Jack Lately...

Our big boy is almost 2.5!  It really is hard to believe.  He is growing so fast! He is talking up a storm and learning so many new things every day.  He surprises us constantly with the things he says and knows.

• He absolutely loves his baby brother and proudly says "That's my brudder". 
• Counts to 30 when he feels like it, but most of the time stops around 14 and celebrates with a "YAYYY!"
• Sings his ABCs in the cutest way every and repeats some letters and I love it so much.
• Turtle is "Turble"
• He loves to yell "Yisten to me!" and the other day in the car, he turned it into a song, singing "Listen to me, listen to me mama and daddy".  He gets the singing from his dad, who if you know him well, loves to sing anything and everything he is reading and saying. ha!
• The other day he was poking at Hudson's feet and saying "Huddd'ys feet are SO cute, mama!"
• He loves playing hide and seek and closes his eyes so tight (for approximately 5 seconds) before he runs to find you.  
• He is constantly asking "What are you dooonin (doing)?" I love it so much the way he says it.  He has started saying it correctly the past few days and I not-so-secretly miss the way he was saying it before.
• If I ask if he is sleepy he will answer with "no, I fine. I awake".  He loves to answer "no, I fine" whenever we ask him to do something he doesn't want to do.
• He ALWAYS is asking "why" for everything, and recently I asked him "Why?" and he responded with "because I said so". I'm in trouble.
• Jack caught his first fish this month and went on his first boat ride.  Papa in Florida bought the family a pontoon boat and it is being kept on Lake Anna. It has been so much fun and Jack loves fishing with daddy and Pop!
• Jack is obsessed with animals!  We have been taking trips to the park and went to the Richmond zoo this month.  He is always asking to "go see animals!!". 
• Jack can identify all of his letters and make their sounds. He can also identify numbers (1-10).  He loves playing with his letter and number toys and showing off his skills.
• Jack is still loving anything involving water! He is always playing in the sprinkler and even dove into the lake from a float and thought it was hilarious and so fun!  He is a little fish.
• Peeing on the potty at school and lots at home. Still wearing diapers but we are starting to transition to big boy underwear and plan to dedicate a long weekend in the next couple of weeks to get him potty trained.  
• We are also moving him to a big boy bed.  

Lots of huge changes and things happening for our Jack and it is so bittersweet watching him grow so quickly.  It is such a fun adventure with him and we cannot get enough! 

 

Hudson is 7 Months Old!

STATS

Weight: 20.5 lbs as of April 26

Clothes: 6-9 month, 9 month

EATING

Hudson is loving meal time! He loves holding food pouches and feeding himself. He gets very upset if we don't move fast enough between bites. SO far he has had butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, avocado, apples, mangoes, peaches, nectarines, bananas, green beans, broccoli and spinach! Meal time is his favorite :)  He is now eating 2 solid meals a day.  

PLAY

Hudson loves his dogs and his brother! They have become a huge source of entertainment in our house. Hudson also loves swinging on our new swing set in the backyard.  He has even fallen asleep out there :)  He is also loving anything that makes noise or lights up and if something doesn't make noise, he just bangs two toys together to make noise himself.  The dog bowls are loud and so entertaining!

MOBILITY

Hudson has been crawling for a while now. He is also pulling up on everything. He is now balancing and holding on with one hand.  Too FAST!  He is keeping us on his toes for sure.

TEETHING

Just one bottom tooth and I find it absolutely irresistible.  I have no idea when he will get more but that smile with just one tiny tooth sticking out is pretty adorable.

Other updates!
"dada" is constantly being said.  He loves to babble and growl. He thinks it is so funny with his big brother mimics him.
Hudson took his first big boy bath this month without the baby tub!  He is still a little unsteady on the slick tub but he loves it!  He splashes and kicks the entire time and loves it so much.
Sleep has been incredible!  Hudson has been in his crib every night and usually only wakes up once to eat. Sometimes he sleeps straight through. We all feel rested and he is so happy in his crib.

Hudson- 5 and 6 Months

Life with 2 boys is super busy! We are so thankful for these sweet babies of ours.  Here is the latest on Hudson. I missed his 5 month update so we will join them together. 

 At 6 months...

STATS

Height: Nurse said 27 inches but you were rolling all 

over the table so mama is convinced you are taller!

Weight: 19 lbs, 2 oz (80%)

Clothes: 6-9 month, 9 month

Huddy is healthy and growing like a weed.  The rolls on his thighs and arms are adorable and perfect. I am pretty sure he gets no less and 1000 kisses a day. He laughs so much and is so ticklish.  He cracks up any time we tickle him, especially his neck and thighs. He also loves watching his big brother and crawls to him and gets in his lap often. It is the sweetest thing ever.  This month Jack Jack has been very interested in holding Hudson and loves to talk to him and make him smile. I love watching their relationship blossom.  It makes us so happy.

PERSONALITY

Hudson continues to be the happiest, sweetest baby.  He is always smiling and we can literally take him anywhere. He loves to babble and coo and recently started saying "dada".  Daddy isn't convinced that it is on purpose but it sounds like it to me! He is also working on his "mmm" sounds so I am hoping to hear "mama" soon.  The teachers at daycare are always commenting on how sweet natured he is. He loves watching the big kids and enjoys entertaining anyone who will watch him.  He kicks and coos and laughs whenever he has someones attention. It is so sweet.

SLEEP
Nights are still a bit of a challenge around here.  Hudson is up most nights at least twice. He is still sleeping in our room at night. He naps wonderfully in his crib during the day but seems to have some separation issues at night so we are slowly working on it. I can't really complain about the late night snuggles though. It is something I know I will miss when he gets older. 

EATING

Feeding lately can get quite interesting if Hudson gets distracted by anything.  I tend to try and feed him in a quiet area of the house because otherwise he has little interest.  He is a nosey little guy and doesn't want to miss a thing! This month we started to introduce solid foods. At first, he wasn't so into them but it has quickly changed and he LOVES to eat.  So far he has had butternut squash, bananas, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, pears and mangoes.  He seems to love it all!  

PLAY

Hudson is mastering sitting up so he loves to play with any toys that he can easily hold and shake up and down.  He also loves balls, his brother's little people tractor, his jumperoo and his sophie the giraffe and monkey teether.  EVERYTHING goes straight in his mouth. He also loves his soft blocks and his big brother's foam letters and numbers.  Other favorite things right now include giving huge, wet open mouth kisses, kicking his feet frantically while on his back and in the bath.  Bath time is SO much fun.  Hudson absolutely loves watching his brother.  Jack Jack can always get the best giggles out of him. 

MOBILITY

Hudson is full on crawling and has been for a couple of weeks now.  He is having so much fun discovering each room of the house and loves following us around.  It is so bittersweet watching him hit these milestones so early.  He also is starting to pull up here and there although not consistently.  Daddy is convinced he is going to walk really early. I guess only time will tell!

TEETHING

No Teeth at 6 months but they are on their way!

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 :)