Baby News and More Injuries

Angela here!  Hudson has been an entertaining kid the past few days.  It's nice to have a little comedian in the house (no Chris - you are not funny).  Hudson's humor reminds me not to take life too seriously and enjoy the small things.  He is still obsessed with the selfie-pic.  I have even gotten him to mimic my expressions!  He dazzled me with how well he did....

And below is my new favorite shirt of Hudson's.  He is still rocking the cloth diapers and I give major props to Chris for being so diligent about cleaning them every week.  It has saved us a ton of money and we're helping keep the Earth a little greener along the way.  My only fear is having two babies in cloth...we may need to start the potty-training process early!

I Wear Cloth to Save the World

Last week made the third week in a row for signing incident reports at daycare.  Another self-inflicted injury so it looks like the biting has stopped.  And he didn't hit the wall this time, so progress?!  He was pushing a truck and then slipped and fell on it.  After this injury, I saved the contact info to Children's Hospital in my phone.  An ER visit may be in my near future.  NOTE: I did NOT put make-up on him to cover his booboo.  He just likes to play with it when I get ready.    

And the latest news.....

Baby #2 is a GIRL!

We are so so excited to know that a little princess is headed our way!  According to the ultrasound, she is already perfect.  All organs, blood flow and measurements were right on track with 20 weeks.  I was so delighted to come home and tell Hudson and then take pictures of him and his new sister.  You know how Pinterest has those fabulous photos of the older sibling holding the ultrasound of baby #2.  Yeahhhhh, those are all photo-shopped.  All lies people!  My child wanted nothing to do with the picture.  This is a classic Pinterest-fail and I just had to share. You can't not laugh at him.  

 He's going to be a great big brother, I promise.

 I think I see a smile....maybe.... 

We are off to Chattanooga this week for a big family reunion with the Kemps.  There will be 16 adults and 7 children under the age of four.  Excited for the crazy chaos we are about to embark on!!  Hope everyone has a wonderful week!  

The post of selfies and new favorites

Angela here!  It's been a low-key couple weeks for the Kemps.  Being pregnant and working full-time can really be exhausting.  Luckily, I have a cute little boy who keeps me laughing.  Hudson has discovered his three favorite foods....bananas, raspberries and pizza.  He wants to eat them everyday.  I am worried for high potassium levels, but Chris says I am being ridiculous.  Below is Huddy showing off his new shoes and green gear for St. Patty's Day.  Oh, and a banana.  Seriously, he eats two a day!

Notice how most of these pictures are in selfie-mode.  Hudson refuses to "cheese" for the camera unless he can gaze at himself first.  He has to screen every photo and even demands watching any video I take.  He is very proud of himself.

And what kid doesn't love a good slice of pizza.  It makes him soooo happy.

And let's not forget his raspberries.  He started this weird thing where he enjoys smearing food on his forehead.  Not sure where he picked up on this, but it makes us laugh.  And he enjoys it as well, until he realizes it's stuck to his head.  Funny kid.

 I picked Hudson up from daycare this week and discovered my child ran into a wall.  Yes, a wall!  Those daycare walls are apparently difficult to see sometimes.  I had to fill out an incident report since his right eye was swollen.  Last week, I was also filling out incident reports, but it was because he was biting other children.  At least he is only inflicting pain on himself this week.  This is what I call progress.

When we got home, only Elmo could make his booboo better.  And anytime Huddy injures himself, or makes a mess, or catches one of the pets doing something bad, he'll give us an "ohhh mann" and let us know something is wrong.  Again, he's a funny guy...

https://youtu.be/08Yo3GQYqH4

  

 As for bedtime, he must now go to bed with his favorite book, Moo, Bah, La, La, La - one of the many Sandra Boynton books.  And we must read it a minimum of four times and he must physically take it to bed with him.  He will literally cuddle with it every night.  My little bookworm....with a swollen eye.

Happy Thursday everyone!!

Boys and the Boonshoft Museum

Angela here!  Hudson had a fun weekend filled with lots of rambunctious kiddos and activities.  We went to the Boonshoft Museum again, but this time with a different crew.  LolliPops neighbors (K'ma and Bo'Pa) were watching their grandchildren and Hudson could not have been more excited to hang out with the big boys.  I keep saying I birthed my son out of order.  He loves being the little man and tagging along trying to keep up with the chaos of anyone older than him.  It was cute to watch.  The boys had fun with the water toys....

      

 Then they went grocery shopping....

Hudson even "taste tested" some of the plastic fruit.  Have I mentioned yet that boys are gross?

 Then they rode trucks and even ended up in jail...

Hudson was having so much fun he did NOT want to stop and take a pic with daddy :)

Saturday afternoon, we headed over to the Bockelman's for more play time.  And as always,  Hudson and Anderson were slimy and gross and needed a good wash-down by the end of the day.  

