Nelson Family Blog

One year old

2011-02-16T10:00:00.000-08:00

Today our little Austin is one! I can't believe it's been a year. At times, I didn't think I would make it to this point. But here we are, and I feel extremely blessed to have been given this little boy. He is such a sweetheart, always smiling and melting my heart. He loves to play with balls, trucks, cars, anything he can push or throw. He loves to say bye bye, mama, amen, dada, lily (our dog). He is learning to walk, still kind of scared, but he does pretty good. He has the most infectious laugh, and you can't help but laugh when you hear him. I am so grateful for him, and even though he came a little earlier than we had anticipated having another child, I can not be more happy and grateful that he's in our family! We love you Austin! Happy 1st birthday!!

p.s. more pictures to come on Saturday after his birthday party!! :)

Our little "2" year old

2011-02-08T21:56:00.000-08:00

Today Addison turned 2. I can hardly believe how fast time has flown. She had a great day. We had some family and close friends over for cake and ice cream tonight. She also shares her birthday with Matt's mom so we had cake for her too. Her shirt says "birthday girl" and the skirt she got from Aunt Amy!!

Aunt Afton crocheted this adorable hat and scarf for her. Cousins Andie and Aly are helping her model them.

Singing Happy birthday. She loved it when we all sang to her and she even blew her candles out all by herself!!!

She really enjoyed her birthday cake and ate the whole piece.

Matt and I got Addison the cutest table. One side is for sand and water and they you put the cover on and it's a picnic table. She absolutely loves it. She loves playing with sand so I foresee lots of time with this table. We do however have to leave the water part out, otherwise she will be putting all the sand into the water.

The cute cake we got for her. She loves Minnie Mouse.

Addison brings so much laughter and joy into my life. She makes me laugh constantly. She loves watching Barney and has started singing "I love you, you love me we're a happy samily." HA.. She loves to dance and sing, she loves playing with Austin, "bubba", she loves to play outside. This girl is so determined in everything she does. The other day she wanted something in her brothers crib, I told her she couldn't have it and went to do something else, a few minutes later I heard her calling for me. She had climbed into the crib and back out to get what she wanted. When she wants something she is sure to get it. She is very bossy to her little brother, which I guess is part of being a girl!! :) I love this girl so much and am very excited to see what is to come with this wild one!! Happy 2nd birthday Addison!!

Victory Ice Cream

2010-11-14T08:15:00.000-08:00

Last night I saw Addison in the corner giving "the look". Well lately she has been very interested in sitting on and flushing the toilet. So I asked her if she wanted to sit on the toilet, to which she replied, yes! She sat there for a minute or so and I could tell she was tense so I started singing Twinkle twinkle little star with her. I could see her relax and then all of a sudden.... SUCCESS!! She went #2 in the toilet! I was so excited I screamed and I think I scared her a little. But I let her flush the toilet and she was pretty excited. Then I asked her if she wanted ice cream for her reward! Off we went to Baskin Robbins! I am sure we still have a long way to go, but I'm excited for her anyway!!

Following in his Uncle's footsteps

2010-11-10T13:55:00.001-08:00

The kids and I got back last night from a long weekend at grandma and grandpa Tolman's. Addison loves it there. She follows around my mom saying, "Dama" (grandma). It was very nice to spend some time with my brother Jordan who just returned from his mission to Africa. Libby took this adorable picture of Austin and Jordan. We did pictures of the kids for Christmas cards and since I have yet to get a good one of both kids together. They came out cute, so when I get those from my sister in law, Libby, I will post some! I would be very pleased if Austin followed in his Uncle Jordan's footsteps. Jordan is such a wonderful young man and I am very proud of him!

Halloween

2010-11-03T21:35:00.000-07:00

Dorothy and the cowardly lion

Austin, the cowardly lion

Miss Dorothy (Addison) would not pause to take a picture. She was too busy playing Wii with her cousins.

We had a very busy Halloween weekend. We headed down to my parents on Saturday for my nephew Tanner's baptism followed by family pictures with all 32 of us! (yes 32!) Then we went to Trunk or Treat with all the Tolman cousins. Addison had a great time. She kept trying to get the candy as soon as it would hit her bucket. On Sunday my little brother gave his missionary report at church and then after church we had a carnvial for the kids. It turned out so fun. We had bobbing for apples and donuts, balloon darts and balloon toss, the fishing game, face painting, fish ping pong, and a pinata. The kids had so much fun and it was fun to watch them! We had such a fun time with our family.

Pumpkin carving

2010-11-03T21:28:00.000-07:00

We had a fun time carving pumpkins this year. Addison was old enough to help clean the pumpkin out but she got bored when daddy was actually carving the pumpkin. So I gave the kids a bath during that time and when we were done the pumpkin was finished. She loved it! She kept wanting to go out on our porch and see it. And she would say, "punkin". This girl has got some crazy hair! Here she is helping clean out the guts. Which she tried to eat several times!! :)

I have a picture of Addison and I last year just like this one, so I thought it would be fun to have one of Austin and I. Although it looks like he's pushing me away!

Addison showing off her pumpkin.

The finished product. Matt is really good at carving pumpkins. He usually does the really hard ones that are spooky, but he thought something simple would be better for Addison. It turned out really cute!

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-16T12:34:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed a fun trip with my side of the family to Bishops Pumpkin Farm. It's always so fun and gets you in the Halloween spirit. (Even though it was like 90 degrees!) Addison LOVED the animals and slides. She also loved the pig races. She keeps telling us, "go piggy!" Austin didn't really care too much. But next year we will have our hands full with both kids running in different directions I'm sure. We are getting SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited for my brother Jordan to come home on Tuesday. He has never met either of my kids. When he left I was pregnant with Addison, so it should be fun to see him.

