How Lego would prefer things...

If she could have it her way, she'd be the focus...

Hudson got some great clothes from my good friend Holleman - she had her son Luke in the spring, so these cute outfits are getting double use! Thanks Holleman!!! :)

Me and my first pumpkin

it's a beautiful fall day, perfect for hanging out with my pumpkin. Once I get my halloween costume on, we'll look a little more alike...

more bumbo time

He's getting MUCH better at holding up his head - so more time sitting up!

The many expressions of Hudson

Had to take a pic with my boy...he's getting so big! So, does he look like me, or Andy???

I think this expression is saying something like, "I don't know where that smell came from!"

And here is the guilty shot of him creating that smell...

Our happy camper.

my new friend

We've discovered that if the pacifier is in Hudsons mouth while we're driving, he typically won't cry. Genius. Now the trick is figuring out how to keep him from spitting it out every 5 seconds so you don't have to try and find his mouth while you're driving to get it back in. Hmm.

Bumbo

He can't quite hold his head up for too long, but he's getting there! We've been doing some exercises to build that neck muscle! Like sitting in the bumbo for a second or two...plus he looks so cute in it!

A trip to Boulder

dude - check me out.


This last weekend we took Hudson to Boulder to walk around on Pearl Street. It was a little cool out, so he needed to wear a hat! We stopped for coffee, checked out some bikes (what Andy wants for his birthday), looked in a few shops, etc. It was a fun day!

The Jazz

Yesterday we lost our family cat, Jazz. She was with us over 14 years, and was a wonderful part of our family. We will all miss her...love you Jazzy.

First day of day care

Today was Hudson's first day of day care, and my first day back at work. I left him there about 8:45 - happy as could be in the bouncy chair they have in there. I came back at noon to spend my lunch hour with him, and got to feed him, play with him, and put him down for his nap! Then i was back at 4 to pick him up - just as he was waking up from his third 40 minute nap of the day! He ate all his food for the day, saved his poop for when we got home, and only cried hard for a few minutes when the fire alarm went off for the drill they were having. Overall I'd say he had a pretty good first day! Lina is the main caretaker for the infants at the Children's Place where he is going, and it's got a 4 star rating with QualiStar, which is the highest score you can get. Though I'm not thrilled about doing daycare because i miss spending my days with him, I think it will work out ok having him just a five minute walk away.

I just can't believe he's 10 weeks old. My baby...2 1/2 months old already. And starting to wear three month clothes!

fall in colorado

this is where we hiked the day after my due date...and two and a half months later, we're back!

october = pumpkins! Hudsons first urban pumpkin patch.

smiles

chillin on the bed...

i'm 2 1/2 months old and i love to smile!! i love my bouncy chair, talking, hanging on my changing table and looking at myself in the mirror, and sleeping in with mom and dad in the big bed!

Peter and Anna's wedding

This last weekend Hudson took his first plane ride!! We headed out to Chicago for Uncle Pete's wedding - he and Anna were married on Saturday, October 9th. Hudson did GREAT on the flight out!! Couldn't have been better! The way back was a little harder, but still really good!! The weekend was great too - it was an entirely different experience doing something like that with a baby, but he was about as great as he could be - for a two month old! He slept a lot during the day and his schedule was all messed up, but he endured, and enjoyed seeing the Rosdil family!!

The wedding turned out awesome as well - as you can see, Anna looked beautiful! (And Hudson was looking pretty cute also i think...) They had the ceremony and reception in their 5th floor condo - with no elevator! But they did a great job transforming the place so it was a beautiful setting, with a great view of downtown! We are so happy for them!

Lego and Hudson

Lego has been curious about Hudson since he arrived, and though we haven't let her get too close to him for more than a sniff, we did have a moment where she let him lay next to her! Our two babies! She's jealous and acts a little pouty still that she's not getting as much attention...but she is getting more treats!

play time

Hudson turned two months old this last week! Wow, has it really been two months since he was born? Crazy! He is smiling a lot more, looking around, and holding his head up so much better!!

While Aunt Abbie was here for the second time, Hudson had some time on his little ocean-themed play mat! He enjoyed looking at himself in the little mirror the most - just like he loves looking at himself in the mirror by his changing table! Adorable. He will sit and talk and talk, throwing his tongue in the mix every now and then as well. We have conversations at least a couple times a day...these are some of my favorite moments together. He will randomly smile, look at me and get a huge grin, then tell me what he's thinking about (if only i could understand). It's great for both of us to have a place he feels so comfortable just resting and chatting!

The Pacifier

Hudson is slowly starting to take to the pacifier. He used to kick that thing out of his mouth at light speed, but he is now beginning to sit for a few minutes here and there with it. He's also getting better at riding in the car seat - YEA!

