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Every time I see this picture I can't help but notice that is the
biggest smile I have had in 27 years! |
How in the world have 8 months come and gone since I first met you face-to-face? To say you have brought joy to my life that I never knew I could have, would be the understatement of the year. Every moment, every smile, every tear and every wiggle has contained more joy than I could have ever expected. As I have told you many times, you are my dream come true. When I look at your sweet little face, I swear my heart feels like it might burst- I have so much pride for you! You are absolutely perfect in every way!
During these last 8 months we have gotten to know each other pretty well. When I walk into a room and see you looking at me, I can't help but smile as big as possible and this makes you smile just as big right back at me. You get so excited and bounce up and down while throwing your arms up and down. Your love is.the.best. For nearly every night of your life I have been able to rock you to sleep. It is what I look forward to every day. Holding you close, nursing and singing "twinkle twinkle little star" and Nana's angel song. The fact that you can fall asleep in my arms so easily assures me of your love for me. I don't know that I'll every be able to let anyone else have that job (on a regular basis atleast!).
I wonder what your personality will be. More and more as the time goes by I think you will be a sweet, funny boy. You can always make momma laugh with your silly faces. You are so easy going and just a "go with the flow" type of boy. Good thing since we keep you busy! There is so much that I think about when I imagine you growing into the awesome little boy that I know you will be. Of course, it hurts my heart that you are growing, and so quickly,- but obviously it is unavoidable. I cherish your baby stage and the closeness we get to have above all else. I hope that even when you are a big boy, or a grown man for that matter, that you will still let me smother you in kisses (please!!).
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| 1st Swim Lesson! |
Everyone still says that you look just like your daddy! You recently found your ears and I have caught you a few times playing with them...you'll eventually learn why momma refuses to let you do this!! You are now crawling! Just last week you got the official big boy crawl down. Before that you were doing an "army crawl" and still resort to that on occasion. You LOVE to be outside and I'm sure we will be spending lots of time outdoors once the weather begins to cooperate! It is hard to believe that next summer you will be running around outside and helping daddy with the landscaping! You have been going to parent/tot swimming lessons with momma for the last few weeks. And in true Hudson fashion, you rock at them! The instructor comments every week about how great of a kick you have. Last week you got to blow bubbles underwater- first kiddo in the class to do it! I am so proud of you! As awesome as you are at everything you do, you still love to held close to momma or daddy nearly all day long. As you get older, you spend more and more time playing with your toys all by yourself and learning how to be independant. You also have a couple of baby friends that I hope you will still have once you are old enough to read this :-) Baby Julian and Baby Jakob. The three of you were all born within a week of each other! You love momma's milk but you also love big boy food! Anything I put in front of you, you devour! So far you have tried (and loved) broccoli, yogurt, avocado, sweet potatoes, green beans, bananas, strawberries and carrots.
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| Momma loves to wear you! |
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| Hudson and Julian |
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| Hudson and Jakob |
Your bedtime is 7:30pm and you typically awaken once or twice a night for a feeding and then go back to sleep until around 7:00-7:30. Once you are up for the day we usually play for a bit and momma feeds you and usually about 1.5 hours after you wake up you are ready for your first nap! You also take an afternoon nap...these average between 1.5-3 hours each...I really love the 3 hour naps :-) Momma loves that you have been such an easy baby to get on a schedule. It really helps us get things done in the evenings and gives momma some work time during the days. Speaking of work- I'm working at the hospital one day a week and Nana comes over to watch you. I'm sure she is feeding you chocolate chip cookies and ice cream all day long...but I'll pretend like I don't know it! Nana sure does love you! And so does everyone else...you are just too darn cute! I hear often how adorable you are. It doesn't help that momma is constantly taking pictures of you which forces you to be rather photogenic :-)
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| 8 Months Old! |
My oh my, I seriously cannot understand how time can go so quickly. I barely remember the 7#7oz teeny tiny baby that was put in my arms. I have to keep reminding myself that although you are growing so big- there are so many fun times ahead of us! Soon you will be walking, talking, running and jumping and letting your personality shine. I hope you know there is no one in this world that can love you more than I do. My entire life I have wanted to be a mom...never in my wildest dreams could I have known how absolutely awesome it would be to be YOUR momma. I often daydream about the future; what you will make your career, whether you will be a big brother or maybe a daddy...whatever you do with your life I wish for one thing: that you will have true happiness. I also hope that you will make honesty a top priority in your life!
So much for a quick letter to tell you that I love you! Hugs and Kisses Baby Boy...Momma Loves You!
