The Nelson Family

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Up Late and Feelin' Great!

Greg and I have a tendency to stay up late and watch a movie after the kids are in bed. It is a lovely little time that we share. One night as we were just getting ready to head upstairs to bed, we heard a sweet little voice on the monitor, and knew that we would not be going to bed anytime soon.

Normally, Kayden sleeps really well at night; 9:30 pm - 6ish am. And normally when he wakes up he is crying and fussing, but this time he woke up cooing. I just couldn't be frustrated when he was so cute:)

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Temple Day

Greg has most of the month of August off from school, so we have been trying to do as many things together as a family as we can before he is gone so much again.

We made a goal for both of us to be able to go to the temple this month. Because we really can't leave he kids with sitters in Syracuse while we go, we just take turns going. Last time we went up, Greg went to the temple and today I went. Hopefully we will be able to go back next week for Greg to be able to go again.

I love these kind of days.

I was thinking today that I hope Deagan will remember this time in our lives. I hope he will remember us going to the temple as often as we could. It is hard to go often because it is a bit of a drive to get there, but it is so worth it and I hope that we are instilling in our children's young mind the important of making it to the temple regularly.

Life has been pretty stressful lately with trying to figure out how we are going to make it financially through August, Greg's student loans don't come through until the end, but the bills don't stop unfortunately. Going to the temple today helped me to remember that we will be blessed as we are faithful. I know we will be ok.

Both boys are sleeping now, and I was able to clean the house after we got home, so now I feel like the day is complete.

I am grateful for today.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

4 Month Check-Up Stats

Kayden went in for his 4 month check-up today. Here are his stats:

-13 lbs 14 oz (25%)
-24 3/4 in (25%)

We make them small!

He got 2 shots and had the drink immunization. He cried when he got his shots but only for a little bit. He is a brave boy. He woke up from his afternoon nap and was inconsolable for a while, and his leg was red. It was so sad to see him in pain. He fell asleep soon after and woke up much happier. Hopefully that was just a one time thing.

We put Kayden into Deagan's room, and tonight when I left their room I looked back and took a mental picture of my two sleeping boys. Heaven.

Monday, August 2, 2010

HUGE PICTURE UPDATE

Keep scrolling down for TONS of pictures from our trip!

First Time Eating Rice Cereal

Drive Home: Kirtland, OH

Drive Home: Nauvoo and Carthage Jail

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! :)