FINALLY

Check out my new posts! That's right 3 of them! Hope you like them! ENJOY!

Baby Shower #1

Back at the end of August my mother in-law Jo threw me a great baby shower with the help of Sarah my sister in-law! It was so fun, I was really lucky to have some of the most special women in my life join us! My mom and grandma came and so did our cousin Becky! What a blessing!


This is a picture of most of the ladies that were there... as you can see it was a really cute set up. It was set up as a tea party and they served pie and a really yummy veggie platter.


This is a picture of three generations of women.... (four if you count Magdalene... he he he). My grandma Cristina on the left came all the way from southern California, and my mom Maria came from Idaho. Really Grandma was already visiting my mom up in Idaho which is what made it possible for her to be at the shower!


It probably isn't fair... but I won the trivia game at my own shower and got to go home with some awesome Bath & Body Works anti-bacterial soap!


I got so many great presents at the shower. Above is the little papasan vibrating chair for baby Maggie. It was a gift from my Grandma! I can't wait to use it!


This is a picture of the awesome baby cart I got from my friend Mandy... I loved it so much that I put it together the next day and filled it with all the goodies I got at my shower!

It was such a great day filled with so many great women. I am sooooo blessed to know every single one of them and I am so thankful for their generosity!

Our weekend with Russell

Back in August David and I went down to meet Russell for the first time. I never knew I could love a little baby soooo much! He is perfect. He really is the most laid back baby I have ever met!


This is the only picture I got of me with him... I was too busy taking pictures of him with David that I forgot to have Dave take pictures of me!

This is Russell waving hello. He loves to raise one arm and just stretch out as far as possible.


I think I took about twenty pictures of just Russell. It was just so hard to stop since he is so stinkin' adorable.


Apparently David is a very comfy bed. Russell was very comfortable in David's arms he spent a lot of time sleeping with him. It was so fun to go down and meet him, and we can't wait to go down and see the Hudson's again!

Russell's Baptism

Here are some loooooong awaited pictures from Russell's Baptism! It was an awesome and Spirit filled ceremony. Russell's grandpa Deacon Bill Hudson performed the baptism and it was a private (family and friends only) ceremony. It brought tears of JOY to my eyes to see how loved this little baby boy is! David and I feel so blessed to be his Godparents and are lucky to forever be a part of the Hudson's family!



This is Paul, Katie, Russell, Me, and David right after he was baptized.


A shot of us during the ceremony, doesn't Russell look teeny tiny in David's arms? I love that!


And here is the BIG moment, Russell being baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Praise God! It was a beautiful moment! What a blessed day!

3D Ultrasound done on 9/21/08

One of the Ultrasound Techs at Mt. Baker Imaging (where I work) had asked if she could practice with the 3d Machine on me... so of course I said yes! Magdalene wasn't really cooperating... she kept here hands up by her face the entire time, she seems to be shy. Here are some of the pictures:

This one (above) is a picture of most of her body. You can see her arms and hands covering her eyes, you can see her nose and tummy and little legs and knees... so sweet.

This is her sweet little face.

another face shot, you can really see her lips and nose here.

I LOVE this one! It looks like she is embarrassed... like she is saying "Oh Mom...." ha ha ha!

Another view of the face.

Sleeping soundly... cute.

I love this one, you can really see her little hand and all her fingers, and her little lips... sigh, I can't wait to meet her! Hope you enjoyed these pictures! Love you guys!

Can't believe it's been 4 weeks!!

That's right I am just about 24 weeks.... I apologize that I have been MIA for so long!



Our Baby girl is moving like crazy. It is so cool to feel her responding to sounds outside the womb.... like when I have been quiet for a while and then I speak she usually responds to me with a couple squirms. Not to mention that she likes to use my bladder as a punching bag. In the last month she reached a major milestone... she should weigh just a little over a pound and is about a foot long! Think small doll... so cool and weird all at the same time!

I am doing really great, getting more and more excited as the days and weeks go by! I have been working on the nursery little by little. I finished the crib bumper and the window balance... for never having used a sewing machine I did pretty good if I do say so myself! Now I am moving on to the Crib skirt! I will post pictures up as soon as I finish!

David is starting school back up full time next Monday.... which is exciting. Though I am sure he is going to be more tired since this does mean more homework and studying!!! David has been talking to baby Magdalene more and more though I think he lulls her to sleep more than anything! It seems that she will kick up a storm up until he goes to feel it, then of course she stops! poor Dave!

Next Tuesday (9/23) we will start a Preparation for Childbirth class. It's once a week for eight weeks, I think it will be really cool to meet other couples that are also in their 6th month... and for David and I to learn together what to expect!

Thank you all for your prayers... know that we are praying for you too!!! Love you all!