Of late, we have been watching the thermometer as it continues to prove that winter is not over and done with. We couldn't be wishing for Spring with more intensity! Nevertheless, we have been able to find meaningful moments during the days when we are cooped up and trapped in our little cave.
These such moments primarily premiere Hudson:) Hudson has learned how to be a great chef in the kitchen, Mommy's ever-faithful assistant, train conductor, Lego-gamer, ant and Box Elder bug-smasher, and anything Mater. We love all the joy that his little spirit brings to our family!
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| Our Vanna White, showcasing his newly remodeled toddler bed. We have been wondering if it was such a good idea...Hudson thinks it has been a fantastic idea. There just hasn't been a nap since he can come and go from his toy cubbies to his bed, back and forth, back and forth---until I look at the clock and Hudson has been busy workin' away in his little man cave for the duration of his supposed "nap-time". This stops eventually right? He may not need his nap-time, but Mommy sure needs it! |
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| When we don't see much of Hudson, we will find him jumping on his bed or playing with cars or trains IN his bed. He has loved having the space be claimed as HIS. To put it simply, he is a teenager before his time. He loves to jabber and has started to take off with his vocabulary. I love how we can ask him a question and he immediately will respond in his own adorable way. He is filled with happiness, adventure and energy. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree---DAD! |
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| The last night before taking off the front railing to his crib. He is officially a little boy now and I'm in denial that my baby is not such a baby anymore. Where time goes is only a thought now of sweet memories of what seem to have been so long ago... Can you tell I'm still kind of in denial? |
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| I just love this cute face! The last couple months he has loved taking over Mommy's phone. I will get ready to take a picture and he will run over in excitement thinking I am ready to let him play his games. And he gets frustrated when I am using it because he feels it is his own. He runs it like a pro and sometimes I don't know how he has managed to so quickly change all my settings and run the battery down to nothing. I guess that is the next generation of tablets and little swiping fingers. |
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| This is one of those sweetest moments---when you REALLY love your child. He isn't getting into the fridge or climbing the counter tops carrying all the sharp knives. He hasn't just found the scissors or hidden chocolate which is now smeared across his face and the white couches. He is fast asleep with one of the sweetest looks that never ceases to melt my heart. |
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| Reading to Hudson has been another one of these moments. It can be 10 degrees and snowing outside, and we're missing Daddy who is faithfully at school studying, tutoring, or taking another test, but with Hudson in my lap, his blankie and a book in his lap we are two happy campers. I love reading those favorite books over and over again and watching his face light up when we get to snuggle on the couch as we flip those worn out pages. |
