Thursday, February 4, 2010

Keeping up with the Nelson's
(there are a lot of posts under this so keep reading if you want!)
Lately blogging has been the last thing on my list of things to do, but tonight Max went to bed at a decent hour so I figured I'd play catch up on our blog...3 hours later, here I am still playing catch up! Life has been pretty crazy around here lately, but we wouldn't change anything! Max is doing great, growing like crazy and changing everyday! We love him so much! For the most part Max is a great baby. We are trying to establish a routine, but he sleeps well once he is asleep, it's getting him there that is the issue! He eats very well. He's probably up to about 12 pounds now. I was nursing him and feeding him a formula bottle after cause what I had wasn't enought to satisfy him, but he was way fussy and pooping a lot and acted very uncomfortable. So now I'm no longer giving him formula and when and if I do i switched to the sensitive kind. I hope that it will be a little easier on his stomach! Without the formula he's seems so much better and he's been a much happier babe! We are all learning things everyday and somedays it is very hard, but being a parent is the best calling in life!

Here's what Max does so mom can shower...He loves his swing!
Tummy Time! Sometimes he's really good about being on his tummy, but other times he FREAKS out!
I love the way this kid sleeps...he's always all sprawled out!
Bath time at Mimi's house!
These two pics are my favorite! We've got the Sumo Wrestler and the Cheeser!
Last night was Max's first night in his crib so by by to the craddle...
and sweet dreams little Max in your big boy crib...
Lot's more pictures of Max!
Hope that everyone has a great week! Hopefully I'll have more time for this blogging thing!

My friend Ashley did Max's pictures at 2 weeks old! they turned out so cute! I love them all. He was so good while she was taking them, I was so surprised! She did a fantastic job! She also did his birth announcement for us and I love the way that they turned out too! Thanks Ash!

*Happy Birthday Momma*
On January 22, 2010 my mom turned 46! She is the BEST mom in the world. I love her so much! She's helped us out so much since we've had Max and I don't know what I'd do without her! She is so talented and so positive and very hard working. When I grow up I want to be just like her! Happy Birthday Mom I love you!
One Month Old!

At one month old we've figured out that Max
-Loves his tubbers
-Loves to eat (I feel like I plan my whole day around nursing that kid!)
-Loves his car seat
-Loves to go to Mimi and Nana's house
-Loves to snuggle
-Loves to sleep in Mom and Dad's bed (bad I know, but Brad works graveyards so I justify it that way!)
-Farts A LOT!
-Stays up late and sleeps in
-Smiles a little (we look like idiots trying to make him smile for us!)
Each day he grows and learns new things! I love spending time with him singing and talking! He is such a good baby!

Maxon's First Tubbers!
We were waiting and waiting for Max's belly button thing to fall off so that we could give hime a bath...it finally did and boy does he love the tub! He cried for a second when we laid him down in the water, but after getting used to it he LOVED it! It's getting out that he hates, but I think that every babe is that way! I've started bathing him at night and I think that it helps him sleep better, but it's so funny, he'll be screaming and i'll turn the water on and he stops instantly!

Happy New Year!

For New Years this year we went to Brad's family party and then to my parent's house and watched a movie. It was pretty low key but it was way fun. Things are just a lot more fun with Little Max around! We love him so much and we love to watch him grow...we just wish that he didn't grow so fast!:)

i love this one of Max, he's all tuckered out after ringing in the New Year!


Merry Christmas!
Max in his Christmas Eve Outfit...He's always up for entertaining!

Christmas was very busy, but very fun this year. It was so fun to take Max and show him off to all of our families and to spend time with everyone! Max got spoiled by his Nana and his Mimi and as for Brad and I, we'll just say that Max was our Christmas to eachother and we also got very spoiled by our parents!
Our little Christmas Present! The best one EVER!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

WOW!

I want to post pics and updates about our little fam, but i've yet to find the time. When Max is sleeping so am I ha ha. He suddenly is a night owl so I sleep during the day with him! It seems like when I think I am going to have a spare minute to post I sit down and sign in and he starts crying. (he's screaming right now, but I want to hurry and finish this!) So for now this is all you get...We are doing great just trying to get the hang of all this. Max is growing like crazy. He'll be 6 weeks old this week. It is so crazy how fast time goes! I promise I'll play catch up later!


