August 8th was Kelly Clarkson and I got to go with my best friend!!! We first went to olive garden for an early dinner, crazy enough our waitress had a relative that is Kelly's limo driver for her concerts here in the salt lake area. Sweet!
Channelle and I do our normal catch up and talk 😀
Then we get to our seats which were fairly close to her yay
There were three openings which I think is silly but they were all good!
Sarah an ?
Eric Hutchinson
Pentatonix
She came out finally around 9:30 and once she comes out I always get SO excited!
I knew the words to all but one song!
During the middle of breakaway song she saw a baby in the small pit area and asked the mom if she could hold him lol and of course she said yes and Kelly picked him up and stopped singing lol
You can just tell she would be an amazing friend and mom. So funny, loving and sweet.
Her back up singers are amazing and had a musical number
My voice hurt but so worth it. It ended around 11
I got home around 12:30 and Channelle and I will still make it work to go to her future concerts together even though we will live 12 hours apart :(
Always some of my favorite nights and memories
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Oregon
First let's start off with a random dream
I've had this dream before and I'm not a fan of it. It's me and my family we go to a hotel and then leave our room to go meet family or something and when we go back our floor level or room is gone it's like floor 2 doesn't exist and we look all over and I get panicky and maybe hours later I find it and it's back. This one at one point I think one of our kids or one and my husband was in the room but yet it was gone and I worried.
It's scary
Of course I have this dream when I'm in a hotel room without my husband and without my babies.
Anyway side note in about a week we will be putting our house up for sale. Every time spencer thinks of us moving Oregon comes to mind
And recently it's been we need to move sooner then later, for sure sometime in the next 3 years
He doesn't have a job there just yet but if our house sells before he gets a job we will probably move into an apartment in salt lake
An then in Oregon we would be in a apartment for a year maybe so we can find a good area (with no weirdos) and buy a house.
I'm pretty excited but also nervous
I would really miss my parents being so close by to help when I needed it and it would be hard not knowing anyone there
But it would be nice to move to a place neither of us has a past in to really start our lives as a family making our own memories together
It will be hard but easier with the kids not being in school yet
I just thought I would give everyone a heads up
I've had this dream before and I'm not a fan of it. It's me and my family we go to a hotel and then leave our room to go meet family or something and when we go back our floor level or room is gone it's like floor 2 doesn't exist and we look all over and I get panicky and maybe hours later I find it and it's back. This one at one point I think one of our kids or one and my husband was in the room but yet it was gone and I worried.
It's scary
Of course I have this dream when I'm in a hotel room without my husband and without my babies.
Anyway side note in about a week we will be putting our house up for sale. Every time spencer thinks of us moving Oregon comes to mind
And recently it's been we need to move sooner then later, for sure sometime in the next 3 years
He doesn't have a job there just yet but if our house sells before he gets a job we will probably move into an apartment in salt lake
An then in Oregon we would be in a apartment for a year maybe so we can find a good area (with no weirdos) and buy a house.
I'm pretty excited but also nervous
I would really miss my parents being so close by to help when I needed it and it would be hard not knowing anyone there
But it would be nice to move to a place neither of us has a past in to really start our lives as a family making our own memories together
It will be hard but easier with the kids not being in school yet
I just thought I would give everyone a heads up
Friday, May 8, 2015
being a mom
Mother's Day, a day to basically celebrate women. Women deserve to be celebrated but man are you very hard to please lol I'm very sorry gentlemen. We want one thing bug then we change our minds. We never seem to be happy (not all of us)
A lot of charts you run into might say the number 1 thing mothers want on Mother's Day is to not have to be around the little things that made us mothers. Isn't that kind of crazy.
It's sad if you think about it but it it also makes sense because if your job is being a mother 24/7 the one thing you might want is a break from that HUGE responsibility. Even though we love it and it makes us who we are...mothers!! It also wears us down.
Mother's Day is the day where you should actually celebrate your children and do things with them that day because they are the amazing beings who gave you the title of mother.