Best. Buds.

And then came Sunday and more snow.  Hudson still loves to "help" dad shovel.  But he loves the neighbor's snow blower even more.  We always get a "whoaaa" when he sees snow fly through the air.  He's a funny kid.

Hope everyone has a great week! 

Sickness and Promotions

Angela here!  Chris and I had a great adult-only getaway in Dallas the other weekend.  We caught up with a bunch of high school friends and celebrated a beautiful couple getting married on Valentine's Day!  We only called Hudson a minimum of three times a day and face-timed daily.  We were only slightly pathetic.  But in our defense, Huddy was sick most of the time we were away.  Poor guy has been battling a bad cough that's keeping him up at night and has even resorted to some vomiting episodes.  Not sure how he plans it, but he ONLY vomits on me!  It's a love-hate relationship right now.

 The picture below was sent to me while Hudson was staying at LolliPop's house.  Yes, that's a decadent chocolate ice cream dessert.  He would pick off and eat the hard chocolate covering first and then eat the ice cream last.  He's all about priorities these days.

Huddy continues to battle the sickness this week, which he ever-so-kindly passed along to me.  He alternates days of projectile vomiting and being the happiest kid ever.  It's very confusing, but we're grateful for the break in cleanup episodes we have to partake in.  Below is a pic of him on a non-sick day.  He finally decided he wasn't scared of his tool bench goggles anymore.  He would put them on, run around the house and release squeals of joy.

And below is a sick day.  All the cousins have had some bug and it seems as though we are passing it in circles so someone is always sick.  But Hudson and Anderson are soooo cute when they are sick.  And by cute, I mean quiet and cuddly and content watching Disney.  AKA, perfect children.

Hudson was reunited with one of his honorary Aunties last weekend.  My dear friend Lisa made the trek from Chicago to visit us in the mound of ice and snow.  I have seen Lisa a few times since, but she hadn't seen the Hudman over a year!  It was a sweet gathering... 

He was so excited to see her that the had to show off his three favorite toys...the broom, the vacuum and the excavator.  Lisa was also introduced to Elmo's World as well as cars and trucks and all things fun when it comes to little boys.  It was a good weekend!

And the latest news in the Kemp household....

Hudson has been promoted to Big Brother!! 

We're expecting Baby Number #2, whom Chris has nicknamed Skeeter, mid-August.  I got Huddy a big-bro tee and asked him to show me how excited he was.  He made his mommy proud and ran in circles around the dining room table releasing happy screams.  And he only hit the wall once!  He's a quick learner.

And then he had to do it again in his goggles...but then realized it was hard to run and see straight with the goggles on....

We could not be more excited to add to our clan and give Huddy a permanent playmate/best friend/torture-buddy.  We have a lot to be thankful for.  Hope everyone has a great week!

Birthday Celebrations

Angela here!  Happy Hump Day!  We have spent the last couple days recovering from travel only to head out again tomorrow.  Big wedding in Dallas and an adult-only getaway.  I can't remember what a baby-free moment feels like so we're either going to have the time of our lives...or be calling our child every few moments because we will be missing him so much.  Probably a little of both.  This past weekend we had some good family quality time in Avon Lake (near Cleveland).  There are multiple winter birthdays so we had to celebrate them all!  Chris, Aunt Sam and cousins Hannah and Nate are our snow babies.

Team work on opening presents...

Cousin Nate received a bunch of tools and the boys had a good time "fixing" things.

Below is my well-mannered child just seconds before he clonked Nate on the head with his new birthday present.  Luckily, Nate has a head of steel (and an older sister), so beatings do not phase him.

Cheeeeseee!

Hannah telling her Uncle Chris about the proper techniques of coloring.

After cake and presents, we had to retreat outside for some fresh air and to blow off the sugar-high.  Nate was nice enough to let Huddy borrow his coveralls and boots.  Hudson doesn't have snow boats (#Parentfail), so we had to resort to rain boots.  But Hudson made it very clear he DID NOT like those boots.  So sneakers it was.

Ready to play!!

Our family loves big motorized cars and the kids have learned that they are awesome as well.  Santa brought Hannah and Nate an F-150 this year and Nate had no hesitations about sitting in the truck bed so Huddy could be up front with Hannah.  They drove up and down the street and pummeled through snow...all while selling Girl Scout cookies!  Yes, Hannah (ie. Sam) is a marketing genius.  What adult could say no to a seven year old driving two cute boys in a truck up to their front door with a list of cookies?!  It definitely won me over.  I will be in cookie-heaven all next month.

All that driving and cookie-selling made the boys thirsty.  Love these kiddos!

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week and weekend!