Daddy time!!!

Since we've had the Rodeo this week and Jason was gone out of town, we haven't had much time to spend together with Hudson...so we loaded up and decided to go and hang out with Jason at work.

Helping daddy out with calls

Love these two oh so much!!

He was trying to show off his police car on his shirt...his hand got in the way

"Here mommy, I get closer for you!"

"Come on daddy, let me down!"

It was nice, we went to dinner and then came home and munchkin slept all night long!!!

RODEO time!!!

Yep...the time has come yet again for Rodeo Houston - I love and hate this time of year. Love it because what's not to love about going to the rodeo but hate it because I am usually really tired and worn out by the end of the three weeks. We had fun on the first night - Alabama!!!

Eatin' some yummy Rodeo food!!

My sweetie :)

Yep...we are CRAWLING!!!

Yes it's true...Hudson has started crawling, this is the beginning of craziness!!!

He's in to EVERYTHING! Climbs onto all the furniture and isn't really understanding "no" right now, or he does but he just throws a temper tantrum and then tries again 5 seconds later...

Our sweet baby boy!

Oh this lil' man is just growing up too fast...I'm just not ready for it!

He's pulling himself up on everything!!!

What's not to love about those cheeks?!

Ok, so maybe we have the whole paci thing backwards...

All tuckered out from shopping with mommy

He sure loves his "Monkey See, Monkey Do" Discovery Toy

I just can't take enough pictures of him...I feel like I will miss something!!!

Ghetto fabulous!

He's following in momma's footsteps and learning how to fit in with the Bryan crowd :) Daddy didn't find the sideways hat very funny...I'll have him drinking Big Red before he knows it though!

I just my love lunch visits with this lil' man!!

We love our pack and play

The first time we put him in this thing he didn't quite understand why he could see us through the mesh sides but couldn't get to us...he played for a bit then cried for us to come get him. Well today I was cooking lunch so I decided to load the pack-and-play up with toys and stick him in there with some cartoons on. I would go and check on him every now and then but then he got quiet, much to my surprise, he had put himself to sleep! He slept for a little over an hour in there, then did it again later in the afternoon for another hour and a half! Toys all around him and usually wraps the blanket all around him...I guess he likes to get all snuggled up like his daddy does!

Isn't he just precious!!!

Teething child...

So Hudson now has 4 teeth...but obviously his gums are itching and/or the teeth are bothering him because he has destroyed his crib.

I just LOVE these guys!!!

These two guys just light up my world!

Happy Valentine's Day

From our sweet lil' heartbreaker!

Hubby is back on a night shift :(

So we knew the day would eventually come...we hoped it would be much much later and when Hudson was a little it older but the day has finally come and Jason is back on a night shift. Away from home, leaving me all alone with a 7 month old...I guess in his defense he did at least take some precautions in making sure we were safe...

This was waiting for me on my night stand...

I think it goes without saying that I'm not very happy about this move - apparently Jason has warned all his coworkers that it's just best to not even ask me because you just can't ever tell what's going to fly out of my mouth. So I'll keep my mouth shut...but I know some day the wrong person is going to ask the wrong question and it's all going to come flying out...

So as I sit here alone on my first night with him out there I wonder how long it will take me to fall asleep. Nights are a lot more intense as a patrol officer; that's when all the crazies are out. Jason always enjoyed the work of nights a lot more, but it raises a lot of concerns in my book. I stare at the monitor and watch Hudson sleep and wonder how many restless nights will I have? How long will it take me to get over this move - or how long will it last? Okay, I'll get off my soapbox and go to bed...just had to vent a bit...goodnight sweet readers!

Happy Birthday Uncle Trey

Hudson took his Uncle Trey to lunch today to celebrate his birthday! He sure did enjoy spending some time with him - mommy and grandma were there too but he sees us every day :)

Don't you just wanna pinch his lil' arms?!?! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUBBA! (Uncle Trey) Hope you had a fabulous day!!

7 months

Well, another month has passed us by...Hudson is growing up so fast, I feel like every time I blink he's grown so much more!

Oh please stop growing!!! Hudson is a whopping 20 pounds and 27 inches long!!! We have grown a pound and a little over an inch in the last month!!! Oh my sweet baby boy, where has the time gone?? Well, you have 3 teeth now, have a HEALTHY diet of solid foods and can sit up and scoot yourself all over the living room. You are still nursing as well - still taking a bottle twice a day @ 7 ounces each time, wearing size 3 diapers, 6-9 months clothes and size 2 & 3 in shoes. You take a paci pretty well and can grab it and put it in your mouth on your own, but you don't cry for it or seek it out so I'm very happy aboutthis and hope it sticks! You are still sleeping through the night, although you have a tooth trying to break through the gum right now and you've had some trouble with it and sleep but for the most part things are great and you still let mommy and daddy sleep all night long. You pushed yourself up for the first time this month, you've been sitting on your own for at least a month now but you finally mastered pushing yourself up on your own, daddy and grandma got to see it first, mommy had to wait a few days to get to see it. You are such a happy happy baby, everyone always comments on how well behaved you are and how you look like a Gerber baby. You are a big boy in your high chair now, and can finally go on shopping trips with mommy to Wal-Mart - your Nana and Poppy bought you a high chair/shopping cart cover, which you happen to thoroughly enjoy! Mommy can clip toys to it and you are set, although you are usually more concerned with what's going on around you than the toys I bring!! You have certainly found our voice, you just love to scream just to hear the sound of your voice! You have begun this little game of throwing things on the floor and seeing who's going to pick them up, mommy sometimes does - but daddy is more of a fan of that game than mommy! You still take at least 2 naps during the day, sometimes good long ones but mostly just 30-40 minute naps. Mommy and daddy are seriously considering getting your hair cut in the coming weeks, your hair is seriously out of control! You are at a good age right now where you can entertain yourself for a while without someone constantly having to be right there, you do have your "needy" days where someone has to be right next to you in order for you to play with your toys but most days you are perfectly content on your own. You are making lots of sounds - on top of the screams - you have down "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma," "ne-ne-ne-ne-ne," and "ahh...ahh...AHH!" Daddy is going to a night shift soon so things are going to be a little different for a while, but your Nana and Poppy are coming down soon too so they can spend some time with you.

