Tuesday thoughts

Hey y'all! Hope everyone is having a great week! I know I am as it is a holiday week and one of my favorite holidays at that! I love Thanksgiving because there are no expectations- just food, family, friends, and relaxation! No disappointments because of presents.

I am excited today because we have an ultrasound and get to see our little guy! We have had ultrasounds every 3-4 weeks because of Hudson having gastroschisis and I have to say I have gotten quite spoiled seeing our little guy moving on the screen for 30-45 minutes during these ultrasounds. They check on his growth and his bowels during these ultrasounds. One of the things that comes along with gastroschisis is that he is much smaller because his bowels are on the outside of his stomach. So being 34 weeks this week if he has not grown since his last ultrasound at 30 weeks then there will be concern that he is not getting the nutrients he needs from me. We are praying for good results from this ultrasound but if not then it means we probably get to meet our little boy just a little bit sooner.

This morning I am enjoying my day off, drinking my coffee in front of the fire, watching the rain fall down(I am hoping that all this rain turns into snow like the forecast was calling for), and enjoy all the little kicks and movements from my little boy. I always enjoy this time of relaxation because the more my pregnancy progresses the more exhausted I find I get!

I hope you all have a great Tuesday! Just 2 more days until Turkey Day!!

Happy Friday

Happy Friday y'all!

I believe I am back from a blogging hiatus! I just want to document every part of these last few weeks of pregnancy and our last few weeks of being a family of 2 and then I went to remember every part of sweet Hudson joining us!

Hudson Lee McKaig is due January 7 but due to his birth defect of Gastroschisis, we get to meet our little guy about a month early! Which leaves us with a month of getting ready to meet him! Due to his condition we have had constant monitoring throughout pregnancy- ultrasounds every 3-4 weeks and I have started NST's twice a week! I throughly enjoy those 20-30 minutes of hearing Hudson's heartbeat though! I get to hear it this afternoon in fact! Which leads me into my Friday Love List!

1. I am loving that we are approaching all of my favorite holidays! I have in fact cheated this year and started listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving! Christmas takes on a whole new meaning while pregnant and maybe just for me, but when I think about Baby Jesus being born and Mary being pregnant- it is a whole new Christmas Connection!

2. I am loving that I get to hear sweet Hudson's heartbeat today for 20-30 minutes during this afternoon's NST! I so enjoy his kicks and jabs!

3. I am loving our fireplace this year! It is an electric fireplace, not the real deal but it still puts off heat and is so pretty to look at!

4. I am loving all of the sweet little baby clothes that we got at our shower last weekend! Putting them all away made me realize how close we are to meeting our little guy!

5. I am loving that Thanksgiving is less then 2 weeks away and that my sister is getting married Thanksgiving weekend! It means double the family time and the food as well!


Here is to loving Fridays!

Have a blessed weekend!