TWO

This sweet, silly, sensitive little boy made me a momma TWO years ago. Time has flown but not a day goes by that I don't thank God that he is mine! 

Happy birthday Hudson Allen! Mommy and Daddy love you SO much!

34 weeks

It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that in 6 weeks (or less) we will be a family of 4. I've started to get a little nervous about mommy-ing a toddler and a newborn but I know that we will adjust just fine, especially since my parents will be staying with us for at least the first 2 weeks.

Other than a ton of annoying Braxton Hicks contractions and feeling like I need to pee most of the time, I feel great right now!  I love this point in pregnancy...I'm still entirely comfortable and actually have less hip/pelvic pain than I did a few weeks ago. Baby boy is super active pretty much all the time. I'll definitely miss those sweet kicks, especially if this is our last baby (which according to Chris, it is)!  This is my last week without a doctor's appointment, as of next week I'll go every week!  

We have finally decided on a name (well, for now at least!). We have had such a hard time and gone back and forth between lots of different things. We haven't told a soul the name...not even my mom and that's saying a lot! I think we are going to keep it under wraps until baby boy is born for a couple of reasons. If this really is our last baby, it's kind of fun to have one last secret just between my husband and I. Also, there's a pretty good chance we'll change our mind again, haha!

Here's a comparison between 30 and 34 weeks. Baby boy is growing for sure!

34 weeks with Hudson (left) vs 34 weeks with baby boy #2

Scenes from lately

I am not a good picture taker. When Hudson was first born I took a bazillion pictures but now I can go days without snapping a single one on my phone. But, I have tried to be better lately because I don't want to forget all the little moments that Hudson and I have together. Someday I hope to print this little ole blog and I'm sure I'll want to remember even these mundane moments!

Just a typical Friday morning- naked toddler with a backwards hat. Oh, and don't forget snack cup in hand:

First time he blew bubbles by himself. He was so proud!

We build block towers (what feels like) 100 times a day just to knock them down...

Hanging out with his bff Noah. This lasted about .2 seconds before they both wanted to jump off the bed.

Parenting at it's finest. Lunch in front of the tv watching Frozen. Some days this pregnant momma just has to...

Trying to take advantage of our last weeks as a family of 3. Last week we took an impromptu trip to the zoo when the weather was nice!

"Say cheese!"

30 31 weeks

I started this post a week ago but never got around to finishing.  So, although this picture was taken at 30 weeks, I am 31 weeks today!

This pregnancy is going so fast. As excited as I am to meet this little guy, time can slow down just a bit! I'm not quite ready for those sleepless nights again. But, I know that the second he arrives I'll fall instantly in love and forget how hard newborns are ;)

I feel great right now! This is the "easy" part of pregnancy in my opinion. I do have some hip pain when I exercise but most days it's not bad enough to complain about. I also get a ton of Braxton Hicks but they don't bother me at all. I am hungry ALL THE TIME though. I don't remember being like this with Hudson. And of course, Chris has decided in the past few weeks to go on a healthy eating kick. I am thankful that he wants to snack on fruits and vegetables but I keep telling him that this pregnancy momma needs her carbs! I try not to overdo it but once in a while I just need some ice cream (have you tried the Dairi-O flurries??  Well I have, too many times!).

This baby moves all the time which I love...most of the time. Sometimes it's painful though already! We took Hudson to the zoo last Wednesday when it was so pretty out and out of the blue this baby jabbed me so hard with what I guess was a foot and it honestly took my breath away! I feel like everything is happening much earlier than it did with Hudson. 

Baby boy is about the size of a head of lettuce according to my What to Expect App. It's crazy to think that he's already about as long as he will get...he just needs to pack on a few pounds (but not too many precious boy, ok? your 6 lb 13 oz brother was big enough!). 

My blogging record isn't great but hopefully I'll get to do a few more posts like this before he's born!

Snow day fun

We finally got a "good" snow here in NC on Thursday...it wasn't all ice! So, we tried to take advantage of the fluffy snow. But it looks like Hudson takes after his momma...he does not love the snow (yet). I'm sure as he gets older he will learn to enjoy it but we spent a total of about an hour outside all day. We tried sledding but Hudson only went once and then asked to "go inside and play legos". But of course I had to take some pictures of his first real snow experience anyways!

He named his snowman Olaf, of course

"Carry me Daddy!"

"Hudson, help me shake the tree." Sounded like a good idea to Hudson until he realized what would happen...

I'm thankful we got one nice winter snow but come on spring!

Toddler-hood

Life with a toddler. Wow. I am fairly confident we have entered the "terrible twos" although Hudson is 2 months shy of his second birthday. Temper tantrums are a daily occurrence, mostly over silly things...like Mommy getting the "wrong" sippy cup out of the cupboard. Or, when I don't give into his constant demand for snacks. Don't get me wrong, I feed my child plenty but he wants to snack ALL DAY LONG. I try to keep healthy snacks on hand but if he has his mind set on something (a cookie perhaps?) nothing else will please him. I try my best to distract him and turn his attention to something else. We aren't spanking at this point and time-out hasn't worked so distraction is my best tactic. All this to say, a lot of days are very challenging. 

BUT, can I tell you the other side of toddler-hood? I love Hudson's growing vocabulary and watching how his little mind works. He copies things we say and the things that come out of his mouth are priceless. "Me oh my Mommy." "Oopsie daisy". He says grace for us every night at the dinner table. "Dear God, thank you for the food, Amen." It's funny because this isn't a prayer that we regularly say, it's normally "God is great...". But, one day, we asked him to say grace and that's what came out of his little precious mouth. My other favorite thing he currently says when I ask him what we should name his baby brother- "B-I-N-G-O...cause Bingo was his name-o". Seriously, this little boy is a trip. He often tells me out of the blue "Love you Mommy" (but more often he expresses his love for our dog) or "pretty Mommy". Be still my heart!

I keep reminding myself that although some days might seem so long, the time that he stays this little is so short! I am trying to treasure every second!

"But I want your phone Mommy!"

I have probably told him 100 times not to stand on the chair ;)

He's currently obsessed with his kitchen set

Third trimester!

Third trimester already??  To be honest, I wouldn't even have realized I was in my third trimester but I downloaded a Baby Tracker app last week (better late than never, right??) and it told me.  We had another ultrasound yesterday and thankfully everything looked great.  The hemorrhage they thought that they saw on my placenta was completely gone. Baby was head down and actually measuring 27 weeks 6 days (technically I was 27 weeks 3 days). I'm not getting my hopes up that he will come early but Hudson always measured behind so it's nice to be "right on track". Baby was estimated at weighing 2 lbs 6 oz (52nd percentile). Hudson was 1 lb 14 oz (35th percentile) at 26 weeks so I would not be surprised if this baby ending up being a bit bigger than his big brother.  In Mommy world, I feel good right now! I still have plenty of energy and am perfectly comfortable. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that in LESS than 3 months (well, if he comes by his due date) we will have another baby boy!