3rd times a charm!

Hudson did very good eating his rice cereal last night. He would open his mouth and let me put the spoon in and didn't make such awful faces like he did the first 2 nights.

If you look real close in the bottom left of the screen you'll notice Zeus sitting beside his chair hoping for a few drops! Some day Zeus!

Feed Me - Part 2

I'm happy to report that Hudson was a little more willing to try the cereal last night. He still didn't like it but I think he might have actually swallowed a little bit of it. He opened his mouth and let us put the spoon in the first couple times, but he still made a face like it was the grossest thing he has ever tasted. Well, I guess for him it is since he has never had anything else but breastmilk. :)

After a few bites he was more interested in holding the cup and chewing on it instead...

Don't forget to Vote Nov. 4th

I normally don't get too involved in politics - I leave that to Cecil and Jamie - but I think this presidential election is an important one for the future of our country so I thought I would remind everyone to go vote Tuesday, November 4th.

If you haven't decided who you will be casting your vote for yet - I found a new candidate who will be getting my vote.

He can talk gibberish just like the best of them - and he's a whole lot cuter!







:)

Feed Me!

We decided to go ahead and start Hudson on some rice cereal even though it's a little early. He has been having a hard time sleeping still this week so we are hoping having a little more food in his tummy will make a difference. I doubt it will help tonight since he didn't get much in his mouth, let alone his tummy!


Jamie was using the video camera so I shot this video with the digital camera towards the end of the feeding. He was already getting a little frustrated with the whole thing by this point. He didn't like the cereal too much - he kept shivering like it was a gross taste (the same as he does when we give him his vitamins). We'll keep at it - he can't just have Mommy's milk forever!

Happy Fall!

too sweet

We went to the Shocker volleyball game last night and Hudson didn't like it too much. Too many people and the music and crowd was WAY too loud for him. Everytime the music came on or the crowd cheered he would jump and start to cry. We didn't stay for the whole game, but while we were there Garret was trying to comfort him and make him feel better. He even shared his firetrucks with him, till Hudson put it in his mouth. Garret didn't like that and said Hudson had to wait and borrow his trucks on Sunday. (Garret is learning his days of the week so now when you ask him when we can do something - he always tells you a day of the week!) This was Garret comforting Hudson when he got upset. Did it all on his own - how sweet is that?

sleep - who needs it?

Evidently not Hudson. We have been having a rough time with sleeping for the last week and a half. Not taking naps during the day, staying up late, getting up early. It's wearing me out, but Hudson seems to be handling it just fine!

We think he is teething which is what has upset his routine so much. We have days where as soon as I lay him down after rocking him to sleep, he wakes right back up. And we'll do that 3-4 times a day and never take more than a 5 minute nap.

Then there's the nights - exhausting! He had been waking up at 4-5 and eating, then going back to sleep till 7-8. Not anymore. For several nights he has been getting up at 1:00, then again at 3:00, then again at 5:00 - you get the picture. Some of that I think I will attribute to a growth spurt, cause there were 2 of those nights that he ate and ate when he woke up. But normally he isn't too hungry and goes back to sleep after a few minutes.

So yesterday he never took a nap at all. So I figured he would go to bed early (His normal bedtime is between 9 and 10.) So by 7:30 I had him in his pajamas, fed him (he fell asleep) and I put him to bed. He was awake before I could lay him down and wanted none of that. Let him cry it out for awhile, then Jamie rocked him back to sleep. Laid him down, woke right back up. By nine I decided to nurse him again - and we started the whole thing over. Jamie ended up rocking him till around 11 and when he was finally really, really out of it, was able to put him in bed and he stayed asleep. Then he slept till 4 and was up again at 5:30. But this time he slept till 8 so that was nice!

I think he is taking after his father in the sleep department - doesn't need much of it. Jamie can go to bed at 1 or 2 in the morning and be up at 7 and be just fine. Not me! I need my sleep!