tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82698136648937707532024-03-13T14:16:34.986-07:00The DuecksMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-37302794291741653882014-01-01T08:34:00.000-08:002014-01-14T08:56:22.603-08:007 MonthsCarly is already 7 months old. Time really does fly by! I can't believe how much she has changed both physically and developmentally. She gets more fun and cuter each day! Here are some updates from December:<br />
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Carly loves her binky and while playing she can always find it among all her toys and stick it in her mouth. Maybe this is normal for her age but I am so amazed and proud of her for being able to do that.<br />
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Carly has mastered grabbing toys and likes to shake them. On time she was playing with a hard plastic toy and started shaking it and hit herself in the head... that was a sad moment.<br />
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She can sit up all on her own. That is her most favorite position too probably because she can easily see us while playing with her toys.<br />
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She can sleep 12 hours at night. I say can because sometimes she wakes up early or once during the night.<br />
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We got Carly a Jumperoo off Craigslist and while she still hasn't figured out how to jump yet, she loves the little toys on it.<br />
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Sometimes while sitting playing with her toys she will rock forward and back. It's pretty cute.<br />
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She loves her feet especially when her socks are off and is laying on her back. Why are babies so cute when they hold on to their feet?<br />
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Carly loves to buzz her lips and spitting. It's one of her favorite pass times, especially in the car. She also likes to blow. It's so cute to see her little lips in a circle and cheeks puffed. :)<br />
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While bathing Carly likes to suck on the rag so I give her a separate rag to chew/suck on while I bathe her. <br />
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Carly is learning to drink from a cup. She thinks it's really fun. There is a lot of backwash though.<br />
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She gets so happy and excited when we play hide and seek by putting a blanket over and face and taking it off. I love making her laugh!<br />
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Carly sometimes laughs when I whisper in her ear. I'm not sure if she thinks it is funny or if it just tickles.<br />
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She still enjoys listening to daddy play the guitar and lately favors Nick's Zorro song. Those two are so stinkin cute together!<br />
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Carly sometimes lays on the floor playing while we sit on the couch and she will often stare at us making cute sounds like she is trying to get our attention and approval. We look at her and smile and she gets so happy. <br />
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She kind of gives kisses now. She just opens her mouth and touches her lips to our cheeks. We get excited and cheer for her for positive reinforcement. :)<br />
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Carly went on her first plane ride! She did pretty good. She fussed a bit because we had to wake her up at 5am and she didn't get a good nap on the plane since she doesn't like being held while sleeping.<br />
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Carly hadn't seen Grandma Dueck in 5 months but warmed up in just hours. They even got to spend some one on one time while Nick and I went to eat at Salty's for some delicious seafood and then on another day while we went to The Hobbit.<br />
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Grandma Dueck runs a daycare in her basement and Santa came to see the kids so Carly joined the fun and got to sit on Santa's lap and wear a red dot on her nose. She just looked up at Santa trying to figure out what was going on.<br />
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The cousins love Carly... even the 12 year old boy! But who doesn't love babies!? Carly loves them too! She loves being around other kids.<br />
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Carly's first Christmas! She was good to me that night and slept from 8pm to 7:30am! She got a few little toys that she liked shaking and putting in her mouth but she didn't have a clue that it was a holiday. <br />
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Carly also got to see Auntie Heidi while in Seattle. She warmed up quickly to her too. Heidi loves Carly so much she let Carly try on her engagement ring. Haha!<br />
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She loves balloons! She had so much fun playing with this pink balloon.<br />
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She likes sucking on pineapple. One time I was holding it the wrong way and and she gummed off a piece and I started freaking out but we got it out. <br />
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Her jabbering is increasing. She now makes a "ya ya ya" sound which of course is cute to us.<br />
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Carly is a cuddler and I absolutely love it! She even cuddled with Grandma. <br />
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Carly loves to make us smile and melt our hearts.<br />
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I'm so grateful that we have Carly in our life. She brings so much joy and is helping me to become a better person.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-75943627542138981142013-12-01T15:02:00.000-08:002013-12-16T15:03:37.743-08:006 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Carly is as cute as can be! She is learning so much each day and growing. Her cheeks seem to keep getting bigger and bigger which makes them even more fun to kiss! She is truly a happy baby that has a melt your heart smile. We just can't seem to kiss her or squeeze her enough! Here are some fun pictures and memories about Carly from the past month:<br />
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-Carly is starting to knowingly cuddle. It is the best to just have some quiet time with her cuddling on the couch in the morning... until she starts grabbing my hair.<br />
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-Carly LOVES her daddy. Her face lights up with the biggest grin when daddy walks in the room saying "Good Morning!" or "How are you?" She squeals and gets so full of joy she starts to shake a bit. It is precious and makes me so happy. I love those too!<br />
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-She is getting better at grabbing toys. When toys are put in front of her it takes her a few seconds but she realizes that she can move her hands, grab them, and shove them in her mouth. Her favorite toys are her butterfly and blue duck. The other day I had her sitting on the floor with a boppy around her and she was holding her butterfly and occasionally would put it in her mouth and she all of a sudden started laughing. I don't know what it was but something was funny about that butterfly. It brings me so much joy to see that my baby is happy. :)<br />
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-Nursing is still going well, the only problem is that sometimes Carly just comes off and stares at me until I look at her and then she goes back to eating. It's so cute that she just wants to check in with me. Oh and she sometimes tries to wiggle her thumb in while nursing.<br />
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-Carly has a play mat that has animals on it and a few times I have had her stand on each animal while I say the name of the animal and then make the animal sound and she just cracked up at the sound "rib-it". Oh the things that make her laugh!<br />
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-Sometimes Carly will play with her binky and chew on the side and then suck on it and pull it out. A few times she has pushed her thumb so far in the hole of her binky it has gotten stuck and she starts to fuss until we get it off.<br />
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-Carly loves being surprised. She jumps a bit but smiles and laughs.<br />
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-She is fascinated with clapping and loves it when I clap to the beat of the "Cups" song.<br />
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-She loves forts! I just drape a thin blanket over her play mat and she just jabbers and plays with her toys.<br />
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-Carly likes to buzz her lips and spit. I'm fine with the spitting most of the time, just not while eating and then her food ends up on me.<br />
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-Sometimes it looks like Carly is chewing gum but it's just air. Not quite sure why she does it.<br />
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-She loves it when Nick speaks Spanish to her.<br />
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-When Carly finishes nursing she is usually pretty happy and content and just lays in my arms jabbering with her fingers in her mouth.<br />
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-Sometimes when I do dishes I put her in her highchair by me and she will often just stare at the running water.<br />
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-She likes paying tag. Sometimes I hold her and we chase Nick around the apartment.<br />
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-Carly does really well around other people. When in a large place she is pretty quiet as she takes it all in and looks at her surroundings. She still goes to others pretty well and didn't have a problem when my mom and step-dad came and visited for Thanksgiving. She warmed up pretty fast and was smiling and laughing with them.<br />
