of him. He was nothing but excited when we dropped him off! He was so eager to go and get to work. He hasn't been homesick one bit! From the few letters we've had so far, we can tell he is incredibly happy and just loving everything. Amazing how he just grooved right in to it. We sure love him. I am sure he is the most handsome missionary out there! One thing is for sure, New York had better get ready!
I did my last few hours at the good ol' Seagull Book tonight. That was also bitter-sweet! I've worked there since I graduated high school, so the thought that i'm not coming back was hard to comprehend! But it's time to move on in life! The next time I go back to work, it'll be using my license I got in Beauty School.
Speaking of Baby.... Looks like (hopefully) we'll be parents on the 11th! My doctor gave the okay to induce me at 7am on March 11th. So.... yeah. That's in 3 days. Almost 2. SOOOO scary AND exciting! We are almost done with our "get ready for baby" checklist! Last things to do are give the house a good last cleaning before Sunday, and get Lorne all packed for the hospital. Then, hopefully, go on one last date as just us two... I'm looking forward to spending time with my sweet husband and making new memories with him. Here's to hoping everything runs smoothly on Monday.... wish me luck! Next time I post, i'll be posting as MOM! Maybe. Maybe i'll post before then.... but most likely i'll be MOM. :)
Hopefully the little guy is ready for his nervous/anxious/excited/eager parents! He'll have to be a trooper for sure. :)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Sweep, or Blog? I Chose Blog.
Right now I SHOULD be finishing my sweeping and vacuuming, but i'm blogging instead. Obviously. I just needed to take a little "breather"... so I thought catching the blog up would be just the thing!
So.... The teryiaki sticks were a hit!! And by "hit", I mean Lorne and I loved them. :) I'm sure Baby loved them, too, but.... I think he likes all foods right now. I would most definitely make them again!
So, anyway. It was fun! We're all done painting now, and i'll upload pics once we have it put together a bit more!
We have only 6 weeks left until Baby is sopossed to get here! It's nuts, thinking about how fast it SEEMS to have gone by. When I think back to the day we found out I was expecting it seems like that was FOREVER ago. The closer it gets, I can tell he's getting bigger and starting to run out of room! I'm trying to drink more water these days, (I should have been trying harder earlier. Oh well.) It's kind of torture with the size of my bladder these days, but it's worth it! My nifty water bottle the my sis-in-law gave me for Christmas has this nifty thing on it that lets me track how many bottles I've had to drink that day, so it's always rewarding when I can slide it over one more number! I need to drink at LEAST 3 bottle-fulls a day. That's roughly 60+ ounces of water. Good luck to myself!
A couple weeks ago Lorne and I went to Baby J's basketball game. He's quite the player! I thought it'd be fun to post once of his pics we got that night... we tried real hard to get an "action shot" but, I guess we need to work on our photography skills. ;)
Baby J is the one in the blue jersey. He's so cool! Also, I think he's trying NOT to look at the camera. ;)
And this is my cute little sis, Lauren. After the game. At my parents. She's my mini-me!
So.... The teryiaki sticks were a hit!! And by "hit", I mean Lorne and I loved them. :) I'm sure Baby loved them, too, but.... I think he likes all foods right now. I would most definitely make them again!
Also, those peanut butter bars really DID taste like they did when I was in elementary school. Success!
SO, we are tryin' our very best to get everything ready as soon as possible for this Baby to get here. I guess you never know if he's gonna come early, later, right on time... so I figure we need to just get everything done before February ends. I've made a master to-do list, and I think it's doable! One item is get Baby's nursery put together. We recently finished painting his room from a pale shade of yellow to a really light grey. Here's some pics of the progress....
When the room was yellow, still....
I decided to have some fun with the paint. That's the heart I drew, when I was done painting it, I looked up and noticed Lorne drew a "tic tac toe" board and was playing against himself. He covered it up before I could get a picture. It made me laugh and, I thought, kind of illustrated the difference between us ladies and guys....