Waiting for the pigs to start racing. Max, Tanner, Benson, Blake, Jaxson, Chase, Tyler, Karsyn, Addison and Josh

Addison riding the train. She wasn't so sure about going through the tunnel. She grabbed my leg really tight. Her cousins were a few cars up screaming through the tunnel so that may have been what scared her.

Our two little munchkins. We are lucky to get them together for a picture so I don't worry about trying to get them to smile.

This little guy is 8 months old now. He just recently has gotten two teeth, one on top and one on bottom. And he is mobile, crawling ALL over the place. He loves his big sister and smiles really big when he sees her. He is such a sweet boy and we love him!

Here is Miss Addison playing on the hay trampoline. She is now 20 months old and is so smart. She can count to 10 and can say some of her ABC's. She can say most anything you ask her to say. She loves the Wiggles and Madagascar. And she loves to boss around her little brother.

She loved feeding the goats.

I am lucky enough to have my sister Afton live about 15 minutes away. Her daughters are always babysitting for me. My kids LOVE them. Everytime we get in the car Addison asks, "Aly?" Here is Aly holding Austin.

She was so brave. I didn't think she would do so well. Karsyn helped her out

I can't believe how tall my little girl is getting!

Austin, Karsyn, Addison, Tanner, Brady, Blake and Chase

Beach video

2010-09-07T21:24:00.000-07:00

Here is the video from Santa Cruz. Sorry for the poor quality. It was taken from our regular camera.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

2010-09-07T21:06:00.000-07:00

Saturday Matt and I took the kids to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. We had such a fun time and the kids did great on the 3 hour drive. When we first got there it was a little cold but it warmed up and ended up being a beautiful day. Addison rode on a few of the token rides.. she was a little too small for the bigger rides on the boardwalk. We had garlic fries and cheesecake bites.. YUMMY!! And then we took the kids to the beach. Addison LOVES sand so she had a great time. I had so much fun getting the sand out of every little crease and crevice of her little body!! :) And she loved the waves. She got pretty brave and fell a few times. I will post the video of her playing and falling.. it's pretty cute and funny! Sunday the kids and I headed down to stay at my mom and dad's for labor day. Matt had to work Monday and then he rafted down the river with my boss. We had a great time at grandma and papa's and Addison came home with some mosquito bites to prove it! Addison and her cousin Karsyn. Karsyn loves to help with Addison and I love it too!

Austin fell asleep swinging at grandma and papa's.

Grandma always takes such good care of us when we stay!

Cute little man!!

Addison and her cousin Brady. They were playing football and Addison fell in the mud so Brady was nice enough to let her borrow some clothes while we washed hers!!

Daddy buried Addison in the sand..

Playing in the waves.. the water was so freezing. But she didn't care..

Such a sweet picture.. Daddy and Addison

Austin hanging out in the stroller checking out all the action.

Daddy and Addison playing games on the Boardwalk.

I sure do love this girl!!

Addison riding the helicopter.

"Thank you Ashleigh"

2010-08-25T21:02:00.000-07:00

I never would have thought at the age of 18 months my daughter would already be calling me by my REAL name.. but sure enough the other day she called me Ashleigh. And now she's always saying, "thank you Ashleigh". SIGH!! If it wasn't so cute I might be sad.. Addison is growing up so fast. She is talking really well and will mimic most of what we tell her to say. She is always into everything and we have to constantly keep an eye on her and chase her everywhere. She has started to like to watch TV somewhat which is helpful. She loves to dance, jump, say her ABC's to the best of her ability, and count to 3. Her hair is getting so much longer and I love putting it in pig tails. She has started nusery at church and is doing great. She goes right in and never even notices me leaving. It's so nice to be able to sit through all 3 hours of church again.
Austin is growing fast as well. He is now 6 months old and will sit up by himself for a few seconds and then falls over. He would much rather be on his tummy. He rolls everywhere and has started to scoot to get to what he wants. He loves to laugh at his big sister and his daddy. He has started to eat rice cereal and a little bit of fruit. It's taken some time to get him to eat solids better, but we are getting there. He is such a sweet boy.We are getting very excited for my brother Jordan to come home from his mission in October.. he has never met either of our kids! Here are some recent pictures for your enjoyment.

June and July

2010-07-07T11:56:00.000-07:00

Summer has been fun so far. We have been as busy as ever with normal every day life. 4th of July was very fun. We spent it with friends eating good food and watching fireworks. Addison kept telling me, "watch!" It was cute. Austin slept through the fireworks since it was past his bedtime.

Checking out the fireworks with mom. She didn't like the loud ones.

not a very good picture but here is one of her p0inting and telling me to "watch!"

The Nelson family

Our little man sporting the cow hat..
One night after we had corn on the cob for dinner I found Addison with one of our old cobs in her mouth eating what was left.. she had gotten it out of the garbage. GROSS! So this time I let her have one of her own before we threw it away to chew on.

Daddy and Austin sporting the shades

Eating rice cereal for the first time. He did ok except for being impatient. He was too hungry!

Here is Addison playing at a cute little water park near our house. She LOVES the water.
Austin checking out his crazy sister. He now weighs 15 lbs and is 26 inches long. Addison has a dr. appt next month so I'm not sure about her

Addison was not afraid at all of the water shooting up. She got out there with the bigger kids and ran right through all the water.

Fathers day & famiy pictures

2010-06-20T08:20:00.000-07:00

Happy fathers day! I have an amazing father who I look up to so much. He is caring, loving, smart, funny and most of all such an amazing example of what I want to be someday. Every time Matt or I have a question about church stuff we always call my dad.. he knows everything!! :) I love you dad! And I also have been very blessed with a husband who LOVES his children and is so good with them. Addison absolutely adores playing with daddy! I love you Matt! Happy fathers day to my dad and my husband!!

