My, my! The things you all have missed out on!
Not to worry though, I will update you in the best way I know how.. with my words :)
{November:}
Not too long after my last post Nic went on his usual monthly business trip to OKC annnd I began suspecting that there might be a little someone beginning to make his/herself comfortable for a 9 month long stay.. It took every ounce of my will power to wait for a reasonable time to take an at home test (okay..2) and I lasted until the day before Nic was to come home.... And well... There they were. 2 big fat pink plus signs. Yes indeedio- Hansen babe #2 is arriving sometime in July!! SO.. I had to decide whether to tell Nic over the phone or try to surprise him in some cute way.. and although I could barely contain myself I decided on the latter. Hudson and I ventured to Target to find a "big brother" type shirt and my first round of Ginger Ale. I put some cute pictures on the little chalk board we write love notes on, spelled out "We are prego," with Hudson's Alphabet Magnets on the fridge, and left the positive tests in a very conspicuous place. Just waiting for his arrival and curious to know which hint he would notice first.. Nearly needless to say-- I couldn't hardly give him enough time to make it through the front door before guhisng-- "DID YOU SEE HUDSON'S NEW SHIRT??!!!" *Big cheesy grin.* And he did.. then just looked at me mystified-- "You're prego?!?!" My smile must have been the giveaway because I hardly had time to say, "YES!" before he hoisted me up into a bear hug and swung me around the kitchen. I'd think it's safe to say he's pretty excited as well. We have spent the weeks since finding out just dreaming up what this new life with 2 babies will be like. My parents came to town soon after for Thanksgiving, which was just lovely! We decided to tell them even though I was only about 5 weeks along. We went with the cute "Brother" themed shirt for Hudson again and it took them ages to put the two and two together.. They both claimed it was because they knew we had been given a lot of Ryan's hand-me-downs so they just assumed it was from that. BUT, of course, once they figured it out they were full of smiles and excitement as well. We have been met with nothing but support and excitement since the day we found out and we just could not be happier!! Poor wee Hudson and my mom managed to catch a cold in the middle of their stay which stuck us indoors for a few days but the AppleTV gifted to us by my parents made the days go by much quicker. We adventured around the city during the remainder of their stay and tried to take in as many sights as possible!
Surpriiiiise!! Due July 23!
Our First Official NYC Visitors
Bad quality photo.. but fun memory! Thanksgiving Spread with my parents, the Kennedy's and Jenny!
{December:}
We had fun dreaming up cute ways to tell the rest of our families and decided on waiting until we were in Cali to share with the Hansen's and that we would send silly notes for the Mullaney's along with their Christmas gifts. Nic had an idea to send H and I for a surprise early arrival to California since he'd be spending a week in OKC. So H and I made our way out to the West Coast on the 15th and gave about 1/2 the family a nice surprise (Mum knew, Tash figured it out and Ryan came along for the pick-up at the airport..) Nic arrived about a week later! Which is when we broke the fantastic news using a homemade shirt for wee man. Based from an idea I saw on Pinterest, naturally! Don't even get me started on the difficult task of concealing early pregnancy symptoms amidst a HUGE family and my Father-in-law constantly dropping, "So you're pregnant?!" jokes.... Haha. While we were there Hudson caught a ridiculous stomach bug on Christmas Eve someone had brought to church the day before.. Everyone in the family but Mark, Tash and Ryan caught some form of it! It was just miserable.. I think lil guy had it the worst and for the longest amount of time but regardless- it sucked. And seeing my lil guy so sick was absolutely heartbreaking!! Once he felt better he had lots of fun playing with his aunties and uncles and on the dirt bikes, quad and go-karts. Such an awesome trip!
Hudson wouldn't leave Nic's side once he arrived in CA.. Too cute. These two are best buds.
See? Best of friends. Doing stupid things together.
Hudsy and his Auntie :)
Awesome.
Love our littlefam
{January:}
A wonderful and busy time... After arriving home from Cali we settled back into our normal lives rather quickly. And were thankful to be back in our own space. We finally got to take our friend George to Arthur Ave (accordingly the real Little Italy of NYC) in the Bronx for a fun day of Genuine Italian feast and fare. We bought tons of fresh pasta and fresh cheeses and sausages. Just scrumptious! George treated us to some delicious pastries and a fantastic family style Italian lunch (all so wonderful for this prego) and now Nic wants to go back every single weekend. Haha.. We had a fun adventure with Tyson and Alee to see the train "display" at Grand Central... we all expected something a little more grandiose than what we experienced but it was still cool nonetheless! It's a long story that I won't get into (what??!) but we made plans for a somewhat last minute trip to KC. Ultimately 2 days before we were meant to leave the very issue we were going for was resolved. Thank you, Jesus! So we just got to enjoy a nice little long weekend in our old home.. Staying in one of the fancy hotel's Nic worked for, visiting as many friends as possible and eating as much of our favorite foods our tummies could handle. It was great! It really made me miss all our friends.. but it was a nice reminder that we are in the right place. NYC is our new home and we love it.
Kelly and Salem at breakfast in KC (up top) Hiding behind the curtain's at the Sorge's (just above)
Our little pro travel buddy..
Home, Sweet Home
Which brings me to.....
{February:}
We are almost halfway through this month and we have already had so many fun things happen.. And some not-so-fun unfortunately. Poor Hudson has been plagued with this awful cold that just won't go away since we came home from KC. He's had high fevers, fever free days and then more fevers. It has been such a strange thing to get used to.. Hudson spent his first year of life totally healthy (aside from colic and milk allergy issues.. I don't think they really count) and since moving to NYC he has seemingly had one cold/cough after the other! Please be praying for his little immune system to get used to this filthy city. Last week Nic and Tyson ventured to Jersey to see a hockey game and I had Alee, Jenny and Jill over for what was meant to be a movie night but we wound up talking instead. (Shocker, right?! haha) This past weekend Nic gave me some freedom from the sick toddler to go have some cupcakes and play games Greenwich Village and then we all met to make homemade pizza's at Tyson and Alee's apartment!
{February:}
We are almost halfway through this month and we have already had so many fun things happen.. And some not-so-fun unfortunately. Poor Hudson has been plagued with this awful cold that just won't go away since we came home from KC. He's had high fevers, fever free days and then more fevers. It has been such a strange thing to get used to.. Hudson spent his first year of life totally healthy (aside from colic and milk allergy issues.. I don't think they really count) and since moving to NYC he has seemingly had one cold/cough after the other! Please be praying for his little immune system to get used to this filthy city. Last week Nic and Tyson ventured to Jersey to see a hockey game and I had Alee, Jenny and Jill over for what was meant to be a movie night but we wound up talking instead. (Shocker, right?! haha) This past weekend Nic gave me some freedom from the sick toddler to go have some cupcakes and play games Greenwich Village and then we all met to make homemade pizza's at Tyson and Alee's apartment!
I am 17 weeks today and we are sure to be finding out soon whether we will be buying pink or pulling out Hudson's old stuff! Squeeee! I can't hardly wait. The deal is that if I have the ultrasound while Nic is out of town I can ask them to conceal the gender in an envelope and we can have a party when he returns.. Heh. [Otherwise we will just find out right then and there] Who would have ever thought that "gender reveal" parties would be such a huge trend in the 2010's??
Teeny Baby Bump @ 17 weeks. Not too shabby for 2nd time around!
Much love to you all and God Bless!
