Our Miracle: Hudson Eugene: Weeks 22 & 23 & 24.5

Hi everyone!!

I just can't believe how behind I get on this blog! It's so frustrating! Between school, work, making dinner, bunco, bible study, and everything in between, I suppose the blog gets put on the back burner more than I would like. *sigh* Ce la vie, right?

So Monday I started my 24th week, but I need to update you all on weeks 22 & 23.

Week 22:

As Hudson is getting bigger, so are his karate kicks! I caught the first visible kicks from the outside on video this week! You can BARELY see them on the video, but they are there! We also had a 3-D ultrasound and WOW does he look like Jeff, just based on the ultrasound! Jeff got to go to this ultrasound (this was the first time he had seen it done in 3-D) and he was so excited. It was adorable to see Jeff's face, all excited :) I also completed my cloth diaper collection for now! I am going to wait until after he is born and we figure out what we like until I buy more, but for now, I think we are set!! Bible study started this week as well, and ended on a very fun note celebrating my dear friend Anna's birthday! We did brunch at Copper River Country Club and it was delish! At first I was freaking out because I had nothing to wear, but ended up wearing a really pretty tunic my aunt gave me with white leggings and beige heels and it looked fine. The food was to die for and Hudson was especially partial to the fresh cantaloupe as he was squirming all around! My mom placed the order for my baby shower invites this week as well. They are super cute! I am excited!

Week 23:

This week FLEW by. Literally. I had something to do every single day, and school is getting stressful. However, baby boy is growing like a weed. He spent a couple days being 'quiet' except for at night, which naturally makes me nervous so out came the doppler. It was obviously just a growth spurt because he is right back to HUGE kicks now. Bunco started this week and is really fun! I met some really nice ladies and am actually hosting it for the month of February, which will be fun! Hudson enjoys the snacks of course! Bible study went well, and it was so sweet- Anna and Melanie decided they would put on a separate shower for me at the end of April with the Bible Study group. So thoughtful!
As many of you also know, I visit Subs n Grub regularly. I went in this week and mentioned that I need to get Hudson a Subs n Grub shirt when he is born since he is seriously their littlest fan! Donna said, "Here! take this one!" and tossed me a blue Subs n Grub onesie!! It's perfect!! It is a size 12 months, but hey! It's adorable!

Sunday was Super Bowl and Jeff and I did some 'party hopping'. It literally felt like Christmas: we started out at Jason and Kalene Ramirez's house, then off to Debbie's and then to Brendan and Cathleen's. It was fun, but we were exhausted after! Speaking of Brendan and Cathleen, we found out on Super Bowl Sunday that they are expecting again! So weird how both pregnancies, Cathleen and I have been pregnant together! We are very excited. She is Due with a ____ (I can't tell yet lol) on August 13th, so she is about 13 weeks. Very happy for them!

Week 24 (so far):

Hudson has changed position and has moved "up" like into my ribs, which is making it really uncomfortable to breathe and sleep. I get sore like right under my breast bone toward the end of the day and the only thing that helps is to lay down on my side, but when I do that, my hands go numb for some reason. Oh the joys lol! He has also started (toward the end of week 23 and beginning of week 24) to wake me up at night with his enormous moves! I don't mine though because I absolutely love feeling him move around! I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to check on the baby and schedule my NST's and gestational diabetes test- YAY lol. Jeff and I figured out last night that we only have 96 days left (because they are inducing no later than the 13th of May)-- I can't believe how fast it's going. It's stressing me out! We have NO furniture! LOL Hoping to get that in the next few weeks!