1st Day of Preschool

Kayla officially started preschool yesterday. She goes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for two hours. She goes to the preschool up at BYU-I. She had a lot of fun yesterday and is excited to go back tomorrow. I can't believe how grown up she is getting. I have really noticed the change since I have gotten all three boys home. Where did those three years go?

Yesterday it was so quiet during those two hours while she was at preschool. The boys were sleeping and I was able to declutter my craft room. Hopefully now that I am able to actually sit at the table again, I will have some time to actually work on projects.


The boys are doing so good. Each day is the same. Eat, sleep, poop. They are having times during the day that they are starting to be more awake. It is fun to watch their eyes wander around the room. They are just so dang cute.

Weekends

I have forgotten how nice weekends are. It has been so long since I have had a somewhat normal weekend. This is the first weekend that we have all been home together as a family since June. It was so nice to just have a weekend. Matt was able to continue working on our family room. He painted base boards, chair rail and crown molding and then he actually got all of the chair rail up. It is looking so nice. I was able to go to stamp group. Yeah!! A couple of hours to myself doing what I love to do. Stamp. Then of course I had to come home and do laundry, which I think ended up totaling 7 loads. It is amazing how much laundry three babies can create.

Speaking of babies, they are doing so good. Brock is finally eating as fast as the other boys and almost as much as them. They are really looking like real babies now. They are getting the baby fat rolls under their chins and their little legs are starting to get a little chubby. They are still really good babies too. Last night they actually almost went 5 hours between feedings. That was so nice. Getting that extra hour of sleep makes a huge difference. I can't wait until they sleep through the night. That will be the best, because if there is one thing that is the hardest, it is the lack of sleep. If that is the only thing I complain about, then I think we are going to survive. It is just so nice to be altogether as a family. Hope you enjoy these cute pictures of the boys. (I guess I need to remember I have two girls and try to take their pictures once in a while. I will work on that.)

Aiden (red), Brock (yellow) and Collin (blue)

Aiden

Brock

Collin

First Shots

Yesterday we went on an adventure to the doctors office. I am here to tell you that it is alot of work to get three babies fed and in their car seats and to an appointment at a certain time. It took longer that I thought. We got there though. At the doctors they got all checked out and they got their first immunizations. They got three shots each. It was awful. I always had a hard time watching the girls get their shots and this time I had to sit through three times the trauma that was inflicted on the boys. They also got weighed and measured. They are all growing so fast. Aiden weighed 6 lbs. 1 oz. and was 17 1/2" long. Brock weighed 5 lbs. 6 1/2 oz. and was 16 3/4" long. Collin weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. and was 17" long. It is amazing how fast they are gaining weight.

Life the last few days has been a little crazy. Matt left Tuesday, but his mom was here until yesterday. It was so great having her here and helping out. It was wonderful. My mom stayed last night to help me and she will help me again tonight. I can hardly wait for Matt to get home so he can start helping me with the feedings. It takes about an hour and a half from the start of one to get through all three of them. Aiden and Collin eat pretty fast, it is Brock that takes a little longer, but he is definately getting faster than he was. I am also canning fruit cocktail and peaches. I don't know what I was thinking when I asked my mom to pick me up some fruit in Brigham City. Thanks to my mom, we have done 28 quarts of fruit cocktail and tonight we will hopefully do 7 quarts of peaches. What would any of us ever do without moms. I know I wouldn't survive. Thanks Mom.

Three Muskateers

Surviving. That is my key word these last few days, especially during the night. I guess it could get worse, so I won't complain too much. Matt is wonderful to help each time the boys wake up. We are able to feed them all around 10 p.m. Then they wake up again around 2 a.m. and then after one hour of feeding 3 boys, we hit the sack again until 6 p.m. for the next round. It could be every 3 hours instead of every 4 hours, so it isn't awful. The bad part is that Matt left today for meetings in Post Falls and he will be gone until Friday. Luckily his mom will be here tonight to help me and then my mom might stay one of the next nights.

