I hope everyone had a great holiday season. More on that in a minute but I want to start out with what Babycenter had to say about Hudson's development this week because I just read it and I thought it was amazing...
How your baby's growing:Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb (copyright Babycenter.com).
Isn't that amazing? I can dance with Hudson now! It is amazing the changes and speed with which they occur. I know that Jay & I are super anxious to meet Hudson and hold him and look at him- and it feels like it is taking forever- but truthfully these things happen rather quickly.
Last night was probably the most amazing night for feeling Hudson move to date. In a rare occasion, Jay had fallen asleep before I had. As I laid there on my back with both hands on my stomach my precious wiggle worm was just kicking, flipping and dancing. I was pretty sure that I could feel him from the outside (with my hand) as well as from the inside but it was hard to discern for sure. It seemed as though when he kicked that my hand moved a little- but again hard to tell for sure because I've been feeling him from the inside for a while. Maybe tonight he will practice his martial arts again and I can get his Daddy to see if he can feel him too. I would really like that and I know that Jay would find it super cool. Up 'til now he's had to live the pregnancy through me and visualizing the ultrasounds- I think that if he can feel Hudson move too that it might be a milestone for him in becoming a daddy. More on that after it happens...
Christmas & New Years were pretty quiet and restful. Jay & I both had some upper respiratory stuff over the holiday season- but we are much better now. Jay's was worse than mine and that sucked for him because we has off for the two weeks around Christmas and New Years- no one likes to be on vacation and sick!
We saw "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" on Saturday afternoon and it was awesome! I would see it again in a heartbeat. I am not one that likes to sit in theaters for very long (usually an hour an a half is too much)- well- Benjamin Button was nearly 3 hrs but it sure didn't feel like it. We both really enjoyed it and even shed a tear or two (everyone should ignore the fact that Jay is a big teddy bear with a sensitive soul). Anyway- it had a real "Forrest Gump" feel to it- and there is a reason for it- but rather than misquote it I'll let everyone do their own research on that. Suffice it to say that if you see it you will LOVE it, or at least the majority of people would.
The other film I saw last week was "Marley & Me"- I saw that with Kelly (my very good friend whom I've talked about, who has the most precious little man ever...Will!) - Hudson cover your ears as Mommy talks about Will! Anyway- Marley & Me was a great, clean, feel good, but sad family movie. There was not a dry eye in the place and after we left the theater to get some dinner we both noticed we had pink eyebrows...Oh well!
Speaking of pink eyebrows- I have some now- but not from crying- I had my eyebrows waxed at JC Penney's for the first time yesterday. Evidently my skin didn't appreciate the hot wax and the shear force of having hairs ripped out...I'll have to think about that seriously before repeating. Plus the lady who did it was very nice but not really one given to symmetry...thank God hair grows. What I want to know is how anyone has the balls (pardon the pun) to get a Brazillian wax...if my eyes watered from a few hairs being removed from my face I can only imagine... let's not go there! :)
Well- there may be two entries on Hudson's blog this week because we go to see Dr. Fuller tomorrow and I may want to share some stuff...we'll see. I will tell ya'll that I am having my blood sugar tested and I think my iron. Both are standard tests performed during pregnancy at around 23-28 weeks and they will determine if I have gestational diabetes or if I am anemic. If I have either or both conditions then I will talk about them more later- if not then we'll just go on about our merry way, week by week till precious Hudson is hatched!
Ya'll have a great day- talk soon!
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