My little tiny baby loves are 9 months old today! What a wonderful journey it has been! We are having the time of our lives with them right now. They constantly make us smile with their antics and budding personalities.
Levi has started "dancing". He wiggles his head back and forth. Sometimes there is music... sometimes not. He loves to give us huge grins and is so easy to make laugh. I think he is growing frustrated that he is not crawling and can't get around, so we are hoping the crawling comes to him soon. Levi is the best eater. He sometimes puckers his whole face at anything sweet or tart, but he always opens up wide for the next yummy bite! He loves solid food.
David is on the go! He can pull himself up on anything that lets him get a grip. He got a third tooth yesterday. It is on the top this time! Two others up there will probably be through shortly. You'd never know he was teething, except for the runny nose could possibly be from teeth. He is such a content baby.
We took David in for a doctor visit on Friday to make sure his cough wasn't anything to worry about. It hadn't gotten better since last weekend and the nebulizer did not do anything except hype him up. My mom reminded me that when I was 9 months old, I had a chronic cough that ended up as pneumonia and I spent a week in the hospital. We, of course, did not want our little David going through that so we had a doctor check him out. He is doing just fine and he should work it all out soon. The thing that amazed me about the visit was all the attention he got as a single baby. I am used to getting comments when I have all three babies out (since we are quite the traveling circus show) but he attracted attention all on his own. Everyone we encountered got a giant smile with big, blue eyes shining. Even with not feeling %100 and having JUST broken a tooth through, he wooed everyone he saw. People in the elevator, waiting room and hallways, nurses and the doctor adored him. I don't know how often I heard, "OH! He smiled at me. What a happy baby!" I am so proud of my little ray of sunshine. The true blessing is... I have three of them!! They are all like that. I hope and pray that they are pouring out on others all the love and adoration I pour into them everyday.
Aria, my sweet Aria. I watch the video of her cracking a smile at least 10 times a day. She is getting a LOT better with tummy time and actually chooses to roll onto her tummy to spend time there lately. That can only make her stronger and closer to crawling. I can't get enough cuddle time with Aria because she is the last one that is content to just sit with me and let me hold her close. I fear for the last time I swaddle her up and rock her to sleep. The boys will have none of that and we lay them down wide awake to put themselves to sleep. I would try every once in a while, but they are not content to stay put. Aria will. She's my little cuddle bug and loves being wrapped in our arms. It makes me think of that awful (not really awful at ALL... just really sad in a happy sort of way) book "Let Me Hold You Longer" by Karen Kingsbury. Tear.
Many Tears.
"Let me hold on longer, God, to every precious last." Oh put the book away, Elizabeth!!
Hopefully I will get some nice 9 month pictures posted tomorrow.
Love,
The Nostalgic Mommy
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
My favorite little girl
If this doesn't make you smile, I just don't know what will. It makes my day every time. Thanks, Grandma Deb, for this little treasure from your camera.
Those pajamas are way too big yet.
I have got to get a good, short video of Levi! He can't be left out. He will yell.
Those pajamas are way too big yet.
I have got to get a good, short video of Levi! He can't be left out. He will yell.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Videos are not my thing...
Grandpa Doug complained about the lack of pictures in the last post, so I have to put something on here today I guess. I am not really into posting videos on here because they take hours for me to load and 75% of the time it doesn't even work. Fortunately for you, this one of Aria blinking at loud noises did work. I have a couple others I will still try to load up for the blog later.
This weekend was quite wonderful. Saturday, I spent the day at home alone and got my house in tip top shape. Oh! It feels wonderful to be organized, picked up and cleaned. One can no longer spot David's fingerprints in the dust on the TV and it is safe to let him venture on all of the clean floors.
Unfortunately, in order to have that little bit of cleaning time, Dan had to take David to the Acute care in Sioux Falls for his cold. His cough was pretty bad and it was beginning to affect his breathing. We were so blessed to have Aunt Donna there to watch Aria and Levi. They were good babies and took a two hour afternoon nap for her! David was given a nebulizer to use 4 times a day to see if it helps. He is such a trooper! We sit and watch about 10 minutes of a Baby Einstein video while he's using the nebulizer and he sits perfectly still. Levi and Aria think the video is a treat too! Here is a picture of David taking it like a champ:
After Dan got home on Saturday, Grandpa Dave and Grandma Deb came for a visit! It was so helpful to have them play with the kids Saturday evening while I could finish my housework. Deb even brought everything for supper for us! This morning we all went to church together and Dan's brother's family joined us too. Josh, Katie and William came to visit and we were able to pass on some more boys clothes! Will is growing like a weed and is trying his best to pass Aria and gain on my boys! We'll see how long that takes. Here are some pictures of the cousins:
David and Aria were playing near each other last night. For some reason, David thought it would be fun to pull Aria over. He got her sleeve, but she got her arm out. Finally, she did topple but they both seemed to be having fun. Here is the series of events:
Aria is probably babbling in this picture. She is pretty good at it!
