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Hudson’s FIRST Birthday was so much fun! He had a great time celebrating with everyone! I cannot believe he is already 1 year old,however, watching him grow is the best thing in the world! We are very lucky to have this little man in our lives!
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We LOVE you SO MUCH Hudson!
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Happy Birthday!!!
Hudson turned 8 months Friday, February 21, 2014. He is getting SO big.
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He is a talkative little observer and I love it!
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Some things he has been up to lately:
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He says dadadada (dada) but does not associate it…yet!
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He is ticklish under his arms and behind his neck! It’s so silly and cute!
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He can climb out of his bouncer. So, I had to put it and the baby swing away. He’s seriously a little MacGyver.
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He has been sitting up all by himself for a few months now, but he is pulling himself up onto things more and is standing for a few seconds (with a little assistance)
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He can crawl backwards and in a circle and he can scoot to where he wants to go. He’s so close to moving forward!!
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He is a champ at drinking from his sippy cup now.
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He went on his first plane ride to Tampa to see his Great Grandpa and Great Grandma.
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He gets really excited to play in his Johnny Jump Up! He Love to jump and walk in that thing!
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His two front teeth are almost in. He’s starting to look more and more like a little kid instead of my little squishy baby. 😦
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Oh and he has found his little man parts and he has to check to make sure they are still there every time I change his diaper. Every. Single. Time.
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Snow is an every 2 or 3 year event here in Atlanta, so I was very excited that Hudson got to experience it in his first year of life! . He usually does not like to wear layers, however he didn’t seem to really mind this time. I think he knew how cold it was. He really loved watching the snow fall, from inside. Once we got outside in it, I’m not so sure he loved it, but it was fun for his dad and I so it was all worth it!
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SNOW!!!!!!!!!
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His CAROLINA slippers were perfect and warm!
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I cannot believe my little baby man is already 6 months old. I am shocked at how fast time is flying by, but he amazes me more and more every day. I love watching him grow, learn, and discover new things. He has such a fantastic little personality already; it makes me just want to eat him up!
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Things he loves:
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His Momma!
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Food. So far, everything he has tried to eat, he likes! So, luckily he’s not too picky…yet!
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He has tried: rice cereal,sweet potato, avocado, applesauce, pears, peas ,carrots, oatmeal cereal, and prunes. We’ve had to calm it down a little bit, because he does suffer from severe constipation. (It SUCKS) We’re trying to get that under control, but the pediatrician said it’s totally normal. (It just really SUCKS!!!)
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He likes to be held, a LOT, still! Some days he does not want to be put down. I love my lil cuddle man!
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He still loves his activity centers and he loves to try to crawl! He can go around in circles, but he can’t quite get the pushing forward down just yet.
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He loves to talk/babble
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A few weeks ago he started to try and copy things I was doing. For example, if I lay on the floor and put my feet up to touch my toes, he does the same thing!!! It’s adorable! Now we have to really be careful of what we say and do!! Don’t want to teach him bad habits.
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He still loves his BFFF (best fur friend forever) Petie!
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Also, he has two bottom teeth AND I taught him to hive five!!! It’s awesome!
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He does not like:
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Change… He likes his schedule. We can break it up to go on trips in the car (pending a good mood), but he really likes to stick to his schedule.
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wake up around 8am
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First nap around 10:30am
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play time and maybe a car trip 12-2 or 3
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Second nap around 4
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bath time at 7:30pm
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and bed time around 8:00 or 8:30
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To be put in his crib (initially) for bedtime. This is a new thing and it’s really annoying. 🙂 It takes us an hour to get him down. Once we do, he will typically sleep 7-11 hours straight… as long as we have him in the night time diapers. We cannot forget or run out of those. For whatever reason Luvs work great for him during the day, but Seventh Generation diapers are the JAM at night! I swear by them. It really is a world of difference. Without them, he wakes up WAY too many times during the night!
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(Update, he suddenly stopped doing this and is back to normal. It’s great! He goes down right away. I love it!)
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He also does not like his dad to put him to bed… While I love that he needs me, I also get annoyed that I have to do EVERYTHING. I know it’s not Scott’s fault, but I wish Hudson would be a little more open to this bedtime option so that I could take a break!
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These past six month have flown by but I’m glad I get to enjoy every single moment with the cutest kiddo on the planet! I am one lucky lady!!
Hudson got his first helping of rice cereal on November 22, the day after he was officially 5 months old! Needless to say, I think he liked it!!
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The day BEFORE Thanksgiving!
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Wednesday, while everyone was frantically traveling to go see family, Scott and I decided to go to the mall. Now, it has literally been FOREVER since I have stepped foot in a mall and I was kinda nervous that it would be packed (I HATE SHOPPING because of the crowds. Let’s just say me and Black Friday are NOT friends), but the place was pretty empty. We went to buy a suit for Scott, and left with a new outfit for Hudson and SANTA pictures instead!
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First off, the reason no one goes to the mall the day BEFORE Thanksgiving is because there are NO sales… like NONE. We should have known. But hey, I’d rather pay a little more for No Crowds than deal with the Madness Black Friday brings anyway. It really wasn’t a big deal because we only got Hudson an outfit and actually Gymboree did have a sale.
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So,as we were walking the mall near some super nice store I had never heard of (Von Maur???? The name is weird but who cares?!! These people are my new FAVS!!! They have a Mothers Room and it is SWANK! Best place in the mall to change your kid’s diaper AND they have a nursing area, it is pretty AMAZING. Shop there, give them all your money because they are about the ONLY place I have been to that GETS MOTHERS!)…. sorry long middle tangent! Anyways, as we were walking, we saw Santa’s area and it was EMPTY…. NO ONE was in line…. Scott was like, “Hey, we should have dressed Hudson up for Santa and got his pictures taken today.” And I was like, “Let’s do it!” So, we went to Gymboree, bought Hudson a brand new little outfit, then changed him in Von Maur (in the spa-like area for moms) and then we went and got those Santa pictures!! Easy, breezy, and painless!
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Hudson did great. Santa said we had one chill baby! He smiled for the girl, but every time she went back to the camera, he stopped. It was funny, but he was still super adorable! All in all this was one great mall experience! I would do it again next year, but prepare in advance with the outfit!
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