Hudson will be 6 mos old on the 25th. I can not believe how time has gone by so fast. I wish we could bottle it up and keep it this way forever. Hudson has such a great personality. He wakes up happy and is always content until it is time for him to go to sleep or he is hungry. But who is not happy at those times of the day?
Hudson has had many first lately and I wanted to jot them down ~
*He has said Dada now... and the other day I could have sworn he said "titty tat" when one of the cats walked by. And Matt thinks he said "wub u" the other day as well...
*He has learned to clap. When I change his diaper and clothes I count the buttons or snaps, then I will count his fingers. At the end I will grab his hands and we will clap. He watched Matt clap and then he started doing it on his own.
*He pretty much sits unassisted but when he wants something else he will just fall over and roll to it.
*He is trying to learn to crawl. He will get up on his hands & knees and begin to rock but decide he would prefer to roll instead.
*Hudson has been eating cereal now for a while. Up to 8oz formula bottles and 4-5 tbls of cereal a day.
*Hudson has begun to notice the cats when they walk by. He gets this look in his eyes as if to say "just wait until I can crawl or walk and you are MINE"! :)
*Then the most recent and important one of all. Hudson took his first nap (almost 2 hrs)yesterday in his bed in his own room. He has been sleeping in our room in the bassinet since he came home from the hospital.
Recently, I have been asking Moms with babies Hudson's age or w/children older, if they have a certain time their baby goes to bed at night. The reason for me asking is b/c we do not have a certain time Hudson goes to bed. From day one I/we have held him until he is sound asleep then I/we put him in his bed. I know that the professionals say to lay them down when they begin to get sleepy. But, I have waited so long to be a mommy and after what we went through I want to cuddle my Son as long as possible. I know there will come a day when he will not want me to cuddle with him. So, from now on I will not beat myself up over Hudson not having a set bedtime. He may be our only child and I am soaking up every bit of this and I don't want to miss a thing!!!
So, right now as I am typing this, he is in his bed sound asleep. It feels great knowing that he sleeps so well in his big bed. But, it makes me a little sad knowing that pretty soon he will be in his bed at night. I know this is great for him and he needs this...I just need to learn to let loose just a tiny bit. He is our baby and we love him so much...and we want only the best for him. I just hope I am giving him the best as a Mommy.
If you are still reading this, I will leave you with a few recent picks of our little man. OH!! Hudson has had 2 official hair cuts now!!! His hair is just crazy but I LOVE it!!