Things are starting to happen now and I know it's only a matter of time before you are mobile - then talking!!! Right now though, I love your emerging personality, your smile is infectious and melts our hearts each and every time you smile! One more month down, and so many more to come!!!

HAPPY 7 MONTHS!

Back after a short hiatus!

So a lot has happened in the past month, but most importantly, I'm a big boy now!!! Hudson is sitting up in a high chair and no longer has to be carried around in his car seat! YAY for mommy and daddy! Jason and I have been super busy this month, Jason with work and me with work and other stuff. I am helping plan a 5K/3K at the beginning of February, Jason will be switching to a night shift at the beginning of February as well - don't get me started...

Blowing bubbles

His snacks get stuck to his fingers, he doesn't know what to do about this

Fun times with Grandma

Been visiting my mo-mo Sarah a lot

Having heart-to-heart talks with her

4 generations

Getting some Grandpa lovin'

Yea - my uncle is HOT and single :)

I go shopping with mommy now...it's lots of fun!

Playtime at Grandma's

OK so I realize it's been a couple of weeks...and for me that's an eternity in the blogging world. Like I said, things have just been super busy for Jason and I...I promise to not wait this long again!!!

Oh my baby blues!

Maybe I'm a little biased, but I do have to say that these are some of the most amazing baby blues I've ever seen!!!

And he holds my heart in the palm of his hand staring at me like so!!!

First solid foods

Could it really be...my baby boy is now ready for solid foods?! Ahhh...well I think that we had more fun with it than he did! We had hoped to do it for his 6 month birthday but it just didn't work out, so one day late but oh well. I was told to make it almost as runny as breastmilk...well that was some DUMB advice! All I did was make a huge mess!

Ok, first bite was not too bad...

He certainly has no problem grabbing the spoon

Mmmmmmm!

"Here mommy, I show you!"

He did have quite the audience for his first big boy bites

Again, trying to take the spoon

I finally just gave up and let him have the spoon

He kept sucking on it like a bottle

And this was just about the point of losing him

And we're done...

We finally gave up and put the remaining milk/rice cereal mixture in a bottle and he guzzled it on down. So we'll try again tomorrow...hopefully it will go a little better!

6 months old!

Boy oh boy has it been an exciting month! To think that at this point a year ago we were just starting to tell everyone that we were expecting and now we have a very rapidly growing baby (and I use that term lightly) boy is just mind boggling!

Obviously our attention span is very short...

So we try to take the distraction away and he just finds something else!

So we give it back and just try our best to get a good picture

This is my favorite, however Jason is not a fan of the wide open mouth - I happen to think this showcases his personality best!

So here's a simplier one...still some personality but not nearly as much!

My goodness sweet boy, stop growing already! You are a healthy 19 pounds and 25 3/4 inches long. HEALTHY...I don't care what anybody says, you are a very healthy boy and growing just as the doctor says you should! Still wearing size 3 in diapers and anything from 3-9 months in clothes...however the 3 months are all short sleeved things so we have to throw on a jacket. You are wearing size 2 or 3 in shoes too...I just LOVE putting you in shoes! We are still nursing and taking two bottles a day, still at 6 ounces each and we will begin some solid food hopefully soon! You are getting a little fussy at night, haven't slept all through the night in a while but I think it's because you are hungry - all the more reason why we need to start some solid foods. You are sitting on your own, you can balance really well forward and backward but you haven't quite figured out what to do when you fall to the side - we've had a few head bops here and there. You are scooting more and more all over the place. We put you on the floor and you are across the room before we know it but you do it by rolling yourself all over! You cut your first two teeth!!! We were so excited! You took it like a champ, didn't really have much fever or fuss - I think we only gave you Tylenol at nighttime to calm you down enough to sleep. We celebrated your first Christmas...and boy were you spoiled! We did Christmas with Nana and Poppy first, you got some toys and some money and a Christmas cookie plate for when we start making cookies for Santa!!! I don't think you really knew what was going on but you sure looked like you were having fun! We did Christmas day breakfast with Uncle Trey then opened presents at home, after that we went and had lunch at Grandma and Grandpa's and had presents over there - you got lots of CLOTHES!!! Mommy and daddy were sure happy about that! The day after Christmas your Nana and Poppy came to help us take care of some things - you have surely enjoyed getting to spend some days with them! You are able to sit now in high chairs - and I think you enjoy not being couped up in your car seat anymore! You are starting to get a little more grabby and getting ahold of earrings and necklaces - we are going to have to watch that! You are so much more fun with each passing day! You are becoming a little more independant in that you can entertain yourself a little bit longer on your own, so that sure helps mommy get things done around the house! I'm beginning to think that we are not going to be able to wait to get a hair cut for your first birthday...your hair is out of control, and the curls, oh the curls...they are just too cute for words!!!

My sweet chunky monkey, you are more precious today than you were 6 months ago, and we love you so much! You are growing up so fast and I can't believe that this time has passed. I look forward to you becoming mobile and talking, but I'm sure enjoying each and every day of babbling and high pitched screams!

HAPPY 6 MONTHS!!!