It has been a while since my last post... So much has happened since the start of this new year! Alex and I finally got to meet our beautiful baby boy! Hudson is here!! I delivered on January 16 at 6:06pm after a long day of labor!! Both Alex and I had our entire families there.. and anyone who knows us knows that is a BUNCH of people! After Hudson arrived and we invited the family back, there were over 20 people in the room snapping photos and videoing!! He was such a good sport too! He just looked around and took it all in! He is the first grandchild so we expected this excitement!! After a few days at home it was time for me to go back to school... I had Hudson on a Friday and went back to class the next Thursday.. and had a test that Friday! I had a great recovery so going back was not too bad. It is such a joy having Hudson here, he is such a good baby and we are enjoying parenthood more and more everyday! After seeing a home video of Alex from when he was a baby I have come to realize that Hudson is his clone! They look identical at this age! But Im okay with that..I think his daddy is pretty handsome :)

As our lives have been overflowing with happiness and love for our new child, we have also experienced a devestating tragedy. Alex's sweet 6year old baby sister passed away last Thursday Feb 5th. Sydni was very sick this past summer and stayed at Children's hospital for over a month without much hope of surviving... she pulled through though and we felt so thankful and blessed to have her back. Well last Thursday it seemed like a replay of her illness during the summer. Her legs were hurting, her face was puffy, she just wasn't herself. So she was brought to Children's in an ambulance on Thurs night and she lived through the night and went home to be with Jesus Friday morning. It has been devestating to this family. Sydni was such a blessing to everyone and such a beautiful, sweet, little girl. I dont know anyone whose life she didnt touch. All of mine and Alex's friends just adored her as well. Sydni collected Angels, and now she is an angel watching over us. There is no doubt in my mind that thousands of angels were at heaven's gates to great her on Friday morning and I just know that her smile was so big! Although we are at peace knowing that she is in heaven and in no pain, we still hurt because we miss her so much. Sydni was Alex's #1 little girl! They were so close... she loved her bubba so much! When they were around each other they were inseperable! Her passing has been so hard on him because he misses her so much and will continue to miss her forever. Alex and I believe that God gave Sydni back to us during the summer so she could be the flower girl in our wedding and so she could meet her nephew!We are so thankful that she was able to come down and meet Hudson.

Hudson and his Aunt Syd


Please keep Alex and his family in your prayers. It is going to be a long hard road but we are going to get through this together. One of Alex's friends sent him this quote and I thought it was sweet.."When you come into the world you are crying and everyone around you is smiling, and when you leave the world you are smiling and everyone around you in crying." This is so true. Alex's famliy is so close and has so much love for one another, I know that we will all pull through this together.

I had a test last Friday as well, the day after Sydni's passing. I am so overwhelmed with school right now but I am working my butt off to pass! It has been so hard though with all of the changes we are facing. I have a test every Friday and I am borderline passing right now! So please keep me in your prayers as well. This semester is my last, and toughest, and it has been TEN times harder with a newborn and a death in the family. Prayers will be MUCH appreciated!!