We can't wait to meet her...and hopefully it'll be soon!!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
39 Weeks
I really don't like taking these types of pictures of myself - always so awkward. But...I wanted to document what I'm looking like 1 week out from having a baby. So, here I am....in all of my glory! :)
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Some recent photos of Carson
A big thumbs up while hanging out with daddy!
Little ones are so precious when they are sleeping. I seriously could watch his sweet face all night long.
Although we had to go to the doctor, he enjoys getting a sucker when we leave. And he loves the blue ones - I think because it turns his tongue blue. :)
We got a fun little pool for the backyard today. I think he's a fan!
A typical night w/ the boys
Just another night at the Hodges house w/ the boys. You never know when a great sword fight will break out!
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Happy Father's Day!
Today is Father's Day (look at me, actually posting about something on the day of...don't get used to it)!! The day we celebrate the men in our lives, and our children's lives, and thank them for doing what they do - every day....be a dad!
I was lucky enough to have two dads in my life growing up! Both taught me very valuable lessons - even though I'm pretty sure I made them both want to tear their hair out at times (but I think that's the job of a teenage girl). :)
Here's a sampling of a few things I learned along the way from each of them...
Dad:
- taught me about God and what it means to be a Christian
- how to ride a bike, be adventurous and hunt for mushrooms in the middle of nowhere (and actually appreciate it)
- how to be a kid at heart and laugh at myself (even though he still embarrasses me at times, it's not nearly to level it was when I was younger)
Chet:
- he taught me all about football
- he also worked on teaching me how to drive a stick shift - apparently I needed multiple people to help me w/ this one (although we almost strangled each other a few times)
- taught me how to work hard for what you want
Another Father I want to celebrate today is my husband, Greg! He is such an amazing father to Carson, I can't even begin to put it into words. So often I hear from other women that they can't get their husband's to help w/ the kids, change diapers, feed the baby, pick up around the house....the list goes on and on. It's hard to understand where they're coming from because my husband does all of this, and much more.
Often times, we get a strange look from people when we tell them that I work and he stays him w/ the kiddo (soon to be kiddos). But you know what, it works for us! And, the amazing bond that I see between Carson and Greg - I can't put it into words. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely days I come home from work and they are minutes away from knocking each other out but that's part of it - one of the joys of having children...one minute they're the cutest things you've ever seen and the next minute you want to give them away! haha
Greg is always sending me pictures throughout the day of Carson or telling me the fun things they are doing. I can't lie and say there's not a small piece of me that is jealous of the days they get to spend together but then I think about the special time they need together and that Carson and I get our special time (which is different than what he does w/ daddy) and I feel great about it! Here are just a few of the fun pics I get throughout the day!!
Here are a few more pictures of the two together.
So, in honor of being an awesome, amazing, loving, funny father....here's to you daddy!!!!
I was lucky enough to have two dads in my life growing up! Both taught me very valuable lessons - even though I'm pretty sure I made them both want to tear their hair out at times (but I think that's the job of a teenage girl). :)
Here's a sampling of a few things I learned along the way from each of them...
Dad:
- taught me about God and what it means to be a Christian
- how to ride a bike, be adventurous and hunt for mushrooms in the middle of nowhere (and actually appreciate it)
- how to be a kid at heart and laugh at myself (even though he still embarrasses me at times, it's not nearly to level it was when I was younger)
Chet:
- he taught me all about football
- he also worked on teaching me how to drive a stick shift - apparently I needed multiple people to help me w/ this one (although we almost strangled each other a few times)
- taught me how to work hard for what you want
Another Father I want to celebrate today is my husband, Greg! He is such an amazing father to Carson, I can't even begin to put it into words. So often I hear from other women that they can't get their husband's to help w/ the kids, change diapers, feed the baby, pick up around the house....the list goes on and on. It's hard to understand where they're coming from because my husband does all of this, and much more.
Often times, we get a strange look from people when we tell them that I work and he stays him w/ the kiddo (soon to be kiddos). But you know what, it works for us! And, the amazing bond that I see between Carson and Greg - I can't put it into words. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely days I come home from work and they are minutes away from knocking each other out but that's part of it - one of the joys of having children...one minute they're the cutest things you've ever seen and the next minute you want to give them away! haha
Greg is always sending me pictures throughout the day of Carson or telling me the fun things they are doing. I can't lie and say there's not a small piece of me that is jealous of the days they get to spend together but then I think about the special time they need together and that Carson and I get our special time (which is different than what he does w/ daddy) and I feel great about it! Here are just a few of the fun pics I get throughout the day!!
