6 months Old!

Alright, so Hudson was 6 months old a couple weeks ago. I have been waiting to post a blog about it because I wanted to know how much he weighed first. That is always my favorite part. Anyhoo, here are his stats as of today:

Weight: 19# 13oz. 79th percentile (No wonder I can barely carry him in his carseat!)

Height: 26.5 inches. 45th percentile. (I think he might be a shrimper like me!)

Head Circumference: 45 cm. 76th percentile (That's from his big brain, which also comes from me :) )

He is growing up way too fast! I want him to stay little. Not that he is very little at this point but still. He is a great baby. He eats everything I feed him. I hope that lasts. He can sit up on his own for like 15 seconds. I think his chubby belly makes it hard for him. He has his two bottom teeth. They are still really short though so no biting yet. I hope that lasts too. He makes the funniest noises and laughs at the randomest things. He is already throwing tantrums when you take something away from him that he wants. We still love him though. I love watching him grow and learn new things.

Playing with Dad and Ace outside

Hanging out in my high chair

Olive Garden at Home!

I always try and come up with new things to make for dinner, which doesn't happen often cause I swear my brain barely works these days. Anyhoo, I have been thinking about Olive Garden's Minestrone soup and so I decided to make it. I found a recipe for it on RecipeZaar.com, which I love. You can find anything on there! The soup turned out great! It tasted pretty close to the actual thing. We ate it with salad, with Olive Garden dressing, and garlic breadsticks. It was a lovely meal, if I do say so myself. And of course I had to take a picture. I am strangely proud of some of my dinners.

Go to http://http://www.recipezaar.com/Copycat-Olive-Garden-Minestrone-Soup-by-Todd-Wilbur-77585 for the recipe.

Hobbies for Lauren

I figured out what has been missing and why I have been a little blue lately. Well, there are two things really. One, I have not been listening to music as much as I used to. I love music and am a firm believer that it can have a profound effect on your soul. I have been listening more and forgot how much I love it! Added bonus: Hudson thinks it's funny when I dance around and sing. The second thing I am missing: hobbies and education. I love learning and knowing how to do more things. I don't really have anything that is just mine that I love to do. I realized that the people I am jealous of with talents didn't just wake up and know how to do them. They had to learn. What is stopping me from becoming talented too? Nothing! My goals for the next two years: Go to culinary school (a dream of mine from forever ago!) and learn how to make wedding cakes, learn Spanish, learn how to play my guitar (the poor thing is so dusty!), and learn how to make my own clothes. I know that might seem like a lot, so I am going to take it one hobby at a time. Wish me luck! If you want to learn with me, let me know! It will be fun!

Just a funny picture for you. He likes to attack my face. Don't know why.

On My Mind

Do you ever have days where you just don't feel good enough? My house isn't clean enough, my clothes aren't cute enough, my food isn't healthy enough, I am not talented enough, I don't have enough friends? Don't get me wrong, I am so blessed and have a great family, but sometimes I feel like there is so much more I could do. Even though I try not to, I feel like I am constantly comparing myself to others. She has more money than me. Look at how creative she is; I wish I could cook as well as her, I wish I were as funny. I wonder a lot if you ever get to a point in life when you are satisfied with who you are and what you have. And if so, how do you get there? I could really use some feedback on this , even if I don't know you, feel free to comment!

The Best Two Years

Yesterday, Jacob and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary. Time really has flown by! I can't believe we've already been married for two years and that we have a 6-month old! We had a great weekend together. My mom was nice enough to watch Hudson on Saturday so that we could go to the temple. Afterwards, we went to Mango's. Their enchiladas are better than mine will ever be. We also went bowling. I bowled an 87. I don't think that is the worst score I've ever had which is kind of sad. I was pretty proud of myself that the 7-pound ball felt really light. I used to use a 6 and it felt heavy. I am now the proud owner of buff mom arms. Yesterday, Jacob's mom watched Hudson for a couple of hours and we went and saw The Proposal. It was pretty funny. I would have rather gone to see Transformers, I love me some Shia, but I figured The Proposal was more anniversary like. When we got home, I made us some yummy cheese fondue and we all ate as a family. I am so lucky to have such a great husband and a son who cracks me up. We are really enjoying being a family of three!

The best family shot I could get! Hudson is always distracted by the fan.

Thanks again to our mommies for watching Hudson!

Happy Father's Day!

Today was Jacob's first father's day. Hudson was so nice and made him a really cute card. He put the finishing touches on it by chewing on the upper left corner. I made Jacob a vegetable omelet for lunch. It was supposed to be for breakfast but we have church at nine and I am in no way a morning person. We had a great day spending time with Jacob and are so grateful for how hard he works for us. He is such a wonderful dad! Happy father's day to my daddy too. We missed your scraggly beard today and we love you!

Funny Pictures

Just thought I'd post some more funny pictures of Hudson because I think he is hilarious! He is getting so big, he needs to stop growing up so fast! He has learned how to turn on his music and lights thing in his crib (he hits it with his foot) and is rolling all over the place. My favorite thing he does is touch my face. It makes me feel special. I love making him laugh and kissing his chubby cheeks. He tries to crawl but just looks like he is swimming on land and doesn't go anywhere. His favorite food as of today: peas!

We have to hold his hands so he doesn't shove them in his mouth and make a mess.

He distorts his body in strange ways.

He has just discovered that he likes to play with his feet.