Here are some new family pictures we took last week! Addison was not cooperating very well so we didn't get a very good family picture but oh well. Enjoy!

Nelson Family June 2010

Addison Ann 16 mos.

Austin Matthew 4 mos.

Spaghetti fun

2010-05-24T15:25:00.001-07:00

We had spaghetti for dinner last night and decided to let Addison try to feed herself. What a fun time!
This is how she ended up eating after trying the fork and not having much luck.

Needless to say she ended up with spaghetti ALL OVER!! We went straight to the bath but at least she had fun trying.

She has been talking so much now. Her newest thing is "oh cool". She is too funny! We spent the week at grandma and grandpa Tolman's and had a fun week minus getting a stomach bug and passing it to poor grandma and grandpa and aunts and cousins. SORRY GUYS!!

Here is little man. He is getting so big. Very tall and is getting chunky which I LOVE. He is smiling all the time, starting to laugh and roll over. He loves to be cuddled and loves to play with his toy on his back. He is such a sweet little guy and Addison can not stop touching him, kissing him, and laying on him. We have to watch her constantly!

Such a little angel

Mothers Day

2010-05-12T11:28:00.000-07:00

I have been blessed in my life to be a mother. I absolutely love my children and love being a mom. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to care for my 2 little darlings.
I have also been EXTREMELY blessed with the best mom in the world. My mom is always there for all her children and always helping out. She has taught me so much and I love her very much! Hope everyone had a great mothers day!

Two little monkeys...

2010-05-01T22:25:00.001-07:00

Here are some recent pictures. I have gone back to work and am busier than ever and that is why there are no recent blogs. Addison continues to grow every day. She is such a smart little thing.. she now can tell you what a monkey, snake, and cow say. Her new thing is trying to copy what we tell her. Tonight at dinner with my family I asked her if she wanted some ice cream and she replied, "Ice cream". She's such a fun girl! Austin is getting bigger every day as well. He is smiling and starting to laugh. He LOVES his big sister and she makes him laugh all the time and she never even has to try. Last week we took them both to the dr. for shots.. what a fun day. Their stats are as follows: Addison is 26 lbs and 33 inches. Austin is 11 lbs 13 oz and 23 inches. BIG kids!! :) Hope everyones spring is going well!!

A friend of the family made Austin this adorable tie onesie. If anyone is interested she has the cutest onesies, bibs, blankets, all sorts of cute baby stuff. Let me know if you want her information.

Addison learned how to climb into her brother's swing. We could not stop laughing and had to document this moment.

Our sweet little Austin

Mom's little helper

2010-03-18T15:51:00.001-07:00

Here is a few pictures from the craziness that we call life! I am lucky these days to get a shower and everyone dressed for the day. But I'm so happy and couldn't ask for more!

Here is my little helper trying to "help" her little brother with his blanket. He didn't want it on anyway! :)

And here is the little guy.. he's starting to get more aware and look at me. He even has attempted to smile so I'm waiting for that!! Last night he also rolled over from his tummy to back. Yesterday we had his one month check up and he now weighs 9 lbs 1 oz and is 21 1/2 inches long. Addison was almost that big at birth. I have a feeling she is going to be the bully in or family!! Matt always says she's going to be a linebacker and Austin is going to be our little piano player!! :)

Addison will probably hate me for posting this someday.. but I thought it was too cute! She has done pretty well entertaining herself when Matt is gone and I am busy with Austin. As you can tell from the picture I'm lucky if I get everyone dressed for the day.. these days I pick my battles and I didn't want to fight with her to put her shirt back on!

Addison checking out her little brother. She is pretty good with him. She just wants to kiss him all the time which usually ends up with him having a huge wet spot on his head. Poor guy!
And here is one to show that Matt does still live here too! :) He has been very busy with his business. We are very grateful for that!! It is hard taking care of both kids by myself but it's nice that his business has picked up!

Introducing.. Austin Matthew

2010-02-24T14:55:00.000-08:00

Austin Matthew Nelson made his arrival on Feb. 16th at 12:23 PM. He weighed 7 lbs 12.8oz and was 21 inches long. He has LOTS of dark hair and is cute as can be. The surgery went well.. not a pleasant experience but worth it to have our little guy here. Addison spent a few days with grandma and grandpa Tolman and had a blast. She loved being outside and playing with all her cousins. She is having kind of a hard time adjusting to her little brother. She is not sure who this kid thinks he is taking her mom all the time. She does give him kisses and is interested when he cries but we have to watch her very closely.. she is a little too rough for my liking. We are having our ups and downs adjusting to two... which is to be expected. But I keep telling myself it will get better and to take it day by day. Sometimes I just have to laugh when they are both crying for me at the same time or they both pooped at the same time. Luckily Matt has been here most of the time to help and when he's not here my family has really stepped up and helped me out. Thank you to my family for all the help!!

Birthday pictures and update

2010-02-13T09:31:00.000-08:00

Addison's birthday party was a success!! She had a lot of family and friends there to help her celebrate and got lots of cute clothes.. Just what she needed!! She seemed to have a fun time and absolutely loved digging into her cake. Thank you to all our family and friends who helped make her day so special.. As for baby boy I have been moved up to have my c-section this Tuesday the 16th!! I went to the dr for my appointment and she just happened to "notice" that my ultrasounds put my due date sooner than we had thought. Just to be safe and since she anticipates he could be a big baby she decided to move me up. I am excited to see the little guy and not be pregnant anymore, but anxious. I had planned on doing so much this next week to prepare and have had to condense it to this weekend. I am a little anxious about the surgery and about Addison being away from us for a few days but she will be in good hands with Grandma and Grandpa and all her many cousins and aunt and uncles. I'm sure she won't even miss us! :) So here are some pictures of the party for you to enjoy and next time I post we will have pictures of our little guy!! Happy Valentines Day everyone!

