Dance Recital and Preschool Program

Carley had quite a week. On Tuesday she had her end of year dance recital with Talent Plus and Thursday was her end of year program at Sugar N Spice. She is growing up. Seriously, in the dance pictures with make up on, she looked so old.

Both programs she preformed well and had a wonderful time. I am so thankful for these blessings this year. She was a dancing orange koala bear for Talent Plus and sang "Muffin Man" at Sugar N Spice. Next year we will be doing a different childcare situation that is 5 days a week. We will miss many of the sweet people at SNS. Carley will do her same little preschool combo class next year at Talent Plus though. Her dance teacher was Ms. Chelsea and her preschool teacher was Ms. Kristie.

All good things must come to an end

.....and so, alas, my TV shows are over. Man, I love Season Finales because they are so good, but then I am so sad because it takes forever for them to come back. Like I should be a mom of two children before they come back. Nuts.

So here are my thoughts on the main shows I watch and their finales:

Chuck - I wish every show ended with, "I know Kung Fu". Great, sweet, and romantic way to end the season. Hopefully not the show though. Rumors keep saying that it might not be renewed. If you and your husband are looking for a funny show that both of you will like, you need to start watching Chuck. Rent the seasons over the summer. It is worth it.

Brothers and Sisters - This finale was a big let down for me. Kitty is being stupid. Tommy is weird. Kevin is still awesome. (just not his lifestyle choice) I just ended the season wishing for a better finale. I thought previous episodes were much better.

Friday Night Lights - So the Taylors may not be Dylan Pathers anymore. I thought it was a good twist. I like these characters a lot. I am really glad the show is coming back, but I wonder what it will be like without some of those Seniors. Riggins, Lyla, Tyra, Landry, and Matt are really great and I am not sure what the new kids will bring to it.

Private Practice - What a crazy ending! It was scary, scary and freaky. Violet is a weird character for me, but I do not want her on the floor undergoing a crazy C-Section. Sam and Naomi need to get their act together. Addison should not have an affair, even though that doctor is really good looking. :)

Lost - Holy Cow. That blew my mind. Great intro to Jacob and interesting finish with him as well. I am really excited that there is just one season left. I am anxious to see how this all wraps up. I hate that it won't be back till 2010! What is up with that? If you are a Lost fan, you need to do two things.
1) Listen to the free podcast with the creators and writers, Damon and Carlton, on ITunes.
2) Go to www.ew.com and read the recaps.
Both of these are updated each week and really help provide understanding into this crazy show. The theories on Jacob from the website are really cool.

Grey's - I almost hyperventilated at 007. I did not know it was George. Some of you did and that amazes me. It completely blew me away. So sweet and so sad. Izzy too. Alex and Izzy did a great job acting. POWERFUL. I really liked it. I knew it would be great TV, but I had no idea what roller coasters it would be. My emotions were high and low through the entire thing. Once again, if you are a Grey's fan, you need to do two things:
1) Listen to the free podcast with Shonda and Betsy every week on I Tunes.
2) Go to www.ew.com and read the recaps. The just did an interesting interivew with Shonda on the finale that gives a tiny glimpse into the future and processes this past season.
3) Go to www.greyswriters.com
All three of thses are updated each week when the show aires and gives a little of the scoop on what is to come. The big question is who is dead and who is coming back. Maybe neither, maybe both. We'll see.

Now for what I am watching over the summer:
1. The Bachelorette- I know, I know, I swore I was done. There is just nothing else on so I will watch. Plus I always like the Bachelorette better than the Bachelor.
2. Glee - Supposed to be a High School Musical/Miss Guided take on a high school choir. Aires on Tuesday nights. It has high reviews so I will try it and see.

What are you watching this summer?

Mother of the Year Video

Shanta sent me this. She may have sent it to several of you. I thought it was hilarious and awesome!

