Dear Hudson,
Happy 3 month birthday, Buddy! It’s truly hard to believe that I am writing
you another letter. It feels as if I
wrote your two month letter just a few days ago. This morning I realized that I
became pregnant about one year ago. That
is so crazy! During my pregnancy, I
imagined what you would look, act, and be like.
Boy have you surpassed my expectations.
You are so handsome, fun, determined, and loving. I fall more in love with you every day. We have been having so much fun that I only
took out my camera once this month. Thankfully
the iphone is always handy, so we still have some pictures of you this month.
You have become quite the talker. You really like to talk to
mommy and daddy and yourself (when you are looking in the mirror). It seems like you really like to hear your own
voice. You are really polite and take your turn as we talk. It’s
pretty cute if you ask me. You also gab
away during mommy and me. It cracks me
up because you like to talk to the other babies whether they are right next to
you or across the room. I just love it.
You really like to stand.
You just learned how to stand from a laying position if you hold on to
my hands, and I pull you up. You get
pretty proud of yourself when you are up.
You also love standing at the library and watching the “big kids” scoot,
crawl, and walk around. You really watch
them and try to figure it out. Lately,
you have been tapping your right foot when you stand. Daddy thinks you are trying to dance like
Elvis. J
You don’t like being straped into your car seat. Oh boy, you just cry when I start to strap
you in. Once we start moving you calm
down though. You used to fall asleep in
it right away, but now you are awake for longer periods of time when you are in
it. If we are in the car, you usually
talk to yourself for a while. If we are
on a walk or running errands, you usually sleep, but recently you have been more
awake and you check out the scenery.
You haven’t enjoyed sleeping as much as you used to, but I think
it’s because you are getting older and don’t require as much sleep. You are awake for much longer spans now,
which is fun because we get to play a lot more.
Naps have been hard for you if
you are in your crib or bassinette. You usually
wake up after about 45 minutes and can’t sooth yourself back to sleep.
You have been drooling like a champ. I often put bibs on you because your shirts
get so wet. The past few days you have
also started to chew on your tongue. I
am not sure if this is early teething or just your own way of soothing
yourself. I guess only time will
tell.
At times, you roll from your tummy to your back. Mommy and Daddy cheer for you every time you
do. Sometimes you forget and your do
amazing pilates moves and then start to get frustrated, so I usually help you
start to roll over and you finish it.
Earlier in the month you were sucking on your hands, but you
haven’t done that in a while. It was
funny to watch you because you would bring your hand to your mouth and as soon
as you would begin to suck on it you would make a face like you were so disgusted
with the taste. You would do that with
your toys too. Your face is pretty priceless.
Some of the
highlights from this past month:
*Meeting Jocelyn
*Meeting mommy’s college roommate, Loren, and her baby,
Lea. You guys are only a few weeks
apart.
*Celebrating Gammy’s and Grandma’s birthday
*Going to babytime at the library (Central and Rincon Valley)
*Being babysat by Gammie, Auntie Melanie and Alisa while
mommy went to Cooking Club (thanks guys!)
*Having a slumber party with Auntie Dayna and Auntie Laura
*Hanging out with the book club ladies (you refused to sleep
the whole time they were here)
*Going to Bodega Bay and seeing the ocean
*Walking Spring Lake many times a week
Mommy and Daddy have just loved watching you grow. Our life is so much more complete with
you. You bring an extra special sparkle
to our life. We are so blessed to have
you as our little man. We love you more
than you will ever know.
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
