Work!

Once again, it's been a while since I last posted. Until recently we haven't had a whole lot to report. Anyways, here goes.




We celebrated our first wedding anniversary on August 7. We ended up going out to Cici's for dinner the night before, which was where one of our first dates was at. Little Monkey slept through most of it...

 The next morning, I surprised Bill with a homemade breakfast. I made some waffles, and sausage, with strawberries, bananas, peanut butter, whipped cream, and lotsa good stuff.

 

 We wanted to go on a walk later that night, but we were so exhausted we skipped out on that. It was so nice though. We got a bottle of Martinelli's Sparkling Cider, and cut our wedding cake (which was still so delicious!), and we just had a good time.

I'm so glad we found each other. I love Bill so much, and he is such a wonderful father. I'm so glad we get to spend eternity together.

This past Tuesday, Bill had an interview with a high-end oil service company based in Houston. So, they flew him out there for his interview. After a long day of taking care of Little Monkey all by myself, I found out that he had lost his phone in a cab in Houston, but that he had gotten the job! He gave me the number of the hotel he was staying at, and we spent that night apart... the first time ever since we got married. It was so hard, but we made it through, and he drove home in a company car the next day. We're so grateful he got a position with this company, and it looks like they're going to take really good care of all of us.

For the next six months or so, Bill will be training with this company, which means that he will be going pretty much wherever they tell him to for 4-5 days at a time, and coming home on the weekends. After six months, they are going to evaluate his progress in the company and decide where to put him, hopefully a little more permanently. In the meantime, our lease ends at the end of October, and for the past two days we've been apartment hunting. We found a couple of apartments that we like, one here in Denton and another in Lewisville, but we've still got 6 more complexes to look at. It's so tiring!

Little Monkey is getting so big!

He had his 2-month vaccinations last month, which he did not like at all. Last month at his doctor's appointment he weighed in at 13 lbs. 10 oz., and he's probably gained another pound or two in the meantime. He's already in size 3-6 m, and we're bumping him up to a size 3 diaper pretty soon here. He loves to "talk", and he can say mama, but only when he's crying. He loves his Daddy so much, and loves to play with him. He gets the biggest smiles on his face, and loves to laugh. He's very ticklish, just like Daddy, which makes things very fun when it comes to playtime. He's starting to try and scoot across his blanket during tummy time, and can hold his head up all by himself. He's even starting to try and sit up by himself. He loves being read to, so we've gotten some books from the library, and we try to read to him as much as we can.

Little Monkey may be ready for something besides breastmilk in a few months or so, which is a little earlier than we expected. All I know is that he keeps staring at whatever food we eat, and looks at it curiously every time. He doesn't quite have the motor control needed to take the food away just yet, but he's getting there. He likes to take any toys put near him and put them in his mouth, so his motor control is getting much better.

We'll keep everyone posted on where we'll be moving, and I'll try to continue to keep up with this. Ta-ta until next time!

Catchup!

So I just realized that it's been a while since the blog was last updated.

Little Monkey is now 8 weeks old! He's getting the hang of sleeping through the night, giving me around 5 hours of sleep every other night... yay! He doesn't need as much help burping anymore... another yay! And this past weekend we spent our first night away from home. We went to Gilmer, TX to celebrate my brother-in-law's 27th birthday. We spent the night with them Saturday night and went to church, had lunch, and cake and ice cream with them on Sunday. We even got to borrow some toys from Alicia's wonderful in-laws... they're basically my second family. :)

Bill is still looking for a job. It's not easy finding something in his field, but we're hopeful. Right now he's looking for anything that will help to pay the bills, so if you hear of any positions opening where you're working or where your spouse works or where your friend works... or a friend of a friend.... i think you get the point. :) Just let us know please! Bill is applying for a position as an officer in the Air Force, but the process can take up to two years, so please keep us in your prayers!

I am starting to really get the hang of all this 'Mommy' stuff. I'm learning to distinguish between his different cries and really being able to tell what he needs. Everything is starting to become second nature... which is a real relief from what the first few weeks were like. We're starting to get more sleep, and learn some new things. This weekend Little Monkey discovered his hands and feet (who knew those pants with monkey footies would help him figure those out!), and he's starting to recognize people's faces. This past weekend he was exposed to so many different new people, but we stopped by Grandma and Grandpa's on the way home, and he was so happy to see them. It really is amazing to see this little spirit grow up and learn new things. We're so happy he was sent to us; he makes us so happy, and we love him so much.

If we go too long before another post just message either myself or Bill on Facebook, and we'll put something up. If you'd like to see pictures of the family (mainly Little Monkey) look us up on Facebook, and you'll be able to see plenty there.

Thanks to everyone for ALL the love and support we continue to receive. We pray for you every night and hope that everything is going well. Eventually we WILL have a social life again, so for those of you we haven't seen recently, we're still here! We just need a little more time before we become social butterflies again. :) Love to all!

June 14, 2011

Lora's family came from Virginia to see William's blessing. It was so wondeful to have them here to help out and to spend time with them. Everyone was so excited to see William. We think he is very cute and so far everyone agrees when they see him. We are so grateful our Heavenly Father saw fit to send us our own little angel. We found out that William has a lot in store for him during his blessing. I hope we are up for the challenge. It was so wonderful to have so much family here for this special occasion. We are very grateful to everyone that sends their love out to us here in Denton.

June 10, 2011

My family has always been the most important thing in my entire life. They have helped me get through so much in my life, I will be eternally grateful to them. Now I have my own family, and I am so grateful every day for the blessings that come from being sealed to my family for time and all eternity.

Our family began in 2009. I met the most wonderful man in my life, Bill Nievar. We met at the Denton Institute. He had just served his mission in Jacksonville, Florida, and had spent the summer in Washington, D.C. doing an internship with NIH. He had come back home for school, and we were both attending Institute. I was President of the Latter-Day Saint Student Association for UNT, and needed a secretary, and he just happened to volunteer. We worked very well together, and had a lot of fun together. In December of 2009, he finally asked me out, and we started dating.

In May of 2010, we began talking about getting married, and the weekend that my sister graduated from UT Tyler, he met my family, and asked my father for my hand in marriage. Soon after, we set the date for August 7, 2010. That summer we were swamped with wedding planning and preparing to go to the temple.

August 7, 2010, Bill and I were married and sealed in the Dallas, TX temple for time and all eternity. We thought we'd never be any happier.




About three weeks after the wedding, we discovered we were going to have a baby. We were scared at first (at least I was), and both of us were a little nervous. We both had a year left of school, and let's just face it... nobody's really ready to be a parent. :)

We both graduated from the University of North Texas, Bill with a bachelor's in Biochemistry, and myself with a bachelor's in Criminal Justice, minor in Chemistry, and Criminalistics Certificate. After graduation, we really started getting ready for the baby to come. We set up the nursery, made sure the car was ready, and did everything but clean the apartment. :/

On June 5, 2011, our next great adventure began at 11:17 a.m. when our little William Douglas Nievar was born. We are so happy he is finally here. He has already brought so much joy to our lives, and I am so happy that he will be a part of our lives for all of eternity.
I'm so excited to begin this new journey, and I'm so grateful for everyone that has helped us get this far, and are continuing to aid us in starting our new family. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with this, and feel free to remind me if it needs updating.