My Son, the Narcissist

Hudson is sitting on the bed with me and we're hanging out while mommy is working out - she'll be back soon. Meanwhile, the hanging out and playing with the musical table turns into fussing. And for no real reason. He shouldn't be hungry, its not naptime, he just got up from a nap an hour ago. So I start holding him up and talking to him...lifting him in the air and talking to him. Fussing the whole time. Pretty much the whole time. Then I lift him up in front of the mirror and he stops fussing instantly. I take him down from in front of the mirror and he starts fussing again. I put him back up in front of the mirror. He stares deeply into the mirror, laughing coyly at himself...thinking, "I'm so good looking." So I take him down to test - fussing ensues. I put him back in front of the mirror and he reaches out to touch his reflection (just like in the story of Narcissus I think, minus the reflective pond) and when he does he smiles. Then he says to himself through his facial expression, "I am the most handsome 7 month old to ever grace this town" (of several million). So you see, my son is a Narcissist and I didn't teach him that. Some call it self-discovery and recognition. That might be true if he wasn't fussing all the other times he wasn't able to stare at his chubby little face (I say that in love, I like his chubby face - though not as chubby as once before). He's fussing in my lap as I write this. I'm sure when I turn the screen off and its black, he'll be able to see his reflection a little and all will be well again.

Jason

1 load 3 cycles

That's how many times it has been taking me to dry a load of laundry. I usually set the dryer to an hour cycle on high. This has been going on for several months, but I have just been dealing with it. The dryer is brand new, so I figured maybe I just needed to read the manual or something. After starting the same load in the dryer for the THIRD time last night I had a thought. Oh. my. gosh. I have never in the last FIVE months cleaned the lint off of the vent thingy. Not Once.

7 months and just adorable

In just the last week, Hudson seems so much more like a little boy than a baby. Of course he's still a baby, but he keeps surprising us with the little things he does! Jason captured Hudson perfectly in this video. (excuse the camera angle -and the old school music. the Ipod was shuffling)





Lots of squealing, new facial expressions, and hand motions

On Hudson's special day, his 7 month birthday, we had rice cereal and apple sauce for breakfast. We had coffee outside because it was Gorgeous, we napped, we went to Nordstrom, and then went jogging. Hudson slept during the entire jog. When he woke up, he was so happy to see mommy.



Hudson's new favorite thing is riding in the shopping cart at the store. He bounces his body up and down and rocks his head. Then, looks up and at me and smiles. I'm so in love.
He is getting more mobile, but not quite ready to crawl. He has been eating sweet potatoes, squash, apple sauce, bananas, rice cereal, and pears. Oh boy!

white kitchens

I absolutely Love white kitchens! I cannot wait until the day when I get to have one. In the mean time, I like to save any picture that I come across that mirrors my dream kitchen. Here are just a few:





all images found at pointclickhome, delightbydesign.

Guys don't know, and that's how it's supposed to be.

As we pass by the window at Gap...

J: You would be So hot in those!



Camo pants? I can't believe I even try.

lately

we have hung out with miss Lily


had lots of outings to Starbucks with mommy and daddy


gone on a walk in our jogging stroller without the car seat


had lots of mommy time (obviously)


and had a photo shoot




oh! we've been working on the nursery too


the end.

sweet 6 months

Little Hudson had his 1/2 birthday on Christmas day! What a special day it was. He tried solids for the first time. He also got some cool new big boy toys from Grandmommy. Thanks Grandmommy, we love our new music table. Hudson had his 6 month checkup today and is doing great!

Weight: 21 lbs
Height: 28 1/2 in

He is still in the 95% for everything. Since we've been home, he has tried rice cereal with mommy's milk, green beans, and apple sauce. He did not like the green beans At All, but that's to be expected-neither does daddy. He sits up perfectly on his own now and rolls over like a champ. He loves when daddy throws him in the air and plays a little rough with him. I often have to remind Jason that Hudson is still a baby, despite his size. Hudson loves strangers. He always smiles and giggles at them! During the day we usually watch baby Einstein, jump in the jumparoo, play on our play mat, read stories, and go on a walk. Once Hudson is 22 pounds he can ride in the jogging stroller without his carseat. I am SO excited about our future jogs together.

The many expressions of Hudson Gray

I had to take some pictures of Hudson before he out grew my favorite pjs of his.
Good night!