Lorne thought my heart was sweet so he waited to cover it up last... so sweet! ;)
We have only 6 weeks left until Baby is sopossed to get here! It's nuts, thinking about how fast it SEEMS to have gone by. When I think back to the day we found out I was expecting it seems like that was FOREVER ago. The closer it gets, I can tell he's getting bigger and starting to run out of room! I'm trying to drink more water these days, (I should have been trying harder earlier. Oh well.) It's kind of torture with the size of my bladder these days, but it's worth it! My nifty water bottle the my sis-in-law gave me for Christmas has this nifty thing on it that lets me track how many bottles I've had to drink that day, so it's always rewarding when I can slide it over one more number! I need to drink at LEAST 3 bottle-fulls a day. That's roughly 60+ ounces of water. Good luck to myself!
A couple weeks ago Lorne and I went to Baby J's basketball game. He's quite the player! I thought it'd be fun to post once of his pics we got that night... we tried real hard to get an "action shot" but, I guess we need to work on our photography skills. ;)
Well, well, well.... I guess I'll share more SUPER exciting things about the Nelson's next time! I'd better get that sweeping and vacuuming done... ;)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I think they call it... "Nesting"
Yeah, pretty sure I've hit the "nesting" phase of pregnancy. I don't know if everyone has one or not, but i'm pretty sure that if i'm having mine, it's manifesting itself through cooking. I'm loving making tons of recipes lately and trying different dinners. I wish it was manifesting by way of not getting enough of cleaning and organizing, but i'm afraid I feel the same way about those fun little things as I always have.... But seriously. Tonight we're having Teriayki Chicken kabobs, which are marinating in the fridge right now. So excited to try them! Who knew making your own teriyaki sauce was so easy... my hands still smell of garlic, though.
Today I made these little beauties...
Peanut butter bars! I stumbled upon the recipe on pinterest. They're supposedly the bars that you'd get at lunch in elementary school... I loved those. So we'll see how they turn out! Waiting for them to cool, while waiting for a fun wave of baby heartburn to pass...
By way of other "news", my baby "bump" is now big enough to do THIS....
Yeah, I can use that "bump" as a shelf now. My cup is literally sitting there. It also makes a nice arm rest. ;)
Only 9 more weeks to go! Wow! It's seems so far away, yet so close at the same time. I am currently 31 weeks and 3 days along. Only 61 more days to go!
Alrighty, until next time.
Today I made these little beauties...
Peanut butter bars! I stumbled upon the recipe on pinterest. They're supposedly the bars that you'd get at lunch in elementary school... I loved those. So we'll see how they turn out! Waiting for them to cool, while waiting for a fun wave of baby heartburn to pass...
By way of other "news", my baby "bump" is now big enough to do THIS....
Yeah, I can use that "bump" as a shelf now. My cup is literally sitting there. It also makes a nice arm rest. ;)
Only 9 more weeks to go! Wow! It's seems so far away, yet so close at the same time. I am currently 31 weeks and 3 days along. Only 61 more days to go!
Alrighty, until next time.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Happy Tuesday!
Startin' this new goal off right.... I'm already posting another post! Yippee skips!
Lorne started some new classes today. His schedule includes a lunch break, so I get to see him half-way through the day! We get to eat lunch together, and that's awesome. Today when he came home for lunch I got THIS surprise....
Beautiful roses! I'm such a lucky girl....
I get to joy these little beauties for a little while. I'm one of those girls that would take flowers over chocolate ANY day. Don't get me wrong. I love to eat, and I do love chocolate. But, I really love flowers. Especially roses. What can I say? My man knows me.
I know Christmas is over, but thought i'd post a picture of our cute Christmas tree... I've gotta have one on file somewhere, right? We love our little tree. Bought it on sale last black Friday.
Hard to believe how fast Christmas went by! While I DID just post this pic, we've already taken our tree and everything down. Time is just FLYIN'!
Hopefully i'll be posting more pics now... i'm getting more tech savvy everyday, AND my parents gave us a way awesome camera for Christmas. We love it, and i'm eager to fill up many SD cards with pics of our Little Nelson in March!
K, that's all I've got today... enjoy your Tuesday night!
Lorne started some new classes today. His schedule includes a lunch break, so I get to see him half-way through the day! We get to eat lunch together, and that's awesome. Today when he came home for lunch I got THIS surprise....
