The Cage

Our latest purchase for Mace:

Tyler calls it "The Cage." Mace doesn't care. He likes playing in it.

I like the pattern. We tell Mace he is the Lion. (Or sometimes, He is the monkey!)

Perfection and Fun

Remember this? Well, Mace has been working pretty hard, and I would say that he has perfected crawling! I am so proud of him!

I made this movie right before Mace learned that he could get off the couch, by diving head first!

I love this little boy so much! His little noises are so funny to me!

Playing Peek-a-Boo with Mace! He loves Cookie Monster!

Mace is really good at finding his blue friend!

He also loves trying to grab the water in the tub!

Brad, Tyler and I went skiing last Saturday at Solitude! It was the best skiing day I have ever had! I felt like I was less afraid, and my turns are getting better!

Having a blast!!

Naked Boy

I just love this picture!

I love the little moments in life that make me laugh!

10th Photo Tag from Kourt!

Here are the rules...
1. Open your first picture folder
2. Scroll to the 10th photo
3. Post the photo and the story behind it
4. Tag 5 more people

This picture was taken when Mace was just a few hours old! I remember thinking how perfect he is! He is so small here. I miss this stage of his life. I would hold him and he would lay perfectly still.

Now, I am lucky if he holds still at all! (This includes when I am feeding him, as he is constantly kicking his legs or pulling my hair, my shirt, his blanket. . . )

I feel so lucky to be his mom! I love each new stage in his life!

It is amazing to watch how quickly he changes!

I love him so much!

I tag:

Meghan Brooksby

Stacy Anderson

Whitney Rasmussen

Keri McGhee

Caty Peck

Parks are for Swinging and playing Soccer

Yesterday the weather was too beautiful to stay inside! After Tyler got home from work we walked to the park! We took a blanket and toys for Mace to play with and a soccer ball for us. Mace didn't like being on the blanket, so it was boys against girls! After playing with the soccer ball, we put Mace in the swing! He loved it! I am glad he likes to be outside!

My Baby is Crawling!!

His crawl is not perfect, but it is still pretty fun to watch! He got so tired by the end of the night, but wanted to keep going after our computer! He has also started standing up, by holding on to the couch to pull himself up. Looks like we are going to have to start baby proofing the house!

My husband

Last Friday, Tyler planned a much needed date! Tyler took Mace over to Ben and Elizabeth's house while I got ready. Even though we were just going to stay home, I wanted to look good for Tyler. I wore a new shirt and the pearls Tyler gave me a few Christmases ago! Tyler made some SUPER yummy queso and burritos! We watched a movie and enjoyed some time being together with just the two of us.

It was so much fun! I am so lucky to have this man in my life! I love you Tyler!

Two Teeth and other Fun Stuff!

So the other day, Mace was gnawing on my fingers. Then all of a sudden, I felt something sharp! He had a tooth that just broke through the gums! Crazy how my baby changes so quickly! Now, he has another tooth growing right next to the first one! The picture makes it hard to see, but they are there!

Six Months Old

Mace is six months old today! I can't believe how fast time goes. We went to the doctor's office today. Poor Mace has an ear infection and got four shots! It is always so hard to watch him get shots. I thought that because I work in the hospital, it wouldn't be so hard, but it is.

Playing with the long lost rattle!

I love these fat legs!

I love that he still laughs and plays even when he isn't feeling that well!

He is such a fun little baby!

Little Fish!

Mace has not liked laying in the bath until just recently!

Now he loves it!

I just love him!

Laughing at myself and blaming my sister!

