Potty Training

So last Monday was Lawson's last day at school and I decided that that would be the day we go all in with the potty training.  We came home and in big boy underwear he went.  He has not been in diapers (except for nap time and bed time and its just a pull up) since.  In the beginning we averaged at least one accident a day and we didn't go anywhere far from home for the rest of the week.    I would take him every 30 minutes and that Monday night he stood at the potty for 45 minutes until he went.  We decided to go ahead and teach him how to go #1 while standing.  He thinks it's cool because it's like Daddy!!  

By Thursday, he told me he had to go and I took him to the potty and he went!!!  But we went accident free yesterday, and I have to say I was pretty proud since we went to church, Hudson's baptism and brunch afterwards!! I have a chart that he colors 20 stars and he can go get a toy!  We are on star 23 right now so needless to say we are going to Wal-Mart today! He still has not gone #2 in the potty.  He waits to do that when he is in his pull up.  Baby steps, I guess!!  

Sometimes we have to force him to go but I can pretty much tell when he has to go!!  Hopefully in a few more weeks we will have the hang of both and we can be out of diapers completely!!!  

Mother's Day 2012

I had a great Mother's Day!!  Mitch let me sleep in until 8 when I was awoken by Lawson telling me good morning and asking how I slept (his new favorite thing to ask us all..even Hudson) and giving me a card.  Mitch made me french toast (my favorite) and then the boys gave me my gift!  I got a gift certificate to The Fitting Touch (which all you mommy's know how things change once you have had a baby!)  I was so excited and went the very next day!  The rest of the day we lounged around the house because it was rainy outside.  That night we met my parents for dinner at Sumo!  

My heart!

one lucky mommy!

me and all my boys!!

me, my boys and my wonderful mom!!

It was a great day!!  I feel so blessed to be a mommy to two sweet boys!!  How did I get so lucky?!!

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!