This one absolutely cracks me up! I believe the text said, "this is the kind of respect I get". So darn funny!!
This is the, "hi mommy, we miss you!"
Look at that amazing smile! Greg makes sure I don't miss these moments throughout the day!
Got the 'thumbs up' from the sick patient...he was feeling much better when he woke up!
Just enjoying my lunch w/ daddy....and my cool shades!
Here are a few more pictures of the two together.
So, in honor of being an awesome, amazing, loving, funny father....here's to you daddy!!!!
2.5 weeks to go
I cannot believe we only have 2.5 weeks until baby girl is set to join our family. It's crazy to think that....well, there's so many way to say it:
- we will be a family of 4
- a new baby will be in this house
- Carson will have a sister
- Carson won't be the only child in this house
- we will have to learn to juggle 2 kids
- the fact that we will have children...not just a child
- a little girl will be in this house (aka, lots of pink versus all blue and trucks)
I am so very excited to meet sissy (that's what we call her around here). I wonder what she's going to look like. I have to remind myself she won't come out as a talking 3 yr old that looks/acts just like Carson (that would be really weird if she did). She will be her own self, with her own personality, her own likes and dislikes, her own everything!
I can't lie, I am nervous...having 2 kiddos to care for and look after is a scary thing, at least for me. What if they both need us at the same time?? (I say this w/ a bit of sarcasm because yes, I do realize this will happen) I know it can be done...millions of people have multiple children but for 3 years everything has been about Carson. If he needs something, Greg and I are both there, immediately for him.
And, I hate to admit this, but I feel myself feeling kind of sad too. I love that I can give all of my attention to Carson right now. It's going to be different - he's going to have to share his time w/ mommy and daddy w/ this new little thing that will be here soon. How is he going to react? I pray that he feels just as loved once she arrives as he does now. I pray that I can figure out how to split my time between the two and make sure they both feel so extremely special and so loved...all the time.
I know in my heart it will all come together, and we'll wonder how we even made it without her, but until she gets here, these are my fears. I guess it's the fear of the unknown...which I remember feeling before Carson was born. How in the world are we going to manage life with a child, it had always been about us. But now looking back, I wonder what the heck we even did before Carson...we must have been really boring people! :)
Lastly, this is our last (planned) baby. It makes me so sad to know I will never have that feeling again of a baby moving around inside of me. Every time she moves, I do my best to soak up that moment...remember what it feels like to feel a foot push out or her little bottom pushing up. It's the most amazing thing to feel - that's a human being inside of you, growing and developing to soon join you family. So, keep on moving baby girl so I can continue to create these memories with you and then once you get here, we'll be able to create so many more memories together!
- we will be a family of 4
- a new baby will be in this house
- Carson will have a sister
- Carson won't be the only child in this house
- we will have to learn to juggle 2 kids
- the fact that we will have children...not just a child
- a little girl will be in this house (aka, lots of pink versus all blue and trucks)
I am so very excited to meet sissy (that's what we call her around here). I wonder what she's going to look like. I have to remind myself she won't come out as a talking 3 yr old that looks/acts just like Carson (that would be really weird if she did). She will be her own self, with her own personality, her own likes and dislikes, her own everything!
I can't lie, I am nervous...having 2 kiddos to care for and look after is a scary thing, at least for me. What if they both need us at the same time?? (I say this w/ a bit of sarcasm because yes, I do realize this will happen) I know it can be done...millions of people have multiple children but for 3 years everything has been about Carson. If he needs something, Greg and I are both there, immediately for him.
And, I hate to admit this, but I feel myself feeling kind of sad too. I love that I can give all of my attention to Carson right now. It's going to be different - he's going to have to share his time w/ mommy and daddy w/ this new little thing that will be here soon. How is he going to react? I pray that he feels just as loved once she arrives as he does now. I pray that I can figure out how to split my time between the two and make sure they both feel so extremely special and so loved...all the time.
I know in my heart it will all come together, and we'll wonder how we even made it without her, but until she gets here, these are my fears. I guess it's the fear of the unknown...which I remember feeling before Carson was born. How in the world are we going to manage life with a child, it had always been about us. But now looking back, I wonder what the heck we even did before Carson...we must have been really boring people! :)
Lastly, this is our last (planned) baby. It makes me so sad to know I will never have that feeling again of a baby moving around inside of me. Every time she moves, I do my best to soak up that moment...remember what it feels like to feel a foot push out or her little bottom pushing up. It's the most amazing thing to feel - that's a human being inside of you, growing and developing to soon join you family. So, keep on moving baby girl so I can continue to create these memories with you and then once you get here, we'll be able to create so many more memories together!
