Christmas right next door

Our neighbors house could compete with the Grizwalds when it comes to the Christmas decor in her front yard. Two full days with at least two guys working on it, this yard has transformed our Christmas. Every night (since it was set up this last week), we have gone next door to check out the light show. Hudson walks through every part, counting candy canes, saying hello to santa and the snowman, touching the flowers, and pointing out the train. 

Yes, this is awesome. We have already thanked our neighbor for bringing Christmas cheer to our little boy, and i know we'll thank her again every time we see her until the season ends.

the third trimester

It's hard to believe we're in the third tri-mester of this pregnancy. This little girl will be here before we know it, and the life we currently feel is busier than ever, will be taken to a whole other level. We've finally started to prepare for her (and the guests who will come to help us with her and Hudson when she arrives). Since her room was already painted purple (not a color we would pick), we decided to paint a stripe down the middle to "tone it down" but still keep it on the girly side. We found a dresser on Craigs list that we (Andy) will refinish and paint white, and i found the rug on Overstock on a great sale. So it's a big step forward from the empty room that was there just a couple weeks ago. We'll see how it turns out when we're done - i'm looking for some flower decals to put on the wall, and think i'm almost ready to purchase some that both Andy and I like. Good times. With our luck the little girl will never use the room, and will just share with Hudson. But there will still be a nice guest room! :)

We're still thinking of names, and are definitely open to suggestions! There are a few we like, but nothing that stands out to me like Hudson did. Hopefully that name will show up soon! Maybe we should start asking Hudson what her name should be...

In the mean time i am feeling more pregnant than ever, and since she is sitting lower than Hudson i'm already having a hard time getting my shoes on and off. Don't even ask me about my toe nails. She is moving quite a bit, enough that i can clearly tell when she is awake or asleep. I'm sure she enjoys all the chatter Hudson brings the darkness she's in! I think he is grasping more and more that he will be getting  a sister (maybe), but i know he will be a great big brother no matter what. And Andy's heart already has a soft spot for her, so i'll be shocked if she's not a daddy's girl within 24 hours of being born. :)

phone pictures

 Sometimes I feel like i take more candid pictures with my phone than my camera, so it's only normal to upload them to the blog as well! Above you see a saturday morning, where Hudson has lined up his buddies on the stairs to hang for a few. Below you see what happened when we brought him to Old Navy to get a new vest. In case it's hard to tell, the girl to his right (our left) is not real. Neither is the dog. 

 Rest time with daddy, and the Halloween crew from our new neighborhood! 

life around the new house

 Hudson's reading nook

 Hudson could be outside ALL THE TIME. In fact, he's currently crying because he wants to go outside. Unfortunately it's 20 degrees out, and he needs to thaw out for a few minutes before going back out. He does not understand this at all. :)

It's nap time, on Andy's birthday, and Hudson is sitting in his room listening to a new book he got from Grandma Rosdil - it's one where you pre-record the story, so he hears her telling it (which he loves this book, Kathie!). That in and of itself is cute enough, but Andy just walked up to the doorway to see how he was doing and he looked up and said, "come here Daddy!" I swear there is no way I can count the number of times a day I am saying aloud or to myself how adorable and wonderful this kid is. But then it's balanced out with trying to get him to nap in his big boy bed. Here we go...