Weighing In

Owen had his 2 month checkup on the 23rd of Nov. He was 13lbs. 5 oz. and 24" long. He was up in the 95th% for height and the 89th for weight. He did well with his shots and everything else looked good. He is getting a little better about entertaining himself and really enjoys the boys playing with him. He is tickilish and is almost laughing. The sound is there, but it's not flowing yet. He loves to chew on his hands and has gotten his thumb in there a couple of times. He will finally take a pacifier every once and awhile, but definitely does not prefer it or really want it. As of 12:08 am on Wed. Dec 8th he has been sleeping in his own bed for almost 2 hours. I've had to help him out a couple of times, but this is a huge breakthough! He is such a restless sleeper that he constantly wakes himself up and can't get back to sleep, so hopefully we can overcome that soon and get some rest. Hudson and I played with Owen on the floor tonight and Owen held a couple of toys and even got one into his mouth. He is really starting to appreciate things going on around him and I was even able to make him laugh several times tonight by being silly. Oh I see the light at the end of the newborn tunnel and it looks good!

Hudson's Repertoire

Hudson has picked up several more lovely phrases from his older brothers. The best ones are "Not me!" and "I don't want that". He's also saying "re,re" for read and "eat". He loves to brush his teeth and goes into the bathroom and says "t,t" and gets very upset if he doesn't get his toothbrush fast enough. Of course, everything has to be done himself. "I wa"(walk) to him means walking all by himself without holding hands, so that is a constant battle. He has also picked up a little bit of attitude too. When he doesn't get to watch tv, he says "Oh man" and walks around pouting and yesterday he rolled his eyes when Owen woke up after a very brief nap. He is quite the ape when it comes to Cullen and Aiden too. It's so funny to see him watch them and then try to imitate them. The other night Cullen was laying on the floor with his arms crossed under is head and Hudson looked over, saw him laying down, laid himself down, looked at Cullen again and then tried to cross his arms the same way, but all he could figure out was how to cross his arms over his chest. Fortunately a very good habit he's developed is picking up. Before he goes to bed at night he picks up the toys in the living room and he also likes to put his books away in his bookshelf when he's done reading them. He also loves to unload the dishwasher and is usually handing me dishes faster than I can put them away. Don't know how long it will last, but I'm going to enjoy it while it does. He is doing very well with Owen and even helps out by rocking the car seat or bouncing the bouncer when Owen is crying. I'm very lucky to have such a great little helper!