DC Trip

This post is a couple of months late but I wanted to include photos of our quick trip to DC that we took in January.  I had my company holiday party up there and rather than leave the boys behind, we went as a family :)  We spent the (very cold) afternoon at the zoo where Jack had a blast! He really loved watching the lions and gorillas.  The elephants were mama's favorites (of course).  Little Huddy stayed strapped to me the entire time and Jack loved riding on his daddy's shoulders throughout the zoo.  Several times that weekend he saw men with white beards and would yell "Hi, Santa!!!".  It had only been a couple of weeks since Christmas and he was still in the spirit.  It was so funny.  

Daddy stayed in the hotel room while I went down to my holiday party for a few hours. Jack Jack had a blast jumping on the bed, bathing in the huge tub and running around the room.  It was very interesting trying to sleep with both boys in the room with us.  Jack Jack had no interest in sleeping in a pack and play when a huge king size bed with mom and dad was 10 feet away.  Needless to say, he rolled all over our bed all night long and was whispering and giggling way too early the next morning.  We ordered room service breakfast and then hit the road to head back home. It was a quick trip but was really fun to be together. 

He spotted Santa at lunch :)

Salt and peppering his Cheerios :)

4 Months

Very late on this post but better late than never! Hudson has grown and changed so much. It is so bittersweet that our tiny newborn is now laughing, rolling and so full of personality.  Jack is full of personality and is such a busy boy!  

At 4 months Hudson

...weighed 16lbs, 13 oz at his 4 month appointment. Still topping the charts in the 80-85% for height, weight and head circumference.
...still working on getting some teeth. I can't see any below the gum line but he is chomping on everything and drooling a lot so I bet it will be soon.  

...is SO ticklish.  Getting him dressed is so hilariously adorable because the clothes tickle him coming on and off. I can get the best laughs out of him by kissing his little neck.
...is still wearing 6 month clothes with very little room. I put him in 9 month pjs the other day and they fit like a glove.  Too big, too fast!
...has his hands are still constantly in his mouth and now he has discovered that he can get his feet in his mouth as well so he loves chomping on those toes :)
...Rolling both ways and a pro!  He realizes he can sleep on his belly now so naps in the crib are going so great because he loves being on his belly.
...He coos and babbles all day long. He talks so much that sometimes his little voice gets raspy.
....smiles constantly! Everyone at daycare is always going on and on about how happy and smiley he is.   
...is laughing tons!   
... Bath time is getting more fun for him.  He is starting to splash and kick and especially likes taking baths with his big brother and watching him play.
...Loves playing in the jumperoo. He doesn't really jump yet but he enjoys turning around and reaching for all of his tows.
...is sleeping ok but we have hit a bit of a regression phase so mama is pretty tired but it is all worth it. 

...naps are going awesome at home and at daycare. He loves sleeping on his belly now that he can roll. 

Now on to a picture overload!  

 Napping in his crib

Always smiling 

His favorite place to nap

He loves to snuggle with anything soft

He is the best daddy

He was very excited about his new toy

Tummy Time Pro

This rarely happens when they both end up in mama and daddy's bed but we love it. 

4 Month Photo Shoot 

2 years old!

A month late on this, but our big boy is 2 years old!  He is so much fun these days and keeps us so busy. We are amazed every single day at how much he is learning and doing.  It is something new every day and he is always making us laugh.  

He is acing his colors, shapes and counting these days and getting better and better at identifying letters and numbers.  His current favorite color is yellow.  He absolutely loves pointing out all of the colorful things he sees on his way to and from school every day. Yellow school buses are all the rage :)

Jack is saying more and more sentences and truly is a parrot.  His first real sentence was "Where car at mama?" when we came out of school one evening.  He bit my toe when i wasn't paying attention the other day and yelled "nummy!!!" and started hysterically laughing.  Every night before bed he does a roll call and has to kiss everyone (including Hudson and the dogs) goodnight.  He will spontaneously yell "Running!!!" and take off as fast as he can and continuously anounce that he is running.  

The other day we had Jack and Hudson in matching shirts and he had the best reaction when he realized it. He just was smiling so big and looking at his shirt and the baby's over and over saying "wow!".  He is getting very good at hiding and loves to jump out and try and scare people when they are least expecting it. I think we have a little prankster on our hands. 

We took Jack to Busch Gardens after Thanksgiving and he rode his first rides and absolutely loved it. I was worried he might get scared riding alone but he was such a big boy and just smiled and waved at us the whole time.  

For his 2nd birthday, we took him to see Disney Jr. Live and he loved seeing Jake and the neverland pirates in person. We cannot wait to take him to Disney (hopefully this year).  

He loves playing outside, building blocks, racing cars, reading, hiding in his teepee and is such an awesome sleeper.  He is starting to show an interest in potty training so we are just taking it slow and at his pace right now.  

Jack is so sweet with his little brother and loves to talk to him and show him toys. They are going to be best friends.  

This year sure did fly by and we love our big boy so much!  

 Christmas was so much fun this year! He didn't really care too much about opening presents but I am sure that will be different next year. He just wanted to play with the first thing he opened.  He loved all of the Christmas decorations and would say "Santa" and "hohoho" whenever he would see Christmas decorations.