Hudson's first Christmas tree

Last night Hudson helped put together his first Christmas tree!

Spending time with his Dr. Suess character...not sure which story this bird is from, but it's cute and cuddly!

Baptism

The ever present drool made a lovely appearance at the baptism...but isn't this the cutest face you've ever seen?? He did SO well - not a peep through the whole thing! And he did amazing on his second trip out to Chicago in general - a trip down to Indianapolis included! What a trooper, this kid. Good thing, cause there will continue to be lots of traveling in his future...



Hudson was baptized on Thanksgiving Day at the Catholic church Kathie's cousin, Jerry, is a priest at. Peter and Anna were there as his Godparents, along with Grandma and Grandpa Rosdil. It was a small, intimate ceremony to welcome little Hudson into a life full of God's love. Thanks Jerry!!

Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa Rosdil

It was cold out in Crown Point, so Hudson borrowed Andy's hat to keep his head warm. And the bib is to keep his clothes dry, cause the kid has a drooling problem.

Story time with Grandma!

Tim and MaryBeth came for dinner one night with their ten month old, Michael. What a cutie! Let us know what we were in for in a few short months!

Life at three months

Nowadays Hudson is sitting great in his Bumbo as you can see. He's starting drooling more, talking louder, and laughing easier. His legs are ALWAYS moving, his hands are constantly in his mouth, and he's discovered how to splash in the bath. I think we'll be saying farewell to bathtime in the kitchen sink pretty soon...too bad for me and my back!

Hudson is wearing more 3-6 month clothes, and some of the cute stuff i loved before is needing to be packed away. Crazy how big he is getting! We weighed him on our scale at home and think he's about 15.5 lbs! and about 25 inches long. Just typing that makes me feel like he's growing up too fast. But he's so much fun, and such a joy to my life. Knowing he recognizes me and smiles when i come in the room makes my heart melt. Yea, i'm whipped.

visit from Oma

Oma came to visit again, and got to spend a couple days at home with JUST Hudson - what a treat! I think it was a trip she will always remember. It was also Andy's birthday, and our two year anniversary while she was here, so she watched Hudson while we went out to dinner, and got to be part of Andy receiving his birthday gift! Hudson had a ride on it as well. Well sort of.

i'm so cute!

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.