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-When my mom was in town and feeding Carly some sweet potatoes she started to move the spoon all around and Carly started laughing pretty hard. It was really cute to see her laughing with her grandma. :)<br />
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-Carly is sitting really well but I still put pillows around her for when she gives up and falls. Sitting up is probably her favorite position... and on her stomach is still the least.<br />
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This is the crib I slept in when I was a baby. It is still in really good condition since it was only used for me and then any guests at our home with babies. It is cherry wood with lace bedding.</div>
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Nick's sister Allison was so generous and gave us her old super nice glider. The cushions were actually blue and with her having had 5 kids it looked pretty worn so I bought some fabric on sale at JoAnn's and made slipcovers. (I still need to make slip covers for the armrest cushions.)</div>
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I already had the mirror but it was black so I spray painted that as well as the picture frames (from the dollar store) which I still need to put pictures in. I made the wreath with some light pink tulle I already had and tied strips of it around an embroidery hoop.</div>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-50781401686588797412013-11-08T18:46:00.002-08:002013-11-11T14:42:54.001-08:00Halloween 2013For Halloween Carly was a little Lady Bug. She didn't mind wearing it or having the hood on her head at all! Halloween night we had a few couples over for chili and to take pictures of the kiddos. It was really fun and the babes looked adorable in their costumes. <br />
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It was a bit difficult to get all the kids to look at the camera. Parker (8 months) was really happy and accidentally poked Lucy (2 years) in the eye so she was a little sad for a bit and then Carly was a bit overwhelmed by it all and started shaking when the flashes went off so we wrapped up that photo session pretty quick.<br />
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-37356898767058935632013-11-01T19:05:00.000-07:002013-11-12T14:44:16.890-08:005 MonthsI can't believe how fast time flies by! Carly is growing up so fast. I feel like she is learning and doing something new and more advanced each day. It's so exciting to see what she discovers next! Here are pictures, videos, and some things that Carly has been up to this past month:<br />
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-She goes to sleep in her crib great! I hum "<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/i-am-a-child-of-god?lang=eng">I am a Child of God</a>" as I swaddle her and carry her to her room, give her a kiss, and lay her down. She falls asleep within a few minutes while sucking on her binky.<br />
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-Carly goes to sleep at about 7:30 each night and wakes up once during the night to eat. She doesn't really look up at me until I am changing her diaper and although I am so tired and don't want to get her excited I find myself smiling back at her. It makes her so happy that she starts to kick and arch her back.<br />
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-Sleeping other places doesn't really happen except for in the car. This makes 3 hour church difficult but I have been able to have her sleep for 30 minutes for the past few weeks.<br />
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-Carly is now rolling over from her back to her tummy! When she plays on the floor she lifts her legs in the air and then lets them drop to the side (usually the right) and will play on her side for a bit and then go to her tummy. She doesn't like being on her tummy that much still so if she can't get to her back again she gets a bit upset. A few times I have found her sleeping on her side while in her crib. I'm not sure why but she looks even cuter sleeping on her side than on her back.<br />
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-Carly loves eating! I started feeding her rice cereal at the end of the month because she was getting a little jealous of Nick and I always eating in front of her and she started waking up twice in the night to eat. Her first feeding was hilarious! She was a little confused with the first couple bites but then she realized it was pretty good and was smacking her lips! Every night when I feed her she gets so excited. She jabbers and smiles and is really good about opening her mouth when I come close with the spoon and sometimes she will move forward and chomp down on the spoon. Unfortunately she thinks that it's a good time to try eating her hands and then things get messy.<br />
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-She likes to look at her hands. For a while she looked at her fist but now she will open and close her fingers and rotate wrist and just stare.<br />
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-She has always enjoyed her baths but she is starting to get excited and kick while in the tub. She cries a little after I take her out, probably because she gets cold but she always calms down when I put the baby lotion on her. It probably feels like a little message.<br />
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-When she is tired she rubs her eyes with her hands and rubs her face into my shoulder or chest. <br />
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-She likes to eat her fingers. She doesn't really suck on them but she sticks them in her mouth and drools everywhere.<br />
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-She is starting to grab toys and put them in her mouth.<br />
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-She will probably be sitting up on her own by Christmas. She can sit for 5-10 seconds on her own and then starts to lean to one side.<br />
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-When rocking Carly before putting her in her crib for the night she likes to makes little sounds to sooth herself. It is the sweetest sound ever!<br />
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-Carly is a talker! Not as much when we are in public but at home she is vocal and is progressively getting louder. She often makes somewhat of a roar. While changing her diaper during her middle of the night feeding she can sometimes get quite loud that I'm afraid she'll wake up Nick. I try not to react to it but I can't help but smile at her because it is just so darn cute!<br />
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-She attended her first service project as a family. Nick volunteered at ConAgra to bag bread and take it to a homeless shelter. We tagged along to help him and Carly just chilled in her car seat watching Nick and I bag bread. The ladies that worked at the company loved her and were so excited to have a baby visit.<br />
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-She has a toy bird that squeaks when you squeeze it and when I first started using it to play with her I would squeak it while moving it closer to her until it was in her mouth. Now whenever I squeak it she opens her mouth right away expecting it to go in but then when I put it in she has a confused and disgusted look. Oops!...but cute!<br />
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-I play a game with her where I have her sitting on my knees facing me and I hold her hands and bounce my knees up and down singing William Tell Overture and will randomly let her lean back a little bit and feel like she is falling. She gets the biggest smile and starts laughing and giggling. She also really like our "row, row, row your boat" game where we sit facing each other and while holding her hands I pull and push her to the song and at the end I gently let her fall back.<br />
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-Every day Nick grabs the guitar and plays and sings for Carly while she sits in her bumbo. Her favorite is "Here Comes the Sun" and "Blackbird". With the strum of the very first cord Carly recognizes the song and just lights up. She gets so excited that she starts to shake.<br />
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-Nick occasionally plays the piano and has Carly sit in her highchair and watch. She of course loves it!<br />
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-I have been trying to play the piano everyday so after dinner while Nick studies I pull her over in her highchair to watch and listen to me play. She doesn't find me as entertaining as her daddy, probably because I play all the slow hymns since they are the easiest but she quiets down if I sing along.<br />
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-We discovered that Carly likes listening to us beat box. haha! She likes it most when Nick beat boxes while bouncing her to the beat and me dancing/bouncing with them. Kind of weird but it's so fun!<br />
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-Another game she enjoys is a mini/safer version of airplane. I lay on my back and fold my knees up to my chest and lay Carly belly down on my shins with her head poking above my knees. I hold her hands and I keep my knees bent and lower my feet to the floor and then lift them up to make her go up and down. She LOVES it! The other day I had her laughing really hard and smiling so big. We sure have a blast together.<br />
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She loves babbling! I think she likes the sound of her own voice. The other week she started doing this cute little dinosaur roar. She talks the most right before bed, when she is on our laps looking up at us, and on her play mat.<br />
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She loves a knuckle sandwich! Eating her hands is one of her favorite pass times. It creates a big slobbery mess.<br />
