Sunday, September 20, 2009

Hudson turns 3!

Who's my little munchkin?
Mr Hudson

You're my little munchkin,

Mr Hudson

Hudson Robert was born 20.5 in - 8 lbs 2 oz, 3 years ago today. He was quick and sure knew how to make an entrance! Ethan was induced, so having Hudson arrive on his own was an entirely new experience. One my favorite things about being a mommy-to-be the second time around was knowing more love would flood into our family when Hudson was born and when he arrived, we had more love in our little family then we ever imagined. It was remarkable.

From the start Hudson was a happy, independent, on the go and a very cuddly baby and he still is all those things today. He first laughed at 4 months old, first tooth at 6 months old and said his first words (ba, ba and da, da) at 7 months old! He was an early talker. He concentrated on talking first before tackling how to stand and walk. He didn't worry about those things until his 1st bday. We'll always remember that just about everything to Hudson was "buddaful". Nowadays he says "I like that" to everything.

Hudson was happy all the time with an exception of when he was hungry. That was the one area not to mess around with. When he wanted to eat, you knew it! Here are some entries in his baby book ...

Baby's Favorite's
  • food: everything
  • meal: every meal
  • activity: eating
  • place to go: any place with food
  • hmm... I'm seeing a pattern here!
Hudson was a happy baby in-spite of the fact he wasn't 100% well as an infant. He wheezed and needed to use a nebulizer often. Plus, he had red, gooey, crusty eyes (think pink eye) for the first year of his life. He almost had eye surgery but, they cleared up right before the scheduled day. Funny, how we don't think twice about those things these days.

Enjoying bouncy fun at this birthday party

Well, my baby is now 3 and I couldn't be happier. He is a lovable, smart and energetic little guy. It's sad to see my baby grow but, I love seeing him take on new experiences. (I checked his little hands today and was glad to see they are still chubby little boy hands). Love you, Hudson.