David was making some great faces while eating his cereal. I had no idea what was bugging him... maybe his nose itched? It was sure entertaining!
Levi was a good boy for Grandpa and ate his cereal right up. He is our neatest eater.
Dan and I (mostly Dan) made some sweet potatoes for the kiddos tonight. It was really easy to bake them and puree them and divide them up to freeze. We set some aside in the fridge ready to go for meals this week too. I have been asked what we do for making our own baby food. I just use this site and the simple beginning recipes they list. www.wholesomebabyfood.com
I also got some old photos from Grandma Deb's camera and can share those too! What a treasure trove of adorable! The trio was playing on the floor at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Here you can see a good picture of David's teeth.
Levi is such a ham! A smile that melts my heart!
A good view of David's teeth.
All three smiling!
Now, is it just me or aren't my kids stinkin' photogenic and CUTE??
This weekend was quite wonderful. Saturday, I spent the day at home alone and got my house in tip top shape. Oh! It feels wonderful to be organized, picked up and cleaned. One can no longer spot David's fingerprints in the dust on the TV and it is safe to let him venture on all of the clean floors.
Unfortunately, in order to have that little bit of cleaning time, Dan had to take David to the Acute care in Sioux Falls for his cold. His cough was pretty bad and it was beginning to affect his breathing. We were so blessed to have Aunt Donna there to watch Aria and Levi. They were good babies and took a two hour afternoon nap for her! David was given a nebulizer to use 4 times a day to see if it helps. He is such a trooper! We sit and watch about 10 minutes of a Baby Einstein video while he's using the nebulizer and he sits perfectly still. Levi and Aria think the video is a treat too! Here is a picture of David taking it like a champ:
After Dan got home on Saturday, Grandpa Dave and Grandma Deb came for a visit! It was so helpful to have them play with the kids Saturday evening while I could finish my housework. Deb even brought everything for supper for us! This morning we all went to church together and Dan's brother's family joined us too. Josh, Katie and William came to visit and we were able to pass on some more boys clothes! Will is growing like a weed and is trying his best to pass Aria and gain on my boys! We'll see how long that takes. Here are some pictures of the cousins:
David and Aria were playing near each other last night. For some reason, David thought it would be fun to pull Aria over. He got her sleeve, but she got her arm out. Finally, she did topple but they both seemed to be having fun. Here is the series of events:
Aria is probably babbling in this picture. She is pretty good at it!
David was making some great faces while eating his cereal. I had no idea what was bugging him... maybe his nose itched? It was sure entertaining!
Levi was a good boy for Grandpa and ate his cereal right up. He is our neatest eater.
Dan and I (mostly Dan) made some sweet potatoes for the kiddos tonight. It was really easy to bake them and puree them and divide them up to freeze. We set some aside in the fridge ready to go for meals this week too. I have been asked what we do for making our own baby food. I just use this site and the simple beginning recipes they list. www.wholesomebabyfood.com
I also got some old photos from Grandma Deb's camera and can share those too! What a treasure trove of adorable! The trio was playing on the floor at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Here you can see a good picture of David's teeth.
Levi is such a ham! A smile that melts my heart!
A good view of David's teeth.
All three smiling!
Now, is it just me or aren't my kids stinkin' photogenic and CUTE??
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Blah blah blogging
Dan was unusually quick-witted tonight. The couple of sitcoms we chose to partake in this evening must have rubbed off on him. We love to laugh together. It keeps us sane, especially after a day like we had. I have often thought it feels like a sitcom around here with all my blundering idiot ways and Dan's ability to point them out. Here are a few moments in the life of Mommy and Daddy Nebelsick:
Tonight, we were loading the dishwasher together after babies were in bed.
Me: "After you are done with the dishes, do you ever think, 'I won't be done until I wipe down the counters?'"
Dan: "When hunting pheasants, do you ever get one short of your quota and think, 'If I just walk three more miles I might get it?'"
I don't hunt.
(Side story... I did walk the fields with him once, while we were dating! I was desperate to spend any amount of time with him then, since our entire relationship was long distance. He had to of known I was a keeper then: every step I took, tons of spider webs stuck to my face and the rest of me. I will never know why I didn't run away as fast as I could since I avoid even cleaning them up with a five foot broom handle in my house I dislike them so much! Must've been love. He said he had never experienced a field like that before or since. What luck!)
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Laying in bed tonight, an unnamed bodily function occurred on the other side of the bed.
