Kouper Troy Eugene Hudkins

Well we have a very tiny man. I had to be induced immediately on Tuesday for high blood pressure and other complication. Kouper (pronounced Cooper) is doing great, we could not be happier. He was 4lb 12oz and 4lb 8oz when we left the hospital and 16 inches long. Our only worry is his blood sugar since he is so small, but formula is helping that. I am still not able to do much since my blood pressure is still extremely high, but my baby is healthy and all that matters.

Since he is a preemie we have been told not to take him out for a month and to have very few visitors, and of course no one that is sick. But we would love to show him off.

Cass is the happiest man on earth and has been a huge help while I've been sick. I could not have asked for a better father to my children.

Anyway, here are some pictures.

Love you all,
Jeanine

Congratulations

Congratulations on the birth of your son Cassidy and Janene. And welcome to to Grampa/Gramma hood Troy and Nancy. I understand that you got yourself the no-name brand..... thats what happens when you go to the grocery store for your choice of kids. I don't think he will cost any less to raise though. HAHA!

Nancy, I was talking to Dawn Kidd yesterday and then heard the same story on the news. A procedure for helping people with MS called the LIBERATION TREATMENT has helped alot of people. Check out CTV News. Dawn says it is available in Saskatchewan (not yet in Alberta) but isn't covered by Health care. The news story says they do it in Costa Rica. Good excuse for a vacation, yes?

Brent

fun fact from the life of Arland

Hey everyone! Arland here! I just thought i'd let you guys know that I got kicked outta the house the other day!!! Hah! jk. I actually left. They all miss me now i'm sure. Probably wishing I was back at home right now. They're most likely regretting the fact that they let me leave. Or not.
So I made a decition a while back to spread my wings and fly into a world of.. . .  .  . (dramatic pause) buying my own groceries, paying my own bills, and not having mom and dad there to remind me of stuff! To most of you this is just everyday independance, but to me it's a new adventure and a learning experience. So, to make things official, I decided to get a couple of roomates, an place, and a job. Our place is on 83 ave here in e-town, and we get possesion of it on Sept 1st.  I havn't been there yet.  For a job i got onto a base crew for Standard General construction in St. Albert and will be busy taking their money for about two months.  I had my first day today and really enjoyed it!  Annyways! I hope everything is going well with all of you! And I shall talk to you later!

Family Directory

Hello all,

Cass and I have been very busy getting ready for our little guy and my health. I have been making many trips to the hospital for tests and appointment. We are almost 36 week and waiting to see if I am induced for high blood pressure and an "old placenta." 36 weeks is when the hospital we want to deliver at will induce so I have been trying to take it easy. The little man looks good, it's just me that's having a hard time, but I am ok with that.

Since I can't do much I have started working on the directory we had discussed at the reunion. I don't want our private info on the blog since it is not private, although birthdays and anniversaries will be put on. So if all those who didn't write their info down at the reunion can e-mail me the info for everyone in their home, as well as those older children you don't think will check the blog. Please include full names, birthdays, anniversaries, street address, e-mail address and phone numbers (we think cell numbers would be good as well.) If you did write it down at the reunion I will e-mail you that I need more or you are good.

My e-mail is jwildes18@hotmail.com and thanks for the help. I will try to be like Jenny and bug you all, but not too much. When I am done I will e-mail everyone a copy and from there you can print or keep on your computer, whichever is easier for you.

Thanks again,
Jeanine

GOOD JUDGEMENT

comes from 

EXPERIENCE,

but often

EXPERIENCE 

comes from 

BAD JUDGEMENT.

Bird Girl's Surgery

Hello all,

I think I will be doing the writing and updating for a bit, I am your new host of a little game I like to call How is Jacey doing? Well not so much a game but she is definitely testing the limit of how long she can go without sleeping...Well as most of you know Jacey had surgery this week to correct her eyes and hips. Yes 2 in 1 surgery, we talked to the surgeons and they said that the surgery went very well. And as of noon yesterday Jacey has been in a room at the Stollery Hospital recovering from those surgeries. She is doing really well and still is finding time to play drop the soother and drop anything that is in front of me onto the floor game. A favorite of mommy and daddy....nope just kidding not fun at all. She is doing really well though, the only thing is she is having a hard time sleeping. That is why Mommy and Daddy are resting now and have time to update the blog. Her biggest problem is her lack of movement she has a big cast on her legs and they are separated by a broomstick here I included a picture of this as it is pretty cool and she definitely got some wild colours haha.  I will update you as things progress but as of now she is doing well and is in good spirits.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers, especially for the big family prayer the night before the surgery.  We thank you and love you all for this.  This helped us a lot during a difficult time for our family. Also, thanks for all who have made suppers and who have helped out at the hospital again this has helped us tremendously.

Also in a final note today is Jacey Bird's birthday Happy 2nd Birthday to a sweet special girl and even though it is no fun to have a birthday in the hospital I think straight eyes and straight legs are a not bad present...well maybe some toys would be better but we are unconventional parents like that haha.
Take Care,

Jon, Alyson and a recovering Jacey

Hello from Aaron & Chelsey!

Hi Everyone!
We had a wonderful time at the reunion. It was so great seeing everyone, especially family we haven't seen in years. It was crazy to see how much people have changed. Brooke had a blast playing with the kids and we had soooo much fun playing kick the can. It was definetly a weekend we will remember. Kudo's to Jenny and everyone else that planned the event - fantastic job. We can't wait for the next one.


Here are some photo's and videos to share since Dad (Brent) won't stop nagging Chelsey to do it. Enjoy.

P.S. Sorry for taking up so much space - we couldn't get the pictures to go side by side.

Aaron & Chelsey

Austin in the Sumo Suit

 Brooke & Marcus

Keisha & Austin

 Brooke with her Butterfly Face

Austin as Batman

doing the craft - what a great idea

Brotherly love - Brandon & Aaron