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She is starting to get a bald spot on the back of her head. She has become so observant of everything! When she is on the floor on her play mat she spots me walking to the other side of the room and then follows my every move. <br />
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She is starting to get ticklish up by her neck and on her sides.<br />
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When I make a fishy face she gets a little confused and shocked and stops smiling or talking. It's pretty funny.<br />
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She loves to play with her spit and blow raspberries. This again makes a slobbery mess but is kinda cute.<br />
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Occasionally while nursing she reaches her arm up so I kiss her little hand and it makes her pause and smile and sometimes she'll say something (I like to think it's "I love you!").<br />
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When she gets excited she makes a gasping sound and squeals like a little pig.<br />
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She LOVES her daddy! She gets the biggest smile on her face when her daddy gets home from school. Daddy is nice enough to let Carly study with him. It is pretty cute. The other day Nick was reading his notes to her in the "baby voice" so it was kind of funny. She is going to be a smart little kid if those two keep this up! <br />
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Carly laughed for the first time on September 6th. I was just holding her on my lap while talking with my friend Janna and out of no where Carly started laughing at her. It took by such surprise and made me so happy that I almost cried!<br />
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Carly also loves it when her daddy sings and plays the guitar for her. It's one of my favorite parts of the day when we all three sit on the couch with Nick singing and playing the guitar making Carly smile and laugh. I love my little family!</div>
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She gets really happy and excited when he first starts, then she gets fascinated with his hands moving up and down that she just stares, and then she gets bored and eats her shirt. Haha!</div>
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I am so grateful that I get to stay at home and take care of my little girl. While I don't like the poopie diapers I sure do love the beautiful eyes and smile that stares up at me. We have so much fun together talking, playing, and cuddling. I love my sweet Carly. :)<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-77994913794165863132013-09-01T14:29:00.000-07:002013-11-12T15:00:53.730-08:003 MonthsEach month just keeps getting better and Carly is getting even cuter! Here are some things about Carly:<br />
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<li>She loves to cuddle as I sing "<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/families-can-be-together-forever?lang=eng">Families Can Be Together Forever</a>"</li>
<li>She like to talk to us especially at night</li>
<li>She sucks on her hands quite a bit</li>
<li>She is our little drool baby and makes lots of spit bubbles for fun</li>
<li>She rolled from her tummy to her back at 11 weeks</li>
<li>She has been sleeping from 10pm-6am</li>
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Carly likes to lay on her belly draped over our legs. She often has kicked her swaddle apart by the end of her nap. There is just something so precious about a sleeping baby.</div>
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Her first cupcakes. It will be fun to have her along side me in the kitchen when she is older.</div>
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I love her facial expressions. I wish I knew what she was thinking! I can't wait for her to talk!</div>
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The first week in July we went on a family reunion with Nick's family to a cabin in Sun Dance. Carly was barely a month old so we were a little worried about how she would do or rather how we would do with her. Prior to the reunion Carly had not been sleeping well in her crib and we had to have her sleep almost the whole night in her vibrating chair. Surprisingly she slept very well in her pack and play bassinet. She slept for 5-6 hour stretches at night which was great for me! Carly was a bit spoiled during the Dueck family reunion because everyone wanted to hold baby Carly which also gave me and Nick a break.<br />
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Right after the Dueck reunion we went to my family reunion up in Sun Valley, Idaho. Carly wasn't as spoiled there because every one of my siblings had their own baby to take care of and were used to being around the cuteness of a newborn. There Carly slept 7 hour stretches at night and I thought I was going to burst (grateful for the rest but in a bit of pain). Well at this time Carly was 5 weeks and started to smile when we played with her, liked to cuddle on my chest, and started to follow our movement more.<br />
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Carly is starting to stay awake a little more in car rides and on walks. She likes to look around.<br />
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At the end of July we moved out of our apartment in Provo, UT that had been home to us for 3 years and moved to Omaha, NE. Before Carly was born I packed everything that we wouldn't need to use like all our books, most of our clothes, everything in the storage... The final few days before leaving packing and cleaning took a lot of time. Carly spent most of that time in her bouncy chair if she wasn't sleeping or I wasn't nursing her. Aunt Heidi came a few times and helped us by holding Carly which made a great difference and we are so grateful for her love and service. Carly was a great sport and did great on the two day drive to Omaha. My mom came with us and kept Carly company in the back seat. We stopped to feed Carly about every 3-4 hours and she slept almost the whole time while in the car. <br />
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Carly loves it when we talk and play with her. Her eyes get so big and light up and she Oo's and Aw's. It is so precious.<br />
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-2150599894940680522013-07-07T20:05:00.000-07:002013-11-12T19:02:46.458-08:00Baby BlessingOn June 30th Carly received a beautiful blessing given by Nick.<br />
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<li>Have a desire to read the scriptures and gain her own testimony of Heavenly Father and His restored gospel</li>
<li>Desire to marry in the temple</li>
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We are so grateful that Heavenly Father has blessed us with Carly. She has such a sweet little spirit and has already brought us so much joy.</div>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-9934692826853017332013-07-01T19:39:00.000-07:002013-11-11T14:47:04.282-08:001 Month<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well we have been parents for a month! I love being a
mother even though my sleep has become fragmented. It is amazing how
instantly I have fallen in love with Carly, even before she was born I loved
her and felt connected. I would do anything for Carly (I actually killed
a bug with my bare hands the other day for her ...it was a little gnat)!
Nick is loving being a daddy! He is so protective of her and also
very helpful especially with changing diapers. I didn't even change one
diaper until she was 4 days old! She has made a few messes with him and one
day with me during three diaper changes she peed during the middle of it! It traveled up the mat to her hair which
wouldn’t be such a big deal to bathe her but since her cord hadn’t fallen off
yet it’s a bit trickier. She is still as cute as can be though! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These first few pictures were taken by my sister Rachel (she did an awesome job) on a little American Girl Doll bed when Carly was three weeks old. So cute! Thanks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My mom was in California
at my sister's when I had Carly so she didn't get to our place until day two
from coming home from the hospital. That first night home with Carly was
really hard (we couldn’t figure out what she wanted) so we were very grateful
when my mom arrived. The fragmented sleep was hard but getting in and out
of bed so much when trying to heal down there is what was the hardest.
Well my mom came to the rescue and was an enormous help! She cooked
us meals/desserts (so delicious!), cleaned up the apartment, and taught us how
to take care of Carly and get her to sleep (she has quite a few tricks up her
sleeve). She would also get up with me in the night so that after I
finished nursing I could go right back to sleep while she burped Carly, changed
her diaper, and got her to fall back asleep. She stayed with us from the
4th-8th and then came back after the weekend and stayed from the 10th to 14th.
Those 10 days were so much easier with her here and it was fun to spend
so much time with my mom talking and having her teach me how to take care of a
newborn. I love my mom and am so grateful for her (Carly is too)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After my mom left Nick's
mom (Cathy) came in town to see Carly. She was Carly's first babysitter!
Nick and I went to a birthday dinner for a friend and left Carly with
Cathy and our niece Alexis. Carly did great for them and Nick and I had a
fun time with our friends. It was nice to get out for a bit but I did
worry about Carly getting hungry or crying too much for them (she was actually
a perfect little angel).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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but Carly is getting better and I'm taking more naps. Nick got sick
(probably from lack of sleep) so we were a little worried Carly would get sick
but she is holding strong (I transferred some good antibodies to her! Go
breastfeeding!). It is crazy how time consuming caring for a newborn is.
I don't know how the heck women take care of multiple children!
