7 Months Old

Hudson you are 7 months old now. You are growing too fast and the time is flying by. I can't believe we were in the hospital 7 months ago to give birth to your sweet face. That day changed Mommy and Daddy's world forever and it was the best thing that could have ever happened to us.

Your newest thing as of today is you are army crawling. You can make it from one side of the room to the other pretty quickly if you are after something. You are able to play with your toys and keep yourself entertained for longer periods of time now. You love your spinning zoo toy and your walker. You went from only being able to move backwards into your walker to now moving in all directions. We can't take our eyes off of you or you are trying to unplug the cords in the wall or open drawers. You are such a smart cookie! You still enjoy your Johnny JumpUp and sometimes you get so tickled in it you can't stop laughing. You love to be outside. We have had a few really nice days lately and we have taken you out in your exersaucer and you LOVE it. You also enjoy being naked and taking your baths.

You are talking more with each day. A more recent thing is you are grunting. You have started to echo us more when we talk to you. Your personality continues to shine and you are very social! We can also tell that you made be strong-willed when you are older.

You love your baby food. Your favorite vegetable is green beans but you will eat carrots and sweet potatoes. You like almost all fruits: pears, apples, and peaches. You are not a huge fan of bananas at this point. Knock on wood, you have had no allergic reactions to any of your baby food. You are using a sippy cup with a large nipple right now with apple juice and water mixed in it. You seem to enjoy it! You are still drinking around 5-6 ounces each bottle and at night you take two bottles with half formula and half breastmilk. Mommy is weaning herself right now so she can stop pumping for good. She has about 2-3 months stored for you in the deep freeze.

You recently cut your 3rd tooth. It is your first one on the top and your second one on the top is about to break through the skin. We have had to give you more tyenol recently because they are causing you to be in pain. You haven't been sleeping very good when your mouth hurts.

You continue to wake us up to eat at least two times a night. This is very tiring for Mommy and Daddy but we love you so much that we do it anyways. We hope sometime in the near future you will sleep through the whole night so we can too.

Your eyes are changing color. It appears right now that the majority of them are blue with brown in the middle. I think they will eventually turn to green and brown and your eye color will be hazel like your parents.

You are the happiest and sweetest baby. We get compliments all of the time from people that you are such an alert and happy boy. We heard this just the other day at the MSU basketball game. We agree with everyone!! Thank you for brightening our days each and every day. We both love you with all of our heart and soul and would do anything for you sweet boy!

6 Month Doctor Visit

Hudson had his 6 month checkup and shots yesterday. He weighed 22.3 pounds (95%) and was 27 inches long (60%). Our pediatrician said he is a healthy boy and growing great.

We have been giving him baby food for about a month now but weren't really sure on how much or how often. Our doctor informed us we can give him up to 3 jars of stage 2 fruits and veggies and up to 6 ounces of fluids (water or juice). Hudson's favorite foods at this point are green beans, carrots and peaches. I have been hesitant on fruits because I don't want him to get where that is all he wants. We also tried water last night in a sippy cup for the first time. He didn't really understand how to get the water out of the top since it is different than a nipple. I think it will just take some time.

Hudson is wanting to crawl so bad. He is already becoming so mobile. He can rock back and forth and is turning in a complete circle on all fours. Also if he wants something he will roll until he gets to the location of the desired item. He will be crawling in no time I am sure of it.

He is about to cut his 3rd and 4th tooth. He is drooling like crazy and rubbing every toy he can get into his mouth across his gums.

We are enjoying this age so much. He is so fun and his personality is shining so much! He is beginning to learn to reach for us if he wants to be picked up. He babbles constantly and smiles alot!

His next appointment is at 9 months but no shots....YEAH!!!

Blizzard 2011

Last Monday night into Tuesday the sleet/ice began and the snow followed shortly after. Grocery stores were packed and shelves cleared out of the essentials. We stocked up and prepared to be at home for a few days.