Me: "I am going to have to blog about that one!"
Dan: "If you blog about my bodily functions, I get to blog about your bodily functions! ..... (long pause while my brain scans all of his humorous options)...
Dan: I win."
That's really not fair though. I have been pregnant. Enough said.
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He got in one last digger somehow:
Dan: "What are you doing?"
Me: "Rubbing my back, why?"
Dan: "You are wiggling."
Me: "Well, it's a good thing for you I don't rock myself to sleep anymore. I used to when I was single, you know. (I start my old rocking habit.) I still want to sometimes."
Dan: "Do you want to be single again sometimes?"
Ok, ok. I better put an end to blogging our conversations or he'll never speak to me again. Don't tell him, k?
It was bath night tonight. We played Rock, Paper, Scissors for who was going to be manning the tub. I lost. Five times in a row. I won the sixth time, but I don't think I could have pulled out a lead from there. But, we ended up doing it together anyway. All three sat up in the tub for the first time tonight. We had a grand ol' time! They splashed and splashed. Lucky for you, we took bath pictures for the first time at home since our initiation into bathing our babies in June! What a different experience!
Rub-a-dub-dub, three babies in a tub:
A different angle:
David and Aria looking. Aria is showing us her rubber ducky friend!
FINALLY all three looked up at the same time! You should have heard Dan and I's rendition of the "Look up here" scene from Three Amigos. CAH CAH! Guess you had to have seen it.
Using our fun towels for the first time too. Levi the Lion, Our Pretty Princess Poopsie in her Pink flower, David the Duck.
Yesterday, our nurse came for a visit and gave us new weights and heights for everybody. Ok, not everybody. I can already tell you I am 5'10" and there is no way I am reporting what they scale said yesterday morning! Here are the stats:
David: 21 lbs. 14 oz., 29.25 inches
Aria: 18 lbs. 3 oz., 29.75 inches
Levi: 20 lbs. 8 oz., 29.5 inches
I don't know how accurate measuring the length is, so pretty much they are all about a half an inch from being too tall for our infant carseats. And, if David has a wet diaper on, he's too heavy for the 22 lb. weight limit. Good thing we dropped a load of money on carseats and babygates at Toys R Us last weekend. Not to mention buying three months worth of formula because Sam's club in Sioux Falls quit carrying it. Poof. There went the Christmas bonus. Sorry honey, your snowmobile dreams turned into baby mush. Remember... David, Aria, Levi. David, Aria, Levi.
Speaking of babygates, they sure have come in handy for keeping cruising David out of harms way. He is definitely good at pulling himself up to stand wherever he can get a grip on something and investigates new territory by getting up on his knees. The end tables are no longer safe from his little grubbers. He is learning the meaning of the word "no" and actually responds. I would like to think I could be one of those mothers who avoids saying no until the teenage years by redirecting their attention. But, that is not possible when I am usually feeding another baby or at the changing table when he goes for the TV and receiver buttons. Or Aria's eyes. Poor thing.
Aria received a glowing report from the physical therapist who stopped by here on Wednesday. She is sitting up well so now we have to work on getting up on her hands and knees. Someday she'll want to be mobile, right? Aria did very well with tummy time today and stayed on it for a good half an hour playing. I was so proud!
At the top of the hour (since it has probably taken you that long to read this, I am such a blabbermouth), I mentioned the night Dan and I had. Let. Me. Tell. You. There was crying of alligator tears, screaming from three babies at once, not wanting to get dressed , out-numbered parents, and general impatience galore! I don't believe we have ever seen a 15 minute period like that before. They were discontented from being taken out of the fun bathtub and made to wait in the cold while Momma gets out the camera again! Add in their starving bellies and we had a virtual disaster. Dan and I stayed remarkably calmer than we have in less trying situations and just played off of each others' loving kindness to the babies and the Lord led us through! I thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful partner. Many a lesser man would've been outta here!
Oh yeah... it doesn't help that they all have runny noses and don't feel good. Blast those snotty noses! They kept me from MOPS this morning and it was all I could do not to pretend like I had no idea there was something oozing from their faces and go anyway. I miss my MOPS!! Arg. You know it's a necessity when I am this close (picture me holding up my thumb and pointer fingers) to NOT going to Gillette (gasp!) because it would fall during a meeting. Sadness.
