Our niece had brain surgery on Monday to remove a tumor that they found about a week ago. She is doing great, she is a real trouper. Today she got her breathing tube removed and her Mom and Dad are anxiously awaiting to hear her little voice. Her MRI showed that everything was clear from tumors, which tells us they got the whole tumor from her brain. Praise God! He is so faithful. Please join us in praying for Ellie's continued healing and also for strength for her parents as they go through this. It is going to be a long road, but I know they will get through it and be an awesome testimony. If you want to know more about Ellie, check out the link on our site called The Smiley's. We love you Ellie! See you soon!

Our Boy!

Long Time No Post

I have been inspired to get this blog going again after my sister-in-law has started doing updates on her daughter that just had surgery on her families blog. I think it is a great way for people to keep updated on your life. I hope I can keep it up! Since I haven't posted anything since Hudson was 2 months old you will be surprised to see how much he has grown! Hopefully it won't be another two years until I write again.

Long over due update

I like to cuddle with my horsey!

I love my bath

Sorry it has been so long since our last update. I hope you enjoy these new pictures of our little man. Hudson is getting so big. He was 11 weeks old yesterday and will be 3 months old on July 8th. At his 2 month physical he was 9 pounds 14 ounces and I'm sure he is well over 10 pounds now. He is a good little eater. He is sleeping well, also. Last night he slept through the night for the first time! Woohoo! His daddy and I were very excited about this. He is smiling a lot and loves his puppy bouncy seat. He smiles real big when the little puppy moves back and forth.

I have also gone back to work since our last update. It was hard to take Hudson to daycare the first day but we really trust Wendy and Hudson is adjusting well to being there and always seems happy when I pick him up. She keeps him on a really good schedule for us. I miss him during the day and practically run people over to get out the door at 5:00, but it makes the nights even more special. It did make it easier to go back to a job that I love and co-workers that are great!

Anyway...things are great! We are so blessed. Others are not so fortunate. Please check our link to our friends blog "Faith" their daughter was born at 25 weeks and she has been fighting for her life ever since. Every day we are thankful for the gift of a healthy child. Please pray that Faith will be one of God's miracles and that he will heal her and restore her. She is so precious. Also pray for Brian and Jen as they struggle to understand why more and more trials keep coming there way.

Happy Mother's Day!

Yesterday was Mother's Day! What a great day, we get to celebrate our mom's and be thankful that we are blessed enough to be Mother's. What a great honor and responsibility to raise a child that has been loaned to you from God. It is my prayer that we can raise Hudson to be a Godly man, a man with integrity. Here are some pictures from yesterday.

Today was Hudson's Due Date

I love to lay on my Daddy's chest to fall asleep!

Today was Hudson's due date and we are so glad he decided to come early, we are amazed every day by the things that he does. He is very alert and very relaxed. Really, the only time he cries is when he is hungry or he has a dirty diaper.

Pictures of Hudson

Here are some pictures of Hudson the day he was born! He was 3 1/2 weeks early. He weighed 5 lbs. 11 1/2 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long. He was little but perfect. He's our little man, and he looks exactly like his Daddy! I will post some more recent pictures pretty soon!