Well it wasn't pretty, but we made it! Two days each way in the car with Hudson for our trip to MN. Of course, Cullen and Aiden were there too, but since they get absorbed into the TV, they weren't an issue. They really did great! They rarely complained and didn't fight too much. Hudson cried almost the whole time on the way there. He only took about an hour and 20 min. nap between both days! He was much better on the way home, which was a relief. We had a great time and got to see alot of family.
Hudson celebrated his first birthday while we were there and had a blast with his cake. He actually wanted to eat it instead of play with it. He stuck his face in it two times trying to take a bite out of it! We had his party on the 1st, since we were going to be driving home on his birthday, so he actually spent his birthday driving from Minnesota to Indianna. So exciting! The biggest news from his actual birthday was he figured out how to drink from a straw. I was afraid it was never going to happen. He has also become very brave with standing on his own and cruising around. He may actually walk by 13 months after all!
Tony and Cullen are back at school today and I haven't even started unpacking yet and we have to take down all the Christmas decorations too, so maybe by Feb. I'll have those two things accopmlished. Tony has his white coat ceremony on Sat. and I have just realized that I'm going to be alone with three small children to entertain during a very boring outing for them. It should be interesting!
Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Mama
Hudson said "Mama" a couple days ago. We were eating dinner and he was staring off into space and suddenly a light went on in his head and he looked at me, smiled and said "Mama". It was so cute! It was like he was thinking really hard "mama, mama, mama, what does that word mean?" and then suddenly he was like "Oh, mama, that's my mommy!" and then he looked at me and said it with such a proud look on his face. Of course, it was a fleeting moment, because he hasn't said it since then, but once was good enough for now.
Aiden also had a big day this week. When they get to preschool they say "Hi" to their teacher and then they have to find their name on the board. He finally found his name on Tues. and we were almost the first ones there, so he had lots of names to choose from. I was so excited for him! He's also become quite a chatterbox. He goes a mile a minute and he's learning words so fast that we can't keep up with him. I constantly have to tell him to "stop, take a breath and think about what he's saying before he says it."
Cullen is making good progress with his reading skills. He was able to read "pool" by himself at the YMCA. I was so impressed because I asked him what sound 2 o's make, not really expecting him to know the answer, and he did. He is so funny when he spells things for me. We'll be driving down the road and he'll be like what does "g-l-i-a-n-t-e-a-g-l-e" spell. He runs all the words together like one and I'm like "what"? My mind does not work that way! He also gets confused with the uppercase "I's" because they're just sticks like lowercase "l's". It's so exciting to see him learn all the skills he needs to read.
We're all looking forward to Christmas and school breaks for Tony and Cullen! We're going to be taking a trip to MN and I'm sure the many hours in the car will make for some great blog material. Merry Christmas!
Aiden also had a big day this week. When they get to preschool they say "Hi" to their teacher and then they have to find their name on the board. He finally found his name on Tues. and we were almost the first ones there, so he had lots of names to choose from. I was so excited for him! He's also become quite a chatterbox. He goes a mile a minute and he's learning words so fast that we can't keep up with him. I constantly have to tell him to "stop, take a breath and think about what he's saying before he says it."
Cullen is making good progress with his reading skills. He was able to read "pool" by himself at the YMCA. I was so impressed because I asked him what sound 2 o's make, not really expecting him to know the answer, and he did. He is so funny when he spells things for me. We'll be driving down the road and he'll be like what does "g-l-i-a-n-t-e-a-g-l-e" spell. He runs all the words together like one and I'm like "what"? My mind does not work that way! He also gets confused with the uppercase "I's" because they're just sticks like lowercase "l's". It's so exciting to see him learn all the skills he needs to read.
We're all looking forward to Christmas and school breaks for Tony and Cullen! We're going to be taking a trip to MN and I'm sure the many hours in the car will make for some great blog material. Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Hudson's Haircut
Hudson got his first haircut yesterday and suprisingly enough he was very happy for the whole haircut. Of course he whipped his head from side to side, but he finally became entertained by a woman getting her hair colored. But even after his haircut and with wearing his Sponge Bob sweatshirt, someone still called him a girl. Oh well!
He's also started clapping and cut one of his top teeth. I think I caught him dancing today too, but I'll have to see it again to be convinced. He still highly dislikes the car and the stroller. The whole time we're in the car running errands he complains and then if he has to ride in the stroller he just continues complaining. He has still been doing really well at night. We've had one or two nigttime soires, but besides that he's been sleeping all night. It's amazing how much less tired I am now that I'm getting at least a few nights of uninterrupted sleep.
