8.24.2012

burp cloths and baby pools

It's amazing how quickly you forget what having a newborn in your house is like - even if it was only a year ago - hahahaha. A tiny little 8 pound human can really suck the life right out of ya :)
BUT, we are all doing great - and I am continuing to hold my Mom hostage at my house.

Emma Kate's first bath - reminds me of Hudson's - a lot of screaming!






This little explorer has mastered climbing in and out of his pool. That means the pool gets full of grass and dirt. Hudson and Eloise don't seem to mind.






Here she is at 1 week old!


and big brother was close by


9 days old




Please excuse the 'Oh dear Lord I don't remember when I last showered or slept' look


Pat looks so much more alive than I do!? Maybe because he showered...?


Just like his Daddy - so handsome


I can't get enough of wild man's crazy hair


Hudson had his 1 year check up - look at those battle wounds


but he felt good enough to play with bff Eloise


2 weeks old


more crazy hair!! 


Hudson checks out his sister a few times a day. Otherwise he is just too busy to have time for her - you know, playing in boxes, climbing in chairs, clobbering Elle...



Ready for ND football with 'the shirt' - his daddy has a matching one :)



Enjoying some watermelon
This time Elle was left indoors. As you can see she is not real thrilled - and I am sure Hudson was missing his playmate.



Life is good around here :)

8.11.2012

Emma Katherine

After a crazy week of Hudson's 1st Birthday celebration, water damage from a fridge leak, a house with ripped out flooring and 13+ fans drying walls and floors, Tiny Baby decided to make an arrival!

Emma Katherine Broderick
"Emma Kate"
born 8/7/12 at 5:50 pm
7lb 7oz 21 inches long

Sweet baby girl.






Hudson meeting Emma Kate


...and wanting to send her back - jk. jk. It was past bedtime - he was sleepy ;)



kisses







We tried for a family picture. Ha.





Looking at his sister, all sweet and loving...


...then an eye poke aaaaand a head butt


the first of many, we are sure!





Eloise was very excited to meet her sister - she gave her a LOT of kisses




We have quickly realized there will be very few pictures of Hudson and Emma Kate together - trying to reign in a busy one year old for a 'staged' picture is next to impossible - here's our best attempt of the two in their shirts made by Aunt Alison



So far we are all doing great!! 

We are so thankful for all of our help from family. Everyone watching Hudson for us - aunts, uncles and grandparents, the 'floor elves' for scraping up left over wood and glue from the ripped up floors, the 'cleaning fairy' for scrubbing our destroyed home to make it look as normal as possible, the Broderick's for feeding us dinner last night, the list goes on and on - so THANK YOU ALL so so much!

8.02.2012

1 year

So... I am pretty sure I just blinked and now have a 1 year old!?!? How did that happen!?



Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most handsome little boy I have ever seen!



It has been such a fun year for Patrick and I even though it has gone by too fast. 
Good thing we are about to do it again, hahahahhaaa :)