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!