Art Show

Yesterday was Madison's annual school art show. As usual, the teachers did an amazing job displaying art work that the students have worked on throughout the year. They transformed the playground into an outdoor art gallery. It truly makes the kids feel like little artists. Below are just a few pieces of her work. Please feel free to contact Madison if you would like to purchase one of these priceless masterpieces. Sorry no checks or credit cards accepted....cash only please!!

Happy Father's Day

Well, today was Father's Day and I think Hudson's shirt says it all! Brian is truly an exceptional father and I don't think Madison and Hudson can yet understand how lucky they are. To celebrate this special day we took a day trip yesterday to the beach at St. George Island, which is one of Brian's favorite places. It was a beautiful day filled with fun in the sun, and a great weekend celebrating Dads.

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Dad's in our life!

9 Month Check-up

Hudson had an excellent well baby check-up today. All is well and he looks great. He is starting to slim down a bit now that he is crawling and becoming more active. Below is a picture of a new favorite position of his. We had to lower his crib last week and remove the bumpers since he was trying to climb up them already. I have a feeling we're going to have to watch him very closely!!

Here are Hudson's current stats:

weight: 20 pounds, 15 ounces (55th percentile)

height: 28 1/2 inches (55th percentile)

Mi'ma and Dave Make a Visit

Last weekend my Mom (Mi'ma) and her husband Dave finally were able to make a trip down from North Carolina. It was a much anticipated visit since this was the first time they were able to meet Hudson. The weekend was filled with playing, watching movies, shopping, eating and just hanging out. We all had a great time and were so happy they were able to stay for a while. Hope to see them again real soon!

Below is a short slide show.

Hudson is 9 Months Old

Hudson was all smiles today, but he wasn't this happy all month. It was a rough couple of weeks in our house dealing with sicknesses all around. Hudson had his first ear infection, and dealt with a horrible wheezing cough, which caused him to have nebulizer breathing treatments. After recovering from that he caught some other type of virus causing him to have several days of a high fever followed by a rash. Finally by the end of the month he fully recovered and made some major leaps and bounds. He is now a crawling machine! He decided that he would crawl, pull up on things and attempt to cruise the furniture all in the same day! Our life as we knew it will never be the same. Madison already has to be on guard of her things if Hudson is near by.

Currently, Hudson is doing a few new and funny things. He is trying to "meow" when you show him a picture of cat and make the sound. He also sings along to "Elmo's Song" with his own "la, la, La's". And finally tonight, Brian has taught him to mimic the tune of the Seminole war chant. (If I can capture all these on video soon, I will upload them because they are quite adorable.)

Hudson still loves water. He has his own baby pool that we put outside next to Madison's big pool, and he has a blast splashing away.

These next few things we are hoping are just a phase and we will be working on them with Hudson. He loves hair....he loves to play with it, pull it and even eat it! When he wants to be, he can be fast and strong! He has pulled chunks out of Madison's head and she hasn't even noticed. He gets such a good grip that he even gets me yelling for help sometimes. We are encouraging gentleness in this area. His other habit is biting. I attribute this to teething right now, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt. Everything goes into his mouth, so if my shoulder is close by, he fits what he can in his mouth and chomps down!! One time this month, he actually pulled out one of my earrings and got it into his mouth without me realizing. We thought he was eating some hair, but when we turned him over and around, my earring fell out....thank God!! That would have been the last thing we needed this month.

Despite all the craziness of the month, though, we had plenty of fun moments. I also got to enjoy many days of snuggling, which I can never get enough of!

Happy 9 Month Birthday Hudson!