13 MONTH new favorites

Our loving, adorable little Hudson has been discovering some new things to do lately…some of which are adorable, and some of which are NOT adorable. This picture is one of the latter. And he does this ALL the time. Go into the kitchen, pull everything out, and find the best things to chew on. One good thing: it's helped me clean out my cupboards!

Other things this marvelous little 13 month old does:

1. He loves making two specific animal sounds - monkey and lion. He will make these two noises throughout the day, and loves when we make them as well. It's very cute. 

2. He loves pushing things around on the floor - anything he can push, pretty much. Wheels, no wheels. Mobile, not mobile. Doesn't matter, he wants to push it across the floor. This presents several problems, however. 1) Our house is small, so there isn't a lot of floor space to push things without running into something; 2) not everything is meant to be pushed. Both of these often result in a frustrated Hudson, which is not fun for anyone. 

3. This little boy LOVES walking! I'm sure this is common among walking one year olds, just as i'm sure the challenge of picking them up when it's time to stop walking is common. We love going outside to the park with Hudson, and he loves walking around (wherever he wants to go at the moment), playing on the playground, and meeting new friends to play with and steal toys from. He does NOT like when it's time to go inside. So we just accept that the neighborhood will hear our screaming child for a few minutes after play time. 

4. Hudson has started stomping and dancing when he gets excited about something. I love this! The other morning I asked him if he wanted a bite of banana, and he did a little happy dance - stomping, clapping and making a little happy noise with a big smile on his face. It was hilarious, and so sweet - his sincere little personality was beaming through at that moment. I can't believe how much he's growing up - and how much fun it is to watch him become Hudson. 

5. Toothbrushing. Yet another thing this boy loves doing. He will let me brush his 7 little teeth for just a brief moment, then he takes over. He'll move the brush around in his mouth quite a bit (on his gums), and will proudly walk around the bathroom showing of his brushing skillz. 

6. Laps: Our upstairs is all connected through the hall and bathroom, so Hudson can do loops starting in his room and going through our room and the bathroom. Lately he has been grabbing any number of items (andy's laundry basket is the favorite right now) and pushing or carrying them around the loop - at least 10 times in a row. He will just continue to walk/push from his room to our room to the bathroom and back to his room - having a ball. Silly guy. 

7. This little boy has always liked books, but lately he has decided that he wants to sit in your lap while you read him a book. He'll pick one out, walk over to you with it, push your legs if they're crossed and plop down (facing out) so you can read him his book of choice. His determination to sit on my lap for a few minutes is fine with me. :)

8. Other fun facts: He loves his milk, and drinks out of a sippy cup all day except at bedtime and first thing when he wakes up. He loves food! He almost always eats everything we give him, and is getting much better at eating with the spoon! We are pretty sure he's gained weight since his 12 month check up, cause he's feeling very solid these days…still wearing 18month - 2T clothes mostly, his gap pants are 12-18 and they're almost too short. He laughs a lot, loves puzzles, has just figured out how to close doors - and actually is tall enough to OPEN the doors in our house now, which he did while i was in the bathroom the other day!!! In general he is VERY social, loves people, smiles at everyone, jabbers all the time, enjoys a pacifier while he's in the car, takes one nap a day (about an hour and a half, which is too short by day care standards so he's a bit of a "project" in that way), goes to bed about 7pm and wakes up around 6-6:30. He is a LOT of fun, gives great hugs, can point to my nose, mouth and eyes, and seems to be learning something new every minute of the day! We love him so much - Hudson, you enrich our lives beyond what we could ever have imagined.