Good thing they come one at a time (usually)! I really hope I don't
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-She like to be swaddled tight and suck on her binky (we have to roll up a burp rag and prop up the binky to keep it from falling out and having to keep sticking it back in)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Carly didn't have her first real bath until she was a little over 3 weeks old because her cord would just not fall off. She really liked it until the end.</span></div>
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These were taken her first week. I love her!</div>
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Nick is so sweet to little Carly and loves to hold and play with her. She is going to be a daddy's girl.</div>
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June 9th was my due date and everyone (including my doctor) believed that Carly wouldn't come until even after that (I thought I would have to be induced which wouldn't have been until the 17th). On May 30th I went to my 38 week doctor appointment. My doctor checked things out and said there were no signs that the baby would be coming anytime soon and I would likely be late (80% of women go past their due date with their first child). I was pretty bummed but also glad I would be able to work another week to save up some more money before becoming a stay at home mom.<br />
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On the morning of the 31st I felt some pressure/pain in my lower back that I thought was some type of constipation pain (I had no idea they were contractions). Well I went to work at 9 and into an hour of work I went to the restroom and saw some signs that labor would be coming soon (blood/mucus). Well I realized that the pain I was having was contractions. I stayed at work because it wasn't too bad. At around noon my boss came up to me and was asking about my last day of work (June 8th since I thought I would go over) and confessed to him that today would probably be my last day because I was in the beginning stages of labor. He and my other co-works kept telling me to go home but I wanted to make a little more money and it helped keep my mind off the pain. The day actually went by pretty fast. I started to time how often the contractions were coming which was a little difficult to do since I was taking phone calls at work but they were 5 minutes apart. In the early afternoon they were 5 minutes apart but the pain wasn't too bad yet but at around 3 they started to get a little worse and it was more difficult to focus on work so I ended up leaving at 4 (almost made it through all of work). Nick didn't take a lunch so he was able to get off at 4 too. When we both got home I finished packing the hospital bag. We hadn't installed the car seat yet (the day before I was talking to my sister Rebecca who said I should probably do that ASAP...she was right) so we just threw it in the back and left.<br />
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Well we got to the hospital at about 5 and they checked me into a labor room. I was only dilated to a 1 and my water hadn't broken yet. They said I could stay and check me in an hour and if I progressed 1 cm then I would be considered in active labor and could stay. After an hour I was only to a 1.5cm so they sent me home...but the pain was getting pretty bad so I asked for something for the pain and they gave me morphine. It slightly helped the pain but mostly it just made me keep falling asleep between each contraction.<br />
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Right before leaving the hospital (I could still force a smile)</div>
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When we left the hospital it was almost 7 so we stopped at Zupas on the way home. Nick ran in and got us some food but I could only eat half my sandwich because I was in pain, tired, and kept falling asleep between contractions and bites. When we got home I got in bed. Nick sat by me as I slept and helped me through each contraction. He was such a great support and very understanding.<br />
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At about 10:30 I decided the pain was getting too bad and I must have progressed far enough for them to let me get an epidural...I was wrong. :( I had only progressed to a 2.5 but again they said I could stay an hour to see if I progressed. After an hour I was only to a 3 and the pain was getting much worse. My doctor wasn't currently working or on call and the on call doctor said I couldn't stay as an inpatient and get the epidural until I dilated to a 4 (I was definitely not a fan of this doctor). The nurse said that usually they could help the labor progress but since I wasn't 39 weeks (only 38 and 6 days) they wouldn't. Well fortunately they didn't turn me away but it is because Carly's heart rate kept dropping each time I had a contraction. The pain was getting really bad (I was clinging on the the rails on the bed and Nick was using all physical strength to put pressure on my knees to drive my legs into my hips) . It helped a lot but still really hurt. I was in such pain and so upset about the stupid doctor's rule that I decided to do something about it. I got up out of the bed and began to pace and do squats. Gosh the contractions were painful and hard to labor through while standing. It hurt so bad that I wanted to push but the nurse said not to because it would make me swell and make things worse. <br />
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I look gross and very unhappy (compare to previous happy pictures)</div>
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Well after an hour the nurse checked me since the last check and I was finally to a 4 at like 2:30am! Yay!!!!! The anesthesiologist was called and got there at 3 at which point I was dilated to a 7 (things started to go fast and I was not a happy camper). By the time he got set up and hooked me up to the juice it was 3:30am. The nurse put the catheter in and checked me again and I was already at a 10! I was thrilled but also upset that they waited to give me the epidural and made me labor through almost my entire labor! Let me tell you, the epidural was AWESOME but a weird side effect of shaking. With the next baby I am not taking no for an answer!<br />
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Although I was a 10 the nurse allowed me to rest and take a nap to allow Carly to descend on her own. Nick took a nap too (he was exhausted too from helping me through my contractions). At 4:45am the nurse had me push through the contractions. The doctor got there at probably 4:55am and with just 2 more pushes Carly was out at 5:03am! I asked the doctor if he was going to have to do an episiotomy (he was saying her head wasn't too big) but he said he didn't need to but then I ended up tearing (2nd degree). I wasn't too thrilled about that. Also, I'm not sure why but the doctor just went ahead and cut the cord. We were a little bummed Nick didn't get to do it but I guess it wasn't the end of the world. The nurses quickly cleaned Carly while the doctor stitched me up and then they brought her to me.<br />
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I couldn't believe I was finally holding her! My sweet Carly! I instantly fell in love with her and wanted to hold her against me forever! She had so much dark hair and big beautiful full lips! Weighing only 6lbs 7oz she felt so tiny and fragile that I wasn't quite sure how to hold her. <br />
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Nick went head over heels for his little girl! He was so full of excitement and joy. Doesn't he look so handsome holding her!? What a cute daddy!<br />
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Pretty shortly after delivering they moved us to another room where we stayed for 2 days. Nick was able to stay at the hospital the whole time with me and slept on a not so comfy cot. Carly was born at the perfect time because Nick already had Saturday off because he worked Memorial day instead and he always has Sunday and Monday off. <br />
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Well, all the nurses I had during the labor, delivery, and recovery were great! At around 11pm each night after feeding Carly we had the nurses take her to the nursery so that we could get some good sleep and they would bring her in every 3-4 hours during the night for me to breast feed. Breast feeding went pretty well! The only problem I had was that Carly kept falling asleep while eating so I had to keep trying to wake her up which is surprisingly really hard to do to a newborn.<br />
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Carly's ears had this little ruffle!</div>
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We had a few visitors: My sister Rachel and her whole family, Nick's sister Heidi, Nick's sister Allison and her girls, and our good friends Aura Maria (she took a lot of these pictures of us) and Eric. They were all so sweet and brought us treats, talked, and took pictures. It was nice to have so much love and support from those in town as well as those who kept in touch out of town. Our nieces and nephews that came to visit were so cute! All of them were asking their mom to have another baby. One of our nieces, Stephanie (3) was really cute and said that Carly looked like a little fluffy duckling because of her fluffy hair! <br />