Beautiful roses! I'm such a lucky girl....
I get to joy these little beauties for a little while. I'm one of those girls that would take flowers over chocolate ANY day. Don't get me wrong. I love to eat, and I do love chocolate. But, I really love flowers. Especially roses. What can I say? My man knows me.
I know Christmas is over, but thought i'd post a picture of our cute Christmas tree... I've gotta have one on file somewhere, right? We love our little tree. Bought it on sale last black Friday.
Hard to believe how fast Christmas went by! While I DID just post this pic, we've already taken our tree and everything down. Time is just FLYIN'!
Hopefully i'll be posting more pics now... i'm getting more tech savvy everyday, AND my parents gave us a way awesome camera for Christmas. We love it, and i'm eager to fill up many SD cards with pics of our Little Nelson in March!
K, that's all I've got today... enjoy your Tuesday night!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Long time, no blog!
I've never been very good at keeping up a journal.... so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that i'm not awesome at keeping this blog up, either. But, it IS a new year, and we DO make new goals at this time of year. So, I'm gonna try and do much better. I'm going to get all caught up with this post... i'll even post a few videos! Feelin' so "on top of it" right now...
So, thought i'd finally share the video we took at the "find out the gender of baby nelson" party we had. I'll fill you in on the "back" story of the party. The day before the party, we had "the big ultrasound" where the ultrasound tech determined the sex of the baby. This was NOT easy to do... so if anyone else out there want to use this idea, you've gotta have some strong will power! So, during the ultrasound, we had to look away when she saw if baby was a boy or girl. I brought a little note card for her to write on, and she sealed it up with the ultrasound picture along with it. After my appointment, I went to the store to order the cake. I asked the baker to put a filling in the cake with the color that went along with the gender. We waited for a full, painful day! The next night we got together and shared the moment with our family and friends.... So that's what you see on the video. We really are finding out for the first time in this video... It was a lot of fun. Probably, the last time we'll do it that way, though. It was rough to wait!
It was such a relief to finally know what we were having... needless to say, the nursery decor plans include a lot of blue. :) We're pretty set on a name, but we're not going to call it "official" yet. You never know if you'll hear something else that you'll like.
We made the move out of our first apartment and are living in Lorne's parents old house until it sells... It's been wonderful staying here, but we're trying not to get too attached.
Christmas was great! We had a lot of fun and tried to take it all in as much as we could, enjoying our last Christmas as non-parents! We're very excited for next Christmas, though... at that point we'll have a 9-month old.
Hard to think we only have 10 weeks left until this little baby boy comes... I think at least once a day either Lorne or I say, "I can't believe he'll be here in 'this' amount of time. It'll be so different".
SO! Let the 10-week count-down begin! Here's to hoping it goes by fast... and slow at the same time so we can be well-prepared.
For fun, thought i'd post the video we took RIGHT after we found out we're having a baby... This is not the prettiest, it was super early and i'd just woken up. But it's fun to look back on.
Until next time!
So, thought i'd finally share the video we took at the "find out the gender of baby nelson" party we had. I'll fill you in on the "back" story of the party. The day before the party, we had "the big ultrasound" where the ultrasound tech determined the sex of the baby. This was NOT easy to do... so if anyone else out there want to use this idea, you've gotta have some strong will power! So, during the ultrasound, we had to look away when she saw if baby was a boy or girl. I brought a little note card for her to write on, and she sealed it up with the ultrasound picture along with it. After my appointment, I went to the store to order the cake. I asked the baker to put a filling in the cake with the color that went along with the gender. We waited for a full, painful day! The next night we got together and shared the moment with our family and friends.... So that's what you see on the video. We really are finding out for the first time in this video... It was a lot of fun. Probably, the last time we'll do it that way, though. It was rough to wait!
It was such a relief to finally know what we were having... needless to say, the nursery decor plans include a lot of blue. :) We're pretty set on a name, but we're not going to call it "official" yet. You never know if you'll hear something else that you'll like.
We made the move out of our first apartment and are living in Lorne's parents old house until it sells... It's been wonderful staying here, but we're trying not to get too attached.
