Ultrasound pictures

Today was our 3d/4d ultrasound! It was very neat to be able to see him this way. As with the last ultrasound he was not the most cooperative little boy. He had his hands covering his face most of the time. He even managed to cover his face with his feet! We tried pushing and moving all around but he just wanted to kick me and not move his hands. He is going to be a soccer player! Here are a few of the pictures from today. We were able to get a few good ones! I think he has Cody's nose :0)

Full body shot...his arm and legs both crossed.

Pucker up!

Mouth open!

Sweet boy!

He's grabbing his foot here. He may have big feet like me!

That's his foot beside his nose!

30 week update

I had my 30 week check up this past Thursday. Just a normal visit where they weigh me, measure me, and listen to the heartbeat. They also went over my glucose results from my last appointment. No gestational diabetes! So that's a good thing and another check mark off the list :) She did notice that my iron is a little bit low so I am going to start taking some iron supplements in addition to my prenatal vitamin. She felt around and Hudson is already head down. Yeah!! So no scheduled c-section as long as he stays that way. When she measured my uterus today it hadn't grown quite as much as she wanted it to so she has requested a sonogram. So these next few weeks will keep us busy.

Monday December 21st- 3d/4d ultrasound ( I have been waiting!!!)
Tuesday December 29th- sonogram with OB and last night of childbirth class!
Thursday January 7th- 32 week check up

Be on the lookout Monday or Tuesday for pics from the ultrasound :)

30 weeks

Well we are officially 3/4 of the way there! (As of yesterday) Only ten weeks until Hudson will say hello to the world. He has been very active lately! As he has gotten bigger I have been able to feel him much more. His movements are getting a little harder too. Sometimes they will catch me off guard! Cody has been able to feel him moving several times now. He too was surprised at how hard he kicks or punches sometimes.

I am starting to feel a little more of the third trimester "symptoms" now days. I love spicy food and here lately I have to make sure there are tums around before I decide to eat the spicy food. Also, Hudson is starting to take over so much room that I notice I am breathing heavier at times. Just walking from my car to my classroom makes me feel out of shape! Last, sleeping at night has become a little more difficult. I have always been a back sleeper so I have had to change that habit plus I wake up a few times to him having play time in the middle of the night. My assistant principal at school told me this is God's way of preparing me for all the sleepless nights to come! It sounds a little like complaining but I definitely don't mean for it to be! I am glad that I am having a "normal" pregnancy with all these things changing in my body. I would be worried if I wasn't feeling these things!

Cody and I attended our first childbirth class last week. This class made things seem a lot more real. Talking about the whole cycle of labor made the due date seem closer! We have met some fun couples too so it is good to have other people to talk to who are going through the same things. Session two will be this Tuesday. We are going to get to go up to a room and take a look at all the equipment we will be hooked up to. Something interesting we did learn is that most first time moms deliver on their due date or later, uncommon to be early. Also, you have a much longer labor with your first child so it may not be the rush to the hospital that I have envisioned. I have started thinking about the things to pack in my bag but I haven't gotten there yet. Anyone have anything they really recommend making sure I have?

I will tell you I have loved being a teacher and being pregnant. This quote comes from a 3rd grader that was on my cheerleading squad last year. "Mrs. Johns are you having a baby?" I told her, "I sure am! Did you just think I was getting fat?" Her only response was "Yes" with wide eyes open. You have to love their honesty.

A belly pic to end with...

The Countdown Begins!

Those were the words of my doctor today. This is because after today's visit I will start having appointments every other week. Next appointment date is December 17th. I also have a 3D/4D sonogram appointment on December 21st. Can't wait for that one! It's been 9 weeks since we have seen the little man and by then it will have been longer! In addition to these dates we start childbirth classes next week. It is becoming busier!

The visit today was a lot more than the last visit but not too much news about Hudson. He's not quite big enough for them to feel specific body parts yet. I got to hear his heartbeat again which is always great to hear. They also measured my uterus and everything is measuring just where it should be. The extra things I had today were the gestational diabetes test and the RhoGam shot. For the gestational diabetes test I had to drink a glucose drink and then they drew my blood. The drink wasn't bad at all! It tasted most like a thawed freezer pop. (fruit punch flavor) The shot was in my bottom (gave my arm a break!) and is just a preventative measure in case my blood and Hudson's mix and he is a different Rh type than I am.

Hudson must know I am talking about him because he is moving around as I write. That or he likes the cookie dough ice cream I just ate :) (No worries I only got a pint and there is still half left!)

Pregnancy Moments

I don't really care for ice cream too much, but I do love cookie dough ice cream! Mainly because I love raw cookie dough. (Which I know is terrible for me!) The bad part about being pregnant is you aren't supposed to eat raw cookie dough due to the raw eggs. I found a loophole! While at Marble Slab a few weeks ago I was telling the owner about my dilemma. He looked up their recipe for me and told me their cookie dough does not contain eggs!!! They don't cook the dough so they don't have any reason to put eggs in it. Unfortunately at that time I had already ordered my ice cream so I couldn't get cookie dough. But I remembered tonight! My wonderful husband made a special stop and we got some cookie dough ice cream to go. Now I will enjoy it by the fire :)
One more fun pregnancy moment. And it comes from the mouth of a 6 year old..."Mrs. Johns I can tell that your baby is growing!" They are so honest and cute.

The Baby Bump is here!

Well we are a little over 26 weeks today. My body is continuing to change! We thought at this point we should start taking head to waist pictures so you can see the bump in comparison to everything else. I am now "feeling" pregnant. My favorite quote about being pregnant so far was from a student to another teacher at school. She told the teacher "I don't know the nice way to say this but Mrs. Johns looks like she is going to have a baby now!" Poor thing was scared to call me fat..haha!

Baby Hudson is growing quite a bit! Most books say he is in between 1 1/2 and 2 pounds right now. I can feel him moving every day now. I am still waiting to be able to feel him from the outside of my stomach so others (especially Cody) can enjoy feeling him move too!

I think we have officially finished registering. I pretty sure I mentioned this before but it is so hard to imagine what we will need! I continue to worry thinking I hope I got it all. We are registered at Target, Babies R Us, and Ohh Baby! (inside Stacy Furniture). You can find all the links here.

Target: Click here You can search by mother or father using mine name or Cody's. Be sure to select the correct registry there are a few Tiffany Johns in Texas believe it or not.

Babies R Us: Click here You should select registrant and type Tiffany Johns. Our city is listed as McKinney, TX.

Go Cowboys!!!

This isn't completely Hudson related but Brian did point out that last weekend goes down as Hudson's first official Cowboy's game! So I figured I could post the pictures on here :) Brian, one of Cody's closest friends came in town from Chicago last weekend for Baylor's Homecoming. We all went to Waco together Saturday for all the Homecoming festivities. (I can't wait to take Hudson next year- We got a cute Baylor outfit for him to wear when the time comes) Then on Sunday Brian took us to the Cowboys game to watch the boys beat the Falcons. It was a great game! Here are some pictures of the new stadium.