Whats happening at the Nielsens.

Ok, so I havent really been up to much, just getting HUGE!!!! ha ha.... Seriously though I am huge! see ....

This was taken the weekend after Thanksgiving. I am starting to feel like an oompa loompa. I feel great though. I love being pregnant.

Thanksgiving was fun, my family came down, and we painted the nursery, and got projects done around the house. I will post pictures as soon as I get the crib. (its on back order.)

And this little guy is our new pet. Well kinda, Shawn was bringing in fire wood on Sunday night, and as he was adding one of the logs to the fire, he saw this beauty opening its wings as it unthawed with the warmth of the fire.

I got some sugar water for it, and its been hanging out in the basement for the last 4 days. CRAZY HU?!?? (I think its a little Christmas Miracle, I mean Butterflies in Idaho in the middle of December.) Anyways, I am going to try to keep it alive as long as I can.

That's all for now. Sorry, nothing too exciting. OHH!!! I do only have 9 1/2 weeks or less!!! YAY!!

This is Ellie.

So I know what you are all thinking. "Why did they get another dog with a baby on the way? " Am I right? Well, I wasn't planing on it. I mean yes I miss Ringo, but I had decided to wait a while til after the baby was at least 6 months or a year to start looking for a new dog. Then Shawn convinced me to go to the pound and just see how we felt about starting to look. "We don't have to get a dog now, lets just start looking and see if there are any other type of dogs we like." Well, it was a trap. I saw Ellie the first walk through of the pound, and she is so stinking cute!! She was the only dog not freaking out and barking at us, and I have to admit, I have a soft spot in my heart for Shih Tzu's. I saw her on Thursday, and I finally decided that I couldn't deal with the fact that is we didn't go get her, that she could have been put down, so Shawn went and got her while I was at work on Saturday.

She is part Yorkie, and is just over a year old, so I don't have to worry about potty training a new dog, or worry about all the puppy craziness. She is perfect, I changed her name from Emmie, I just think Ellie fits her and us better, and she is such a good dog. She is perfectly contest with just hanging out by herself, and she loves to play. So welcome home Ellie!!

Saying goodbye to my Ringo.....

So, This is really hard post for me, so if I don't make sense, or am skipping words, that's why. Shawn called me Friday while I was at lunch and told me that my little Ringo buddy had been hit by a car and had died. Any of you who know us very well know that he was my baby seriously, he slept with me, and did just about everything with us. I still am having a really hard time not breaking into a sob about 40 times a day. Shawn got Ringo for me 4 years ago on my birthday. We had gone to dinner and when I pushed the button for the garage door to open, when we got home, there was this cute little guy in the middle of our garage sticking his fluffy little head out of the box ready for me to come get him. Our house is so lonely now, and poor Zeus is so depressed and just lays around and whines. I don't think my pregnancy hormones are helping my situation at all either. So, here is to my little buddy!! I miss you Ringo!!!

My "little" boy!!

So I had my 25 week checkup yesterday, and I am feeling like a beached whale. I am starting to get winded really easy, and just have felt really huge for only being 25 weeks. I got an ultra sound done, and he is actually still measuring 2 weeks ahead. He has been consistently the entire pregnancy, so that makes me feel allot better!! That puts him just about into the 3rd trimester already!! crazy hu ?!? He is measuring in at roughly 2 lbs, which is huge for 25 weeks and a little big for 27 weeks, but just about right. Today I measured my belly from around my belly button and I am 37 1/2 inches!!! that's big!! But the good news is, is that I can still get my old pants on, just not do them up, so not too bad right!???!? I hope so. anyways, here are some fun pics of the ultra sounds, one is his profile, and the other is his foot!! Yay!! So cute!

Nothin special...

So I have had a lot of requests for a new baby bump pic, so here it is....

its true, i am looking like I swallowed a pumpkin. I am 25 weeks now, and feeling pretty good. my feet are starting to swell when I work all day, and my insides are starting to feel a little like punching bag, but I am loving being pregnant!!!!

Today I was put in as 2nd councilor of the Young Women in our ward. I know what you are thinking, Lacie in charge of our youth!?!? A little scary I know, but I am really looking forward to it. I am especially excited to be with the bee hives. I think I would be a little intimidated by the older girls.

And on a sad note, Shawn accidentally deleted EVERYTHING on the dvr.... I am so SAD!! all my late night Monster Qwest adventures are gone! along with my home decorating shows, and Shawn's hunting shows. Its gonna be a very boring week or two at our house until we get another stockpile of shows....

That's all the excitement at the Nielsen house.

growing like crazy!!

So as you all know Leslie and I are neck in neck with these babies!! Its so much fun!! We had our 20-21 week checkup on the same day, and it turns out, our babies are the ExAcT same size!!! CRAZY HU!?!? Pretty fun, you really couldn't have planned it any better!! We are now 22 weeks as of tomorrow, and here is our last baby belly shot, about 21 weeks 2 days!

Pretty Exciting......

ITS SNOWING AT MY HOUSE!!!! I know now what you were expecting, but I love this time of year!! I just do, it makes makes me happy! I spent the night listening to Martina Mcbride, putting up my Halloween decorations, with a nice warm fire burning in the stove, and my Autumn candle burning.... Does it get any better than that?

Also, coming up this week, I go to the doc on Friday, for my 20 (one day shy of 21) week apt. I am really excited, I have started to feel him moving, and I am super anxious to see what he looks like this week. We have a few names picked out, but nothing def yet. any ideas I would love to hear them.

And last but not least...... MY CHAIR IS DONE!!!!! Yay!!! I was so surprised when Shawn brought it home today! I had it all about done yesterday, just had to put the back on it, and its done!!! I am so excited! I don't have any room in my nursery yet, so its sitting in my living room right now, but its finally done!!! hope ya like it!