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Monday morning we finally went home! Carly looked so tiny in her car seat. I rode in the back seat with her on the way home just to make sure she was okay. What a crazy feeling to leave home just the two of us and then come back as three. We sure love Carly and are so happy to have her as our daughter! We are so excited to raise her and watch her learn and grow.<br />
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Carly Dueck joined our family at 5:03AM on June 1st, 2013. She weighed 6 lb 7oz, measured 19.5 inches long. She has blue eyes and lots of dark beautiful hair. She eats and sleeps pretty well and makes the most adorable sounds and faces. She is truly a gift from God! Nick and I could not be happier!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-52383355988334764872013-04-14T20:36:00.000-07:002013-10-04T12:42:45.401-07:00Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a few weeks late but I had to post about our fun Easter with the fam. It was so much fun spending time with Nick's parents and brother's family up in Seattle. Kevin and Nanci have such a cute family! It makes me so excited to have our little one and more!<br />
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Easter was such a beautiful day to celebrate our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I am so grateful for his sacrifice so that I can be made clean through his atoning sacrifice.<br />
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After we got home from church on Easter we snapped a few cute pictures and then Nick and I hid the 200+ eggs all over the backyard.<br />
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After our delicious Easter dinner (lamb with mint jelly, potatoes, rolls, asparagus, salad) the kids began the hunt. Kevin and Nanci's youngest was not interested in finding eggs at all. He just wanted to play with all of grandma's toys! Grandma had us hide 4 gold and silver eggs really hard and each had a dollar in them. The kids tried really hard to find them and were so excited when they got one. As you can see from the pictures Brooks was really proud of himself for getting a golden egg (he is holding it up, showing it off). </div>
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After the egg hunt and some yummy dessert we all goofed off in the living room as Grandpa Dueck entertained us with his musical talent on the organ and accordion! It reminded me of when I was a kid and my siblings and I would dance around in our living room to one of us playing the piano or just a CD. Joseph was fascinated with Grandpa's instruments! Probably because they both had a billion buttons. (I messed around on the organ a little bit too and actually found it quite fascinating! I could only press the foot peddles with my toes though #shortpeopleprobems. After I have the baby and I'm not working anymore and dedicate more time to learning the hymns I might try picking up the organ!)<br />
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This is Nick's old accordion from when he learned to play (he doesn't play anymore, but I'm thinking he should start up again! It is such a beautiful sounding instrument and you can play so many varieties of music). James got pretty interested and is going to start taking lessons from Grandpa!</div>
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And here is Mae! She has gotten really into gymnastics within the last month and taught herself from watching YouTube videos (she said a good search is "eight year old doing gymnastics"). She made this routine up all on her own! She asked me for some cool new moves so I told her about one that I did when I took gymnastics back in the day. It's a backward somersault to a handstand. She can almost do it but she said she would "master it" and show it to me at our family reunion in July. She is such a cute girl and I think it is awesome that she learned it all on her own!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-49981199993179121022013-04-03T18:41:00.000-07:002013-04-03T18:41:35.409-07:00Pike's Place Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For Easter weekend we took a trip up to Washington to visit Nick's family. It is always so much fun to be with family whether we are playing, discovering new places, eating, or just having great chats. I am so grateful to have married into such a great family where I feel right at home!</div>
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Our first day there we first renewed Nick's license and the rest of the day we got to chill with Nick's dad. We ran some errands and picked up some delicious beef jerky from a local butcher. Nick was really excited about that (he loves meat!). We then took a drive through the country side. Washington is truly beautiful with the green grass and trees, lush mountains, and sparkling blue water. When we got back Nick's mom and I went to the outlet mall to shop for baby things! We went for the purpose of getting a gift for Nick's friend since childhood (Austin) a baby gift but we found such a great deals that Cathy insisted we get a few things for my baby too. She is so sweet! We all then met up with Nick's brother and his wife (Kevin and Nanci) who live in town and we all went to dinner at Nick's favorite restaurant here Mez Cal and had a fun time chatting there.</div>
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On Saturday it was so beautiful out! It was like 70 degrees without a cloud in the sky! Every time I have come to Seattle the weather has always been beautiful (not rainy everyday like everyone thinks). Kevin and his family came with Nick's parents and us to Pike's Place Market in downtown Seattle. It was pretty crowded but still fun and we got to see some interesting things/people. Right when we got down there and were trying to park a person came up to us trying to get us to pay him for parking when you really just put your money in a machine. Nick's dad knew right away that he was a scammer and didn't even roll down his window. The guy went up to Kevin's car and Nick's dad yelled across the lot "he's a scammer!" The guy then backed away and even left the lot. </div>
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Nick's family introduced me to piroshkys four years ago when I first came out to visit them. The best ones are the smoked salmon piroshkys! It is a pastry filled with ground up salmon, cream cheese, and spices and is so freakin good! We had to wait in line for over 30 minutes to get some but it was worth it! I am going to try to replicate them. They also make dessert ones and Nick and I got the apple cinnamon roll which was also pretty good.</div>
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It's in the shape of a fish!</div>
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Us in the crowded Pike's Place Market</div>
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So many beautiful flowers!</div>
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Back in October Nick got accepted to Creighton University Medical School located in Omaha, Nebraska and we have made the final decision to go there for his MD. Creighton is a Jesuit school founded in 1878. It has just under 8,000 students in undergrad programs as well as dental, law, nursing, pharmacy, and of course medical school! The mascot is Billy Bluejay so our (well Nick's) school colors will still be blue and white. Nick is very eager to begin his medical school education and will be starting just 4 months from today!<br />
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I'm excited that Nick will be attending yet another university with great values! Here is a quote from their website:<br />
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<li>Largest city in Nebraska</li>
<li>First populated by Native Americans and then European Americans established the city</li>
<li>42nd largest city in the US</li>
<li>Inventions from Omaha: TV dinner, Raisin Bran, cake mix (awesome), Butter Brickel Ice cream, Reuben sandwich, center-pivot irrigation (not sure what that is but probably important to growing all of our food), bobby pin (up-do's!), ski-lift (I don't think they have skiing though)</li>
<li>Rated 8th in USA Today's largest cities in per-capita billionaires and Fortune 500 companies</li>
<li>Warren Buttett (richest in the world) is from here</li>
<li>Humid summer (July average is 76.7 F - not bad!), dry winters (January average is 23.5 F)</li>
<li>Frequent thunderstorms (I love thunderstorms and miss the ones in St. Louis so I'm excited!)</li>
<li>Sometimes tornadoes (not so good)</li>
<li>Average percipitation: 30.6 in, average snow: 28.7 inches</li>
<li>408,958 people (2010 census)</li>
<li>68% non-Hispanic white, 13.7% African American, 13.1% Hispanic, and I'm not gonna put the others</li>
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We are so excited to spend the next 4 years in Omaha beginning at the end of July. We will miss being so close to family but are excited for the new adventure and look forward to making close friends there.</div>
Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-42704405919404964842013-03-12T21:26:00.000-07:002013-03-12T21:26:35.223-07:003 Months Left!I am now in my 3rd trimester! Only 3 months left (well until my due date). Time is starting to go by so fast! Well, sometimes it seems like I've been pregnant forever (and it will probably really feel like that more towards the end). Here are some pictures from the last few weeks so you can see my belly growth:<br />
