The Nielsen Family

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

This is the day after Christmas with all the snow we got my brother-in-law Andy decided to take all the kids on rides behind his four wheeler. It was so fun!

These are just a few pictures of Christmas Eve with Derik's Family. We had a good time eating and reading a few Chrsitmas stories. The Adults got to bed too late but the kids were bright eyed the next morning (go figure).

Missing Diaper

We were at my Mom's church building for thanksgiving dinner and Adelyn's pants were all wet...I went to change her diaper thinking that she had soaked through and there was no diaper there. We looked all over the churchhouse wondering where she could have stashed her wet diaper, it was nowhere to be found. My parents were scheduled to help clean the church that weekend so I told them sorry if they get a surprise somewhere. Well as we were leaving my sister started to laugh and yell we found the diaper! I look over and the diaper is coming out of her pants! We laughed so hard!

Five Months Old

So this post is really late...Time flies when you are having fun! Aliya is now six months old but I never posted the Five month pic so here you go!

Monday, November 26, 2007

Baby Steps

So I thouhg that I would update on our small potty progress.....Adelyn went to the potty on sunday all by herself for the first time!!!! yay.. We had a small pee pee party:)
She was really happy and said 'I did it Mom!' So at least she knows that it is a good thing.
Thank you for all the encouragement (except for Gilbert who pretty much said it sucks to be you...someday you will have children too:)

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Potty Training Anyone?

So, I know that everyone has a hard time with potty training and wishes that their 2-3 year old would just potty train themselves. This last week we have been trying to encourage Adelyn to go in the potty and it has been a frustrating and amusing experience.
First, I took her to Walmart and had her choose some 'big girl pants'. She chose Thomas the Train (which of course happen to be big boy pants but I won't argue). We went home and had a wonderful time sitting on the potty and using a half a roll of TP and never actually going pee once. Then after about 45 minutes she stands right next to the potty and pees all over the underwear and floor.....good teaching Mom!!!
We then went to Stake Conference this morning and wore a diaper for obvious reasons and apparently one of the sides of the diaper did not get stuck tightly becuase Adelyn stands there in the ilse and has a funny look on her face that says she is going potty. I ask her if we can go get on the potty and as I do she looks down at the foor as her shoe fills with pee and overflows onto the carpet. Awsome! I love being a parent...I took her to the bathroom and changed and washed her legs and then went back to the carpet with disinfectant and towels all the while thinking that I hate potty training and would pay money for someone to do it for me! I am sure that many of you have great stories like these, and unfortunatly this will not be the last of my potty adventures.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Four months Old!

Sorry about the pic...I have never professed to be computer savy...and well I am not. i could not get this pic to turn but she still is cute!

Kids Say the Darndest Things!

Adelyn plays hide and seek and when she is ready she will yell "come found me MAMA I in the Chair!"

When Adelyn wants her sippy cup filled she will say "I need the sippy at the top of the Mountain"

When I asked Adelyn to do something she doesn't want to do do she says "I can't want to MAMA"

6/10/08 It was Derik's Birthday and we were taking him his birthday ballon. It was a really mindy day and the wind took the ballon right out of the car and Adelyn was really upset. Later that day she saw an airplane and the light just went on she said "we can get the balloon, mommy. Daddy can get in the airplane and go get the balloon!"

6/27/08 We were looking for a little toy of Adelyn's that we left in the car and I could not find it. She immediately told me that "Daddy can find it he has really big eyes!"

6/08 Anytime something breaks Adelyn tells me "it is okay daddy can fix it!" she loves her daddy!

6/30/08 After a long day with my two great girls I thought that I might srangle Adelyn and her constant demands. I was running upstairs for the 100th time and as I came back down Adelyn yelled "lookin good mama!" i don't know who she heard this from but it made me laugh and remember why I love to be a mommy!

9/29/08 I was showing Adleyn a picture of Derik and I when we graduated with our bachlors degrees. I was seven months pregnant with her and was showing her that she was in my belly. She being very smart said "and Aliya is in Daddy's belly!" LOVE IT!!

10/03/08 We often go out to the bus stop to send our neighbor girl off to school. Adelyn really wants to ride the bus and I told her that she will have to grow bigger. She now tells everyone that she is "going to grow big as a bus!!!"

11/08 My Sister-in-Law has been trying to get pregnant for about five years now and just found out that she finally is!! Anyway when she told us we were hopping up and down and making a big deal about it. Aldeyn went to preschool the next monday and they were talking about what they were thankful for and Addy said "I thankful that my Mom is going to have a baby!" We had to have a talk about who was really having the baby... it was really funny!

3-08-10 Adelyn asked me today if Giraffe's die. I told her yes, everything dies eventually. She said "do people die too?" Yes they do. "I don't want to die!" You won't until your really old. "Are you going to die before me" Most likely. "Where will I live then" She was starting to get upset at this whole concept. We had a big long talk about death and I tried to ease her fears...it is hard to explain complex things to kids!