Back to School

We are finally starting to get back into the swing of things! This summer has been an absolute whirlwind and it's good to get back to a schedule. Chase started school almost three weeks ago, and it has been pretty strenuous and time consuming for him. We are glad when the weekends roll around and we get to spend some time together. He actually had to clean a "friend or family member" for one of his grades so he got the chance to clean my teeth! It was the first time I had left Nixon with any one, other than his grandma's. I left him with a friend and wasn't even nervous, except maybe to get my teeth cleaned! :) It was a fun time and I liked looking at Chase behind his mask because I could tell when he was smiling at me just by the wrinkles next to his eyes :) I am so proud of him and all he has accomplished so far. I am so lucky. As far as Nixon and I, we pretty much hang out together all day, which absolutely ROCKS! I have started teaching some piano lessons as well. I have 7 all together and a couple of more inquiries. I'm not sure I want to teach much more than 10 for now. I have also been finding some other ways to help out financially. Since we bought our nice camera, I really would like to start taking pictures, and learn how to do it right. I took some pictures of a family a couple of weeks ago, and the mom was so impressed, she said she had two other friends and their families who would like their pictures done. I posted a few pictures from that photo shoot below. The next thing I did was actually not my doing. From the ad I posted online for piano lessons, a lady called me and asked if I would play at her son's wedding! Normally I wouldn't post on here how much I get paid for stuff, but I have to tell you. It was crazy. They paid me $250 for 2 hours of piano playing!! We had agreed beforehand that it would be $200, but she gave me a $50 tip on top of that. People out here are nuts. The wedding was actually really beautiful! I was expecting a white trashy wedding from the fact they found me on Craigslist and never even met me in person before the wedding. The Mom who I have been in contact with, was actually raised a member of the church, but told me it has been really hard because her husband and son aren't interested. Some of her family actually ended up being from our ward! Small world. We are loving living here in Nebraska, except for the fact we don't get to see our friends/family :( I try to post as much as I can so you can watch Nixon grow and be a part of his and our lives from afar!
Here are some of my favorites from that photo shoot....

Yard Sale Finds

No joke! I got this pile of clothes from a yard sale.

Part of being students is FRUGALITY. And let me tell you. When you can find stuff like this for cheap? Who really gives a crap?

Chase and I went yard saleing a few weeks ago, and we came up to a house that really didn't have that much stuff, what we like to call "a drive by". We about kept going, but I said, "Let me just go run and look really fast." Chase stayed in the car with Nixon. When I got into the garage, there was an ENTIRE table of baby boy clothes that looked like this. I started swooping up piles in my arms because I was afraid someone else was going to get to them before me haha. It was hard to pick my very favorites because there was so much! The lady running the yard sale was actually the grandma of this little boy, and she said when her daughter found out she was having a boy, she went crazy! She over bought, and he never wore half of this stuff. I couldn't believe our luck. The clothes all look brand new and most are from Gap, Old Navy, Children's Place, Crazy 8, and Target. She wanted $1 for every piece of clothing and $0.50 for the hats, but since I got almost 30 items, I asked if she would take $18 for all of it. She did. A few of these items I was able to get for one of my friends who is having a baby soon, since some of the sizes were newborn.

Looking back, I wish I would have given the lady my number so I could buy the little boys' clothes when he grows out of the next size!

Here are some of my favorites..

3 Months!

Our Nixon is 3 Months old! Chase and I did this little photo shoot of him right around his 3 month birthday. We couldn't get a smile out of him, but we still think they turned out pretty dang cute!


This makes me want to cry. Here is a comparison of Nixon in his carseat when he was 2 days old.....
AND THREE MONTHS OLD!!! I seriously can't believe how much he has grown! And how much hair he has lost :)
Happy boy!
I had to get a picture of the rolls starting to grow on his thighs, since most of you can't kiss and pinch them!
Tummy time... I can't believe how he can hold his head up! His neck and back have gotten so strong, it seems like over night! It's hilarious when I go to feed him in the night and he is perched like this crying, with his head almost peering over the crib.


3 Month Highlights:

14 ish pounds (we weighed him at Walmart while grocery shopping. We laid some plastic down, and then put him on the produce scale. He wouldn't really fit in it so we had to hold on to him a little bit, so I don't think it was completely accurate. He weighs at least 14 lbs, maybe 14 lbs. 3 oz?)

23.5 inches long

He is eating more these days. About every 2 1/2-3 hours during the day and he is eating 4 to 4.5 oz. every time.

Getting very good at tummy time and holding his head up

Smiles almost every time I even look at him

Started giggling! I can take my chin and tickle him under his neck and on his sides and he goes crazy giggling.

Still likes to be swaddled, especially during naps.

