Ten months

Ten months
He weighs around 16 lbs and 26 1/2 inches now in a size 3 disposable diaper.
He got his first full blown cold... When we did so we lost a lot of sleep.
He tries to climb up on everything
He shakes his head
He will randomly just smile/squint his face which is hilarious
He will reach out his hand if he wants more of something
He now has Cheerios and kixs for snacks
He is adorable as always but defiantly a trouble maker
He is able to open a few cupboard doors now and lift the toilet lid up and down.
Still doesn't sleep through the night maybe on a rare occasion he might
We go on walks at least 3 times a week
Still only has 2 teeth but is eating a little bit more solids. He still doesn't eat as much milk as I think he should but is drinking water too so he won't get dehydrated
He got a big boy car seat! I was going to weight until he got closer to the weight limit but his height was getting their faster. It's huge! But I love it and I think Isaac does too (don't worry it's still rear facing and I plan to keep it that way until he is 2)
The only thing I don't like is there is no shield from the sun but I bought him sunglasses I hope he keeps on and we will eventually get a window shield thing too
He waves hi
He shuts doors
He makes all sorts of new sounds an copies us sometimes
He is a wild child
He is finally sleeping a little better depends on the night

I'm now 23 years old, seems crazy how times passes fast
I am now a lularoe independent consultant! Which is super exciting and so cool. It's a really great team of girls to work with but it is a lot of work and I'm having a few doubtful moments. I'm really hoping I can do this but it's really easy to get down on yourself. I really want to step out into something new and give it my all but other times I think I probably shouldn't of taken the risk.
Prayers are needed.
So March I got two colds so OVER them but they love lingering and in the middle of the night when I wake up my throat feels tight and sore, annoying
I'm finally a little better from the stinkin colds and so is Isaac so we can rest our bodies now.

9 months

Month 9
He hasn't learned a whole much up to this month.
But his two teeth are coming in more
If you take something away he likes he throws a fit until you distract him
He is learning to climb up on things to be taller
He has such a personality
We will go don't put that in your mouth and then he gives you a look like haha I'm gonna do it anyway
We are giving him cooked noodles and shredded cheese and pieces of bread and Cheerios. He loves it all! It is hard to introduce solid foods. Cuz you have to do it slowly and he only has two teeth so he can't just jump right in to a lot of things. It's complicate stuff.
He walks with his walker, cutest thing ever!
He now goes after the cats and attacks them
We had a few 7am-7pm nights without waking up but now it's getting bad again.
Probably my fault because I like to cuddle him when he is asleep so now he wakes up crying/screaming and I have to pick him up and rock him until he goes back to sleep. Wait to go holly! Ugh maybe he is sick though, hard to tell.
His hair is getting longer and he likes to get into everything!
He is really good and moving around with furniture and playing on his own. If he ever wants me he knows where to get me and he crawls all over me and I can see how much he loves me and needs me.
But man do I love him so much !
He has the cutest face when he looks at something in amazement or if he is concentrating on something. And his beautiful blue eyes and cute baby fat.
Time flies but I am so excited for his first birthday!!!

On a side note I put in to become a lularoe maxi seller and I will start may 1st IF they pick me. I'm super excited and hope it all works out.

The cats are getting so much bigger!

I go for walks when it's nice out with great people!

Spencer is keeping busy with work but the past week or two we both had our turn with a bad cold or flu and are slowly recovering.

I've decided to try and write a book, I'm really excited and hope I can take the time to work on it and learn new things.

I'm starting to get ance back like I used to have before I got pregnant... Boo and I'm starting to get a pudge in my belly so maybe I need to walk more or work out lol I say it but it probably won't happen.

Sometimes it would be nice to have another friend or stay at home mom like me to talk to on a regular basis but people are busy with their own lives so I manage with my Isaac conversations or tv shows lol

That's enough babble for now!

