Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Big Cousin
Since this blog mostly revolves around Hudson, I figured I would title this post "BIG COUSIN".
Hudson is going to become a big cousin on or around August 18th. Jessica and Brandon are 10 weeks pregnant and couldn't be more excited. I got to be with her when she took the pregnancy test and got to go to her first ultrasound yesterday (thank you snow day) to see that sweet baby. The baby was moving it's arms and the heartbeat looked good and strong.
Jess has been suffering from morning sickness since about the time she found out she was expecting. So far her symptoms are exactly the same as mine. I have already bought her the first doses of B6 vitamin and Unisom to help with the all-day sickness.
Hudson and Baby Penrose will be approximately 13 months apart. They will be very close growing up. If they have a boy, they are set. BUT if they have a girl, we will all get to have our girlie fix buying pink and bows. I believe it is a GIRL. Either way at this point, we are just praying for a healthy baby.
We are thankful for this pregnancy and know that it happened in God's perfect timing. I am looking forward to my sister starting to show, feeling the baby move, and being in the delivery room with her like she was for me. Thank you Jesus for this sweet baby!
Hudson is going to become a big cousin on or around August 18th. Jessica and Brandon are 10 weeks pregnant and couldn't be more excited. I got to be with her when she took the pregnancy test and got to go to her first ultrasound yesterday (thank you snow day) to see that sweet baby. The baby was moving it's arms and the heartbeat looked good and strong.
Jess has been suffering from morning sickness since about the time she found out she was expecting. So far her symptoms are exactly the same as mine. I have already bought her the first doses of B6 vitamin and Unisom to help with the all-day sickness.
Hudson and Baby Penrose will be approximately 13 months apart. They will be very close growing up. If they have a boy, they are set. BUT if they have a girl, we will all get to have our girlie fix buying pink and bows. I believe it is a GIRL. Either way at this point, we are just praying for a healthy baby.
We are thankful for this pregnancy and know that it happened in God's perfect timing. I am looking forward to my sister starting to show, feeling the baby move, and being in the delivery room with her like she was for me. Thank you Jesus for this sweet baby!
5 Months Old.....better late than never
Hudson you are 5 months old. You are getting to be quite the big boy. You have a very large personality and are a very happy baby most of the time. You really only cry or fuss when you are tired or hungry (don't we all). You are changing and growing so much. Mimi even says it is much easier to take you places and you entertain yourself much more now that you are getting older.
Since you did not have a doctor's appointment at 5 months, we weighed you on our own. You are now 20 pounds....such a big and healthy baby.
Some of your favorite things at this point include sitting in your highchair to play with your toys and while Mommy and Daddy eat, jumping in your johnny jump-up, playing in your exersaucer, reading books, and talking to anyone that will listen to you. Your new obsession is our cell phones. You also have been to many of the MSU basketball games lately and you really seem to enjoy them. You are attentive to the court and the jumbo-tron in the stadium. The loud music, band, buzzers, and announcer no longer startle you. (We are so glad)! You put any and everything into your mouth include your hands and your feet. You are in a stage where you don't like your pacifier much but this may be a good thing for later down the road when we want to get rid of it.
Your sleeping patterns continue to change at night but you are consistently taking 2-3 naps a day. Often times you will take at least one longer nap (1-2 hours) and 2 shorter naps (30-45 mins) with Mimi during the week and at home on the weekends. At night, you continue to wake up 1-2 times to eat. I think you are just a hungry, growing boy. We no longer swaddle you at night and this seems to make it much easier for you to go down after your feedings in the middle of the night. You often cry yourself to sleep when we lay you down for the first time. It varies how long and how hard you cry. If you cry for 20 minutes, Mommy or Daddy rocks you again until you are calmed down and asleep. This seems to be working well and is much easier on us although Mommy still hates listening to you cry when we lay you down. I want you to know although I do not always rush right in to pick you up and comfort you that I love you and will always be here for you.
You are eating so well. You still take bottles around every 3 hours during the day. During dinnertime, Mommy has been feeding you some green beans (started around 1/17/11) along with a smaller bottle. You seem to really enjoy them and are doing a nice job keeping most of them in your mouth and swallowing them. We tried to spoon feed you rice cereal and you just didn't like the texture. You were gagging yourself so bad!
Your eyes are still a dark blue but seem to have a hint of brown in them. I am thinking they are going to change to hazel eventually. All I know is that they are beautiful and you get so many compliments about how you have big curious eyes and that they are so pretty!
Our next appointment with the doctor is scheduled for February 1st. You will get your 6 month shots and checkup then. Mommy and Daddy can't wait to see how much you have grown since your last visit.