One year old

2010-02-08T20:21:00.001-08:00

Today our sweet little Addison is one year old! I can't believe how fast time has gone by. This morning she woke up around 5:30.. I thought how nice of her to remind me of last year at this time when she was being born. She was born at 6:05 AM... Luckily she went back to sleep with me in the recliner until 9!! We took her to the zoo today for the first time and she seemed to enjoy all the animals. It was a little hard for her to see some of them but she especially loved the giraffe and the birds that made noise. While we were looking at the giraffe I told her they live where Uncle JoJo is and she responed with, "Jo Jo". I was so excited she said my little brothers name. He is in Africa on his mission. So we got the video camera out and got her to say it again for documentation for him!! She is such a fun girl. Here are a few things she enjoys right now:

She loves to climb on anything and everything. Her activity table, her walker, the couch.. you name it she climbs it. Sometimes she amazes me when I find her on top of something I thought she would never get onto. She is so determined and finds a way to get what she wants.

She loves to wrestle and fight with her dad. He will play fight with her and wrestle with her and sometimes I think he is being too rough but she LOVES it.. she laughs and giggles. She also loves to fight back.. only bad thing is she likes to fight other people now too. We need to help her learn when is ok to fight and when we need to be nice.

She loves kitties and dogs. We have a little teacup chihuahua (sp?) and Addison chases her all around the house. Our poor dog, Addison is way bigger than her and is a little rough. She has learned to say kitty and doggie.

She still loves to dance everytime she hears music. Her favorite is still the Black Eyed Peas, but she also likes the Wiggles now and MC Hammer, Can't Touch This. This girl is going to be a dancer!!

We love her so much and are so fortunate to be her parents. I can't wait to see what the next year brings with her becoming a big sister!! Two weeks from tomorrow! Here are some pictures from the last year for you to enjoy and watch how she has grown!!

This was the day she was born...feels like it was just yesterday!!

End of February.... snoozing away!!

April- Easter photo shoot with my sister in law Libby.

May- big enough to sit in the bumbo and watch TV with dad now!!!

June- our family picture shoot. This is one of my favorite pictures of her.

July- Grandma Tolman trying on the 4th of July shades...and obviously she was getting some teeth at this time..

August- playing with daddy's fishing pole.. he is determined to make her a fishergirl..

This one is actually the end of August but I thought it was too cute with her trying on Grandma Nelson's glasses.

October- at the pumpkin patch

November- Thanksgiving with her "I'm Stuffed" bib

December for our Christmas cards.. taken by my SIL Libby
January with her newly pierced ears.. thank you to her dad

Almost one year old.. picture taken again by the fabulous Libby for her invitations

At her birthday party on Saturday.. more pictures of that to come.

Addison laughing and dancing

2010-02-01T11:42:00.000-08:00

Here is a cute video Matt took while I was at work. The other two children are the kids Matt watches during the week, Hannah and Caleb. As you can see, Addison has a lot of fun with them!

Onesie

2010-01-18T21:30:00.000-08:00

I was thinking about getting this onesie for the kids.. what do you think?? :)

February 23rd 2010

2010-01-16T21:21:00.000-08:00

It's official... the dr set up my c-section for Feb. 23rd at noon. It's kind of nice to know exactly when he is coming so I can have everything ready. We have been busy painting the nursery back to white (the kidos will have to share until we get a bigger place), going through baby clothes, all the normal stuff. Addison will be one next month, I can hardly believe it so we are also in the middle of planning her birthday party! She is running everywhere now, loves to go up the stairs, loves to dance, and loves to eat. She is getting so big I can't believe it. Here are some recent photos of her for your enjoyment.

Here she is trying to escape. For a while after Christmas we left our totes out and used them as barricades to keep her in one area. Well you can see how well that worked! She is so smart and always figures out how to get out! Another time Matt and I were upstairs taking things out of the nursery to paint and when I came down to check on her she had climbed up the couch and was in the process of climbing over it. I guess she felt like she was missing out and needed to come find us!

Yes you are seeing earrings!! Her dad decided to "surprise" me and go get her ears pierced!! She looks very cute but I was a little upset I couldn't be there with her. He said she did great though. I think he was concerned because a guy at Home Depot asked how old "he" was. HA!! I thought it was funny but apparently he doesn't want anyone else to mistake her for a boy!

She is starting to look like such a big girl!!

Addison's first goose egg

2010-01-05T20:28:00.001-08:00

Addison thinks its fun lately to spin around in circles... well this is how it turned out....

She cried pretty hard and was laying on my shoulder and I couldn't see the goose egg right away. Poor thing!! But she still managed to smile for a shot!

We are busy preparing for baby boy.. 7 weeks from today or yesterday! I can't believe how fast time goes by. I'm starting to get a little anxious about adjusting to two babies. I'm also a little worried about how Addison will do after I get home from the hospital and am recovering from surgery. She really is a mama's girl when she's tired or hurt. I guess we'll see soon enough!

Christmas morning video

2009-12-27T20:51:00.000-08:00

Our video camera broke a few weeks ago.. right in time for Addison's first Christmas.. So this is from our camera. Sorry for the quality!!

Christmas Festivities

2009-12-27T20:36:00.000-08:00

We hope everyone had a great Christmas!! We had an amazing Christmas.. It's so fun to have a child and experience Christmas in a whole different way. Even though she is still too young to realize who santa is it was still so much fun having her to open her presents.

We started off Christms Eve with the Tolman tradition.. "John's Incredible Pizza". Addison LOVED the carousel and the little frog ride. She also loved walking around everywhere trying to keep up with her cousins.
The Nelson family.. thanks to my husband for covering up my face.. :) After pizza we all headed to my sister Alisha's to open presents and have yummy food of course!

