1. 2. 3. Thanksgivings

I'm a little late on this post for Thanksgiving but it's definitely worth mentioning (everything that involves Hudson is haha).

Dada worked the UT game on Thanksgiving Day so we had Thanksgiving lunch at mawmaw and pawpaw's house where my whole clan always gets together. Bubba ate so much he was literally throwing up. He LOVED my mom's dressing and my squash casserole which is basically just cheese haha. Bubba also shared some pumpkin pie with his pawpaw and loved it!

Black Friday was not spent shopping (thankfully...I've never done that). Instead we went to see our family in San Antonio that we missed on Thanksgiving Day. Karl's aunt Betty, Cousin Cyndi, Cousin Christi and Grady, Cousin Dallas, Ashley and Baby Landon! Such a cutie pie. They had their first play date and of course Hudson wanted to reach out to his little cousin. Such a lover always. Hudson also quickly fell in love with aunt Betty as anyone who meets her does :).

The next day Nana and Pops came over for turkey and dressing leftovers. Momma and dada put up Christmas lights the night before so we were all able to enjoy the Christmas lights with bubba. So glad Karl wanted to put lights up. Hudson's face just lights up and of course he wants to touch them! I can already tell my bubba is going to LOVE Christmas :).

Side note:  My aunt KK sent us a message from Santa where he talks to the baby and refers to them by their name! I know I've seen this in the past but there's nothing more exciting than hearing your baby's name from Santa! It seriously brought a tear to my eye because I know that we have so many amazing years ahead of us! Let the magical fun begin!!!

New Orleans 2012

We took Hudson to New Orleans after dada had a conference with work for some good food, great music, carriage ride, trolley ride, exploring the hotel, aquarium (my favorite part), family time and more.

Hudson ate a lot of food. Tried gumbo and LOVED it (of course)! Even took him to Cafe Du Monde and had beignets and he had pralines too. We had a blast with our little cajun.

Maw Maw and Paw Paw came with us for the long car ride there.

Hudson loved the Aquarium. I can't wait to take him to another one. Loved watching him wrap his mind around the fish.

10 Month Old Track Star

Did you see him? Hudson?...you have to be quick because this 10 month old is a speed racer. I think I just got an idea for his next Halloween costume. Haha.

This boy is on the go and there's no stopping him. I can't believe he can walk let alone run. Especially from things. All you have to say is, "I'm going to get yoooouuu" and he's off. He started off looking like a drunk baby and now he's got this walking business down.

Bubba eats so much food it's a wonder that he's not 25 lbs. I think he's actually 21 lbs now. Can't sit him still to weigh him. His feet are HUGE. I was literally sweating trying to put shoes on him that "should fit" him and come to find out, thanks to my friend Shellie Deringer, I measured his feet and he's supposed to be in toddler shoes. And so the larger shoe search begins. :)

Hudson loves meat too and ranch dressing. I'm seriously considering just putting ranch on everything...probably not healthy so I'll let him do that later but it has crossed my mind :).

We took him to New Orleans and he ate so much food. So much...that he spit up. He seems to have the same problem we have...he doesn't know when to stop.

Some new things:

Hudson is a clapper and a high-fiver. So cute! He also does this adorable snuffing thing at us. I love it! AND...best part...he loves to Kiss! He smacks his lips and waits for you to plant one on him. Sweetest thing in the world. He also kisses mommy and daddy in the morning. SO SWEET. He's a lover :)

He's also been looking between his legs a lot. Of which I've been told he's looking for a sibling. We'll get him one sooner or later :)

Bella is his first love. After visiting New Orleans we stopped in Sulphur to visit family and he attacked Bella. He's got a thing for pretty brunettes :). When Genvieve from ChooChoo Soul comes on he stops what he's doing and stares at the tv. He dances and flaps his arms like a birdie.

Bubba is also SUPER attached to mommy. Doesn't like it when I'm working and not giving him all of my attention. I love my weekends with my bubba. No work and all play. That's the best time of my life :). He's also attached to dada. Pulling away from others when they try to take him. He LOVES his dada. Dada is always a good time.

Happy 10 months speedy. You are so much fun!!

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Walking/Running 10/29/12

This boy scared himself into running! Bubba is officially a walker. It is so crazy!

Best 28th Birthday Ever :)

Why was this birthday the best you ask? You probably already know haha. My bubba was there. Last year he was chillin in my belly and this year he was a big part of the fun.

Cousin Jeff and April bought our little bubba a glow in the dark skeleton costume so we decided that we were going to be a family of skeletons for my birthday.

We had so much fun. We stayed the night with my parent's Saturday and bubba took 6-7 steps! He's getting so close to walking :). It's Awesome :) I'm so proud of my cutie patootie :)

We had so much fun with the whole family. We are so lucky that our family loves to get together and have a Halloween party every year. It's so much fun. It makes me feel like a kid again. This year I felt like a little kid with a beautiful sweet baby.

I can't believe bubba will be 1 in just three months. This time has flown by fast.

9 Months In and Out

As my sweet friend Natalie pointed out my bubba has been on this earth for as long as I carried him in my belly. Carrying him in my belly felt like an eternity because I was so anxious to see this beautiful baby and now it feels like I've never known a time without him. Life had not started until this little firecracker came into it. Ok, most people take belly shots when they are pregnant. We didn't do that but we did decide to take this one at Christmas LOL. Yes....it's goofy...do you know who I'm married to?

 

My 9 month old firecracker for sure. Every month Hudson learns more and more and it's so exciting to see the wheels turn in his head. His face of discovery is amazing to me. His face is always changing. He sometimes looks just like his daddy but then sometimes looks the way his mommy did when I was a baby. It is so much fun to see the many faces of Hudson.

Bubba says, "dada, momma, nana and bubba." I think he knows what mama means (of course I want to think that haha). I just love to hear him say it :).

We started some yummy foods. Pancakes, meatballs, chicken, crackers and a few other. He doesn't like pureed meats anymore so meatballs are awesome! This doesn't surprise me but he still loves the pureed fruit. They are sweet! He's also definitely his father's son. We took him to Kirby Lane for the pancake of the day (pumpkin mmmm) and Karl gave him a taste of his ranch dressing from his salad.  He no longer wanted the pancake! He wanted to keep eating the ranch dressing. We also started fresh blackberries and blueberries. I made him blueberry pancakes for his 9 month birthday and this is how it turned out (haha).

Bubba is also taking 3 steps! He falls afterwards or decides that crawling is a much more efficient mode of transportation. He's so fast. He also likes us to hold his hands so he can walk / almost run around the living room. I think he's going to run as soon as he gets his balance figured out (I'm scared hahaha). I can barely keep up now haha.

He has 5 teeth! Almost time for steak! I wonder if that's a Texas thing. Everyone says that when they see his teeth. So funny. He also likes to be chased and if you corner him he laughs because he doesn't know what to do. It's so much fun. I love it!

At his 9 month checkup the doctor asked if he liked to look at books. We said he likes to eat them because...he does. The corners are missing on one of his little books. That same day we came home and he actually sat still (very odd for this boy) and read the book with Paw Paw. He also let me read it to him 4 times this morning. I think it's time for those books with the animals in them that you can touch. Fun!

 

Bubba has a little separation anxiety...ok a lot haha. If momma is in the room then he's got to see me and if someone is holding him he wants to come to me. He's my sidekick. He's also crazy about his dada. Always crawling all over him. It's all smiles with dada. Dada is the life of our little party.

 

 

Happy 9 Month Bubba. We love you!!