Hudson, you are so much fun!! Mommy looks forward to picking you up everyday after work and seeing your sweet smile when you see that I am there. I also enjoy getting to talk to you on the phone each day and hear your sweet voice while I am working (makes my days so much better). Daddy and I love you so much and can't imagine our life without you. God is so good, and we thank Him every night for you!!!
Since you did not have a doctor's appointment at 5 months, we weighed you on our own. You are now 20 pounds....such a big and healthy baby.
Some of your favorite things at this point include sitting in your highchair to play with your toys and while Mommy and Daddy eat, jumping in your johnny jump-up, playing in your exersaucer, reading books, and talking to anyone that will listen to you. Your new obsession is our cell phones. You also have been to many of the MSU basketball games lately and you really seem to enjoy them. You are attentive to the court and the jumbo-tron in the stadium. The loud music, band, buzzers, and announcer no longer startle you. (We are so glad)! You put any and everything into your mouth include your hands and your feet. You are in a stage where you don't like your pacifier much but this may be a good thing for later down the road when we want to get rid of it.
Your sleeping patterns continue to change at night but you are consistently taking 2-3 naps a day. Often times you will take at least one longer nap (1-2 hours) and 2 shorter naps (30-45 mins) with Mimi during the week and at home on the weekends. At night, you continue to wake up 1-2 times to eat. I think you are just a hungry, growing boy. We no longer swaddle you at night and this seems to make it much easier for you to go down after your feedings in the middle of the night. You often cry yourself to sleep when we lay you down for the first time. It varies how long and how hard you cry. If you cry for 20 minutes, Mommy or Daddy rocks you again until you are calmed down and asleep. This seems to be working well and is much easier on us although Mommy still hates listening to you cry when we lay you down. I want you to know although I do not always rush right in to pick you up and comfort you that I love you and will always be here for you.
You are eating so well. You still take bottles around every 3 hours during the day. During dinnertime, Mommy has been feeding you some green beans (started around 1/17/11) along with a smaller bottle. You seem to really enjoy them and are doing a nice job keeping most of them in your mouth and swallowing them. We tried to spoon feed you rice cereal and you just didn't like the texture. You were gagging yourself so bad!
Your eyes are still a dark blue but seem to have a hint of brown in them. I am thinking they are going to change to hazel eventually. All I know is that they are beautiful and you get so many compliments about how you have big curious eyes and that they are so pretty!
Our next appointment with the doctor is scheduled for February 1st. You will get your 6 month shots and checkup then. Mommy and Daddy can't wait to see how much you have grown since your last visit.
Hudson, you are so much fun!! Mommy looks forward to picking you up everyday after work and seeing your sweet smile when you see that I am there. I also enjoy getting to talk to you on the phone each day and hear your sweet voice while I am working (makes my days so much better). Daddy and I love you so much and can't imagine our life without you. God is so good, and we thank Him every night for you!!!
Got it!
Well I got the snow day that I prayed for. Jeremy and I woke up at 3:30 to feed Hudson and there was hardly a dusting on the ground so I assumed I was going to work. Then a text message from KY3 went off at 5:15 and then an AlertNow message from the school at 6 to inform me that school was out. I was very excited and got to sleep in until almost 9....thank you Hudson! Daddy stayed home and worked from home as well.
We had a nice lazy day. We stayed in our pajamas most of the day, made cinnamon rolls for breakfast, watched tv, played on the computer, played with our sweet boy, and went to a very important appointment (more to follow in another post). It was a great day.
I am back to work today (Friday) but tomorrow is the weekend. YIPEE!! Thank you Dr. Ridder for the snow day!
We had a nice lazy day. We stayed in our pajamas most of the day, made cinnamon rolls for breakfast, watched tv, played on the computer, played with our sweet boy, and went to a very important appointment (more to follow in another post). It was a great day.
I am back to work today (Friday) but tomorrow is the weekend. YIPEE!! Thank you Dr. Ridder for the snow day!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Big boy!
Hudson is getting to be such a big boy. He really is a very strong baby. He loves to stand and bounce on any one's legs that will hold him. He also loves to be on his tummy and lift his head. What once was a chore for him to get to his belly is now just an everyday occurrence. He is sitting better on his own but still needs a little assistance or he will fall forward. Hudson likes it when you tell him he is a big boy and he loves to squeal or babble on the phone to whoever will listen to him. I swear he already knows how to say HI!
