Measurements: Hudson is 20 lbs 7 oz (34th percentile) and 28.25 inches long (4th percentile-still not sure who this happened!). Hudson is in 12-18 month clothes.
Eats:
Hudson is only really interested in nursing now when he first wakes up
and when he's tired. So, he's generally nursing 4x a day- morning,
evening, and both naps. He continues to love food although he really loves to play with his food, not always eat it. He likes to try to use a spoon although it makes a huge mess so we don't do this every mealtime. And, he definitely prefers to eat things out of a bowl rather than to have it placed straight on his tray. Some new favorites this month- Greek yogurt, pizza (oops...I guess that's what happens when he just eats what mommy and daddy eats all the time!), and cake!
Sleeps: Hudson is sleeping
12 hours at night most nights. He's pretty easy to get to bed which I'm thankful for. Naps are sometimes a struggle as we are transitioning between one nap and two. So, there are days that he is just not tired for his second nap but falls apart early evening. So, if he doesn't go down quickly for his morning nap I just keep him up a little longer and he just gets one nap that day.
Milestones: We have a walker! Once he started taking a few steps he became a "walker" pretty quickly. And last week he learned that he can stand up if he falls so he really doesn't crawl much any more. He still only has 2 teeth! No new words- Hudson still says "mama", "dada",
"hi", "no" (oops) and "bye-bye". He understands so much and is starting to follow directions like "bring the book to mommy" or "give mommy a kiss" (my favorite one!).
Likes: Hudson loves to be chased! We spend a lot of time going around and around the living room "chasing" him and he just laughs hysterically. He also loves peek-a-boo, singing songs, and dancing to music. He loved mommy and daddy's phone but certainly doesn't like having it taken away! We bought him a basketball for his birthday and gave it to him a week early (I figured he wouldn't know the difference!) and he loves it!
Dislikes:
Hudson is still very much in a "mommy" phase and doesn't like me to be too far out of his sight. He is not a happy camper if Chris or I are eating and we don't share. I have a feeling I won't get to enjoy all of my food again without sharing for quite sometime. He still doesn't love his carseat, especially if he's tired and thinks he is going to fall asleep. I'm hoping he's happier in the convertible carseat but we haven't moved him into it yet (we are actually in the process of buying a new car so we'll just put it into that one).
Happy birthday sweet boy. The past year has been so full of joy and Mommy and Daddy love you more than words can describe!