Christmas was great! We had a lot of fun and tried to take it all in as much as we could, enjoying our last Christmas as non-parents! We're very excited for next Christmas, though... at that point we'll have a 9-month old.
Hard to think we only have 10 weeks left until this little baby boy comes... I think at least once a day either Lorne or I say, "I can't believe he'll be here in 'this' amount of time. It'll be so different".
SO! Let the 10-week count-down begin! Here's to hoping it goes by fast... and slow at the same time so we can be well-prepared.
For fun, thought i'd post the video we took RIGHT after we found out we're having a baby... This is not the prettiest, it was super early and i'd just woken up. But it's fun to look back on.
Until next time!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Big News about a Little Nelson!
So... Time to let the "cat out of the bag"! If you don't already know, Lorne and I are expecting our first baby on March 16. We couldn't be happier! I know it's been a long time since I've posted.... I've been trying to hold this secret in from the "net" for a while now, and I knew I couldn't blog without mentioning it! Things have been crazy! Crazy since... about July...
July 9th (ironically the anniversary of our engagement!) I took a pregnancy test that came out... positive! That little "plus" sign indicated we would, in fact, be "adding" to our family! I could not believe my eyes. Of course not too long after, we couldn't help but gush the good news to our families.
The doctors appointments have been great so far. We've got to see Little Nelson two times, now. Our big ultrasound is on the 24th! We will definitely announce if Little Nelson will be wearing lots of pink, or lots of blue!
I have been pretty morning sick up until a few days ago. I found a magic combination of half a Unisom and a B6 vitamin... it has been my cure. I feel like a normal human being now and can focus on growing one...
March can not come fast enough for us... it's crazy to think we'll be parents in just over 5 months. We are young, but it's right. I can't wait to be a mom. I'm nervous, but this is what I've always wanted to do... It will all work out.
The picture was taken by Kayla Fetters. She's amazing with her camera and I want to thank her for taking these pics!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Funny, The New, and The.... New?
Is this funny? I think it's HILARIOUS...
Today my husband got a text message from an unknown number. The text said, " Hey Lexi, this is Zach from the gym this morning."
Before I continue... Have you caught on already? If so... hahaha! So funny!
My sweet darling answered, "Sorry dude, i'm not Lexi. Good luck man."
It's probably rude, but I laughed! Poor kid. My husband really had sympathy for him, though. You know, one guy to another. Oh, Lexi. Thank you for choosing my husbands number.
I have not done a post in a long, long time! Yikes.
We had so so so much fun up at the lake. I wish I took pics of the cabin... my family is working really hard on the place, and Lorne and I feel like slackers, never helping but taking advantage.
And have I mentioned?? New car!!! Yahoo! We purchased an 05' Trail Blazer... it's even the color we like and everything! I think... no, I KNOW, we got really lucky. More like, blessed. We got an amazing deal, probably a deal we shouldn't have got. Never the less, we have a new car that we LOVE and will (knock on wood!) hopefully last! My mom just got a kick out of the way she saw us treating our new car. She laughed and said, "that's just wrong. You were never this careful with our cars!" oops... sorry mom. The things I learn, growing up and moving away. She's so awesome.
Speaking of mom... wishing her, dad, Bretterson, and Baby J good luck on trek this week! I'm really not jealous, actually. But I love you and will miss you. I'm excited to spend some time with my lil sis Lauren, though. Kill it out there!!!!
Welp, until next time...
Today my husband got a text message from an unknown number. The text said, " Hey Lexi, this is Zach from the gym this morning."
Before I continue... Have you caught on already? If so... hahaha! So funny!
My sweet darling answered, "Sorry dude, i'm not Lexi. Good luck man."
It's probably rude, but I laughed! Poor kid. My husband really had sympathy for him, though. You know, one guy to another. Oh, Lexi. Thank you for choosing my husbands number.
I have not done a post in a long, long time! Yikes.
We had so so so much fun up at the lake. I wish I took pics of the cabin... my family is working really hard on the place, and Lorne and I feel like slackers, never helping but taking advantage.
