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One Year Letter to Huddy D!

Dear Hudson,

Hudson you have been such a dream baby. You are my world and I cannot get enough of you. This last year has been a tough one but you have been such a pleasure through it all. You are my rock and you know exactly how to cheer me up. Thank you for being exactly what I needed.

The most frequent word used to describe you is chill. It is used by everybody. People who have known you a short time even use it. You have been so easy going and patient. At least up until lately, you have discovered that if you whine for it you'll get what you want faster haha. But for at least eleven months of your first year you have been the most chill baby I know. You hardly cried and just went with the flow.

You love people and you want to be included in everything. You're social and you give the biggest smiles freely. You love everyone and you have a favorite: me. You are definitely a mama's boy and I love it. I'm your person and you make me feel so special. I prayed so hard to get you here and was so blessed to finally get you. You are my miracle baby. At twenty weeks I saw that you were cuddled next to the umbilical cord and from that night on I prayed for your safety. I made your daddy pray for you too and I kept praying every night for a full month concerning the cord. Slowly my worries went away and out of my mind until I saw you being laid on me shortly after birth purple in the face. The cord was wrapped around your neck four times with a knot in it and I was reminded of all those nights where my prayers were specifically focused on your safety. You were surely watched over. I'm so grateful that you made it here and I'm forever indebted to our Heavenly Father for keeping you safe even after I had stopped praying and even forgot about that cord.

You have been the perfect addition to our family. You don't sleep through the night but I know that these years are limited so I'll try to embrace every moment with you that I can. Happy Birthday little man. I love you oh so much.

11th Monthly Picture

These monthly pictures are definitely getting harder and harder.

This month he had his first Halloween, first trip to the pumpkin patch, first visit with the eye doctor and somehow also managed to get a staph infection. He's working on two more teeth and points at what he wants. This month he also slept through the night four nights in a row and then decided he was going to stop with that. :( Good thing he's cute even if he doesn't sleep well.

10th Monthly Picture

Hudson can stand unassisted for a few seconds at a time. He won't take a step on his own though. But he has discovered that he can walk with his little push toy. He has two teeth. Experienced his first Labor Day weekend with my family at the Heber cabins. He went on his first family vacation to Southern California. Went to his first eye doctor appointment and will possibly need surgery on both eyes in the future. He still doesn't sleep through the night and he's still as lovable as ever.

9th Monthly Picture

Hudson claps, gives kisses, waves and started having stranger danger. He's learning how to wave and he's working on his second tooth. He's such a sweet boy and shows signs of sympathy towards those who are crying. He got a big boy car seat this month just in time for our road trip in a few weeks. This month he went to the lake for the first time and experienced eating a lot of sand. 

And of course he's currently sick again.

Stats:

19.73 lbs (52%) 29 in (78%)

8th Monthly Picture

He's been sick and feeling lousy lately so this time I only took one picture and stopped there. This is the one and only picture I got for his monthly pic. It was all he could handle. Poor boy.

This month Hudson has figured out how to crawl the correct way. He now says Dada. He has one tooth. He pulls himself up to standing position and walks along the furniture like a pro. We had to lower his crib because of his new standing skill. The funniest thing this month was when he stole a taco off Daddy's plate. Get better soon baby boy.

7th Monthly Picture

He started doing the 'walrus crawl' this month. He's finally stopped spitting up after each meal and doesn't really drool as much. He loves Addie and is always trying to play with whatever she's playing with. He went to the zoo for the first time and had his first Father's Day.