What is up???

So I haven't posted for a little while. The kids and I were sick for about a month and a half, so that was not much fun. I also got pregnant again, and this time around it has been better. I am almost 18 weeks and it is a little boy. We are pretty much super excited about it and the kids seem to be excited as well. I still get a little nervous each time I go to the doctor, so hopefully that anxiety will leave soon. I can feel this little guy moving around, so that sets my mind at ease. Now it is kind of sinking in that we are actually going to have another baby, and we are getting nervous. We haven't done the baby thing for a while! It will be a new adventure in our lives.

So I quit the Clinical Lab Science program. I did my practicum in the summer and did not really enjoy working in the lab so much. The best part was drawing the patients blood and bringing it to the lab to test. I just really like the patient interaction. I have decided once again to apply to the Nursing program. This time I have everything done, plus another Associate Degree so I hope that it will help me. So we are keeping our fingers crossed that this fall I will start the program. We will see what happens though. I will just hang out with my kiddos until I get in. For the past couple of months I haven't gone to school, so it has worked out nice since I am pregnant and don't feel awesome. It has been a nice little break. I did have to take my Medical Laboratory Technician test though and my CNA test to get into the nursing program. So I have been busy with those tests. I passed both of them so that was good! Now we can focus completely on the Holidays coming up. It is weird not having something to study for or some assignment though.

Well that is pretty much what has been up if anyone wanted to know. I also posting our family pictures that my lovely sister in law Amy took for us.

I DON"T WANT TO GO BACK!

On the way to preschool

He likes to do the tumbs up thing a lot

I just love these two

So school started on Monday and I do not want to be there right now. I have had a nice summer not really worrying about projects, papers, or tests. Going back for me right now just breaks my heart a little bit. I just love my kids and I miss them when I am gone. Alas I will go back and I will finish because ultimately it is for all of our future. It just kind of sucks while in the process. It will also help so Lance doesn't have to work nearly 60 hours a week! Jaxon and Kyleigh started preschool so that has been exciting for them. Jaxon is also starting soccer and Kyleigh is in dance and tumbling. They are getting so big and it is so much fun watching them grow up, it's bittersweet!!

Life

So reader beware this is not the happiest blog ever, but I just wanted to update those that read this on the Nielson's life. So pregnancy has been crazy, I was so sick for a month and a half. I was growing right along. With Jaxon I was SO sick and with Kyleigh I did not get too sick at all, so I had this feeling that it would be a boy. Since Lance is a server we pay for private insurance and they do not cover babies, so I had to get all signed up for medicaid. It sure does take forever, but everything worked out and we got all signed up. So I had my first appointment at 11 weeks, and she felt my uterus and everything and she said I was about right and that put my due date at December 4th. That is just what I figured out. I remembered my other doctor( who moved to Salt Lake) letting me listen to a heartbeat the first visit. I asked this new doctor and she said that it was still too early and we would just do it next time. I just said ok because she is the doctor and went and made my next appointment. So this past memorial day, at about 14 weeks into my pregnancy I went to the gym (because I have a bad addiction) and worked out for about 2 hours and then came home and noticed I was bleeding a little bit. Sorry to those of you that are grossed out, just don't continue. So the bleeding was not much at all, but later in the middle of the night I noticed a little bit more. This time it was darker, so I figured it was just old blood. Tuesday morning I called my doctor and just felt like I should go and be checked out. I was not cramping at all and no longer bleeding, I just wanted to be sure everything was ok. So I went and took the kiddos to grammys and went to the doctor. I get to the doctor and she tells me that the bleeding sounds completely normal and I probably just have a sensitive cervix. Then she proceeds to find a heartbeat. She was having a heart time so we moved into the next room to do a quick ultrasound. She thought she saw a heartbeat, but told me that she would bring me to the ultrasound tech to make sure. So I went back to the waiting room and waited patiently for the ultrasound tech. She called me back and did the ultrasound and told me she did not see anything. She then wanted to try a vaginal ultrasound just to make sure. There was NOTHING there. She then started to explain to me that this was a blighted ovum. I guess fertilization never quite finished. My body made the egg sac, but never finished the yolk sac. The yolk sac becomes the embryo=baby. So my body was producing all the right hormones and making a nice little home for nothing. It was all very weird, because I was very pregnant and then to see nothing there was so strange. So later that day I had a D&C and now I am just loving on my kids. For some reason it makes me feel better to know that there was never a baby in there, because then at least I know my body did not do anything wrong. It was just fluke fertilization pretty much. For now I am just going to enjoy the summer off with my kids and hopefully start getting some fun pictures up of our adventures. Well sorry about the not so happy post, but I just wanted to let people know.
Kathy:)

