our little Christmas

as most of you know, we all got sick at the worst time possible-the week of Christmas! a week before x-mas, I started getting a scratchy throat, turned runny nose/yucky cough-sunday, Hudson starts coughing, and then Jason starts feeling icky the 23rd. these yucky colds don't just last a day or two either! anyway, we weren't getting better and Hudson was highly contagious with a respiratory virus and ear infection. we decided we could not go anywhere. don't get me wrong, we love spending time together just us 3, but it's ALWAYS just us three! we wanted to be with family! we stayed home and decided to make the best of it! my sweet mommy told us she wanted us to go to Central Market and buy whatever we wanted! ahhh! so, i drove up to cm with the rest of Houston at 9am on Christmas Eve and had me a good ol' time! Christmas Eve, we watched movies, munched on cupcakes, and a cheese ball (it was gormet, so it was ok =) ), drove around looking at Christmas lights with coffee!, and played yahtzee. Jason and I had a nice little dinner after Hudson went down. The next morning, we had a yummy breakfast and opened stockings and gifts.

we rested all morning and even video-chatted with everyone at the George's! after talking it over, we decided that Hudson and I were well enough to make the drive to Austin to surprise everyone! Jason felt ok too. So, that's what we did!

Christmas at Janie's

we had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas with my mom's side of the family Saturday the 18th! almost everyone was there-we missed you Whitney, Johnathan, & Will-Mere, Mark, & Asher, and Meg, Steven, Addie, & Emily! Whoo! Lots of babies in this family! we dined on paper plates, had Rudy's bbq and a Chick-fil-a nugget tray, and lots of yummy sides! definitely a preggy girls kind of meal =) here are some family pictures from the day.

his name will be

Sawyer George

we are still working on the middle name! but our top runners are Benjamin, Jacob, & Daniel.

we can't wait to meet our sweet little boy and baby brother!

first haircut

so we had put off Hudson's first haircut for months. i think we both didn't want him to lose his baby look and also liked the longer hair. lots of women have referred to hudson as "she" in public. it always makes me laugh because i don't think anyone would dress a little girl in what hudson has on! i'd rather have a pretty little boy than a girl who looks like a boy though! anyway, the mullet was getting to be too much for me to handle. we took him to a precious little children's boutique/hair salon called "little lords and ladies" yesterday. he got to sit in a "carrr", which he loved and had his first piece of candy-a blue dum dum sucker. he was pretty into that hence the blue drool ALL over his shirt. he surprised us both with his perfect behavior! no tears or fits!

my babies

this baby is nothing but trouble =) waking up at 5:30 all of a sudden, screaming for everything he wants, pushing and hitting, and it goes on and on! we were not ready for this so soon! but he's precious and loves giving kisses and snuggling. and i think he will love his baby brother-eventually.




this little BOY warms my heart already. just knowing that "it" is a he makes him so much more real to me. i've been feeling little flutters here and there for a week now and it's so exciting! the greatest news is that all his organs look perfect-and that the tests were negative for downs syndrome and some other major birth defects. our little boys will be best friends at just 22 months apart. and i already have their vintage cowboy room with twin beds in my head =) i think this profile picture looks like Hudson's-no kidding.

now, i know this is a strange picture but i was Christmas dress shopping and i thought this was a good bump picture! not much i know =)

fall festival

on Saturday, we dropped by our church's fall festival! mainly, we needed a reason to dress up our little guy! he was curious George of course! i was hoping there would be some fun activities for Hudson, but there really wasn't much for a 16 month old to do. he did try to throw some beanbags into a hole and then took some plastic ducks out of a baby pool to put back in again. Hudson just wants to run freely right now and it's almost always to where he's not supposed to go. so, we let him run free a bit and also let him look at (not touch) some loovely goats, llamas, and a weird horse creature.


afterward, we went to redeem our free Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich with some french fries and a PEPPERMINT SHAKE which is amazing by the way. ah i'm so pregnant. *sigh

some excitement

Well, it's kind of feeling more like fall around here! Either way, I've still been enjoying pumpkin treats, hot lattes, and maybe some Christmas music a few time =) And I'm wearing my leggings, and boots, Oh! and my brand new J. Crew flats that were a STEAL on Ebay-they are sparkly. and I might sorta look like a five-year-old in them, but I don't care! All of this to say that, when the weather starts to change, I'm just in a better mood all around! Jason seriously wants to put up our Christmas tree on November 1. I just think we would seem strange to people if we did that. I will go for before thanksgiving though! Some excitement these past weeks has been a nice change to the often monotonous weeks of a stay at home mom!
-My sweet cousin Meg gave birth to her second little girl, Emily, a week ago! She has quite an inspiring birth story, and we are so proud of her! I'll post some pictures later.

-My sister, Mark, and little Asher came to stay with us last week for a couple of nights and it was so much fun. It was relaxing and fun to show them some of things we do around here and the places we go.

-I met up with my friend and her adorable little baby for some coffee and muffins and we chatted about motherhood while strolling and browsing around stores. I have so much fun with her!

-Had yummy treats with Liz and good playtime with our tots. They apparently think carpet is really hilarious to play on?! Maybe I'll carpet Hudson's room.

-Some friends from college came into town for a quick visit. In less than 24 hours, we stuffed our faces with Liz's amazing cooking, chatted non-stop, traded recipes, & lounged. I miss these girls!

-Sunday, Jason and I tried a new Sunday school class. We loved it! It felt like a perfect fit for us and the stage of life that we are in. Everyone was so friendly and inviting. We can't wait to see what's in store for us there!

-And lastly, Jason is home today! He deserves this break for sure. He is such a hard worker. We are proud of him for making it through another busy season.

-Oh, yeah, I keep forgetting I'm pregnant (except for my muffin top and squishy tummy) but I do feel really good now! I think the nausea is gone.

Happy Monday!