My cute little Talker!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRVOR1-tcOs

JJ's baby blessing and smiley boy

JJ was blessed this past weekend.  We did it at our house because they were having a special stake conference.  It was great! All of our family's were there, minus my parents  :(  That was hard.  My mom and dad sent his blessing outfit from Mexico, so it felt like they were kind of there (not really though)  Jared gave him a beautiful blessing and it was wonderful!

He has also recently started smiling and I really am pretty sure there is nothing cuter then a smiling baby.  Love it!!

a laugh a minute

Shelby constantly cracks me up.  As we were sitting here eating lunch, she turned to me and randomly said, "mom if anyone barges into our house, you just let me take care of it."  I laughed and said, "well Shelby, what would you do?"  she answered, "Just kick him in the face"  I am so glad we are in good hands.

hALLoWeEn

We had a fun Halloween.  We went up to Logan to be with my sister and her family.  Logan is a place I have never been to.  It was beautiful!!  We enjoyed it very much!  It was tons of fun and can't wait to go up there again!! 

One neat story!

I have to share quite possibly one of the neatest things that happened the other night.  It was Halloween night  the kids were watching some Halloween show on the Disney channel.  I was upstairs with Jared.  When the kids were done with the movie, Shelby came upstairs to go to bed.  She proceeded to tell me the show they had been watching scared her.  (Joquelle later imformed me that it was not at all scary, but it must have been to a 5 year old).  I told Shelby she would be fine and that I would leave her door open and leave the bathroom light on.  After she had fallen asleep I had gone into her room to pick some dirty clothes, I was fixing the blinds which were turned the wrong way (yes I am OCD) and I woke her up.  She looked and me and began to sob uncontrollably.   I asked her what was wrong and she said through her tears, "He is gone, I want to see him, but he is gone."   

"who is gone, I asked"

"Jesus" she answered, "He was here and I want to see him, but now he is gone"

I asked her if she has been dreaming and she said yes.  I was dreaming about Jesus.  I told her to go back to sleep and that maybe she would see him again.

In the morning I asked her about that "dream"  I asked her if she was able to see Jesus again.  She told me that she "dreamed" of him all night long that she saw him over and over again.

She then told me that she had prayed before she went to sleep because she was scared.

Heavenly Father answers prayers.....Even to 5 year olds!

JJ's pics

I have such an awesome neighbor who took these pics for me.  I love them.  I could have posted a million more, but I chose some of my favorites!

Blah!!! Boy do I feel ungrateful!!

I don't understand life really.  I look at my life and honestly things could not be more perfect.  In the last month my husband has had not one, but two promotions at work.  He just got offered a job in HR with his company, which is such a blessing.  He started a masters degree a little while ago and I have to be honest I was nervous about it.  He hadn't really been using his bachelor degree.  I didn't want to spend more money for more school, but he told me that he felt really good about it.  I supported him and  he couldn't have been more right.

After just having been made a supervisor, they posted a job for an HR Business Partner.  They NEVER have openings in HR.  He told me he was going to put in for it.  I told him that made me nervous, I didn't want people to think he was ungrateful, he had just been made supervisor!  He did it, and I am so glad he did!!  I know he will do great and he is super excited!!

Then there is our beautiful new baby.  He could not be any sweeter.  It is safe to say that we are all in love with him.  It is true that he is a newborn and doesn't sleep the best, but hey what can I expect.

Anyway, with all this goodness in my life...I still feel Blah!!  Maybe it is because after a few weeks of feeling somewhat skinny with that baby out of my body I realize that I am so NOT and I have lots to lose.  Maybe it is that my mom and dad aren't here and have not seen my baby in person and won't until he is 3 (unless I am able to go to Mexico with him)  Maybe it is because on of my best friends (my sister) just moved to Logan and I can't stop by her house any time I want.  I don't know, I guess I am just venting.  I feel guilty for feeling Blah, but I do.  I know I can be a major pessimist, that is definitely a weakness I have.  I am trying to get out of this funk.  Sorry for the lame-O post, but I just had to get it out!!

I can't get enough!!

As if you cannot tell I kind of like this little guy!  I can't get enough of him!!  He has been under bili lights for the last 2 days so none of us have been able to hold him NEAR enough!!  He still is young, but is so content and sweet, he rarely cries.  He is so calm.

Meet JJ Ryder Nielsen

Here is our newest family favorite!!  Boy do we love him!!  9lbs 7oz!  20.5 in. long.

I do have to share the story of his name because it is actually a cool story!!  When I first got pregnant Jared decided he loved the name JJ.  I was not absolutely keen on it and would tell him we would see.  He got the kids all on board with the name and that is what they would call him.  We decided when I was about 6 months pregnant that JJ was not the name and were thinking of several others.  Trevor and Shelby refused to quit calling him JJ. 

On our way to the hospital we had decided that his name would probably be Ryder.  I told the Dr. that and he said he really liked it.  After he was born the Dr said, "so is his name Ryder then?"  I said, "I don't know Jared, is it."  The Dr then said, "Do you guys like BYU football" we told him that we did and then he said, "this kid is big, he looks like a running back, you should name him JJ"  I could not believe it!  I told the Dr. that is what Jared wanted to name him.  I took it as a sign and low and behold, his name JJ Ryder Nielsen.  I have to admit I absolutely LOVE IT!!