8 Months Old

Time really does fly and lots happen. I think from month 7 to month 8 was felt really long but Isaac accomplished SO much!
I'm assuming he is around 15-16 lbs (1 more month until he is properly weighed)
He is longer but I havent measured him to know for sure how long
He has mastered sitting up by himself
He has mastered crawling, he is a pro at it!
He pulls himself up on everything! His favorite is pulling himself up on me lol
He also can now take a few steps sideways while holding on to things
He can now pick up little yogurt bites or puffs and feed himself
AND he now has 2 holes at the bottom of his gums which means he is so close to finally getting teeth!
The past few nights he has been sleeping from 4-5 hours straight!!
For example bedtime is 7pm and he will sleep until 1030 or 1130 then wake up and then go back asleep until about 4 and then until 7 or so and i dont get him out of bed until 730 (he plays quietly)
I will be moving bedtime to 730 or 8 so that I can more morning time to myself to shower and workout
He eats about 6 ozs of milk at a time every so often with solid foods and yogurt/puff bites.
He has his whiny moments....but thats probably partly cuz of his teeth hurting him
Naps are starting to be kind of hard because he can pull himself up so he just doesnt rest but i can get 2-3 naps usually.
Weekends i'm lucky if he gets 1 nap especially on Sunday because daddy is home so it throws off our routine.
He loves crawling after the kittens and pulling out books from my bookshelves.
We havent really child proofed yet. We have 1 gate up so he wont crawl to the cat food and eat it. Other then that we watch him constantly.
He has fallen a few times and bonked his head but that comes with learning to be mobile sadly.
He also loves cords which are hard to hide so we are always always watching him.
Soon I hope to get a big entertainment center so i can lock up the wii u and dvd player so he can't turn them on all the time.
He says Mama really well and na na and ba
He also kind of waves which is really cute
he still fits in some 3-6 month clothes and 6 months clothes he will probably be in for a little while
He doesnt mind other people as long as its me holding him until he gets to know them for a few minutes.
He is a flirt and smiles and is cute with everyone (from a distance at first)
He hair is growing in patches lol
We still do cloth diapers but occasionally we do disposables so you will see pictures of both!
He keeps me on my toes thats for sure!

I really need to print out pictures and organize and make a cute scrapbook sometime in the future. It probably wont happen because scrapbooking takes time and money.

The cats are growing up like crazy! They are so cuddly and loving to everyone but now shed like CRAZY!
Trying to get back to working out but some of my workout cds arent working well so I need to fix that first.
I'm primary chorister in our ward and lately i've been feeling so lost, I just feel like i'm all over the place and i'm frustrated at feeling that way. I need to prepare better but the week flys by and next thing you know its Saturday! Eventually I will get it all together.
Spencer is back in school doing BYU Idaho online and its been working out pretty nice for him.
I just try to keep the house clean as much as I can make myself lol
My best friend Hillary and I hang out at least once a week which is nice to have someone besides a baby to talk to lol
We've had 2 loses in our family. My Grandma passed away at the age of 91 almost made it to her 92nd birthday. And my sister in law lost her baby boy Carter at 22 weeks pregnant.
So we've had some sad moments in our lives but it makes me very thankful for the plan of salvation!
We've been making future vacation plans and other plans, can't wait for summer time! 4 more months until Isaac is 1! So crazy!!
Now its been awhile since i've posted pictures so here are a few below

cat in a box, almond always does silly things

he is going in to attack them lol

Just being SO cute

Practicing to do Vday pictures... he was not in the mood for it

8 month old picture!

I love the cute poses he sleeps in =]

Being a dare devil! =]

Trap

Trap
There are these times for whatever reason I am in this sort of trap. That's the name I've given this thing. It's like I'm trapped in my own little bubble of emotions. That no matter what I say or do I'm just kind of stuck in this trap for a little while.
I over think a lot of things it's just my personality I guess. So almost everything that is done or said or a thought is analyzed in my mind weather said or done by me or someone else. I have this battle in my head over every thing that I did or thought of doing or saying.
Sounds exhausting doesn't it? It is. Lol
I may think one thing one day and next month I've changed my mind. I'm such a girl!
Journaling has saved my life in a few ways. I don't go out and talk to a bunch of people especially now that I've become a stay at home mom so journaling has allowed me to kind of write out my thoughts and feelings that are bouncing around in my head. Maybe someday I will write a story about all the crazy things that happen but for now they are just random thoughts.
As I am sitting here writing this I realize I probably sound like a crazy lady!
Back to this whole trapped thing. It's like you want to say everything to someone about everything you have ever done, said, or felt and that might feel great in the moment  but then later you realize maybe it's best to just keep it all inside or written down on paper. But once those things are out (because you've been dying to spill it all) you realize in the end it doesn't solve much of anything. That something's are just better kept inside your head. Then your stuck, trapped in your thoughts over thinking and over analyzing everything all over again for the 100th time.
I have a few theories of why this "trap" happens and they all seem pretty ridiculous but for some reason it happens and someday I will figure it out and break it. It's not like it happens often maybe once or twice a year at different times.
When it's over it's over I move on and I don't look back. What's the point of dwelling on the past right? Except I do it almost constantly and I think or actually I've come to realize that it's a lot harder to forgive yourself. It's really easy to beat yourself up over every little thing. I read something a few days ago that said "be your own best friend" treat yourself like you would treat your best friend. I understand what it is saying but I have still yet to figure out how to apply that to myself.
Applying things to your life is a lot easier said then done. I've read lots of things that I find amazing and so true but have yet to take those big steps to change. It's easy to stay in your "comfort" zone and go about your every day life doing almost the same old thing every day. A child sure can throw that for a loop though, they never really let you be "lazy" or "boring" they keep you on your toes. One day I looked up an realized a wave called "life" picked me up and all of a sudden I'm married with a child not sure when that all happened. Some days it just hits you. Life moves really fast so you need to pause and take a good look around and appreciate what you have and see what you should change.
At the moment Isaac is just throwing my emotions all over the place.
Now don't over think this post.  I really had a thought and just started typing and it kind of just went all over. Maybe one day this will be a start for a poem or a story down the line.
Well I guess I should try to get some sleep while Isaac is asleep but I'm sure once I fall asleep he will wake up again. Story of my life some days :S
Either way it was nice to get some random writing in. Make sure to do something spontaneous every now and then To keep life fun and interesting it will probably help you live longer. I'm sure I worry enough for everyone in the world somedays. Lol