And have I mentioned?? New car!!! Yahoo! We purchased an 05' Trail Blazer... it's even the color we like and everything! I think... no, I KNOW, we got really lucky. More like, blessed. We got an amazing deal, probably a deal we shouldn't have got. Never the less, we have a new car that we LOVE and will (knock on wood!) hopefully last! My mom just got a kick out of the way she saw us treating our new car. She laughed and said, "that's just wrong. You were never this careful with our cars!" oops... sorry mom. The things I learn, growing up and moving away. She's so awesome.
Speaking of mom... wishing her, dad, Bretterson, and Baby J good luck on trek this week! I'm really not jealous, actually. But I love you and will miss you. I'm excited to spend some time with my lil sis Lauren, though. Kill it out there!!!!
Welp, until next time...
Thursday, June 7, 2012
And "The Hunt" continues....
That's right, folks. We are still searching for the perfect car. "Perfect" meaning, a car that looks okay, and will run for a long, long time. Here's to hoping we find what we're lookin' for...
We bid farewell to Widow Maker for good today. I know I already lamented... but I might add, it was hard to see her go! We got one last picture that I'll post soon... How nerdy are we? But we literally stood there hand in hand, staring with somber expressions as she was lifted on to the truck. I'm sure the guy taking her away thought we were such an odd couple.
Tomorrow we head off for our trip to Disneyland. We get to road trip with Lorne's fun siblings Russ+Alysa, and Anna. It's gonna be fun to get away and have a little break! My day tomorrow will be filled with cleaning, packing, laundry, and more packing. We are SO excited! I wonder how well I'll sleep tonight...Having these adventures with my husband have been some of the best times. I hope I can take in every moment and remember the way things are when the days have come and gone. While I look forward to our future together (children, new jobs, hopefully more of an income, and CHILDREN!), I cherish the way things are now. It can be hard... just the other day I sat at my mom's kitchen table thinking about our money/car situation saying, "Mom. Being poor is hard." She lovingly said, "I know, but everyone has got to do it for at least a little bit". Who knows how long our "little bit" will be, but life is good.
It can be easy to get caught up in our plans for the future and I often catch myself day dreaming. I am reminded of Pres. Uchtdorf's talk about the five points of a Forget Me Not. We must not forget to be happy NOW. If you haven't read this talk yet, which I'd be surprised if anyone hasn't by now, I highly recommend clicking on the link and reading it. Refreshing! I think I'm safe to say... We are happy NOW.
P.S, like the new look? Blogging has much more to it than I thought... I want to learn more and more and MORE! Hopefully someday my blog will look even better...
We bid farewell to Widow Maker for good today. I know I already lamented... but I might add, it was hard to see her go! We got one last picture that I'll post soon... How nerdy are we? But we literally stood there hand in hand, staring with somber expressions as she was lifted on to the truck. I'm sure the guy taking her away thought we were such an odd couple.
Tomorrow we head off for our trip to Disneyland. We get to road trip with Lorne's fun siblings Russ+Alysa, and Anna. It's gonna be fun to get away and have a little break! My day tomorrow will be filled with cleaning, packing, laundry, and more packing. We are SO excited! I wonder how well I'll sleep tonight...Having these adventures with my husband have been some of the best times. I hope I can take in every moment and remember the way things are when the days have come and gone. While I look forward to our future together (children, new jobs, hopefully more of an income, and CHILDREN!), I cherish the way things are now. It can be hard... just the other day I sat at my mom's kitchen table thinking about our money/car situation saying, "Mom. Being poor is hard." She lovingly said, "I know, but everyone has got to do it for at least a little bit". Who knows how long our "little bit" will be, but life is good.
It can be easy to get caught up in our plans for the future and I often catch myself day dreaming. I am reminded of Pres. Uchtdorf's talk about the five points of a Forget Me Not. We must not forget to be happy NOW. If you haven't read this talk yet, which I'd be surprised if anyone hasn't by now, I highly recommend clicking on the link and reading it. Refreshing! I think I'm safe to say... We are happy NOW.
P.S, like the new look? Blogging has much more to it than I thought... I want to learn more and more and MORE! Hopefully someday my blog will look even better...
Saturday, May 26, 2012
It's happening... Growing Up.
