Trip to Utah

Thursday through Sunday of last week, Hudson and I went with my mom and sister to Utah for my cousin's wedding. It was the first time that Hudson has gone on an airplane. I was nervous that he would scream and cry and I would be scorned by all the other passengers. Luckily, he did just great! He was a little fussy on the way there because he didn't want to drink his bottle cold. The nice flight attendant warmed it up for us with the coffee water and he was just fine after that. We had a lot of fun with my family and the wedding reception was really fun. They had a photo booth. It freaked Hudson out a little bit. The weather was absolutely fabulous! I wish it was more like that here. I was a little sad to leave. I took some souvenirs with me though: My grandmother's homemade lye soap (it gets out everything, perfect for people with messy babies), a new cute headband, and my favorite one, my Creamies! I used the bottle ice pack and took some home in my suitcase. If you've never had them, they are the absolute best ice cream pops ever. I can't find them anywhere here! I have two left if you want to fight me for them. :) Hopefully, he will do this well on our 5 hour flight to Hawaii this week! Cross your fingers.

At California Pizza Kitchen for dinner

Me, in Hudson's travel bed/tent

Judith and Hudson

Hudson and his great-great uncle Cliff, he's 92!

You can see as he progressively gets more and more scared.

Growing Too Fast!

My baby boy weighs 17 pounds, 10 ounces. 90th percentile. No wonder I have big mom guns. If anyone needs a good work out, you can borrow him for a couple hours. :)

They like to nuzzle noses.

4 Whole Months!

I cannot believe that four months have passed since Hudson was born. I feel like I waited so long for him to get here and now it feels like time flies by. He is such a little character. He likes to yell at me. Not in a mean way but in a "pay attention to me" way. He has rolled over a couple times but can't remember how he does it every time. He has tons of energy and wants to do more than he's capable of. He wants to sit up all the time, which is really tough on my arms because he can't do it alone. He talks almost all the time, and still screeches. He has become aware of who his parents are and has started freaking out when other people hold him. He has cried bloody murder at a couple people in the family. (Sorry Dad, Aubrey, and Nate!) I'm hoping this is just a phase or I will never get to leave! I will let you all know how much he weighs when I take him to the doctor on Tuesday. Any guesses? He weighed 14# 1 oz. 2 months ago.

4 days old

4 months old

Playing with my clothes

Holding my head up like a big boy
In his church clothes, including the tie I made (which was not nearly as good as the ones Carol makes :)

Silly Hudson

This is why you have kids. They are so stinking cute and they always think you are funny, even if no one else does. :)

Pat's Run, Year Two!

Another Pat's Run has come and gone. This was our second year, including Hudson's, but his first year outside the womb. There were 20,000 people! This is my excuse for why I did so crappy. It's really hard to maneuver a jogging stroller when there are slow people all around you. I should have taken them out with it. ha I guess I did okay considering I had a baby three months ago. Hudson did great in the stroller. He slept most of the time. My final time was 1:00:45. That is just sad. Last year I did it in 48:00. My youngest brother Isaac beat us all with 33:59! Good job little buddy! We should have made him push Hudson. Jacob finished in 37:01. It was still fun, even if I didn't meet my goal from last year(40minutes, ha ha ha!). Next year will be my best year yet.

In the outfit I made him out of my shirt from last year.

Asleep after the race. He did his best!

Happy Easter!

We had a great Easter down in Tucson. On Saturday, we got Hudson's pictures taken by the same woman who took our wedding pictures. She also took our family pictures. Can you tell that we really, really like her? He did pretty good. He was ready for a nap so he was sort of grouchy but we got some good shots. He looks even chubbier in pictures! ha ha On Easter day, I definitely ate too much food. There was just so many good things, I had to try them all! This didn't go well with my Hawaii countdown, but it's only one weekend. And it was definitely worth it. I am excited for next year when Hudson can hunt for eggs. Holidays are much more fun when you are or have a child.

Playing with Daddy

In his Easter outfit, crying for his food.

Countdown to Hawaii

We are going to Hawaii with my family from May 22nd-29th. It just hit me that that isn't so far away and I decided I should try to actually be in shape. Today is day three of me attempting to work out and let me just say, it is kicking my butt. It's been a year since I have worked out at all and I can sure tell. I feel like my abs are made of jello! I blame Hudson for that. I plan on spending a lot of my time on the beach so hopefully this working out makes a difference. 6 weeks to go! Wish me luck.