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Everyone who said the second trimester is the best was right! I wasn't nauseous at all, I had a bit more energy (unfortunately not enough to wake up early enough to exercise everyday), and I wasn't uncomfortably large yet. The good days starting to come to an end though! My ribs and back are starting to hurt a bit and bending over to put my socks and shoes on is not as easy. It is even uncomfortable sitting with bad posture. I think baby is not only getting bigger but migrating up my chest cavity! It is pretty amazing/interesting to see my body changing. I never imagined my stomach ever popping out so far! I find it hard to believe that my muscles and ligaments will shrink back down but I know it will. The human body is truly magnificent!<br />
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I am starting to feel our little girl pushing and kicking a lot and I absolutely love it! Sometimes when I start to feel her moving I just stop what I'm doing and stare down at my belly to watch her. I can't wait til she comes so I can see her kicking and moving her hands in the air. It is amazing how much love I already feel for her! I am so excited to see her in her daddy's arms too! Nick is going to be such a good father. It is pretty cute how protective he already is of her. <br />
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Well we are starting to collect a bunch of baby stuff. A few months ago I posted that Nick's friend at work gave us a car seat and just the other week they gave us a pack-n-play! We are so grateful for their generosity! I made sure that I was able to figure out how to set it up and I did it. I struggled a bit at first because I've never set one up but it is actually quite easy! This will be our little girl's bed for the first few months before we move to where ever we're going for Nick's medical school. We only have one room so baby will be sleeping right next to me in this. This pack-n-play will be super nice because as you can see from the picture it doubles as a bassinet so I don't have to bend all the way over to reach her.<br />
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Nick's sister who has 4 girls gave us bags and bags of baby clothes and other random baby things and said she still has more for us! I am so grateful to have such loving and generous friends and family!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-49199189723310460172013-02-24T13:16:00.000-08:002013-02-24T19:49:41.937-08:00Daily LifeI've become a little better at posting on the blog since I got pregnant but it's just been about baby so this post is to document what Nick and I do when we aren't preping for baby. <br />
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Both Nick and I are working full time. Nick works at a company called Property Solutions (they provide software for apartment complexes) where he is the QA and Workforce Specialist. They keep him pretty busy there but he enjoys it. In the one year he's worked there he has gotten promotions and raises so it has been a blessing to our family. I work at a company called DishOne (they sell dishnetwork and directv). I take calls from customers, sales representatives, and technicians. This is not my ideal job (I'll post about that later) but I'll only be working 3 more months! The great thing about our jobs is that we work at the same time 8-5 and 9-5 so we have the whole evening together and since we aren't in school we get to do whatever we want when we get home! It is pretty awesome. We also both have the same days off: Sunday and Monday.<br />
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What do we do besides work? Well Nick has really gotten into working out. He wakes up early every morning to lift weights before work. It's kind of funny because the first few years of marriage I begged him to workout with me running and finally when he is dedicated I am totally not. I blame that on 1st trimester nausea and now the snow/ice that will never melt! A year and a half of marriage added 50lbs to him (I make good food!) and he has lost it all and has more muscle now than he ever has. I am super proud of him and his self-discipline (and he looks HOT!)! I feel like I have gotten so out of shape. Not that I've packed on the pounds but I have lost a lot of my muscle strength (used to run 20+ miles/week and now it's 0). Now that I'm in my second trimester and have more energy I've started to workout again but way less. I ride a seated stationary bike for 30 minutes, do some squats/lunges, and lift some weights. It's always hard to get going but I feel so energized after. Once I recover from delivering baby I am going to do the Insanity workouts. I also hope to get a jogging stroller and do another half marathon (maybe Nick will join me for this one!). I am super excited!<br />
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Since we have our evenings free we have taken up hobbies. Nick love, love, loves to learn so he has been reviewing and learning computer languages (I think he knows like 5 now). He has made a few template websites for me that are pretty legit, as well as one for his work that they are going to use when hiring new employees. He is trying to make some software that can be used at his work in his department so maybe his hobby will also make us a little extra doe! He convinced me to take up this hobby too so I have been learning HTML and CSS and creating my own website. It took me while to get into it but I'm starting to like it! Nick has helped me by creating some website designs which I then I have to practice my skills and replicate it. It's fun to have Nick teach me and see him get so excited. I've also been cooking and trying new recipes. I'm trying to improve my food photography as well. I've learned that natural light does wonders but usually by the time dinner is done at 6 the sun has already gone down (can summer come sooner?). I have also done some crafts (sewing, jewelry making...). I would do even more crafts if I had a craft room or craft table where I could leave out my stuff and not have to clean it up each night. Oh, to live in a place larger than 500sq ft!<br />
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At church Nick and I began our new calling back in December as the Singing Time choristers in Primary. Nick is pretty good at singing but I am just a shower singer. It's been fun though! The kids are super cute and know the songs, doctrine, and scriptures stories so well. Last month Nick taught them "I am a Child of God" which they already know pretty well but there is a 4th verse that they didn't know! They were really excited about that. He also taught the senior primary the high accompany part for the 3rd verse and they have really enjoyed that. We think they really like it because it is somewhat challenging. When teaching/practicing it I sang the regular part with half the class while Nick sang the accompaniment with the other half. We would switch and I would sing the regular part again but with the other half of the kids. One girl asked "Why does Sister Dueck have to sing the boring part all the time?" hahaha! It's because I'm not as good as Nick at singing and I have a hard time reaching the high notes. I have no problem singing the "boring part". hahaha! It was really cute that she was concerned that I didn't get to join in on the fun new part. The other week we had the kids pull a song title out of a jar and then how we were going to sing it from another one. One of the combos was the 1st Article of Faith (a slow, kind of medieval sounding song) and the how was doing the hula. It was pretty awkward/funny and a little girl in Sunbeams said "This is a pretty cool dance move!" Kids say the darnedest things!<br />
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What's in our future? Well, of course baby girl Dueck! Besides baby, Nick will be starting medical school at the end of summer. We just haven't made a definite decision yet. As of now we've decided to go to Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. We are still waiting to hear from University of Washington in Seattle. They have sent Nick three e-mails now that say that he is still "under consideration" which means he isn't accepted, rejected, or wait listed. I just hope that by April they have made a definite decision so we can start planning where we are going to be living. We will be happy going to either school but UW is in the top 10 ranked med schools and it's by Nick's family and in the same part of the country as mine. Creighton is a good school too and I have only heard good things about the area (and I'm a midwest girl). I must say though that I have looked up apartments in Omaha and we could get a really nice one for pretty cheap. I fear that if we go to Seattle we will be living in worse conditions than we are now and for a high price. We'll see. I'm just excited for a change... especially to have a second bedroom for baby and our first kitchen table!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-63274888248222227742013-01-25T18:53:00.000-08:002013-01-25T18:53:04.992-08:00Halfway!!!I'm 20 weeks! And I finally have a little baby bump! At the end of my 18th week I started to pop out a bit to the point of where buttoning my pants was pretty uncomfortable and now impossible. I manager to still wear my normal pants by looping a hair elastic through the button hole and around the button. No one can see it because my shirts are long enough to cover it. Nick was pretty impressed with this creativity but I must give the credit to pinterest. haha! <br />
