Pictures from July!!! Sleeping next to Daddy!! The music from the sea horse was too much for the both of them!!! Attaching Mom, walking behind our walker, playin on the John Deere tractor, sittin' with Dad, eating her cracker and playin in the water hose!!

STILLWATER

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JACILAYNE AND CASEN

THIS IS A SERIES OF PICS TAKEN ONE AFTER ANOTHER.. ONLY THE FIRST PIC SHOWN BELONGS AFTER THE LAST PIC WHICH IS EVEN FUNNIER BECAUSE JACILAYNE IS LOOKING AT CASEN LIKE WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU AND THEN THE LAST PIC SHE HAS A LOOK LIKE SHE IS GETTING ON TO HIM FOR MESSING WITH HER!! SO FUNNY!! LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR HANDS FULL WHEN THEY ARE BOTH MOBILE!!!!! OH JOY TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON THIS YEAR!!!

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JUST SOME SNAP SHOTS

HERE IS JUST SOME RANDOM SNAP SHOTS OF JACILAYNE... YOU CAN SEE SHE ROLLED HER WAY UNDERNEATH HER JUMPER-ROO AND THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY!! SOME SHE IS JUST PLAYING AND SOME SHE IS AFTER THAT TRUCK!! SHE HAS REALLY GOTTEN TO WHERE SHE LIKE OTHER TOYS NOW OF COURSE THOUGH THEY GO STRAIGHT TO HER MOUTH!!! MY FAVORITE ONE IS HER ON THE JOHN DEERE BLANKET WHERE SHE HAS HERSELF LIFTED UP ON HER ARMS AND IS CHEWING ON HER LIPS!! CAMERA SNAPPED AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME!! OH AND SHE ROLLED HERSELF UP IN HER BLANKET!! AND SHE ROLLED HERSELF TO THE COUCH AND I THINK SHE REALLY LIKE THE FEEL OF THE LEATHER!!

TRYIN TO CRAWL

SHE'S TRYING SO HARD TO CRAWL. SHE GETS ON HER HANDS AND KNEES AND STARTS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH!! ITS SO CUTE!! SHE HAS GOT THE LEG MOVEMENT DOWN SHE JUST HASN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO MOVE HER HANDS TOO!!! WON'T BE LONG NOW

Going to Tana's Dance Recital!!!

Jacilayne playing in her jumper-roo!!! She was really trying to grab that blue bird I just wasn't quick enough on the camera!!

Wow. I just figured out how to upload photos!! These are from our trip to Stillwater back in Feb--I'll get some new ones up soon!!

OH THE JOYS OF BEING PREGNANT

I am on the downward slope of my pregnancy now and I am more than excited. More than excited to not only meet my little girl but to also have the relief of not being pregnant. I am so miserable. I think I only sleep about 3 hours a night, which I guess my sister-in-law Amanda hit the nail on the head when she said this must be God's way of preparing us for the upcoming sleepless nights that lie ahead. Everyone says that I have started to drop which is cool but I can't tell. The only way I can tell is that I am having a ton of pelvic pressure which is excrutiating. Anyways, I am so ready to meet Jacilayne that I am so excited and can't wait! The time is almost here. I have said from the very beginning that I bet I have her on Thanksgiving and I am more convinced then ever that this is the case. The little terd is gonna decide to make her appearance while I am sitting at the dinner table eating my turkey, dressing and broccoli and cheese casserole, I just know it!!! Well, that is all for now...I'll return soon with anything new taht might be happening.

4 WEEKS TO GO!!!

Only 4 more weeks to go and boy let me tell you that I am counting down the days now....not just the weeks but the actual days...28 days.. oh hallelejuah!!!!! I am so ready.. being miserable is horrible..I am so tired.. I know that when Jacilayne gets here it will be many restless nights and every two hour feedings or diaper changes.. but heck, I will be grateful for a good 2 hours of sleep at a time... I don't think I sleep much more than 30 to 45 minutes at a time these days... oh so miserable.. Oh well, she'll be worth it! I am ready to see her!!!

GIFTS GALORE!!!!

