The Nelson Family: New News

Monday, September 26, 2011

New News

Life is moving faster than I would like and I have had a hard time keeping a record of our life because of that. I can't keep up!

Here are a few updates though:

-Greg will be deploying overseas next Fall for work. He will be gone 6 months. I plan on staying with my family while he is gone. I don't think I could make it through that time without some kind of support system, so I thankful for my family!
Our hope is that we will be able to build/buy a house when he gets home! How cool would that be!

-I am doing a home preschool with Deagan at home which is going ok. I am sticking at it though because it makes me feel like a better mom when I am proactive like this. Trying to time it when both kids will cooperate has proven to be my biggest struggle. Someone is always whining and crying it seems!

-Kayden has been cutting his molars for a few weeks now so he has been super grumpy lately. One has poked through so I am hoping he will return to his normal happy self soon!

-Kayden is 18 months old now! I still need to find a pediatrician in the area so I am not sure what his stats are, but he is doing well! He is a good eater and sleeper. He is starting to talk like crazy which is really fun! His favorite thing to say is "all done!" as he waves his hands in the air. When he wakes up from a nap he says this. When he is done eating he says this. When he does not want me to do something he will say that. It is cute :)

-I am doing some personal training which is going well. I have 3 clients now. I love doing this stuff!
I have a job interview at a local gym this Friday and I am hoping that will help me to find some more personal training work!
I am slowly figuring out life here but it has been hard.

We are blessed despite having some really hard times lately. We may not have a lot, but we seem to have enough.

2 comments:

The Chambers said...: I haven't checked up on you in awhile. I loved the update! You are such an inspiration with your desire for personal training and the steps you have taken to get there. You're AMAZING! Keep it up, clients will come. It just takes time and lots of marketing ;o) So proud of you!; September 28, 2011 at 8:13 PM
steph said...: So he's deploying! Wow! How do you feel about it? It is hard being away, but there are benefits to it as well... in some ways it can bring you closer as a couple. Good luck with all that you guys! I'm glad you'll be able to be with family.. it sure helps a lot!

Yeah, it takes a while to adjust to a new place and way of things, but the more you do it, the easier it gets! I understand though.. at first it's like you feel so lost and don't know where to go or what to do or how to do things.. but bit by bit things start coming together as you walk forward in faith. God is so willing to bless us!
Glad things are looking up for you guys.
Oh btw, did you try calling AllPediatrics?; September 29, 2011 at 11:39 AM

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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! :)