So, I have to write this down because I don't want to forget. Last Friday started a little on the crazy side. I had tons and tons of laundry, needed to go to the store, make a dessert, and pack an over night bag for Mace and I, plus my visiting teachers were coming over to see me. I wasn't too worried, I had plenty of time to do everything. After showering, my sister called me to say that Lynnie's van was dead (Whitney nanny's Lynnie's family.). I thought I'd be a nice sister and help. I drove to her house, chatted for a bit, and played with my sweet little niece and crazy nephew. We thought we had some jumper cables, but turned out we didn't. We said "Oh well. Chad will be home in a while and he can help." I loaded Mace in the car, but as I went to start my car, I saw my headlight switch was in the on position! I couldn't help it, I bust out laughing! I came to help my sister, to rescue her, but instead I only made the problem worse! We now had to dead batteries to figure out! I called my sister, who only laughed more. She called Chad while I called my visiting teacher! Both were willing to help out. In the mean time, I thought I could start my car by popping the clutch. The driveway was angled so I thought I couldn't fail, but my steering wheel locked and so that idea didn't work very well. Chad got there soon after, calling the incident "Classic." We got my car working in a matter of seconds! We had a new problem when we couldn't figure out how to get into the garage to fix Lynnie's car. (Whitney took up the whole garage when she parked.) Luckily that was when Amy came. She brought a portable battery. It wasn't very strong, but at least we were able to change the car from parked to neutral. We let it roll back and Chad was able to get his car close enough to fix the problem. All in all, a big chunk of my day was gone, but it was nice to be able to laugh for a while! I only blame Whitney because if she'd turned her lights out in the first place, I wouldn't have needed to help her! :)

Moral of the story: If you are going to help someone out, make sure you have the necessary tools, and you don't do silly things, like leave your lights on, to make the problems worse!

Love my little Mace!

I am a very proud mommy!

During the last week, Mace started doing a few new things:

• Mace has figured out that he can move across the room by rolling! It is so much fun to watch! He has been rolling over for a while, but now he can travel! Love it!
• As of last Friday, Mace has been taking the bottle without too much of a fight! We have been trying to get him to take the bottle since the beginning of November! We haven't been the most consistent parents, but we have tried very hard! We were ready to try the "when he gets hungry enough, he'll take it" method. Luckily, he took it! Maybe he heard us talking, I don't know, but I am so happy!
• Chasing each other around the house! Tyler or myself will be hold Mace and we take turns chasing each other around. Mace will laugh so hard! He absolutely loves it!

Thanks to Kourtney!

I am really excited to continue blogging because of my wonderful cousin Kourtney! She showed me a few pointers to blogging! I have been wanting to write a post since last week but our laptop has officially died! We are going to get a new one soon. I wish they weren't so expensive, but oh well! Computers are almost impossible to live without! As soon as we get a new one, I will be posting more often and pictures will be included!!
One other bit of excitement is. . . (drum roll please). . . . I FOUND MY WALLET!!! It only took 3 weeks, but I have it! Also, I am becoming much better at putting things a use everyday in the same place, which means I am not loosing them! I have not lost anything this year :) Last week, I bought a really cute bag at Joann's to use as a Sunday bag! Yesterday, it was so nice to be able to get ready without worrying too much about the diaper bag. I packed everything from our lesson manuals to diapers! I loved having one bag to carry that had everything we need in it! That definitely helped me to be more organized!

It's a New Year!

Happy New Year! As the new year starts, we always think of ways to better our lives. I love where I am right now, but I do have a few resolutions that I plan to work on this year.
First, I want to be more organized! I am constantly losing things that are important, like car keys, my cell phone and the most current one is my wallet. I know it will turn up eventually! I was ready to buy a new cell phone last month! I looked everywhere for it (or so I thought!) My wonderful husband found it mixed in with Christmas decorations that I didn't use this year. The sad part is, I was without a cell phone for almost the whole month of December. So, I think becoming more organized is a good goal for me, don't ya think so?

Next, I want to have a stronger testimony. I feel like I have been going through the motions since Mace was born. My goal is to have more gospel conversations with Tyler (FHE) and go to the temple more often.

The last main goal I have is, to learn how to use a sewing machine. I have found a blog that has so many fun ideas. The only problem is I have no idea how to sew, and the terms used in the tutorials make no sense! I want to take a class at Joann's, but Tyler thinks I can find the same info on youtube, so I might try that first!

I am excited for this new year. Last week in church, a girl in the ward talked about seting goals and keeping them. I have a renewed motivations to become a better person! One of my smaller goals is to actually learn more about blogging, but for now, I like keeping it simple :)

NEW MOON!!

