Two months to go!!!

Our due date is exactly two months from today. I wonder if he will decide to be early, on time, or late? Everything seems to be going well. I'm starting to get back in the tired stage, but I guess that is quite common during the third trimester. He is supposedly around 3.3 lbs. and a little over 16 inches from head to toe.

I have a new mommy milestone to talk about. I've can now feel when the baby has hiccups. He even had them twice today. Now he just has to have them when Ben is around so that he can feel them. At least the hiccups have helped me know how he is positioned in there. His head is down and to the left, which means that the constant lump on the right side is his butt and also confirms that his little feet are having fun with my right ribs.

Our Fat Christmas Tree...

Check out our fat tree. Ben LOVES Christmas and we always have to cut our tree down right after Thanksgiving. This year he picked out a tree that was a little shorter than normal (the angel's head doesn't touch the ceiling like past years), but he made up for it with how fat it is. I know it is probably hard to tell from the picture, but it is actually a little under six feet wide. Impressive, huh?

The crib & dresser are assembled!

Ben and I put the dresser together on one day and then the next day Ben put the crib together all by himself (while I took a nap). We are slowly getting ready for the big arrival.

Back in Business

We bought a new laptop computer so I am back in business! We got up early and stood in line outside at Staples on black Friday (which happens to be Ben's favorite day of the year to shop). We were lucky and managed to get the last laptop that we had our eye on so I can now get the pics off of our camera. After our successful stop at Staples we proceeded home to go back to bed for a few more hours before getting up and shopping round two.

Here are the all awaited pics of my big belly. We only have two and a half months to go if baby decides to come on time. I'm feeling pretty well. He still continues to kick me constantly, but I'm getting used to it.

Baby Nursery

We finally cleared out the room we are going to use for the nursery last weekend and started to paint. Hopefully we will be able to start putting the crib and dresser together this weekend. They arrived last week and I am anxious to see them put together. I'll let Ben feel manly by using some tools, but I will be closely supervising. I can't help it... We have been joking about how I am going to watch him to make sure he doesn't to scratch anything. I think I need to become a little more laid back before the baby comes. (But just a little.) :)

Check out the picture above. This is the bedding we have decided to use. I'm excited about the fishies. I'll post pics of the final "Hudson" nursery when we are done.

26 Weeks

Well... our computer at home died. I have belly shots of myself and I can't download them off of the camera. I'll try to load the camera software to my work computer so that I will be able to post the pictures.

Baby Update (26 weeks):
Baby now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches from head to heel. Babycenter.com compares his length to that of an English hothouse cucumber. I don't know about you, but I only know of a regular garden cucumber?

Mommy Update:
Mommy is getting bigger every day. I don't realize it until I see pictures of myself. Yikes! I've finally accepted the fact that there is nothing I can do. The booty just keeps on growing (among other things). To make me feel better, I say it is a natural transition so that I am not too front heavy. :) We only have about three months left to go if all goes as planned.

Tumbling Classes at 21 Weeks

Baby Boy Hudson is now enrolled in tumbling classes. He likes to tickle my belly all day long at work. I think he is working on his agility skills for basketball and volleyball. Since he is so active during the day do you think he will be a good sleeper at night when he is born? Let's hope so... Our fingers are crossed on that one.

I forgot to mention this last week, but we are officially past the half way mark!!

It's a Boy!!

It looks like it will be blue for us! I am excited, but Ben is REALLY excited. He is already talking about teaching him how to hunt and fish. At least he will have three boy cousins to look up to and play with. Boys, boys, boys!! The doctor said he looks healthy and all of his measurements have him at 19 weeks and 5 days. He supposedly weighs about 10 1/2 ounces and is about 6 1/2 inches from head to heel (about the length of a banana). They are going to keep our due date at February 16th. Our little baby boy was moving like crazy during the ultrasound. He started out breach, but by the end of the appointment had flipped around. I have a feeling he is going to be an active little guy. I'm sure he will keep us on our toes...

I am feeling great. I'm finally wearing some maternity pants. Boy are they comfortable. Ben is jealous and wants a pair in his size. He calls them my "mommy pants". I'll post a pic of my growing belly soon.