But if you asked me what number one thing I want for Mother's Day I would probably say to not be a mother for 1 day, to escape for a whole day. It gives us time to regroup and when we come back to our babies we are ready for the next 364 days tell the next Mother's Day lol
When I'm gone from my babies I learn to appreciate and love them even more when I return <3
No matter what we are given that day we should be grateful and not picky and accept the beautiful gesture because our children are the best gift(s) we could be given and nothing could top that (while typing that it made me think of my friends who aren't able to have children and I hurt for them but doesn't mean their lives are less full, they can experience motherhood in other ways, being a parent to animals or being a motherly explain to a child(ren) who don't have great examples, just being there for any child)
There are all these articles and things you will read about how you should do this or that or say this or that, those articles and advice can be helpful but in the end every child is different and once you have your child you will learn who they are and what they need and that watching and listening to them and what makes them happy is what matters not what other people say. I know my child better then any other mom (advice from others can be helpful at times though) that's why I'm their mom and no one else is. Even though there will always be times that I still don't understand or no what they want, we eventually learn in trial and error :)
No one else can calm my kids like a hug or kiss from their own mommy
Isaac made me a mom! He is shy at first but very sweet and loves to laugh. He loves movies, the outdoors, and playing with daddy and mommy especially playing peek a boo/ scaring people "rawr". He has a sweet tooth like his mommy and loves to sit on our laps and watch a movie. And one thing that comforts him is his puppy and blankets. He loves to help me when I'm doing chores and will give kisses and hugs only when he wants to. My blonde hair blue eyed boy! (These are just a few things I've learned)
Jackson made me a mommy again! He is my very smiley boy who loves attention, especially face to face talking and facial expressions. He is a wiggling machine. Anything and everything goes in his mouth (he would eat me if he could fit me in his mouth lol) My chunky brown haired hazel eyed boy!
I may get frustrated with them sometimes but I always have moments when I look at them and just fall in love with them ALL over again and I'm so proud to be their mom!
Maybe this Mother's Day we can celebrate the little ones (or big ones) who made us mothers!
Let me say happy Mother's Day to my sweet mom. I'm honored to be her child and know she is my mom for a reason. We've had our ups an downs a lot more ups since I turned 18 and grew up more but I aspire to be a mom like her. And she is the first person I go to for advice in what to do for my kids (next to my loving husband of course) she's a fantastic grandma as well and loves her grandchildren, my boys LOVE going to see Grandma Nielsen!
And happy Mother's Day to my mother in law, she did a pretty fantastic job at raising Spencer and I'm so glad that i have a great mother in law and who loves my boys too! And it's awesome to see my kids recognize you and are happy to see you even though we aren't able to see you as much as we would like to.
and of course without my amazing husband things wouldn't balance out when it came to parenting our boys together <3
Enjoy your day and your children!
Happy Mother's Day!
Thursday, March 19, 2015
After the first
It's turn after your first child you can't keep up with all the cute things you want to do for them.
I haven't tried as hard as I could at it but life goes by so fast when you have more then one child to look after.
And every once in awhile I think "ugh man i'm behind again" =[
You sure can be hard on yourself when it comes to saving and making memories with your kids.
I did fairly decent with Isaac but looking back on things i'm so behind on things for Jackson.
I DO spend time with them both and that's important.
I take a good amount of pictures of Jackson and Isaac thanks to lovely cell phones but wish I had taken more expensive camera photos for both of them.
I took a lot of videos of Isaac but haven't taken many at ALL of Jackson.
I really need to do better at that.
And I took lots of holiday type photos of Isaac for each FIRST holiday but haven't really done that for Jackson.
I don't love him less but I want him to have as many memories he can look back on as Isaac does.
So here is to keeping up on saving memories of ALL of my children.
I also journaled weekly about Isaacs first year of life...but Jackson has become monthly.
The big difference is I've been through all the firsts (baby wise) with Isaac so they are amazing for Jackson but its not my first time seeing the firsts. It's different but doesn't mean it isn't as important or as exciting with each child after the first.
