TGIF

Wow, what a week! We have not been this relieved for a Friday in a long time. I know we all have crazy weeks, but I figured this one was worth recording, so that one day when our life is calm again, we can look back and say,"Wow we made it through some hectic times!" This was the last week of the Spring semester for Brian, his last week of taking classes as a student and the week that I was transitioning from one studio to another pilates studio. We anticipated a busy week with many added appointments and tried to be as organized as possible, but life stepped in and made it more challenging. We all got sore throats and colds last weekend, then Brian ended up having strep throat and was out of commission for a few days. He had to postpone an exam until the middle of the week. Between Monday and Wednesday Hudson developed a horrible cough and pink eye in both eyes, our cat (who was scheduled to have surgery today to remove a large cist) ruptured his cist. I discovered this by finding pools of blood all over the floor and even on our bed!! To make it worse Brian was retaking the exam he already postponed. So, again he left the exam to rush our cat to the vet, while I stayed home with the sick kids. Thankfully he is ok and we all made it through the week. To unwind from the week, we are having a much needed adult night out tonight.

TGIF

Having fun!

Here's a few more cute pictures of Madison and Hudson playing together. They have more and more fun with each other as the days go by!

Madison the Artist

Madison loves to draw and write these days, and she has really become quite the artist. I thought I would put a short slide show together of her recent pictures. This way I have a space-saving way of keeping these masterpieces!!

Good-Bye Toothless Grin

I told you how Hudson cut his first tooth a few weeks back. Well, now he has two teeth and I was able to get a picture today of his new cute smile!!

Thanks Great-Grandma & Great-Grandpa

Madison was sent this adorable outfit from her great-grandparents and got to wear it to church on Sunday. Her favorite part was the headband! I promised Great-Grandma & Grandpa that I would post a picture so that they could see it on her. Thanks again!!

Jack-in-the-Box

Here's the video of Hudson with his Jack-in-the-box. Enjoy!!

Hudson is 7 Months Old

Hudson is another month older, and what a fun month it has been! His personality continues to grow, and he just gets cuter and cuter by the day. He picked up on a new way of mimicking us...I'm not sure if it's the first thing we would have wanted him to do, but he is proud of it and it's pretty darn cute. He shakes his head back and forth as if he were saying "no". (I'll upload a video of it soon) He'll copy us doing it, but then other times he will just do it to make us laugh and get a reaction from us. I'm glad the words "no, no, no" are not accompanying it...for know anyway! Other firsts this month include eating all sorts of food. He is currently eating a solid meal at breakfast and dinner, and so far he has tasted sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, squash, carrots, applesauce, blueberries, bananas, avocado, pears, and peaches. Since he has a tooth now, he also started eating toast and little "veggie puffs" (sort of like cheerios, but they dissolve quickly). He loves them. He'll grab a handful of them, but only one or two will actually make it into his mouth. Along with his meals, he loves drinking water from a sippy cup....he thinks its a treat.

This boy loves music, loves being sung to and even likes singing along. A favorite (and still a life savor) is the ABC's, but some new favorites are "The Ant's Go Marching", "Old MacDonald" and "Who Let the Dog's Out" (no, it is not a children's song, but it gets the entire family singing and he likes it!) Last Sunday he was singing throughout the entire worship service at church...loudly!! We thought it was adorable. Play time with Hudson has been fun. A new favorite toy is a Jack-in-the-box. He squeals and wiggles with anticipation and gives the bear inside a big smile when he pops out. He understands the concept of object permanence and enjoys playing hide and seek in order to find a toy if hidden under another object. Hudson was given his first big boy monster truck from some friends of ours. It has flashing lights and loud noises and he loves watching it zoom across the floor. Brian was very excited about this toy too...he said that it's about time and he can't wait for more boy toys to enter this house!

Below is another picture to highlight Hudson's big blue eyes. The other day someone called him Tweety Bird. This was neat because that is what people called Brian when he was a baby.

What a cutie!!

Another first...

Well, after months of drooling and chewing on things it finally arrived. Hudson has cut his first tooth!! Earlier in the week he was running a fever and acting cranky and today after his nap, I saw it. The lower, middle left tooth has just barely broken the skin. It will probably be a while before I can get a picture, but when I do I'll post it.