The Nelson Family: May 2010

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Memorial Weekend Picnic at Green Lakes

Today was a beautiful summer day. We decided to take advantage of the weather and have a picnic at Green Lakes Park.

After we were done Greg commented that this picnic marks the beginning of family outings that aren't fun because we have kids. Sad but true:)

happy for the moment

big smile!

helping dad set up everything, but he got distracted by the ice in the cooler

"sharing" the ice with Kayden

trying to keep the young man happy

view of the lake

kind of getting stressed because our grill is a little finicky

He eats!

REALLY mad at the grill:)

"Adventure is our there!"

everything is a drum stick

Friday, May 28, 2010

Blanket #3

I FINALLY finished my 3rd blanket. I was suppose to have it done before I had my baby, but 2 months later and here it is!

I am happy with the results if I might say so myself:)

Discovery

Kayden has really started to discover the world around him. His latest is his activity mat. The octopus and him are tight.

Friday, May 21, 2010

2 month stats

Kayden turned 2 months old on the 18th of this month. I forgot to blog about his Dr. appointment on that day, but I wanted to make sure to blog about it for posterity sake.

Weight: 11 lbs 9 oz

Height: 22 1/2 in

New things he is doing:

-Smiling/"laughing"

-Cooing and "talking"

-Sleeping longer stretches at night

-Holds his head up really well

Our little guy has almost doubled his weight already. He is a great eater, so I was happy to see his weight so far up!

He got 3 shots a long with the rotavirus liquid "shot." He of course HATED the shots part, but he handled them pretty well that day. He has a stuffy nose for a few days before and since that appointment, so we have had a few rough days as a result. He seems to be feeling better and has been sleeping a lot better as a result. Last night he slept 8 hours! Wow! Now I just need to learn to go to bed when he does so I can feel the benefits of that:)

It is hard to believe he is already 2 months old! He is growing so fast.

Pool Party

The weather was so beautiful today and has been for a few days now. We spent the morning at a friend's house and Deagan was able to play outside while I was able to get a little adult conversation in for the day:)

Deagan and his friend are only a couple of months apart, so it is fun to see them play together. We are hoping to continue getting together like this once a week, and I am excited for Deagan to have a friend to play with because he gets bored with having me around all the time.

We are so grateful for good friends!

(These pictures were taken by Ben's mom. THANKS!:)

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Its a beautiful day for a walk!

One afternoon while Greg was home because of his break, we decided to shampoo our carpets. Or I guess I should say, I decided and Greg graciously played along:) We had to be gone for a few hours afterwards, so we decided to take advantage of the beautiful spring day that it was and walk around Green Lakes; one of our favorite places in this blessed state!

Please forgive my hair...it was humid that day.

He was so smiley after our walk! We seriously have 100 pictures taken back to back trying to catch his smile. He is pretty cute don't you think:)

For some reason Greg has this thing where he "eats" Kayden's hand when Kayden lifts his hand up, and Kayden always makes this face when he does it. So cute:)

Poor kids looks scared to death. We are pretty crazy, so I don't blame him:)

It was so funny because Kayden and Deagan's roles were totally switched on this walk. Normally Kayden would be the one sleeping through it all, but this time Deagan was sleeping. I wanted to document this.

Deagan finally woke up and played in the sand and water. This is his favorite thing to do when we go there.

*I don't take credit for these pictures. They are all Greg. He is pretty talented!

Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

March 26, 2013

Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)