Parenting is complicated lol
I try to go through facebook/instagram/dropbox to save some of their pictures to my file folders of each of them so its easier to find....but I get SOOO behind and it takes way too long to catch up. I should of kept up on that. every time I think about it I kick myself (mentally not physically lol)
Updates: (i'm not sure how far behind I am but here it goes)
Isaac- He is now 21 months...getting so close to 2!!!
he is starting to repeat some of the words we say. And out of the blue he will say and word and it will shock me because I've never heard him say it out loud.
He climbs up on EVERYTHING and can open some of the doors.
He still loves going outside, and will run, or jump. He loves Jackson more and more.
He will sometimes grab and towel and start wiping things down and will sometimes say "clean up, clean up"
He likes to stand on chairs and help me cook or clean the dishes.
We are starting to do better at time outs now that we have a SPOT that's consistent.
Some nights he sleeps really well but he still slips into waking up 2-3 times at night, we never know what kind of night its going to be.
We are getting in to the kicking/hitting phase so we are trying to teach what is okay and what isnt
Jackson- He is 4 months old
He LOVES his feet
He LOVES standing up
And still chews on his fist
He has rolled from his tummy to his back once but for the most part when he is on his back rolls to his side so we are getting close
He gets up 2-3 times at night still, and i'm trying to get him to eat less at night,
He seems to like the outside as much as Isaac does
He still smiles A LOT but will occasionally have out of the blue screaming/crying moments....usually means he is hungry or sleepy or sometimes realizes he isn't with me.
My boys keep me very busy but they keep me laughing too. And thank heavens for a loving and helpful husband =]
I haven't tried as hard as I could at it but life goes by so fast when you have more then one child to look after.
And every once in awhile I think "ugh man i'm behind again" =[
You sure can be hard on yourself when it comes to saving and making memories with your kids.
I did fairly decent with Isaac but looking back on things i'm so behind on things for Jackson.
I DO spend time with them both and that's important.
I take a good amount of pictures of Jackson and Isaac thanks to lovely cell phones but wish I had taken more expensive camera photos for both of them.
I took a lot of videos of Isaac but haven't taken many at ALL of Jackson.
I really need to do better at that.
And I took lots of holiday type photos of Isaac for each FIRST holiday but haven't really done that for Jackson.
I don't love him less but I want him to have as many memories he can look back on as Isaac does.
So here is to keeping up on saving memories of ALL of my children.
I also journaled weekly about Isaacs first year of life...but Jackson has become monthly.
The big difference is I've been through all the firsts (baby wise) with Isaac so they are amazing for Jackson but its not my first time seeing the firsts. It's different but doesn't mean it isn't as important or as exciting with each child after the first.
Parenting is complicated lol
I try to go through facebook/instagram/dropbox to save some of their pictures to my file folders of each of them so its easier to find....but I get SOOO behind and it takes way too long to catch up. I should of kept up on that. every time I think about it I kick myself (mentally not physically lol)
Updates: (i'm not sure how far behind I am but here it goes)
Isaac- He is now 21 months...getting so close to 2!!!
he is starting to repeat some of the words we say. And out of the blue he will say and word and it will shock me because I've never heard him say it out loud.
He climbs up on EVERYTHING and can open some of the doors.
He still loves going outside, and will run, or jump. He loves Jackson more and more.
He will sometimes grab and towel and start wiping things down and will sometimes say "clean up, clean up"
He likes to stand on chairs and help me cook or clean the dishes.
We are starting to do better at time outs now that we have a SPOT that's consistent.
Some nights he sleeps really well but he still slips into waking up 2-3 times at night, we never know what kind of night its going to be.
