The Nelson Family: 4 months

Sunday, July 18, 2010

4 months

Kayden is 4 months old today!

Here is what our little man is doing now:

-"Talking" a lot. You can tell that he likes to hear his voice because he constantly coos and at times seems to be screaming sometimes when he gets frustrated.
-He rolled over for the first time from his stomach to his back on Friday (July 17) He hasn't done it again since, but he gets close a lot. He doesn't like tummy time very much, but seems to be doing better with it. Greg should be happy to know that we do do tummy time everyday:)
-He is really good at spotting something and grabbing for it. His coordination has improved so much this past month, and even more so in the time that we have been in Wyoming. Today he discovered his toes as he was sitting in his Bumbo seat and he couldn't get enough of them.
-He really likes bath time and splashes and talks the whole time he is in the bath.
-He has been a good sleeper for a while now, but is getting even better. It makes me happy :)
-He has such a good temperament! He is a baby and has his moments where he is hard, but for the most part he is a pretty easy going little guy.

We love our little Kayden man, and are so happy he is in our family!

In other news:

We are in Utah now for the next week while my little brother is at a tennis camp at BYU. It is sad to think the Wyoming part of our trip is over. It went by way too fast. It was so nice to be there and to be with my family and to have all their help and support with the kids. I am really going to miss that. I don't know when I will be back in Wyoming again, so that is kind of sad to think of. Powell will always hold a special place in my heart:) Our plan is to visit family who live in the area while we are here, and to enjoy a few more days of vacation. Greg flies into Salt Lake from Israel this Saturday, and we can't wait to have him back with us! After that, we begin our drive back out east. I am hoping that it will be fun, but I know it will be long, so here is to hoping for the best!

2 comments:

Greg and Michelle said...: Hun, I am sad that I have missed some of Kayden's firsts but also really excited to get back. I love you and I will try to post some new pictures.; July 19, 2010 at 7:11 AM
Brandi Allred said...: Happy 4 months, Kayden! I can't wait till Ry finds his toes - that seems so cute! Keep up with the tummy time... someone just told me that the only way their little girl would tolerate tummy time is if they played a movie on the computer in front of her - maybe Kayden would enjoy that? He's too cute.; July 19, 2010 at 12:02 PM

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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! :)