My friend Ashley took his pics at 2 weeks! She is AMAZING check out her site! http://ashleymaephoto.com/blog I'll post those as well!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

December 16th from here on out will always be a special day in our house...It's Max's birthday!

On Tuesday December 15th I had a doctors appointment. Keep in mind that I was due on the 13th so I went into my appointment with high hopes that Dr. Kirkman would tell me to go over to the hospital to have this babe. Well, to my surprise that's pretty much what he said. He said that due to my high blood pressure and my swelling from retaining water, that it would be best for my health and for Max's to be induced into labor rather than to wait till he was ready. All through out this pregnancy I wanted to just go into labor on my own, but I wanted me and Max to be safe so I thought that it was a good choice and we went to the hospital at 7:00 p.m.

Shortly after getting there and getting changed they started me on Pitocin and my Anitbiotic because I was Strep B positive. The Antibiotic had to be in me for atleast 2 hours before they could break my water. So 10:00 rolls around and there was still no doctor there that could come in to break my water, 12:00 comes and goes and I was having contractions, but they weren't too bad yet. Finally, 1:30 comes and Dr. Blackett was delivering a baby so they had her come in to break my water and that's when the hard contations started. I was in intense labor for about 3 hours having one contaction after another and then I was finally dialated to a 5, which is what I was wanting to be at before I got my Epidural. I got my Epidural and the first time it didn't work, but the second time, worked like a charm! After that it was pretty much smooth sailing.

I dialated 2 centimeters an hour and by 7:30 a.m. I was ready to push. I pushed for a good 2 hours and out came our beautiful little baby boy Maxon James Nelson! I'm not going to lie his head looked like an alien at first because the poor little man was in the birth canal for so long, and he wasn't really little I just like to say little man! He was born at 9:20 a.m. on December 16th 2009. He weighed 8 lbs even and he was 20 inches long! I would not have been able to make it through my labor without my Brad or my Mom. They were there through everything helping me be strong and make it through it! Thanks guys I love you and am so grateful that you were there!

We couldn't be more excited to have our little boy and after 2 long days in the hospital we were able to take him home! We love being home with him, we are fasinated with his every move and we just lay by him and watch him for hours! Our love for each other has grown tremendously and we love being parents to Max! Life couldn't get much better than this right now!

Right before leaving to go to the hospital...My huge belly!


Ready to get started!


Kade and Stac came to visit me before it got tough!

Amazing Dr. Kirkman! Right after Max was born!


Poppey Dar holding Max right after he was born!

All swollen and ready to eat his fingers off! ha ha

Daddy giving Max his first "bath"


Chillin in the Boppy!

He LOVES his carseat!

Uncle A.J.

Mommy and Max

Happy Famliy!

Daddy and Max

Hanging out!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

MAXON JAMES NELSON

December 16th 2009

9:20 a.m.

8lbs. Even

20 inches long

WE LOVE OUR LITTLE GUY!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Baby, Baby, Baby
So like I said things have been kind of crazy with Christmas and a new Baby Boy just around the corner, but it has been so fun getting ready for our little man to join our family! We have been so blessed with such awesome family and friends that have SPOILED Max with clothes, diapers, toys, anything and everything! I just want to tell everyone thanks so much for all the love and support that you have shown us, we wouldn't have been able to do it without you!

Brad's family gave me a shower and it was so fun! Thanks Mom, Hil, and KelliAnn! Max got spoiled once again! ha ha I thought that I'd never find spots to put everything, but I managed!

Our cousin Jess made this AMAZING diaper cake and her mom made Max the cute burp cloths that are sitting around it!



MAXON'S NURSERY!

My aunt Seenie gave me this palm tree, it is just what the nursery needed to be finished completely!

Once again kuddos to my momma. She painted the canvases above his crib and changing table. She is one talented girl!


Well wish us luck! This little boy of ours should be coming any day and we couldn't be more excited!