The TERRIBLE Two's...

Yeah...I have heard this phrase a million times and the moment Hudson turned two I thought to myself, "this isn't so bad." Well no one told me this phase could come at any random time in the entire second year!! WE HAVE BEEN HIT! lol.

I woke up this morning to a child who REFUSES to sit on the toilet...he wants to stand like daddy. Well I vowed to myself that I would have a whole lot less of a mess if he learned sitting down. Anyways that was just the beginning...he takes his pajamas and throws them down the laundry shoot which was exactly what I had planned to put back on him because he is wearing big boy underware and messes are just easier to deal with in pajamas that already need to be washed anyway. So...I get him dressed and the fit throwing starts (I swear he is worse than a girl!) "I DONT WANT THESE PANTS" "I DONT WANT TO WEAR THIS" I got him dressed, sat him down and said "mommy ALWAYS picks out your clothes and that's it...deal with it" So we head downstairs and I say "Hudson, what would you like for breakfast? Yogurt, cereal, waffels, eggs, etc." He said "MAC N' CHEESE!!" I say "No...that's for lunch silly!" To which he replies "POPSICLES!" and of course my response is "We can't have popsicles for breakfast!" And again...THE FIT STARTS!!! Right on the floor of the kitchen. By this time I have had enough so to the "naughty step" he goes and after refusing to sit there, a spanking and ugh...its just been an awful morning. Definitely not a good start to a day. So here i sit...ignoring him like a child and just typing away! He is yelling from the living room "MOMMY!!! I WANT TO WATCH A MOVIE!!!!!!!" from the top of his lungs. Since day one i have always had a pet peeve about kids saying "i want, i want, i want" so every time he says this I reply, "NO, we don't say I want...what do you say?" and he says "Can I...." Well I'm pretty sure that wont fly today! lol. Ugh...I just hope he gets it all out of his system before his brother comes. I can't handle it!

Any suggestions? :0)

HUDSON RIDES HIS BIKE!

Hudson has learned to ride his bike that he got for Christmas all by himself!!! I am so proud of him and you could really tell that he was proud of himself as well! I guess being cooped in for days wasn't really that bad after all! Hudson takled riding his bike and succeded! I guess it is a very big milestone for a boy to learn how to ride a bike. Although I don't really get it...I could tell by Andy's smile and excitement that this was something HUGE! So I had to put a video up to show everyone! I hope you enjoy it!

Other good news...the cold is just a cold and we are now on the mend of this virus for sure! I will write more later! I'm off to make dinner for friends! :0)

Through sickness and health...

These past couple days we have been so cooped up in the house!!! Hudson came down with a fever of about 104 degrees on Tuesday morning and has pretty much been down and out ever since! On Wednesday we took him to the doctors to make sure that the fever was not a result of an infection of some kind and were relieved to find out that it actually was just a virus. Relieved at first...then I realized that this was something that we had to endure. He acted okay today with maybe one or two bouts of fever but I think we are slowly on the mend.

There is also a stomach bug going around of which my in-laws and some cheerleaders have all been slammed with. Hopefully we steer clear of that one! I can't imagine being 7 1/2 months pregnant with that bug! So basically we have been hermits for the past few days aside from the one doctor visit. In a way...it has been really nice. I have been able to take naps everyday and go to bed as a family, early! Hopefully just getting ample sleep will help me ward off this virus!

My baby inside me, still unnamed for definite is VERY active! It is making me wonder if he will ever sleep once he gets outside the womb! Hudson was such a good sleeper and I have heard many times your second baby will be the opposite. Oh well...what can you do?! I am really getting anxious to meet him, I really can't wait! I just hope I can handle two! I am the type of person who puts a lot of pressure on myself to do everything right and handle everything myself just to prove I can. A bit of a perfectionist you might say...and that's not always a good thing.

Anyways...we are all in bed together and I am getting yelled at to turn off the laptop! lol. Hopefully this will be the last night of monitoring fevers. I don't think I can do it one more night! I wish everyone reading this nothing but HEALTH!!!

NEED for a change...

I finally gave my blog a much needed makeover, as you can see!

Today, I had an OBGYN appointment. Pretty routine at this point but as we near March my mind is racing with labor and delivery worries! Good news is that I explained to my new Dr. (long story) that my labor with Hudson was short and sweet and he agrees that the same scenario may play out again (I hope)! My Dr. broke my water with Hudson (no real pain before then) and I had Hudson five hours later and only pushed for 20 minutes! Basically for your second, the labor and pushing time can be cut in half! Now THAT is my prayer! :0) Anyways...besides that the baby is doing wonderfully and is now head down and I didn't gain any weight from my last appointment! (Yay!) I wasn't trying not to...just happened. I think bc my weight gain from the last appointment was basically the baby's main growth spurt. I will go back again on February 12th and then only have one month to go...I can't believe that it has gone by so fast this time!

We have started working on potty training with Hudson for the hopes of not having to buy diapers for two children! $$$$ He is doing well but it does take a lot of time and patience! When we are home he gets to wear his big boy underpants and then when we go out I do put a pull up on him just incase but I still take him to the bathroom often and try to keep it dry. It's difficult but I have made a vow not to turn back to diapers now! :0) And...I dont think Hudson would like that either now that he knows diapers are for "babies". Anything that's for babies is just not for him right now. He is at that stage where he wants to be older and independent. I really love watching him grow and watching his personality flourish. He has "adult" conversations all of the time and he definitely wants to do EVERYTHING that daddy does. So cute...at night they will both get their showers and use "big boy stuff" (Old Spice body wash) and they will both put on their matching navy blue robes over their jammies. I love my boys...

Anyways...it's late. I'm going to get a shower and off to bed! Goodnight world...

Goodbye 2008...Hello 2009!

Our Christmas went very well this year! Hudson really understood "Santa" and understood the fact that it was Jesus's Birthday and that's why we get presents! This year, Hudson's big present from Santa was his train table and let me tell you...that is a GREAT buy for 2 and 3 year olds! He also got his Eli Manning Jersey that he wanted so badly and practically lives in it. Here are some pictures of our Christmas morning...

It's always a little bit of a let down when Christmas is over because it is so highly anticipated. Especially when you can live it through a child's eyes! Usually Hudson get's sick whenever we have something going on...isn't that how it always works??! Well...this year he waited until New Years Eve to come down with a cough and cold. Wasn't that nice of him!? lol. So we are dealing with that now but I guess we can get through it. At least I can be reassured that it wont turn into another ear infection!

The best part about the holiday season is that Andy has two weeks off! It has been really nice to have him home although he is "on call" so he has had to go in to do snow removal for a bit but it hasn't been too bad. Today we are planning on getting some groceries and shopping at the mall.

I can't believe that I am now 30 weeks pregnant!!!! I could not wait for this day to come and it finally has! Now it is the countdown from 10 and I am so excited! My entire belly moves when he moves inside me and I can just tell he is getting bigger and healthier. He is still unnamed by the way...ugh...thats a stress of its own but I am so glad that I can have a healthy normal pregnancy because that can be a real struggle for many people. Thank you Jesus!

Well I guess I better get going now...Andy should be on his way home soon so we can go!