Of course the best part of the night and by far the best present any of us could have received was being able to skype with my little brother Jordan. He is in Africa serving a mission and it was so good to see him. He has never seen Addison so it was fun to let him see her and have her see him. She just sat there but at least they got to see each other!

All of the Tolman girl grandchildren. Andrea, April, Alyssa, Addison and Karsyn

Grandma with her two of her princesses.. in the jammies she bought them.

Christmas morning Addison woke up around 8:30 which was a nice present itself!! We took her downstairs and let her see what santa brought and open her presents. She was as excited as a 10 month old can be.. but she still loved playing with all her toys.

The leap frog activity table santa brought

The best gift we have received this year is our little Addison. She is so much fun and I love seeing her little personality grow each day. I am so grateful for all the blessings in my life but most of all for my family. It's so fun to be a mom and I look forward to doing it again in a few weeks. Baby boy Nelson "Austin" is scheduled to arrive Feb. 22nd or 23rd as far as we know. I will try to keep this updated as it gets closer! Happy New Year everyone!!

December update

2009-12-16T07:59:00.000-08:00

December has been busy so far but I always love this time of year so I don't mind! We are enjoying our little girls budding personality. She is so much fun! She loves to walk everywhere now. I can't believe how quick she is getting. I take my eye off of her for one second and she is gone!

The other night after dinner I took her shirt off and was cleaning her high chair and when I went to look for her this is what I found. She was just laying there on the stairs. It was too funny! She loves to go up the stairs but is not sure how to get down. So that is how we spend most of our time, chasing her up the stairs and helping her back down.

Here is a picture of her walking. She is into everything but thats ok. She has done pretty well with the Christmas tree and presents. Only touched a few times... maybe she learned!

Here is my ever growing baby boy belly. I have about 10 weeks left. My dr. says I will have to have another c-section since it's only been a year since Addison was born. So it is looking like Feb. 22 or 23rd will be the big day. I'm kind of glad I know exactly when he is coming so I can plan a little better and make sure Addison has somewhere to go. I am feeling pretty good except for heartburn and back aches.

Daddy and Addison after we made our gingerbread houses at grandma and grandpa Tolman's. Addison was not interested in making the gingerbread house. She was more interested in chasing her cousins all over the house. They sure wore her out! She's not used to all those boys yet!

Here is our finished gingerbread house. We had such a fun time making them with our family.

Here she is again getting into stuff. I still love her though and those cute little chubby cheeks!!

We hope everyone has a joyous Christmas season. We are very excited to be sharing this first Christmas with Addison and I am even more excited that we get to talk to Jordan via Skype. He has never seen Addison so that will be so fun. I'm hoping she will say hi or talk to him.

Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T09:44:00.001-08:00

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We sure did! We spent the day at my parents house. Dinner was delicious like always. We are very thankful for our our blessings. We are thankful for our family and friends. We are thankful for our beautiful little girl and our soon to be baby boy. We are thankful for the gospel and for what it brings into our lives daily.

Here is an example of the turkey cupcakes we made. They turned out pretty cute!!

This was Addison's first Thanksgiving. And she LOVED the food. Of course what's not to love?? She must take after me, thanksgiving is my favorite!! :)

Here she is modeling her "I'm Stuffed!" bib. I thought this was too cute to pass up!

I came down from taking a shower Saturday morning and this is what I found! Guess the holiday weekend wore out my two sweethearts!! Addison and I stayed the night Thanksgiving so I could get up at 3 AM with my mom and sisters to go shopping on Black Friday!! I got some great deals! Saturday was my 27th birthday and matt made me a pink cake, bought me new shoes and took me to Outback for dinner!! It was great! And Addison gave me the best present of all.. she slept in until 8:30 Am!! I was very happy. She has been doing great sleeping lately which is definitely helping me feel better. She has also been walking!! I have to take some pictures and post them of that soon. She also LOVES to dance. Her favorite song is the Black Eyed Peas "I gotta feeling". She gets so happy and dances away to that song. I want to post some videos on here but not sure how.. any one have any suggestions??

Pumpkin carving at grandma and grandpa's.

2009-11-01T08:23:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we went to my parents for the annual pumpkin carving festivities. We had a great time and got to stay extra long for my grandma's funeral. I forgot my camera at the funeral so there are no pictures from that. It was a beautiful service and everyone who spoke did a wonderful job! I'm sure grandma loved it!!

Matt doing the dirty work.. actually all the work.

This is what Addison and I did while daddy did all the work!!

Tanner helping Uncle Matt with his pumpkin seeds. That was his favorite part! Tanner and Uncle Matt... silly boys!

Aly holding Addison with their pumpkins in front

All the grandchildren that carved pumpkins. Brenden, Tyler, Jaxson, Max, Brady, Benson, Tanner, Aly and Addison all showing off their pumpkins.

The Nelson family...don't ask me how my mom's car ended up as our background for these pictures?!?!

Addison showing off her pumpkin daddy carved.

Daddy and Addison.

The finished product. It's the headless horseman. Turned out great!! Too bad the pumpkin went bad within the first 2 days we brought it home!!

Halloween

2009-11-01T08:13:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloween. Friday night we went to our ward trunk or treat and chilli cook off. My parents were nice enough to drive down to see their granddaughter on her first Halloween. We had a great time! On Saturday we went to our old ward for another trunk or treat and chilli cook off. Then we stopped by Matt's dads house and to some friends for the rest of the night. Addison was not so sure about all the festivities and about her costume but she did great and even kept her antennas on all night!

Grandpa Nelson and miss Addison ladybuyg

Nelson Family.. can you tell I'm dressed as a pregnant lady?!?!

Addison with her cousin Jacob. This is Matt's sisters son.

Grandma and Grandmpa Tolman with their favorite ladybug.

Daddy and Addison being goofy.