In other Nebelsick news, I suppose I can make it public now, but I am not going back to work next school year. Dan and I have talked the subject up and down and all around and have come to the conclusion that God is calling me to be a triple-time mom and homemaker. (I would say full time but I feel like that does not adequately describe the situation.) This is the job I have always wanted, begged and pleaded for. It feels like I would be turning down the promotion of a lifetime that pays far more than one person ever deserves. I am very much at peace, especially since I was able to break the news to my principal today. He was very understanding. I will miss the kids and being the celebrity known as Mrs. Nebelsick. (I was the only music teacher to all of the Pre-K through 5th graders in town. They liked me. They really liked me.) Dan often rolled his eyes at me loving my adoring fans who would turn up in the grocery store, gas station, or come running out of their houses to say "hi" as we walked by. But, I don't get a re-do. Three "babyhoods" are going to pass by at ONCE and I don't want to miss a thing. I don't know if I'll get to do this again. I pray I will, but I do not know God's future plans for my womb. (I can hear the collective internet gasp, and yes, I want more. I told Dan the other day he was LUCKY we have triplets or I'd be dragging him back to the fertility clinic right about now. Ha.)
I should probably change the title of this to "Blah blah blah blah blogging" right about now.
Back to the kids. They are adorable. And fun. And a lot of work! I love my life. I love my kids and especially my husband. I am very blessed that it has not been hard to make sure he comes first in my heart. That doesn't always translate in action, but I am trying harder. I just read a great book, For Women Only, by Shauti Feldhahn. Great book. It has inspired me in the wife department and I would recommend it to any woman.
Oh yeah, for goodness sake, back to the kids! They are all very proficient at babbling "da da da da" now. Every once in a while they will throw in a "ma ma" but never on command. It is usually when they are upset. One way we have found to make them happy during the fussy hour at night is to undress them down to their diapers. They LOVE being free!
We now make our formula by the pitcher full. We use a Pampered Chef pitcher because it has the plunger for easy mixing.
The idea came from my mom's co-worker/friend who has twin boys. I felt like bonking myself on the forehead for all the months I made individual bottles. Although, my excuse is that they are just, as of this week, getting all formula. Before, they would have some breastmilk during the day. We are finally done with that era. Yippee!
Even though I complain about the colds that came on yesterday, we have been so blessed with how healthy they have been this cold season. I take them everywhere, as you can obviously read. They don't lack for adventure in this life yet and I pray they never will! I could look back over the past week or so and think of a lot of things we could blame the colds on, but I don't want to play that game. I don't like to worry, probably to a fault. So, I am not going to. I will be smart. We keep them from sick people and wash our hands a lot. Other than that, I'll stick to the motto, "Let's go!"
I have an unspoken prayer request. I wish I could give you the details, and maybe someday I will. But, just know that I am praying my heart out and it looks as though the Lord is on the move!
Well, the picture process is going to be a long one... starting with a reboot of my computer, so I am going to put my words to rest. Please enjoy the shameless display of my gorgeous children. Kinda cute, huh?
Love,
Elizabeth
All three playing in the living room. We moved the toybox down from their room and it's already full!
The boys getting stuck. David crawled under the exersaucer and Levi rolled until his legs were stuck on it. He got mad!
Playing with Aunt MiMi a couple weeks ago.
Trouble with a capital 'D' ~ David!
Hey! You aren't supposed to be able to reach up there!
Aria displaying a tooth.
Levi's two teeth.
David trying to get his teeth in view.
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HAPPY 100th POST! We've come a long way, Babies! Here's to many, many more!
Tonight, we were loading the dishwasher together after babies were in bed.
Me: "After you are done with the dishes, do you ever think, 'I won't be done until I wipe down the counters?'"
Dan: "When hunting pheasants, do you ever get one short of your quota and think, 'If I just walk three more miles I might get it?'"
I don't hunt.
(Side story... I did walk the fields with him once, while we were dating! I was desperate to spend any amount of time with him then, since our entire relationship was long distance. He had to of known I was a keeper then: every step I took, tons of spider webs stuck to my face and the rest of me. I will never know why I didn't run away as fast as I could since I avoid even cleaning them up with a five foot broom handle in my house I dislike them so much! Must've been love. He said he had never experienced a field like that before or since. What luck!)
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Laying in bed tonight, an unnamed bodily function occurred on the other side of the bed.
Me: "I am going to have to blog about that one!"
Dan: "If you blog about my bodily functions, I get to blog about your bodily functions! ..... (long pause while my brain scans all of his humorous options)...
Dan: I win."
That's really not fair though. I have been pregnant. Enough said.
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He got in one last digger somehow:
Dan: "What are you doing?"
Me: "Rubbing my back, why?"
Dan: "You are wiggling."
Me: "Well, it's a good thing for you I don't rock myself to sleep anymore. I used to when I was single, you know. (I start my old rocking habit.) I still want to sometimes."
Dan: "Do you want to be single again sometimes?"
Ok, ok. I better put an end to blogging our conversations or he'll never speak to me again. Don't tell him, k?