So, there have been some interesting turn of events for the Nelson's. Okay, really, it's kinda more like, one turn of event.
One turn of event called, "The car you bought for $2,000 with cash dies on you.". Anyone else have that turn of event? Or maybe something similar? We purchased our classy, fancy, '94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme before we got married last summer for just over $2,000. It seemed like a good deal because it had way less than 100,000 miles on it. Well... little did we know the car my brothers and Dad lovingly nick-named "Widow Maker" wouldn't last quite as long as we thought. You live and learn, right? Riiiiiight. Dear old Widow Maker gave us quite the scare last weekend, so we stuck her in the shop for some repairs, thinking that would hold her over for a few years. Hahaha! It's funny to think about now. Those years turned in to, uh.... days. That's right. We paid $500.00 to drive Widow Maker for a few more days, until she decided to give up the ghost on me on my way to work on Thursday. The engine is done. Forever. We had oil in her and everything, it's not like she'd been neglected. Apparently old cars, like your '94 Olds, just decide they're done after a while and they just... die. Who would have thought? Not us, that's for sure.
So, RIP Widow Maker. I'm going to miss the way you smell... getting in that car after it's been sitting in the hot sun all day reminds me of planning a wedding and getting excited to see my fiance. I'll forever cherish the memory of seeing my brand- new husband of a few hours violently popping the balloons my relatives put in you to decorate you before we left for our honeymoon. And, yeah. I'm gonna miss the sweet '94 style leather seats that were outdated, but OH so comfortable. Our time together was short, but it was alright. I may have complained a lot, but you were a symbol of our new life together, and our sad, small budget. That's really gotta be the only reason i'll miss you. Besides the fact you gave us no car payment.
No car payment. I used to love the thought that we have been avoiding that. I planned on avoiding it for at least 3 more years. Looks like i'll only be avoiding if for another week. Car shopping is hard, man! We've decided KSL will for sure be the way to go.
While this is stressful, I'm so blessed to have my sweet heart beside me. Life gets hard, but it's easier to deal with when you've got your best friend with you all the way. We also rely on the Lord and know that He will always help us. Faith. That's what you've gotta have in trying times... like wondering HOW you're gonna make ANY kind of car payment. It will all work out. It could be worse! I think we are so blessed. There have been many instances where the breaking down of Widow Maker could have been dangerous. Not only was I kept safe, but anytime she broke down I still made it to school, work, etc on time. I'd say that's pretty lucky!
Keeping a positive attitude makes SO much of a difference. Lorne is such a good example for me. I only hope we can continue throughout life with a positive attitude, and use this as something to refer back to for our next "turn of events". Until then...
One turn of event called, "The car you bought for $2,000 with cash dies on you.". Anyone else have that turn of event? Or maybe something similar? We purchased our classy, fancy, '94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme before we got married last summer for just over $2,000. It seemed like a good deal because it had way less than 100,000 miles on it. Well... little did we know the car my brothers and Dad lovingly nick-named "Widow Maker" wouldn't last quite as long as we thought. You live and learn, right? Riiiiiight. Dear old Widow Maker gave us quite the scare last weekend, so we stuck her in the shop for some repairs, thinking that would hold her over for a few years. Hahaha! It's funny to think about now. Those years turned in to, uh.... days. That's right. We paid $500.00 to drive Widow Maker for a few more days, until she decided to give up the ghost on me on my way to work on Thursday. The engine is done. Forever. We had oil in her and everything, it's not like she'd been neglected. Apparently old cars, like your '94 Olds, just decide they're done after a while and they just... die. Who would have thought? Not us, that's for sure.
So, RIP Widow Maker. I'm going to miss the way you smell... getting in that car after it's been sitting in the hot sun all day reminds me of planning a wedding and getting excited to see my fiance. I'll forever cherish the memory of seeing my brand- new husband of a few hours violently popping the balloons my relatives put in you to decorate you before we left for our honeymoon. And, yeah. I'm gonna miss the sweet '94 style leather seats that were outdated, but OH so comfortable. Our time together was short, but it was alright. I may have complained a lot, but you were a symbol of our new life together, and our sad, small budget. That's really gotta be the only reason i'll miss you. Besides the fact you gave us no car payment.
