May 10, 2011: Not feeling well, dropped by the doctors office just to make sure everything was ok with me and baby. My blood pressure was a little high, ok maybe a LOT high. Sent me for blood work at the hospital. Instead of just blood work, I got caught by the doctor and admitted to the hospital. Probably a good thing. My blood pressure was HIGH and I was contracting and I was only 32 weeks prego. So as bad as I didn't want to be in the hospital it was probably a good thing. Got to go home on bed rest after being there for 3 days and getting the whole slew of good things that a person can get when they are hypertensive and in pre-term labor.
I kind of lost track of the days after that. Seems like I was admitted to the hospital for 1-2 days every week until Hudson made his arrival. Only way to keep my BP at a reasonable level was to lock me in a hospital room on my left side. I convinced the doctor to let me go in everyday for a NST and blood pressure check for 2 weeks before Hudson made his arrival. But that is ok because after many nights in the hospital and lots of prayers for a healthy baby boy we got to meet our little man. When I say little, I mean little! He was (is) such a tiny little guy.
June 14, 2011 at 8:02 a.m. Hudson Lee Hamilton joined our family.
Stats:
5lbs 5 oz
18 inches long
HEALTHY and happy =)
It's hard to remember life without him, well ok I do remember being able to sleep all night, but that's ok. He's cute and we love him anyways. Braden and Kasen just love their little brother.
Braden is my "helper" he likes to hold him, feed him and burp him. For a few days Braden was the only one who could get him to burp. Guess he just had that magic touch. Billy and I would try forever to get Hudson to burp with no luck. Braden would get him and pat his little back a few times and he burped. We call him the "Burp Whisperer!"
Kasen is the "protector" - really! He calls him "my baby Hudson" in his cute little way of talking. If Braden gets close to him or is giving Hudson kisses Kasen will come running up and say "Leave my baby Hudson alone brother." He like to help feed him and hold him too, but you have to watch him CLOSE. When he is done....he is DONE!
I'll leave you with some pictures of Hudson's birth-day!
