28 weeks

Yesterday I had my 28 week prenatal appointment... i cant believe were already at the point of having appointments every 2 weeks! Less than 12 weeks to go! This pregnancy is just flying by...a little too fast to be honest. At my appointment, I learned a few things...first off that I gained 4 pounds in 2 weeks! haha! My first thought "oh baby had a growth spurt"...umm not so much. Baby weighs a little over 2 pounds right now and is in the 11th percentile....which is small. For the past month my doctor has been concerned with this little boys growth, I've had 7 sonograms and will have another one in a month! My belly is measuring at around 25 weeks. I asked if maybe my due date is wrong but according to all my sonograms (all 7 of them!) baby & belly had been right on track up until the last 4 weeks. So I'm a little worried, especially after I came home & did exactly what your not suppose to do...googled "small babies in the womb." Of course thousands of risk factors came up, diagnosis I had never heard of, chromosome problems etc. Blah! So prayers for baby to get bigger are appreciative or just for this momma to stay away from google! =)

My doctors only advice: "eat more." Obviously this is not a problem considering i didnt even know it was humanly possible to gain 4 pounds in 2 weeks. i had my glucose test  (to check for gestational diabetes) yesterday & found out this morning that I passed it! I was sooo nervous because I only passed it by one point with Hudson! So glad to be done with that!

One interesting thing I learned yesterday at my appointment is that my placenta is somewhat behind the baby instead of in front! Kinda hard to explain... but for awhile I have felt like baby is soooo close to my skin...like smack dab in the middle of my belly button! I can sit and just watch him move anytime I sit or lay down. Well the sono tech confirmed it yesterday that yes indeed, the only thing between the world and baby...is my skin! He's not having to kick pass the placenta for me to feel him, which explains why he seems to be making himself a little more "known" than hudson ever did. And I was right when guessing where all his parts were! =) He is already in pretty good position, head down...with his little hiney right where my belly button is...no wonder it sticks out!!

Well thats the update with baby ruth # 2! We are so in love with him already...I think Hudson is finally starting to notice my belly! Sometimes when i'm holding him, baby starts kicking/moving...and i think hudson is starting to notice, just because he will look down and poke at my belly. Probably a little look into the future on whats to come with these two boys!!!

tick tock

could it really be that this weekend i will be 28 weeks pregnant with our second child? where has the time gone?! 12 weeks and we will be a family of 4! two cribs, two high chairs, two car seats, two paci's to keep up with (maybe... more on that later), two bottoms to diaper, two monitors to listen too.... and of course 2 very sweet baby boys to love on as well! its exciting and scary all at the same time. I think the reason  it seems so scary to me is for 2 reasons: One, being that hudson still seems like a baby to me, yes he is becoming more and more independent every day, but he's still my little baby who at 14 months old has no clue what the term "big brother" even means. Two, here I am making my way into the third trimester and i'm still sitting in a home thats not our home. I'm 40 minutes away from my hospital (and thats without traffic), a nursery & toddler room that is only a vision in my head, a crib & double stroller that still needs to be bought, and a name that still needs to be decided on. Though i'm getting a little anxious, nights are getting restless and time is moving quicker than I would like... i keep having this thought that the Lord is just sitting up there with a bit of a grin, shaking his head slowly, saying "trust me, my child." My response, "i do...but i'm suppose to be "nesting" right now!!" ;)

house hunters

we started house hunting this past weekend. i love love love looking at houses from the ones we can afford to the ones we definitely cant! =) i think for the most part we have come to somewhat of an agreement to what we want in a house...the one thing we both agree on is we want to make sure its an investment opportunity. Meaning, not really a move in perfect ready house. we want something that needs a little TLC, so once its time to move we can make a lil extra dinero (money for all you non spanish people). Danny is all about a "fixer upper!" i prefer the term "restoring." I also prefer just having to re do or upgrade a few easy cosmetic things, like wood floors, paint or carpet...my sweet hubby prefers making a shack look like a mansion! Gotta love his aspirations! We also want to live near a sought out school district (again making it easier to re-sale!) My wish list consist of having some sort of extra room that could possibly be a play room/learning school room especially since we are considering on homeschooling for preschool & possibly kindergarten...considering...not yet decided. Once were in a home i really am excited about starting a very routine schedule with hudson that consist of a having "school time" once he drops his morning nap and other baby is napping! So having an extra small area for a desk, books, & other school related items like his art easel would be nice! Another must on my wish list is to have a park within walking distance or some sort of walking path or a neighborhood with a sidewalk! If your stay at home mom...you know how much this is needed! I also wouldn't mind being close to the public library & a chick fila! Hey its my wish list, i'm allowed to be picky! =)

Dannys wish list: price, location & fixer upper.  thats my husband...straight to the point, knows exactly what he wants and keeps it simple (in his head at least)!  gotta love him! =)

