12 weeks

Today, Hudson is 12 weeks old. From now on we will just wait until the calendar date to say how old he is in months instead of weeks. But I just can't believe he's been in this world 12 weeks already!! And it's true what they say, i love him more and more every day.

Here are a few updates on the life of Hudson:

1. He still doesn't sleep through the night, but will usually sleep 5 hours, wake up to eat, then go back to sleep for another 2 hours before waking again. That second wake up is usually a bit longer, but he will eventually go back to sleep again until about 8am - depending on when i have to get him up and off to work with me.

2. He has done awesome in day care - not that i doubted him! We have been able to spend the lunch hours together so far, and I'm hoping that will continue once i'm back full time next week. I can't imagine not seeing him for 8-10 hour! Lina is the main woman taking care of him at day care, and she's great. She was trained over in Germany, but has worked at the Children's place for over 10 years. She's given me some good tips already, and I can tell she will take great care of Hudson while he's there. I'm just SO thankful i can walk down and see him too though!

3. In the evenings, when Hudson occasionally has a crying spell, the one thing that will calm him down every time (hasn't failed yet!) is Chris Brown's song, "forever." Don't know why, but i turn it on, dance a bit with him in the living room, and he quiets down almost right away. It's awesome - though i know andy is sick of that song already...

4. Hudson is GROWING! He is wearing more 3-6 month clothes already! His newborn clothes are a thing of the past, and he is looking so much more like a little boy!

5. He has discovered his fist, and it seems to like being in his mouth as much as possible. We'll try taking it out to give him the pacifier, and sometimes he'll take it, but sometimes he'll make the most awful face and kick it right out with his tongue. It's pretty funny! Not sure if he'll be starting to teeth soon, but for now he's just discovering his hands...with his mouth.

6, Talking is also one of his favorite past times - he makes so many great noises these days, and we have several conversations a day about whatever is on his mind. He will look at me and get a big grin, then tell me something only he can understand. But i still laugh, agree with him, and ask him to tell me more. It's one of my favorite times of day.

7. We put the swing away, since he prefers the bouncy seat so much - and the swing took up half the living room! Where the swing used to be, we now put his tummy time mat, so he can work on those neck muscles! He is doing SO well with holding up his head - i'd say by Christmas we'll be putting him face OUT in the bjorn!

8. He doesn't show much interest in rolling over yet, but Andy and I are fine with that! He loves spending time on his changing table by the mirror so much, i'll be sad when he wants to roll off of it!

9. We are enjoying him so much every day now - and he is getting cuter and cuter! His expressions and involvement continue to develop, along with his strong leg and arm muscles! We can't wait for him to meet the rest of the family this holiday season!