Kimberly Nielsen

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My name is Kimberly Nielsen. My husband and I are stationed in Illesheim, Germany. I spent four years in the army, and now I am enjoying my role as a military wife and a soon to be mother. We are currently expecting, and my due date is September 16, 2011. My husband and I would like to have 3 more children in the future. My educational goal is to attend school for nursing, and be an RN. I would like to specialize in the medical-surgical aspect of nursing.

This is my first college course, and I am really excited to be taking a class on parenting. When I first started this course, I knew that I wanted to be a good parent but I did not have a clear idea of what kind of parent I wanted to be. I did not have any prior knowledge of specific parenting techniques or the different styles of discipline. Since beginning this course, I have learned about different parenting strategies that I want to use to be beneficial to our children.

This is a picture of me and my husband, Garry.

This is a picture of our daughter, Makayla. This picture was taken when I was 10 weeks pregnant.

At Mommy Daddy Boot Camp Class, our instructor had all of the husbands wear a “mommy belly” and carry a doll. That explains my husband’s attire.