My baby boy is growing so quickly. He has reached 24 pounds and definitely looks like a 1 year old.
Hudson survived his second cold, which was much worse than his first cold. It’s so sad to watch your baby suffer like that and I just know he was so confused as to why he could barely breathe. But he recovered after a few days and he’s good as new!
He has moved up to size 4 diapers. The size 3 diapers hadn’t gotten too small yet, but he needed a little more room and absorbency. He still wears Pampers Baby Dry during the day and Pampers Cruisers at night. He had been having some leaks during the night and we’d find him soaked in the morning. So we knew it was time for the size 4 diapers.
Hudson wears 12 month clothes in most brands and is even in 18-24 months in Kissy Kissy outfits. Scary. ( I hope he can still wear baby clothes up until his first birthday. Y’all know how I feel about dressing babies like men!)
He has been really working on his two big top teeth for the past few weeks. And yesterday, we noticed that one of them had just barely broken through the gum. So they’re coming on down! He is a good teether. He hasn’t lost sleep yet and we’re so thankful. Hopefully these teeth will be in place by next week.
The dear boy desperately wants to crawl, but he’s more interested in doing it “his way” by staying in a sitting position and just pivoting across the floor. It’s quite the interesting way to get from point A to point B, but he’s doing it his way. He has mastered the fine art of going from lying down to sitting up. Because of this new trick, we had to lower his crib mattress to the lowest setting. We found him standing in his crib one morning chewing on the paintings on the wall.
But going from lying down to sitting up was a huge accomplishment and it makes our lives a little easier. He has gotten himself on all fours quite a few times and he kind of rocks back and forth and then gives up. He’ll get the crawling thing down one of these days!
He loves to jump! We’ve had the Jump ‘n Go hanging in the doorway for a few months now, but over Christmas we really noticed his tendency to jump and bounce. And he will sit in the Jump ‘n Go in the doorway and jump for 30 minutes at a time. It kills me every time.
He still thinks that Boudreaux’s low growl at the neighbor’s cat is the funniest thing in the world. He loves to play peek a boo with his mommy and cracks up anytime I say, “boo!”
The babbling has truly begun. Now the sound is the “D” sound and he is constantly saying “du-du-du-du-du-du.” I have a feeling that “Da-da” will come soon. And maybe even “dog.” The “D” sound is obviously easier to say than the “M” sound. Bummer for “mommy.”
I just love his cheeks in this picture
He is still sleeping from 6:45 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. and we’re still very happy with that. He takes about three 45 min-1 hour naps per day. I’d love a long nap, but I’ll take the shorter ones, too.
Hudson eats 8 ounces of formula every three hours and guzzles those suckers. He also gets his rice cereal and bananas every morning around 9:00 am. Then he gets his vegetable (peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, mixed vegetables, corn, squash) and another fruit (apples, pears, peaches, bananas) at night around 6:00 p.m.
He loves his bath time. Since he has been sitting up, we’ve moved him to the Munchkin inflatable duck bathtub and he loves it. The beak quacks and it makes him smile every time. He splashes in the water and I think it’s still his favorite time of day. After his bath, he takes his last bottle and goes right to sleep. No need to rock this boy. He just wants to sleep!
I’m still singing to him all the time. And I love to tell him stories. We like to read books to him, but as soon as he sees the book he starts kicking his legs and reaching for it. Then it immediately goes in his mouth. So we have to read really quickly!
We have a happy little boy on our hands and really cannot believe how quickly the time flies.
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He is gorgeous! I can not believe how big he is getting! I always enjoy your posts and certainly enjoy the ones of your beautiful healthy baby boy! I agree..those cheeks! I have used tons of camera space taking pics of those precious spots..nape of neck, toes, pudgy hands, etc. It does go by quick!
Oh, the happiness is so darling! And the cheeks– I can barely handle the cheeks!!!
He is growing so fast! So adorable!
