We have news!

Dane came home one day from lunch and told me he got orders for us to move back to Ft. Benning GA next Spring! Dane's been wanting to change his career path which would send us to Ft Lee Virginia. Since we already have orders now, they said to wait till after Ft. Benning. I am excited about being much closer to family again with warmer winters. Things can always change again but that is our plan for now.

School seems to start later over here. Devin just started Monday, 2nd grade!

school gym

Devin and his teacher Mrs. Fife

Last day with Grandma!

Saturday was Grandma's last day here :( so we decided to do some sight seeing. We went to Pottenstein cave. I did not realize all the stairs and bending over that was involved in the tour, sorry mom. But it was lots of fun. Jarom kept saying, "car mommy, car mommy." I guess it was a little scary to a 2 year old. Most of my pictures in the cave did not look good, so here is what worked.

Down the road was this fun ride!

We also went fossil digging and found some cool fossils!

This week

I got my hair cut today, so I feel almost like a new woman!

Germany does not do feet and hand prints, so I decided to do them myself.

Ammon did not like it!

Here is Ammons first Sunday going to church.
Church day with Grandma!

Last week we went to Wieden. We had a pretty day outside.

Ammon's first photo shoot

First photo shoot by photographer Holly

for the baby announcements

This week

This week has been good as my body becomes normal again. I am finally starting to get relief from my back pain. It feels so good to just be able to bend over. Maybe sometime I will write about my labor in the Hospital which was the hardest of all the boys!

Ammon has been a joy and a little demanding. He thinks he should be held ALL THE TIME! It is fine for now since I have my mom to help, but when she leaves something needs to change.

Here Ammon was sleeping. I got really lucky and caught him smiling in his sleep.
Today Devin had a field trip to a dinosaur museum about 30 min away. I had my mom go with him, so she could see more of Germany and spend time with Devin. Here are some pictures.

I think they had fun!

Ammon Sterling Nichols

Ammon Sterling Nichols

Born Monday August 9, 2010 at 9:31pm

weight 8.7 lbs or 3.945kg

length 21.1

German birthing room "before the pain"

different kind of bed!

trying to open those little eyes!

surprised how Devin was so happy! I asked him to be my helper. He said, "'can I help with the baby and not Jarom?"

weighting in the next day

Mommy and baby relaxing in our room

Today, he is 3 days old.

I sure enjoyed my 3 days in the Hospital more than I expected!

Grandma is HERE!!

Hurry up Baby, you can come now!

Doctors!

I went to the doctor again Wednesday. After Monday, I have to go see her every 2 days now! How much should we really believe in our doctors. I tend to get the doctors opinion but still come up with my own decision. Since this is my third child, I kind of know what to expect. The doctor told me the baby is not low ANYMORE (weird) and if my water brakes, I need to call an ambulance and lay on my back. She is crazy! My water broke with Jarom 2 days before my due date, and we drove to the hospital and everything was fine. She also told me I was dilated last week and now not dilated at all! I am loosing my confendence in this doctor. Good thing she will not be delivering the baby. In Germany, only the doctors in the hospital deliver the babies. Grandma gets here in 2 days, so the baby can come after that.