News channels were right on their predictions and Springfield was pounded. We got 9-10 inches of snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. School was cancelled from Tuesday through Friday so I had some time at home with Hudson. It was great to be home with both of my boys on Tuesday and Wednesday. We got another 2 inches on Friday night. We are expected to be getting a little more in the next few days

All I know for sure is that we will never go without an SUV (All-Wheel Drive) again! It has been amazing in the thick snow and slush.

Playing in the snow

Addie fetching her ball

Daddy and H

H laughing in the snow

H sitting in the snow (before he fell backwards)

Smiling at Mommy

Mommy and H

Recent picture

This is Hudson on one of our snow days. He is 6 months old in this picture. He loves his exersaucer.

6 Months Old

You are now 6 months old Hudson Ray. It is officially your half-birthday. Mommy cannot believe that I gave birth to you 6 months ago.....where has the time gone? We are so proud of you and think you are just the cutest baby ever. I think most people would agree with us.

You were suppose to have your 6 month checkup and shots today but the doctor's office called to reschedule because they were going home for the day due to the snow. We are under a blizzard warning. As I write this we currently have 6 inches of snow and it's not letting down yet. Your 6 month appointment will now be on Valentines Day at 4:00pm. Mommy and Daddy weighed and measured you today. You are now 23 pounds and 27 inches long. What a BIG boy!

Hudson, your favorite things include eating your green beans, sitting in your highchair, exersaucer, and walker. You love your Johnny Jump Up and often bounce in it at night when Mommy and Daddy are their tv shows. You have always loved your baths and still do. You also like to roll around and lay on your stomach on the floor. We just know any day you are going to take off crawling. Talking on the cell phone is a daily thing for you. If you are with Mimi, you talk to Mommy at least twice a day and if you are with Mommy and Daddy you talk to Mimi and Papa at least once a day.

In terms of communication, you are very expressive. You have lots of facial expressions but our favorite is your smile. It lights up our world. You are babbling constantly. It doesn't appear to Mommy that you have any real consonants at this point. Your new thing is a sucking noise that you make by inhaling air. I think you have just learned recently that your voice can make lots of different noises. It is so cute and we got a video of it today on our snow day. Daddy and you do it back and forth. You definitely realize that a conversation is two-sided. You listen and then talk and so on. You are one smart cookie.

At bedtime, Daddy feeds you your bottle and rocks you for about 5 minutes. When he places you in your crib you almost never cry anymore but roll over onto your tummy and go to sleep. This makes it alot less stressful for Mommy. I absolutely hate listening to you cry. You have been sleeping around 5 or 6 hours before you wake to eat at night and then wake again around 6:30-7:00. A couple of the last few mornings Mommy has had to wake you up to leave for Mimi's house. Daddy is still feeding you during your nighttime feeding while Mommy pumps. You are such a happy baby in the mornings. I love your precious smile and your sweet voice.

You are still taking a bottle around every 3 hours. You are drinking about 5 ounces each bottle. Around dinnertime, we are offering you baby food and a bottle. You LOVE your green beans. You will eat carrots ok but squash is not your favorite. You are good at keeping most of the food in your mouth. At night, we are mixing half formula and half breastmilk to help hold you over a little. It doesn't seem to bother your tummy at all.

We feel so blessed to have you as our son. God gave us the best gift on July 29th. We thank Him everyday for you. We have enjoyed the past six months of your life and look forward to the next six. We love you to the moon and back Hudson Ray.

Trying to Move

Hudson is starting to move around alot. If you lay him on the floor on his back, he will roll to his tummy and try to reach his toys. He also scouts alot and pushes his butt up really high in the air so that he can get his knees up under him to push off. It does however take him awhile to get where he is trying to go but he usually makes it there with time. He can turn around 360 degrees and will sometimes roll from belly to back to belly to back until he gets where he wants to be. Hudson will be crawling within weeks I believe. I am excited to reach another milestone but then again sad that my little baby is growing up. Hudson will be 6 months on Saturday, January 29th.