It's really exciting to be on this little buying a house journey, we know the Lord will have his hand in things bc were asking him to! So were not too worried about the process, but a bit anxious to find the "one!" Its so fun getting updates from our realtor on new house postings and searching realtor.com hourly daily. which reminds me....i should go do some searching ;)

a lil of this, a lil of that

hudson woke up a little after 6 this morning. not sure why but he laid in bed with danny & i till about 7:45, he never went back to sleep but was pretty quiet and not too wiggly. ;) yesterday around 4 we headed to church, we love going to the saturday 5 'clock service mainly because its the best services time for hudson to attend. sunday mornings are brutal because he misses his morning nap regardless of which service time we go to. so like i said, we left around 4 and by 4:40 were still on the main road to get out of colleyville/grapevine...meaning we had at least another 35 minutes to go in order to make it church on time.  needless to say we had to turn around and miss church once again due to all the construction going on around here. pretty frustrating. were going to attempt to go again tonight but will have to attend the Dallas campus bc the flowermound campus where we usually go doesnt have sunday night service. confusing huh?! speaking of church, danny & i (along with hudson) are soooo close to being official members of the Village Church! WE are soooo excited! If you go to the Village, then your aware of the lengthy process of becoming a member...its not the easiest commitment to make & follow through with. There were a lot of steps involved such as attending a 3 hour meeting, proving your church back ground, meeting with another couple to go over your testimony, learning about & signing the church's covenant... long story short, you just dont walk up to the front of the church & shake the preachers hand in order to a be a member. I say "were so close" to becoming members because the last step is for the elders to go over our reasons for membership, our testimonies etc and then "approve" us for members... so now we just wait! =) But surely they know we would make awesome church members! =)

lets see...what else is going on... oh yeah, im 26 weeks pregnant! 14 more to go! does that mean im in the 3rd trimester already?! I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning for my glucose test, with hudson i only passed it by one point so i'm a little nervous about it & i probably shouldn't of had ice cream last night. eek. Baby #2 seems to be a lot stronger & more active in my tummy than i remember hudson being. its amazing how every pregnancy is so different. i've started getting a little anxious about labor&delivery, i really really really want to do this all natural with no pain medication. i'm going to try to labor at home for as long as possible. Ive been doing a lot of research & reading about aromatherapy's,  the bradley method & using a birthing ball...so hopefully i can do this! I know i'm going to need a lot of emotional support from danny if i decided to not get the epidural...so i hope he's up for it! =) i may have my sister be an "assistant' labor coach if she's up for it, in order to give danny a break. she doesnt know this yet but if she reads my blog she will soon find out haha. my sister manages pain very well, she always been the "tougher" one out of the both of us, so i figured she will be good to have around to keep me calm & focused.

so are any of you watching american idol? we sort of are and my favorite is Colton Dixon. thats really all i have to say about that. (that was so forest gump huh?)

well, hudson is napping, so i need to do some reading & get dressed for this lovely sunday!

14 months

since hudson turned one, it has been very very difficult to get him to stay in one place in order for me to get any good pictures. but yesterday with the weather being so amazing... i was determined to not let this day pass me by without snapping some pics. for the lack of assistance, brightness of lighting (never take pictures at noon) & a much needed hair cut...i think they turned out pretty cute for a 20 minute session. =) Of course the only way to keep him somewhat non mobile was to give him "Frankie," his sleeping buddy. He is very protective of Frankie and loves to snuggle with him! =)

Hudson turned 14 months about a week ago & heres what he's been up to!
-walking...everywhere! He took his first steps at 12 months but really didn't start walking with confidence until 13 months, now he's lil too confident at times haha!
-talking! i think im the only one who really understands him most of the time, but others are starting to pick up on his words as well! His vocab consist of: momma, dada, dog, callie (nana's dog), up, all done, ball, close, car and he will sign "more." He even answers questions by shaking his head "yes."
-obeying! he is getting better & better at following directions and obeying commands! but he does his share of "exploring!"=) I'm somtimes amazed at how much he understands. And he still hasn't figured out "no!" hehe
-eating! he is pretty much eating anything except for any nut products, we havent tried those just yet. his favorite foods are: fruit,dried fruit, & more fruit. Getting him to eat any veggies is like pulling teeth but Ive started learning ways on how to sneak them in (will post about later)! He's only had chicken, ground turkey & talapia... so no red meat just yet. And of course, like his momma, he loves his carbs!
-sleeping! this child has really spoiled me, he is such an amazing sleeper! still sleeping 12-14 hours at night with two 2 hour naps during the day. A lot of our time is still spent at home since he is pretty high maintenance when it comes to his sleep but i'm okay with that for now & savor the quietness!
-playing! his favorite place to be by far is outside! we have gone on a walk & to the park everyday this week! he loves swinging & playing in the sand box! he likes looking at books with mommy, stacking & knocking over blocks, getting in & out of any kind of chair that is his size, diving into pillows, climbing on daddy, pretending to talk on the phone, & dance to music.

yes this our Christmas post

so i'm well aware that its February, the end of February actually, but i never got around to posting our pics from all of our Christmas gatherings! So here goes nothing... tons of presents, smiles, family, toys and more toys. =) 

Hudson got a motorcycle for Christmas!

pretty proud on his john deere tractor!

me & my mom! 

the ruth family visiting The Gaylord!

the hunters!

the busters

all the grandkids on dannys side, wearing their "age" shirts! =)

hudson at my dad's for chirstmas! he loves his noahs ark! 

my step mom & dads love language is definitely "gift giving!" so many presents!! =)

soon to be Mr & Mrs McCoy!

cousin cooper, this really shows how little hudson is, cooper is only 3 months older! haha!

my dad's mom, love her, i honestly wouldnt know Jesus if it werent for her! 

celebrating christmas with mommy & daddy!

danny got a remote control car for christmas! he loves it! murphy hates it. hudson likes to watch the car go!

yes, i know i look lovely here... danny got me a spa package for christmas!! really need to book that facial & prenatal massage ;)

dannys grandpa! 

4 generations of ruth men!

By far this was one of the best Christmas's ever!! I think since Ive been married I've said this every year... but its true...it just keeps getting better!