We have accomplished something new in our house......no more swaddling! We are so excited to say that we are done with the swaddles for Hudson. We swaddled him longer than we probably should have because he already wasn't a great sleeper and we were afraid taking him out of the swaddle would make it worse. He has a tendency of waking himself up with his arms because he loves to throw them up to his face. For the past 5 nights, we have laid him down in his crib and he cries for a couple minutes and then falls asleep. He has just been getting us up once a night to eat which is better than the 2-3 times he was waking. The first night he cried for 6 minutes before he fell asleep and last night was only 1 minute, so we are definitely getting there....so exciting!
Last night before Daddy got home, Mommy and Hudson were having some play time on the bed. One of Hudson's new favorite things is to have his back kissed or massaged, which is easy to do because he loves his tummy so much. I was kissing his back and I think it tickled and he started wiggling. Next thing I knew, he was on his back. He rolled from his belly to his back for the first time.......and he did it 2 times.
Like I said we have got a big boy on our hands. He will be 6 months at the end of January. The time is just flying by. It just feels like yesterday that I was in the hospital giving birth to him. Hudson is such a joy and so much fun to have around. We couldn't imagine our life without him. Jeremy and I are enjoying every day with him. Life couldn't get much better. Now if Mommy and Hudson could just get over their colds!
We have accomplished something new in our house......no more swaddling! We are so excited to say that we are done with the swaddles for Hudson. We swaddled him longer than we probably should have because he already wasn't a great sleeper and we were afraid taking him out of the swaddle would make it worse. He has a tendency of waking himself up with his arms because he loves to throw them up to his face. For the past 5 nights, we have laid him down in his crib and he cries for a couple minutes and then falls asleep. He has just been getting us up once a night to eat which is better than the 2-3 times he was waking. The first night he cried for 6 minutes before he fell asleep and last night was only 1 minute, so we are definitely getting there....so exciting!
Last night before Daddy got home, Mommy and Hudson were having some play time on the bed. One of Hudson's new favorite things is to have his back kissed or massaged, which is easy to do because he loves his tummy so much. I was kissing his back and I think it tickled and he started wiggling. Next thing I knew, he was on his back. He rolled from his belly to his back for the first time.......and he did it 2 times.
Like I said we have got a big boy on our hands. He will be 6 months at the end of January. The time is just flying by. It just feels like yesterday that I was in the hospital giving birth to him. Hudson is such a joy and so much fun to have around. We couldn't imagine our life without him. Jeremy and I are enjoying every day with him. Life couldn't get much better. Now if Mommy and Hudson could just get over their colds!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy New Year!!!
2010 has been an awesome year for the Elliott family. Some of the highlights include:
Celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary
Giving birth to our son Hudson Ray
Witnessing Jessie marry the man of her dreams (we love you Brandon and your family)
Selling my car.....goodbye Eclipse
Buying a new car......hello Endeavor SUV
Selling Jeremy's first home on Portland Street
Buying our first home together in Battlefield, MO
Witnessing my good friend Amanda Dempsey marry Aaron Pearson and Amanda get her new job at Cowden as a special education teacher
Celebrating the births of many friend's babies......Emma Holstein (Maria/Josh), Braelyn York (Kailey/Michael), Eva Davied (Laura/Aaron), Cannon Massey (Casey/Matthew), Jackson Butrick (Alysia/Curtis), and Jasper Kimmons(Melissa/Billy)
Celebrated the engagement of my best friend Megan Westrich to Blake Pinkerton
Celebrated both of my parent's 50th birthdays
Celebrated mom's 2nd retirment to watch Hudson full-time (you are such a blessing mom)
Getting to see ALL of Jeremy's family for Thanksgiving
These are just a few of the highlights. Thankful for all of the blessings this year and praying 2011 will be just as great.
Celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary
Giving birth to our son Hudson Ray
Witnessing Jessie marry the man of her dreams (we love you Brandon and your family)
Selling my car.....goodbye Eclipse
Buying a new car......hello Endeavor SUV
Selling Jeremy's first home on Portland Street
Buying our first home together in Battlefield, MO
Witnessing my good friend Amanda Dempsey marry Aaron Pearson and Amanda get her new job at Cowden as a special education teacher
Celebrating the births of many friend's babies......Emma Holstein (Maria/Josh), Braelyn York (Kailey/Michael), Eva Davied (Laura/Aaron), Cannon Massey (Casey/Matthew), Jackson Butrick (Alysia/Curtis), and Jasper Kimmons(Melissa/Billy)
Celebrated the engagement of my best friend Megan Westrich to Blake Pinkerton
Celebrated both of my parent's 50th birthdays
Celebrated mom's 2nd retirment to watch Hudson full-time (you are such a blessing mom)
Getting to see ALL of Jeremy's family for Thanksgiving
These are just a few of the highlights. Thankful for all of the blessings this year and praying 2011 will be just as great.
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