Where does the time go?

With Julie getting married this Saturday I've been thinking a lot about my wedding which seems like a lifetime ago. But it hasn't even been a year and a half yet! All the excitement and newness of being married is fun. I didn't think it could get any better but it did, and for Christmas last year I told James he was going to be a Daddy! Pregnancy is hard but wonderful and the miracle we received at the end of those long 9 months is more than I could have ever asked for. Hudson is such a good baby. It is me that struggles and sometimes feels like a bad mommy because I don't always know what to do for him. But I know that is part of the learning process and I am learning to be more patient with myself. He is so fun when he giggles with me and I can see in his eyes that he knows me. I keep telling him that I am his mom, mostly because I want that to be his first word but I hear that Dad usually comes first. Oh well! At least I can say that I tried.
I'm also extremely grateful for James who is so good to me and tries to make me believe that I am a good mom. I know I couldn't do it without him. Time goes fast and I am learning to enjoy the little moments!

Kinsey, this story is for you!

Today I had a very crazy and funny thing happen to me. Hudson is a very good baby and I love him so much but diaper changes with him are always a surprise! I can't tell you how many times he has peed all over everything. We've never really had a problem with poop until today! I had his diaper off for half a second and he pooped all over me. I was shocked at first. Then I couldn't stop laughing! Karl was pretty grossed out. He saw the whole thing! Needless to say I'm now doing an unexpected batch of laundry! Being a mom is so great! I love it!

Almost two months...

Wow! I still have a hard time believing that I am actually a parent! I was telling my mom the other day that sometimes it feels like I am just babysitting but the parents never came back for their child... It is amazing however to look at Hudson and know that he is all mine (and James's too of course) Hudson is such a blessing! He actually sleeps most of the night. I usually get a good 5-6 hours which is rare from what I hear. I think Hudson is just smart enough to know that if he wakes up in the middle of the night there is a good chance that both mom and dad would sleep through it even though they have a baby monitor right by the bed. Hudson is starting to smile and giggle, it melts my heart. He is a sweetie!

Baby is Here!

My son is born! Hudson Lothar Russell was born on 16 September, 2008 at approximately 01:45 AM. He arrived by Cesarean, and is a healthy, hairy boy. He weighs 8 pounds and 4.5 ounces, and is 20 inches long. He has brown hair with some blond highlights.

He is AMAZING. I love him so much.

Mom is doing well, recovering from her surgery. We didn't want to have a c-section, but little Hudson was in the breach position. The doctor tried to get him to move, but it didn't work and we just had to get him out.

But now we're just so glad that he's here! He's a little bundle of joy in our lives. I love to hold him; he just makes me grin from ear to ear. It's hard to believe that Darlene and I were capable of making such a wonderful thing happen. Of course, we didn't do it alone and we're grateful to our Heavenly Father for bringing us such an incredible miracle.

Here are some pics:

It's Sunday afternoon. We have church in an hour, and then we'll go to Darlene's parents' house for dinner. This is a normal thing, we do it all the time. The key difference today is that Darlene is now several days overdue and set to be induced on Tuesday. It's been a hard week; we don't want to have to induce, but it seems we have little choice at this point.

If only babies could access the internet from inside the womb! Now THAT would be a technological leap... then our baby could read our blog and know how anxious we are for him/her to be born.

Baby! Come on out! We're dying to meet you!

I think it's driving Darlene a little bonkers. We've tried all number of self-starters: walking, stretching, pressure points, That One Thing (ahem)...we've even tried balsamic vinegar, which so far was the tastiest method. I'll think we'll try it again for lunch.

And of course it's Darlene's Dad's birthday today. Happy Birthday Lothar! Everyone agrees it would be very cool if the baby was born today, and there are still several hours left in the day.

Do you hear that baby? You could be born on Opa's birthday! COME ON!!!

Still Pregnant!

Well we know that this baby is going to be like his/her mom in one way... LATE! Oh well, guess we are just being taught a lesson in patience. This baby was due Tuesday September 9th so now we are hoping that maybe the baby hangs on til Sunday and is born on his/her Grandpa Tegge's Birthday. Which is looking more and more likely. But at this point I'll just be excited when the baby finally comes!

The waiting game!

Well, here it is the end of August and still as hot as ever. James and I are getting more and more anxious as my due date gets closer and closer! We have no idea how to be parents but it is definitely too late to back out now. So we will try our best. I've been told that natural instinct kicks in, that is a darn good thing. My biggest worry is that I won't wake up at night when the baby cries and needs me. Anybody who knows me knows I could sleep through a train wreck, and James is almost as bad as me. We're in big trouble. Meanwhile James is loving his new job and even went river rafting with his co-workers last weekend. I'm busy around the house sewing and getting things ready for our new arrival. Kinda difficult cuz we don't know if we will be bringing home a boy or a girl but on the plus side it has saved me a lot of money. Also, I'm getting more and more excited to hear the doctor announce "You have a ..." Everyone seems to think we are having a boy, we will just have to wait and see! Sorry I'm not very good at this blog thing yet, I'm not sure how to respond to comments that have been left but I'm working on it! So thank you for the comments!

Hot summer ahead!

Looks like we are in for a warm summer. Also coming up soon is the highly anticipated Family Reunion at Pineview. James and I are looking forward to it! It will be our first camping trip since we've been married and we've been dying to use all the camping equipment we got for our wedding. Although my activity will be limited to jumping in the lake, it will be fun to see everybody there. It also means we will be that much closer to having our first baby. A very exciting and somewhat scary thing to think about. But no worries, we have two excellent built in babysitters. (We may have to train them a little.) We've been in our new place for almost a month now and we are loving it. I must say when we talked about moving into Charles and Karl's house I was a bit worried about being the only girl here and although I do get the brunt of most of the teasing (Karl!) it has been fine.

Whoops!

A little new at this bloggin' thing... Apparently I was signed in under James when I wrote my post "The Joys of Moving". Someday I will get it right!

The joys of moving!

James and I are getting ready to move this weekend which is why I'm online wasting time! It's hard to get started packing and all that nonsense. (especially because I'm not allowed to lift and move much) We are moving into the upstairs portion a house owned by my brothers! We are looking forward to having three bedrooms to clutter up and store junk instead of just two. That is until the baby comes in September and we have to clear one one of them out to make room for the little one! Boy or Girl we just don't know and won't until the time of arrival! Well it seems that I am out of things to say and really should get started on the packing! Adieu for now!

Cereal Treats

Check out this awesome picture I took of some rice krispies treats made with fruity pebbles instead:

Howdy Folks!

Hey everyone, welcome to the family whatzit. Some people call it a blog, whatever. We hope to use it as a space to post news and information about our growing family.

Yeah America!