Happy Halloween everyone!!

This is how Addison looked by the end of the night. I didn't want to wake her up so I ended up leaving her in her carseat and she slept like that for about 5 hours!!

Grandma Bagley

2009-10-20T07:57:00.000-07:00

My grandma Bagley passed away this morning. I am very sad and will miss her very much. But I'm also at peace knowing that she is with my grandpa again which is what she wanted. She was such a wonderful woman who lived right next door to me while I was growing up. I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with my grandma. I will always remember her teaching me to play the piano, making pies with her and our goodbye.. "see ya later alligator.. after while crocodile." I am so happy Addison got to take a picture with her and meet her. She was an amazing woman and will be missed!

8 months old

2009-10-17T09:17:00.001-07:00

It's been a while so I thought I would update the blog. Addison is now 8 months old. Yesterday she had her dr. appt. and she weighs in at 21 lbs 12 oz and is 29 inches long. Such a big girl!! She is so much fun. She crawls all over the place now and can stand by herself and cruise the furniture. She's not quite sure how to walk yet but has taken a couple of half steps. She'll get there. Probably just in time for Christmas to pull the tree down and open all the presents!! We have been staying busy. I am 21 weeks along already and have another ultrasound scheduled for next week to confirm the due date and sex. Last time they said boy but it's always nice to be sure. Addison and I went to the pumpkin patch with my family a few weeks ago, Matt had to work. I have included some pictures from that. Thanks to my sister Alisha for the pictures.

Addison and her cousins at the pumpkin patch. Tanner, Brady, Jaxson and Addison

On the train ride. Tyler is holding her and on the other bench is Benson, Jaxson and Max.

Her cousin Tyler helped her go down the slide. Thanks Tyler!!

Addison's new pictures

2009-09-26T21:46:00.001-07:00

We took Addison to get some new pictures. We loved how they turned out. Someone should have had a video camera to tape Matt and I trying to make her laugh.. at least it worked!!

It's a......

2009-09-11T15:54:00.000-07:00

If you would like to know the sex of our baby please read on. First here are some recent pictures of Addison. Addison loves to eat. Here she is in her high chair waiting to eat. She is such a big girl now. Last dr appointment she weighed 19 lbs. and was 28 inches long.

Here is me and my favorite girl!! We are having so much fun with her cute little personality.

Here is Addison wearing her grandma's glasses. She is such a litte ham. She has started to crawl and is all over the place now. We have to watch her very carefully or she is into everything.

We had our first ultrasound today and it appears to be a boy!! I am measuring at 16 weeks which is a little earlier than we thought. We are so excited. Matt says he does not want to fully believe it until he sees for himself!! :) I included a few of the ultrasound pictures. Sorry for the graphic one ahead of time. If you can't tell the first is a profile, the second is a face shot, and the third is his little booty and boy parts.

6 months old

2009-08-08T10:42:00.001-07:00

I can't believe how fast the last 6 months has gone! We are so happy to have Addison in our family.. We love her so much and can not imagine life without her.

At 6 months Addison is sitting up, scooting, trying really hard to crawl but she has not quite gotten the hang of it yet, loves her walker, loves to babble but has not said any real words yet. Still waiting for ma ma!! :) She loves her baths and we have now moved her to the bath tub in her sitting up seat which she loves. She loves her music movie we bought for her and her first signs movie grandma and grandpa Tolman bought for her. She loves our little dog Lilly and watches her wherever she goes. At her appointment last month she was 17 lbs 13 oz. and 28 inches long. Such a big girl!! Happy 6 month birthday Addison! We love you!

My friend Bree got her this cute dress and hat. I could not resist taking a picture before church with the hat in her face. So cute!!

SURPRISE!!!

2009-07-25T17:18:00.000-07:00

Well Matt and I are expecting another baby!! We do realize our children will be 13 months apart but we are still excited!! It will be a challenge but I think we are up for it! I have not seen my Dr. yet so I don't have an official due date but I think it will be end of February/ beginning of March. I included some pictures from the last month. Mostly they are from our Tolman Family Reunion which was held last week in Southern Oregon. We camped all week and Addison did really well. She loved being outside so much and had a great time with all her cousins. Matt was not able to go and he missed us so much! Addison smiled really big for her daddy yesterday when we got home. She missed him too!!

Addison and I hiking. Couldn't figure out how to turn this picture?!?

Hanging out in her stroller

My grandma and grandpa Tolman, my dad, Addison and myself. Four generations

Aunt Angie took Addison swimming. She LOVED the water. She kicked her legs and tried to get it the whole time. As you can see we could not get her to take her eyes of the water long enough to look at the camera.

This was the day after 4th of July. I had got Addison ready for church in a red white and blue dress and then Matt came downstairs with his flag tie on. Well I just had to go change so we could all match. We got lots of compiments on this!! :)

Some of the Tolman grandchildren. Alyssa, Brenden, Tanner, Karsyn, Blake, Chase, Tyler, Jaxson, April, Addison, and Brady.

We went for a hike and I borrowed this carrier from Amy and Travis. Addison LOVED it. She loved being able to see everything and it was much nicer than carrying her. Only problem was she had full access to my hair which she took advantage of. I think I lost half my hair on that hike! She has been grabbing hair all the time. This morning she grabbed her dad's armpit hair. Needless to say he was in a little bit of pain! HA HA!!

Fourth of July

2009-07-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! We sure did! We spent the day at my mom and dad's in Biggs. We started out at the parade. Addison wasn't real interested until the sirens and then she paid close attention trying to figure out what the noise was. Then we hung out at my parents until we went to my brother in law Travis' sisters house for finger foods and swimming. We had a great time and there was lots of yummy food. We ended back up at my parents for fireworks and s'mores. It was a great day!