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The last two nights have not been good. I have woken up multiple times to go to the bathroom and at around 3 I can't fall back asleep because my stomach is empty and growling. I try to shake it off because I just want to sleep but I end up getting up eventually and making a piece of toast or a bowl of cereal. I then go back to the bed but still can't fall asleep because I start thinking about random things. I also feel like the baby is doing most of her growing at night and I can feel the expanding pressure inside. Maybe my body is getting me ready for the sleepless nights ahead.<br />
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My sweet tooth is back unfortunately. I made delicious <a href="http://dishnitup.blogspot.com/2013/01/peanut-butter-chocolate-heart-cookies.html">peanut butter blossom cookies</a> and ate about 3 a day. Baby and I love them! Nick does too but he has more self-control. After all the cookies were eaten I made cream puffs, ginger snaps, and I'm thinking of making German chocolate brownies next! <br />
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Tuesday I had my 20 week ultra sound. We were able to see so much detail: her heart (all 4 chambers), arteries, kidneys, stomach, diaphragm, umbilical cord, brain, spine, nose, lips... When we were looking at her face she had both hands up by her eyes like playing peek-a-boo (precious). The ultra sound tech took measurements of everything and she is measuring on track for my June 9th due date. She weighs about 13.5 ounces. It was fun to get to look at her for longer and see that she is healthy and growing . The tech only printed 5 pictures (evenly though she took like 20+) and they weren't my favorite ones but these will have to do:<br />
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(This is looking between her legs at her bottom. It's a girl! If you look hard you can see her femur bones.)</div>
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The new pregnancy symptom I'm having is getting hungry in the middle of the night. I of course wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom (I'm used to that now) but then I have a hard time falling back asleep because my tummy is growling. Last night I had this problem for the second time so at 3am I was on the couch eating a small bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats. I think it's weird. I have never known anyone to do this. I have only seen this in movies (What a Girl Wants is the one the comes to mind). Anyway, I think I'll start eating a snack a few hours before bed to try to prevent this strange activity.<br />
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I went to the doctor last Thursday, well the doctor's office (didn't end up seeing the doctor because he was at the hospital doing surgery). Honestly I don't think an appointment every 4 weeks is necessary. I did get to hear our girl's heartbeat again though. I love getting to hear her fast little heartbeat! It assures me that she is in there and is healthy. The nurse checked my weight and blood pressure and I am in good shape too. :) I'm really excited for the 20 week ultra sound in a week and a half! It's always so fun to see her growing, developing, and moving inside me!<br />
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It is so amazing and such a miracle that this little girl is growing inside of me! All my life when people have asked what I want to be when I grow up I've always said "I want to be a mom" (My calling is in the primary and on Sunday we filled out questionnaires with the kids that asked what we want to be when we grow up and I found myself putting the same thing... which I will be and forever be starting in June! haha!) What a wonderful gift God has given us to have the power to create life! I am so grateful for this child that God has given to Nick and I! <br />
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We went and got an early ultra sound for a gender test on Thursday and found out baby Dueck is a girl! Nick thought it was going to be a boy but I kinda thought it was a girl and it is! We are so thrilled! I'm so glad we had a clear picture right between the legs (but I didn't include that one). <br />
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Nick's family was in town and we wanted to tell them in a fun way so before going to the doctor in the morning I baked some cupcakes and then when we got home I injected them with pink frosting using a piping bag and tip. I then iced them with chocolate ganache and put a white question mark on top. (They weren't as perfect as I would have liked because we were rushing so we could share the news before we went to Les Miserables.) We had them all make their guess before taking a bite. Some of them were so surprised because when we first got there we told them that it was very obvious and they assumed that it was a boy but they were wrong. Haha! A video and some pictures are below.<br />
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For my family I took a picture of the cupcakes and one cut in half right before going to Nick's family and texted and emailed them while driving there. My sister Rachel was up at my mom's and they even went shopping and got a few things for our little girl right after they found out! It makes me so happy and grateful to have such a supportive family who shares in our excitement!<br />
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Here is our sweet girl opening her mouth (drinking or yawning). You can kind of see her hand up in front of her face.</div>
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We already love our little girl soooo much! It's pretty funny how concerned Nick gets. He gets all worried that she is being squashed/hurt when we're cuddling or I'm laying on my stomach (which doesn't even really pop out yet... I should start taking pictures of my growth though). He's going to be such a cute daddy to our little girl! We are so excited for her to join our family! Is it June yet?... 162 days!!! </div>
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I am now 15 1/2 weeks along in my pregnancy! At my doctor's office they do an ultra sound at 10 weeks and then 20 weeks (when you can find out the gender) but they have the option (to pay a little extra) to get an ultra sound at 16 weeks if one is impatient (like me) and wants to find out the baby's gender early. I can't wait until next Thursday (12/27)! I'm so excited! I just hope that the baby is in a good position so it is possible to tell. <br />
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So I'm finally not feeling nauseous any more! I'm so grateful it only lasted the first trimester and that is wasn't too bad. I only threw up once and I think it is because I waited too long to eat in the morning. When I was feeling nauseous from about week 7 to 14 I would snack on soup/oyster crackers and now I am sick of them! During that time even just pictures or the mention of some foods would make me feel nauseous. I had a few craving for pizza, mac'n cheese, and Twizzlers. I have hardly been eating any sweets and desserts because they don't sound or taste good to me. Can you believe that?!? A carton of ice cream used to only last 10 days in our freezer and we've had one in there for 3 months now! This baby is really starting to change me and my ways! Some foods that have really turned my stomach are cheesecake, pumpkin, and garlic. A lot of dinner recipes I make have garlic so I just cut it out (Nick hasn't seemed to notice). I have heard that some women have a hard time with onions during pregnancy so I am very grateful that I don't have that problem because I use onions in my cooking all the time and I love em! Well that's enough about food.<br />
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Am I showing? I am a little bit but you probably wouldn't notice. I've gained a little fat on my belly mostly because I have gone from exercising 6 times to maybe 2 times a week. I just feel so exhausted and the nausea didn't help. Ok, so I'm not completely inactive. I have still been riding my bike or walking to work (2 miles from home)... but that is going to end soon when we get a 2nd car. The weather has been getting worse (snow/ice on roads and sidewalk) so I can't ride my bike and walking is almost as dangerous (walking on ice is hard). Since I'm starting to feel better I'm trying to get back into the swing of exercising. Yesterday and today I woke up a little earlier so I could do some arm and leg exercises for 20 minutes before walking to work. I love exercising because it gets my blood pumping and gives me more energy. I also love increasing my strength and feeling like my body has more power and ability to do more. I wish I could go running but the sidewalks are icy and I really don't want to fall... and its freezing out. I'm excited to get back into running shape after the pregnancy (with a jogging stroller!). But back to showing, I am starting to feel stretching and can feel the bump when I lay on my stomach. Still fit into my pants though! :) I'm actually excited to start showing because I always feel kind of awkward when I tell people I'm pregnant and I don't look it at all. Maybe with the next baby I won't tell until I start to show.<br />
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More emotional? You bet cha! I tear up all the time especially when I see babies. I just get so excited! I was watching something on youtube the other day and Carter's (baby/kid store) had a cute commercial with a baby and child in it that made me teary eyed. Oh and I cried while watching one of the Harry Potter movies (never done that before). Sometimes I just feel like I need to let the tears out. It's weird. <br />