No car payment. I used to love the thought that we have been avoiding that. I planned on avoiding it for at least 3 more years. Looks like i'll only be avoiding if for another week. Car shopping is hard, man! We've decided KSL will for sure be the way to go.
While this is stressful, I'm so blessed to have my sweet heart beside me. Life gets hard, but it's easier to deal with when you've got your best friend with you all the way. We also rely on the Lord and know that He will always help us. Faith. That's what you've gotta have in trying times... like wondering HOW you're gonna make ANY kind of car payment. It will all work out. It could be worse! I think we are so blessed. There have been many instances where the breaking down of Widow Maker could have been dangerous. Not only was I kept safe, but anytime she broke down I still made it to school, work, etc on time. I'd say that's pretty lucky!
Keeping a positive attitude makes SO much of a difference. Lorne is such a good example for me. I only hope we can continue throughout life with a positive attitude, and use this as something to refer back to for our next "turn of events". Until then...
Friday, April 27, 2012
This One's For My Dad...
I gave my Dad a haircut on Thursday. He likes to come to my school when he gets a chance during work to get his haircut, and since I've got his cut down, it takes me about 10 minutes to cut. It works for him, it works for me! It's also fun to see him at school. Every time he comes in, though, it's his goal to try and say or do something that will embarrass me. I think the subject of this effort on Thursday was my blog. He was determined to give me some, as he called it, "blog material". Because, as we finished and I walked him up to the front desk he said, "there you go. Now you have some blog material." Thanks Dad. So, this one is for you. I didn't wanna let you down. Love ya!
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Feeling of Spring
Is it just me, or does this time of year always bring back old, familiar feelings? As the weather starts to warm up, and the sun makes it SO much easier to wake in the morning, I am reminded of end of year tests, graduations, pulling out the summer clothes (which never seem to fit quite the way they did last summer...). This year I am brought back to when I was starting to date Lorne.
This is also a season of change! Kiddos are growin' up... Brett graduates. That's crazy to me! Man. His prom dinner was a success and I loved helping my mom out. She's so cool! Seriously. I never appreciated her in quite the way I do now that i'm married and living on my own. I hope one day I can be half the woman she is.
I anticipate finishing hair school this summer. I can't BELIEVE there is an end! I see the light at the end of the tunnel... the light I honestly sometimes thought i'd NEVER see. But, there it is. Riiiiight in front of me. I'm really going to be licensed? Yes I am! It's such an awesome thought. But, I do realize starting out in the field will sort of be like, school; phase number two. I expect to learn a lot once I actually get out there. I almost feel like you hit a certain point in school when your close to being done, and you are just sort of sitting there until you get out in the "real world". But... I am SO excited.
You CAN be pretty much anything you want! You really, really can. I promise. I know it seems dumb that i'm saying this over being a cosmetologist, but let me tell you. There WAS a day when the idea of me doing hair was nothing but an "in the distant and hopeful future" thought. I knew I was going to start school, but honestly, the thought of finishing was... I don't know? Unreal? But guess what. It's real. Sooo real.
Probably I won't normally post so frequently... as least not right now. I'm just so excited about blogging! It's just a lot of fun. It's like, the new way to keep up a journal. So this is good for me. Really it is. Okie doke. Until next time!
I anticipate finishing hair school this summer. I can't BELIEVE there is an end! I see the light at the end of the tunnel... the light I honestly sometimes thought i'd NEVER see. But, there it is. Riiiiight in front of me. I'm really going to be licensed? Yes I am! It's such an awesome thought. But, I do realize starting out in the field will sort of be like, school; phase number two. I expect to learn a lot once I actually get out there. I almost feel like you hit a certain point in school when your close to being done, and you are just sort of sitting there until you get out in the "real world". But... I am SO excited.
You CAN be pretty much anything you want! You really, really can. I promise. I know it seems dumb that i'm saying this over being a cosmetologist, but let me tell you. There WAS a day when the idea of me doing hair was nothing but an "in the distant and hopeful future" thought. I knew I was going to start school, but honestly, the thought of finishing was... I don't know? Unreal? But guess what. It's real. Sooo real.