Sunday, June 9, 2013
A boy and his John Deere
Look what Papa G and Kiki got Carson for his birthday! He's really good at driving in circles!
Carson is 3!
I can't believe it...my baby boy is 3! And a very independent 3 yr old he is! :)
He actually turned 3 a month ago (May 8th) but we all know that I am extremely slow at getting on here to post....well, just about anything.
The beginning of his 3rd year started out a little rough, to say the least. About 4 days before his birthday, he started to get sick...in fact, he and I both were sick. We laid in bed all day together (the plus side of this is I got lots of cuddles that day). I was fine the next day but turns out he had hand, foot, mouth disease. For those that do not know about this illness, let me sum it up for you in two words....It's Horrible!
His throat was so sore (and bumps everywhere in his mouth) he couldn't eat or drink. A sip of water made him scream and cry. Which, if we aren't drinking, we become dehydrated.
His birthday party was scheduled for that weekend but we ended up postponing it due to this - I could not let him be around other kids and possibly spread this horrible thing. All in all, he was down and out for about 4-5 days. Long days for me (worrying about him while I was at work) but really long days for Greg as he was home w/ him...all day.
Good news is, he recovered nicely and we were able to reschedule his birthday party a couple of weeks later!
He wanted a pirate theme party so that's what we did - - complete w/ eye patches and pirate cupcakes!
After the party, we came home for a quick nap and then back to playing! We had a cookout w/ family, including my mom, step-dad, sister and nephew who were all able to make it down for the big celebration!
We recently expanded our patio (as in the day before his party) so we had some dirt (aka, mud) left over. Carson and Sophie couldn't resist...they just had to get in it! We all remember what fun that was as a kid to play in the mud! Daddy even put out a couple of pans for them to rinse off their feet before heading back in!
Carson got so many fun birthday presents from his friends, aunts/uncles, cousins, grandparents - he doesn't know what to do w/ all of them! We only got him one present....but I think he's happy w/ it!
The greatest thing about this new swing set, is that Greg put it together...all by himself! So proud of him! And as he would say...it's still standing!! :)
We found out very quickly that the slide is very, very fast! Now, he just mostly climbs up the slide versus going down it!
Although the birthday started out rough, it ended great! So far, 3 has been a success!
He actually turned 3 a month ago (May 8th) but we all know that I am extremely slow at getting on here to post....well, just about anything.
The beginning of his 3rd year started out a little rough, to say the least. About 4 days before his birthday, he started to get sick...in fact, he and I both were sick. We laid in bed all day together (the plus side of this is I got lots of cuddles that day). I was fine the next day but turns out he had hand, foot, mouth disease. For those that do not know about this illness, let me sum it up for you in two words....It's Horrible!
His throat was so sore (and bumps everywhere in his mouth) he couldn't eat or drink. A sip of water made him scream and cry. Which, if we aren't drinking, we become dehydrated.
His birthday party was scheduled for that weekend but we ended up postponing it due to this - I could not let him be around other kids and possibly spread this horrible thing. All in all, he was down and out for about 4-5 days. Long days for me (worrying about him while I was at work) but really long days for Greg as he was home w/ him...all day.
Good news is, he recovered nicely and we were able to reschedule his birthday party a couple of weeks later!
He wanted a pirate theme party so that's what we did - - complete w/ eye patches and pirate cupcakes!
We had his party at a local gymnastics place. He's been before on rainy days w/ daddy and he loves it! It's full of trampolines, bounce houses, etc. If it's fun and bouncy, they have it!
Here's a few pictures of Carson having fun and a final picture w/ all of his buddies that made it!
After the party, we came home for a quick nap and then back to playing! We had a cookout w/ family, including my mom, step-dad, sister and nephew who were all able to make it down for the big celebration!
We recently expanded our patio (as in the day before his party) so we had some dirt (aka, mud) left over. Carson and Sophie couldn't resist...they just had to get in it! We all remember what fun that was as a kid to play in the mud! Daddy even put out a couple of pans for them to rinse off their feet before heading back in!
Carson got so many fun birthday presents from his friends, aunts/uncles, cousins, grandparents - he doesn't know what to do w/ all of them! We only got him one present....but I think he's happy w/ it!
The greatest thing about this new swing set, is that Greg put it together...all by himself! So proud of him! And as he would say...it's still standing!! :)
We found out very quickly that the slide is very, very fast! Now, he just mostly climbs up the slide versus going down it!
Although the birthday started out rough, it ended great! So far, 3 has been a success!
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