Seriously balding. He has no hair on the sides of his head and a big chunk is missing in the back. He has a patch on top, and a patch at the top of his neck and the funny thing is, it is pretty dang thick and long so the bald parts look REALLY bald. He looks like a cute old man :)

His sleeping habits, I'm not real proud of :) We put him to bed at 8:30, eats at 1:30, eats at 4:30, and then ready to eat again at 7:00. Most days we get up then, but I usually bring him into bed and feed him there by me. There have been a few mornings where we will both fall back asleep. It is such a sweet time to be able to snuggle with him in the mornings. The picture below is of when that happened once, and I CAREFULLY inched my way away from him so I could get out of bed without waking him up and snap the picture.

Baby Photos

While we were in Idaho, we dug out some old family photos to compare and see who Nixon looks more like, his mom or dad. What do you think? We could see a little of both in him, but maybe a little more of Chase!



That's Janessa if you couldn't tell :)

This is Janessa with Ashlee, and their Aunt Wendy. I thought it was so cute how my hands and Nixon's were both clasped the same right after being born. Nixon is below..

Fourth Anniversary

We celebrated our four-year Anniversary on Aug. 9th! We went to dinner at Red Lobster and of course took our little tag-along :) Throughout the day, we talked about different things we remembered from our wedding day. We talked about how much we have grown as a couple, how much more in love we are today than the day we were married, and how much we have learned from each other. I feel so blessed to have already had 4 years with the love of my life.

Year number four has been a big one! We lived in Arkansas last summer, Chase started Dental School, I was pregnant, Primary President, we moved to Omaha, we had Nixon, and Chase started his second year of Dental School. It has been "the year of change," but all for the good. We are so excited to see what year number 5 has in store!

The pics below are of us when we were dating, almost 5 years ago!!



This is from our Honeymoon in Jackson Hole.

2 Months Old/Blessing Day

2 Months Old!! I can't believe how fast time has gone by. It seems like we were JUST at the hospital getting ready to have our little guy, but at the same time it feels like we have always had him.

Here are some highlights:

Weighing 12 lbs. and 23 inches long

Smiling more and more

Still loves to snuggle on people and take naps (he did this LOTS in Idaho :)

Loves his tubs

Still loves to be swaddled

Him and his paci get along pretty well :)

Losing some hair creating a distinct line across the back of his head :)

Still eating every 3 hours or so, 3.5 oz

Sleeps 7 hours, eats, and then goes back to sleep for another 2 (most nights)

Content and happy baby

Nixon was blessed in Idaho on July 24th, on exactly his 2 Month birthday. It was such a sweet experience and we are so grateful we were able to share it with our friends and families.
Here he is after a shower with his daddy getting ready for the big day
Grandma Elle and Nixon

What a handsome little bugger..

Trip to Idaho

This post is kind of a lengthy one! We were able to go to Idaho for 2 1/2 weeks, and we had lots of visiting friends and family to do. We got to "show off" Nixon to TONS of our friends and family and it was so great. Nixon was 2 months old when everyone FINALLY got to meet him.

The above picture is of Nixon on his first plane ride. He couldn't have done any better! He slept through take offs, and landings and just snuggled next to us for most of the trip.
Here he is meeting his Great Grandma Nye for the first time
And meeting his Auntie Bubba for the first time as well
Miche and Nixon
Katie, Ash, Sailor, and us
Emily and us
Sydnee, Kandra, Jess and us
Nikki, Crew, and Us
The Cornelison's and Nixon
Five generations!! Great, great Grandpa Uhrich, Great Grandma Robins, Grandma Funk, Chase, and Nixon. Such a special time, and a GREAT picture!
Max, Boston, and Nixon with their favorite "wink" Funk Uncle, Zack
Great, great Grandpa Uhrich
Great Grandma Robins
Grandma Funk and the boys
Gage, Boston, and Nixon, all within 6 weeks of each other (I think :)
Uncle Jesse and Aunt Hailey

Ali, and one of her twins Kiyah, Alyssa, Andi, Oskar and us.. I had such a blast catching up with these cute girls from high school.
Great aunt's Dori and Wendy

Nancy, Robert and us...Thanks for dinner! It was so fun to see you guys!
Grandpa George and Uncle Hollister. This was their first time meeting him.
Grandpa Funk.. this was also his first time meeting Nixon
Brooke!! Thanks for driving down, it was so fun to see you!
Jake, Nixon, Trey, Colton, Carter, Hollister, Great Grandpa Whittaker.

These boys ADORED Nixon. They took turns/fought over holding him. Jake held Nixon for 20-30 minutes while he took a nap on his belly. They were all so sweet with him!
Uncle Hollister and Nixon
Grandma Elle, the boys and Us. Trey and Hollister were so helpful and wanted to be RIGHT there every time it was time to bathe Nixon, change his diaper, or help put him to bed. Thanks Uncles!