Showers of Blessings

This past weekend, Tucker, Hudson, and I were showered once again with gifts. Have I mentioned lately how lucky we are? We are beyond lucky; we are truly blessed with amazing friends and family! This shower was thrown by our family. Katie Rae, Kathie, Kate, and Emily did a wonderful job organizing and preparing everything. Katie Rae was so sweet to host the shower at her house. Aunt Kathie was battling a nasty virus, but she did an awesome job of supervising from afar. We certainly missed her! Prepare for picture overload!

 Me with the hostesses Kate, Emily, and Katie Rae.

 Tucker and Kate- great friends and cousins!

 Emily and I

 (Yes, I know stripes were a terrible choice...)

 Tucker was so excited about the baby carrier that he had to try it out right away! 

Poor Pru! :)

 My adorable niece, Prudence Rae

Tucker getting in some good practice.

Phyllis, Al, and Mymama bought Hudson a car seat! Yay! We were a little worried about how we were going to get him home;) We are so appreciative! That's one huge purchase we don't have to worry about! Tucker wanted to install it right away...

 It's more difficult than it looks. Good thing I was there to supervise :)

 We did it!

Can you believe in 6 1/2 short weeks Hudson will be riding in this?

Amanda 

Books Galore

I have the best friends any girl could ask for! A few weeks ago, my dear friends, Leslie and Jessica, threw a book shower for Hudson and me. Any teacher knows how important reading to your child is, especially at an early age. Jessica and I threw a book shower for Leslie when she was pregnant with Emma, and Leslie and I threw a shower for Jessica when she was pregnant with Olivia. Finally, we have come full circle. Little Hudson was showered with books!

The shower was held at Amsterdam's, one of my favorite restaurants. Jessica and Leslie ordered the most precious cake that we had for dessert. I had the best time celebrating this special time with all of my friends.  Hudson, Tucker and I are so blessed to have so many people who love and care about us. I am so thankful to all of my friends who came out to support us on that day. I had the best time reading all of Hudson's little books. In fact, he had so many, I didn't have time to read them all!

 Leslie, Jessica,and I

Hudson has more books than he will know what to do with!

I can't wait to read these books with my little man. We only have 7 more weeks (maybe 6)! My doctor said if everything looked good we could induce labor at 39 weeks. I'm crossing my fingers that everything looks good. Tucker and I are so ready to meet Hudson, we can hardly stand the excitement. Tonight we go to our last labor and delivery class.We will get to take a tour of the labor and delivery unit. I'm hoping that will settle my nerves just a little bit. I'm also visiting day cares this week. Hopefully, I'll find one that will be the perfect fit for Hudson. As you can see, we are anxiously preparing for Hudson's arrival!

Amanda

Three

Today, Tucker and I are celebrating our three year wedding anniversary. I can't help but make the connection with the letter three this year; we have been married for three years, and Hudson will make three humans in our family. (Bandit is an honorary human. :)) I can't wait to see what God has in store for us this year. He has already blessed us immensely, and he has given us the best gift of all, a child.

I am dedicating this blog to my husband, Tucker. Three years ago, I married my best friend. I know many people say that, but in this case it is absolutely true. I would rather spend a day with him over my very best girlfriend any day. He gets to see a side of me that no one else gets to see. I think every one knows I can be a bit silly and goofy at times, but he really gets to see it. Sometimes I feel like he is the only person I can truly be myself around. He understands me better than anyone else, and the best part is that he joins right in with me.

He also gets to see the ugly not so nice part of me (yes, even I have a bad side). He loves me despite my flaws and anxieties. He lets me be a backseat driver, listens to me complain about him playing golf too much, and does his best to keep me cool, warm, and fed! Ha! He is also the sweetest and most thoughtful person I know (other than my mother-in-law...I wonder where Tucker gets it?) He even gets up with me in the middle  of the night to eat a snack when I'm hungry. Not many women can say that about their husband, but I'm lucky because I can!

I know he is going to be an amazing daddy to Hudson! I can't wait to see the look on his face when he lays eyes on his son for the first time. We have such an amazing journey ahead of us! I would not change one thing about my life. I am so happy! Happy is not even the word...it's pure joy. I feel pure joy in my heart. Tucker and the sweet baby boy I'm carrying are the main reasons for that joy and happiness.

Tonight we will enjoy each other's company at a nice dinner. It will probably be one of the last times we get to do this before Hudson's arrival. Then who knows when we will have another opportunity! Therefore, I'm going to soak up every last minute with my handsome husband. Here's to many more happy years together!

Amanda

Preparing for Baby

Labor and delivery classes.... check, lactation class....check, hospital tour....check. Yep, we are preparing for the arrival of Hudson. He won't be here for another 9 weeks, but when he gets here, hopefully,we will be ready. We have another labor and delivery class tonight. We have decided to sit in the back for the rest of the classes. Tucker and I got into a little trouble at the first class. We knew there would be the possibility of a video, and I had forewarned Tucker and talked to him about being a mature adult. Little did I know, I would be the one cracking up and getting us into trouble. The video came on, and I was intensely uncomfortable. Next thing you know, I'm like a kid in church trying to suppress a giggle. And we all know what happens when you try to suppress a giggle....more giggles! Then Tucker started giggling because I was so tickled.

I could feel the cold, icy stares of our peers. They were judging us. They decided right then and there, that the Boswell's were not mature enough to bring a child into this world. They are probably already praying for our child. Tucker and I just think they are too uptight. They will probably die early from stress and lack of fun in their lives. Ha! We shall see how things go tonight:)

A few weeks ago, my sweet friends Virginia and Elizabeth (and their husbands Andy and Lofton) hosted our first baby shower. Tucker and I are so blessed to have friends that care enough to do something like that for us. We can't wait to return the favor someday:)

 Love the invitation :)

 My precious friends, Virginia and Elizabeth.

 We were so excited that some of our family got to attend!

The diaper cake Virginia made.

It was such a fun night, and a great way to start this busy month. Looking at these pictures, I've realized that I've gained about 10 lbs in my face alone! Ha! Like I said earlier, we only have 9 more weeks, but it wouldn't hurt my feelings if Hudson wanted to come about a week earlier ;) Have a great week!

Amanda