Abby loves books

So this morning I woke up to Abby saying, "Mommy up" over and over again. She does that every time now. I am ok with that, I would rather have her come and get me instead of wondering around the house getting into things that I don't want her to get into.
When I got up to get her I noticed that she had something in her hands. She was carrying her blanket in one hand and the other had a book in it. That is all she has been wanting to do lately is read read read. Fine with me. I think it's really cute. I was worried for a while because I couldn't get her to read a book for a while. Now she wont stop. Fun times.

just some fun stuff

This is a video of Abby attempting to put a shirt on all by herself. She is such a cutie

The story behind this picture is that yesterday after church Rob was sitting on the floor in front of the TV and Abby walked up to him, put her hand on his head then started to give him head rubs. That wasn't good enough so she walked around the table climbed up onto it and scooted close to Rob and started giving him more head rubs. I started to laugh and ran to get the camera. I was able to get a cute photo before she realized I was taking a picture. Apparently she notices that Daddy likes head rubs. She has been very happy to have Daddy home all day.



Today was Rob's first day at his new job. So she has been asking for Daddy today. When ever we go down stairs and Rob is upstairs she always says "bye Dada". Today, every time we go down stairs she says "bye Dada" over and over again. She says it until Rob responds bye Abby. But today he did because he wasn't here. So I had to remind her that Daddy is at work.

I have also been taking Abby to Mother Goose time at the library. It is on Monday's at 11:00 am. She mostly likes it, she gets a little bored and starts to run around. She really likes it when they sing. I keep taking her because it has helped her want to read more. She started to not allow me to read books to her. She loves it now and I am constantly being asked to read to her. I am grateful that she enjoys reading so much.
Some other new things about Abby she is sleeping very good in her new bed. She also is starting to ask to go potty more and actually goes now. She has asked me 9 times now to go potty and she actually does. So tomorrow I am going to spend the whole day potty training Abby. I bought her big girl underwear and some yummy sugary drinks to help her need to go more often. I read in a book that it helps to give them a lot to drink when you are potty training because it gives them more opportunity to learn.
She also has just taken off with words. She can put 3 to 4 words together now. She says thank you and please when she needs something and gets it from us. Wow there a lot of new things that I haven't written about. I will have to right the rest another day. I am running out of time. Well hope you all enjoy. Thanks for reading

Just want to brag!

I have the best child in the world, I swear.
So I finally found a toddler bed for Abby and we put it in her room today. When it came time to go to bed she just went right to bed. She didn't try to climb out or anything. She is the easiest kid to raise. I feel very blessed to have such a good little girl. I have been worried about this time for a while now and yet again Abby always surprises me. I always worry that something is going to take a while or be hard to get Abby to do and nope she just does it.
I made a slide show of some pictures of her sleeping in her bed. I put some other random photos on the slide show too. The brake down of the pictures are as follows. 1-2 are pictures of Abby's attempt to put make up on. 3-4, Rob lost his hat a while ago so for his birthday we bought him a new one. We let Abby put it on in those two photos. There is also a photo with Abby in the bathtub with her diaper on and white stuff on her hands. I let Abby help me paint this bench that I have had for about a year. Abby and I had fun , messy fun, but hey why not. When she started wanting to explore other things that could be painted white, I had Rob come and give her a bath. The last pictures are of her sleeping in her cute new bed.

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PINK!

So I think Abby's favorite color is pink. She as asks to wear something pink a lot. She will also tell me when something is pink. She doesn't usually do that with any other color. She can tell me what some colors are. Rob thinks its interesting that most girls like pink. Abby is definitely a girl.

Mindy's Family Reunion

Well this past weekend we drove down to Mayfield, Utah. We didn't end up leaving our house until 8:00pm. We arrived at the camping spot for the family reunion at 11:30 pm. Yes we drove for 3 and a half hours because I missed the sign that pointed us in the direction of the camp. It was a frustrating night for both Rob and I. We almost just turned around and drove all the way home and didn't even go. But, finally we found it and we had a lot of fun.
Abby loves to camp. She wants to explore everything and Rob and I being first time parents are nervous about everything. So we spent the whole time telling Abby no don't pick up that or no don't touch that or stay her don't run off. All in all it was fun and we got to get away from home for a few days.
Here are some pictures of our trip. click here to see photos

We've decided on a name

Well after talking it over Rob and I have decided to name our new addition when she is born; Megan.

