Hudson's First Trip to Nashville

On Saturday we made the big trip to Nashville to see Aunt Marsha, Uncle Jim, and the girls. Hudson did great and slept most of the trip. We had a great time playing with the girls and eating some yummy food. Thanks for having us Aunt Marsha and we will be back soon!

Hudson cracking a smile. I could just eat him up!


The girls and Emma!


Monya painted Hudson a canvas for his room for Christmas. We LOVE it! She is so talented!


Hudson doing what he does best-sleeping!


Monya holding Hudson for the first time and she did great! I didn't get a picture of Melica holding him but next time I will.

6 Weeks Old Today!

Check out that adorable double chin...LOVE it!

Family Time!

George's family came down last Sunday to celebrate Christmas with us since we couldn't make it to TN this year and we had such a wonderful time visiting with everyone. We didn't get too many pics but here are several from their visit and others from this week. Happy New Year!

Aunt Beth snuggling Hudson for the very 1st time. She didn't want to put him down. He is rather irrisistable!


Isaac looking cute as always!


The nephews...Emma had a blast playing with them and we look forward to their summer visit!


Too cute! Uncle Rob was so tired & he passed out with Hudson before dinner. Cracks me up!


The 3 Muskateers!


Up to no good!


Uncle Rob & Graham


Trying to take a picture of 4 kids is hard! Of course Emma had to NOT look! Ugh!




George took this either yesterday or today. I think it is a fish that Emma drew. The kid is so artistic!


Yesterday was my 28th birthday & while I took a nap Emma & Daddy spelled "Happy Birthday" for me out of Emma's favorite blocks. She also made me a super cute birthday card!


Last night Mrs. Tracy and Barbra came over to eat some birthday cake and exchange presents. Emma LOVES her new purple princess dress. Is it not the cutest thing ever?


And another drawing...George did the left picture and Emma did the right one.

My Babies

Yesterday evening Emma was so tired (she doesn't nap anymore) and she fell asleep on the floor. I carried her to the couch and set her down & she ended up this way...


Isn't this too funny? It was around 5pm and we can't let her nap that late b/c otherwise she will NEVER go to sleep at night so I tried to wake her up. She was snoring and impossible to wake up until I asked her if she wanted M&Ms. Seriously, she woke up so fast! ha!


For Christmas our friends Paul & Carmen got Emma the Melissa & Doug art easel. She spent all night last night using the dry erase markers and this morning we painted. She is in love with her new easel!





Don't worry she was wearing panties even though it doesn't look like it.


Today we took Hudson to the doctor b/c he's been choking during feedings and other random times. We had to see Dr. Meadows since Dr. Dudley was out but she is so nice too. I was thinking he probably had reflux issues and he probably does but we are also doing a Barium test tomorrow to see if his esophagus is narrow as it goes down. Not looking forward to it but they want to rule it out so we have to be at W&C at 7:30am on my birthday tomorrow! He can't eat after 5:30am so we will feed him around 5 and then he'll have to drink that yummy stuff before the test. He won't be in any pain or sedated and we will hear from the doctor hopefully by lunch time. We are going to go ahead and start him on Zantac for the reflux and we are going to elevate his crib mattress.

We also found out that Mr. Chunky Pants is 9 lbs 11.5 oz! Wowzers! I think Emma was a year old before she weighed 9 lbs! It's so exciting to have a baby that grows normally and by the time he is 1 year old he will out weigh his 3.5 year old sister I'm sure. She hasn't gained any weight in several months! But I love her and all of her petiteness. :)

Merry Christmas 2009!

What a big day! I can't believe it's already 3:30pm and it feels like we all just woke up a few minutes ago. We didn't get alot of sleep last night b/c Hudson was having a hard time so I after we opened gifts this morning I went back to sleep for about 4 hours and now George is napping. I guess that's a perk to staying home for Christmas. :)

Emma woke up around 7am this morning and it was so cute watching her get so excited and she kept saying "it's almost time for Santa to come!" and I kept saying "he came last night Emma." She just didn't get it! First, she saw her doll house that Santa brought her and then after playing with it for a few minutes we opened our stockings. Hudson slept through the entire thing and finally woke up after all of the presents! Emma helped him with his gifts. Now we are just watching Emma's new Barney DVDs on repeat, yes I said repeat and I'm ready to turn it off. She's probably watched it 10 times already! Now for some pictures. Merry Christmas everyone!

Cheesing it up with Santa's cookies last night...


And Santa's milk...


Santa brought her a doll house! It is much taller than her. Super cute though!


A very happy little girl!


Stocking time! She was so excited about the M&Ms. I think we should have just filled it with those...well and her new toothbrush. :)


Our Christmas gifts! Besides my Jason Aldean tickets. Notice my Shark Steam Mop? I'm so excited to mop tonight! I told George I would try it out tonight and then mop again either tomorrow or Sunday. I'm a happy Mommy!

Merry Christmas Eve!

Well just a little bit longer and it will be Christmas! Emma is having a hard time containing her excitement! Tomorrow morning is going to be lots of fun! :)

Remember the Advent puzzle I mentioned in a previous post from Aunt Margaret & Uncle Dennis? Well Emma has had SO MUCH fun opening the boxes every morning. She would ask several times a day if it was time to open another one. Well today was the last one and I had to snap some pics of her opening it. In the 24th box was a $100 dollar bill & some chocolate. She loved the boxes with chocolate! Mommy liked the boxes with money. :) Don't worry the money went straight to her piggy bank.


Showing me her money! She's holding on to the chocolate bell for dear life. Just like her momma!


Had to add in a messy hair close-up!


