8 Months

Hudson is already 8 months old!!! Hudson weighs 17 pounds 11 ounces. Hudson is still mainly wearing 3-6 month clothes although he fits in 9 month pajamas and some 6-12 month shirts. He is also still wearing size 3 diapers. *Interesting note: He has worn the same white onesie in every monthly photo. It is getting a bit tight (I wouldn't have him wear it otherwise), but it does still fit. 

I so wish I could freeze time!! This is my favorite age so far! Hudson has been so happy and fun!! He seems to constantly be discovering new things which is so exciting (he is now a champion crawler), he is more interactive (waving bye bye and giving us kisses to name a few), he is napping and sleeping overnight well, he is eating well and he is just in a good mood in general. He is just loving to explore new things and we are loving watching him learn. He has such a fun personality and we love him so much!! Hudson is sort of becoming a mama's boy. He whimpers when he sees me from a distance or when I walk away and he puts his arms in the air for me to pick him up. He knows daddy is who to go to though for fun. His eyes light up when Nic gets home from work and Hudson loves to play ball with his dada. Nic tosses the ball to Hudson and Hudson waves his arms around and actually catches the ball more often than not. Hudson squeals with delight and then they practice dribbling! It is so cute and special for me to watch their bond grow. They have the absolute best time together! Every night, after our bedtime routine, which includes a feeding, a book (which Hudson is just finally starting to enjoy-Moo, Baa, La La La!, Snuggle Puppy and the Going to Bed Book are his favorites), his bath (which he loves!), putting on his diaper (which he hates!-He cries, flips over and tries to escape!), his lotion application (we chase him around while he crawls and stands on everything!), and putting on his pjs (this is like putting on the diaper-a huge battle), we turn down the lights, turn on the sound machine and say night night to dada. As soon as the lights go down Hudson turns to his daddy and starts waving. He gives Nic kisses and a hug, then keeps waving until he can't see Nic anymore. It is so sweet and one of my favorite moments of each day. Once Nic leaves, I rock Hudson and sing to him before kissing him goodnight and placing him in his crib. 

On another note, it was a huge battle to get photos this month! Hudson refuses to sit still!! Within one second of me turning away, Hudson crawled off the settee! Nic had to fly across the room to catch him in mid air!). Hudson kept pulling off his sticker, eating and crumpling it up! He kept rolling, crawling, and standing, and almost fell off the settee about a zillion more times! We were exhausted by the time we called it quits!! I;m sure this is just the beginning too!!