Possible baby names

Well for those who are curious here are a few names that we have thought on the last little bit. Maggie and Megan. Which is really funnny, because they both originated from Margarat. If we named her Maggie it would be Margarat and we would just call her Maggie. If we decided on Megan it would just be Megan. That is all that we have talked about. I will keep you posted of any more names.

IT'S A GIRL

I had my ultrasound yesterday and yep it's a girl. Rob and I were both sure that it was a boy so what a surprise. Rob wanted another little girl and I really didn't care girl or boy. I can say that I am way excited to have another girl. Abby is been so much fun, and they can be friends. Well that is my news for all of you who have been patiently waiting to know what I am having.

We were bored.

Today Abby and I were bored so I took her into our back yard and played in the water. I was trying to water our overgrown jungle and Abby grabbed the hose and just started swinging it around. So, Rob being the photographer that he is grabbed the camera and took some pictures. He always does a really good job when he does. So here is a link to the photos from our little activity.

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Abby's first haircut!

Abby got her first haircut on Thursday by a friend of mine who cuts hair. I think it is so stinking cute. I went and bought some head bands to put in it and I also put the cute clips that Nicole and Amy made for her. She doesn't keep them in for long, but I try.

4th of July campout

It's a Nielsen family tradition to go camping on the 4th of July so yep we went. Abby absolutely loved it. She didn't even want to sleep because of all of the excitement. Here are some photos of the trip

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Abby just loves my nephew Kempton, we call him Buh Buh. So Abby the whole time would go around saying Buh Buh, it was cute. He is only two months younger then Abby which was nice because they were old enough to play together. Rob and my dad brought there bows to practice for the hunt coming up in August. Rob took some pictures of him shooting. He's a really good shot at the bow and rifle. Also my Sister and her husband bought a puppy. Abby loves dogs until now, she was attacked many times by this playful pup. She is super cautious and nervous around dogs now. She wouldn't even let us be away from her anytime the dog was near even if it was on a leash. Well that was our fun trip enjoy the photos.

Huge disappointment!

So I went to my Doctors appointment today excited to find out what I am having and they canceled my ultrasound. They moved it to two weeks from now.
My Doctor said that they don't like to do ultrasounds any earlier then 19 weeks because they wont be able to check the chambers of the heart and things like that. It was the receptionist at the doctors office that made the mistake and scheduled it too earlier. That's OK though, it's actually better this way because I want to make sure everything is good with the baby more then find out what it is. So I can patiently wait two more weeks to find out.

Picnic at Nunns Park

On Sunday we went to Nunns Park up Provo Canyon to have a picnic. We all wanted to say farewell to Rachel and Jeff Brown; they are moving to Iowa for Jeff to attend chiropractic school. We had lots of fun and enjoyed the wonderful food and weather. Here is a link to the photos that we took while we were there: Picnic Photos. P.S. we put up a few photos that Rachel took while Rob was giving her some pointers on photography. Rob wants me to mention that I took the cute pictures of the baby bird climbing the tree.

Painting with Abby

Abby and I had a lot of fun painting yesterday. As you can see Abby had a little more fun then was intended. Good thing it's washable paint. She actually had fun this time. She even painted her hand and didn't get upset about paint being on her hands. We did have to clean them a couple of times, I just keep baby wipes on hand. Easy cleaning, at least clean enough to keep Abby willing to paint some more.

"Thank You"

I just wanted to brag about my cute little girl. She says Thank you all the time now. She is so stinking cute. Whenever you hand her something or she gives you something she says Thank you. At the play ground yesterday she said thank you to a little girl who gave Abby's stroller back to her. It was so cute. I have been working hard because I want Abby to be polite. It is very rewarding to see some of my work paying off. Well that's all for now.

Trip to Alabama

Abby and I just got back on Tuesday night from visiting my sister in Alabama. I loved it, I got to hang out with my twin sister for a whole week. Abby on the other hand had a really hard time. The plane ride was fine she loved watching people. It was a little crazy with all of the luggage, but the ride was not that bad.
Abby had a hard time while at my sisters house. She just wasn't use to being in a new environment for a long period of time. Plus we had 2 children around the same age heading into the terrible twos hanging around each other all day long. Misty and I had to brake up lots of hair pulling and pushing and crying. By about the middle of the trip Abby had enough and was frustrated the whole rest of the time.
It was fun though, I make it out to be like it was horrible trip. It was really fun. We drove up to Nashville, TN and were able to see some of the sights up there. We also got to see some of the sight in Huntsville, AL. It was a really fun trip all together. I am leaving a link to pictures of the trip.

