Idaho Falls Temple

Wednesday was a beautiful evening so we decided to take Blaz to the
Idaho Falls Temple. We got married there 2 1/2 years ago. So much
has changed! Blaz and me are in front, the classic wedding photo, and
Juan is holding Blaz in the bridal gardens here. The sun was so bright,

we need to get Blaz some sun glasses for this summer.

We walked all the way around and then took a walk through the visitor's center.
I hadn't been there since it's been remodeled. It looked great. The Cristus statue
is gorgeous, just like the one in Salt Lake but smaller. We grabbed some
ice cream afterwards (yummm raspberry truffle) and headed home.
I love relaxing summer evenings!

Mi chiquito es muy gordo!

My baby is getting fat!! I can't believe how
his little thighs are filling out. His arms are even getting
a little pudgy. It is SOOO CUTE! He started out such a
skinny man, but this little chunky monkey is too adorable.

This picture shows his thighs really well. Notice, the quilt
Grandma Hudson made for him. It's the perfect quilt, but I'm
not going to tell you how many times his diapers have leaked and
he's peed on it, hehe, lol. I'm sure it will get washed hundreds of
other times.

Memorial Day

Blaz's first memorial day wasn't anything amazing, but we had fun.
We slept in, ate a nice breakfast, took a relaxing bath and then
headed to the mall. Juan found some shorts and I found some
cute capris and some colorful tops. It is SO NICE to walk right
past the ugly, overpriced maternity clothes. We put Blaz in the
bumbleride and he slept the whole time.

After shopping we went to Luy & Rosa's (juan's big brother) house
and had hamburgers. Juan's parents came over and grandma had
fun holding Blaz. Rosa just found out she's pregnant, so I had fun
chatting with her. Izaiah and Dazzly each held Blaz for a second, but
they lost interest pretty quickly. I'm excited he's going to have a cousin
very close to his age.

We headed home and relaxed, and yes I'll confess I watched the
Jon & Kate plus 8 premier. It was sad and disturbing. It made
me grateful for the wonderful husband I have and how we've always
treated each other with respect and kindness. I cringe at the way
Kate treats her husband most of the time. I remember at our wedding
ceremony the sealer said to treat my husband like a king, and almost
automatically he'll be treating me like a queen. So far, so good!

Anyway, having a new baby around makes me a little camera crazy.
Here are some funny pictures of him getting in his carseat. He calmed
down of course as soon as we started driving. Cutie!!!







P.S. I dressed him in army camo to keep up with the memorial day
theme, hehe. On the front it says "Major Cutie"

Juan and some of his friends from the ward have this monthly tradition
where they watch the Mixed Martial Arts fights together. They have a
sort of "food contest" where they each bring a dish and they vote on who
brought the best dessert, appetizer or snack. The winner for the month
gets to take home this obnoxious belt like the fight winners wear.

I, of course, have to help Juan make something amazing. I'll admit, I
have a chef ego. In march we made potato skins loaded with cheese,
bacon, green onions and sour cream. Juan got 2nd place. In April, 3
days before Blaz was born actually I helped Juan make this little pizza
alfredo bacon tomato bundles with parmesan cheese. We kind of made
of the recipe, but they were DELICIOUS. Yay!! We won! The next fight
is tonight, so we have to give back the belt, unless of course we win again.
We decided it would be funny to take pictures of Blaz with the bracelet.
Soooo hilarious! I combed his hair in a cheesy mohawk and snapped away.
The belt is huge, but don't worry it's made of foam so it's not like crushing
his chest here. Isn't my baby just too cute?

Tonight for the party we made homemade taquitos. I bought a beef roast,
cooked it for 12 hours in my crockpot with onions, garlic, limes and jalepenos.
We shredded the beef and wrapped it in corn tortillas and fried them. I made
a yummy homemade salsa and of course there's sour cream for the side. Juan
left me a little plate of them for dinner and I meant to take a picture, but I forgot:)
They turned out so yummy! We have leftover meat and it is going in the freezer for
later. The competition is tough, but hopefully we win again tonight:) We
alreadyhave our plan for next month . . . . .

Bumbleride Tribute

I dedicate this post to my BUMBLERIDE STROLLER which
I truly love. I spent a lot of time reading online reviews and
researching strollers. I wanted a jogger that would hold a
carseat on the top. We bought the bumbleride in february
from toysrus.com and I am SO DELIGHTED with it.

The colors are adorable, it folds easily into the trunk of my
car, the carseat snaps right on the top and heck it even comes
with a cup holder.