We are getting in to the kicking/hitting phase so we are trying to teach what is okay and what isnt
Jackson- He is 4 months old
He LOVES his feet
He LOVES standing up
And still chews on his fist
He has rolled from his tummy to his back once but for the most part when he is on his back rolls to his side so we are getting close
He gets up 2-3 times at night still, and i'm trying to get him to eat less at night,
He seems to like the outside as much as Isaac does
He still smiles A LOT but will occasionally have out of the blue screaming/crying moments....usually means he is hungry or sleepy or sometimes realizes he isn't with me.
My boys keep me very busy but they keep me laughing too. And thank heavens for a loving and helpful husband =]
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Not so natural
I'm probably going to get a lot of crap for this blog post but I think it's something that needs to be said so deal with it. Don't bother to comment on this because even if you do I wont read them or reply to them.
It's in regards to breastfeeding.
I think that people should stop saying breastfeeding is natural... that's a butt load of crap! There are some people that it does just work out great and easy right away for the. If that's you, fantastic!
The information that I hear from friends is it took like sometimes 4 months until all went smoothly with breastfeeding. That to me doesn't sound like it's a natural thing.
I find MOST people struggling with breastfeeding so why would you still call it a natural thing? I've heard this saying from a few people "Breastfeeding is the most unnatural natural thing"
From a mom who tried breastfeeding, I can tell you that saying "Breastfeeding is natural" kind of hurt when it wasn't working for me. Made me feel like I was not a normal person.
There are several reasons that make it not so easy (it's still not easy even if you don't have problems)
Your child is lip or tongue tied
your nipple goes inside (yes nipple shields can help with this but who wants a piece of plastic to help)
your milk stops or doesn't come in
I'm sure there are even more issues but that's frustrating to a mother no matter what the issue might be. I definitely didn't think i'd be so frustrated by it. Then you hear have patience... sometimes a newborn is hard enough to just get enough sleep let alone having patience to try and feed a crying child.
With my first baby I didn't try really hard but did go to someone for help and her response was "oh this will be an easy fix" it was like a slap in my face because it wasn't easy to fix, it took a lot of work that I didn't have help to do so I quit and just pumped for 6 months.
Then baby number two I really wanted to try harder but my first born was only 17 months and would of gotten in a lot of trouble. I did ask for more help and I tried an SNS (I think that's the name) and that was kind of helpful (along with a nipple shield that was annoying) but I tried giving him my own milk and he ended up liking the formula from the SNS he was getting instead so instead of forcing it and having crying fits trying to make it work. We decided to go all formula this time around.
Am I still kind of bitter over not being a natural breastfeeder... yes I am! It could be fixed by a nipple shield but it just reminds me that oh my body was made different so breastfeeding was harder.
And I don't agree with breastfeeding in public without a cover. Breasts may be natural but that doesn't mean I want to see you feeding your baby with it. It doesn't matter if your family, friend, or a stranger. Will I say this to someone's face, no because it's not my place. But I do think it's respectful if you at least TRY to cover up...even if your toddler fights the cover. I don't think breastfeeding people need to be placed in a corner or anything but I do think it should be a private thing between a mother and her child. And if I ever get breastfeeding down with another child, i'm going to be covered and or go in a private place because that's what I believe.
This came out of no where but for once I felt like I wanted to state my opinion on the matter. Because breast or formula fed babies are all still healthy as long as they are getting food, and that's enough for me.
It's in regards to breastfeeding.
I think that people should stop saying breastfeeding is natural... that's a butt load of crap! There are some people that it does just work out great and easy right away for the. If that's you, fantastic!
The information that I hear from friends is it took like sometimes 4 months until all went smoothly with breastfeeding. That to me doesn't sound like it's a natural thing.
I find MOST people struggling with breastfeeding so why would you still call it a natural thing? I've heard this saying from a few people "Breastfeeding is the most unnatural natural thing"
From a mom who tried breastfeeding, I can tell you that saying "Breastfeeding is natural" kind of hurt when it wasn't working for me. Made me feel like I was not a normal person.
