"Fish"ful Thinking!!

The weather has been so beautiful here lately it has been hard for Tyler to stay inside much less try to keep Hudson from wanting in the "ackyard." My two guys have been fishing their little hearts out the last few weeks! Here is just a few pics of their adventures! 

Hudson catching a big BIG FISH

Hudson last year...look how much he as changed! : (

Hudson playing at the tank with our very clean golden Tech

Hudson had a scratch at the end of his nose and he thought it called for a "band"

If the weather could just stay like this until next fall it would be MY perfect season! As we all know that isn't going to happen at all! Hopefully as this first trimester comes to an end so will my sickness and I can get out and enjoy life as much as this little man above!

This last weekend we went to Mr Ben Barnard's BIG NUMERO UNO PART-A and we all had such a good time. It is so crazy to me to stand back and watch all these little ones play together. I think to myself...am I old enough for this? haha I know I know, but I now know what it is going to be like to tell my kids "I've known their parents forever!" Thanks to the Barnard's for hosting a fun filled party for all ages! I think if anyone else would have came your grill would have quit working!!

uno, dos, tres...QUATRO!

Some of you may already know but for those of you who don’t...we will be having another bambino! Yes, wow I know I can’t believe it either! We originally planned to start trying again this last October, but Tyler and I would go back and forth on if we were ready or not!! I know most of you ladies completely understand where I’m coming from on this; Tyler-totally on board at first and then POOF “I’m scared!!” Then it was my turn to have the doubts, I would see a sweet baby and think awwww... then from the other room would come a sound and all of a sudden this once sweet little boy would magically have these little horns and I would think to myself,  ok, so maybe not just yet!!

I came home from work and didn’t feel very good one afternoon. Tyler jokingly said haha what are you pregnant? HAHAHAHAHA was right. When I looked at him with the well....I’m not sure look he started having a panic attack...NOT REALLY but after a quick trip to the store, 30 minutes later and two most defiantly positive tests (the ones that say wait 3 minutes but 10 seconds into it there is NO doubt!) here we are! The doctor’s visit went well last week, I am due September 14^th!  I have been extremely/violently sick with this one. With Hudson I was sick for 7 months on and off. But this one...slightly different! Not only am I on fengrin but Zofran twice a day! With both of those I am still very nauseous so... If you try to call me, please leave me a message or text me if I don’t answer! I am so not screening your calls but 9 times out of 10 my mouth is watering! LOL!

New "two" you!

In the last few weeks we have hit some major milestones in the Dray household! First and most important, drum roll please....We have been PACI FREE for over a week!! Yes you saw right, Hudson “the paci hoarder” as you will see below had just a small attachment to these brightly colored objects! Tyler and I even called Lighting McQueen so that he could tell Hudson that big boys don’t have pacifiers! We bought him a new big truck and even surprised him with his favorite, M&M’s!! Now, for a simple piece of advice...when you take them away don’t just take the ones that you have stashed away in the cabinet, get down on your hands and knees and crawl all through the house in search of these little things because somehow he has managed to find a few, under the dresser, in the toy box, even in his big trucks...hmmmm!! We quickly take them and say shoooweee bye bye “pi” in the trash it goes! Hudson’s sleeping patterns have changed...oh about 2 or 3 a.m. he wakes up and thinks he needs to journey down the hall from his big boy bed to the big bed with mom and dad! It’s one of those things that you don’t hear until he is standing on the doggie stairs right beside me going, “Mama, Dat, up pease I get in big big bed!!” It is too sweet though. I just love that little voice especially when I grab him to put him in between us and he hugs me and says, “I love you!”

Next, we had our 2 year check up last week, and I was ecstatic to find out he didn’t have to have shots, whahoo!! I love going to find out how much he has grown and all the other statistics that they give you. So here they are...

Hudson at 2...

Height is 37 ½ in

Weight is 31 lbs

He is off the charts for his height as he has been since he was several months old! He is in the 50-75^th percentile for his weight even though the kid has absolutely no body fat! Hahaha!! My little man is growing up so fast and his vocabulary is expanding every day! I just have mixed emotions about this but am sure everyone sympathizes with me, right?!!

Legend of the "Murse"

The definition of a “murse:” Man Purse!!

Yes, it is true Hudson had a murse! Thanks to Nan who picked him up from Mallorie’s one afternoon and she saw just how many cars and trucks the poor little guy had to gather up in his small hands just to get out the door. As you all know Hudson has a multitude of cars big and small that travel everywhere he does! He knows exactly which ones he brings along so don’t try and sneak one under the seat so maybe he wouldn't notice and would have one less car to keep up with...HE KNOWS!!

So enters the murse! Hudson loved it! He could fit about 6 to 8 cars in the murse which is double what he could carry prior to. Tyler on the other hand not so much! A PURSE...Where did he get that? Hahaha! We thought that when Christmas came along and Nan had bought Hudson a Mack the truck carrying case that held 16 cars that that would replace the infamous murse. Nope, between Memaw, Papi, Nan, Pa, and Gum he had plenty of cars not just to fill Mack but some could still go in the murse!!

Last night Tyler was in the living room watching football, shocker I know, and I was completing a painting project when I hear, “oh no, look what Chubby did!” I walk around the corner to see this...

So...So long murse!! Good bye and good riddance from the Dray’s!

A Jumping Good Time!!

We had Hudson's Birthday Party last week before Christmas so Tyler's sister and her family could be here! Here are just a few pics!!

