Heh.

Thought this was funny!!




I am not quite this bad... but I am always HUNGRY!!!

I promise!!!

I will be posting pictures of baby's room, Baby Russell Hudson and baby shower soon!!! I haven't forgotten... I just procrastinate.

Also coming soon are pictures of Russell's baptism! (He gets Baptized this Sunday)

Love you all!

20 weeks and Ultrasound pics!!!

Notice the PINK pregnancy ticker!!! That is because baby Marshall is a GIRL!!! We can finally say she and call her by name... Magdalene Grace.



Baby Maggie is quite mobile, she likes to twist and turn and kick me right after I eat and when I am getting ready to fall asleep... it is the most wonderful feeling I have ever felt!!! This week her lips are more defined and you can also start to see her eyebrows and eyelashes. We already can't wait to meet her!!! The Ultrasound tech said that she weighs about 11oz. and that her body (crown to rump, not including legs) is about as tall as a can of soda. Cool Huh?



I love this picture, it looks like she is smiling.

This is her more serious pose... but still cute as a button!


And this is her foot... I think it's perfect of course!


I am feeling great, it seems that my energy has returned. I am actually thinking about going in and paying for a gym membership month by month so I can take advantage of the new energy supply.

David is really excited to have a little girl... though the first thing that he said was... " I better start saving!". he he he... The other night David was able to feel baby kick for the first time which of course was really special. He was so excited!

Thank you all for all of your prayers!!! We love you all!

18 weeks!

This week Baby has grown about 2 more inches which puts them at about 6 inches crown to rump. Also this week baby has been busy developing two different layers of skin, the epidermis (outer layer) and the dermis and the baby's external genitals are formed enough to be seen!! Baby is also becoming more moblie and since he/she is growing bigger and bigger I am starting to feel those wiggles! Here is a visual for baby's size... (it's a sweet potato not a chicken breast)
I am doing pretty good... it seems that my energy is returning which is great! For a while there I couldn't get out of bed in the morning! Now I have the energy for my walks and yoga which I love! I had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday and I got to take Jo with me so that we could listen to the heartbeat. I also got the bright idea to take in David's digital voice recorder so that I could record it and share it with David and the rest of the family. It is at 150 beats per minute... baby is movin'! he he he.

David is also doing good! He loved listening to the baby's heartbeat... and can't wait to see baby next friday! Dave is so flexible when it comes to dinner and what I feel like eating (or cooking). He doesn't mind the occasional sandwich dinner and when I don't have the energy to cook he does it! He is quite the cook! I am blessed... and so is baby.

Next Friday we have our ultrasound that checks to make sure baby and I are doing good. This ultrasound also will tell us (if baby cooperates) whether baby is a he or a she! Yeah! We can't wait. Even David is excited to go and register for more gender appropriate baby stuff!

We love you all!!!

17 weeks!

This week baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone and the fat is forming! Yea! So now baby will start to fill out and get those scrumptious chubby cheeks! The really cool new developement this week is that BABY HAS FINGERPRINTS! How cool!!


Here is how big baby is right about now:


I am doing really great! I am just about ready to put my pre-pregnancy clothes away... which is a little scary (and exciting)! I go in for a check up next week and I will be able to hear baby's heartbeat! I can't wait. I can't believe they make me wait a whole 4 weeks between visits! I am going to go crazy.


David is also doing great as usual! He is going to help me paint Jo's old rocking chair to match the rest of the nursery furniture. I re-upholstered it last weekend with this really nice floral blue canvas... as soon as it is finished I will post pictures!!

This weekend we get to go to Yakima and visit our friends Paul, Katie and their little one Russell. We are so excited to meet him! I promise to take lots of pictures and post them next week!

Love you all!

It's update time! 16 weeks

Hello everyone! 3 weeks 'til my ultrasound!! Yahoo! Hopefully we will know whether it will be a pink or blue nursery!!!

Baby is about as big as an avocado! The tiny bones have formed in baby's ears and he/she can now hear! Also, eyelashes, eyebrows, and hair are starting to fill in! Pretty soon baby's taste buds will be formed and they will be able to taste everything I eat in the amniotic fluid!!

I am actually almost 17 weeks at this point, so my update is a little late!! I am doing really great, my baby bump is starting to form and I am beginning to look a little more pregnant and a little less 'chubby'. he he he. I am getting really excited to learn whether it's a girl or a boy... I find myself daydreaming of what the baby's room will look like! I have started to feel some movement... mostly at night when I laying still... there are these pretty strong flutters. It is so exciting!!! I can't wait until I feel the first big kick!

David has been working really hard at selling all of the stuff in Baby's room. We are pretty much done... the weight machine is gone now and so is the George Forman FAMILY sized grill (it is huge) the other things are still pending. I am so proud of David, he really took charge! Our baby will have that room all to itself thanks to Dave!

We are getting really excited for our ultrasound, my parents, brother and grandma will be up in Bellingham and will be here for my first baby shower!!! Thanks to Sarah who will be coordinating it all!!! She is so good at this, she also did my bridal shower so I know this will be so fun!!!

Hope you are all doing great! We love you! Until next time!