So, last night I went to see New Moon! It started at 2:30 AM! Call me crazy but it was so much fun! I went with a bunch of people that I work with. We met about 11:00PM before the show to watch the Twilight and eat some yummy food! I was not expecting much because last year Twilight was a little sad for me because it was different than the book. I absolutely LOVED New Moon! I thought the actors did a lot better and they followed the book more closely! I only found one part to be just a little too cheesy- you know, the part where they are leaping through the woods! haha! It was so much fun! My little Mace didn't even notice I was gone, which was so wonderful! I just love that he sleeps through the night. I have been so sleepy all day, but it was definitely worth it!

My new life

Well, I haven't posted in quite a while, but I am hoping to get back on the wagon and become better at this blog stuff! There are so many new things going on in my life! The two biggest are:

First
I am a mommy now! My baby's name is Mace Tyler Nicholson. He weighed 8 lbs 2 oz and was 21 inches long! He came into this world a 3:52 AM on August 11, 2009. I have been a mommy for twelve weeks now! I can't believe how much fun it is! My little boy is the best baby! I shouldn't say that he is little, because he is such a chunker! He is tipping the scale at 16 lbs! I guess that since I was a big baby and Tyler was a big baby, Mace never had a chance to be a little baby! :) His latest discoveries are standing on his fat little legs, laughing, pulling my hair, sitting in his bumbo, and my favorite SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! I am not sure how I got to be so lucky, but one night he just figured it out, and we have all been getting enough sleep now! I absolutely love being a mom! It makes my day just to see him smile at me! I love him so much!

Next:
Tyler and I have put our house up for sale! Right now, we are looking for something in the Herriman area. We love the home we are in now, in fact, there is not a reason we want to move, except that house prices are just so good! We are not set on moving, just testing the waters. I want to move, but if we do, it will be really hard to leave the ward and neighbors and of course it will be hard not living so close to the freeway! We have looked at a few homes, but haven't found anything we love! There are some floor plans that we could build, but we are not sure of anything yet! We had a "home stager" come to our house to help us make everything look the best is could be. I didn't like all of her ideas, but oh well. We have moved out a lot of our stuff to make everything look better and bigger! It is nice having the clutter gone, but I miss our computer desk and regular computer. We are lucky to have a laptop, but it is super hard to use because it is VERY slow! YOu have now idea how long it has taken to write this blog! haha

Lucy Lou Lou

This week has been very eventful! I have a new niece and she is an absolute doll! I have had so much fun taking care of Cooper while Whitney and Chad have been adjusting to their new lives these past few days. Cooper and I are becoming very good friends! I was expecting him to be a little grumpy every now and then, but he was such a good little boy! We didn't get to do a few of the things that I wanted to because he kept falling asleep, but oh well! We can always do them another time!
Lucy is such a beautiful little girl! I am jealous that she is so tiny! I have a feeling that my baby is already bigger than her. Her full name is Lucy RaNay Rasmussen! She weighed 6 lbs and 14 oz and was 19 inches long! I got to spend the day with Whitney today. I just loved holding Lucy! She is so little and sweet! She just slept the whole time. It makes me so excited for my baby to get here! I only have three weeks left from today!
Speaking of being due soon, I went to see my doctor today! I am still only dilated to a ONE :( I was hoping to be a little further, but oh well. I am considered full term, but I still have three weeks left! I am glad that things have gone well with the pregnancy, but I am really ready to hold him in my arms and not my belly! haha :)

Well, I have to start somewhere!

So, I am new to blogging, and I hope that I can figure everything out eventually! (hint, hint I need your help Whitney and Kourtney!) Anyways, life is going great right now! Tyler and I are expecting our first baby in about four weeks (I am due August 20)! I cannot wait to have him here! Right now we are living in Draper. Tyler has been working very hard trying to get our basement finished! We only have one extra bedroom, but we have been using it as an office. We are in the process of moving the office downstairs, and turning the bedroom into a nursery! I am just hoping that we can get everything down before the baby gets here!
I hope that everyone has a good 24th of July! Tyler and I had our first date on the 24th of July! We were going to make it a tradition to float the Provo River every year, but I don't think that is going to work this year!