one week to 6 months

One week old

6 months

Just can't get enough of this face!!

I love this picture of Hudson in the chair with the sun streaming in...grabbing his foot, one of his favorite past times. And another great shot of his teeth. I think I look at this blog at least once a day...and it's my blog. I double click on the picture, and just look at how amazingly wonderful my son is. He's fun, gentle, sweet, goofy, curious, brave, and has a genuine joy that spreads right into my heart. I love you Hudson. 

the sippy cup

This kid loves sippy cups!! He's started drinking little bits of water here and there now, and once you give him that cup he will not let go! This one has a straw (given to us by a friend), and he actually figured out a couple times how to suck the water through the straw! His other sippy cup is currently his favorite thing - if I dump the water out of it he starts crying! He knows I'm taking the good stuff out that he wants! Crazy kid.

Six month stats

We had our six month shots today - NEVER a fun process. But we did get his stats!

Six Months:
Height: 28 1/2 inches (97th %)
Weight: 20 lbs 2 oz (85th %)
Head circumference: 17 1/8 (45th %)

Compared to what he was at 4 months:
Height: 26 1/2
Weight: 16 lbs 2 oz
Head: 16 1/4

So he grew two inches and gained 4 pounds!!!

little bear update

This last week Hudson turned six months old! It's amazing how many things have changed in just the last month, but to think about where we were six months ago is almost hard to fathom. 

Our little 7lb 7oz bundle started out beautiful (for a newborn), and has already grown into such a handsome little boy! 

A few highlights at the six month mark:

1. Hudson got his two bottom teeth! They came in at the same time, and he was just about five months and one week when they arrived. We're wondering how long it will be until the top two decide to start showing up...

2. He is sitting up! He's been wanting to sit up for months, and has finally mastered the art of keeping his balance to do it on his own. He LOVES sitting up...while he's eating, getting his diaper changed, you name it. I can't even imagine what will happen when he wants to stand or walk. Oh man. 

3. FOOD. Hudson is now eating real food, and a little bit of water from the sippy cup! His first taste of peas was hilarious - we don't think he liked them...but he kept opening up for more! He's still eating rice cereal twice a day, and now has veggies and water along with it. The most well received veggie so far has been sweet potatoes - we have a food processor so he's getting some good fresh stuff!

4. Now that Hudson can roll over, and is constantly doing so, he has started working on his crawling. He gets up on all fours and rocks, lurching himself forward onto his tummy to get where he is trying to go. By 7 months I'm sure he'll be scooting all over the place!

5. He has been sleeping through the night for the most part the last couple months, and usually sleeps 9-11 hours, going to bed between 7:30-8. Some days he chooses to wake up at 4:30 all bright eyed...and we're hoping that is a phase that will die soon. :)

6. Hudson still loves music, and is always soothed by the sound of it either on the radio or from mom and dad singing. 

7. We still have a little giggler and smiler on her hands - our boy LOVES people, loves doing things and looking at everything (if not grabbing it), and will smile for any stranger he interacts with. He is getting a bit more ticklish, and Lego licking his hands makes him laugh no matter what! Lego and Hudson have definitely grown in their interactions with each other!

8. We have our six month check up next week, but we can already tell Hudson is a bit larger than your average six month old. He is wearing 9 month clothes (6-12 from gap), size 3 shoes, and we're thinking he is close to 20 pounds!! We are nearing the day of upgrading to the bigger car seat - WHAT!? Crazy. 

Daddy and son have been bonding more this last month as well - trips to Home Depot, play time just the two of them, etc. Andy and I both continue to LOVE this little boy more each day - his smile melts our hearts in an instant (even at 4:30am). Our prayers over his life grow more meaningful each day, as we pray for a lifetime of blessings and happiness for this amazing little person. 

happy at the half

my half birthday!

At about 5 1/2 months, Hudson started sitting up on his own!

Check out the TWO chompers he got during his fifth month of life...

GQ

He's got the crawling position down, just hasn't quite figured out how to move the arms and legs...yet.

Don't have to show this kid how to play with his food...

Our little half pint. 

TEETH.

and there they are...the chompers. 

almost crawling

Hudson has been in a growth spurt for over a month now, and he is continuing to grow and change so much. His new thing is getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth, getting the motion of crawling almost down to a T. So we're giving him a few more weeks, maybe less, before he figures out how to move those hands and feet to start crawling!

This last week he's had peas and carrots, and seems to not love either of them...but still eats them. He is six months this week, so i'll be doing his update and some pictures pretty soon!

Hudson eats peas for the first time

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.