Gabby bought the kiddos these super cute matching Santa outfits before Hudson was born. Since he is so chunky these days his actually fits him! I swear in 6 months he will weigh more than Emma. :) Anywho, we were trying to get a perfect picture to frame for a few Christmas gifts and while I'm not ready to share the winner yet, here are some cute and funny outtakes. Yes, I was freaking out the entire time Emma was holding H because I was so scared he would slide off her and straight to the floor. George kept laughing at me. Enjoy!

He was getting rather hungry so it looks like he was trying to eat Emma's face! I told you he likes to eat. Are those outfits not the cutest?


Emma looks ferocious and H looks like a ragdoll.


And Miss Emma by herself. The lighting was off in this one but it was funny. I can't wait to show the picture we chose. Coming soon!


Here are some outtakes from Hudson's 1 month photo shoot...we got some funny ones!


This pose had me laughing for hours!


My poor baby!


Merry Christmas to everyone! We are for the first time staying here in AL and all of our family is coming to us over the next couple of weeks. It's just too hard to travel 3 hours with a newborn right now. We are so looking forward to the company! :)

Hudson is 1 month old today!

I can't believe my little handsome man is already 1 month old! He is just such a sweet little blessing and I'm enjoying every minute with him. Here are a few facts about him...

• He usually eats 3.5-4 oz every 3 hours
  
• He's wearing 0-3 month clothes most of the time now b/c his NB clothes are getting too small
• Size 1 diapers
• As of right now all breastmilk through pumping & occasionally breastfeeding
• Sleeps most of the day still but the past few days he has been more awake
• Only cries when he's hungry or when we change his diaper for the most part
• Two nights ago he only woke up at 2am to eat! He was fed at 1opm, 2am, and then 6am
• Not a big fan of bath time yet...
• He constantly has boogers in his nose! I forgot that he also cries when we clean his nose out...or when Emma hits him in the head. :)
  
• His neck/head is super strong! From the time he was in the NICU he has always been able to lift his head up for several seconds and look around.
• Overall he's such a happy content little baby!
  
• Oh and lastly, he is a great eater! He's getting chunky!

What We've Been Up To!

I've really been slacking on updating the blog since Hudson came home. My days just go by so fast and when I'm not feeding, pumping, washing, cleaning, playing with Emma, or dozing on the couch, I'm daydreaming of sleep! :) Not really but things are much busier especially with Christmas around the corner. Emma is so stinking excited about Santa this year and I'm afraid she won't to sleep on Christmas Eve b/c of it! It will definitely be a wonderful Christmas this year with her around. :)

So yesterday my 2 youngest brothers Hunter & Chandler came into town and spent the night. They are the ones that live in Houston. I only get to see them once or twice a year now so it is very exciting when they come up. We didn't do anything but sit around the house but they are always so fun to be around. Emma really took to Hunter b/c he played with her so much and this morning when she woke up they were gone & she was so sad! She said "oh no, Hunter & Chan Chan are gone!" Then she asked me later if we were going to their house and I had to tell her no. Luckily they are coming back this evening to stay the night again so she will pumped when they show up!

Today Hudson is officially 4 weeks old! I can't believe it! So to celebrate here are several pictures...

Mr. H getting a bath last night. He isn't too keen on bathtime. Betsy was very nice to snap a couple of pics of him. We haven't had a chance to take any pics of him during bath time yet so I was happy!


I think this was taken on Saturday. Emma let H sleep with Pooh & her Zoe in the swing. Oh and her favorite blanket. She must have been in the Christmas spirit that day b/c her blanket & Zoe are her fav things! She doesn't normally share those.


I think he was tired of her babies...


Uncle Chan Chan holding H while I gave Emma a bath. Both boys did a great job holding him. I'm sure a lot of grown men won't hold a small baby but they did in a heartbeat!


Betsy holding H. He was wide awake last night. Can't you tell he is chunking up? His little face is getting so full & round. Little man loves to eat!


Uncle Hunter with Emma Bemma!


And holding Hudson...


Yesterday we also went to Ella Grace's 3rd birthday party! Miss Ella was Emma's 1st little friend in the NICU and we have kept in touch over the past 3 years. I can't believe that our little girls are growing up! We are very fortunate to have their family as friends and I look forward to watching our little miracles grow into big girls in the years to come. :)

Hudson's 1st Outing!

On Wednesday night our wonderful friends Paul & Carmen had everyone over for spaghetti. This was Hudson's first time to meet most of our friends and it was fun to see everyone. I just realized today that I haven't been out of the house since last Saturday besides going to their house for dinner. Mommy needs to get out more before I go crazy! Lucky me gets to tackle the crazy Madison traffic tomorrow though to finish up Christmas shopping...oh and Toys R Us! I really despise that place but for some reason I'm going. I don't even know what I'm going for! :) Anyways, on to some pics...

Hudson had just had a bath and got all dressed up before dinner. His hair was sticking up everywhere b/c I didn't brush it after the bath. He's so cute!


Close up!


Then today my friend Ashli came over to bring the kiddos their Christmas presents. Emma was so excited! Christmas is going to be so fun this year for her. Luckily she has tons of stuff to open...if I manage to wrap it all. :)


Princess shoes! Emma LOVES dress up shoes so much and her other ones actually broke a few months ago so this was the perfect gift! THANKS Ashli & BJ!


We've got a busy weekend coming up with Christmas shopping, wrapping, Ella's 3rd birthday party on Sunday and my 2 youngest brothers coming up from Texas on Sunday. I'm so excited!!! Oh and hopefully I can manage to take a nap at some point. Sleep is hard to come by these days and I doubt we'll have time for a nap but I can always dream right? He's so worth it though!