So, this past weekend we had our baby shower!! WOW!!!! That is all I can say.. We are so extremely blessed to have so many friends and family and a community that loves and supports us! We got SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOO much stuff it was unbelievable!! I thought, my goodness, this little girl isn't even here yet and she is already spoiled rotten!! But all in all, we really did have a beautiful shower and we are so thankful to all!!! Now it is time to set up her room so she will have a nice place to come home too! I can't wait!!!!

WAY TOO MUCH

Well, there is just so much going on right now. I am currently 30 weeks pregnant and completely MISERABLE. I DO NOT sleep well at all which completely SUCKS because I love to sleep and I love MY sleep. We have officially bought our house now starts all the hard work trying to get it ready to be moved into within a couple weeks (which is our goal) because we have a BABY on the way and she will be coming in about 3 months, which seems like a long while but really isn't. With all the excitement from the new house, feeling the baby move all the time now, work, school, and every 2 WEEK visits to my doctor, I am just feeling a little overwhelmed, plus the baby shower is upcoming and if I am not moved by then I have no idea what I am going to do with all that stuff... OOOHHHH the stress is outrageous. Plus everyone getting on to me about what I can and can't do now. BLAH BLAH BLAH --- I know everyone means well but darn it, I can't stand not being able to do things that used to be so simple and now I can't even attempt them. I guess I really should enjoy the fact that things are getting done for me now instead of by me because once the baby comes I do feel things will revert back to normal. Anyways.. crazy stuff now..busy busy busy...

24 weeks 2 days

After the 4 weeks sick spell I had once finding out that I was pregnant, pregnancy is not such a bad experience...I am 24 weeks 2 days.... I am feeling GREAT, except being tired most of the time... I am so ready to get the crib set up and start looking for material to make the bedding for this little rascal!!! It is so exciting to think of... the only disappointing part thus far I would say is not yet feeling her move or kick, but I suppose I will in time... My mom seems to think I must have a big uterus!! hahaha.. TMI per Anita's long-time high school buddy David!! He laughed at this comment amist is TMI comment then preceded to say a big PLAYGROUND...This was a means for about 5 minutes of laughter between me and my mom!!! hahaha... What a way to put it I do suppose!! hehehe.. Anyhow, so much going on at the moment... work, school, new house, new baby, new niece or nephew!!! Such a busy end of the year start of a new year.. We NICHOLS really know how to finish out a year and ring in the new!!! I am so looking forward to my own child as well as having a new niece or nephew to call me JJ...
It is really quite amazing to me how much of a hold my niece and 2 nephews have on me at the moment. I was sitting at work this morning and went to check my cell which currently has a picture of my 1 year old nephew on it as the wallpaper... and I simply realized how incredibly special Tana, Jaron, and Lane are to me and how to hear them call me JJ and want my love and attention has to be one of the biggest gifts in my life!!!
Anyways... so 24 weeks 2 days and counting!!! She'll be here before we know it!!!

The Amazing Way of Children

As I was driving to go eat lunch this past Sunday with my husband, I started thinking of something that I thought was kind of a neat post for the blogging world to read!! Not really, probably just May-May and Big Josh to read!! haha... Anywho, as I was driving I began to think of all the ways that we change when a baby is in the picture. On my side of the family, we only have one niece/granddaughter for the time being... Montana. Before Montana arrived, everyone was referred to by the REAL name. It is amazing to me that once she was born and reached the age of really understanding what we were saying and repeating and calling us our "NICKNAMES" how we all-of-a-sudden changed with her....well not so much the men, but my mom, me and amanda anyways!! hehehe.. I no longer refer to anyone in my family by their REAL name, whether Tana is around or not and while I was driving I realized neither does my mom or Amanda. I am no longer Jessi or Jess, I am permanently JJ...Amanda is May-May...Mom is MawMaw... Jack is Papa.... Josh is Big Josh... Jeremy is Daddy (that is the strangest of them all cuz he isn't my daddy!!) ... and Jourdan is Ju-Ju----I find it rather amazing how a child can change us so much that whether they are around or not we (the women!!) continue to refer to each other by our NICKNAMES!!! It just simply amazes me that they have this power of our thinking much to their unknowing minds!! Anywho, on this note, I also wonder why it is only the women who seem to partake in this role and not the men... When Tana is around the men refer to everyone by their NICKNAMES, but when she isn't around, we are called by our REAL names??? This is completely baffling to me...Anyways... just thought I would put those thoughts out there....