Long Time NO Blogging!!

A lot of things have gone on in the Andersen Family, and I figured before I did a major "Blog Overload" I should preface future posts with a brief update. 

So it has been two and a half years since my last post, and although Lyndsey does look adorable in these baby pictures, she has grown up into quite the little lady with a feisty personality.  Ian too has grown up so much that it kind of makes me teary-eyed looking at older pictures of him.  He is quite the smarty pants and have a very creative imagination. 

For the last year and a half I have been in school doing prerequisites for Nursing School, and working full time at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital ICU as a CNA.  Jared is still working as a music teacher for Cyprus HS, and is currently working on arranging percussion ensemble music in his "spare" time.
Besides working really hard and having lots of fun in the meantime we have some major changes approaching us with this new year.

I am just nearly finished getting my Nursing School application submitted....eeekkk I'm totally nervous about it...but really hoping to get in the first time.  I am applying to the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.  I am able to get a master's degree in nursing there and it will make a great stepping stone towards my doctorate in nursing which is my ultimate goal....being a nurse practioner.  Of course we are nervous about this new adventure, but feel that as a family we are ready for a little change in scenery.  As a result of this upcoming adventure this will be Jared's last year teaching and will become the "stay at home dad."  He is excited for this new role, and I'm so thankful to have such a supportive Hubby. 

We have had many adventures in the last two and a half years, and now that I am not taking classes this semester I finally have time to update our blog.  Yeah!!  My goal is to keep it updated so that everyone will be involved in this crazy loop we call life.  In the next few weeks I will be adding/updating photos of the kids, and all the fun things we have done as a family.  So stay tuned because this going to be probably the most amazing update ever!  :)

Lyndsey Michelle Andersen~Her First Pictures

If you want to see the full album I have it on my facebook page under photos. I tried to upload all of them but the file was to big, and I don't really want to have four different posts. Hope everyone likes them. :)

Lyndsey Has Arrived!!!

For those of you who aren't on facebook and haven't heard the awesome news yet...we had our baby girl!! Lyndsey Michelle Andersen was born on June 12th at 2:02pm. She weighed in at 7lbs. and 1oz. 20 inches long. We are excited that she is here and I will have pictures posted hopefully by this weekend.

No One Told Me It Would Be This Hard!! (The Second Time Around)

So I know that I haven't posted anything in a while, but for whatever reason felt the need to complain a little bit, and since this is my blog I can do and say whatever I want right?! I have decided that being pregnant and having a toddler is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I also think that with this pregnancy my body just isn't handling it as well as the first time...I know I"m a little older but man am I feeling it. Yesterday's weather was quite nice so I decided to take Ian for a walk, and at the same time drop off reminders for Activity Days...since I'm an activity days leader for our ward. After my 20-30 minute walk I was so sore!! I couldn't believe it! I have been staying active with this pregnancy since the beginning to avoid this type of pain. I swear I pulled my hip flexor muscle and now I try to walk and siatic nerve pain shoots down my leg. SO needless to say not only am I doing the "waddle walk" but I also look ridiculous because I don't want to put too much weight on my sore leg. Apparently being 27 weeks pregnant and pushing a stroller isn't a good idea. All I want to do now is sit and never move again, but for anyone who knows Ian you know that isn't even possible. Hopefully in the next few days I will be able to walk with less pain and less "waddling" but we will have to see.

As for everyone else...Jared is working really hard all the time. He is quite busy that sometimes by the time he gets home from his other job I'm out as a light (which doesn't take much now a days). Ian is getting big and always has something to say. He knows all his colors now and whenever he sees anything he has to tell you what it is and it's color. It is quite cute. He has been in nursery for the last few months and is finally starting to enjoy going. His favorite primary song right now is "Follow the Prophet" because he gets to run around all over the place while you sing the song. I think Jared and I sang it 10 times last night before telling him that the prophet went to bed so Ian needs to be in bed too. :) I will hopefully get some updated pictures posted soon, so keep an eye out.

Ultrasound Pictures

This is the infamous gender shot. The ultrasound tech assurred me that we were definetly having a girl. Although I will have them double check when I go for another ultrasound at the end of March.




This is a profile picture of Girl Andersen....and yes we still have no idea what we are going to name her. Jared and I compared this profile to Ian's and they are extremely similar (I think they are identical..but Jared is hopeful that this baby will look a little more like him than me.)

This ultrasound was a little better than Ian's. Ian was moving all over the place and the tech had a really hard time finding the necessary things. This baby was totally chill and very well behaved....I'm hopeful that will still be the case when she arrives. Besides it was nice not having an ultrasound probe jabbed into your side to "hold" the baby still. :)

Drum Roll Please....

Well the results are in from my ultrasound today. We are having a girl!! I"m really excited, and glad to level out the playing field. I will try to post pictures if I can figure out how to get my parents scanner to work. As for new things with our family, there really isn't anything new going on. Ian is still a ball of energy and doesn't stop till it is time for bed. Jared is working really hard all the time to provide for us, and I am trying to keep my house clean from the tazmanian devil I call Ian. :) Other than that it is just the same old stuff going on here.

It's Official!

So yes those silly rumors are true! For anyone who has seen me recently you were probably wondering why I have waited so long to say something...or you just thought I was gaining weight again. It's like my body said, ok you're pregnant and stopped fitting into my normal clothes! Jared and I are crazy and have decided to have another baby, but we are really excited! My due date is June 14th, 2010...exactly 25 months to the day apart from Ian...and I am currently starting my 13th week of pregnancy on Wednesday(tomorrow). I will try to keep everyone posted on whats going on and we will definetly announce the sex as soon as we find out. (Hopefully in 6 weeks or so.)

