3 months!

i love fridays

Hangin with my boy - a beautiful 70 degree day in november...i can handle this.

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!

Hudsons first Halloween

We got Hudson all dressed to go to Boo at the Zoo here in Denver, and not only did he sleep through the whole thing almost, but I forgot my SD card for the camera...so these are the only pics we got of our little halloween pumpkin. :( it was still a beautiful, fun day!

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!