Tomorrow!!! I cannot wait!!

Well tomorrow is the big day!!  Baby boy will make his appearance into our family.  We could not be more excited.  I have to admit that I am a tad bit nervous, but that is natural.  I cannot wait to meet him and hold him.  I will definitely post pictures. YAY!!

Ms. Shelby Lynn... first day of kindergarten

I have to admit.  I am SO glad that I am having another baby in a few weeks.  I am not shy about the fact that I enjoy it when my kids are in school.  I am not one that cries when school starts, I would describe it more as shouting for joy.  I just think that it is good for all of us, meaning the kids and myself to have that in their lives.  Today however, was different.  I sent my youngest to kindergarten and it was not easy.  With my kids being so close together I dreamed for this day.. I thought that is the day that life will be GREAT.  I was sorely disappointed.  What a great lesson to enjoy the moment.  Trevor is the sibling just older than Shelby and he is in 3rd grade.  She has been my little sidekick for a few years now.  I will miss her!!  She is so much fun and I feel like I have gotten to know her well.  I am excited to get to know this new baby.  He will be my little pal for years to come!!  The sad thing is I will have to go through this again in 5 years.  You better believe I will cherish the time I have with him before school starts.

First Day of School

Here they are!  My sweet little kids on their first day of school.  Well 3/4 of them anyway.  The 4th will be starting kindergarten next week.  They were all so excited.  I have to admit the older they get the more nervous I get for them..  Brett is starting 6th grade.  That means jr. high next year and that really scares me!!  Joquelle is going into 4th and Trevor into 3rd.  Its hard to believe how old they are getting.  Time truly flies.  I say that constantly, but it keeps continuing to amaze me. 

new haircuts

Here are my cute little girls!  They just got haircuts and are looking cute as ever.  I just love them to death. 

St. George...now that was a good time!!

One of the highlights of this summer has been when we went to St. George and took the kids to Tarzan. We really had a great time. It was really windy the day that we we went, but ended up being ok. We also went swimming and played at this fun park that is down town St. George. We shopped and spent way to much money on good food. (one of my personal favorite things to do) It is always hard to come home when you are having so much fun!! I would really love to go back and do it again... Maybe some time.

 

This summer can die for all I care!!

Wow!! Can I just tell you. I am not usually one to complain on my blog (just in real life). But honestly, sometimes things seem a little to much and I think I am at that little to much point!!

So far this summer.......

week one.. Trevor wakes up way sick, has to go to the doctor, has strep throat. Shot....all fixed done!

week two.. I already blogged about it, Shelby and her lovely stitches.

week three... We actually had a nice little vacation to St. George....I will blog about it, with pics, i will!!

week four... had to take my glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes, now have to take the 3 hour test since it came back high. Brett broke his arm!! and now I have strep. 10 days of antibiotics for me.. not to mention I feel like CRAP!!





The hardest part in all of this is that my parents left to go into the MTC on Wednesday and actually are flying to Mexico right now was we speak. I have not had my mom to talk to at my beckon call!! This has been really difficult!! I know it will be a great thing, but it is not easy for anyone!! We met at a park for a few hours yesterday to say good-bye. It was rough. I admit that I am a baby, but wow, 3 years is a long time!!

Here is to hoping the rest of this summer improves.. I guess it can't get much worse.

Shelby's stitches out

Here she is!! No stitches!! It actually looks pretty good. The doctor said he thought this would heal well. I am so glad! She has been such a trooper!
For some reason the doctor thought she would like to keep her stitches (kind of odd I know) he put them on this tongue depressor and then put tape over them. Kind of weird, but whatever. Anyway, after we left the doctors office we had to stop at Walmart. Shelby asked if she could bring her stitches in the store with us. She always asks if she can bring stuff in the store and often I tell her no because "I don't want them to think you stole them" After asking if she could bring the stitches in I told her that would probably be ok. Then Shelby said, "yeah, I don't think Walmart sells stitches on a stick." It made me laugh. I just love her!!

Trevor's Baptism

Yesterday was a fabulous day! Trevor was baptized by his dad. It was such a great day, with so much of our family there. Trevor is really a great kid!!

On the other hand, today was not such a great day!! We were getting ready for church this morning. I was in the tub and Jared had just worked the night shift and was sleeping. As I was sitting in the tub I heard all kinds of commotion. Jared then came and yelled through the bathroom door that Shelby was hurt and we needed to go to the hospital. I threw on my clothes and went to see what was wrong. She had hit her head on the dresser and had a gaping hole in her head. I tell you what, even though I am a nurse, it is a whole different story when it is your own kid. I freaked out!! We had to go and get 10 stitches put in her head. It was sad... I wish I had taken a picture of her dress it was of course way bloody and we just took her that way. The best part is when she told the doctor she looked like a vampire!! This girl cracks me up. She is just always keeping it real! I love the way she posed for her picture.. I am glad she is ok, but I did not love that experience!