There are several reasons that make it not so easy (it's still not easy even if you don't have problems)
Your child is lip or tongue tied
your nipple goes inside (yes nipple shields can help with this but who wants a piece of plastic to help)
your milk stops or doesn't come in
I'm sure there are even more issues but that's frustrating to a mother no matter what the issue might be. I definitely didn't think i'd be so frustrated by it. Then you hear have patience... sometimes a newborn is hard enough to just get enough sleep let alone having patience to try and feed a crying child.
With my first baby I didn't try really hard but did go to someone for help and her response was "oh this will be an easy fix" it was like a slap in my face because it wasn't easy to fix, it took a lot of work that I didn't have help to do so I quit and just pumped for 6 months.
Then baby number two I really wanted to try harder but my first born was only 17 months and would of gotten in a lot of trouble. I did ask for more help and I tried an SNS (I think that's the name) and that was kind of helpful (along with a nipple shield that was annoying) but I tried giving him my own milk and he ended up liking the formula from the SNS he was getting instead so instead of forcing it and having crying fits trying to make it work. We decided to go all formula this time around.
Am I still kind of bitter over not being a natural breastfeeder... yes I am! It could be fixed by a nipple shield but it just reminds me that oh my body was made different so breastfeeding was harder.
And I don't agree with breastfeeding in public without a cover. Breasts may be natural but that doesn't mean I want to see you feeding your baby with it. It doesn't matter if your family, friend, or a stranger. Will I say this to someone's face, no because it's not my place. But I do think it's respectful if you at least TRY to cover up...even if your toddler fights the cover. I don't think breastfeeding people need to be placed in a corner or anything but I do think it should be a private thing between a mother and her child. And if I ever get breastfeeding down with another child, i'm going to be covered and or go in a private place because that's what I believe.
This came out of no where but for once I felt like I wanted to state my opinion on the matter. Because breast or formula fed babies are all still healthy as long as they are getting food, and that's enough for me.
Monday, January 12, 2015
Just ask
In church on Sunday a lady gave a talk that simply put, touched my heart. I'm going to start off with a story she told that explained how simple a child thinks.
She has two daughters 2 years old and a 4 year old. They were pushing the Costco grocery cart back to there car. She was talking to her 4 year old about this teddy bear she has and loves. Her 4 year old calls him her boy baby.
Mom: I want a boy baby someday
4 year old: you can have my boy baby
Mom; thanks sweetie but mommy wants her own boy baby
4 year old: have you prayed for your own
Mom: no I haven't yet
A few seconds later
4 year old: did you ask him yet?
Mom: no I didn't
4 year old: it's easy just say "Heavenly Father can I please have my own boy baby"
So while they were walking to the car she asked out loud
Mom: Heavenly Father can I please have my own boy baby
They get to the car
4 year old: Mom He said yes
Omg I probably didn't say everything exactly how she told the story but doesn't that just pull on your heart strings?? I mean I had tears in my eyes.
It really is that simple to just ask God for things and just pray to him about anything no matter where you are. It doesn't mean you will always get an answer right away or the answer you want but Just ask
Children don't ask question about the Gospel (unless they are in the Why stage) they just believe and are eager to learn more.
Once we become older we tend to almost become afraid to answer questions or push off asking Him a question right away.
But He is there and knows all our wants and needs and how we feel. But we need to ask and talk to Him.
In Relief Society the lesson was on loving God first. That He is first on our lives and I've always struggled with that but the lesson said "He was our parent first" He is Father to us all. He is our parent so shouldn't He be the first to show love to and the first the please? We can't hide anything from Him, He can always see us
It was my goal this year to love God more and grow to love Him above all... I'm trying but it might take be awhile to get there
To end this, now that I'm a parent I hope to experience those sweet simple moments my kids have to show how much they love their Savior and believe in Him.
Just ask!
She has two daughters 2 years old and a 4 year old. They were pushing the Costco grocery cart back to there car. She was talking to her 4 year old about this teddy bear she has and loves. Her 4 year old calls him her boy baby.