Blaz loves going for walks in his stroller. He's really comfy
in the seat and I'll admit sometimes I just set him in there
while I cook or clean. While I eat breakfast in the mornings
I just move him back and forth with my foot and he's
content. Fabulous!!



We've discovered with baby stuff that you really just get what
you pay for. I told Juan I was getting a nice stroller no matter what.

Almost 3 weeks in!

It's weird that Blaz is only almost 3 weeks old. It seems like he's been
a part of our family for much longer. I've already forgotten what it was like
without him. This weekend we visited with lots of family, it was fun! Saturday
we celebrated Stewart's graduation from ISU. Congrats Stew!!!!
Grandpa Hudson grilled hamburgers and we had fun chatting and
laughing. Blaz got spoiled by grandma and perhaps got a little bit
too much sunshine cause his cheeks are a little red. We took some
4 generation photos with grandparents too.


Sunday was my first Mother's Day!!! We bought texas toast and
strawberries at the store so Juan could make me an amazing french
toast breakfast. Blaz had such a hard night and we were both so exhausted
that we didn't wake up until after 11, which meant we only had time to
get ready for church. The strawberries are still in the fridge, so we'll
have to enjoy them later. Church was fine, we kept Blaz there the whole
time. I had to feed him during sunday school, so I had my first adventure
in the mother's lounge. It is the most crowded room in our church, hehe.
After church we went to Juan's parents for carne asada. Blaz slept the whole
time, his cousins still haven't seen him awake yet.

Well, I need to switch some laundry to the dryer and Blaz will be ready for lunch
anytime now, so I better go. Enjoy the pictures!

New Arrival

Blaz is 12 days old today, it's crazy! Each day is so different. Eventually
we'll get a schedule or routine figured out I think, but for now I never
know what the day will bring. We brought Blaz to part of church today.
We all went to sacrament meeting, I did my lesson in primary while Juan
held him, then Juan took Blaz and me home while he taught his YM's lesson.
He got lots of ooohs and aaahs and the young men have started calling him
"little JP." He slept the whole time, but was really hungry when we got home.

Well, here is are the pictures I promised and a little recap of our hospital stay.
We went in to Mountain View at 8am, they scheduled me for 5am, but since
they weren't very busy I told them I wanted to sleep in a little more:) As soon
as I got there they started Pitocin in an IV, ugh. It took about 30 minutes
before contractions started and they were no fun! I got up to go to the bathroom
and my water broke, I'm glad the doctor didn't have to. My midwife said that
pitocin generally makes contractions 3 times as bad, and since I was hooked to
an IV and baby monitor I wouldn't be able to move around she recommended
I get an epidural. By then it hurt so bad I didn't care. Juan almost passed out
while they were giving me the epidural, hehe, I still tease him about it. During
delivery and all the blood and gore he was fine, but he had to sit down with a
cold juice for the needles, lol.

My mom came and we chatted until about 4:30 pm when it was time to start
pushing. I'm so glad my mom was there, she helped out so much. Juan was
super helpful and encouraging and we all survived. Blaz was born at 6:34 pm,
it seemed like forever! Holding my breath made me so dizzy and I threw up
a lot. Blaz had his hand next to his ear and the cord was around his head so it
took a lot longer to get him out. I tore pretty bad and the stitches weren't so
fun. I remember thinking he looked so purple. He had a cone head and tons
of black hair. Juan cut the cord and they wrapped up our little bundle. He
needed a little oxygen and they gave him an IV, but he looked good. He
came in at 6 lbs and 13 oz, 21 inches long. He ate really well and slept a lot at
the hospital. I love holding him and I held him constantly. He took turns
sleeping in Juan's arms and with me. I hated the little buckets they have for
babies, I just wanted to hold him:)


We went to the doctor on friday and he is now just over 7 lbs. He is awake
more during the day. He never sleeps more than 3 hours at a time, so I'm
pretty tired by the time morning comes. Blaz and I usually sleep in until
10ish. Our whole world has changed with this little guy, but it's so fun
and I'm loving it. Juan is the cutest proud daddy and is so helpful with
changing diapers. Blaz makes this funny growling noise when he's hungry
so we've started calling him tiger. Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Estoy Aqui!!!!!

Yes, our little Blaz is here and doing great. He is now 10 days old,
I can't believe it. I have a trillion adorable pictures of him, but I
don't have a lot of time right now so I'll just share one.

This is Blaz and me celebrating at his One Week Old Birthday Party!!!
It was kind of weird to look at the clock at think wow, 1 week ago I
was in horrible pain and had no idea how much my life would change.
He was worth it all and we are so in love with our little guy. It's crazy
how dark his skin is getting too. His cone-head is going away, but his
skin is getting darker. He's just too cute!