I hope you enjoy.

http://news.cnnbcvideo.com/?nid=V1xvpHWPrLSwg.HJco.4zTE3NTE0Ng--&referred_by=16701581-n4oGXIx

Cute Couple

Cody just got named the Medical Compliance Officer for the entire Lubbock Fire Department. I am super proud of him! Carley is trying for the Heisman and wants to marry her Daddy when she grows up.

I love these two and am so proud of both of them! They are a cute little couple of twins.

Carley, Carley

We think Carley is such a funny kid. She is always doing such hilarious things to make us laugh, mostly in her reactions.

This week Carley got bit by one of her friends when she was in childcare. This is her first time to be bit so it was a little traumatic for her. Luckily for us, she didn't do anything to provoke it or bite back so we could just be sad for her and not have to get onto her for anything. What was so cute/sweet/sad/hilarious about it was how traumatized she was. I know it had do hurt. The pictures don't do it justice and now it is a bruise which is really tender, but it really put her out that this happened. See this expression:

That sums up her feelings about getting bit. Finally I got a better shot of it when she could see it in the camera. Crazy girl.

Also, Carley has lots of thoughts, questions, and ideas about the baby. Lately she has been taking a shower or bath with me each day just to save time and this has brought more questions about my belly. Yesterday she was talking to a random stranger and told them I had a baby in my tummy. The stranger asked if I was having a boy or a girl and Carley told them it was a brother. So far, so normal. Then she said, "When my brother comes, I will take showers with him. Then Mommy will shower with Daddy every day. They will splish and splash. They will have so much fun." I was mortified. I said, "I don't shower with Daddy, silly girl, I shower with you." Then she said, "Not anymore you can shower with Daddy every day. We will love it." Seriously, I have no idea where my child comes up with this stuff. The stranger died laughing. I just died.

Update

I ordered my bedding for Baby Corey last night. I am so excited. I hope it is super cute! It was a tough call. I looked at lots of fireman bedding, but ultimately Cody made the final decision. I really like it and can't wait for it to arrive so we can be sure we love it and Cody can start painting whatever cute ideas he has for the nursery!

Also, some of you have emailed about the name Corey Wayne. I forget that lots of my blogging friends didn't know my maiden name (which is funny to me). My maiden name is Core but it is pronounced with a long e. So either way, baby Nelson two was going to be pronounced like my maiden name. If it was a girl, she would have been Corie, but since he is a boy, he is Corey! Cody's middle name is Wayne. There you have it. Cody did not want to add the y at the end, but he didn't get his name mispronounced the first day of school for his entire life, so I trumped him on that.

It is exciting to be over half way through with this pregnancy. I go to Dr. Owen again tomorrow and I am hoping she will let me go ahead and schedule my C-Section so we can plan a little more for maternity leave.
Update: My C-Section was scheduled today for 09/09/09! I am so excited. My Dr. said she is not sure I will make it that long just because of the Antiphospholipid syndrome. But, I am hopeful and I am booked in the OR! Yeah for 09/09/09!!!

As for parenting - man, it is getting more and more interesting each day. I constantly struggle with being patient, modeling good choices, picking my battles, not making threats I won't back, and being consistent. It is so tricky. I can just feel myself getting frustrated with Carley so quickly sometimes. It is tough to know when you are being too easy on your kid and too hard on your kid. Some of the expectations I have for Carley seem too high sometimes and other times, I am covering for her and letting things slide because she is so cute. Goodness. Anyone with me out there?

Quick Carley story: We have been collecting money for mission Sunday for several weeks. She has earned lots of money and has been so proud of herself. She knows the money goes to telling other kids about Jesus and that makes her very happy. Today was mission Sunday and she marched up to the front of the auditorium with all the big kids to put her money on the stage. I was so proud of her. She looked so precious. It made me want to cry. Then she came back to sit with me and started crying because she wanted to keep her money jar. She knew she was giving the money to the kids, but wanted to keep the jar. She started SCREAMING in church, "I want my jar back. I want my jar back!" BAWLING, YELLING, SCREAMING!!! I took her out and she was hysterical. I guess I need to tell her that we are giving the money AND the jar to teach the kids about Jesus, and not just the money.