  Hudson and his Dat!!

                                                            

The Curtis Family, Jessica, Paisley Kate and Justin

                                         

Sweet Cohen Baber

Hudson's cake! Thanks again to Kathy's

                                        

The Murphy Clan-McKenna and Breyer

                                          

Cohen and Carson's favorite toy at Jump for Joy

                                          

Sweet Madeline Barnard giving Jack Aboussie hugs

                                         

Everyone better watch our for these 4!! They are the 4 best friends that anyone could have! haha!!! Jack Aboussie, Cohen Baber, Carson McCord and Hudson

Happy Birthday Hudson!

Today is a special day...Happy Birthday Hudson!! I thought that I would start the birthday off the way my mom started it off with me and Keyli; 2 years ago today I was blessed with the most precious gift God could give me, a sweet 7 lb 11 oz baby boy! I was told right before I had Hudson that I was getting ready to experience the greatest love, much greater than anything I had ever experienced.  They were so right! I now can’t wait to get up in the mornings to him calling my name from down the hall, ok ok I mean from right in between me and Tyler! We hear this sweet little voice say, “mama....dat....MAMA...DAT, UP PEASE, CARRRRS!!”

Even though he is just two I love to just sit back and watch him. He is such a sweet spirited little guy. He loves to please everyone around. He is just a LITTLE stingy with his toys; he only hides them if he knows someone else might be interested in playing with them! Hahaha!! Tyler’s mom Mawmaw and Tyler’s dad Papai (French accent) as Hudson called them until last night in which their names turned to Memaw and Papi. See these names Memaw and Papi were given to them by our sweet nephew Grady who is just 6 months older than Hudson. Hudson just gave them his own twist for a little while!! Anyway, the point to that was Tyler’s parents said that Tyler was the same way with his toys! Hudson loves for you to always pay attention to what he is doing. He will look at you, run to the couch, pat it and say sit pease! As I mentioned before Hudson loves cars, trucks, and anything with big wheels. Since we had his party right before Christmas so that Tyler’s sister Amy, her husband Justin, and cousin Grady from Hagerman, New Mexico could be there you cannot and I repeat, CANNOT move in our house! There are so many cars, trucks, tool sets, movies, bouncy balls, and anything else a 2 year old could ask for throughout our living room and Hudson’s bedroom! We have had to get rid of everything but the computer and Tyler’s gun safe in the “man room” so that we would have a place to put everything!!

I just can’t believe my baby Hudman is 2! Where does the time go? Here is just a little bit about him thus far:

Shoe size: 9

Shirt size: 3T or 4T

Pant size: 2T or 3T for length

Favorite food: pudding, yogurt, Justaburger plain and dry from Whataburger, lots of ketchup, and any kind of fruit but mainly blueberries

Favorite toy: CARS big Trucks!

Favorite thing to do: collect sticks, dig in the dirt, and play outside

Favorite shoes: his Texas Tech boots of course!!

Favorite shirt: any shirt with a big truck or choo choo on it

Everyone’s names:

Me: Mama                   My mom: Nan

Tyler: Dat                    My dad: Pa
Connie: Gum               Doug: Papi
Keyli: Keykey             Paula: MeMaw

Dee: D                          Ella:  No Ellya

Amy: Aimee                Justin: Ustin

Grady: Gragie             Our dogs Tech and Chubby: Sech and ubs

Happy Birthday to our sweet sweet Hudson, Momma and Dat love you so much!

                                        Hudson at Jump for Joy for his birthday party!

Fast Update!

To update everyone who doesn’t see us much...my sweet Hudson will be 2 on the 29^th and I really can’t believe it, where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday that I had been stuck on bed rest for almost a month as Christmas was quickly approaching with strict rules NOT to travel! FUN TIMES! I joked that “baby boy no name” (yes, that is the name Dr. Lamar gave him because we couldn’t decide or should I say Tyler couldn’t decide!) would come after everyone left to go home! Hahahahahahaha...never make a joke! So, Monday morning at 2 am, yes 2 am less than 12 hours after our families had left to go back near and far, contractions started! I had already visited the nice nurses in the labor and delivery at United Regional on more than one occasion thinking I was in labor. Oh ho ho, was I ever soooo wrong!!! The one statement that kept replaying in my mind as I was clinching the bathroom counter trying not to wake up Tyler (as I was secretly saying sweet thoughts about him to myself), “sweetie, you’re not in labor! You wouldn’t be talking to me and you defiantly wouldn’t be letting him (referring to Tyler) touch you!” Boy was she right!! Totally different feeling!! Anywho, just 17 short hours and 47 long minutes later there he was, my little Tyler legged, Bunton lipped, 7 lb 11 oz, 21 ¾ inch Hudson Martin Dray! So here we are almost 2 years later growing like a little weed!

Here is a little bit about Hudson:

He is obsessed with the movie Cars. We have watched it so many times, that not only Hudson but Tyler and I both catch ourselves quoting the movie from the other room as it is playing for only the 100^th time! Hudson loves blueberries, and when I say loves that is an understatement! Willy Wonka flashes through my head often as he shovels them in one handful after another! He doesn’t really care for milk but we defiantly take care of that food group with the “nook” aka yogurt, and the after every meal “poodinnnn” aka pudding that he basically inhales! Hudson’s toys of choice are big trucks and tractors! Vroom vroom is what he says as he uses me as his very own racetrack!

I am going to really try and keep this updated as best I can so ENJOY!!