The 6month and 7month outfits he is wearing are so cute!! Where did you find them. Hudson is growing up so fast and is so precious.
He is precious! (PS- if you didn’t blog about being a Mom, then your blog wouldn’t be particularly authentic now would it…writing from the heart leads to the best posts!) Love hearing how he is growing, and seeing his adorable wardrobe.
I love that the monkey is looking at him in his 7 month pic. So cute!
So, so, so, SO cute!
What a great post 🙂 I love reading about sweet Hudson’s growth 🙂 He is so precious Erin and such a good boy!! I can’t wait to meet him one day soon 🙂
He is precious! My sweet girl Kennedy is just a month ahead in age and she has no teeth yet! I don’t think they will ever come through! Happy 7 month birthday sweet boy!
oh and mom blogs are awesome! ha
Happy 7 months Hudson! {and to a very proud mommy!}
Congratulations on such an adorable baby boy, I have truly enjoyed watching him grow, and so fast too!
So cute!
He’s such a big boy, and so handsome! You guys are so lucky for such a sweet boy!
He’s growing up so fast–and he’s just so cute! Going to be quite the looker, I’d say! He has the best smile ever–it’s just like a little ray of sunshine.
Seriously, that kiddo is smiling all the time and it is so adorably cute!!
Wow time sure flies when your kissin’ on a sweet baby! I love the last pics you did of him next to the stuffed animal. I WAS doing something similir with miss madi in a 12 month onsie then I missed a month then 2….oh well I have plenty of pics to look back and cry on!
Awe he’s too precious. I love the pictures of the Monkey and him each month.
eeeeh look at his cheeks!!! they are too much…i just love them!
that “dada”is always first it seems! That just makes the “mama” all that more gratifying:)
He is TOO cute, and he has gotten SO big! It’s so amazing how quickly they grow! 🙂
He is soooooo darn cute!!!!! 🙂
He is such a happy boy!!
Look at those cheeks! I love all of his little outfits. My husband started dressing our baby like a little man very, very early on and I just love babies in BABY clothes!
He is so, so cute. He looks like a lot like his mommy 😉 Have you compared baby pics yet? That’s fun!! xoxo
HE IS SO FRICKIN CUTE! I want to eat his cheeks! haha
Erin! He’s SO so so cute! Love seeing pictures of him in his adorable outfits!!!
Love these posts! and I can’t remember if I said it already, but whenever I see a sweet month post from you, I know that Next Edition is at his next month shortly after!=) I love seeing the sequence of pics from month to month, sooo cute!! I’m so glad you all are doing so well!
Oh my! he is going to be bigger than that monkey any day now!!!!! What a big, sweet boy! I think we need some videos! 😉
He is SO adorable. What a little big man!
Look at that big ‘ol smile!!! He is such a doll!
Happy 7 months old to Hudson! He’s just darling. Who makes the darling overalls he has on in the 6 and 7 month pictures? My little boy turned 6 months old on the 1st and he’s growing out of his 6 month old clothes. Time to get some new ones. He also has his two bottom teeth and we’re working on the top. Hard to believe how quickly they grow.
Thanks also for the reading list/book post. I’m just now finding a little extra time to read again and I just started The Help. So many friends have told me how great it is. I look forward to finding some new reads off of your list.
Happy New Year!
I love the monkey pictures! SO wish I would have thought of something like that when Kennedy and Cameron were babies …. 🙁
Can’t wait to start reading books – going to also try and read a book/month.
He’s almost as big as that monkey now!
Oh my gosh, he is so precious!
wow. he is growing so fast, e! i need to get my butt out there again soon!
He is just SO cute!! And growing so fast…
My “babies” are 6 and 10. It makes me want to cry. 🙁
Oh my adorable. Happy 7 months, Hudson!
By the way, I love the idea of taking a photo each month in the same place to keep track of his growth – cute!
He is such a sweet happy baby! I love his big grins and enthusiasm that just shows through the pictures! Happy 7 Months!