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Hudson's newest (and cutest) phrase.

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What happened to the cow?

A tragic event in the life of a - very questioning and persistent - one and a half year old.

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There used to be a picture of a cow on the spoon in case you don't get that part....

speaking sentences

Hudson is starting to put 3-4 words together and make sentences! This week he has started understanding the concept of "me" and "I" and started using those words in sentences. He has been saying things like "off of me" when he wanted the crumbs washed off his hands, "house see me" when he saw a picture of a house on our calendar (This one threw me for a little bit till I figured out he was saying "I see a house"!), "read me" when he wants us to read him a book and this morning he told Jamie "diaper off of me" when he was getting him dressed!
He also says phrases like "there it is", "I see it" and "hiding in there", and "I found it". (We play a lot of hide and seek around here!)
He also, like every other toddler, has learned the concept of "NO" and uses it more and more often. His answer to every question is "no" even if it's something he should want to say yes to!

growing up

Hudson is talking, talking, talking all the time. He'll repeat most anything you say (single words for the most part, but he has a few short phrases). He has started adding "it" to everything so he says "touch it, hold it, open it" etc.
The other night he woke up at 2 am (he's teething again!) and was screaming "Mommy". This wasn't the normal crying so I went in there to check on him. I picked him up and he said "snack." So we went to the kitchen and opened the fridge and he said "peaches." Then we sat down to eat them and he kept saying "fruit", "big", "cut it". It was the first time I have felt like he was really communicating with me - or at least I could finally understand everything he was telling me! Half the time he babbles along and he knows what he's saying but we have no clue! Last night he woke up crying and when I went in he said "drink". So we might have a bad pattern emerging here - I better watch it!

He's learned almost all the Sesame Street characters and loves playing with sidewalk chalk. Every morning he stands at the front door and says "ouside", "chalk". Unfortunately it has started getting pretty cool out so we have had to limit out outdoor time. I don't know what we'll do with ourselves all winter! Although he has discovered blocks this week and is loving playing with those.

As you'll see in the video, he has a weird fascination with hitting himself in the head. If he accidentally hits his head on something or drops a toy on his head - he'll pick it up and keep hitting himself with it over and over. He also has started this new thing this week that if he does something with one person in the room, he has to do it with everyone - over and over. So if one person gets a high five or knuckles, or gets hit in the head, or is clapping at something he did, or gets a hug or a kiss - everyone else does too - over and over and over. His other new thing this week is fake laughing. He'll do something funny and belt out a big fake laugh - and keep doing it over and over! He laughed at the cow on his fork for over 20 minutes yesterday at lunch. He kept walking around pointing at the fork saying "cow" "moo" then he'd let out this big laugh that sounds pretty fake. But, of course, it's all pretty cute! So anyway, we caught some of this new stuff in the video when we were playing with his blocks last night. Enjoy!



My Montage 10/6/09

growing up

I can't believe how fast Hudson is growing up and learning new things! It's amazing to be able to watch him everyday as he figures things out. He has started talking A LOT. Unfortunately only he understands most of it. But he has started repeating - or trying to anyways - most everything we say. And he has added lots of new words to his reportoire. His favorite word lately - besides Mama which he says - or screams - 500 x's a day - is water. He says it "wawa" and mostly it's his favorite because he wants to go play in the "wawa".

Some of his other new words lately are: baseball (can be easily confused with basketball but there is a slight difference!), Elmo, Big Bird, computer or "pooter", bottle, meat, fruit, bath and grass. He also has a few "phrases" he likes to say - and I use that term loosely because I know what he's trying to say but it takes a little imagination to actually hear it - but he says "There it is" and 'Where is it" and "no flag" (Which he what he says when we go outside and our neighbors haven't put their flag up on the flagpole - such a disappointment to a 15 month old!)

I feel bad when he's trying to tell me something and I have no idea what he's talking about but we usually figure it out with lots of grunting and pointing. Like lately every time we go outside he has to remind me that one of his basketballs went down the sewer drain (and this happened over a month ago!). He walks down the driveway and starts pointing at the drain and says "baball, baball, baball." Then we talk about how his ball went down there and it's gone now. Today he wanted to throw another one down and threw a little fit when I wouldn't let him. That's another new development - a little temper! Luckily right now I can say it's little but give him a few months and I might have a terror on my hands!

Big Baby

Those are Hudson's newest words. Although he seems to have them confused. He says what sounds like "baby" when he means something is big. So it's a little confusing. I think he is actually saying "Big Big" but what you hear sounds like "baby". And he likes to "blubber" a bit as well!

The other day he started saying "Mimi" which is our name for his Great Grandma so I was excited about that one. Till I discovered he is actually saying "ME ME" which means give ME this or help ME or pay attention to ME ME ME. So it can get a little annoying! :)



My Montage 7/28/09

talking

Hudson learned another word today - cheese! I have been making a more conscious effort to tell him what things are and ask him to "say (fill in the blank)". Today at lunch I was feeding him cheese and I asked him "say cheese" and he did! I was surprised! If you watch closely you'll also see him sign "more" and "food" a couple times! He's learning so much!

There's also video on here of him saying "Zeus" cause I don't think I have posted one of those yet. And as you will be able to tell, Jamie is the videographer on that one!


My Montage 5/17/09

giggles, smiles, talking and throwing up - again!

Hudson has been talking up a storm these last few days. He's back to saying "mama" again- which I love! Otherwise it's lots of jibberish and screaming. But it's so cute. He has been feeling good for several days now, enjoying playing with all his toys and talking, talking, talking. Till last night. I was nursing him and about 2 minutes from putting him in bed and he started throwing up again. All over me and himself - several times. Ugghh! We are pretty sure this time it was a reaction to the amoxcillin (although he has been taking it for 8 days now) but we had given it to him just 10-15 before the throwing up started. He didn't eat a lot for dinner so we think it was just the medicine on an empty stomach. Hopefully not antoher round of the flu! He seems to be feeling fine so far this morning.
I better get going - I have some laundry to do from last night. We both went through 2 changes of clothes and Jamie had to change once. Plus all the blankets and clean up towels! Yuck!

What Hudson has to say. . .

Okay, so he was talking up a storm, but when I got the camera out, he was too interested in it to say much - but it's still cute!