My dear Hudson,
You turned 22 months old on April 5. The next time I write one of these letters to you, you’ll be a big brother! But that doesn’t mean you have to grow up any faster.
I love that you assert your independence as an almost 2-year-old, but still ask me to hold you and give you kisses. This age is such a fun age with you. I know I say that every single month and it does seem like each month only gets more and more fun as you learn to do more and say more.
You are so observant and I am still convinced that you have some kind of photographic memory. You have the entire book Goodnight Moon memorized. We hear you reading it to yourself in the monitor at night after we’ve read it to you. You almost have all of Green Eggs and Ham memorized, too.
The entire cast of Sesame Street are your absolute favorites. You love to name them all and talk about them. The giant Elmo that KK gave you has to be right next to you in bed every night and sometimes you drag him around the house talking to him. The other day you said, “Did Elmo poo poo? Elmo need a change?” I thought it was hilarious.
You still love your ABCs and love to call out letters when you see them on street signs, license plates, and signs on buildings. Your favorite, though, is H-U-D-S-O-N.
You are still going to school two days a week and your favorite time at school is circle time when you all sit in a circle and sing songs. You get in the car every day singing “Twinkle Twinkle,” “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” “Jesus Loves Me”, and “Wheels on the Bus.” You also love to sing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song and the Hot Dog song. You really are a happy kid.
You are one hundred percent boy and love cars, trucks, tractor, fire trucks, garbage trucks, and any other heavy machinery. You love being outside and climbing things.
You have recently really started loving to color. I got you a big sketch pad and some twist top Crayons and you will sit and try to write your letters and draw pictures of the dogs. You love naming all of the colors and saying, “Do you see the green?” Or “Do you see the pink?”
I am afraid you have a bit of a bossy streak. You are always telling the dogs to hush and get in their kennels. And yesterday at school you were telling one of your friends to stop crying while he waited for his mommy to get there.
This month we’ve talked a lot about Easter, the Easter bunny, and Easter eggs, but we’ve also told you about Jesus on the cross and how much He loves you, Hudson. I hope that you always know how much He loves you and that you continue to grow to love Jesus, too. That is my biggest prayer.
I am so excited about watching you become a big brother to sweet little Hayes. I can’t wait to see the things that you teach him and show him. I can’t wait to see how different the two of you will be and see your similarities.
We love you so much and are so proud of you!
Love,
Mommy
Clothes: 2T shorts, 3T shirts, and 3T John Johns and longalls
Diaper: Size 6 (time for potty!)
Shoes: Size 7
Weight: 32 pounds
Is that sweet boy really almost 2?!?! He is so cute. He will also be a wonderful big brother!
And I love that he’s a Sesame Street fan. Jim Henson and his Sesame Street will always hold a special place in my heart!
He certainly talks a lot more than Harper! Reminds me a lot of my oldest son NIck at that age.
Hudson is such a cutie!
He just keeps getting cuter and cuter! I can’t wait to see him as a big brother also. He will be such a good one =)
The fact that he tells the dogs to hush and was sassing his little friend who was crying just cracks me up!! He’s going to be a great big brother!
I can’t believe he’s almost 2 & he & Aidan are the same size in certain things!! WOW!!!
I love the pictures-hes so darn adorable!!
What sort of things are yall gonna do for Hudson for Easter?
The fact that he is not even 2 and able to know ALL his letters and WRITE them is honestly amazing!!!! I obviously don’t have a 2 year old yet, but I used to nanny for a VERY smart 2 year old…and she didn’t know how to write ANY letters. So…bravo Mama! xo
That last picture is adorable! I love that you captured him laughing like that.
Oh Erin! These pictures are absolutely precious & they brought a huge smile to my face!! Super hard to believe he’s almost 2! Seems like just yesterday I joined Twitter solely to keep up with his birth.
Erin, that first picture is absolutely adorable!! He is such a cutie pie 🙂
hudson is just so cute! and he seems like such a bright boy too! I can’t wait to see his little brother
He is such a handsome little boy! I’m sure he will be a great big brother!
What a sweet boy! Can’t believe the time is already almost here that he’s going to be a big brother! Best wishes as your due date approaches.
PS- We drove through Columbia today on our way to Hilton Head 🙂
Hi Erin, just wanted to tell you I linked to you today. I liked your idea of using Green Eggs and Ham as the guest book for Hudson’s first birthday and used it for my little guy’s first birthday. Thanks! Kelly
What a cutie! Plus, a striking resemblance to his mama. Just look at all the similarities between the first photo & your wedding picture at the top. Same smile & eyes. Very sweet!
He looks SO grown up in that first picture! Amazing!
Too cute Erin! He looks like such a sweetheart. I wonder what Hayes is going to look like?! 🙂