It was bath night tonight. We played Rock, Paper, Scissors for who was going to be manning the tub. I lost. Five times in a row. I won the sixth time, but I don't think I could have pulled out a lead from there. But, we ended up doing it together anyway. All three sat up in the tub for the first time tonight. We had a grand ol' time! They splashed and splashed. Lucky for you, we took bath pictures for the first time at home since our initiation into bathing our babies in June! What a different experience!
Rub-a-dub-dub, three babies in a tub:
A different angle:
David and Aria looking. Aria is showing us her rubber ducky friend!
FINALLY all three looked up at the same time! You should have heard Dan and I's rendition of the "Look up here" scene from Three Amigos. CAH CAH! Guess you had to have seen it.
Using our fun towels for the first time too. Levi the Lion, Our Pretty Princess Poopsie in her Pink flower, David the Duck.
Yesterday, our nurse came for a visit and gave us new weights and heights for everybody. Ok, not everybody. I can already tell you I am 5'10" and there is no way I am reporting what they scale said yesterday morning! Here are the stats:
David: 21 lbs. 14 oz., 29.25 inches
Aria: 18 lbs. 3 oz., 29.75 inches
Levi: 20 lbs. 8 oz., 29.5 inches
I don't know how accurate measuring the length is, so pretty much they are all about a half an inch from being too tall for our infant carseats. And, if David has a wet diaper on, he's too heavy for the 22 lb. weight limit. Good thing we dropped a load of money on carseats and babygates at Toys R Us last weekend. Not to mention buying three months worth of formula because Sam's club in Sioux Falls quit carrying it. Poof. There went the Christmas bonus. Sorry honey, your snowmobile dreams turned into baby mush. Remember... David, Aria, Levi. David, Aria, Levi.
Speaking of babygates, they sure have come in handy for keeping cruising David out of harms way. He is definitely good at pulling himself up to stand wherever he can get a grip on something and investigates new territory by getting up on his knees. The end tables are no longer safe from his little grubbers. He is learning the meaning of the word "no" and actually responds. I would like to think I could be one of those mothers who avoids saying no until the teenage years by redirecting their attention. But, that is not possible when I am usually feeding another baby or at the changing table when he goes for the TV and receiver buttons. Or Aria's eyes. Poor thing.
Aria received a glowing report from the physical therapist who stopped by here on Wednesday. She is sitting up well so now we have to work on getting up on her hands and knees. Someday she'll want to be mobile, right? Aria did very well with tummy time today and stayed on it for a good half an hour playing. I was so proud!
At the top of the hour (since it has probably taken you that long to read this, I am such a blabbermouth), I mentioned the night Dan and I had. Let. Me. Tell. You. There was crying of alligator tears, screaming from three babies at once, not wanting to get dressed , out-numbered parents, and general impatience galore! I don't believe we have ever seen a 15 minute period like that before. They were discontented from being taken out of the fun bathtub and made to wait in the cold while Momma gets out the camera again! Add in their starving bellies and we had a virtual disaster. Dan and I stayed remarkably calmer than we have in less trying situations and just played off of each others' loving kindness to the babies and the Lord led us through! I thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful partner. Many a lesser man would've been outta here!
Oh yeah... it doesn't help that they all have runny noses and don't feel good. Blast those snotty noses! They kept me from MOPS this morning and it was all I could do not to pretend like I had no idea there was something oozing from their faces and go anyway. I miss my MOPS!! Arg. You know it's a necessity when I am this close (picture me holding up my thumb and pointer fingers) to NOT going to Gillette (gasp!) because it would fall during a meeting. Sadness.
In other Nebelsick news, I suppose I can make it public now, but I am not going back to work next school year. Dan and I have talked the subject up and down and all around and have come to the conclusion that God is calling me to be a triple-time mom and homemaker. (I would say full time but I feel like that does not adequately describe the situation.) This is the job I have always wanted, begged and pleaded for. It feels like I would be turning down the promotion of a lifetime that pays far more than one person ever deserves. I am very much at peace, especially since I was able to break the news to my principal today. He was very understanding. I will miss the kids and being the celebrity known as Mrs. Nebelsick. (I was the only music teacher to all of the Pre-K through 5th graders in town. They liked me. They really liked me.) Dan often rolled his eyes at me loving my adoring fans who would turn up in the grocery store, gas station, or come running out of their houses to say "hi" as we walked by. But, I don't get a re-do. Three "babyhoods" are going to pass by at ONCE and I don't want to miss a thing. I don't know if I'll get to do this again. I pray I will, but I do not know God's future plans for my womb. (I can hear the collective internet gasp, and yes, I want more. I told Dan the other day he was LUCKY we have triplets or I'd be dragging him back to the fertility clinic right about now. Ha.)
