Sunday, April 14, 2013
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Friends
Some of our favorite people to spend time with have three little ones, about the same size as Hudson. Quentin (often referred to by Hudson as his best friend) and the girls are almost 2 years apart, with Hudson somewhere in the middle, but looking at this picture they are all pretty close in height! We love spending time with this family, and will miss them so much when they move back east. And this was about the best picture we could get of all four of them…oh, toddlers.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
2 month stats
Stella had her two month appointment today, so we know where she is ranking compared to other kids her age right now:
Weight: 9lb 13 oz (25%)
Height: 23 inches (70%)
Head: 15 1/4 inches (50%)
She is still difficult to feed, and since her weight is a bit low the doctor is increasing her prescription (Prevacid) to twice a day to hopefully help. They think part of her low eating is due to acid reflux and a soft esophagus in addition to her Tracheomalacia. We go to the ENT next week to have her check and throat X-rayed, so hopefully that will give more answers as well. In the mean time she's still a very happy baby!!
A few things about our little girl:
1. She is sleeping like a champ at night! She usually goes down between 8-10, then sleeps until 5 or 6 before waking up to eat, and sometimes going back to sleep for another hour or two after that! SO we are VERY thankful for that!! I fully endorse the swaddle at this point, and would recommend it to any mom who's trying to get her baby to sleep more!
2. Stella has been smiling since she was four weeks old, which is a couple weeks before the average, and she is a very regular smiler. She responds to your smile or laugh with a smile, and will sometimes smile just by saying her name. She has a great dimple on her right cheek also - a real heart melter!
3. She's wearing more and more of her 0-3 month clothes, and doesn't fit in her newborn clothes anymore. She's tall and lean, so clothes that are fitting in length are swimming on her in width. She does NOT like hats or anything on her head! Such a bummer because she has a couple cute hats! Hopefully she'll outgrow that!
4. This little girl is very relaxed and chill most of the day. Mornings are her best time, and she is often content to sit in her bouncy chair or just be held. She does have fussy time at night, but much of that seems to be related to eating.
5. Like her big brother, she is very alert, and loves to look around, make eye contact, and rest on her changing table looking in the mirror.
6. HICCUPS are a theme this girl exudes daily. She gets the hiccups after almost every feeding, but they don't seem to bother her much.
She is a sweetheart, snuggle bug, smiling joy in our lives - even Hudson is loving on her more and more. We love you Stella, and we're so thankful to have you in our family!
Weight: 9lb 13 oz (25%)
Height: 23 inches (70%)
Head: 15 1/4 inches (50%)
She is still difficult to feed, and since her weight is a bit low the doctor is increasing her prescription (Prevacid) to twice a day to hopefully help. They think part of her low eating is due to acid reflux and a soft esophagus in addition to her Tracheomalacia. We go to the ENT next week to have her check and throat X-rayed, so hopefully that will give more answers as well. In the mean time she's still a very happy baby!!
A few things about our little girl:
1. She is sleeping like a champ at night! She usually goes down between 8-10, then sleeps until 5 or 6 before waking up to eat, and sometimes going back to sleep for another hour or two after that! SO we are VERY thankful for that!! I fully endorse the swaddle at this point, and would recommend it to any mom who's trying to get her baby to sleep more!
2. Stella has been smiling since she was four weeks old, which is a couple weeks before the average, and she is a very regular smiler. She responds to your smile or laugh with a smile, and will sometimes smile just by saying her name. She has a great dimple on her right cheek also - a real heart melter!
3. She's wearing more and more of her 0-3 month clothes, and doesn't fit in her newborn clothes anymore. She's tall and lean, so clothes that are fitting in length are swimming on her in width. She does NOT like hats or anything on her head! Such a bummer because she has a couple cute hats! Hopefully she'll outgrow that!
4. This little girl is very relaxed and chill most of the day. Mornings are her best time, and she is often content to sit in her bouncy chair or just be held. She does have fussy time at night, but much of that seems to be related to eating.
5. Like her big brother, she is very alert, and loves to look around, make eye contact, and rest on her changing table looking in the mirror.
6. HICCUPS are a theme this girl exudes daily. She gets the hiccups after almost every feeding, but they don't seem to bother her much.
She is a sweetheart, snuggle bug, smiling joy in our lives - even Hudson is loving on her more and more. We love you Stella, and we're so thankful to have you in our family!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Easter service
Last year we went to this church service outside on Easter, and spent the entire time chasing Hudson. This year, we went again, and Hudson was 1000 times different, and better! Stella slept the entire time, and Hudson (who is still getting over a cold, which is probably part of it) stayed fairly mellow, playing with Mona and Cora (friends we went with) and even meeting a new friend and sharing his car! It was a blessed Easter service, that's for sure!
Saturday, March 30, 2013
March weather
They say Spring can be a little crazy in Colorado (weather in general actually), and March was the proof that this statement is 100% true, though it's totally annoying to have a Colorado native tell you this when you move here.
