Hudson is 5 months old today!
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Things he loves to do:
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Smile :). He loves flashing his big gummy grin. He smiles a lot and has started a small giggle. He’s not laughing out loud too often; he has more of a little snicker. It’s pretty funny to hear.
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He loves to play and stand in his activity gym and Johnny jump up. I put him in his Johnny Jump Up a few weeks ago! I think once he realized he was standing, he really liked it. You can’t put him in it when he is tired (AT ALL), but when he is in a good mood, he likes to hang around in it. He likes the activity gym as well, but he can’t reach the toys yet. You can tell he is concentrating on how he will eventually get to them. He’ll figure it out soon enough! He has to figure out that it’s ok to lean forward. Right now he likes to lean WAY back! LOL
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Trying to figure out how to crawl! He has figured out the inch worm approach, he just cant push hard enough yet to really launch forward! He wants to crawl SO so bad. He just gets really frustrated when he can’t. He gets mad when he can’t go far enough.
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Listening to poetry. When we wake up each morning, I read him a few Shell Silverstein poems while I drink my coffee. I know he likes them because he listens and smiles. When I read him anything else, he will listen for a minute and then he starts crying.
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Watching me eat! He’s been ready to try food for a while now. The other week my mom gave him a small taste of her graham cracker and cool whip treat… Then he stole mine right out of my hands. So, we are starting his purees this weekend! I wanted to wait until he was 5 months before I started him on real foods, just to be sure he was ready. He has definitely made it clear that he is eager to eat! Right on time since Thanksgiving is next week!! Sweet potatoes here we come! YUM 🙂
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Sucking is fingers all day every day. He takes his paci out every time now, throws it and then sucks on his fingers… I hate it, but at the same time I suppose it’s good that he can self soothe… for now.
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Watching the dogs. Now that he is more familiar with his surroundings, he really pays attention to the dogs. He tries to pet them when they get close. I think he knows they love him.
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Cuddling! Some days he won’t let me put him down. He particularly loves to fall asleep on me. I’m sure I have somehow created this habit, but I wouldn’t considerate a bad one! I love cuddle time. The more, the better!
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Swinging. Now that he is a little bigger and a little more beefy, I feel I can toss him around a little. By toss, I mean swing him in my arms while doing squats. He LOVES this! He also loves to play airplane!
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He does not like:
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Being in the car for TOO LONG. (does anyone?) But, this kid really HATES it! He does this bizarre scream/grunt thing and it’s almost impossible to console him once he has hit the peak of his tantrum. We went on a trip to SC and on the way home it was just Hudson and I in the car… I pretty much felt like the worst parent EVER, since there was NO WHERE to pull over after Augusta. (Why are there NO gas stations for like 75 miles after Augusta?!?!?! WHY???) Oh, and he can cry for AT LEAST an hour straight… no such thing as crying it out for this one.
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Also, he is cutting a tooth on the bottom… it’s not out yet, but I can see it has started. He also keeps grabbing at his lower gum line. I had to give him tylenol this week for the first time ever. He doesn’t dislike his teething toys, but his attention span for them is like 5 seconds.
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til next month!
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