D-Day!!!

So we have a date for Hudson's arrival!! I am scheduled for my c-section on April 23rd at 7am. If he decides to come on that day and not earlier he will share his birthday with my mom! I will be 39 weeks on the 19th but my doctor will be out of town that week (of course) so I got the first day she would be back. I really hope that I make it until my scheduled day for a few reasons. My dad and step-mom will be in Spain the week prior and are not getting back until the 16th. The other is if I have a planned day then I can make sure that Lawson is taking care of and figure out what to do with him (didn't have that to worry about that the first time) and lastly because I am a planner! But he will come on his own time so if he decides to come early, we will roll with it! Luckily, I have plenty of family in town that I can call on and friends that can pick up the slack if need be!

I have felt pretty good so far! No major complaints except for the usual uncomfortableness. But it makes me feel a little bit better knowing there is an end in sight and I will have a beautiful son at the end!!

Hudson's Baby "Sprinke"

A few weekends ago, my family hosted a baby "sprinkle" for me and baby Hudson. We had all the major things for the baby and since it's another boy...every thing is pretty much recyclable! But I was overwhelmed with such kindness of my friends and family! We got TONS of diapers (shouldn't have tobuy any until heis in a size 3), wipes, summer clothes (which we needed) and so many other great things!! I was shocked!! We were truly blessed!! It was a great afternoon spent surrounded by new and old friends and family as we celebrated our coming addition!!

me, Rachel (L) and Angela (middle)

opening gifts

shirts I got for my boys!

all Hudson's goodies

of course Lawson had to get into a picture!!

4D Ultrasound of Hudson

Yesterday we did our 4D ultrasound of Hudson. I was really excited to see how much he would look like his brother! Once we got in there and she started, she informed us that he is breach. She said since I was already having a c-section it wouldn't matter. His head is right below my right rib and his bottom is resting quite comfortably on my bladder! During the ultrasound, he kept bringing his feet up in front of his face and then moving them back. It was so cool to see that! He looks a lot like Lawson did. They have the same nose and profile. But we will have to see how much they favor once he makes his debut! I showed Lawson the pictures of his brother, and he said "awe, hudson's cute!" Hope he feels the same way in a few months :)

Here are some pictures of our sweet boy!!

Hudson (top) Lawson (bottom)

Hudson

Hudson-what a sweet face!

Hudson with his foot in front of his face! He is quite limber!

First Time Bowling and Circus

A weekend or so ago we went to circus. Mitch was able to get us some free tickets and we took Lawson along with our friends and their son. Lawson had so much fun. He was mesmerized by the animals and the motorcycles. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures because I left my camera at home along with my cell phone. We were able to make it out of there without an overpriced souvenir but I'm sure next year will be different!

This past weekend we went with some friends to take the kids bowling. It was Lawson's first time bowling and he had a BLAST!! He kept running around saying "my turn" and then would just drop the ball and watch it intently as it went down! Then he would stand up and scream in excitement. Not just for him but for everyone else bowling! It was so fun to watch him! This will definitely be something we do again!! I did manage to take a few pictures of Lawson bowling!

I Passed!!!!

I passed my glucose test this time! I was diabetic with Lawson and looks like I'm in the clear with this one! I was worried because I had to be put on insulin because of the bells palsy. Praying the rest of the pregnancy goes smoothly!!

Happy 2012!!!!

Hope everyone had a great New Year's! Ours was pretty low key! We took Lawson to the McWane Center that morning to run out some energy. Then went to some friends house for dinner and some small fireworks. It was the first year I actually was up to see the ball drop....even though I was at home, in bed, and it was eastern time, it still counts! New Year's Day we went to my mom's house for dinner. Normally we do the whole traditional dinner but decided to change things up a bit this year. We had a traditional taco bar! And I have to say it was delicious!! My in laws joined us so my parents and in laws exchanged Christmas gifts.

Mitch had Monday off from work so we made a trip to Costco to load up on some things we needed and that afternoon I ran to Wal-Mart (by myself!!!) for the fill-ins.

It was a great long weekend with my family! We hated for Mitch to go back to work! It was so nice having him home for extended weekends the past month or so. We are now ready to face 2012!! This past year has been challenging with my father in law's health. He has just finished his 2nd round of chemo and now we are anxiously awaiting to hear what his pet scan will say that he is having on Monday. We are so thankful that besides just being tired and some joint pain he has really handled the chemo well. We are praying that 2012 will bring us some good news and as my in-laws are saying....and to expect a miracle! And that is exactly what we will do. We also will be excited to welcome our 2nd baby in April. So I know that 2012 will be a great year!!!

Christmas 2011

Christmas went down in the books as a success...I have to say! We had Christmas Eve dinner with my family at Olive Garden. Then we came home and got Lawson ready for bed. We read "Twas The Night Before Christmas" and then Santa made his appearance. Lawson got lots of fun toys and was not sure what to think when he first came out. He was upset because we wouldn't let him in the bedroom so the first picture I got was of him crying for mommy.

Santa came!

This was the face I got!

We opened our gifts and Mitch did really well this year for me!! He got me an hour pregnancy massage and 30 minute facial and a diamond and sapphire bracelet to represent Lawson and Hudson's birthstones. I was really impressed!!! After we opened our Christmas gifts, we loaded up and headed to my in laws for round 2. It was eventful! As my MIL was cooking her casseroles for breakfast her stove caught on fire. The entire house filled with smoke and the smoke detectors started going off. But what is a Christmas without a funny story, right? Lawson racked up there as well! He got tons of car stuff and the high demand Leappad that has been out of stock since before Thanksgiving! My MIL somehow scored one!! He loves it...he calls it his "iPad" and gives us back our iPad. I got a Kindle and some other things for Hudson's room and Mitch got some Alabama stuff along with a gun safe for his pistols!! We ate breakfast and then headed back to our house to put Lawson down for a nap. Then got ready for round 3!

Wearing his new hat and playing with his "iPad"

My family came over for dinner. We feasted on beef tenderloin, mushrooms, salad, potato casserole and green beans. I even made a white chocolate bread pudding, which I have to say was delicious!! After dinner, we opened gifts from my family ( they had already had their Christmas that morning). Lawson got books, new movies, cars, and tons more! I got some clothes (maternity of course), new shoes and a few other surprises. Mitch got some hunting gear, new shoes, clothes and the big surprise was his new shotgun. He got to use it the next day when they went skeet shooting.

I have to say that we are very blessed! The goodies were great but it was even better to be able to spend the day with our loved ones!! Can't believe next year we will have a new little one to celebrate with!! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!!