Hudson Day 12

My sweet Hudson is now 12 days old and I have so much to say about this beautiful little baby. I am so thankful to have this precious baby boy here with us and out of my belly!! I know that some women truly love being pregnant, but I unfortunately am not one of those women. Anyway, the past 12 days with Hudson have been wonderful. I knew that I would be completely in love with him the minute I saw him but I am such in awe of this tiny person that I could just stare at him all day. Next, I have to brag on my husband, Wes. He has been so incredible with me and the baby the past few weeks. Due to the fact that I had a c-section, I spend most of the first week in bed and he took care of Hudson almost completely. The only thing I was good for was breastfeeding the little guy. However, now that I am feeling better I have been trying to give him a break and take on more of the baby duties, especially at night.

Hudson had a big day yesterday, Abby came over and took his newborn photos at the house. She wanted him to be asleep for the photos so that it would be easier to pose him but he had other plans... He was awake almost the entire shoot-which was 2 and 1/2 hours. It was only at the very end that he finally fell asleep and we were able to get the sleeping shots that she wanted. I just can't wait to see how they turn out. I am sure I will have a hard time deciding on which photos to use for his announcement!

Now for the meaning of the title of my new blog, Three Dogs and a Baby. I guess it is pretty self explanatory.. we have three dogs (mini-dachshunds) and now we have a baby. Our three dogs have always been like our first children and we love their big personalities but over the past few months we have become a little nervous about how the dogs will react to their new little brother. Before we came home from the hospital we decided to introduce the dogs to Hudson one at a time, mainly because I was feeling so weak and tired from surgery. Both my parents and my in-laws were sweet enough to each take a dog leaving us with only one to keep the first few days with Hudson in the house. By the end of the week we had all three dogs in the house with the baby and we soon figured out that 3dogs and a baby are A LOT of work. Both of our girls have been interested in Hudson but they have been manageable. However, Mason, our boy dog, was overly interested in Hudson and kept jumping in H's pack and play so on Monday we sent him back to his grandparents house for another week or two until things calm down around here. Anyway, I know that I have left out so much of our first 12 days but it will have to wait until a future post because I have a baby that needs to be fed.