March Update in Pictures

Now that I’ve discovered the new and fun way to blog I’m ready to get caught up to speed. March was a great month filled with many firsts for Hudson. We went on a ton of walks after work since the weather was so fantastic. He tried many new baby foods and we think he will be like many kiddos that love to swing at the park. Mom and Gene came up one weekend and we saw a Cirque du Soleil show and had a great time catching up with them. I know it’s only been a month or so since some of the following pics were taken, but I feel like Hudson has already changed so much!

 

Not sure what upset him….his frowns were quickly replaced by some grins

 

After he quit using his pacifier he went through a quick phase of sucking his thumb, but he’s since moved on and doesn’t do either one

 

Starting to use a sippy cup. Turns out he actually likes the one with a straw better

 

Surprisingly he doesn’t mind wearing his hat or sunglasses at all

We have many nicknames for Hudson and when we can see him asleep on the video monitor with his little butt sticking up in the air, we called him Diaper Booty. He’s got just such a cute little diaper booty and this particular night, I snuck into his room to catch a couple pics of our precious Diaper Booty. (FYI: the other two nicknames we use the most are Punkin’ Pie and Bubs)

 

We stopped in New Braunfels to see the Campbells on our way home from the beach

   

Trying peas for the first time. Turns out he’s not the biggest fan of his green veggies…I can’t blame the kid. Most of the baby foods that he’s tried do not look or smell very appetizing!

 

Catching my mom being his other paparazzi. Of course I’m his main paparazzi :)

With Mom and Gene before Cirque du Soleil and then me and Hudson having lunch with Mom at Gloria’s

 

Enjoying our neighborhood park

Walking with my favorite boys and more time swinging

Turns out that all of the orange colored veggies are his favorites…carrots, sweet potatoes and squash. Yummy!

Talking to his Mimi on the phone. He’s such a ham.

  

These pictures melt my heart. I’m so happy Jon snuck in to take a picture of the sweet snuggles I was getting from him this night. There was a period of a few weeks back in March where he would lay on my shoulder right before bedtime and it was just so precious. Now he’s moved on from this stage and is Mr. Busy Body. Looking at these pictures just makes me want to tear up with happiness. I love this little boy so much.

Hudson’s First Trip to the Beach

Wow, it has become so hard to find time to blog the past few months. I mean, really hard. It is something I really enjoying doing, and yet the time simply does not seem to be there. Brittany introduced me to a super handy and helpful way to start doing my posts and it is soooo much easier! Thank you, thank you Britt!  So, here is my post about our trip to the beach that we took at the beginning of March! That’s almost 2 whole months ago…yikes! Better late than never, right?

We went to Port Aransas and stayed two nights with my grandparents, Mimi and Papa, who had rented a condo on the beach for a month. My cousin Jessica was there at the same time visiting from Georgia, and we also got to see Julie, Jarrett and my cousins Stephanie and Ashley who all live in Corpus. We had a fantastic time relaxing and spending time with Mimi and Papa. It was too chilly to let Hudson get in the ocean, but one afternoon it was warm enough to let him go swimming for the first time in their heated pool. He loved it and we think he is going to be a water bug!

We are already looking forward to visiting them again next year and know that Hudson will be into all kinds trouble playing in the sand and ocean!

 

-Hudson’s First Time Swimming-

      

Hudson playing with Aunt JuJu, Uncle Jarrett and Mom

Hudson’s First Time Checking out the Beach and Ocean

 

Special time hanging with Papa

 

We woke up at 6:30 to watch Julie on the Corpus Christi news talking about the Child Life Program at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Yay Julie!! She was so awesome!

Since we were up so early, we got to see the sun rise….

 

Bye Bye Beach….see you next time! Thanks for a great visit Mimi and Papa!!