All About Hudson!

Here's just some highlights and facts about our Huddy Buddy!

0 to 1 Month - Rolled over from belly to back on New Year's Eve. Starting to coo and loves to be held. Newborn clothes are snug, he wears 0-3 month clothing and size 1 diapers.
1 to 2 Months - Started smiling a lot more. Slept through the night for the first time. Was sick for most of the month.
     Stats: 12.92 lbs (73%) 23.5 in (79%)
2 to 3 Months - Discovered his hands and loves to eat them whenever he can. He's a thumb sucker. Spent a night in the hospital with RSV/Bronciolitis. Has slept through the night a few more times. Size two diapers.
3 to 4 Months - Found his voice and loves to use it by doing happy squeals just like Addie used to. Tries to roll over but gets stuck on his side. Reaches for his dangling toys. He LOVES to cover his face with blankets, towels, clothes, anything near him. Hasn't slept through the night this month. Sick again.
     Stats: 16.09 lbs (65%) 25.7 in (76%)
4 to 5 Months - Can roll over with ease now. Prefers to sleep on stomach or side. Still likes his thumb. Tries so hard to crawl. Loves standing up and playing in his jumper. He's a super smiley and chill kid. Usually soaking wet from drooling so much. Is eating baby food and loves all of it. Sick again.
5 to 6 Months - Has moved into Addie's room. Discovered he loves to soothe himself to sleep. Says MAMA!! :) Size three diapers.
     Stats: 18.41 lbs (68%) 27 in (66%)
6 to 7 Months - Started doing the walrus crawl! Has finally stopped spitting up after every meal and doesn't drool as much. Loves Addie and is always trying to play with whatever she's playing.
7 to 8 Months - Figured out how to crawl the correct way. Says Dada. One tooth. Pulls himself up to standing position. Walks along furniture. Stole a taco off Daddy's plate. Sick again.
8 to 9 Months - Claps, gives kisses, waves and now has stranger danger. Has sympathy towards those who are crying. He's working on his second tooth. Got a big boy car seat and is sick again.
     Stats: 19.73 lbs (52%) 29 in (78%)
9 to 10 Months - Can stand unassisted for a few seconds at a time. Won't take a step though. Walks with his little push toy. Has two teeth. Went on first family vacation to Southern California. Saw an eye specialist and will possibly have surgery on both eyes. Loves all table food. Still doesn't sleep through the night.
10 to 11 Months - Working on two more teeth. Had a Staph Infection. Points at what he wants. Slept though the night four nights in a row and then stopped with that.
11 to 12 Months - Does not sleep through the night. Took two steps. Loves the slide. Says baba and LOVE YOU. Now sleeps with a pillow. Hates formula and has accepted whole milk. Stopped nursing the week he turned one. Loves dogs. Best eater. Met Grandma and Grandpa Rueckert. Has four teeth. Still in size 3 diapers but will be in size 4 when this pack runs out.
     Stats: 21.52 lbs (53%) 30.5 in (76%)

List of his current words:

Mama

Dada

Baba

Yay

Stop

Uh Oh

Love You

At his dr checkup he measured 30.5 inches

Favorite Foods- Bananas, mac and cheese, tacos and spaghetti.

Favorite Book- How Does A Dinosaur Say Good Night.

He Can - Clap his hands, blow and give kisses, wave, stand, give high fives, point, dance, squeal, and give hugs.

He Weighs - 21 lbs 

He Stands - 30.5 inches (updated from Dr visit). 

Teeth - 4 teeth, two on top and two on bottom.

Nicknames - Huddy, Huds, Bud, Huddy Buddy, Chunky Monkey
Loves - Dogs, Addie, MOMMY, showers, snuggling, books, toys in his mouth, eating and daddy.

Dislikes - When daddy is taking a shower and he can't get in. Not being part of story time.
Favorite Toys - Football, cars and his killer whale animal from Sea World.
Favorite Game - Chase.

Happy birthday Hudson Daniel! This kid has been through a lot in his first year. He was sick for most of the first seven months of his life. Starting it out with a knotted wrapped cord then dealt with jaundice, RSV, Bronchiolitis, every cold virus in his proximity, staph infection, chronic clogged tear ducts and yet he's still one of the most patient little babies I know. I also found out at his doctor's visit  today that he also has an umbilical hernia. :( Of course he's not showing any signs of discomfort because he's such a tough little boy. So grateful for him in our family.

Hudson is One!!

Happy birthday Huddy Buddy!! His birthday was yesterday and we celebrated with a lumberjack themed birthday party and had people from both sides of the family show up to support him. We had him open his birthday presents from our little family first thing in the morning and then had breakfast with him. He loves blueberries and got plenty of it.

