Newborn Hudson

We spent the last part of the summer enjoying our new little baby.

He mostly slept and looked cute.  He didn't like the binky but wanted to nurse all the time.  

Hanging out with Dad. 

Our first night out without the baby was a to a Cardinals preseason game against the Denver Broncos.  I had never been to an NFL game, and never been to a game at the new Cardinals stadium.  It was a lot of fun with our friends Warner and Serena.  Go Tebow!

Introducing...

Hudson John Heid

Born July 25th, 2011 

7 lbs 14 ozs 21.5 inches long

 Party of five now. 

Ready for the ride home.  

The Scare

The day before school let out June 18th, I was admitted to the hospital.  I noticed some slight leaking and put it off for a day or so and then started having some painful contractions.  I finally decided to go in to my doctor.  I was crying I was in so much pain. My doctor did a test to see if my water broke and it came back barely positive.  I really wasn't sure myself because it wasn't a lot of leaking: I honestly thought maybe I peed a little.  He then said to prepare ourselves as if your water breaks they usually deliver the baby within 48 hours.  I was then admitted to the hospital and put on magnesium to stop the contractions. I didn't have any more leaking and my contractions stopped so they sent me home a few days later on strict bedrest.  I was so grateful to be going home and not delivering my baby boy.  I was only 29 weeks along and not ready for him to meet the world.  Bed rest was long and boring.   The whole summer was staying on the couch or the bed hoping my water would stay intact.  I had lots of help from family and friends, ward members.  The hard part was I felt fine and wanted to just get up and clean my house and pick up my kids but I couldn't.  By 35 weeks and no other symptoms I was let off strict bedrest and put on a modified bed rest, pretty much told to take it easy.  Only 5% of women have their bag of waters reseal once there is a tear. I feel like our prayers were answered when my sweet baby boy was born at 39 weeks.  It made the whole experience worth the sacrifice.

Summer Fun

The kids love fishing with Dad.  Madi is a natural, she loves it. 

 Chase is good for about 15 minutes and then wants to play at the park.  

The fish whisperer.

Trevor got a bike and trailer for his birthday.  The kids love riding with Dad.  

Easter 2011

The kids loved hunting for eggs this year.

This was right before they started the Easter Egg Hunt at Surprise Stadium which is an awesome event they put on. I was so excited to go and then my kids decided they didn't like the Easter Bunny and started to cry. Really kids? They finally decided to be happy and grab some free candy but avoided the guy in the bunny costume. I guess next year we will skip the crowds.
Here are Chase's cousins and buddies Cooper and Chase and one of his favorite uncles Seth.

Take me out to the ball game

We love our spring training here in AZ and we had to get a few games in.  We went on a Monday when Trevor was off and hardly anyone was in the outfield.  The kids ran around and rolled down the hill.  It was great.

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 I wonder what he's doing?

 Bubba was exhausted by the time we got in the car he was out.  

Chase's 2nd Birthday

We had a small family party at home for Chase's 2nd birthday this year.  He had a baseball themed party and loved his cake.  The boy now has 6 baseball bats to practice with.  

February

It's A BoY!!

Found out we are having boy #2. We still haven't chosen a name yet.

I am so happy that Chase will have a brother close in age.

Also we went to the happiest place on Earth,

Disneyland!!

The World of Color show was amazing! I love the looks on the kids' faces.

My brother Skyler and his wife Lindsay came with us.

They helped so much with the kids and were so easy and fun to be around.

Got a new double jogger. So much better than my sit and stand.

The Toy Story ride was our favorite.

It was such a nice family vacation!!

And coming soon....Chase turns 2!!

January--First Day of School

Madi started preschool two days a week and loves it. She is one of the oldest in her class and her teacher says she is a leader. It is so fun picking her up and seeing her smiling face.

And this is Bubba eating breakfast. The kid will eat two bowls of cereal and then want more. Or he will eat 3 waffles. Gosh boys eat a lot. He is such a big boy.

December

Christmas

I was really sick and we hardly have any pictures from that morning but here is our new tree and a few cute kids to go along with it. It was our first Christmas in our own house.

We won the Gingerbread House contest. It was a 3 Little Pigs theme if you couldn't tell.

Went to Vegas for the weekend to celebrate Tiana's 21st birthday with out the kids.

Trevor won the ugly sweater contest at the Hassell's Christmas party and was so proud.

November- what did we do in November?

Celebrating our 6 year anniversary late (see October post-very busy) at the Melting Pot. We went there once before and chose weird things. This time we chose better and it was delicious.
Oh yeah and what do you do when you feel like life is getting easy and you're finally getting the hang of this two kids thing? Have another one of course.

Yep found out I'm pregnant with # 3. We are really excited. Due August 1st.