We're Back...Again!

So sorry about that little lie I told when I said we would be back regularly! Ha! I started back to work recently and between that and wanting to snuggle my little wiggly worm Hudson all the time, and occasionally Gary too, blogging took the backseat!



So here I am. I’m a mom. A mom with a baby who will be 13 weeks old tomorrow. I have a 3 month old people. A 3 month old little human being.



Time has literally flown by ridiculously fast, like hummingbird wing fast. I am going to post Hudson’s birth story tomorrow coming up here soon but here are some of the things I want to remember about Hudson right now:

The way he smiles at me with his big gummy grin
His patchy little balding head (I thought he might not lose that newborn hair, but alas, it’s falling out)
Watching him really see the things around him for the first time
The way he sleeps snuggled up to me, with one hand on me at all times (yes we co-sleep, more to come on that later)
The way he wakes himself up with the farts ever morning
Feeling his little body relax when I pick him up if he’s upset
Feeling his little tooth try to pop through while he drools and gnaws on my knuckle like it’s the most delicious T-Bone steak (yep, he’s teething already)
How he smells
The munchy little face he makes when he nurses
Seeing his eyes light up when he sees his dad (watching them together is magical)



This list could go on forever. We spend so much time just watching him exist. We call it Hudson TV…and it is so entertaining (for us at least). We have about a billion nicknames for him including: bubba, bubs, mr. bubinski, wiggly worm, wiggly biggly, boobaloo, dude, duder, duderface, chunkermonker…and the list goes on. We are ridiculous and we know it. Don’t judge us. You would nickname the H E Double Hockey Sticks out of your kid if he was as cute as Hudson:)



We were really blessed to have our wonderful Sister-in-Law Keara take family photos of us. In fact, all the pictures in this post belong to her and she rocks it hard core to the max (barnesblog07.blogspot.com). These pics are unedited and so awesome in all of their unedited glory! I can't wait to see the suped up versions! YAY for Keara:)



In more recent news, tomorrow night we fly to NY for a friend’s wedding and then off to Massachusetts to visit some family. I am super nervous about flying with a 3 month old, but am optimistic that he’ll just sleep and eat the whole time. Wishful thinking? I don’t know- I’ll let you know when we get back. Any who’s a what’s its…that’s all for now folks. Hudson, Kim and Gary OUT!




XOXO

Yo to the yo!

We're baaaaaack! That's right...Gary, Kim, and Hudson are making our way back to the bloggyhood! We plan to be regulars and hope to see you in the neighborhood:)

DDD

DDD=Due Date Day!



Yep, today is our due date. Baby is officially 40 weeks old today. We decided to celebrate today by lounging around, going to see a movie, sneaking in snacks to said movie, eating cheese steaks for lunch (Gary is picking them up right now), and who knows what other crazy fun we might get in to.

Also, the waiting isn't that bad now. Really, I mean it, really! I don't love it, I am anxious to meet our little boy, but if he needs time to cook, so be it! Also, if he can wait until the 23rd, I won't have to go the long way around to get my Short Term Disability. Pragmatic much? I know, but it does help my patience.

Most importantly, mom and baby still appear healthy and we are so freakin crazy excited to smother this baby with kisses.

Oh, and I am really excited about my cheese steak...hurry up Gary!

XOXO

Ummm...

That ticker thing over to the right...it says 4 days! Oh My Goodness Mercy Beans!

That's all...still waiting.

XOXO

Tres Palabras

For those of you who don't know Spanish, and/or didn't have the pleasure of the Senoras at North High (MUSTANGS! Anyone?!)...that means three words. What are those three words you ask?

SNUGGLE
NAPPY
TIME

What in the world is Snuggle Nappy Time?

Well it's this odd, very odd, ritual where a 31 year old man (who hasn't had a Saturday off in months), his 29 year old wife (who is 39 weeks pregnant), and their two beasty dogs (pitty pitterson and carolina the belle dog) climb into bed at 1 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon and snuggle and nap for 2 hours.

Why would we do such a thing?

With baby due anytime, and therefore no more good solid sleeps for the forseeable future, why in God's green Earth would we not???!!!

Sidenote, mom and baby both look good. Medicine and rest brought the BP down, so now we wait for labor to start on its own:)

So Flippin' Excited!

XOXO

Gary's Moment of Wisdom

Gary: "Oh my God! You're mutating into a mom!".
Kim: Blank stare.

Just what an almost 39 week pregnant woman wants to hear.

But somehow, I still really love him.

Update on the Update

Yo yo out there! No baby yet. Got an ultrasound on Thursday, baby looks fantabulous. Still on the smaller side of the normal range, but that's totally consistent, so he's growing perfectly. They guesstimated him to be about 6lbs 5 oz. So a nice, healthy little guy:) Fluid level looks good, placenta looks good, we are good.

Now the BP, eh, still high. So I am taking a medication for that. Oh, and I have to collect my pee for 24 hours. That's right! Who will be peeing in a bucket tray thingy and pouring it into a container for 24 hours tomorrow? Me, that's who! They want to check my real protein levels, not just the pee on the stick at the doc's office.

If there are high levels, induction time. If not, I visit again on Friday to recheck the BP and go from there.

So, yes, we are still waiting. But at least baby and mom are healthy for now:)

XOXO