Platte Preston Nielson

Well the biggest news from the last six months is that we had our baby boy! Platte Preston Nielson was born on October 5, 2010. We think he is the cutest thing ever! He weighed 8 lbs. 12 oz. and everything went well with the delivery. We have had so much fun with him, and luckily, Belle simply adores him. We feel so lucky that she is so nice to him and loves to play with him. It's so fun when she talks to him, helps me change his diaper, or puts his binky in his mouth. She loves to get right up close to his face and say things like, "Hey little guy," or "What's the matter, buddy?" or "You look so handsome!" Sure, he doesn't always love it when she is in his face, but hey, she loves to play with him so much that I just can't tell her not to. He is such a good baby and is so content. He smiles a lot more than Belle did when she was his age, and that makes me so happy. So far, he looks just like Belle did in her first 3 months, except he is A LOT chunkier. He couldn't be cuter! He is such a joy and we love him to pieces.
























This last picture is what he looks like today. There is a huge lack of pictures from the day after he was born until about Christmas time. Sorry about that.

The Last Six Months

In other news, Belle turned two in September! She talks all day long and we read books now more than ever. She loves to play with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She loves to go to nursery. She loves building "castles" (made entirely of blankets) with her daddy. She loves playing with her baby doll Daisy, pushing her shopping cart all over our apartment, and singing songs. She is getting better at playing by herself. It's so fun to watch her read books aloud and sing songs to herself. Almost every day I text Platte at work to tell him funny things Belle has said or done. She is hilarious and is such a joy to me. I feel so lucky to be able to spend all my time with her.

In September, Platte found out he passed the Utah bar. He was officially sworn in as an attorney just a week after little Platte was born. He's thrilled that he is finished, hopefully forever, studying for tests. Now he is busy working as an attorney at the U. I am busy being a stay-at-home mom. I absolutely love being at home with the kids reading books, playing make believe, doing puzzles, and cooking.

We blessed little Platte at the beginning of December and are grateful for all of our family who were able to come! Life is good. Here are some more pictures from the last little while.