Here is what happened in March and now APRIL!:
March 10th: we were building snowmen in the backyard
March 15th: Hudson was in his bathing suit, playing in the water in the backyard
March 23rd: We went sledding in 8 inches of new snow
March 30th: We went to the Mayfair park Easter egg hunt in shorts and t-shirts.
April 9th: Blizzard conditions, schools closed.
April 13th: Andy's back in shorts
April 22nd/23rd: More snow. And this is officially ridiculous. It's supposed to be 70 in three days.
At least we get to wear more than one season of clothing at a time. That is, if i was fitting into my normal clothes already. That's going to be a process.
Here is what happened in March and now APRIL!:
March 10th: we were building snowmen in the backyard
March 15th: Hudson was in his bathing suit, playing in the water in the backyard
March 23rd: We went sledding in 8 inches of new snow
March 30th: We went to the Mayfair park Easter egg hunt in shorts and t-shirts.
April 9th: Blizzard conditions, schools closed.
April 13th: Andy's back in shorts
April 22nd/23rd: More snow. And this is officially ridiculous. It's supposed to be 70 in three days.
At least we get to wear more than one season of clothing at a time. That is, if i was fitting into my normal clothes already. That's going to be a process.
hello spring!
Last week we were sledding at this very same spot…this week, SHORTS. That's right.
Walking to the park for the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt and to meet the Easter bunny!
Year three meeting the same Easter bunny - crazy how grown up he looks here!! First time the bunny did NOT hold him for the picture! :)
Monday, March 25, 2013
Visit from Oma and Grandpa
Hudson got really quiet in the living room this afternoon, playing with his musical instrument. I walked into the room to find him like this…with a big #2 in his pants. No wonder he was quiet.
We had a fun weekend with Oma and Grandpa Reeves - these pictures turned out great - the two grandchildren!
Saturday, March 23, 2013
sledding in march
hudson's first sledding experience
yesterday andy and grandpa went golfing…today we have over 8 inches of snow and still falling!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
I have a feeling this will sum up their relationship for quite some time…Hudson talking, Stella giving a face like this and just looking at me.
A little late but i just got the stickers - so she's 6 weeks in her one month sticker, but we'll go month to month now until she's 1. I like having these pictures of Hudson each month and want to make sure I have the same photo record for Stella!
Wearing a Christmas shirt from G&G Reeves, please ignore her balding head.
Friday, March 15, 2013
warmer days
time for sunglasses - Stella doesn't fit into hers quite yet, but she's trying! :) It was in the 70s today so we took advantage of the time outside!! I can't believe i only have 3 weeks left at home before going back to work - how on earth will we handle that in the schedule!?!
It's not summer so we don't have a pool yet, but this is the next best thing for Hudson! He still ended up with nothing on but the shirt by the end of our time out there! But we are LOVING the big backyard!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
nick names
Today I started noticing how many nicknames Hudson has, and the fact that he responds to all of them. I had no idea this kid was called so many different things. So in an effort to remember them in the years to come, i'm going to write down as many as i can think of right now. Of course there are at least a couple i'm sure that i don't even remember or realize i say, so i may have to update this at some point.
Nicknames for Hudson:
Booboo
Baby
Mr.
Bud
Kid
Sweet cheeks (that is more Andy's name for him)
Wiggle bug
Monkey
Sugar bean
Little guy
Little man
Big boy
Sweet pea
Darling
Cutie pie (which he has started telling us how cute we are, which tells me I say this a lot!)
And he responds to each with confidence. Perhaps it's the way each name is said, but that seems like a lot of names to respond to!!?
Nicknames for Hudson:
Booboo
Baby
Mr.
Bud
Kid
Sweet cheeks (that is more Andy's name for him)
Wiggle bug
Monkey
Sugar bean
Little guy
Little man
Big boy
Sweet pea
Darling
Cutie pie (which he has started telling us how cute we are, which tells me I say this a lot!)
And he responds to each with confidence. Perhaps it's the way each name is said, but that seems like a lot of names to respond to!!?
snow day
We got some snow yesterday (after having weather in the 60s just two days earlier), so we decided to build our first snow man with hudson! Here are some pictures of how it went...
Stella slept through everything...
Well, it was almost a snowman...
but we had fun anyway - nice to have these moments with just Hudson to do something he loves - be outside!!
Friday, March 08, 2013
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
When Hudson was a baby, he lost a lot of hair…in the front part of his head. It is with a little bit of sadness that I have to say that Stella is doing the same thing. Her dark hair is thinning all over, but she's beginning to get the "old man" look in the front as she is looking a little like she's going bald. SO, much like I had to do with Hudson during this time, i'll be getting creative with my photos, and maybe taking a few less until she looks a little more like a little baby girl. :) of course she's still smiling and as cute as can be and she's smiling every day, but the hair, um, not cute. Poor thing. Good thing it will grow back!
Friday, March 01, 2013
Thank you, Gigi and G-Grandpa!
Yesterday, at just four weeks old, Stella had her first SMILE! She repeated it again today as she rested with her new bunny rabbit!
This week Hudson and Stella got some sweet surprises from great grandma and grandpa! THANK YOU!! We love you!
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