Hudson 4 months Oops!

I wrote this post for ever ago.......Just completely forgot to upload it. 

Hudson is growing like a weed.  We are going to the doctor for a 5 month appointment instead of a 4 month just because of insurance and what not.  So, I started feeding him babyfood and to my surprise he really likes it.  At this point he is eating about 1/4 to 1/2 at a time.  He usually has some in the morning and some for dinner.  He takes 4-6 oz at time and if he is nursing he still eat about every 2-3 hours. Sleeping is still pretty good.  There is the occasional wake up call at 4:00 AM but he just eats and then goes right back to sleep.  He loves to lay on the floor and watch the kids.  Rolling over both ways now (tummy to back, back to tummy).  Smiles all the time.  His cheeks are my favorite part about him. I can pretty much take him anywhere without problems.  Jack was not like that so it is a VERY nice change.  I have gotten pretty use to going to the grocery store with the 3 and even unloading the groceries.  He is SO long. SO long.  Huge feet and hands.  Legs are getting a little chubby-ness but nothing like Jack, or Addie Jane for that matter.  He is just loving, snuggly, happy, smiley, adorable, and strong.  I am happy to say that this transistion from 2 to 3 is going very smoothly. 

Thank you God for blessing me with this amazing baby.  I am thankful everyday that I have him in my life. 

Sidenote: He is changed so so much since 4 months.  I canNOT wait to post his 5 months.  Sadly he has lost some hair BOO....but at least he is boy and it's about toboggan season!

Kids' rooms (minus Hudson)

This is what the kids' rooms look like all the time.  Clean. Perfect. Organized.  Oh wait, that is not right.... I forgot it is just once in a blue moon when I clean them.  Oops silly me.  ANYWAYS, I just wanted to share and remember a few pictures of when they are ACTUALLY adorable :)  

Still a little bit of work to be done but you get the idea.

Oh and Addie Jane bedspread got a rip (I wonder why? not like they are rough on their stuff or anything ha) so it is at my mom's getting all sewed up!

JACK'S ROOM

ADDIE JANE'S ROOM

School is here!

As usual, I am behind on my blog.  It is a flippin' miracle that I somehow managed to get  Hudson's 3 month update done.  OH well, I am just glad I have the handy dandy Blogger app on my iPhone.  Well, summer has ended and it has been the best summer yet. I have been on an "extra long maternity leave" all summer.  BEST. EVER. We have gone to splash pads, water parks, pools, parks, creeks, Florence, Franklin, and Birmingham.  I am sure there is more but those are just off the top of my head.  Addie Jane has learned to actually swim and Jack can swim like a fish under water, no problem.  Next summer will be amazing.  Hudson is amazing.  Sleeping great at night with his fat face and tiny legs.  He is about 26-26.5 inches long, I measured him last night.  He wears 3-6 month clothes now, but it is still hard to get them snapped, even with a clean diaper. The kids have been so much fun this summer but now it is time for school.  They have been to MDO (mother's day out) 2 days a week for 3 hours but that was over a year ago and now Addie Jane is in school everyday and Jack 2 days a week.  CRAZY.  I might have freaked out a little and I am usually not like that.  WEIRD.  But even weirder (that is not a word but whatever) is that neither one of them cried. Didn't even shed a tear.  I guess that was God's way of telling me that it is going to be OKAY.  I love making the kids' lunches and getting them all dressed up for school.  Not sure why this week the kids' have decided to sleep in but they are sleeping until 8:15-8:30.  Yes, we have to leave the house at 8:40.  That is quite a task.  I have many things I need to update on: Hudson's baby dedication, Grandparents from Texas visiting, family creek fun, splash adventure with the cousins, and even some projects around the house.  But, for now, here are some pictures from their first day at school.

Addie Jane actually started school on Tuesday and Jack on Wednesday but ya know I still wanted them to wear their adorable shirts (by my aunt Aunt Amy)

This was on meet you teacher day

 HAhaha. That face

I let them decide what they wanted for lunch their first day.  Addie Jane chose: vanilla yogurt, goldfish, grapes, pickles, and a honey and peanut butter sandwich. Oh and TWO juice boxes.  She said she gets really thirsty at school.

 Jack wanted a turkey and cheese sandwich,

carrots with "hummus dip", goldfish, and gummies.

He said he only needed one juice box. Ha.

               

I went shopping on Wednesday with only one kid.  AWESOME. My grandma was in town from Texas this week, so my grandma, my mom, and I went shoe shopping. Successfully I might add :)

 Oh yea, this kid took a nap.  A-maz-ing.

Happy 3 months Hudson

Ok little one, you are 3 months old. It's crazy. I feel like its gone by fast but then again I feel like we have had you forever. So right now you are still the best FC (favorite child is our joke). Sleeping now from about 10pm-6am. Perfect. You still take a bottle and nurse great ;). Although I have never seen it I know you can roll over. From your tummy to your back. You sleep on your tummy now in your crib (that we finally put up sorry about that) and every night when you wake up you are somehow on your back. Sneaky. You pretty much act like your paci is choking you now. Why cant any of my babies take a paci?? You prefer to suck your little hands and/or a blanket. You started laughing 2 days ago. It is adorable and I am sorry to say but you kinda sound like a girl. That's ok, still the sweetest sound I have ever heard. Daddy calls you chuckles. It is so sweet. Your brother and sister are pretty obsessed with you. I am not sure how I would manage without Addie Jane, she helps out all the time. Jack is great too, always wanting to hold you or make you smile. They both get so happy when they can make you smile it is like they won a prize! You are in 3-6 clothes now. No idea on weight or height but you are definitely growing like a weed. I love you little man thanks for letting mommy sleep at night :).

