33 weeks & babymoon

This weekend, Brandon & I are heading to Palm Springs for a quick getaway before the baby comes! We are looking forward to staying at the Parker again and doing a lot of relaxing and eating!!

Tomorrow I'll be 33 weeks. I had a doctor's appointment this morning and everything is still looking great. The baby is measuring right on schedule and is currently head down, which is good news. (Don't get any ideas about repositioning, London.)

Tomorrow we'll also be picking up the crib from my sister, so I am excited to get it into the nursery and set up the bedding. Pictures to come of the completed nursery... and of our babymoon!

32 weeks (and a peek at the nursery)

I am now 32 weeks along, so only about 8 weeks to go! I'm feeling really good still, with exception to sleeping which is getting uncomfortable. I've started getting some Braxton Hicks contractions, but not often enough to worry about. Now I start going to the doctor every 2 weeks! Baby London is approximately 4 pounds at this point, and will gain 1/2 pound every week until her birth!

San Clemente

(Hudson wanted to show off his sandals AND his belly.)

Brandon & I were both off work today, so we took Hudson down to San Clemente to get his first pair of Rainbow sandals. He thought it was pretty cool to have shoes like Mommy & Daddy (although it's going to take some practice for him to get used to walking in them!) We spent a little time on the beach, and then had lunch at The Riders Club Cafe. It's a small place, but they have amazing burgers! I had a bleu cheese burger (pasteurized, of course) and Brandon had his burger with meunster cheese and avocado. The burgers are served on fresh challah buns with house made pickles and beets. Hudson enjoyed a grilled cheese with kettle chips and apple slices. :) We will definitely be going back!

Here are photos from the first time we took Hudson to San Clemente... he was so little!!

Family/Maternity Photos (29 weeks)

Last weekend we took some family photos in Old Towne Orange with the fabulous Melissa Brandman. We are in LOVE with how they turned out! She did such an amazing job. We can't wait to do another shoot with her in a couple months after London is born. Here are a few of our favorites... more can be seen on Melissa's blog here.

Might need to buy this for the nursery...

How cute is this pillow?!? You can buy it for me here... if I don't beat you to it! :)

Potty-Training

We are currently attempting to potty-train Hudson for the 3rd time.  We tried right when he turned 2, thinking he was ready. FAIL. We tried again a few months ago. FAIL. Both times he knew what to do when he sat on the potty, but he didn't ever tell us when he had to go, and after a couple days, he lost interest in the potty altogether.

We want to make sure this kid is potty-trained by the time London is born, so we have 2.5 months to make that happen!  This time, I think I have found the key: M&M's.  Apparently, one single M&M is enough incentive to make Hudson tell me when he has to go (most of the time). Duh, I don't know why I didn't do this sooner. Yesterday, he did awesome and only had one small accident. This morning started out great too, but then... we'll, let's just say I have 3 pairs of little undies in the washing machine.

I'm hoping if we just stick with it, he will get the hang of it because I don't want to keep switching back to diapers and confuse him! At least this time around he actually seems interested in it (thanks to the M&M's), but man! This potty-training thing is tough! If anyone has tips on potty-training (especially for boys), feel free to pass them along.

Bicycles, Balloons & Boo-Boos

We've been getting rain lately, so Hudson had some fun riding his bike in the kitchen.  He fell at school a couple days ago, so he's got a fat lip and some road rash on his face. Poor little dude.

27 weeks

Today I am 27 weeks, which I think takes me into the third trimester.  I had a bit of a rough start... my 1-hour glucose test (which screens for gestational diabetes) came back high on Tuesday, so today I went in for the 3-hour test.  I had to fast for 12 hours, go in this morning and have my blood drawn, and drink the glucola.  After that I had to have my blood taken at 1, 2 and 3 hours.  I was a little worried about having to go 16 hours without eating, but I did fine.  I don't think the glucola tastes too bad (although it would have tasted better cold) and I didn't have any adverse reactions like nausea or dizziness.  (Must have been all the prayers going up on my behalf.)  I was able to leave the doctor's office in between blood draws, so I ran a couple errands and hung out with Brandon & Hudson, which made it go faster.  I was very happy at 11:50 when my last blood sample was taken, and the 3 1/2 of us went to Cafe Rio for lunch!  Now I'm just waiting for my results and crossing my fingers that they're normal.  

**UPDATE: Test results were normal, woohoo!!!

A Visit from Grandma Bev & Grandpa Eric (26 weeks)

Last weekend my mom and step-dad came out from Iowa. It had been about 6 months since we last saw them, so this was the first time they saw me pregnant and Hudson talking up a storm. It was great being able to visit with them, and we'll be seeing them again in a few months when London is born!

*Not the most flattering pictures of me, but I'm realizing that as I get further along in my pregnancy, I am liking photos of me less and less! At least you can see the growing belly. :)

Because his name is on this blog too.

I just realized that my last several posts were about my pregnancy and the new baby. And Hudson, who this blog was originally made for, was not in any of them! Oops, I guess I'm already struggling with the whole "fairness" thing...

So here's a recent pic of my little man.

Hudson keeps us busy around here! He is a typical 2-year-old with endless energy and lots to say! Even over the last 2 weeks, it seems like his vocabulary and pronunciation has vastly improved. He is still doing great in preschool and loves his teachers and friends, although he's had to miss several days this week because of a double ear infection. Poor guy. So far this year has started out with a lot of sickness, so I'm hoping we can all get healthy and stay that way for a while.

Hudson's favorite activities these days are puzzles (which he is amazingly good at), riding his scooter, and building towers with his legos. He has been sleeping in his big boy bed for a few months now, and doing well with that. Although he usually wakes up too early and announces, "Mommy & Daddy! Get up!!" Meals have been challenging, as he would rather play than eat (even at the table). Luckily he loves fruit and will eat it with no problem... we're working on the rest. :)

Here is Hudson with a puzzle I bought him yesterday. Today I went into the kitchen, came out a few minutes later, and he had put the whole thing together, correctly, by himself! I was totally impressed.