We found out in May that I was expecting baby #2 by an at home pregnancy test.
We wanted to wait just a while to let everyone know. We had a doctor appointment where we saw a tiny baby that looked like a peanut. My dr told us that I was five weeks along. We were so excited we told our immediate family at 5 weeks.
At 7 weeks we heard a healthy heartbeat. We told our extended family at 8 weeks.
At 10 weeks we had a follow up appointment due to some slight complications. We heard the heartbeat again and saw baby #2 moving around like crazy. We let almost everyone else know that at this point.
Today we had our 12 week screening to check for any chromosome disorders. The baby looked so very healthy and there is virtually no risk. We also found out that there is a 95% certainty it is a....GIRL.
We took our annual vacation for our family reunion June 25-July 2nd this year. Each year my step-dad's side of the family gets together on Table Rock Lake in Kimberling City, Missouri. Last year Hudson was only 5 and a half months old, so he didn't fully enjoy this company. This year was a whole different story! He is such a ham and loved the attention from all of the family members.
He did some chilling...
Pa
Nam
Some swimming...
Worked up an appetite...
Some healthy... Some not..
He had two WHOLE ears of corn!
A little kayaking...He got to know the kayak well. He would point and say "Pa boat" Boating... The annual bowling tournament...We think their AC was out. It was very HOT! The name of the bowling alley is Hillbilly Bowl and Hudson fit right in with his shirt off. They had fans going everywhere which was Hudson's favorite spot to be.
The gang... We failed to defend our championship title this year. The Thwings took home the bowling ball trophy, but... Pa took home the highest score!
Good 'ol family fun...
Pa looks pretty silly, but it got Hudson to smile!
For Mom, definitely #2! Although I think #1 is pretty scary for most Baylor opponents. Last night Hudson had his second bad fall. His first wasn't very well documented, but he fell off his tractor and scratched his nose pretty bad about a month ago. This is where the second incident happened...
Hudson LOVES the bath. Last night he was on his knees leaning over the edge and his hands slipped. He fell and cut his eye open pretty good. We tried to ice it, but that isn't very easy with a busy 15 month old. He looked pretty tough this morning going to daycare!
This is tonight, so you can see it's healing quickly already. I know this won't be the second or last time we have some boo boos with this boy! (P.S. you can see bottom tooth #3 in this pic)
Hudson turned 15 months just two weeks ago on May 4th. This was one of his "milestone" check ups. I decided I will try to blog as much as possible, but I will only do "stats" at his "milestone" check ups. So here they are:
New words: thank you, mmm (when something is good!) He can still say dog, da-da, side. He is starting to communicate a lot more even without words. He can sign "more" when he wants more food. He also points to things if he wants them. He will reach when he wants up and has said up once or twice, but not consistently.
Teeth: He has three teeth that have come through all the way and you can see on the bottom. He has four teeth that have come through on the top, but they are not far enough down yet that you can see them well. We started brushing his teeth and he LOVES it!
Tricks: He can stand by himself! He is so close to walking. He will take 3 or 4 steps at a time.
He has started using a fork to eat. The fork is easier because I can stab the food for him and it won't fall off. The spoon works with some sticky things, but for the most part he doesn't have the coordination yet to keep the food on the spoon. He still LOVES all kinds of food.
When he hears music turn on he starts to dance side to side.
He thinks it's hilarious when people laugh. He will start to laugh anytime other people are laughing.
Toys: He still loves any hat or sunglasses. He has now found drawers and cabinets and loves to open and close them. At school his favorite toy is the house. He opens and closes the door all day. He is pretty independent when it comes to play time.
His little personality is really starting to shine through now! We are going to have a fun summer!
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