Ian's One Year Pictures

These pictures were taken on June 10th, 2009. I know that Ian is almost 13months old, but you do what you can when you can. Enjoy!!

Ian's Turns One!!

Ian had a great time eating his cake. Many might say that I took the easy way out because his cake was covered in fondant instead of traditional icing; however, in my defense I wasn't given an option and when your mom is paying for the custom cake to match the party theme you don't say a thing.

Ian's first bite of deliciousness! That was all it took to get him hooked. By the end of the evening he ate half of the cake and slept it off the next day which was great for me!

Ian's cake. The party's theme was Baby Einstein.

This was the cake for everyone else who attended the party. The cake was great and if anyone wants the contact information for the decorator I will gladly give it to you.


This day was a bittersweet day for me. I'm sure any other mom would agree. I was sad that I didn't have my cute little baby anymore and I reminesed of the days when I could just hold him all day and stare at him. The days when he wasn't moving and into everything! Jared says that if I miss it that much it is time to have another but I'm not ready for that so don't get any ideas!!

Graduation Day!!

Jared wasn't choking Ian, although a picture says a thousand words huh?! He was definetly done for the day and was trying to launch himself out of Jared's arms.

Me and my Dad.

Graduation Day was fun and it was actually the fastest graduation ceremony I have ever attended. I was really thankful for that. Which is easy when you aren't graduating 700+ people at a time. My sisters high school graduations were forever long. My Dad came down from Oregon and stayed with us which was fun. With graduation being in the early evening the sun was conveniently in your face no matter where you stood.

The Blog Overload!

So for anyone who has been attempting to follow our blog....obviously I have been a slacker!! It isn't easy going to school, taking care of your family, and having time to blog. So now that I have graduated and have all this free time (insert sarcasm here) I am updating our blog. There have been many new and exciting events that have happenned in the last months. First off I graduated with my bachelors degree, Ian turned one, and we moved out of the village and into a house. While all of these things are exciting they have also been really stressful too. I have posted pictures and video for all to enjoy.

Ian's 6 Month Stats

I know that it has been a while since I have updated everyone, but recently Ian went to the doctor for his 6 month check up and everything is looking great. I hope to have some current pictures up in the near furture so keep checking!!

Head Circumference: 17.5 inches ( 66th percentile)
Weight: 18 pounds ( 53rd percentile)
Length: 27 inches ( 64th percentile)

Ian's Attempt Towards Crawling

This video clip was taken at my mom's house on her sofa, and is from October 19th. I know it is at least a month old, but I just didn't know how to get video on here until just recently. Ian used to only be able to do this on soft surfaces (ie: the couch and his bed) but now he does it anytime we set him on his belly, and he trys to get himself in this position from sitting up (which isn't quite graceful but he seems to like it until he wants to sit back up again). It is really cute and fun to watch cause he seems so proud of himself. The last few days he is trying to move himself forward but just face plants it into the floor. He does that a few time then fusses because he is frustrated and probably cause his head hurts. Jared thinks he will be crawling by Thanksgiving, but I'm a little skeptical since Thanksgiving is fastly approaching. I told Jared that he will probably crawl the day after Thanksgiving and he told me that it would just figure. I'm thinking closer towards Christmas. Either way it is really exciting!!

More Halloween Fun!

Along with all the other cute Halloween photos we took of Ian, we also got some of him playing in the leaves. Which was fun for him because all he wanted to do was eat them. Being the drool monster he is (literally) this one leaf just wouldn't leave his face. Jared and I thought it was funny, and Ian didn't seem to mind it being there.

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween to everyone!! Jared and I took some pictures of Ian in his costume, and with his pumpkin. He is sitting up so good, and now is showing signs of crawling. The video of him attempting to crawl will be uploaded soon. Hope everyone enjoys!

Ian is Sitting Up!!

For the last couple of weeks I have been getting on the floor assisting Ian with his sitting up skills. The last few days he has been doing so great on his own that I was able to get a few pictures. He is still unsteady whenever he goes to reach for something, which resulted in his first goose egg on his forehead, but overall he does great!

Ian's First Solid Food

On September 17th, 2008 (the day after his doctors appointment) we decided to try to feed Ian some oatmeal. He struggled with it...and still does sometimes, but overall we think that he did a good job for his first time.
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Ian's 4 Month Stats

Ian is growing to be such a BIG boy. His 4 month stats are as follows:
Weight: 15 pounds 15 ounces (71st percentile)
Height: 25 inches (53rd percentile)
Head Circumference: 16.5 inches (42nd percentile)

The pictures below are just some fun pictures of him playing.
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Ian Can Roll Over...Well One Direction At Least!!

On September 4th, 2008 Ian rolled over for the first time! He can only roll from his tummy to his back for now, but he is trying really hard to move from his back to his tummy.

Ian's 2 Month Pictures and Stats

These pictures were taken on July 25th, 2008.
2 Month Stats
Weight: 12 pounds 10 ounces (69th percentile)
Height: 23.5 inches (68th percentile)
Head Circumference: 15.9 inches (60th percentile)

As a refresher, his birth weight was 7 pounds 9 ounces and 21.5 inches long, oh how quickly they grow!