Cullen and Aiden wished on the wishbone from the turkey and they've been checking everyday to see if their wishes have come true. We just tell them "sometimes it takes awhile". Oh the things we start! After Halloween we told them about the "switch witch, of course we called her the "candy fairy". You put candy under your pillow and she comes and switches out for toys. However, the candy fairy forgot to switch the candy out two times, so we had to explain that she must be very busy and they needed to give her a little bit more time. We'll see how "on time" the tooth fairy is when we get to that.
Update: Yes, he was dancing as he proved to me by doing it several more times that day AND he also finally figured out the sippy cup later that day(I was afraid we'd never get there!).
He's also started clapping and cut one of his top teeth. I think I caught him dancing today too, but I'll have to see it again to be convinced. He still highly dislikes the car and the stroller. The whole time we're in the car running errands he complains and then if he has to ride in the stroller he just continues complaining. He has still been doing really well at night. We've had one or two nigttime soires, but besides that he's been sleeping all night. It's amazing how much less tired I am now that I'm getting at least a few nights of uninterrupted sleep.
Cullen and Aiden wished on the wishbone from the turkey and they've been checking everyday to see if their wishes have come true. We just tell them "sometimes it takes awhile". Oh the things we start! After Halloween we told them about the "switch witch, of course we called her the "candy fairy". You put candy under your pillow and she comes and switches out for toys. However, the candy fairy forgot to switch the candy out two times, so we had to explain that she must be very busy and they needed to give her a little bit more time. We'll see how "on time" the tooth fairy is when we get to that.
Update: Yes, he was dancing as he proved to me by doing it several more times that day AND he also finally figured out the sippy cup later that day(I was afraid we'd never get there!).
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
It's the middle of the night and I'm sleeping
Not really, but it sounded good! However, this time it isn't Hudson. He has actually slept throught the night every night since Thurs. night, but since he's sleeping through the night, Aiden has decided he'll fill in the gap by getting up at least once or twice before the crack of dawn. At least putting Aiden back to bed is something I can do in my sleep!
Anyway, Operation Ditch the Pacifier was not all bad news for Hudson. In the midst of that I did start giving him animal crackers and graham crackers for snack. He loves to crunch, crunch, crunch them with his two teeth. He loves the fact that he gets to eat the same snacks as everyone else. Hudson has also discoverd that he can find hidden snacks under Aiden's booster seat. He got a peanut yesterday and this morning he had his arm as far under the seat as it would go trying to fish something else out. He keeps me on my cleaning toes!
Anyway, Operation Ditch the Pacifier was not all bad news for Hudson. In the midst of that I did start giving him animal crackers and graham crackers for snack. He loves to crunch, crunch, crunch them with his two teeth. He loves the fact that he gets to eat the same snacks as everyone else. Hudson has also discoverd that he can find hidden snacks under Aiden's booster seat. He got a peanut yesterday and this morning he had his arm as far under the seat as it would go trying to fish something else out. He keeps me on my cleaning toes!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Operation Ditch the Pacifier 2
We are on Day 5 now and things have gotten much better! On Night 3 Hudson slept from 9:30 until 7:30. I couldn't believe it. But last night he actually slept ALL NIGHT!! Yeah! 7:30 to 7:30. I hope it's a result of Operation Ditch the Pacifier, and not a random occurrence. He also only cried for about 10 min. before he fell asleep last night, so that was a BIG improvement. But of course, Aiden wasn't feeling well last night and came in at 5:20 in the morning, so alas I still didn't get a full night of sleep. Oh well, maybe someday I'll actually get 7 or 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Operation Ditch the Pacifier
I cannot remember the last time Hudson slept all night. So after another middle of the night wake up call, I decided in my as clear as your mind can be at 1 something in the morning mind, that it was time for the pacifier to go. This clarity coming after I searched for his pacifier for 10 minutes only to find out he was sitting on it. Every night he would throw it out of his crib before he went to bed and then wake up and get ticked because he couldn't find it. Today was day 1 and it went suprisingly well! Less than 5 minutes of crying everytime I laid him down. I'm sure Days 2 and 3 will be worse, but hopefully we'll all get better sleep in the end.
To be continued...
To be continued...
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