New Years resolutions

It's been awhile on posts, sorry I've been bad at keeping up. A quick update
Isaac is learning new things always. He is now on hands and knees rocking back and forth trying to leap or crawl forward but not there yet
He tilts his was to the side when he looks at people
He wakes up every hour at night so we still haven't conquered sleep and he still eats some at night so I technically shouldn't sleep train yet. I'm sure a breakdown is in my near future with lack of sleep
Isaac had his first Christmas and was cute as always but of course didn't know what was going on
Oh and he likes pears and blueberries and his first love was sweet potatoes
He weighs 14.3 pounds and 25 inches and had his first stomach bug... Diarrhea only thank heavens nothin else but we are glad he is feeling better
And we did our first night away from him when he was sick an it was okay but probably won't happen again for awhile. That's about it I think
Now...
Usually I write a yearly review and I would love to but it's a lot of work and with a child, I don't have time to sit and go through journals. I like to cuz someday maybe I can print each year out and put it into a book for my great grand kids, I may still end up doing it. Also sometimes it's fun to keep track of the songs I likes monthly throughout the year

2014 New Years resolutions

It's always sad to me how hard it seems for us all to keep simple New Years resolutions. Maybe its because we have too many to try to achieve or we've made resolutions that are too high for us to reach so here are mine that I plan to keep or be in the process of working on always, simple but fulfilling and meaningful that keep me healthy and alive physically and mentally

1. Be there always for my husband and children for whatever they need. To teach them, or to listen, or provide a simple hug and a kiss when they've had a rough day

2. Keeping the gospel/christ always at the center of my everyday life not off to the side

3. Keeping physically active (which can be hard in winter months) but I'm not going to promise to "work out" every day but be active at whatever I'm doing not sitting around when I could be standing or walking

4. Being an explorer always seeing how things work and looking at things in a different light. So seeing how a baby/ toddler sees new things for the first time

5. Not being afraid to Try new things. That could be new food, new adventure, or something like that

6. Be helpful:kind to anyone you meet. Serve always and be a friend to everyone

7. Go to bed early and arise early, I love my sleep but I know this is best in the long run

And just the normal try to stay positive, keep the house clean, try to do better with money, not watch too much tv, read scriptures daily, or eat too much junk food

