big boy bath

 Hudson loves taking baths, and now that he also loves sitting up, they are getting more interesting...

The funniest thing is when you press the beak on this duck it quacks, and it stops him no matter what he's doing...he'll sit there trying to figure out where the sound is coming from. 

Crazy legs

 Hudson got this outfit from his Great Grandma...you can't see them, but there are two big hoof prints on his booty. Very cute...

This picture is the perfect way of showing how much he loves that bouncy chair - he's blurry because he won't stop moving, and his mouth is open because he's screaming with excitement. 

how much has changed...

One month ago today, it had been about 24 hours since Hudson had rolled from his stomach to his back for the first time (Christmas Day). For the next week he mastered the skill, but he couldn't roll from his back over to his stomach yet.
It's been a few more weeks since then, and today I realized how much has happened since that day he rolled over for the first time. It's only been a month, but Hudson is now:
1. rolling over both from his back to his stomach, and from his stomach to his back
2. scooting on his stomach all the time, legs and arms flailing - i'm sure he'll be crawling soon!
3. eating rice cereal TWICE a day
4. he broke his first TWO teeth
5. sitting up by himself!

Crazy that all this happened in one month. Our little Hudson is GROWING. My little baby is becoming a little boy...

The tooth has broken through

This morning we woke up to find that Hudson has FINALLY broken through those gums and his first chomper is on it's way in! He's been teething since just after thanksgiving, so we're glad to finally see the next stage - now the challenge will be trying to SEE what is going on in there. Hudson is very good at getting that tongue right over the spot you're trying to look at...

Happy Boy

Hudson loves sitting up, and has discovered his feet so he's always trying to get his hands on them and figure out how to get them in his mouth - like everything else he touches. But he is a VERY smiley boy...which makes everything he does cute, for the most part anyway. :)

This is his newest thing to do while getting a diaper change. The minute you put him down, those feet go up and his hands have got a hold of them. Very cute, but the diaper change is becoming increasingly more difficult. I'm sure it's only the beginning!

My first meal

Well, sort of.

Tonight Hudson had his first tastes of rice cereal! And he didn't seem to mind it - blew some bubbles, dribbled most of it down his chin, but opened up for the spoon quite a few times! Yea!

snow day!!

Hudsons first experience in the colorado snow!

5 months old!

Can't believe this little baby is now 5 months old!! He looks so big...and just keeps growing! I got this shirt for him a couple weeks ago because it has the boston terrier on it, but i didn't think he would fit in it so perfectly already!!

Time seems to be moving so quickly, and Hudson is still changing all the time. From rolling over, to teething, to grabbing at everything within reach, to just today when he was chewing on that invisible piece of gum while he watched Andy and I eat lunch. We think he's about ready for something besides a bottle, so tonight we'll start him out with some Rice cereal! Should be entertaining at least. :)

Hudson still loves his bouncer - and loves to bounce, whether he's in the bouncer or not. He loves standing up, and has been making some pretty strong motions toward wanting to crawl. He gets his knees up and starts pushing forward, but hasn't quite figured out what to do with his arms. Since he just started rolling over a couple weeks ago, i'm fine with him taking his time on crawling - as much time as he needs.

Recently we increased his bottle amount, so he gets about 6 oz. each time, and he's still the random catnapping type, so he takes about 3 to 4 30-40 minute naps a day. Some days at day care he'll sleep for an hour or so, but he doesn't seem to do that at home!! I think last week he slept for 2 1/2 hours at daycare and i was in shock! His napping schedule makes it nearly impossible to get anything done, but on the flip side it means more time with him, so i'll take the trade off.

At five months old this kid has flown three different times, and already been to two states beside Colorado. Though i'm sure we'll be flying again soon, it's nice that family will be coming to visit us soon as well.

Over Christmas I found out just how nervous my family was about me being a mom. Not because they didn't think i could do it, but they weren't sure i would like it. To be honest, i wasn't sure how i would like the baby stage either. I knew i liked toddlers, but a baby? Well, all i can say is the saying is true - it's different when it's your own. -And i like to add on to that, because it's also different when your baby is the cutest baby you've ever seen. :)

Though the first couple months were filled with challenges I could never have expected or prepared for, I have loved this little boy from the first day he peed on me (he was about 1 minute old). And to quote one more thing I've heard a thousand times, and now understand completely - "I love him more every day." At least until he starts talking back.

growing up!

We have discovered that Hudson fits in 6-12 jeans from the Gap now! This kid is GROWING. He can reach and grab things easily now, he's rolling over multiple times during the night (and waking up because of it), he's making some great new noises, he's graduated to the big boy tub even! I'm so glad we got to spend time with my family while he's at this age - he's changing so fast, we'll never have a chance to do that with him like that again!

Christmas with Great Auntie Susie and Uncle Rick

We were lucky and got to spend a few days with Great Auntie Susie after Christmas! The weather was beautiful, and it was fun to hang with her, do some shopping for Hudson, watch for whales, see a few friends, and relax!

Hudson's head gear

Hudson wore quite a few hats this holiday...he's so versatile! Obviously he's a Dodger fan, but he also likes beenies, hoodies, you name it, he looks good in it!

Hat/outfit from Great Auntie Susie

Hat and outfit from Oma.

Great Grandma and Grandpa

My Christmas wish this year was that Hudson would get to meet his great grandma and grandpa. My wish came true!! We had the best time with the BG's!! I'm SO glad they were there - cause i wanted to see them too. :)

Hudson's first Christmas!

This Christmas, we all got together at my parents house to celebrate - and it was great! THE best part about it? Everyone was there!!! (other than auntie susie and family, but hopefully that will happen soon!)

The whole gang - Great Grandma and Grandpa Fluckiger, Ma and Pa Reeves, Josh and Jen, Abbie and Theo, Jonathan, Andy, Hudson, me, Nala, Brulet, and Shammy.

4 generations

Abbie and her butter ball.

Sitting with Grandpa Reeves, wearing the Christmas outfit grandpa picked out for him to wear on Christmas day! Of course it was RED. :)

Christmas dinner.

It took Jonathan a few days to warm up to holding Hudson, and once he did, he was hooked.

I know we'll look back on this and think, "was he really small enough to take a bath in the kitchen sink?" The answer: yes. And he loved it.

Nap time took place on Oma and Opa's bed...and it was on Christmas day, that he rolled over for the FIRST TIME on this bed!! Now, he won't stop rolling over.