I should probably change the title of this to "Blah blah blah blah blogging" right about now.
Back to the kids. They are adorable. And fun. And a lot of work! I love my life. I love my kids and especially my husband. I am very blessed that it has not been hard to make sure he comes first in my heart. That doesn't always translate in action, but I am trying harder. I just read a great book, For Women Only, by Shauti Feldhahn. Great book. It has inspired me in the wife department and I would recommend it to any woman.
Oh yeah, for goodness sake, back to the kids! They are all very proficient at babbling "da da da da" now. Every once in a while they will throw in a "ma ma" but never on command. It is usually when they are upset. One way we have found to make them happy during the fussy hour at night is to undress them down to their diapers. They LOVE being free!
We now make our formula by the pitcher full. We use a Pampered Chef pitcher because it has the plunger for easy mixing.
The idea came from my mom's co-worker/friend who has twin boys. I felt like bonking myself on the forehead for all the months I made individual bottles. Although, my excuse is that they are just, as of this week, getting all formula. Before, they would have some breastmilk during the day. We are finally done with that era. Yippee!
Even though I complain about the colds that came on yesterday, we have been so blessed with how healthy they have been this cold season. I take them everywhere, as you can obviously read. They don't lack for adventure in this life yet and I pray they never will! I could look back over the past week or so and think of a lot of things we could blame the colds on, but I don't want to play that game. I don't like to worry, probably to a fault. So, I am not going to. I will be smart. We keep them from sick people and wash our hands a lot. Other than that, I'll stick to the motto, "Let's go!"
I have an unspoken prayer request. I wish I could give you the details, and maybe someday I will. But, just know that I am praying my heart out and it looks as though the Lord is on the move!
Well, the picture process is going to be a long one... starting with a reboot of my computer, so I am going to put my words to rest. Please enjoy the shameless display of my gorgeous children. Kinda cute, huh?
Love,
Elizabeth
All three playing in the living room. We moved the toybox down from their room and it's already full!
The boys getting stuck. David crawled under the exersaucer and Levi rolled until his legs were stuck on it. He got mad!
Playing with Aunt MiMi a couple weeks ago.
Trouble with a capital 'D' ~ David!
Hey! You aren't supposed to be able to reach up there!
Aria displaying a tooth.
Levi's two teeth.
David trying to get his teeth in view.
P.S.-If you enjoy reading my blog, I love it when you leave comments. I am inspired to post more if I know people are reading it. Anyone can comment... even anonymously. If you are new to my blog, I have a Guestbook to "sign" by leaving a comment. It is archived back in August.
HAPPY 100th POST! We've come a long way, Babies! Here's to many, many more!
Monday, February 16, 2009
You might need a vacation when...
you are loading the van at Grandma and Grandpa's farm and a chicken runs away from you when you open the door, and you yell in your high-sing-song-I'm-talking-to-babies voice, "A CHICKEN!!" But, there are no babies there. The dog gives you a weird look. Luckily, Grandpa Nebelsick waits until you are done with your insane momma behavior to come outside. Otherwise, he might have wondered what was wrong with you.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Leaps and Bounds!
We have been growing by leaps and bounds at the Nebelsick house. Dan was kind of sad when we got back because he felt like the kids had changed and he missed it. Let's see... David is offically crawling now and learned it at Grandma Rigsby's house! He took off on all fours on Friday, Feb. 6th. The night before, Levi had been rolling all over the place. My dad left Levi by the couch and when I tooked up again, he was across the room. I asked my dad if he had moved him and neither of us new how he had gotten there! After a few more sneaky rolls while we weren't looking, we finally figured it out.
Aria got her first tooth this past Monday, February 9th. Then Levi got his second tooth on Tuesday! We were popping teeth all over the place. It sure was nice to know why Aria had whined from 6 am til noon that day and why she completely ruined morning nap for me. That's okay. My poor little girl was sore!
Yesterday, we saw David pull himself up to stand for the first time. Now he is getting stuck once he's up on stuff. He will hang out for a little while and then cry for me to come get him.
While we were away, Aria also started sitting up really well. She can stay up for at least 20 minutes at a time now. She will sit and play like the boys. I am so proud of her. Now if we can just get her to tip over gracefully... she konks her head every time!
Levi has become quite the talker... ahem... I mean yeller! He knows how to get my attention! He may not be crawling, and he may not be the girl of the group, but that doesn't mean he's going to be left out. Wowzers, is he loud! I have to be dilegent about keeping him happy if he's the only one awake because he will wake the other two.