Mom: I want a boy baby someday
4 year old: you can have my boy baby
Mom; thanks sweetie but mommy wants her own boy baby
4 year old: have you prayed for your own
Mom: no I haven't yet
A few seconds later
4 year old: did you ask him yet?
Mom: no I didn't
4 year old: it's easy just say "Heavenly Father can I please have my own boy baby"
So while they were walking to the car she asked out loud
Mom: Heavenly Father can I please have my own boy baby
They get to the car
4 year old: Mom He said yes
Omg I probably didn't say everything exactly how she told the story but doesn't that just pull on your heart strings?? I mean I had tears in my eyes.
It really is that simple to just ask God for things and just pray to him about anything no matter where you are. It doesn't mean you will always get an answer right away or the answer you want but Just ask
Children don't ask question about the Gospel (unless they are in the Why stage) they just believe and are eager to learn more.
Once we become older we tend to almost become afraid to answer questions or push off asking Him a question right away.
But He is there and knows all our wants and needs and how we feel. But we need to ask and talk to Him.
In Relief Society the lesson was on loving God first. That He is first on our lives and I've always struggled with that but the lesson said "He was our parent first" He is Father to us all. He is our parent so shouldn't He be the first to show love to and the first the please? We can't hide anything from Him, He can always see us
It was my goal this year to love God more and grow to love Him above all... I'm trying but it might take be awhile to get there
To end this, now that I'm a parent I hope to experience those sweet simple moments my kids have to show how much they love their Savior and believe in Him.
Just ask!
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
New Years Resolution
I LOVE going on vacations but let me tell you they sure throw off routine and then it takes forever to get back in your routine when you get back from vacation lol
Each new year we grow and change a little bit more and strive to become a better us and better spouse and better mother each day.
Here are a few resolutions I've come up with, I love the new year because it makes us think about the things we want to do better on. If we don't do them this new year we've always got the next year.
Less time on devices and TV
Get healthy not just lose weight but be stronger and have more energy to play with my boys
Lear to love God more
Drink 8 8oz of water daily!
Try to be positive
Have at least one date a month with Spencer
Put Isaac back on his food routine with no snacks
Also trying to communicate my feelings more...can't guarantee this one, I always say I will and I always fail at it but someday I will get it down
Trying to wake up at a certain time each morning and go to bed at a certain time each night
Our goals for Isaac is to potty train and take away the pacifier for night time (starting all this around age 2)
Our goals for Jackson is to move him into a crib in his own room (sometime around 3 months old) and the normal like crawling and walking by the end of the year
Have a Happy New Year!!
We probably will not be staying up until midnight, once you have kids, they wake you up enough during the night so you should go to bed as early as they do lol
I like my sleep =]
If I was still in High School or College I would be ALL up for it, I loved hanging with friends and loved ones up until the new year =]
I will love it even more when my kids are old enough to stay up with us
Each new year we grow and change a little bit more and strive to become a better us and better spouse and better mother each day.
Here are a few resolutions I've come up with, I love the new year because it makes us think about the things we want to do better on. If we don't do them this new year we've always got the next year.
Less time on devices and TV
Get healthy not just lose weight but be stronger and have more energy to play with my boys
Lear to love God more
Drink 8 8oz of water daily!
Try to be positive
Have at least one date a month with Spencer
Put Isaac back on his food routine with no snacks
Also trying to communicate my feelings more...can't guarantee this one, I always say I will and I always fail at it but someday I will get it down
Trying to wake up at a certain time each morning and go to bed at a certain time each night
Our goals for Isaac is to potty train and take away the pacifier for night time (starting all this around age 2)
Our goals for Jackson is to move him into a crib in his own room (sometime around 3 months old) and the normal like crawling and walking by the end of the year
Have a Happy New Year!!
We probably will not be staying up until midnight, once you have kids, they wake you up enough during the night so you should go to bed as early as they do lol
I like my sleep =]
If I was still in High School or College I would be ALL up for it, I loved hanging with friends and loved ones up until the new year =]
I will love it even more when my kids are old enough to stay up with us
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