All of his presents were put in this box. For all future birthdays I will make sure
he has birthday wrapping paper instead of Christmas paper.

He played with his toys until it was time for lunch time and we had some pizza delivered. He was so worn out that he actually fell asleep in the highchair while eating. That has never happened before with him. It hasn't even happened before with Addie so I was sure to get a video of it. Hudson is really easy to transfer when he's tired so I took him out of the highchair and placed him in his crib for a nap. The nap was needed since we scheduled to do family pictures the same day and I needed him to be his happy usual self.

We got the family ready after his nap and headed to the tree lot where we got some pictures taken by a good friend in our ward. I'm excited to see how those pictures turned out since both kids mostly just wanted to explore the lot instead of sitting still to smile at the camera. We got back in time to get ready for the birthday party which was a success. Oma Rueckert made Hudson a birthday cake that was decorated like a log. It turned out perfect for his lumberjack theme. Danny and I wore flannel and some guests showed up wearing flannel as well. My sister Pollyanna is super creative and she spent six hours free drawing his birthday board. I love how it turned out. She even added a little bear and a moose on it. I'm lucky to have such an artistic person in my family. Hudson was so spoiled by all his cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Addie is also pretty happy for all of these new toys in the house and is teaching Hudson how to share. If only she learned this concept with her own toys. ;)

Brownies and ice cream were also served.

It was a great day and I probably sang Happy Birthday to Hudson a dozen times. I'm so thankful for his presence this past year. Happy Birthday son. We love you!

Birth Story - Hudson Daniel

(Taken from family blog)

Today was my due date for Hudson Daniel but I've been lucky to spend the last six days already with him here. I don't regret my decision to be induced with him at all especially now that I know how lucky we are to even have him here. He's my little miracle baby, my little fighter. 

Hudson was born last Friday on December 2nd. There were so many babies born the night before that my check in time at the hospital was changed from 7:15am to 8:45am. I was kind of hoping that I would get an even later check in time because Danny had a four hour class that he could not get out of. Luckily for us the hospital was still pretty busy when I got there so it wasn't until 9:30am that I was started on Pitocin and 12:45pm that my water broke. Danny's class ended and he finally joined me at the hospital and was there when I got the epidural. At 2:30pm I was checked and told that I was at 4cm and for Danny not to go anywhere far because baby would be here soon. Danny and I weren't convinced this would be the case because I had already been dilated at 3cm for several weeks so we figured we still had awhile to go. A little after three o'clock I told Danny that he could leave to take some food home to Addie and his sister. We should've believed the nurses because within 40 minutes I went from a 4 to a completed 10. I tried to get a hold of him but he didn't reply so I sent a message to his sister for Danny to head straight back. He arrived at the hospital at 3:55pm and after three pushes Hudson was born at 4:11pm.

They laid our baby boy on me and it took me several seconds to realize something was a little off. He was completely limp and not moving. Danny never got the chance to cut the umbilical cord because the doctor was so quick to do it. Apparently the cord was wrapped around Hudson's neck four times and then they discovered that the cord was also tied in a huge knot. The doctor later explained that knotted cords are rare and usually result in giving birth to a stillborn. This must've happened during early pregnancy but thankfully the knot never completely cut off all nutrients going to Hudson and he was able to make it full term. As I was pushing him out the doctor told me to stop during the last push because Hudson was practically out and losing oxygen. He was only on me a short bit before they took him across the room to be given a tiny oxygen mask, that's when I finally heard him cry. That's also the moment I realized that up to that point he hadn't cried. After a little help from the nurses Hudson was okay and doing well on his own. They brought him back to me and I got to hold him uninterrupted for the next two hours. I couldn't take my eyes off him. Danny and I both instantly saw his sister in his little face. They both started off with big, chubby, kissable and pinch-able cheeks.

Addie was brought to the hospital once we were moved into the recovery room. Danny picked her up from the waiting room and brought her to me and Hudson. It was nice having it be just the four of us but since Addie was a little sick there wasn't too much interaction. It's been six days now and Addie now loves Hudson. It's taken just the last few days but she now runs to him in the mornings to give him hugs and kisses. She likes playing with his feet and face and so far Hudson doesn't seem to mind her in his bubble.

Hudson is a sweet chill baby and I'm lucky to have him here. During my pregnancy with him I would tell people how 'nice' of a baby he already was because unlike my pregnancy with Addie I never got painful kicks to the ribs. Now I know why his movements were always very soft and subtle. Poor kid couldn't move if he had wanted to. Danny and I couldn't be more in love with this little man. When I count my blessings he's definitely one of them.

Hudson Daniel

8 lbs 1 oz

20 inches long

4:11pm Dec 2, 2016