GOD IS GOOD!!!!!!

We got an offer on our LR house today!

We had a couple make an offer and we counter-offered and they accepted it this afternoon! They want to close on the house next Friday, August 8th! That is quick, but great that the process will be completed by next week! They are having the house inspected tomorrow morning at 8:30am, so pray everything goes smoothly and that it checks out okay!

We feel so blessed that once again God has been faithful to our family on His own timing! Thanks for being prayer warriors for our family!

And if anyone needs a good realtor- Gina Harmon with Keller Williams is WONDERFUL!!!

A week from today....

Lord willing, a week from today we will be holding our new baby boy! We are so excited to meet him and for him to be a part of our family! I am dying to see what he is going to look like, and I can't wait to see how Hudson responds to Hamilton's arrival! Please be praying for a safe repeat C-section and that Hamilton will be healthy with no unexpected complications (like we had with Hudson!)!

We will go to the hospital at 7:30am and are scheduled to go to the OR at 9:30 am. They also told us that we would be in the hospital until Wednesday, so hopefully when we get home that afternoon I will be able to post a few pictures so you can see our new baby!

Hudson's New "Big Boy" Room....

We finally got his crib converted into a full bed, which took longer than we thought, but he seems to be loving his new bed. I think he enjoys having the space because he was getting pretty big in his crib. Although, from my side of things- I have lost my 3-4 naptime/playtime he would have that would let me have several hours to myself. He used to nap anywhere from 2-3 hours and then would always play in his crib for 30 min-1 hour which was sooooooo nice. Now his naps seem to only be 2 hours on a good day and there isn't much playing. He is opening that door as soon as he wakes up. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted! The Hudson guitar is his painting that my friend Whitney did for him! I just love her work!

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(Gina Harmon is having an open house this coming Sunday and so if you know anyone who is looking for a house in LR, send them our way! Above is her advertising!)

Hamilton's Room...

Anna Grace had this cross made for Hamilton. One of her teachers from school hand-made it!

The sweet lamb was a gift from Jeff and Jennifer, and of course he has to have a "feely!" You can't tell as good in the picture, but his feely is green so that Hudson won't get confused since he is so attached to his own feelies! In fact, sometimes he asks if he can just go look at Hamilton's feely and hold it. It is really pretty sweet.


For those of you who have been to my house, you know I have my own "artist" friend, Whitney, who has painted several things for my house as well as for my sister/sisters-in-law/mother-in-law/cousin. She is so talented, and if anyone is interested in her painting a canvas for them, just email me and I would be glad to give you her contact information! I love the painting that she did for Hamilton- I think it is such a cool heirloom! Tomorrow Hudson's room should be done and I will blog about it, so you can see his painting she did for him then!

I am just curious- did you guys see the ticker on the left side that says "19" days till Hamilton is born! Isn't that so exciting! I am ready to see his little face and see who he is going to favor! I am looking forward to how Hudson will respond to Hamilton- hopefully he will be excited right off the bat! Actually, with all the grandparents/friends coming in town (my parents coming the first week, Sonya coming the second week, Jesse and Ali after Sonya leaves, Abbra coming Labor Day weekend, and Jennifer sometime in September) he probably won't notice much of Hamilton because he will be excited to see all of them, but once they leave and reality sets in, he may react negatively?! Who knows?!

I got the cutest pajamas for the hospital! I am really excited about them, I think mainly because I haven't bought myself much these last 2 months (and I am sooooooo tired of my maternity clothes) and so it was the first purchase for post-baby and they are really pretty darn cute! Don't worry, you will all see them because I will probably live in the for the first few weeks! And I am just going to throw this out there- I am on a mad search for a good nursing bra and can't find one that I really like and is comfortable. Anybody have any suggestions or recommendations as to their favorite brands?

Random Pictures.....

Hudson and Mommy

Hudson saying "not another picture mommy!"

Saturday morning it was rainy, so we took Hudson to the GR Children's Museum.

Hudson digging with the tractor.

Hudson and daddy spinning wheels on the table.

Hudson and his tupperware drums!

This is the ultimate "Hudson face!"

3 weeks from today and our new addition will be here! It won't be long and Hamilton will be a part of our family! We are getting so excited to see what he is going to look like. Hudson seems to be talking about him more and more, so hopefully he is starting to understand a little bit. Hudson got to go to the doctor with me today and he was able to hear Hamilton's heartbeat, and he thought that was pretty cool.

Hudson learned his first bible verse this last week! He has been on this kick of saying "I can't," so being the clever mom that I am :), everytime he says "I can't," he has to quote the scripture "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!"

From This....

To This....

Our little musician got to add a new drum set to his tiny collection today (one drum and a few straws :)! He has the Fisher Price drum, and today we got a new drum from Toys-R-Us that is electronic and can play music beats to play along with!

Fourth of July Pictures.....

I thought this was so cute- Hudson talking to Cameron and Abbra on the phone.

Okay, today is a long post, but I have one more thing to share. I wanted to ask all of you to be in prayer for our LR house to sell. I know that most of you know that we have a couple that is waiting to buy our house, Greg and Lori Graham, and they received an offer on their house last week, but it is a contingent offer. So...that couple has to sell their house before the offer will go through on the Graham's house. Lori Graham sent Mrs. Gina Harmon (our realtor) an email today saying "please send everyone you know over to the North Hughes house (the house of the couple that has the contingent offer in on the Grahams house) so that I can buy MY house on Chatel (which is our house)!" And those were the exact words from Mrs. Grahams email. So anyway, I tell this confusing story to ask specifically that you pray that the house on North Hughes will sell quickly and that the domino affect of the other house offer/our house and potential offer could all go through!

Thanks for being prayer warriors for our family!

Gymboree- Play and Music

This is Hudson at his weekly Gymboree class. I signed him up the first week we got to MI so that we could have something to do, and he really loves it! Each week they do different activities that involve playing, imagination, socialization....you get the picture.

A Day at the Beach.....

Last Saturday, Hudson, Juston, and I drove to Holland, MI (which is about 40 minutes from our house) and spend the afternoon at the beach! The weather was fabulous (around 80 degrees) and we had a great time!

Juston and Hudson running up the sand dune to get to the beach. Don't worry, I did not run up the sand dune, I took the stairs! :)

The lake water was about 65 degrees, but Hudson found this big "puddle" where the water had been warmed by the sun, so he played in it all day.

Hudson on the tire swing.

All tuckered out from playing hard with his daddy! I on the otherhand was able to rest and soak up some sun while the boys played!