Kelsie vs. The Blanket...dun...dun...dun...

And in this corner, weighing in at a substantial 18 lbs, she hails from Woods Cross, Utah and was rated by many as the cutest little baby around, with a smile that defeated many gloomy days, and a cry that could ring your ear drums, KELSIE SOPHIA NELSON!!!!

Not sure who won this battle, but by the looks of Kelsie's expression below, it was pretty intense! I was in my bathroom, getting ready for the day, when I started to hear a lot of 'ahhings'. You know, the sound they make when they are trying to shove things in their mouths?!? Anywhoo, I looked over to find my baby wrestling the blanket. I guess the blanket must have given her the stink eye or something. Take that!

'Oh hi Mom. No, I'm not suffocating. It just looks like I am. No worries. Back to your business.'

And here we have sweet little cousin Mary. She is a week and a half older than Kelsie.

Little buddies. 

Finally, she rolled from her tummy to her back this last week. Once. Yes just once. I helped her by holding a toy above her head and it FINALLY got her to roll over. It's a start.

Trip to AZ and the Kelsinator is 5 months!

A couple of weekends ago, we headed down to AZ for a few days. This was Kelsie's first plane ride and she actually did pretty well. We got her to sleep for part of it so that was good. I kept thinking about when she is a year old and we go down there again. Oy vey. She will be a handful. This is really the golden age. We had a lot of fun hanging out with the Nelson's and soaking in some Arizona sun. Oh sun how I miss you on this cold Spring day. Of course, I hardly took any pictures. That is going to have to be my new goal. Thanks to Chad's sister Heather, there are some pics below.

All the kids on the Nelson side.

The fam.

Kelsie's first taste of the pool. She did not like it at all. Hence, the crusty face in the picture above and below.

While in Arizona, Kelsie got to try out Grandma and Grandpa's Baby Einstein's Jumper. Chad and I have been looking around for one on KSL classifieds. When we got back, we decided to buy one. She's starting to get the jumping part down and I like watching her use her 'concentration face' while she grabs the other toys.

 I still can't believe she's 5 months already. The last month and a half have been the best. So happy and smiley. She's a huge cuddle bug and always lays her head on our shoulders. I've been feeding her rice cereal once a day for about a week now and she always giggles when I make sounds like "mmmmm" every time she eats a bite. We've been letting her cry herself to sleep for naps and sometimes during the night to see if we can get her to sleep the whole night. It finally worked last night and she slept from 7:30pm  to 6:30am. YEAH! Hopefully, she keeps it up. No rolling yet but we do tummy time a few times a day now so maybe she'll start. I also sit on the floor with her and have her sit up next to me and have her hold her self up for a few minutes.

And the piece de resistance.......her chubby whubby legs! Ahhhhaaa! Look at those symmetrical fat rolls. The pediatrician told me that they love seeing the symmetry because that means their little legs are growing evenly. Now I look at them all the time and say 'Oh good. There symmetrical!' :) Haha.

 Below, I added the outfit and hair thing I made for my sister-in-law Erin's new baby Mia. I really can't wait to make a skirt for Kels. It's such a cute pattern and was actually pretty simple. I just had to have someone help me start it. Thanks Kelli.

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What's going on with Kelsie

All of the following pics are the most recent of Kelsie. Oh and me too!

Here she is after some tubtime. Sucking on her bottom lip. I told her if she makes a funny face it may get stuck like that but she's already not listening to her wise mother.

Chillin' on the couch watching the sunrise.

Feeding her some rice cereal for the first time. She's been staring me down while I eat so a couple of nights ago we decided to get out the rice cereal. It was pretty funny to watch her take in the spoon and then push it all back out with her tongue.

Posing perfectly on the couch. Haha.

Apparently, we have a sports fan on our hands. Already taking after Grandma Nelson.

"I love getting ready for the playoffs. I mean...what? I wasn't watching t.v. I promise."

A little something I whipped up!

I made these for my friend Melissa's baby a few weeks ago. They are super easy to make and I thought they were the cutest things ever! Wouldn't they look so cute with a pair of corduroys and a v-neck vest? Oh maybe when I have a boy I can make some more! If you want to know how to make them, just go to crapivemade.blogspot.com or you can ask me.

This one is my favorites and I did the best sewing on it!

Innocent as the day I was born....

And nekkid as the day I was born!

This post is dedicated to Carrie Goffin. Does this make up for the last two posts without pictures of Kelsie or do you need more? You could come babysit and have all the Kelsie you want! Mewhahaha.

Smack Talking at Gold's Tonight

Yeah that's right. I was smack talking at the gym tonight....in my head. What? I had to keep myself motivated somehow.

First of all, this was my first time going to the gym in months. That's right people months! I was so pumped! I've been running outside for weeks and this was my first time under that golden glowing sign. Woot! Woot!

So back to the smack talk. I love looking around Gold's now. Very entertaining. As I was looking at these overly buff men walking around me at the free weights (looking not checking out, trust me) I had many thoughts.

What? You can bench how much? Big deal. I carried around a baby in my belly plus plenty of extra weight for 39 weeks! Top that. Please, so you've had your nipples pierced? I'm sure that hurt for a week. Try breastfeeding an infant, then we can talk. Oh and these. They're real. I breastfeed, thank you very much. You think your tough 'cause your muscles hurt while you lift all that weight pretty boy? Ha. I delivered a 10lbs 3oz baby without meds.

And that last sentence motivates me to keep working out. That is the most pain I've ever felt in my entire life. You know when your nurse asks you what your pain level is from 0-10, "10" being the worst pain you've ever felt and "0" being no pain at all? I'm pretty sure I know what "10" feels like so no relay race can beat me now! Wasatch back: here I come!