Addison has been sitting up by herself more and more lately. She does pretty good you just have to keep an eye on her. She is growing up so fast. This week she will be 5 months old. I can't believe it! She is so fun!

She is wearing the bow that my friend made for her. I could not find a red or blue bow to save my life. Only pink and purple everywhere. It turned out so cute and she looked adorable!

Addison LOVES the water. The pool was perfect temperature for her and she smiled and kicked her legs it was so fun! We stayed in the water for a long time.

We stayed and watched the fireworks down the street from my parents and Addison slept through the whole thing.. maybe next year she will enjoy them! All in all we had a great 4th of July! And we are very grateful for our freedom in this country and the people who have helped and still help us to get that freedom! Libby took a family picture of us so we will have to post that after she e-mails it to us!

Addison's first camping Trip

2009-06-19T17:02:00.000-07:00

Matt took these pictures the other day while I was at work. I think they are so adorable. She must have been really tired!!

We went on our first family camping trip with our ward. We had a really fun time and slept ok. Addison woke up a few times but it wasn't too bad. Our church owns some property in the foothills and the campsite up there was reallly nice with a lodge for eating and a nice campfire area. Addison loved being outside so much. This is her picking the grass while we were taking down our tent. She tried eating it after that.. good thing I caught her first!!

Addison and daddy cuddling in the morning. It was pretty cold but I stayed nice and warm with Addison on one side and Matt on the other. :) Other than that we have been busy with church, Matt's sisters wedding which is tomorrow and work. Addison is starting to scoot herself and she is starting to talk. Unfortunately her favorite time to babble is during sunday school. Poor teacher!!

Family pictures

2009-05-30T16:06:00.001-07:00

We had our pictures taken! They turned out so good! The ladies that worked there absolutely loved Addison and she did so well with the pictures!! we may be biast but we think she is adorable!! Matt and i are headed to sushi for dinner..wish me luck I have never had it before!!

Getting ready for summer

2009-05-25T09:29:00.001-07:00

This is the spice rack Matt made for our kitchen. I should just call him Martha Stewart. The boy loves to cook, sew, create stuff. He's way better than I am at this stuff! He did a great job and now we have way more room in our cabinets! YAY!!

I bought Addison a new swimsuit from Old Navy and a new hat to shield the sun and decided to try it on. Gotta love the chunky thigh look!! :) We did try the warm hot tub at Aunt Afton's on saturday but thats as brave as we got so far!

She does NOT look amused!! Just hanging out before bed.

The other day I had put a bib on Addison since she is drooling all over the place these days and I turned around to find her and daddy with her bib backwards playing "superwoman". I could not help but laugh and had to take a picture to document this funny moment. Silly daddy!!

3 months old!!

2009-05-09T09:14:00.001-07:00

I can't believe my baby is 3 months old already, where did the time go? Yesterday she had her first set of shots and a check up at the dr. She weighs in at 14 lbs 7oz and is 24 1/2 inches long.. such a big girl!! :) She is a very active little girl and does not like to sit still for very long! She loves to roll over every time we put her down on her back and has now started to get on her knees and elbows and scoot. She has also started to laugh which is so fun and she always smiles at Matt and I. Here are some recent pictures of her!

Meeting Grandma Bagley

2009-04-26T12:26:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Addison and I went down to my Aunt Marlene's to see my grandma. Addison was fortunate enough to meet her great grandma. Grandma loved her and held her and sang to her.. it was so cute! She made Addison smile a few times!

Four generations. It was kinda tough to get grandma and Addison looking at the same time! :)

I'm so glad she got to meet her before she passes away. Unfortunately she didn't get to meet grandpa Bagley. But grandma told us Grandpa got to meet Addison before her ( in heaven), and that grandpa told Addison to come down and smile for grandma.

Addison rolling over

2009-04-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of our little rolly polly!! She is so stinkin cute! She rolls over almost every time we put her on her back now. We are having so much fun!

Easter Weekend

2009-04-12T20:01:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter weekend with family and good friends. Yesterday we went to the easter egg hunt in my home town and then spent the day with my family. My sister in law Libby took some cute pictures of Addison for me. They turned out so cute.. good job Libby!! The above picture was the cutest one. The pictures following are all from this weekend.. so enjoy!!

We wish everyone a Happy Easter and hope everyone had a great day together!!

Addison got a cute easter dress from Matt's mom. She looked so cute today for church and then we went to Afton's for dinner and had a great dinner and a fun time with Afton and her family!

Addison got to meet my good friend Bree. Bree and I have known each other since elementary school. I also got to go out to dinner with my friends from high school and had a great time!

Addison's cousin Karsyn loves to help take care of Addison.. what a big helper!

Libby was taking pictures of all the Tolman grandchildren and this is one I got with my camera. Andrea was not there so she will be photoshopped in later!!

We went across the street from my parents to take some pictures of Addison and Libby got some cute ones of the two of us. I just love my little sweetheart!!

Blessing and Rolling Over

2009-03-30T10:53:00.000-07:00

Here is miss Addison in her cute little blessing dress. Libby found a website that had clearance dresses and I got this one for $8. Great deal.. they said there was a flaw in the fabric but I looked it over and could not see anything wrong with it.. what a steal. Thanks Libby!!

Yesterday we blessed Addison in church! My family was able to be there and his as well even though they are not members of our church. We also had some non member friends there as well. Matt did a wonderful job and I was very proud of him. He was pretty nervous since he's only been a member of our church for 2 years but he did so great! Addison also did great.. she just looked around no crying which I was very happy about. Matt and I took the opportunity to bear our testimonies since our families and friends were all there. After sacrament meeting we went to the park to have a brunch.. it turned out to be a very windy day but the kids all had fun playing! Thank you to my sisters and mom for helping with brunch! It turned out so good.