Disneyland with Isaac

Sunday- last night was terrible because Isaac and I starting getting a cold so it was hard to sleep. Then we got out free breakfast and headed out for the drive to California. We should of left earlier in the morning because traffic has been HORRIBLE!!! And having a cold and being scrunched in the back and trying to keep Isaac entertained is taking a toll. I'm bored. I've finished a book in a half but this traffic is ridiculous and I just don't understand it. So we left at 930am (Utah time) maybe and we didn't arrive until 1000pm (Cali time) (we made a few short stops here and there to get Isaac out but nothing crazy)
Monday- we woke up and relaxed for a little while. I caught up on tv shows and we went to a restaurant called wing stop which was pretty good. Then packed up and headed out to Anaheim.
Tuesday- happy 6 months to Isaac! He is just the cutest! He does this growl screeching noise now and sits very well on his own. And full of smiles! He slept pretty good last night only woke up two times and that was to eat but I'm not sure if it's because he was sleeping with us or he is getting better because we switched his formula. And did introduce him to apple sauce and prunes lol
We headed to Disneyland! We were able to ride all the rides I wanted to except one. We took Isaac on a few rides, the first one being it's a small world. He only cried on one ride and I think it's because the person was really loud! We bought him a cute little Micky mouse outfit! And did pretty good at Disneyland! :) I love my sweet baby boy! It was a pretty cold windy day :( I'm starting to gain weight blah so need to get back into working out soon. Our hotel rooms adjoined so all of us were together.
Wednesday- off to California adventures today! I'm pretty sure my milk is almost all dried up yay i feel a lot better!!! Happy day! My legs are feeling sore today :( but not much we can do with Isaac here or that we even care to do. It's nice in the sun but there is some cloud coverage :(
Eventually we just ended up leaving around 3. We got back and just relaxed! Later we ordered Pizza Hut pizza and went to bed
Thursday- Isaac was a cranky baby today maybe cuz he was said we weren't at Disneyland anymore. We took our time today and just relaxed. We helped watch Logan and Lucas. I went to target for a little bit. Later in the evening spencer and I left Isaac with grandma and grandpa and walked around the mall. Then that evening we went to Denny's to hang out with Desiree
Friday- we were going to leave at midnight but our trip got cut short and we had to leave this morning because there is a snow storm coming to Utah and we don't want to get hit by it. :( I'm very sad to leave early and had to rush out. We made really good time only stopped twice and it was nice to be home
Saturday- we woke up and got ready. Isaac and I hit the road to go to jades first birthday! Not too bad of a drive. We got to see all the family on my side again :)
Then it took forever to get home because the snowy weather was pretty bad so we got home around 7 and left at 330. Then we just relaxed for the evening. And decorated our Christmas tree.

Cousins for thanksgiving

Sunday- a fairly good nights rest. Church wasn't too bad. The jeopardy game went well in primary. Then had a short down time at home and later went to my parents for a little bit for dinner!
Monday- didn't feel like doing much but I accomplished editing photos so that was great! And cleaned up a bit. Mostly tried to keep Isaac from being fussy. Then yay we went to iggys for dinner and got lost finding the movie theater it's so confusing. Then saw the amazing 50 anniversary of doctor who, loved it! Thanks mom for watching Isaac :)
Tuesday- at one point I laid on the floor with Isaac and we sang and danced to nursery rhymes! It was lots of fun! Other then that I did a few chores and my milk is so close to finally being all dried up! Which makes me so happy but also kind of sad. Then we walked over to grandmas for a little bit. Then made dinner. I've realized Isaac is very whiny. I hope it's just a stage and he will soon be over it. I looked more into possibly getting a business license for my photography business. Had a fairly decent day
Wednesday- exhausted!! I was up until 1230 with Isaac. He woke up crying. He only would go to sleep on me a certain way and if I laid him down he would cry so it was rough. we got up and headed out to salt lake to meet up at IHOP for breakfast with a friend but sadly her son hit his head and we weren't able to meet up :(
So I called spencer and he took an early lunch to have breakfast with me. :) then I did a few errands and we went to my moms house to hang out with cache, jade, j, Jessica, Stephanie and grandma. We finally had all the Nielsen grand kids together for once! I brought over the kittens for a little bit too :) then went home to do laundry. Then later went back over to grandmas. We all had dinner then hung out for a little while before going back home.
Thursday- happy thanksgiving! We slowly woke up and got ready to head over to grandmas house. After a little while Jon and Mallorie arrived and we did Christmas presents. Isaac got some great toys! We all had lots of fun! And ate yummy food. I made a pumpkin poke cake. It was delicious!!! We took some updated family pictures! :) then later we all left to go home.
Yesterday I decided I won't pump at all anymore so I'm at the point where DO NOT touch me is said in my head, there is a bubble lol now Isaac I cant tell that too but we manage. Then we hurried and got everything packed up!
I'm thankful for my whole family and especially my little family. And for spencer and all he has had to put up with while being married to me. He is a thoughtful and patient man. And for our sweet baby boy, he teaches us so much! And especially for the gospel and the guidance and light it brings us in our life. The list could go on!
Friday- up early in the morning not for Black Friday shopping but to head out to Idaho to have all the peacock family together. We got there around lunch time. We pretty much hung out and didn't do a whole lot. Then later went to pizza pie cafe to have dinner together. Yummy
Saturday- rough night and spencer took Isaac after 12 so I could go to sleep. We decided since he hasn't pooped (just little pieces) in awhile and I haven't given him solid food that maybe it's his formula so we bought a different brand and got some prune food. Then around 12 we headed off to California. So we pretty much drove most the way and Isaac slept most the time and then we stopped at a hotel in beaver, the same hotel we stopped in awhile back