splish splash I was taking a bath...

Hudson refuses to sit in the bath anymore. He will only stand and walk around the edge of the tub. Makes it a little hard to clean him up - plus he gets cold pretty quick. He just discovered the bar on the back of the tub this week and it's the first thing he goes for when you put him in. He also like to move back and forth between the bar and the spout.

friends

Hudson went to a birthday party tonight for his friend Reign. 3 of my friends from high school were there with their families - and it was all boys! 7 of them in all!

Hudson and Nathan - Nathan is 2 weeks older than Hudson - but obviously has already mastered the crawling!

I am 1!

Hudson went to a birthday party tonight for his friend Reign.

firetruck

This is what mommy can get done when Hudson takes an hour and half nap!

Hudson's cousin Garret just turned 3 and I made him this for his birthday. The party's on Sunday so don't ruin the surprise!!!

Garret is OBSESSED with firefighters. He goes to the fire station several times a week (as often as they will take him anyways). He knows all the firefighters, knows all about the trucks - what they're called, how to turn them on, turn the lights and sirens on, how to make the garage doors on the fire station go up and down. He even has his own fireman outfit which looks just like a real one.

So we got a new vaccum cleaner last week and the box was perfect for making a firetruck out of. Then the more I got into it the more elaborate the whole thing became. I used my old vaccum cleaner for the fire hose and stuck the attachments in the back of the truck too. Then I got really crazy and took the whole vaccum apart and took the motor out - so now the vaccum canister is a fire hydrant! Garret is going to love it. He has quite the imagination so I think he'll just jump in and start playing!

Station #37 is the one he goes to all the time so I had to make his truck #37 too!

This is the vaccum canister that will be the fire hydrant. That way he can take the hose out of the truck and put it in the vaccum - just like a real fire hydrant. My only concern is going to be whether he tries to put water inside the canister. But his mom will have to deal with that! :)

funny faces

This is what happens when Hudson takes an hour and half nap!!!

getting so big

Hudson has started doing so much new stuff the last few weeks I thought I better update you all. First off, he is "talking" all the time now. He says "mama" and "dada" all the time. He also says "ba" which is what he seems to call all of his toys and "da" for dog. He has also said "nana" which will make Nana Wilma proud! Although I actually think he is saying "banana" because the 2 times he has said it he has been eating a banana... His newest words are "oh" and "whoa" which are pretty funny to hear when he sees something he likes and says "ooooohhhh"! Everything else is gibberish, but there is lots of it!

I just noticed yesterday that he has started walking around some of his stand up toys. I put him down on one side of it and slowly he'll make his way around the table! He also took one step yesterday just holding on with one hand instead of having to have something in both! But still no crawling - although he definitely has started scooting himself backwards.

He will not eat green vegetables. He's always hated peas but he used to love green beans pureed but now that he is eating small bites he won't eat them. He'll eat sweet potatoes and carrots all day long though!

And his newest discovery is putting his lips together and blowing. He started doing that 2 days ago and does it forever when he remembers he can do it. It's so cute!

And his 15 minute nap is now over so that's all I have time fr now!

Laundry Day

Wednesday is Hudson's favorite day because it's laundry day and that means mommy has the laundry baskets out. Laundry baskets are evidently the most amazing thing invented because he loves to play with them. If I just bring one into the room and set it down he wiggles and fusses until he's put down next to it to play. He loves standing on the outside or riding around on the inside. Since we moved our laundry room downstairs I carry the baskets up and down and so far I just put him on top and carry him too. Not sure how much longer I'll be able to keep that up as he gets bigger!

playing with Daddy

Hudson loves playing with Daddy - he always can make him laugh. Of course, it helped that Hudson took a 3 hour nap this afternoon so he's in a pretty good mood! (And don't be fooled - I also took a 3 hour nap which is the only reason Hudson's lasted that long- he was in bed with me!)