Ten

My sweet Hudson,

You are ten months old today! I can hardly believe it. It has flown by so fast just like everyone says it does. I (we) love you more and more everyday. We cannot imagine our lives without you. You have such a sweet personality. Lately, you have grown quite attached to me. You used to never let me just hold you and rock, and now you rest your head on my shoulder and snuggle. I'm trying to take it all in because I know that someday you will be embarrassed of me. You love to laugh and smile, but you are also very quiet a lot of the time. Lately, however, you have not been as quiet because you have learned the power of fussing. You love strangers, and they love you! Everywhere we go, you smile at people, and you get so much attention.

I really didn't want to bring this up, but your sleeping right now is making daddy and I very..um sad. We are not sure what's going on, but I think that maybe you would rather be crawling around and pulling up on everything in sight than sleeping in your crib. We just keep reminding ourselves that it is just a phase.

Back to crawling. You have started following me from room to room. It is so sweet. You try to pull up on most everything, including walls. You are very close to cruising, I think. It's weird to think you could take your very first steps in a month or so! It's so fun seeing you get so delighted when you've pulled up or figured out a new trick. You LOVE watching Baby Einstein, especially when there are real people in the video. I love that little grin. You enjoy playing with you big blue ball and dancing at your music table the most right now. You still love being outside and riding in the jogging stroller. You have been babbling a lot more recently. Your main sounds are still "DA DA", "NA NA", and occasionally "MA MA".

You still do not have any teeth, which is why you may look so much like a little (big) baby to me. But you have learned to gum lots of foods. You have started eating pieces of chicken, green beans, and chunks of fruit. Your little mouth looks so cute when you are eating. You definitely let us know when you want another piece or when you are finished eating. You have become quite the little man who knows just what he wants. Sometimes my feelings get hurt when you push my hand away, but I know I'm still your #1. You are so big! You are probably pretty close to 25 pounds and are around 30 inches long. Your hair is not super blonde like we thought it would be. It is getting longer. A first haircut may be quickly approaching.

We love watching you grow and develop new skills. It has been the greatest Joy to be your parents. I am so thankful and blessed to get to do what I've always wanted to do. I am even more thankful that I get to stay home with you all day. We pray for you everyday, little guy.

We love you.

Mama and Dada