Well, if you didn't immediately guess from your first look at my updated blog, here is the big announcement!
I am pregnant! Again! Number seven is on its way!
With slightly more trepidation than usual, we have decided to add to our family. We are praying that the timing will all work out well. With Scott being in the army it can be worrisome deciding when the best time to have a baby is-as evidenced by my having Wesley while he was deployed! That certainly was not in our plan! As it is, Scott is not slotted to deploy until late 2011, which gives me plenty of time to have the baby and get settled into the new routine before he goes. Of course, that's if we stay here in Alaska. This is the drama of military life. You can't really plan for anything around what the army wants to do. I've learned to just push on and know that Heavenly Father will help us and it will all work out.
So, the stats are thus-so far. I am currently 9 1/2 weeks pregnant. I am due April 27 of 2011. I will deliver at the military hospital here. Wesley and this baby will be about 21 months apart, which is not as close as a lot of the kids are! I have felt pretty good up to this point, which is wonderful after being so sick with my last pregnancy. I am praying that I will continue to feel well, and maybe even perk up a bit during my second trimester!
We are so happy and excited for this new addition. We feel so blessed in so many ways, and we are extremely grateful for all of the wonderful things in our lives, but especially for our family. It's humbling to know how much our Father in Heaven cares for us and to be given the beautiful responsibility of caring for these precious spirits.
I am excited to share this pregnancy with you all and show you all the changes our family goes through! It is going to be fun for sure! We miss all of our friends and family out there and especially look forward to being reunited with you all after the baby comes!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A Typical Week
It has been a typical week around the Nelson household. Scott brought a cold home so it has been making the rounds. So far he and I have suffered the most and Wesley is the current victim. I guess we can mark this down as illness number one for the cold/flu season!
The big highlight of the week was this Saturday. It must be true that parents will always get their revenge through their grandchildren because we had a microwave incident very similar to the one my sisters and I experienced growing up. I was in my room and Isabelle came to ask if she could make a corn dog. I said "Yeah, cook it for TWO minutes", and off she went. I hopped in the shower and didn't think about it again until Scott came in to tell me that he just put a fire out. According to Isabelle she heard TEN minutes in the microwave!!!! The witnesses all claim that smoke was billowing out of the microwave at six minutes when Scott yanked the blackened, shriveled smoldering corn dog out and dunked it in water. The house still smells like burning corn dog! Yuck!
Spencer is probably one of the funniest people I know. The list goes on and on from his affinity of collecting worms and slugs as "pets" to his refusal to wear a shirt so that he can be a muscle man. The best thing though is that he can play "yo momma" better than most adults. One day he said something to me and I didn't understand a word. When I told him I didn't know what he was saying Desiree piped in with "What, are you speaking Spanish or something?". Spencer looked at her with a completely straight face and said "And are you speaking Stupid or something?". I just about died laughing! Last night at bath time he was putting his face under the water and playing when he suddenly sat up sputtering. I asked him if he was ok and he said "Yeah, I think my brain is still alive"! He is such a hoot!
Since school started Julianne has become our wounded warrior. Every day she comes home with some new spectacular injury. In the first week of school she was running across the playground full tilt and tripped, smacking her knee right onto a large rock. Her whole knee turned black and blue and slightly swollen! This week she was running again and fell skinning her elbow. The funniest part is she doesn't remember she got hurt until a couple hours after she comes home, then I get a very tearful report about the injury as if it just happened! I think I had better just send in some first aid supplies to her teacher now!
I guess Desiree is wanting to taunt me because she now enjoys singing in public. I say that because about a month ago I really wanted to start a little family choir and have all the kids learn to sing the children's songs from church. It was going to be our own little family band. Well, Des threw down and refused to cooperate. She said she would never want to sing in front of people, it would be too embarrassing. Today in Primary she sang a solo in front of everyone! The little punk! Well now my band idea is back on dang it! And if anyone else has a problem they can just get over it! What's the point of having all these kids if they do some kind of cute performing act anyway???
The weather has been miserable up until this weekend so we didn't get out much. It's Autumn here and the leaves are changing and we see less of the sun. Actually, the sun nearly runs it's normal pattern of rising and setting so it does get dark at night! The problem, as ever here, is that it rains and rains and rains, so it's always cloudy. It's gotten a bit cooler as well. I am so dreading the snow. Just so I don't end on such a sour note I must say that the kids can't wait for the snow. They have lots of plans for all the ways that they are going to play in it. Yeah, they are so from So Cal! Hahahaha!
That sums up our week! Hopefully I'll have something more interesting for next time. Things that don't involve small kitchen fires preferably! We love and miss all y'all!
The big highlight of the week was this Saturday. It must be true that parents will always get their revenge through their grandchildren because we had a microwave incident very similar to the one my sisters and I experienced growing up. I was in my room and Isabelle came to ask if she could make a corn dog. I said "Yeah, cook it for TWO minutes", and off she went. I hopped in the shower and didn't think about it again until Scott came in to tell me that he just put a fire out. According to Isabelle she heard TEN minutes in the microwave!!!! The witnesses all claim that smoke was billowing out of the microwave at six minutes when Scott yanked the blackened, shriveled smoldering corn dog out and dunked it in water. The house still smells like burning corn dog! Yuck!
