Country Village

For the past two weeks I have been trying to give Hudson the choice of one fun thing to do each day before his baby brother arrives. Last Monday he wanted to feed the ducks at Country Village. He also talked me into getting him a cookie at The Village Bean. It's hard to say no to this boy...he is so darn cute!

Happy 1st Birthday Olivia!

Birthday Girl!

Shelbi, Olivia and Dustin

Yummy!

On Sunday we celebrated Olivia's first birthday. She had a fabulous fairy themed birthday party. Shelbi did an amazing job decorating and Olivia even had fairy wings! As usual Hudson was the only boy, but this never bothers him at all. He adores all of his girlfriends. He especially was in love with Hailey that day. He also loved driving Olivia's new pink car!

Dear Hudson...

Dear Hudson,

You are my first born and you changed my life forever. From the first second I saw you I was a different person. You look at me and I melt. When we first brought you home from the hospital I could just sit and watch you sleep and tears of joy would fill my eyes. From that day you have continued to make me proud to me your mommy. The way you look into my eyes and say “oh mamma” tells me that you know that I am here for you now and forever. When I’m gone from the house for an hour or so and I come home you come running to me and squeal in delight as if you haven’t seen me in days. That melts my heart every time. When I talk to you about your baby brother coming you make it clear that you still want to be my baby. You will always be my first baby. I promise to give you one on one time and individual attention no matter how busy I get. For the Past two and a half years we have spent 95% of our time together and that won’t change. The only difference will be that your baby brother will be with us as well. He is so lucky to have you as a big brother. You are sweet, gentle, kind and thoughtful of others feelings. Now that I’m 9 months pregnant you ask me “okay mommy?” when you can see I am uncomfortable. You are very caring. You love to give your friends a hug when you see them and when you say good-bye. You are the first one to share and love to laugh. You are gentle and kind with all the people in your life. You are going to be such a wonderful role model. You love to follow the rules, clean up after yourself and help me keep the house in order. You are an AMAZING little boy. Please remember that mommy loves you and will love you forever, no matter what.

With all my heart,

Mommy

Brian and Carrie's Wedding

This past (hot) weekend we went to our good friends wedding. Brian and Carrie were married at St. Joseph's in Seattle and they had an amazing reception at Brian's parents house in Madison Park. To say that his parents have a nice view is an understatement. The view is AMAZING and the reception was fabulous. I think the best part was spending time with my husband and many of our good friends. It's very rare that we get out for an evening without Hudson. With the baby on the way I know those nights are going to be even more rare. I even stayed awake until 11:00 pm. If you know me, you know that doesn't happen often.

Maternity Photos

A few weeks ago we had a maternity photo session with Debra from Brand New Soul Photography in Kirkland www.brandnewsoul.com. She was wonderful with Hudson and very creative with the photos. There are so many good ones that we are having a hard time deciding what ones we should order. This is our favorite, mostly because it includes all three...or should I say four of us.

Love This!

Sleep Sheep
http://cloudb.com/ssandf/sheep.html

I received this as a gift for the baby and I love it so much I think I need one too!

Happy 2nd Birthday Madelyn

Yesterday we celebrated Madelyn's 2nd birthday at Ella Bailey park in Magnolia. What a beautiful day for a birthday party! The park had a amazing view of the city. The kids all (except Hudson) loved the pinata. I'm not sure why, but Hudson wanted nothing to do with it. They ran around, ate lunch, had cupcakes, played with sidewalk chalk and everyone was wiped out and ready for a nap when they left. A perfect party!

Summer Fun

We have had some beautiful hot summer days lately. Hudson has been enjoying lunch on the deck, time in his pool and playing in his water table. I think his favorite part of this was being naked!

Helping Daddy

Last weekend Hudson helped daddy paint the baby's room. He loved everything about the process, the painting tape, the paint, and most of all showing everyone the baby's room. We painted it a nice bright/soft blue. John picked out the color and he did great...I LOVE IT! The room is blue and chocolate brown. We order bedding from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child. I love their bedding! We are close to finishing the room. I will post more pictures when we are done.

Spokane

Watering the plants for grandma...so cute!

The weather was amazing! We spent a lot of time at the pool.

Grandma and Hudson

Mommy and Hudson

Getting ready to play t-ball

BIG SWING!

Yes, he needs a (first) haircut. Stay tuned...it's scheduled for next Saturday.

Peek-a-boo!

First Ice Cream man experience!

Ready for golf with papa

Our Last Trip to Spokane?

Last week we headed over to Spokane for what might have been our last visit. Yep, my parents have their house on the market and they are ready to move back over to this side of the mountains! I couldn't be more excited. It would be amazing if they could be here by the time the baby is born!

A (Big) Belly Update

Last week I had my 28 week appointment. I have gained 18 pounds and I measured at 31 weeks. As Dr. Keys was measuring my belly she said and I quote "oh wow, was Hudson a big baby? You are measuring about 3 weeks ahead. I would prepare for a a big one". Hudson was 8 lbs. 4 oz. (I know he doesn't look like it now), but he was a good sized baby, but not really big. I also passed my glucose test which I was very happy about. I can't imagine being on a restricted diet at the end of my pregnancy. I'm feeling like I have a lot to do. At this point in my pregnancy with Hudson he had a name, the room was done, the clothes were washed, diapers were bought, diaper bag was packed, and I was ready to go. I'm embarrassed to say that I have bought two shirts (6 month size) at the Nordstrom sale, have the bedding in a box and the paint hasn't made it past the garage. So the goal for next weekend is to paint to room, maybe finalize the name and have daddy put in the closet organizing system. Then I think I can get things rolling. The name is going to be the hardest part. We have 3 names that we love and knowing that this might be our last child it is hard for me to just pick one. We might just wait until we meet him.

Fourth of July

We had a great time at the Bothell Family Fourth today. We went with the Tirouxs and Banks, had a picnic and walked the parade...Hudson rode his motorcycle. When we were done we watched the big parade and Hudson loved the fire trucks and police cars. The weather wasn't so wonderful, but we made the best of it!

I just love this kid!