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Baby Gear: We got a car seat! Nick's coworker/friend gave us theirs that is only 2 years old and in really good condition. We also already have a crib! My mom still has the crib that she used for me and it is still in really good condition because I was the only one in the fam it was used for. It is a beautiful cherry wood with tall pillars and a canopy. If we're having a boy I think we'll leave off the pillars and canopy since that seems like more girlish. I'm so grateful to Andrew and my mom for these important baby items! It really helps us out and I don't think I could have picked anything better!<br />
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So take a guess! Boy or Girl? Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-30913800092097370622012-11-22T17:02:00.000-08:002012-11-22T17:02:08.465-08:00We are very grateful for...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are so ecstatic to have this little <i>pumpkin </i>join our family June 9th!</div>
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This is Baby Dueck at 10 weeks (I'm now almost 12 weeks)! It was so fun to see the ultrasound! Baby was active and waving at us! We can't wait to find out the gender (I've got tons of crafts to do)!</div>
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We found out October 6th so we have only known a month and a half but it seems like forever (probably because I feel nauseous and tired)! We are sooooo excited for June!!!<br />
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-40247515940872097022012-09-09T23:20:00.000-07:002012-09-16T17:57:06.596-07:00Spanish Fork Half MarathonSeptember 8th I ran in the Spanish Fork Half Marathon. I made the decision to run a half at the beginning of August. I was already running 4 mile runs a few times a week and 6 miles occasionally but I pretty much trained in a month. This is the second half I have run. I ran my first half back in April of 2009 in the Provo Half Marathon. While running isn't too expensive of a sport/hobby, I chose the Spanish Half because I could opt to not have a shirt making entry $10 less making it only $30. I've never seen a race for so cheap! And I still got a medal! :)<br />
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I fell asleep the night before the race at about 11 and set 3 alarms. I was afraid I wouldn't wake up in time. I even had a dream (or nightmare) about it. I was dreaming that we ran out of milk and went to a neighbors to get some and saw on the clock that it was 6:50 and started freaking out since the race started at 7 and was 20 minutes away. I woke up right after that and saw that it was 5:30, just 2 minutes before my first alarm was to go off so I just got up anyway. It was pretty cool out so I brought a blanket with me in the car and went on my way. Luckily I had planned to get there at 6 cuz I made a wrong turn getting off the highway and took a little detour (driving to unfamiliar places in the dark if not my fav). I picked up my pack when I arrived and went back to the car to keep warm, eat a few cheerios (I don't like to eat breakfast before running), get my tunes ready, and then went to the bathroom one last time. Unfortunately I made the mistake of walking through the grass when I picked up the packet and went to the bathroom and got the morning dew on my shoes making my feet cold. Next time I will take the sidewalk. Ten minutes before the race I made my way to the starting line. I stood about ten feet back so I wouldn't get trampled. I jumped up and down a bit to keep warm and get my muscles ready and then I took off with the shot of the gun.<br />
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While training I was averaging about 8:10 a mile which is what my average was for my first half. I thought I could do about 8min/mile since usually you run faster in a race. A few weeks ago I bought an arm band so I could run with my iphone to listen to music and time my runs. I have the mapmyrun app that says the mile, time, and pace at each mile. Well, at the first mile marker the little voice came on and paused my music and said the time was 7:02. I thought "oops!" I was afraid that I was going to get burned out. I think I went so fast because I was trying to keep up with those at the front of the line. So I slowed my pace down and finally averaged 7:40/mile. In the first few miles a few speedy people who weren't already way ahead passed me (always a little discouraging when people pass you). I think I kept up the fast pace just because I didn't want anyone else to pass me. Toward the end of the race the runners get pretty strung out. At one point on a windy road I couldn't see anyone in front or behind me. The trail was good though. It was all on the road and there weren't too many cars because it was throughout farm land. I saw, heard, and unfortunately smelled a bunch of cows and horses but I really love running outside! The earth is full of so much beauty! I saw tons of sunflowers and the mountains looked amazing as the sun rose up from behind them. I did see something funny/disturbing. Since there were farms there were obviously large stacks of hay and right in front of a large pile was a toilet. Weird/tempting? But pretty sure it was not for the runners. haha. There were stations along the run with water and Gatorade. I never bring water with me on my runs cuz honestly I'm just lazy. I don't want to have to carry a water bottle and I usually run in the morning when it's cool so I feel less of a need. I only took water twice because man it is really hard to drink from a cup while running! Both times I had to stop for a sec, take a gulp, throw down the cup, and start up again. By mile 7 I was still feeling good and happy that I had already made it a little more than half way which meant the rest of the race was literally slightly down hill. By mile 10 I was just telling myself "just 3 more miles!" My legs were starting to feel a little jelloish. Just before mile 12 I passes a guy (is it bad that it made me feel good?) but then a girl and guy came out of no where and passed me. Finally I saw the 13 mile sign and the finish line in front of me and sprinted through. I was kinda bummed that I barely missed making it under 1:40, but I did get my personal best! I was a little disoriented after that I almost passed up the volunteers handing out the medals! So glad they called after me reminding me to get my medal! haha. I didn't stay long after I finished cuz I had to get back home, shower, and get to work (long day right?). So worth it though! I love running and am so grateful for a healthy body that allows me to do so! ... And for a husband who massages my feet and calves when they are sore. :)<br />
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So the tie-dye shirt makes me look hippyish but it is SO comfortable, doesn't show sweat (which I do a lot of), is what I wore for my very first half (made matching with my two other running buddies), and I haven't invested in actual running attire shirts (maybe when Nick's a doctor but for now my free t-shirts do just fine). </div>
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<b>STATS</b>:<br />
Time: 1:40:26<br />
Pace: 7:40/mile<br />
23rd of 161 overall place<br />
7th of 88 gender place<br />
1st of 19 division place (20-24)<br />
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<b>More good news/updates!</b>(since I haven't posted in over a year):<br />
Nick has already had 2 med school interviews (University of North Texas and Creighton) and has a 3rd scheduled at the University of Washington! The soonest we can find out about acceptances is mid October. The interviews went really well so things are looking pretty good! I can't wait to know where we will be next year!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-83681093986980273442011-07-12T10:19:00.000-07:002011-07-12T10:48:37.430-07:00The Best Husband Ever!I have the best and most handsome husband in the world!<br />
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Nick is hilarious and makes me laugh a lot. A couple nights ago he was on a roll and although I was trying to fall asleep he had me laughing non stop for 5 minutes. :) <br />
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Sometimes Nick doodles some pretty funny pictures for me. Here are just a few:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nick is currently applying for medical school and is working on his secondary applications (pricey!). He has studied and worked so hard and it has paid off (hopefully literally as well). I am so proud of him and am excited for him to go on to medical school!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269813664893770753.post-62970494194118278562011-07-10T07:21:00.000-07:002011-07-10T07:31:10.298-07:00Jewelry Display<div align="left">I have a ton of necklaces but it is hard to know what I have if I can't see them all so I made this:<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627730879458830674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsiUfzsJaeEtfiXx82aXpCaLglrLkNu2YvUkMm88vFDizVcjsfq5cqgQhdLFwQNauRmF4A0CM_IAlH4fDLKwdfUsBitUzO4bqq4DW_E429sxhm3CC3tflSDZBmuuxC00WamCHchbVb3Q/s400/DSCN8065.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="left">I got some wood, painted it, attached hooks to the back, hammered in some nails and then hung it on my wall. Voila! Now I can see all of necklaces!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351902384485817022noreply@blogger.com0