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In the photos you will see Opry Land Hotel ( the inside ). Also the Grand Ole Opry, which was cool because I am a country music lover. We also tried to go and see Fan Fair that was going on while we were there but where not able to. We also went to a place in Huntsville Alabama called the Botanical Gardens. There was this building were butterflies migrate to once a year. You walk in and there are lots of butterflies flying around. Abby loved it. She kept pointing to the butterflies and smiling it was really quite. Well I think that is about all for describing the pictures in the slide show so hope you enjoy.
I should add one last thing Abby and Beth did get along most of the time they just fought more then I anticipated. They were cute Abby would give her a hug every once in a while. They would share some things. But they are both strong willed and when they want something they want it and nothing else.

We painted our toe nails

I bought some finger nail polish and we painted our toe nails. I attempted to let Abby paint mine but as you can guess, it didn't go all that well. She didn't make a mess of anything but my feet so that was good. She kept pointing to her toes and then to mine for a while after that. Even the next day. She has started to say pretty and kept saying it when she would point to her toes. Sometimes it is fun to just be girlie. I NEVER paint my toe nails because I don't like to draw attention to my feet, but Abby liked it so I did it. The things that you do for those that you love. Also I don't think that you can tell in this photo but Abby and I are both developing a tan from spending so much time outside. Abby has never gotten a sun burn (cross my fingers). We only spend spirts of time out there several times a day. But hey we are tanning nicely. Well my feet and my arms and face. I don't where shorts so my legs are white as ever.
Also Abby likes to attempt to do everything herself. Here is a picture of her trying to clip her toe nails. The clippers are closed for those of you who are concerned for her safety. She hasn't figured out that you need to open them. She is also watched very closely when she tries. She basically just puts them up to her nails and a says clip clip.
Also as you might be able to see her hair is growing in. The front piece is long enough that I can brush it to the side and it looks really cute.

Abby and I were just goofing off one day and these are the picture of what happens when we just play around

Abby at the playground

Rob bought a new digital camera and took some pictures of Abby while we were out playing. He did a really good job and Abby even posed in them. He posted them on his website so you all could see: click here to see them.

We're expecting # 2 on December 7th

Well for all of you who do not know yet. I thought I should make an announcement, I AM PREGNANT! My due date is December 7th (anniversary of pearl harbor). I am 12 weeks pregnant and man I had a rough time the last few weeks. Well it all started around 8 weeks so its been almost a month now. I have been throwing up a lot. Abby has been pretty good about it, except for the hitting me on the head with the toilet lid as my head is over it. It's actually funny now that I think about it. Anyways I am started to feel better and when I do have a bad day the doctor prescribed me some medication to take to help. Also I am one of those lucky people who show really fast and get really big so I am starting to show. Maybe I will put a picture on here we will see.
I love to read about pregnancy stuff while I am pregnant so I get these emails everyday about my pregnancy. Right now the baby is 2 and a half inches long and is about a half an ounce. Tiny little guy but he seams to be hanging in there.
As for everything else. Abby has pied in the toilet 5 times now and she will tell me when she needs to go. It's hard to potty train. I forget a lot to take her in to go and sometimes she just wont. I don't want to force her because then she just wont do it. So hopefully by the time she is 2 we'll have her potty trained. If not that is fine to. I am just glad that she is interested this early. It makes me hopeful that when the new baby comes I will only have to change one diaper.

Abby peed in the toilet twice.

I still can't believe it, but yes Abby pied in the toilet twice yesterday. She asked to go potty so I took her to the bathroom. We sat and sat and sat and nothing. So I went to take her off and she said pee again so I put her back on. Again we sat and sat and sat and nothing. So, I took her off again and she said pee again. So I thought, I will try one more time and if she doesn't I will just take her out of the room and distract her with something else. Then all of a sudden she got this serious look on her face and she pied. I was so excited. Abby just smiled kind of shocked. We celebrated and then in about an hour and a half she asked to go again and sure enough she went again. This time she just laughed when she pied. She is such a silly kid sometimes.
We haven't had any luck today but I'm sure it will be like this for a while until she grasps the concept that we only pee in the toilet. Well that is our exciting news for the day.