The other night I was on the phone with my mom telling her the funny story about how Addison pooped in my hand while the missionaries were over and Addison was laying on the floor. I was watching her and telling my mom and while I was talking Addison rolled over. She has been rolling to her side and trying so hard but kept getting stuck on her arm but that night she rolled over! I was so excited! I got the video camera out to see if she would do it again and sure enough she did! She has not done it since but I'm such a proud mommy!! We'll keep working on it!

What we've been up to...

2009-03-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

Smiles!! Here is the best picture I could get of her smile! Addison is smiling a lot now!! She is also starting to coo and make other cute little noises! We are having so much fun watching her little personality!! She absolutely loves to take baths. We can always get her to smile in the tub!

Firegirl to the rescue!! Matt is a cubscout leader for our ward and this week they had a fireman come to talk to them! He brought home this hat and I couldn't resist trying it on Addison!

Just hanging out with mom!! I am spending as much time with Addison as I can since I will be going back to work on April 6th. I am looking forward to getting back into the routine but sad to leave my baby! At least she will be in good hands while I'm gone... daddys! Matt stays home and watches his friends children so she will stay with him!

Soccer games!! This is Matt's little sister Shelby. She plays soccer for her high school team so we made Addison a onesie that said Go #23 and went to support her. They won the game and we had such a fun time watching!

Grandma's House!! Addison and I stayed the night at Grandma and Grandpa Tolman's house last weekend! We had such a fun time with family and Addison's crazy cousins!! Here she is in the bumbo Libby let us use! She is still not quite ready to sit in it but hopefully soon!

Happy Birthday Matt!!

2009-03-23T14:45:00.000-07:00

Today is Matt's 29th birthday!! One more year until the big 3-0! :) Matt, you are an amazing person. You are an awesome husband and father to Addison and I and we love you very much! Thanks for making us laugh and for taking such good care of us!

Happy Birthday!!

One Month Old

2009-03-11T17:17:00.001-07:00

So our little girl is now one month old! Hard to believe it's already been a month. Now I know how every other mother feels when she says they grow up fast!! I'm trying to enjoy every second I have with her since I will be going back to work in 3 1/2 weeks. I'm not looking forward to that! Yesterday Addison had her one month check up and she now weighs 10 pounds and is 22 inches long!! Needless to say, she loves to eat!! She also loves taking baths and playing with daddy. She is such a strong girl and definitely knows what she wants. We are planning on blessing her the end of this month and are looking forward to that!

Some things I love...

2009-02-26T18:36:00.001-08:00

I love after Addison gets her bath. She smells so clean and her skin is so soft. I could just kiss her forever!!

I love the little face she makes when she makes an o with her lips.. so cute!

I love watching her sleep even though I should be catching up on my sleep as well!

I love her little grunts when I move her around too much.

I'm sure I could go on forever, but I am so grateful that I have been given the opportunity to raise such a beautiful little girl! I am so lucky that she is healthy and she is a great baby!!

Life as a new mom..

2009-02-19T13:57:00.000-08:00

Well things are going pretty well. We are sleep deprived but loving every minute with our baby girl. She is still a little out of whack with her sleeping so we are trying to get her on a better schedule. My mom came and helped out last weekend which was a BIG relief. Addison continues to get bigger every day. She went to the dr. this week and she gained almost all her weight back and weighed 8 lbs 12 oz.

Addison Ann

2009-02-12T12:56:00.000-08:00

Well she made it!! Addison Ann Nelson was born February 8th 2009 at 6:05 am via C-section. 8 lbs 13 oz and 20 inches long.. BIG baby!! I awoke early Sunday morning to my water breaking and when I went to the bathroom it was greenish/brown. I called the hosptial and they said to come in to be checked. She had her first stool in the womb hence the discoloration. When we got there the nurse checked me and said something didn't feel quite right. Whatever it was she was feeling was squishy, not like a head should be. I was already dialated to a 3/4. After another nurse checked me they had the Dr come in to do an ultrasound which confirmed our baby girl was breach. Last time the dr. checked me she was not so she must have turned sometime in the last few weeks?!? The Dr. informed Matt and I that I would need to have a c-section. Needless to say we were both very nervous. Everything turned out fine though and I could not believe it when they told me she was 8 lbs 13 oz. How was she fitting in my stomach? After being in the hospital for 4 days we arrived home yesterday. Everything seems to be going ok. Didn't get much sleep last night. Miss Addison thinks its time to play at night. Hopefully we can get on a better routine soon! Thank you everyone for your kind words and thoughts. We love her so much and are looking forward to everything to come!!

39 weeks and counting...

2009-02-05T19:26:00.000-08:00

I made it through a terrible sinus infection and am finally feeling better after 7 days. Tomorrow is my weekly appointment with the OB and I am very anxious to see what he has to say. I included a picture of me taken today and 2 pictures of the nursery. Matt pretty much did it all and he did a great job. He painted the walls pink and the ceiling blue with clouds, and then put butterflies all over. Very cute!!

Nothing yet...

2009-01-29T15:46:00.000-08:00

Well I had my weekly dr visit today and he says nothing is happening yet. I was a little disappointed, but I also have a killer cold right now and can't breathe through my nose so I am pretty grateful I'm not even close to labor and I can rest and get better before I deliver baby girl.. Could you imagine going through labor with a bad cold? So I go back next week and we'll see if anything has changed. Today is officially the two week mark. I still need to take and post pictures of our nursery but since I'm feeling under the weather that will have to wait.

Almost time for baby...

2009-01-21T10:38:00.001-08:00

Here it is the 21st of January and I have about 3 weeks until my due date. I am on maternity leave starting this week, which is already driving me crazy! I should have saved some things to do. Anyway, Dr says baby girl Nelson is measuring perfectly and my next appointment is on Thursday so I will try to keep this updated throughout the next few weeks!