Happy 1 Month, Hudson!!

Hudson turned 1 month old on Sunday.  He is a growing and sweet baby!   He currently eats 6x a day of 3 oz of formula.  We are still probably going to have to put him on something for reflux but for now the doctor told us to put rice in his bottles to see if that helped.  As of now, he still spits up quite a bit  (just like his brother) and is always sporting a bib but it has helped some with his stomach issues.  He is only waking up once in the middle of the night around 3am.  We feed him around 10pm or so  and then he will go till 3am and then until about 6 or 7 in the am.  He has started staying awake for longer periods of time but he still sleeps a good bit.  After a few trips to the doctor in the beginning we finally got his weight up and his billirubin down.  He is still not sure about the paci.  Altough the picture below you would think he loves it.  He loves to snuggle with us, which makes it hard to really do anything!  We go back in a few weeks for his 8 week check up and shots :(   

Lawson has done GREAT with him!!  When he is sleeping, Lawson asks where his baby Hudson is and always includes him when he talks about his family!  I hope as they get older they have a great relationship.  

Happy 1 month, sweet Hudson!!!  We love you!!

Lately....

It has been awhile since I have blogged...life with a 2 year old and a newborn has kept me quite busy.  Lawson's school let out yesterday...*sniff!  But a friend of mine told me that she was sending her son to one of the teacher's at their school's house who has decided to watch a few kids over the summer!!  WOOHOO!!!!  So Lawson will start going on Tuesday's and Thursday's in June.  I love my son but he is a ball of energy and gets so bored with just me.  And with a new baby it is so hard for me to take him places.  Let's just say he is quite the runner and wanderer.  He will scoot off from me in a hot minute so I am quite nervous at going to places like the zoo or McWane center without help.  This way he will at least be able to play with some of his friends a few days a week.  Luckily,  my mom can watch Hudson so I can do some special things with Lawson over the summer and I am sure we will be over at her house quite a bit using the pool.  

We are on the mends from a couple of illnesses.  Lawson had a fever virus and a misdiagnosis (in my opinion) of hands, foot, mouth and then shortly after that I got a bad sinus infection.  Luckily, I caught it sooner than later and got some shots and antibiotics.  

We have started potty training Lawson this week.  He is in big boy undies all day except for when he sleeps.  He went #2 in them yesterday and finally after 5 hours of not going and 1 hour at the potty we had success!  Unfortunately today he had his first accident...but I'm sure that is not the last!  

We are baptism Hudson this Sunday and looking forward to a day with family and friends!  

Hudson Mitchell Jones

We are proud to announce the birth of our second son, Hudson Mitchell Jones.  He made his big debut on Friday, the 13th of April 2012 at 9:23 am.  He was 8 lbs and 1oz and 22 inches long (which I now think they got wrong).  I was not scheduled to have him until the 23rd but on the 12th I started having really regular contractions every 2-3 minutes for an hour.  I decided to call the doctor because he was not moving as much as he had been and I was concerned the weeks of contractions were taking a toll on him. They told me to come in.  In a true chaotic fashion,  I call my mom to come get Lawson, Mitch was stuck on 280 in traffic after taking a employee to the doctor after a fall on the job so I loaded up the car with all our stuff....just in case and headed to Pelham to meet Mitch at his office.  

After arriving at the hospital and getting hooked up to monitors,  the contractions continued and were about 2 minutes apart.  Luckily, my doctor was on call so she came in an hour later and said that if they continued she would do my c-section in the morning.  They hooked me up to IV fluids and through the night they slacked off....of course.  I just knew she was going to send me home because just like with Lawson, these contractions were doing NOTHING but causing me pain.  My doctor came in that morning and said she was going to send me home and thought I was just dehydrated.  I begged her to do something....then she said the magic word....OKAY!!!  She was leaving town the next week and didn't feel comfortable leaving me knowing that I wasn't going to make it to my scheduled date.  

The second c-section has been an easier recovery.  We were able to come home that Monday.  Lawson has transitioned better than I expected.  He will talk to his brother but really doesn't pay him much attention right now.  

We are blessed beyond words!!  Even with the sleep deprivation and dealing with an active 2 year old (who came home Tuesday with a 102 fever and now has what we think is hand, foot and mouth disease...details in next post)  I can honestly say...my cup runeth over!!!!

Closer and Closer

T-minus 13 days!! I have been having really bad contractions but of course they are doing nothing but just causing me pain. My c-section is scheduled for the 23rd but my doctor said if I went into labor they would go ahead and do it. I am so miserable and hurt that I really wish he would just come on out but I am starting to think he is really cozy in there and is not going to come out on his own. So does this mean I am going to have another stubborn child??

As I get closer to my date, I am starting to get nervous. I know if is probably normal for all moms having another baby but I am starting to wonder how in the world I am going to juggle it all. Keeping up the house, potty training Lawson, keeping Lawson entertained, getting the baby on a schedule, not stressing about the small things...all on little or no sleep!! I am also worried about the c-section. With Lawson, I was so over being in labor that I had no time to worry about it. But now, I just hope that everything goes smoothly and I make a swift recovery! I also worry (as all moms do) that he comes out healthy! But I know I am in good hands at where we are having him! So from now until the 23rd, say a little prayer for us!! The nerves are starting to set it a bit!!

Easter 2012

We had our family over Saturday to dye eggs with us. The next day we got up and went to church. Unfortunately, we did not participate in the egg hunt following service nor did I get any good family pictures because my temperamental 2 year old decided to pitch a fit after church and went into total meltdown mode. So we just left afterwards. We came home, changed and gathered up a few things before heading over to mymom's house for the rest of the day. We had yummy BBQ, fished and hunted eggs. It was another gorgeous day outside. Lawson had visits from the Easter Bunny from both grandparents...so needless to say I am trying to re-organize to find room for all his new loot!

Cottontail Express

This past Saturday we took Lawson on the Cottontail Express out of Calera. We wanted to do something fun and different with him before the baby comes. It was a gorgeous day and we rode in the open train car. Lawson had a blast! We took the train to Peter Cottontail's field where they had an egg hunt, bouncy house, bubble and art station and a sandbox for kids to play in. I think Lawson's favorite part was the train and the bouncy house. I was so glad we got to do this and I didn't go into labor on the train!!

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!!