Mommy and Daddy sure are happy to be reunited. It's hard being apart but I know that if I hadn't been with family some of those nights, I would have been on the phone with Daniel telling him to get home! :D The kids are so busy lately and a bit more work now that we feed solids at breakfast, lunch and bedtime. That, with all the bottles, is time consuming! They were also very fussy when teeth were bugging them. I am soooo grateful to all the family and friends that came to help and visit us. I am so happy that my Grandpa Dickey was able to come and help me most afternoons! Thanks Grandpa!
The cutest thing since we've returned is David being able to crawl to Dan! He obviously missed his Daddy because he lights up whenever he sees him and crawls right over to him, or tries to get out of my arms to him. Last night, Dan carried Levi upstairs with him and David started whining when he left. Then he crawled over to the kitchen to look for him and just kept looking around. It was incredibly cute.
The saddest part about David crawling happened yesterday also. I was holding Aria and feeding her while Levi was laying eating a bottle held by the bottle prop next to me. If you interupt eaither of these picky eaters, they will be done. David must have decided he was starving too and crawled right over to me feet. I couldn't pick him up and he just sat there crying for me. It was heartbreaking for this Momma. Lucky for him, Aria gave up on her bottle early and I was able to pick him up.
Tonight, we had a great night at our friend Leo's house. His Mommy and Daddy are our friends Justin and Sara. We also FINALLY got to meet our friend, Parker. His Mommy and Daddy are our friends Tim and Alyssa. Parker is about 7 weeks old and sooo adorable. Tim and Alyssa were a lot of help to us when we were needing extra hands with our kids. I can remember a few Friday evenings when I got a nap because they came with supper and time to hold babies. Thank you! We were extremely excited to finally get to hang out with Leo and his parents. He was been sick on and off and has generously kept the germs to himself. Poor kiddo. We are glad you are feeling well! Thanks for letting us come over and play with your toys. We will definantly do it again soon! (Sara... I hope you don't mind me "borrowing" some of your blog pictures! You can check out Leo's blog here.
Here are the boys playing on the floor. Thanks for the toy we get to borrow, Leo!
All the big kids. Parker will be joining them before you know it, Alyssa!
On the couch:Justin holding Parker, Leo, Tim holding Levi, Alyssa holding Aria. Dan and David behind the couch!
Modeling our jammies!
Modeling our smiles plus our jammies! No paci's kiddos!
Ok Sara, here is the picture of David I thought reminded me of a younger Leo. What do you think?
Finally we have our 8 month pictures. I didn't get a good smile out of Levi, but I will post it anyway and hope you all see the cuteness that I do in those adorable brown eyes. You can't blame the kid. He had just received a shot in both legs a half an hour earlier.
Levi
David
Aria
PS - I am going to be in trouble when Dan gets his email notification about me posting this at 1:30am. It's the only time I have to do this... so readers be grateful I am a crazy night owl! And don't get too upset when I don't get posted very often. :D
Aria got her first tooth this past Monday, February 9th. Then Levi got his second tooth on Tuesday! We were popping teeth all over the place. It sure was nice to know why Aria had whined from 6 am til noon that day and why she completely ruined morning nap for me. That's okay. My poor little girl was sore!
Yesterday, we saw David pull himself up to stand for the first time. Now he is getting stuck once he's up on stuff. He will hang out for a little while and then cry for me to come get him.
While we were away, Aria also started sitting up really well. She can stay up for at least 20 minutes at a time now. She will sit and play like the boys. I am so proud of her. Now if we can just get her to tip over gracefully... she konks her head every time!
Levi has become quite the talker... ahem... I mean yeller! He knows how to get my attention! He may not be crawling, and he may not be the girl of the group, but that doesn't mean he's going to be left out. Wowzers, is he loud! I have to be dilegent about keeping him happy if he's the only one awake because he will wake the other two.
Mommy and Daddy sure are happy to be reunited. It's hard being apart but I know that if I hadn't been with family some of those nights, I would have been on the phone with Daniel telling him to get home! :D The kids are so busy lately and a bit more work now that we feed solids at breakfast, lunch and bedtime. That, with all the bottles, is time consuming! They were also very fussy when teeth were bugging them. I am soooo grateful to all the family and friends that came to help and visit us. I am so happy that my Grandpa Dickey was able to come and help me most afternoons! Thanks Grandpa!
The cutest thing since we've returned is David being able to crawl to Dan! He obviously missed his Daddy because he lights up whenever he sees him and crawls right over to him, or tries to get out of my arms to him. Last night, Dan carried Levi upstairs with him and David started whining when he left. Then he crawled over to the kitchen to look for him and just kept looking around. It was incredibly cute.