He's also smiling a lot more - which is wonderful! He is sneaky about letting us capture it on camera, so there aren't too many good pictures of that smile yet - but there will be! He's also a big talker, but turns that off as soon as the video camera turns on. He's a stinker...but the cutest kind of stinker there is.

8 week check up

Yesterday Hudson went in for his 8 week check up, and shots (we went a little early since we're flying next week). He got three pokes in his legs, and did pretty darn well during the process. He only cried for a minute, then came home and went to sleep almost right away. Little did we know that this was the WRONG thing to do. When we woke him up a couple hours later to eat, he quickly began screaming bloody murder - because of the pain in his legs. This crying - which i hope to NEVER experience again, wishful thinking i'm sure - lasted about 20 minutes, or in my mind, forever. It was horrible. After a call to the doctor and some infant tylenol, light massaging and icing, we were able to calm him down a bit. But like I said, it was horrible. Once the medicine kicked in, he did much better. Thankfully. It took me a little longer to get the knots out of my shoulders from that one though.

Beyond that, the good news is we got an update on his weight, etc!

Weight: 11 lbs. 5 oz. (60% nationally)

Height: 22 3/4 inches (55%)

Head circumference: 15 1/4 (35%)

So he is in the normal range of everything - though the doctor took one look at his feet and said he's going to be tall!! So we'll be expecting that growth spurt sometime in the future.

We are finding that he is fitting into his 3 month clothes now, which means i'm going to have to start changing his outfit several times a day to get enough wear out of all the cute things he has. :) It also means I need to assess what we have beyond that and make sure he has clothes for when those ones get too small! It's crazy to look at him now and next to the clothes he was wearing when he was born, already hard to believe he was that small!

7 weeks

A walk in the park...

we took Hudson to Wash park, had to stop for a photo or two!

how do we celebrate turning six weeks old...

a SMILE!!!! today is the first day this kid has smiled like this...and we are SOOO happppyyyy!!!

6 weeks!

My little boy is six weeks old today!! Things we have learned about him so far:

1. He hates being in his car seat. Driving sometimes puts him to sleep in it, but mostly it just makes him cry hysterically. He prefers the baby bjorn by FAR - so thank you, Auntie Susie for this life saving gift!

2. He loves being on his changing table. He could be crying, cranky, unwilling to be soothed, and almost every time you put him on that table, he stops everything and starts staring and talking.

3. He has begun staring off at things around the house, and outside. Not sure how much he sees other than the contrasts, but he loves looking out the window!

4. This kid does not like not being able to poop - he went from pooping multiple times a day, to going once every day or two. It's hard to watch him get so upset - especially when his face gets all red trying to push that thing out! Hopefully that will get better soon...

5. Hudson LOVES bath time - another place we can put him and he'll stop crying right away. AWESOME!

6. He sleeps best while being held - unless he's in that really deep sleep, he will wake up as soon as you put him down. He may seem sound asleep on your chest, dreaming of clouds and butterflies, but once your warm body is not against his, his eyes pop open and the crying starts. This is another thing I hope gets better soon...

7. Despite the sleeping thing, he is doing better when we put him down in the swing. He will sometimes sit there for several minutes without crying to be picked up - progress!!

8. He is not a pacifier man - yet. He is definitely a bottle man above everything...but the pacifier just doesn't do it for him. I do anticipate that changing...and hope i'm right.

9. Hudson has got to be the cutest baby ever - Andy and I both feel this way, so it has to be true. :) We love him more every day, and can't wait to see how his little personality continues to show!

Visit from Auntie Chiraphone

This last week Hudson has started looking around a lot more - being content for longer periods in his swing or bouncy seat, staring out the window. He has started cooing a lot more also, and will wake up in the night with these noises first - instead of crying - so it's been great! We think he's already trying to talk, but just hasn't learned any words yet to actually say anything.

He still loves his bath time, and we are getting into a routine of trying to give him a bath at night before we put him down for bed...hopefully that will continue the teaching of sleep at night. He did sleep for 4 1/2 hours straight last night, then was up for 40 minutes and back down for another 2 1/2! So we were happy about that! Since he's almost six weeks (WOW that was fast) he is in a growth spurt - according to what i've read - so he's liking his food a bit more! He will take a good nap, and you can literally hear his little belly rumbling when he wakes up! He has had some belly pains, we think because of gas, so we've been trying to remedy that and relieve him how we can - but his best relief still comes from a big old poop!

As you can see he is just a little bundle of cute, and is winning our hearts more and more every day...

This week we had a visit from Chiraphone, and we had a great time! We spent a lot of time hanging out, and Hudson was kind enough to let us get out to Nordstrom Rack for some shopping while he slept soundly in the baby bjorn! It was great! Though it was a low key week for Chiraphone, it was great to get to spend some time with her!!

dont forget about me...

oh yes lego, we still love you...

boppy time