Probably I won't normally post so frequently... as least not right now. I'm just so excited about blogging! It's just a lot of fun. It's like, the new way to keep up a journal. So this is good for me. Really it is. Okie doke. Until next time!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
This is Us. :)
So, for my first second post... thought i'd make it a little longer this time and start off with a little about us. Just because I feel like it'd be good to have some background in case I ever make any comments regarding those things which have past...
Lorne and I met in February of 2011. Initially, I had set up a blind date with a couple other friends who had wanted to go on a date to get to know each other. I agreed to come along, so long as I had a date. Lorne was my set-up date, really I wasn't expecting much. My key goal for the fun photo scavenger hunt I had planned was for my friend to have a good time! Well.. Lorne and I had an AWESOME time. We soon found within the first few minutes that we got along really well. We never had one awkward moment. We dated, dated, dated... got engaged July 9th, 2011, and tied the knot on September 15th, 2011 in the Salt Lake Temple. Sealed. For all time and ETERNITY. :) We could never be happier. So, that's our story.
Lorne is a very busy boy with two jobs and going to school at Weber and University of Utah. He is majoring in History with a minor in Spanish, while taking ROTC classes at the U. I am currently in Beauty School at the DATC and plan on finishing this August... fingers crossed. The poor school has had problems in the past loosing hours, so prayers that everything goes well there. I work at Seagull Book and enjoy that job very much. It's been awesome working in such a calm atmosphere and having the opportunity to read for my work. :) I have felt very blessed to have this job for the past two years.
Lorne has about 3 years left of school, due to ROTC. Once he finishes ROTC he plans on joining the Air Force as an officer and hopes to be able to fly. We look forward to seeing if this will be the exact plan, but we keep an open mind as well. While i'm excited to travel, having 3 more years here in good old Utah is just fine with me. Life is good, and we are very blessed.
This is us! Just so ya know. I'm real excited to keep up a blog! I actually had a hard time falling asleep last night thinking of what i'll eventually blog about and stuff... I know. How lame is that? Oh well. Until next time!
Lorne and I met in February of 2011. Initially, I had set up a blind date with a couple other friends who had wanted to go on a date to get to know each other. I agreed to come along, so long as I had a date. Lorne was my set-up date, really I wasn't expecting much. My key goal for the fun photo scavenger hunt I had planned was for my friend to have a good time! Well.. Lorne and I had an AWESOME time. We soon found within the first few minutes that we got along really well. We never had one awkward moment. We dated, dated, dated... got engaged July 9th, 2011, and tied the knot on September 15th, 2011 in the Salt Lake Temple. Sealed. For all time and ETERNITY. :) We could never be happier. So, that's our story.
Lorne is a very busy boy with two jobs and going to school at Weber and University of Utah. He is majoring in History with a minor in Spanish, while taking ROTC classes at the U. I am currently in Beauty School at the DATC and plan on finishing this August... fingers crossed. The poor school has had problems in the past loosing hours, so prayers that everything goes well there. I work at Seagull Book and enjoy that job very much. It's been awesome working in such a calm atmosphere and having the opportunity to read for my work. :) I have felt very blessed to have this job for the past two years.
Lorne has about 3 years left of school, due to ROTC. Once he finishes ROTC he plans on joining the Air Force as an officer and hopes to be able to fly. We look forward to seeing if this will be the exact plan, but we keep an open mind as well. While i'm excited to travel, having 3 more years here in good old Utah is just fine with me. Life is good, and we are very blessed.
This is us! Just so ya know. I'm real excited to keep up a blog! I actually had a hard time falling asleep last night thinking of what i'll eventually blog about and stuff... I know. How lame is that? Oh well. Until next time!
Friday, April 20, 2012
First time Blogger!
This is my first post on my first blog. EVER. So, we'll see how it works out. I'm not even sure how it's going to look or play out. At all... or if anyone but me will even read it. But that's okay. This is for fun. In our somewhat-near future we anticipate living out of state (due to Lorne's eventual joining the Air Force) so I decided it'd be okay to try and blog now. So... this is testing the waters! We'll see how it goes. :)
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