Hudson the hurricane

Yes... I said hurricane. Haha our little Hudson is a ball of energy that LOVES ripping through the kitchen cabinets and his toy boxes. He is a joy a

nd a TERROR! :) Haha we have so much fun with him. It is hard to believe that he is almost 1 year old!

Here are some pics from Christmas to the present, no pun intended. :) He was not as interested in ripping open the presents as we thought he would be but when he got a look at each present he was fascinated with it... until the next one got opened.

:) He was spoiled and loves all of his presents.

We have also taken up a family tradition of bowling every Saturday morning... 1 games at the local bowling ally... can't beat that! Hudson tries to pick up the balls, it's so funny cause he grunts and grunts and then gives up.

Bed head.... he woke up in the morning sportin this hairdo. He's woken up with some pretty great looking hair... we think he styles in his sleep.

The end.

Baby Bump Update

18, almost 19 weeks and feeling great! Ha I have definitely gained more weight early on with this pregnancy, thanks to Thanksgiving and Christmas and all the yummy treats right at my fingertips! :) So in the pictures I am about to post I definitely look bigger than I should be for being only 18 weeks along BUT hey, I'm fat and happy! :) Our ultrasound date is set for Jan. 31st and we are so excited!!! Christopher has been calling the baby Steve, he doesn't have any idea what the sex is, he just thinks it's funny. I sure hope he doesn't keep that up if we find out it's a girl. With that being said, we have decided
that it would
be fun for Hudson to have a little brother to buddy around with, however we would LOVE to have a little girl too SO just a healthy baby is the wish of our hearts!

17 weeks 18 weeks

As you can see... the belly is growing... FAST!!!

Tis the season!!

We have so much to be grateful for!

Our wonderful families.

A roof over our heads. Not the greatest place but a roof none the less.

Working cars. Sorta :)

The gospel of Jesus Christ.

A beautiful baby boy who keeps me running all day long.

AND... the growing baby in my tummy!

Yes, we are going to be having another little peanut!

Although I am NOT thankful for morning sickness, I don't mind it because it means that a precious life is growing and developing inside me.

:)

We couldn't be happier.

Hudson is going to be an awesome older brother to his baby ?.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Much love from the Almes.

I'm baaaaaack! :)

Ok ok, so I have been pretty horrible with keeping up on this thing. Sorry. And that's it. :) Haha here is my update. It's going to be short and SWEET! Halloween came and went, and oh how CUTE was our little Hudson the Holstein cow. Just want to share a couple of the pics we took of him... he's growing up SO fast! Enjoy!

Mother's Day

I didn't post on the actual day but I had to share how wonderful it was to have my first official Mother's Day! Chris did such a great job making the day special for me! My favorite meal, and 2 gifts!! Thanks love! I also received some beautiful flowers from my pops, and a book and card from my mother-in-law! Thank you everyone for making the day a special one. I am so grateful for our little Hudson and the blessing he is in our lives! It is such an amazing feeling being a mom! :)

Tummy Time!!

Hudson loves his tummy time... well only for about 5 minutes or so. Then I turn him over to enjoy his play mat. He LOVES the mirror! He just stares at it and jabbers away kicking his legs and hitting his hanging toys! It's so cute! I wish I could upload the video. My internet is weak. But here are some cute pics.

Alme Family Update!!

So I am ashamed to say that it has been an embarrassingly long time since my last post. I have been taking millions of pictures of Hudson and we even took our first official family picture so this post will be full of recent pics.

Some things that have happened since February...

*Hudson had his 2 month well-child appointment and he was a champ!! At the appointment he received his immunizations, 3 shots in his legs and 1 taken orally. He cried so hard when the shots were given but thankfully the nurse was so fast that it was over in 2 seconds. Then he was in my arms and totally fine! He was a true champ! Haha and I must say that I was too. It was so hard for me to see him in pain! If he hadn't been such a champ I don't think I would have handled it too well. He didn't have any adverse reactions to the shots and only needed one day of infant Tylenol. He's a tough little ninja. :)

*Another big event we had was Hudson's baby blessing! Sunday March 27th Christopher gave Hudson the most beautiful blessing I have ever heard! :) My parents, aka Oma and Opa, flew in for the blessing, it was so nice to have them here. My friend Abby Kacher was able to write down most of it too which I am SO thankful for!! Haha cause I was a blubbering mess through it so there was no way I could have written it down. Thank you Abby!! It was so special to hear Christopher up there relaying the blessing that our Heavenly Father wanted Hudson to have. It was a testimony enriching moment to say the very least. I am one blessed gal to have a husband that worthily holds the priesthood and is an incredible example for our son. :) Pure happiness. After the blessing my in-laws hosted a brunch and it was fun to be surrounded by family and friends who we love so much! And on a very mentionable side note... my dad has been working so very hard on being more healthy and has lost over 50 pounds with the help of a program called Medifast! I am so proud of him!! He looks phenomenal!! See pictures below.

*Earlier this month some friends of ours Cody and Tayna Holker invited us to go the Saturday night game of the Twins home opening weekend against the Athletics. It was Hudson's first baseball game and he did so good! They had their little boy Eli, who is almost 1, with them too and he was adorable! Over all the boys where great, and we had fun cheering on the Twins!

*And last but certainly not least we just had a wonderful Easter weekend with family celebrating our Savor's resurrection. On Saturday Christopher and I took Hudson over to the mall to meet the Easter Bunny and have his picture taken... haha SO CUTE!!! I haven't scanned it onto my computer yet but when I do I will upload it and share it with all of you.

Our son is growing so stinking fast. He is not yet 3 months old, has blown right through his 3 month clothing and is now fitting comfortably in his 6 month clothes. And he has the chubby cheeks to match his belly! :) Here are some update pictures of our little man! He is just SO STINKIN CUTE!! :) I have a video of him playing on his play mat... he grabbed his toy!! And I tried to upload it but our internet is eh stinky so it wouldn't work. Haha it is so fun to see him develop and grow!! I am amazed everyday at what he continues to discover and do! When he is awake he is so alert and attentive and smiley!! It is so fun!

He has the brightest eyes! They are a blue brown color right now... we still have no idea what they are going to be cause every day they look different. But they are big and bright and beautiful!!

He has recently discovered a love for sealing fans hahaha. It is hilarious! If we are in a room with a sealing fan he finds it. He stares at it a giggles, it is so funny! Ok, here are the pics, enjoy! :)