The boys are doing so good. I think they can tell that they are all together again. They are always so content (until it is time to eat, then they just about eat their clothes off waiting for a bottle). I got all three of them together to do a few pictures today. Of course they didn't all cooperate. Some of the pictures Aiden was trying to eat Brock's face and Brock was sleeping through all of them. What a miracle these three little boys are in our lives. We love them so very much and are so glad to be together again.

Aiden, Brock and Collin together again on Sunday night.

Aiden trying to eat Brock.

Brock's Big Day

Well it finally happened. I got all of my babies home last night. Matt was able to get Brock out Sunday afternoon, and then he and his mom hit the road for home. He has to be on oxygen the whole time for a couple of weeks and then hopefully we will be able to get rid of that. He has gotten so big since I saw him two weeks ago. He still isn't taking as much as the other boys in his bottle, but he will get there. He just needs a few days to adjust.

Today has definately been way busier just by adding one baby. Matt's mom is staying for a few days so she has been a big help all day. There is always a baby that needs held and it seems like the four hours between feedings goes really fast. We will eventually get it figured out though.

I just can't believe that I finally have all of my babies home. I thought the day would never come. Now the fun begins. I will post some pictures of all three of them together when I get some cute ones. All of these pictures are from Matt's weekend with Brock.

Cute Boys

Can I just say that I am the luckiest mom in the world. I look at my little boys (and girls) every day and just can't even believe that they are mine. They are so very precious and they are also the best babies in the world. Let's hope that doesn't change.

Matt left for Utah yesterday. My mom and dad were going down to get peaches for canning, so he hitched a ride. They headed right to the hospital so they could make it for Brock's 5:30 p.m. feeding. He took his whole bottle for his daddy. Yeah! Matt went in again this morning and fed him twice and gave him a bath. The nurse practioner came in and visited with Matt and if he does really well, he might be able to come home tomorrow or Monday. I am so excited. Everyone keep your fingers crossed. He is still gaining weight and Matt says he looks so good. Wednesday night he weighed 4 lbs. 14 oz., Thursday he was 4 lbs. 15 oz. and last night he broke 5 lbs. I can hardly believe. I finally have 3 babies who weigh over 5 lbs. each. We have come a long way from where we started.

Collin is in yellow and Aiden is in blue.

Matt

My friend from high school tagged me. Now I tag Erin Bodily, Jenny Nielson, and Liz Cellan. Have fun!!

What is his name? Matthew Kirk Nielson

NICKNAMES? Matt, Stud Muffin (that's what he always tells the girls and Kayla actually calls him a stud muffin)

How long have you been married? 8 years

How long did you date? From when we first met to married it was 8 months

How old is he? 30

Who eats more sweets? I definately do. He likes candy and I like desserts.

Who said I love you first? Matt did.

Who is taller? He's 6'

Who can sing better? Definitely me. I am not a great singer, but I sing better than he does.

Who is smarter? Depends on the topic. With math and numbers it is him for sure.

Who does the laundry? I do, although he will do a load occasionally when I am gone.

Who pays the bills? I do.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does.

Who mows the lawn? He does. I happen to be allergic to fresh cut grass, so I get out of that one.

Who cooks dinner? Me.

Who drives? Matt always starts, but I end up switching with him because he gets to tired and almost falls asleep at the wheel.

Who is more stubborn? Sad but true, it's me.

Who kissed who first? Matt kissed me first. He walked me to the door after a date and he just leaned in before I knew what was going on and he kissed me.

Who asked who out first? He asked me. I was his second choice. The first girl he called couldn't go, so he called me. We went hiking up Bridal Veil Falls with all of his roommates and their dates. It was so much fun.

Who proposed? He did. We were sitting in sacrament meeting at our college ward. He kept playing with my rings on my fingers. He was taking them off and putting them back on. Next thing I knew, I looked down and I had an engagement ring on. He asked me if I would marry him and you know the rest of the story.

Who has more siblings? Matt does. There are 7 kids total in his family and only 3 in mine.

Who wears the pants? Depends on the issue, but I think overall we take turns or somehow wear them together.

Matt is a super dad and husband. He is the best. He was Mr. Mom all summer long and there are no words to tell him how much I appreciate all he did and does for me and my family. I love you Matt.