Bring Your Son to Work Day

Brian has finished law school! Hip-Hip Hooray for him! All that's left to do is walk for graduation then take and pass the Nevada Bar Exam. Because it was Brian's last day of his externship at the court for Judge Sturman he brought James and me for a visit. 

James got to play Judge and sit in her seat and use the gavel. 

But he was more interested in looking at the TV monitor that had his picture on it!

It was a fun day and we are so proud of Brian and all his hard work!

21 weeks

21 Weeks Pregnant

The belly is growing! So we had our 20 week ultrasound which was a total bust. The baby was completely curled up in a ball and the technician tried to poke and push the baby to get him/her to move for over 45 minutes to no avail. We were unable to gather any reliable measurements or scans and the baby's gender is still unknown! Hopefully by May we will have more information on the mini-Nelson!

Otherwise all is going well with the pregnancy!

Trip to California Pt 2

During our trip to southern California James was able to play with all of his cousins on both sides sans one!(We missed you little Benjamin!) A total of 14 cousins! James really had such a blast!

Went to the beach, I loved it but James was not a huge fan! 

He would try to only walk on the towels so his feet didn't have to touch the sand. What a baby!

James and grandma, who James ADORES! 

  

We went to the Rainbow outlet and we stocked up on some discounted Rainbow sandals and James got his first pair!

The store has these really oversized shoes all throughout.

Another day we went to a little petting zoo with our cute cousin Miley. They had a blast seeing animals and riding ponies.

We also get to see our cute cousins Katie and Abby! James and Abby were instant friends and James thought everything Abby did was fun and fabulous! It was cold and windy at the pier and tons of crazy waves. 

It was a fun and busy trip to California and James had so much fun and he realized how boring our house is and how way more fun Grandma's is! We can't wait to go back and visit again!

Trip to California Pt 1

James and I took a trip to California to visit Grandma and Grandpa Nelson. Brian has been busy with school, work, and church, so I decided to get out of town for a little vacation with James. We had a really early flight and I knew I would have to wake up James way before sun came up so I decided to have a little present for him at the bottom of the stairs to improve his mood. It was a Spiderman suitcase! Pretty fancy, I know! And James agreed!

 A pretty happy guy for 4:30 in the morning! Spinning our spidey webs!

When we made it to California it was time to explore grandma and grandpa's house. And there was lots to do!

Swimming

Trampoline

Riding cars

Lego loft

He had so much fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house!

  

Easter Weekend with Friends

We had a fun Easter weekend with some friends. We had fun playing in the water at this outside mall and let the kid cool off in the heat! 

On Sunday we had church and then had a big dinner followed by a little egg hunt with candy and stickers.

It was wonderful to remember and celebrate the joy from Jesus' Atonement and Resurrection! Happy Easter to all!

My Little Superman

 What could be cuter than a boy in cape? 

A man in a cape! Completely kidding. 

I found this Superman t-shirt with attachable cape on sale at H&M. When James saw it his eyes lit up with pure joy and I knew he had to have it! He has been wearing it for over 24 hours and I cannot get him to take it off! 

He knows he's pretty cool stuff when he wears his Superman shirt. And everywhere we go he gets really fun reactions from people. I mean who could resist a cute superhero in a cape walking around the gas station? 

What a fun boy he is!

Our Growing Family

We are very happy and excited to announce that baby number two is on the way! My belly has recently made its debute and hiding the pregnancy was getting harder to do!

James liked posing for the camera too and I can't decide if he looks more like Brian or my older brother John in this picture! 

PREGNANCY SO FAR:

- 19 weeks 

- Due end of August (hoping to be induced again...)

- Weight gain is six pounds

- No morning sickness

- Completely exhausted -- James thinks I've been boring and lame but I'm getting some energy back

- Did not like Diet Coke for the first few months -- I know, hard to believe

- All over maternity jeans now (I don't understand why people brag about wearing their normal jeans during the whole pregnancy -- Super uncomfortable -- I love my stretchy, skinny, full-panel maternity jeans!)

- No major food cravings

- High risk for the first 12 weeks which was nice because I could call & get in to see the doctor immediately & even got calls home from my doctor

- Having gallbladder issues but if I don't eat fatty foods I don't feel like I'm dying

- No new stretchmarks

- Find out the sex next week

- Very, very excited about our growing family!