Suprise suprise

So for those of you that were not aware, Lance and I are expecting baby number 3! We are excited about it. I got Jaxon a shirt that said "big brother" and Kyleigh one that said "big sister." They are pretty excited about it. Jaxon is just getting impatient already, he keeps asking me when the baby is going to come out. I don't think he realizes how long it really will be. So we are expecting sometime in December, I will update what the doctor says when I go. I can tell I am preggo, I am tired and my stomach has been buggin me! Hopefully this one will not lead to 50 lbs of extra lovin:)

I just finished my las final today and am SO excited to have the summer off. I really need a break. Well hopefully I will get some pictures posted on here soon of our adventures.
Thanks for reading,
Kathy:)

School needs to finish for a minute!

Ok I am so sick of school, I need a break. I drive up to Weber State EVERY day, which takes about 25- 30 minutes one way. I am there some nights until 5. It just is rough because I find myself trying to be a perfectionist at everything I do. From being a mom, to school, to exercise, to being a wife. Thank goodness I am not employed, I would go completely insane. If I did not care so much about trying to do everything the best I can, I think it would be easier. It also is rough because I only see my husband probably 8 hours a week, if that.
So I have decided to take the summer off!!!! This means I will be in school longer, but I feel like a break is needed. I might get a little bored this summer, but I am sure I will manage.

anyways..........

Funny story, Kyleigh is now potty trained and has been for about maybe 2 months now. Sometimes she has accidents and I probably should not get mad at her but I do because she knows better now. Both our bathrooms are upstairs so it is hard to run to the bathroom and make it, but I am suprised with how good they are. Yesterday Kyleigh comes downstairs from going to the bathroom and had new underwear on. I said, "Kyleigh why do you have new underwear on?"
Kyleigh says, "cause I wanted these ones." Ok I thought to myself, that's fine, whatever.
Later in the evening, guess what I found in my bathroom garbage can? I found soaken wet little GIRL underwear. They for sure were peed in! So I go ask Kyleigh, " Kyleigh, why did you throw your underwear away?" Kyleigh bursts into tears and says, " Jaxon peed in my underwear."
I said, " Jaxon does not wear little girl underwear, he has little boy underwear." This little arguement went on back and forth for a while. Then, I tried to calm her down and say, " Kyleigh did you have an accident, it's fine if you did, just tell me?" Oh my goodness, this little stubborn girl would not quit blamming jaxon and crying.
I finally got it out of her! I asked her, " Kyleigh did you try to go to the bathroom and forget to take off your underwear? So you peed in them?" Finally she just cried out, " yyyyeesss'." She was so sad. So what a sneaky little girl, throwing away the evidence and then blamming her brother for it. I feel bad because she just did not want to get into trouble. I just thought I would share that little story, because I thought it was funny! I need to start writing down all of the funny things my kids do, because time is flying by and I don't want to forget them.
Thanks for reading:)
Kathy

Jaxon is FOUR!!!

So I have taken a trip down memory lane and it makes me so sad that time is flying by sooooo FAST!!! My little Jaxon turned FOUR on tuesday! I can not believe it. I just wanted to post some pictures of my little man's life so far. He is my best little buddy and I am so thankful for him! He came as a SURPISE and I would not change it for the world. I remember the day I found out! I was SO scared!!!!! Lance was with me, and after 4 positive pregnancy tests we were still not positive it was real. A trip to planned parenthood made it REAL! I was so young and not even ready to be married; I wondered why heavenly father would allow this to happen. What kind of parents would we make? I knew I did not have parents that could help me either. We also barely had any education behind us! I was not ready to be a mom and Lance was not ready to be a dad. Obviously we made some quick big decisions; we got married (and in the interest of not writing a novel), things have turned out just fine! I love Jaxon and I think he has been the biggest blessing in mine and Lance's life! He is a joy and is full of love. He has a great personality as well. He also adores his little sister and refers to her as "my baby sister." I feel it a privilege to be Jaxon's mother and feel like he was definitley supposed to be in my life. The best suprise I ever got!

Christmas 2007

Summer 2008

2nd birthday fun at mcdonalds

Helping bath new baby sister

Adoring is new baby sister

Easter 2007

He got a sled for Christmas in 2006

My boys!!

He wasn't super excited about his first Christmas

Easter 2007

He was so bald

SO scary to take home such a little baby

So small

A little rough pic of me, but cute baby:)

Filling out our paper work, getting ready to have a baby!!

Our first meeting

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LITLE MAN