Announcing.....

Judah is going to be a BIG brother!

That is right, I am pregnant with our second baby! Baby Hinson #2 is due November 3rd, 2010!!!

Josh and I are super excited about having another little one in the house with us! Judah is so laid back so I am confident that he will adjust well to the new addition.

We do ask that you pray for us as we get ready for our blessing. We still need to sell our house and need some clarification on another decision for our family.

Prayers are welcomed and appreciated!

When I get home tonight, I will post a video of my mom's reaction to the news.... hillarious!

Yay for babies!

Check out www.haleylambphoto.blogspot.com for a sampling Judah's 9 month pictures!

I HEART

Thursdays are I heart days.....make a list of some things you heart! Got this from my sister.

Here goes....

I heart.....

• my family and all the blessings they bring
• seeing Judah smile and hearing him laugh
• my friends
• my church
• my cell girls
• trying new recipes.... as long as there aren't too many ingredients!
• shopping
• pedicures
• that my sister and her family are moving back!!!!!!
• my mini van.... yes I do love it!
• the gift of salvation and prayer
• new babies..... lot have been born recently and more to come!
• that my family members have jobs! So much to be thankful for these days!
• Mrs. Mary. She keeps Judah everyday and we heart her A LOT- so thankful he doesn't have to go to daycare!
• these things and so many more!

Have a great day blogger friends!

You've Got Mail

You've got mail..... Judah that is!


A few days ago Judah recieved this in the mail:

Eljiah and John Daniel sent him the sweetest, homemade card (with Jenn's help of course)! And Judah loved it!

I didn't let JZ play with it too long..... it is going in his baby book so we had to keep it one piece.

Thanks Aunt Jenn, Eljah, and John Daniel! We love you CAN'T WAIT to see you!!!!

Today.....

Judah has had a little bit of a runny nose and cough for a few days..... I just thought it was teething and a cold that can go along with that.... until he woke up this morning with a 101.8 temperature! Josh was working today so I had call in so I could take JZ to see Dr. Getts. JZ does NOT have a cold but instead an upper respiratory infection AND his first ear infection.... a double one at that! :( So, he is on his 2nd antibiotic in less than a month.

I am so thankful that he is taking his bottles and playing like normal. He is not interested in food or cereal right now but that is okay.

Feel better Little Buddy.... we love you!

Snow in February

I know I am a little late in this posting.


When it starting snowing on the 12th, Josh was working and Judah and I were sleeping. We awoke to a beautiful blanket of snow starting to form :) I dressed JZ in some warm clothes and we sat by the front door and watched the snow come down. He was amazed and just stared. He was so cute :)

Josh ended up getting off work early so when he came home we all bundled up and headed outside for a few minutes.... literally, like 3 or 4 minutes was all we were out.

Here are our pictures:

Judah getting his first peek at the snow- looking out the front door.

Our street snow- covered.

Our family picture

Judah and I

Even Max got in on the action!

Valentine's and Judah- 8 Months Today

Valentine's

Josh and I celebrated Valentine's Saturday because he had to work on Sunday. We had a great time! We went to Outback Steakhouse (yummy!) for a delicious dinner. We went all out.... 4 course meal :) bloomin' onion, soup/salad, steak, dessert. We enjoyed it!

Josh did great this year on my gift. I love giving and receiving gifts- this is my love language. I always tell him not to send me flowers because they will just die, but I also add they are nice to received occassionally! So this year I got 2 dozen pink and white tulips- and they are beautiful! Still looking good today! Josh also added to my Pandora bracelet that he started for me at Christmas.















(The tuplips weren't open very much in this picture but look even better now that they are!)

Judah- 8 Months

Today is Judah's 8 month birthday! And, what does he get? His first round of antibiotics :( Recently, JZ has been teething- cutting all 4 top teeth. With this comes a runny nose and often a fever. But this morning, he woke up and was burning up! Immediately, I checked his temp and it was 102.5!!!! I FLIPPED out! I know immediately this was more than teething. Thankfully, Josh was off today and could take him to the doctor without me having to take a day off work. Dr. Getts- a HUGE blessing :) - saw him first thing this morning and JZ is diagnosed with a sinus infection. Thank the Lord for an AMAZING pediatrician who knew what it was and gave him the meds he needs. So far Judah has had one dose of Amoxicillin and he will get the 2nd dose just before bed tonight.



Totally stole this idea from my friend Deborah Anne (thanks Girl!):

Today, JZ weighed in at 23 lbs 9 oz (clothed)! That's my BIG boy! I am so proud of all that he is doing now:

waving

saying "Dada"

saying "Hey"

scootting around

pushing up on all fours and rocking back and forth

goes to sleep on his own, in his crib

taking 2 naps day (1 1/2 to 2 hours) and a cat nap

sleeping 11 hours at night


He is just precious! Love him will ALL my heart!

This Weekend

Pray for me..... This weekend I am leaving Judah for the WHOLE weekend :( I have never done this before. I have left him for one night at a time but never this long. I know he will be completely fine being with Josh's parents tonight and mine tomorrow night. I am the one who needs prayer!

It isn't easy leaving this precious face.


Josh and I love working with the youth at our church and us being gone this weekend is because of our love for these young people. We will be working an Encounter. This is an INCREDIBLE event that will change the lives of youth people. We will spend the night at the church tonight and tomorrow and finish up Sunday after the 11:00 service.

Even though I will be so busy, I will miss my little man! This is good preperation for May. In May, Josh and I will be going to Antigua..... Yes, Antigua!!!!! My cousin in getting married there! We CANNOT wait! We will be staying on a Sandals resort and children are not allowed. Judah will be with my in- laws for 4 nights... (my parents are going too). I guess it is better to leave Judah a little bit at a time to prepare for 4 nights away.

Have a GREAT weekend!

I Could be a Stay at Home Mom....

So I was off work today- not because it was a holiday. Mrs. Mary, Judah's sitter, had a doctors appointment today. We just LOVE Mrs. Mary to pieces.... she is like another grandmother to our JZ. Josh and I are so thankful for Mrs. Mary in so many ways- first, she loves Judah so much, he does not have to go to daycare where many kids stay sick, she is close to home, and there are only 2 other children there only 3 days a week (just to name a few), so Judah gets a lot of one on one time! Mrs. Mary talks about how much she misses him when he is not there.

Our day started off with breakfast- bottle then cereal- No it did not start off with a trip to the gym for me, that will be tomorrow for Boot Camp. After that was play time- we started off on the floor playing with toys and seeing if Judah would be interested in crawling- no such luck! After that was a short nap. Next it was time spent playing in his exersaucer- he loves it! While Judah was in his exersaucer, he showed off some of his newest tricks (see video below). Judah is now saying "Dadda" all the time and he also waves! It is so cute! I know I am a proud momma, but it is the best to hear him talk! After all this excitement, Judah and I went and visited with Mamama, my grandmother, for a few minutes. She is so funny! Anytime spent with her will always bring some good laughs. Up next was a Wal-mart trip. We spent 1 1/2 hours there and JZ was SO good, even though he was tired. Once we got home, Judah went straight down for his afternoon nap. It was perfect timing because while he was sleeping, I was able to put away the groceries and make baby food. I made squash, carrots, and pears- yummy! Now he is up and playing again.

Although I really enjoy my job and Josh and I are SO THANKFUL for Mrs. Mary, I could REALLY get used to days like this with my boy! How much longer until summer? Just kidding!

Sorry it is sideways.