Here we are at 30 weeks already jumping into the third trimester! Baby Nelson is now the size of a pineapple and weighs somewhere between 2.5-3.8 pounds!
All five of her senses are in working order and she is starting to respond to light. Also she moves like a mad women in the evenings and it has been a lot of fun watching her roll around in there.
We are slowly getting our nursery put together. We have a crib, crib mattress, rocking chair, changing table and are working on the stroller and carseat. I have done really well so far but I did have one or two panic/melt downs. I got really anxious so I went out and bought a package of diapers and wipes. Believe it or not it made me feel a lot better haha!
Speaking of the nursery...we bought a house!!
Back at the end of March/beginning of April we finally signed on our house and moved in over Conference weekend. It was a loooooong, stressful process and there was A LOT (and I mean a lot) of cleaning involved but we are so happy to finally be in and settled. We love our neighborhood. It is literally just across State Street from where we use to live but it feels like a whole different world. We were so lucky to find this house in our price range, in central Orem where we really wanted to be and it actually appraised well (a miracle really!).
Josh and I have been looking for a house for over a year and there really hasn't been anything even worth going to look out. Almost everything on the market or in our price range was either a short sale or ridiculously over priced. Everyone is up-side-down in their homes and trying to break even. That unfortunately makes it very difficult for buyers right now as homes are not appraising anywhere close to the asking prices.
We found this home through one of Josh's family friends from back in Billings, Montana. It is 4 bed, 2 full bath and is in a cute, quiet cul-de-sac. She posted on her facebook that they were selling there home and my mother-in-law found it and told us about it. One funny coincidence is that I worked for her husband (a dentist here in Orem) for over 2 1/2 years.
That made the process slightly more awkward but when we walked through the home both Josh and I knew this was the one for us. So after many long weeks of back and forth offers, dealing with
Anyways.... we LOVE our house and it is finally starting to feel like home.
We got pretty lucky as far as landscaping goes. A lot of other houses we looked at didn't even have a lawn. This one was fully landscaped in the front and back. It even has a few peach trees in back and 4 garden boxes along the side!
We are settling in to our new ward and getting to know the neighbors.
What better way to break in a new home than with a new puppy! (I seriously don't know what we were thinking on this one but we love her to death and wouldn't trade her for anything!)
Meet Daisy! She is a sweet little black lab that we took home at about 6 weeks. We would have liked her to stay with her mama a little bit longer but this was the only option.
She is one sassy little diva but she has quickly become a part of our family.
That face right there is definitely a redeeming quality haha!
She has tested our patience on more than one occasion but we are all getting use to each other and she is learning so fast! It is scary weird how similar a puppy is to a baby. I figure we will be good and prepared by the time Baby Nelson comes. (And tired!)
The first week Daisy woke up every two hours to go outside and needed litterally 24/7 attention. She still needs a lot of attention and we are always looking for new ways to burn her energy. She isn't quite old enough to have free reign of the house but we are slowly introducing her to different areas.
Her favorite thing right now is to play tug-of-war and to go hiking. (Which has been really good for me as I don't always have the will power to exercise. Can you blame me?)
She is growing so fast!!
I told Josh that after Daisy this baby should be a piece of cake. She will stay where I put her when she goes down for a nap (I don't have to lock her in a kennel!) She will "go" (for the most part) in the same place every time. (I will never complain about a diaper...ever!) In Daisy's defense she picked up potty training literally in three days. A real blessing for sure. Also my child won't bite me for at a least 6 months. Woohoo! A definite plus! She also won't be running around and hiding in weird places for a long while. Crying? Big deal. Get some ear plugs and call it good! lol.
In all seriousness though we are psyched for our little girl to join the family. It's going to be fun!
We have been really bad at keeping up with our pictures but here are the last few that we have taken.
30 Weeks!
It is sure getting hot fast as we move into the summer weather but I am so happy to be able to enjoy the outdoors and the sun. Swimming feels amazing and is a nice relief for my poor muscles and back. I try to go a few times a week to just float around. It is crazy when you get out. You feel like you weigh 1000 pounds for a few minutes afterwards. Sleeping is very difficult but I figure that part won't get easier. Once again I really don't have a lot to complain about. Both baby and I are happy and healthy. I couldn't ask for more!
