Now before you go on and tell me to be thankful for 4 healthy growing children, save your breath, I AM very thankful for my healthy, growing children and thank God for that amazing blessing everyday.
With that being said, I love seeing the word 'Pregnant' pop up on that pregnancy test. I love being pregnant. I love calling to set up my first baby appt and hearing the heartbeat for the first time. I love my midwife. I love talking about baby names and dreaming about what the baby will look like....will it be a boy or girl? Will we finally have a red headed baby? I love feeling baby kick. I love picking out babies outfit for the hospital and announcing our new little peanut to the world. I love my first moments alone with baby in the wee hours of the night when I've sent my hubby home to sleep and the nurses have left me alone for awhile - just me and my baby, at 3am. Oh how I love those moments.
I love babies. I love big families. I love being a mom. I really really really love being a mom. I love raising a family with my best friend. So, today is a big deal for me, because there's a good chance Hudson is our caboose and that comes with a lot of mixed emotions for me. I can only imagine how Michelle Duggar will feel when she's on her last pregnancy! I would be a hot mess :)
I truly never thought I would be a mom to four (well, really five). I thought Lincoln was our caboose - until he was 1 week old and my hubby was holding his little buddy and turned to me and said, "We should have another one." I'll never forget him saying that to me. In my mind, Lincoln was for sure our last and I certainly never expected my hubby to be the one to initiate another baby. Right then I knew there was a good chance we would have another one because if it was in my hubby's heart, I knew it would be in mine too. Sure enough, 6 months later I got that exciting word 'Pregnant' on a pregnancy test. Always a really good day :)
I managed to hold off from my telling my mom for a whole 10 weeks, which is amazing. Typically I tell her right away, she always gives the best reactions! I knew baby #4 would come as a bit of a surprise - so I wanted the surprise to be extra special - so I waited until Mother's Day to tell both of our moms. My mom gave me a classic reaction, which are always my favorite. Oh, and I happened to capture it on video! I bought a picture frame with 4 openings. A photo of each of the kids was in it and then a u/s photo was in the last frame. Here was her reaction:
Love you mom :)
Here's some of my favorite photos of his first year. Here he is brand new...
1 month...
2 months...
3 months...
4 months...
5 months...this was at my girlfriend's house in San Diego! Good times!
6 months...
7 months...
9 months...
10 months...
And I have yet to edit any photos from the last couple months except for this one :)
Happy Birthday Hudson Wallis! You are such a blessing to our family and we couldn't be more blessed to watch you grow little buddy! I love you so much!! Your birth was nothing short of a miracle! I'm so happy your daddy wanted to go for four, I can't imagine life without you.
Looking forward to another year with you and your siblings.
Love,
Momma
