Little or Big Nikelle

If anyone knows Nik's mom, Beckie, or otherwise known as Grandma China, well she is crafty. I am so lucky to have a great mother in-law that is willing to help me as much as my own mom. So, she is into making these hats here lately and when Nikelle was born she made her one.........







as you can see it was a little small.
That is some skill....it is hard to get something to small for little Nikelle.

So, she gave another try, but was trying to make one for Nikelle's cousin, Aniston, because hers was to large. Well, now this one was a little tight on little tubby's head, so it fit Nikelle. Awwww isn't it adorable?!?!?






Also, I promised some pics of her cute room. Well, it is not all the way done, but here is the main idea.

Mclaren

Well, watching Nikelle grow made us think of Mclaren. I know!! Shes a dog. But, our animals are our kids too. She is four months old and actually is a pretty good puppy. She is still learning of course. But, Nik was arranging his pictures and here is Mclaren growing up. Oh the joys of having a puppy!

Nikelle and her 3rd week

Nikelle is 3 weeks old and growing!

Boy is Nikelle growing. She weighs 6 lbs 9 oz! She is about 20 in long. Since my camera finally decided to work today, I thought I would post some pics from her third week.

Here is Nikelle after a bath.....as long as she is wrapped like a "barrito" (as her dad says) she is happy. Believe me....you don't want to know what she sounds like when she is upset.

This is Nikelle being peaceful.....haha she is such a good baby! As you can tell she does not like her hands wrapped up. If they are not where she can fling them around, she will let you know. Gotta love the crazy hair!

Nikelle had her two week checkup this week. Here is her "flipper" after her PKU...poor baby!

Nikelle and her daddy, she is telling him a story. Gotta love the lazy Sunday's when dad and daughter can hang in their white t-shirts!

AND...of course I can not leave out our other kids. Here is Mclaren looking at the camera wondering what her dad is doing.

Nikelle Annlea Gerritsen has arrived!

She's finally here!
Nikelle was born on September 28th at 1:52 am. Here is a pic right after her bath with her dad!

Well, here's the story. Friday at work, before she was born, I felt the best I had in a long time. Everyone was saying this was going to be the weekend. But, at the doctor that Wednesday before I was barley thinning and I was not dilating. So, Saturday morning came around 5 am I woke up to some weird feelings. I just thought they were funny pains and didn't think to much about it. Well, after trying to go to sleep many times and waking up every 10 to 15 minutes I was wondering, but still did not think anything about it. Finally, I got up and tried to start my day. When my mom called I said, I might run to the hospital just to see what is going on. But, I still laid around and tried to do stuff.

Later that afternoon, Nik's mom and dad came by the house, and by now these funny pains were every 3 to 5 minutes. His mom suggested that we go to the hospital because she was pretty sure they were contractions. So up to the hospital we went.

I checked in and long behold I was dilated to a 3! I was still thinking they were going to send me home. About an hour later they came back and I was almost a 4 so they kept me. This was about 5 pm Saturday night. After I got the "happy shot" I wanted to sleep and I found out later on I said some pretty funny things, that I really don't remember, but Nikelle arrived finally.....weighing 5 lbs 10 oz! A long shot from the 7 or 8 lbs she was supposed to be. Things are calming down and getting back to normal, but life is getting more exciting.....

I'm Still Alive!!

I know, I know!!! It has been a few months since my last post. So here is an update. I have finished my Master's which is a big reason why I was not posting. I was taking two classes at one time and it was a little busy. But!! Now I am finished and can get back to normal life.
Nik and I are going to have a little girl in a few weeks. Her name is Nikelle, but we are still debating a few middle names. We have been working on her room and it is almost finished. I just had my baby showers this past week, and wow!! I am thankful to all the people in my life that are here to help me out. Without them I don't think Nikelle would be coming home to anything. So, thanks to everyone! I will post a pic of her room when we get it finished and everything set.
Besides those two time consuming things, we got to celebrate Nik's dad's 50th birthday. His mom had her knee replaced, which was about time!!! My little niece, Aniston, was born on July 6th. When I hold her Nikelle goes nuts! It will be nice for her to have a cousin her same age. AND.....I know, we are strange. We got a puppy. Her name is Mclaren. She is a golden retriever and is very cute. This is her at 12 weeks. She is just 15 weeks now. Slightly bigger. She is potty trained and it was quick for her. She listens to sit and stay is getting better. She loves her dad and makes sure that he plays with her everyday. Well, since I have put everything in a nutshell, I will go back to doing normal posts. Hopefully in the next few weeks you will be looking at pictures of Nikelle. If she is not out by then, I might scream! She is just as stubborn as her dad....horray!!!