Binga is here for a visit and Hudson is having SO much fun with her. In the past he's always been teething or sick or clingy when we get to see her but this time he has no excuses to be whiny and he is being such a good boy! He's having lots of fun showing her everything he knows and talking to her. And he's learned to say Binga! It's more "Bing" with A added on occasionally. 
Do Not Worry
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Branson Trip
Every couple years my mom's side of the family does a "girls trip" to Branson. We meet all of my grandma's cousins and their daughters and their daughters and so on for a weekend of shopping and shows. Hudson got to go by default since he's still nursing (and because I'd miss him too much!) and we also took Garret so his mom could have the weekend to work on her dissertation. The weekend was really fun except for the first night at the hotel. Hudson woke up at 3 am and I couldn't get him back to sleep till 6:30! The good thing was he wasn't being cranky - he was just awake. I believe he recited every word in his vocabulary at least 3 times while he was laying there (either in his crib or in the bed next to me) and he learned a new word - sleep. That's because I kept saying it over and over to him but he just didn't get it. He'd say "mommy sleep" and point to the bed and say "daddy sleep". But couldn't put together "Hudson sleep"! There was a light on the smoke detector that cast a shadow on the ceiling that looked like the moon so he kept saying "moon" and "sun" over and over. At 6 am he threw a big fit - I was sure he woke everyone in the hotel - but no one else heard him. I finally got him calmed down and then slept in the chair holding him for the next few hours. What a night!
The next night I refused to sleep in the same room with him so he got to sleep in the other room with his Gigi, Mimi and Nana. Again he woke up and Mimi put him in bed next to her and they talked about every animal he knew and he fell back asleep within 30 minutes!
He evidently learned what snoring was when he slept in that room though because today when I put him down for his nap he laid his head down, closed his eyes and started snoring! It was too cute!
Mimi reading The Three Little Pigs to the boys. This is Hudson's favorite book. He carries it aroudn the house saying "wolf, wolf, wolf" all day long.
Garret giving Hudson a little love.
Hudson outside the Noah show. This was a great show, especially for the boys. Hudson loved it because it has so many animals in it. Some real - some fake but still very realistic looking. He sat through the first half of the show and the only noise he made was animal sounds and yelling "chicken" and saying "bye-bye" as the people went off the stage. He only made it about 15 minutes into the second half before he fell asleep but he got to see all the cool parts before he konked out!
Rocking in the rocking chair.
The next night I refused to sleep in the same room with him so he got to sleep in the other room with his Gigi, Mimi and Nana. Again he woke up and Mimi put him in bed next to her and they talked about every animal he knew and he fell back asleep within 30 minutes!
He evidently learned what snoring was when he slept in that room though because today when I put him down for his nap he laid his head down, closed his eyes and started snoring! It was too cute!
Mimi reading The Three Little Pigs to the boys. This is Hudson's favorite book. He carries it aroudn the house saying "wolf, wolf, wolf" all day long.
Garret giving Hudson a little love.
Hudson outside the Noah show. This was a great show, especially for the boys. Hudson loved it because it has so many animals in it. Some real - some fake but still very realistic looking. He sat through the first half of the show and the only noise he made was animal sounds and yelling "chicken" and saying "bye-bye" as the people went off the stage. He only made it about 15 minutes into the second half before he fell asleep but he got to see all the cool parts before he konked out!
Rocking in the rocking chair. 
Fire Safety Day
Last week was Fire Safety Week and Exploration Place was having a special event with lots of firefighters and firetrucks. I planned to take Firefighter Garret and Hudson and it was on Thursday so Jamie and Binga were able to go with us. Unfortunately it rained so they had to cancel all the outside firetruck demonstrations they were going to do but they still had some stuff set up inside that we were able to do, plus we got to see Exploration Place.
Firefighter Garret showed up at our house Thursday morning with all his firegear on ready to go "teach" those firefighters about fire safety. According to him the firefighters didn't know anything so he was going to teach them!
We did get to see a puppet show. Hudson sat through the whole thing and paid close attention. He kept saying puppet and "bye-bye" when the puppets would go behind the curtain and clapping his hands ! After the show they asked the kids questions about "What number do you call if there's a fire?" and "What do you do if your clothes catch on fire?" Garret answered every question they asked - correctly!
Binga experiencing the winds of a tornado!
Firefighter Garret showed up at our house Thursday morning with all his firegear on ready to go "teach" those firefighters about fire safety. According to him the firefighters didn't know anything so he was going to teach them!
We did get to see a puppet show. Hudson sat through the whole thing and paid close attention. He kept saying puppet and "bye-bye" when the puppets would go behind the curtain and clapping his hands ! After the show they asked the kids questions about "What number do you call if there's a fire?" and "What do you do if your clothes catch on fire?" Garret answered every question they asked - correctly!
Binga experiencing the winds of a tornado!Here is some video of the puppet show and the tornado tube.
BUGS!
Last week we took Hudson to the Wee Wiggler class at the zoo. It was all about bugs. I was a little disappointed that they only brought out 2 real bugs for the class to look at. I was expecting more hands on kind of stuff. The rest of the class was just playing with toys and reading a book. But I guess with little kids and small bugs you have to be careful! Hudson still had a good time. He's signed up to go again next month to the session on frogs. I think I will send Jamie and him to that one - I HATE frogs!
My son was the only child who thought it was more fun to throw all the paper shreds on the floor instead of playing with the bugs hiding in the paper!
Checking out the Madagascar hissing cockroaches
This one was some kind of centipede - Hudson REALLY wanted to hold it!
My son was the only child who thought it was more fun to throw all the paper shreds on the floor instead of playing with the bugs hiding in the paper!
Checking out the Madagascar hissing cockroaches
This one was some kind of centipede - Hudson REALLY wanted to hold it!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Binga is here for a visit and Hudson is having SO much fun with her. In the past he's always been teething or sick or clingy when we get to see her but this time he has no excuses to be whiny and he is being such a good boy! He's having lots of fun showing her everything he knows and talking to her. And he's learned to say Binga! It's more "Bing" with A added on occasionally.
Jamie came home from work a few days ago and said Hudson was a different boy from when he was home at lunch that day. Talking, talking, talking. I think the difference is that he has moved from repeating what you say to saying whatever he thinks or sees or wants. It's incredible watching him grow up!
Here's Hudson and Binga helping me fix dinner the other night. Look closely and you'll notice the "wings" Hudson has started growing! There's a few spots that could probably use a trim!
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Jamie came home from work a few days ago and said Hudson was a different boy from when he was home at lunch that day. Talking, talking, talking. I think the difference is that he has moved from repeating what you say to saying whatever he thinks or sees or wants. It's incredible watching him grow up!
Here's Hudson and Binga helping me fix dinner the other night. Look closely and you'll notice the "wings" Hudson has started growing! There's a few spots that could probably use a trim!
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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
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
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