Take me out to the ballgame

Eric & Hudson got out the t-ball set & had a little fun in the front yard one evening! They even had bases! Wish I had a picture of that. It was quite comical trying to teach Hudson about 1st, 2nd & 3rd base!

And Harper & I pulled up a chair on the front porch to watch them play!!

Coming home…

We got discharged from the hospital 2 days after delivery & headed home with our sweet girl! Hudson was at home taking a nap when we arrived but he was thrilled to find his new sister at home when he woke up!

Harper Frances

Our little princess made her arrival last Friday! She is perfect in every way & all 3 of us are really enjoying her! Hudson is crazy about her & loves her so much! He wants to hold her & love on her often!



Delivering with a planned c section was a much different experience. No 32+ hours waiting! We showed up & 2.5 hours later we had a baby! Harper was perfectly healthy-Praise God!- and the delivery experience was also much healthier for me! I worried about having a post partum hemorrhage again but fortunately everything went great!



Harper was born 7 lbs 15 oz & 19.5 inches long. Only 1 oz less than Hudson but she looks tiny compared to him! She was born with a good bit of dark hair! 2 surprises there! Hair & that it is dark!






- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

It’s almost time…

Friday is baby day!!! I am getting more & more anxious by the hour it feels! I can’t believe it is really time. The months have flown by this time around & it is hard to believe that in less than 48 hours we will be the parents of TWO children. It’s really down right scary. I will say that going in for a planned c-section is a lot different… Last time I didn’t have time to think too much about it & worry b/c it was a decision that was made after 32 hours in labor. Not so much this time! I am praying for a peaceful heart with no worry or anxiety. And of course I am praying for everything to go SMOOTHLY!! It is scary going into surgery knowing that I already have a precious little boy who depends on me! But that is enough about my fears. Please just pray for us!!!

Her room is ready, the carseat is installed, all the bottles are washed & I am about to go iron her coming home outfit…

Tomorrow I plan on spending a fun day with my little boy & celebrating his last day as an only child. And no, he does not realize what is about to happen & how his little life is about to change! But he has started asking me just about every day when baby sister will be here. He thinks she is at the doctor being taken care of. Yesterday, out of the blue he stopped playing & said “Mommy, I’m ready for sister to be here.” That made my heart smile even though I’m not sure he understands what he’s saying!

Pregnancy update

Today I am 37 weeks & 4 days… Hard to believe delivery day is so close! And actually, at this point I’m still not sure when delivery will take place.. C-section is scheduled for Monday, March 26, but I am currently waiting on some test results which could move that date up. As most pregnant mom’s feel at this point, I am ready. Harper looked great on the ultrasound last Friday & we were excited to see her breathing. Knowing their little lungs are doing great is comforting! And she was already over 7 lbs last Friday.

Up until this point, the pregnancy has been really great. Since blood pressure was an issue with my first pregnancy, I was worried about it being an issue again. Until last Friday, we sailed through with no complications. I’m not sure if it is just a different pregnancy or if starting this pregnancy 30 lbs lighter helped, but I am thankful whatever the reason! I had hopes of keeping the weight gain under 30 lbs but have managed to keep it under 35. I’ll take it for sure!! I hit a plateau about 3-4 weeks ago & haven’t gained any more. I assure you it is not because I’m not eating. lol. Rocky Road ice cream may or may not be one of Harper’s favorite foods.

So, last Friday at my appointment, my blood pressure was really high. Dr LeBleu came in & asked me all kinds of questions & said that we may be going straight to the hospital to have a baby that day. Whoa. Not ready for that one!  All I could think about was that we had dropped Hudson off at school not anticipating having another baby that day & I just wanted to see him before going into surgery! I wanted to feel prepared! After laying down for about 10 minutes, my BP came down enough that she was okay letting us go home. She told me to rest all weekend & do a not so fun 24 hr test that I won’t go into detail about. lol. She agreed to let me do the test through the hospital in Ruston so I wouldn’t have to go back to Monroe on Sunday to turn everything in. So, on Sunday morning & visited the lab at NLMC & they said the results would be sent on Sunday afternoon. Needless to say when I had not heard from my doctor by noon on Monday, I called to check. The hospital still had not sent the results. I called, then the nurse called & at 5:30 Monday evening they still did not have the results. RIDICULOUS! Here I sit on Tuesday afternoon STILL waiting on the results. I’m really frustrated by now & am hoping they will call any second. The results will basically determine if we can wait a little while longer or if she needs to go ahead & deliver. So, I’ll post again when I know more!!

Harper's Nursery

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Baby “sprinkle” for Harper

I really could go on & on about how lucky I am to have the best group of friends that a girl could ask for. We have so much fun together & I know that I could count on any of them for anything I may need. Brittany, Hillary, Jessie & Sheree planned a super special get together last night with my other really close friends to celebrate Harper’s upcoming arrival. Lots of fun little touches- beautiful invitations, cupcakes with pearls, monogrammed cookies, etc. And they all brought the cutest & sweetest little girl gifts. We had dinner at The Warehouse & just got to visit & laugh for a couple of hours. So much fun!