The saddest part about David crawling happened yesterday also. I was holding Aria and feeding her while Levi was laying eating a bottle held by the bottle prop next to me. If you interupt eaither of these picky eaters, they will be done. David must have decided he was starving too and crawled right over to me feet. I couldn't pick him up and he just sat there crying for me. It was heartbreaking for this Momma. Lucky for him, Aria gave up on her bottle early and I was able to pick him up.
Tonight, we had a great night at our friend Leo's house. His Mommy and Daddy are our friends Justin and Sara. We also FINALLY got to meet our friend, Parker. His Mommy and Daddy are our friends Tim and Alyssa. Parker is about 7 weeks old and sooo adorable. Tim and Alyssa were a lot of help to us when we were needing extra hands with our kids. I can remember a few Friday evenings when I got a nap because they came with supper and time to hold babies. Thank you! We were extremely excited to finally get to hang out with Leo and his parents. He was been sick on and off and has generously kept the germs to himself. Poor kiddo. We are glad you are feeling well! Thanks for letting us come over and play with your toys. We will definantly do it again soon! (Sara... I hope you don't mind me "borrowing" some of your blog pictures! You can check out Leo's blog here.
Here are the boys playing on the floor. Thanks for the toy we get to borrow, Leo!
All the big kids. Parker will be joining them before you know it, Alyssa!
On the couch:Justin holding Parker, Leo, Tim holding Levi, Alyssa holding Aria. Dan and David behind the couch!
Modeling our jammies!
Modeling our smiles plus our jammies! No paci's kiddos!
Ok Sara, here is the picture of David I thought reminded me of a younger Leo. What do you think?
Finally we have our 8 month pictures. I didn't get a good smile out of Levi, but I will post it anyway and hope you all see the cuteness that I do in those adorable brown eyes. You can't blame the kid. He had just received a shot in both legs a half an hour earlier.
Levi
David
Aria
PS - I am going to be in trouble when Dan gets his email notification about me posting this at 1:30am. It's the only time I have to do this... so readers be grateful I am a crazy night owl! And don't get too upset when I don't get posted very often. :D
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Some pictures from our trip
Grandma with her grandbabies at the hotel in Rapid City. It was a great place to stop on the trip to Gillette. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa! She got them all ready to get dressed for church while I was getting their clothes from the van. We had to capture the moment on the cell phone because I left my SD card for my camera in Rock Rapids! Arg.
Banging on the pots and pans at Aunt MiMi's! Aria didn't like the taste of the metal spoon!
Our favorite game: peek-a-boo! They are looking with anticipation at the blanket which is about to cover them!
We got out the high chair I used as a baby and bought two other booster seats. All three are waiting for breakfast!
Levi started on the blanket in the bottom right corner. He rolled himself to the wall and then got stuck!
David had some funny faces for me during lunch the other day!
Where's Waldo? I mean, where's David? He didn't want to be left out of the eating festivities and crawled over to us. I have no idea what he was planning to do once he got into the corner, but it must have looked fun!
Here are some pictures of my sweet Aria, since the boys have both had a series of pictures in previous blogs. Here she is with Great-Grandma Rigsby.
Making eyes at the camera... I wonder if she knows yet how cute she is?
Yuck! That spoon tastes weird!
Here, she put her foot up on her thigh and then sat down and kept it there! She sat like this for a few minutes! I love the tongue sticking out for Grandpa taking the picture.
I call this her "model" picture. To me, it looks like she is striking a pose! I can't believe those eyes. She's my doll!
P.S. - We miss you sooooooooooo much Daddy! It is horrible being away from you this long. We can't wait for Wednesday!
Banging on the pots and pans at Aunt MiMi's! Aria didn't like the taste of the metal spoon!
Our favorite game: peek-a-boo! They are looking with anticipation at the blanket which is about to cover them!
We got out the high chair I used as a baby and bought two other booster seats. All three are waiting for breakfast!
Levi started on the blanket in the bottom right corner. He rolled himself to the wall and then got stuck!
David had some funny faces for me during lunch the other day!
Where's Waldo? I mean, where's David? He didn't want to be left out of the eating festivities and crawled over to us. I have no idea what he was planning to do once he got into the corner, but it must have looked fun!
Here are some pictures of my sweet Aria, since the boys have both had a series of pictures in previous blogs. Here she is with Great-Grandma Rigsby.
Making eyes at the camera... I wonder if she knows yet how cute she is?
Yuck! That spoon tastes weird!
Here, she put her foot up on her thigh and then sat down and kept it there! She sat like this for a few minutes! I love the tongue sticking out for Grandpa taking the picture.
I call this her "model" picture. To me, it looks like she is striking a pose! I can't believe those eyes. She's my doll!
P.S. - We miss you sooooooooooo much Daddy! It is horrible being away from you this long. We can't wait for Wednesday!
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