Spencer is probably one of the funniest people I know. The list goes on and on from his affinity of collecting worms and slugs as "pets" to his refusal to wear a shirt so that he can be a muscle man. The best thing though is that he can play "yo momma" better than most adults. One day he said something to me and I didn't understand a word. When I told him I didn't know what he was saying Desiree piped in with "What, are you speaking Spanish or something?". Spencer looked at her with a completely straight face and said "And are you speaking Stupid or something?". I just about died laughing! Last night at bath time he was putting his face under the water and playing when he suddenly sat up sputtering. I asked him if he was ok and he said "Yeah, I think my brain is still alive"! He is such a hoot!
Since school started Julianne has become our wounded warrior. Every day she comes home with some new spectacular injury. In the first week of school she was running across the playground full tilt and tripped, smacking her knee right onto a large rock. Her whole knee turned black and blue and slightly swollen! This week she was running again and fell skinning her elbow. The funniest part is she doesn't remember she got hurt until a couple hours after she comes home, then I get a very tearful report about the injury as if it just happened! I think I had better just send in some first aid supplies to her teacher now!
I guess Desiree is wanting to taunt me because she now enjoys singing in public. I say that because about a month ago I really wanted to start a little family choir and have all the kids learn to sing the children's songs from church. It was going to be our own little family band. Well, Des threw down and refused to cooperate. She said she would never want to sing in front of people, it would be too embarrassing. Today in Primary she sang a solo in front of everyone! The little punk! Well now my band idea is back on dang it! And if anyone else has a problem they can just get over it! What's the point of having all these kids if they do some kind of cute performing act anyway???
The weather has been miserable up until this weekend so we didn't get out much. It's Autumn here and the leaves are changing and we see less of the sun. Actually, the sun nearly runs it's normal pattern of rising and setting so it does get dark at night! The problem, as ever here, is that it rains and rains and rains, so it's always cloudy. It's gotten a bit cooler as well. I am so dreading the snow. Just so I don't end on such a sour note I must say that the kids can't wait for the snow. They have lots of plans for all the ways that they are going to play in it. Yeah, they are so from So Cal! Hahahaha!
That sums up our week! Hopefully I'll have something more interesting for next time. Things that don't involve small kitchen fires preferably! We love and miss all y'all!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Yes, the rumor is true. I have quit Facebook! I may have lost my mind, who knows, but crazy or not I have given up my facebook. My reasons are varied but I mostly just didn't want to waste so much of my time and energy on people who may have liked me in the past but currently couldn't care less. I have also found it very draining to watch someone I love spiral downward and destroy her life and her family's.
The good news is that I have decided to try and get my blog going again! This way those few family members and friends who do care can still stay updated and see pictures of the whole famn damily!
We are currently at the very beginning of a new school year. All four girls are going this year with Isabelle in her first year of middle school and Julianne in Kindergarten! Desiree is in the fourth grade and Madeline is in the first grade. So far so good, everyone likes their teachers and things are going great! Isabelle has adjusted beautifully to having multiple classes, dressing out for PE and all of the fun things that come with being in middle school. All of this combines to mean that our house is full and busy! So far we do not have any extra activities going. I don't know if I can deal with that yet!
We have been in Alaska for five months. Supposedly we had the wettest and coldest summer Anchorage has seen in many years. According to the "locals". Well, as far as I can tell even a "normal" summer here isn't very summery! Being a native southern Californian has probably ruined me from ever really enjoying the weather here. The kids like it better than me but still really missed swimming all summer. All I can do is pray that the army sends us somewhere warm next I guess!
I am looking forward to making this blog interesting enough to keep you coming back for more! I hope I can succeed!
The good news is that I have decided to try and get my blog going again! This way those few family members and friends who do care can still stay updated and see pictures of the whole famn damily!
We are currently at the very beginning of a new school year. All four girls are going this year with Isabelle in her first year of middle school and Julianne in Kindergarten! Desiree is in the fourth grade and Madeline is in the first grade. So far so good, everyone likes their teachers and things are going great! Isabelle has adjusted beautifully to having multiple classes, dressing out for PE and all of the fun things that come with being in middle school. All of this combines to mean that our house is full and busy! So far we do not have any extra activities going. I don't know if I can deal with that yet!
We have been in Alaska for five months. Supposedly we had the wettest and coldest summer Anchorage has seen in many years. According to the "locals". Well, as far as I can tell even a "normal" summer here isn't very summery! Being a native southern Californian has probably ruined me from ever really enjoying the weather here. The kids like it better than me but still really missed swimming all summer. All I can do is pray that the army sends us somewhere warm next I guess!
I am looking forward to making this blog interesting enough to keep you coming back for more! I hope I can succeed!
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