Happy Cinco de Mayo

Well today was the day that Mary Hudson was supposed to arrive. We are very happy that she decided to join our family a little early.

Over the past week she has grown and starting to have a routine (we think). We are very blessed to have a happy little girl who has a fondness of eating in the middle of the night. We are hoping that this changes in the coming days to late evening rather than 2 - 4am.

As always, that for checking in on us and have a great week!

Weekend update

All is well here. Mary Hudson is doing well and has had 3 good nights and she slept in her crib all 3 nights. She is a joy! She is also beautiful (we are biased)



Many have asked how Henry is adjusting to his sister. What do you think?




He does not seem to be bothered by much.





Once again thanks for checking on us.
Coming soon Mary Hudson will have her on blog and will be telling us about life...

First Bath

Mary Hudson had her first bath on Wednesday night and it went well. Take a peek!

We are off to the pediatrician later this morning, should be a fun outing - I hope.

Thanks for checking on us.

Picture Update

We are home from the hospital and had a busy first night. I have updated the pictures and moved them around to be able to sort them. You can now find the pictures here http://public.fotki.com/bwingate/1/

Have a great day!

Mary Hudson

Mary Hudson is here! She arrived at 12:35pm today. 6lbs 11 ounces, 19 1/4" long.

A few pictures have been posted - http://public.fotki.com/bwingate/mary-hudson/

It's WB day

Good Sunday Morning to you!

It is a little after 3am and I am sitting here listening to what sounds like a galloping horse running through a large pasture. Actually it is WB heartbeat on a fetal monitor. We are at the hospital and Martha has been experiencing contractions for 12 hours or so.

We arrived at the hospital around 6:45 last night and discovered that Martha's blood pressure was elevated (until now it has always been low). They evaulated things and told us that we were staying overnight to be monitored. At about 10pm it was decided that things were progressing well and WB would make its debut today.

We both have been trying to sleep but it has not been easy (very little sleep for either one of us). The couch and chair that is available to me are both less that desireable. I can feel a major crash coming on later tonight (wow that is a long time from now). I am very hopeful that coffee, excitement and adrenaline will be enough to get through the day. We are being told that WB may be here by noon. Please note that this is subject to change without notice.

All in all we are doing well and look forward to what the day brings. Thanks for checking in and we will post details soon (maybe even a picture).

Blessings,
Bill, Martha and the galloping horse

TGIF

Hi there!

I hope you all survived tax day! We are still waiting on WB to come and play. All is well and we are moving in the right direction. Martha is feeling pretty good (sleeping - not so well) and her swelling seems to have gotten a little better. She is not going in to work quite as much which may be the reason the swelling is a little better.

Thanks for checking on us and have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Tuesday!

37.3 - 37 weeks and 3 days.

Well all things are quiet here and we are still just waiting. Martha is doing well but becoming more and more ready to move to the next phase. We both are for that matter.

We have had a little cold spell here in Birmingham. It is close to 40 degrees outside. Martha is loving the cooler temps as I am not a fan (at all). We are told is will be in the 80s later this week. Welcome to Birmingham weather!

Just wanted to say hi. I will do my best to keep things updated here as the days progress.

Blessings,

37.0

Hi there. I did not realize that it had been almost a full month since a post with info (March 16). We are doing well, just waiting for WB to arrive. My Aunt came to town last weekend and had a little shower for us in which my mom's friends were invited. It was a great time and we got some more great things.

The pictures that are here are the final ones of the nursery. The chandelier was installed recently and the lamp was also added. For the most part the nursery is complete (just need WB now).

We are 3 weeks from our due date but we both have a feeling it will be sooner than that. Martha is beginning to become uncomfortable and is ready!

Thank you for checking on us and we will post as things happen.

Blessings,

Happy Birthday Drew!!

Well we almost missed Drew's 1st Birthday. We did not get to call and sing to him (lucky him and his parents, well his mommy may not have cared after drinking that margarita) tonight but want to give him a shout out! He is a cleaver little guy. Stop by and pay him a visit.

Drew's Blog

Be sure to tell him that WB sent you.