Lately in Pictures

I still need to blog about Hudson's baby dedication and it is almost time to update on Hudson again. I canNOT believe he is about to be 3 months old. Crazy.  But for now I just wanted to upload a few pictures I have taken, on what else, my iPhone.  My life. Everything has been busy in a great way over here. We are packing up now to go to Florence to spend a little time with my Aunts and cousins before we head back to school in a couple weeks.

 River fun

Hudson and James 

Brother and Sister love 

Kids' room.  Yep. They look good.  

 My book I am getting to read. I love reading.

Pool day 

Before bathtime 

I love this picture 

Diving board no swimmies I am so proud of her! 

Diving board with swimmies but still I am impressed!

Big week!

First of all, I am very proud to announce Addie Jane is officially done with swimmies. Yes. Finally. She can jump off the diving board in the deep end and swim to the side by herself. We got some one and one time at the pool and I was determined to teach her how to float. SUCESS! I really hope she can be on swim team next year. I started when I was 3 and grew up loving swim team, it was my favorite part of summer. Jack can swim great, just like a frog BUT he doesn't come up for air. I mean it sounds strange but he can literally swim 6 feet on top of the water he doesnt sink....he just doesn't lift his head for a breath??? I am sure with a couple of lessons he will get there in no time!
Hudson had his 2 month check up this week. He weighs 11.11 and is 23 and 3/4 inches long. 50 percentile for everything which is great! He has gained over 5 pounds since he was born yay!! Jack weighed 13.2 at 2 months but was only 22.5 inches so I'm excited to see how they line up to each other. I can tell he is growing and I love seeing his little cheeks chunk up. He had 3 shots so needless to say he just wanted to be held most of the afternoon. I was okay with that. He is healthy so I am happy!
As for me, I went back to work yesterday! Crazy. I really enjoyed seeing everyone. I had a great day and it feels really good to be back! I love everyone I work with so much, it makes it that much easier to come back. I will only be going back one day a week for now. Well,That's all for now we are off to help with D's bday party!! So excited that little nugget is 2!

Update: Addie Jane 4 years, Jack 2.5 years, Hudson 2 months.

I canNOT believe Hudson is 2 months already.  It has gone by so fast but also I feel like I can't remember life without him.  Let me just say they are easier to handle outside the belly then inside.  Next week we go for his 2 month check up at the doctor so I am interested to see how much she weighs ( he is still tiny) and how long he is.  The boy is not very thick but in my opinion very long.  He is wearing 0-3 month clothes and about to bust out of them on the lenght, even with a new diaper.  Right now he looks like my brother, Daniel.  A lot of people think that he looks like Jentry does now but not when he was a baby.  I think he has Jentry's eyes and brow, my dad's chin, my nose, and not so sure about the lips.  Basically he is just adorable to me! I put myself on the scale last week and then got back on the scale holding him and it added 10 pounds but who knows if that is right.  At night he is sleeping about 5 hours straight from 10:30-11:00 to around 4:00ish and then gets back up a 6:30 for a little morning happy time.  I enjoy waking up early to either watch my TV shows, catch up on my internet time, or just prepare myself for the day that is about to happen. HA. Also, waking up to a HAPPY smilely baby is the BEST. He is still eating about every 2 hours and if he takes a bottle is it usually about 3-4 onces at a feeding.  Still nursing like a champ which really pleases me. Right now, he has started smiling and looking you right in the eyes.  He loves to lay flat on his back either outside or by a window and just look around.  He prefers to nap on his stomach but at night he sleeps better in his nap nanny.  His hair is getting a little strawberry tent, the same look Addie Jane had when she was around his age. His eyes are blue and lighter than the Addie Jane and Jack's were at this age.  I was hoping one of these kiddos would have light eyes like me! He found out how to cry although he doesn't do it all the much.  Probably safe to say he is the typical third child, he just goes with the flow.  Not much of a schedule for this little one but ya know sometimes that is okay.  If anyone knows me at all they know I HATE just sitting at home, I like to be on the go and so do my kids.  We still have a couple things we want to do this summer..... visit my friends Lauren, Matt, Jenn, and baby Wells in Atlanta and go to the aquarium, go canoeing with the kids, find a creek and collect rocks (AJ's idea), go see Ice Age 4, and have a couple more out of town trips.  I think we have plenty of time to get in all of our summer activites.  Addie Jane and Jack start school August 21st.  Addie Jane will go everyday from 9-2 and Jack will go Monday and Wednesdays from 9-2.  It is hard to talk about that right now, they have only ever just gone to Mother's Day Out for 4 hours and that was just for a couple months.  I know Addie Jane is excited and I am excited for her.  She wants to learn so much and now that she has found her personality I know she will be able to meet friends easily.  It is hard to actually see them getting bigger.  She is SO tall.  I have know idea percentile wise.  At her 4 year she was 90% in height and 75% in weight but I KNOW she has grown about 2 inches since that check up.  I don't really know how it is to be tall after all I am barely 5'1. HA. She does not have my body she will be blessed just like my sister-in-laws..... JEALOUS. Jack is 35.9 pounds he had to go to the dr. last week because he dislocated is elbow AGAIN.  The doctor made me help pop it back into place. Dr. Stewart wanted me to learn how because he informed that once that happens it is very easy to do it again...and with Jack's track record of climbing and jumping with no fear I have already prepared myself for that. Addie Jane and Jack are like 2 peas in pod they play so well together.  I am not sure what I would do if they didn't....They are at the point now where they don't want to watch TV or do anything but play in their rooms and make up stories.  I love to just sit and listen to them talk.  

All in all we are doing just great over here...still have a few almost comical meltdowns from one or all the kiddos but hey that's life!