Friday, August 21, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Big Boy Hudson
Hudson is turning into such a big boy! On Sunday night I gave all the boys a haircut. Cullen and Aiden were arguing about who was going to go first and little Hudson decided he would go first. He went into the bathroom, climbed up on the chair and sat down all ready to go. I've only cut his hair once before, so it was surprising that he knew what was going on.
He is understanding so much more of what we say, that he surprises me every day with his new knowledge. Yesterday I asked Cullen and Aiden to pick the couch pillows up and when I looked in the living room, Hudson was picking the pillows up and putting them on the couch all by himself. Today I gave him his toothbrush and told him to put it in the bathroom and he went right into the bathroom, climbed on the potty and put his toothbrush on the counter. He also learned how to climb up the ladder to the slide all by himself today. It's so rewarding to see them develop into little people!
He is understanding so much more of what we say, that he surprises me every day with his new knowledge. Yesterday I asked Cullen and Aiden to pick the couch pillows up and when I looked in the living room, Hudson was picking the pillows up and putting them on the couch all by himself. Today I gave him his toothbrush and told him to put it in the bathroom and he went right into the bathroom, climbed on the potty and put his toothbrush on the counter. He also learned how to climb up the ladder to the slide all by himself today. It's so rewarding to see them develop into little people!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Vacations
Well, we finished our vacations over a month ago, so I guess it's time to write something down before I forget.
We went to Niagara Falls over Memorial Day weekend. We stayed in Canada and had a great time. The Falls are awesome! We got there Fri. night just in time to see the fireworks over the Falls. They are also illuminated at night, so that was cool too. The boys were very impressed! We drove by the Falls several times and Hudson became very enamored with them. That was when he first started saying "Waah!" for "water". We also drove to Lake Ontario, which was beautiful! The first time we went was on Sun. and they're were a ton of sailboats out. The water was so clear! We had a picnic and the boys threw rocks in the lake. We also visited Marineland, which is a watered down version of Sea World, but they had great kids rides. The boys had a blast! Even Hudson got to ride some rides. We watched the whale show and got drenched from standing in the soak zone. I never knew you actually got that wet! It was unbelievable!
Our second trip took us to NYC, Philly and DC. It was a great trip! Hard to believe, but I think we enjoyed ourselves the most in NYC. I was terrified of trying to keep track of all 3 of them, but they were great and it wasn't a problem at all. We took a boat tour around the island and saw the Statue of Liberty. The boys loved the boat and they enjoyed seeing the Statue of Liberty. We also visited the Intrepid, Central Park and The Museum of Natural History. We stayed across the Hudson, so we took the bus into the city via the tunnel and then took the subway.
Philadelphia was a little more challenging transportation wise, but we figured it all out for day 2. We took a horse drawn carriage around Liberty Park and the surrounding historical area, saw the liberty bell, visited Independence Hall and the Ben Franklin Museum, and rode the trolley around the city.
DC was our last stop and by then we had some weary travelers. We rode on an open top bus tour the first day and visited the Lincoln Memorial and The Air and Space Museum. The second day, we started at The National Archives. What a nightmare! We stood in line for 2 hours, to get in, and then spent about 30 seconds looking at the documents. Then we went to The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and left the city around 5:00 pm. We had dinner with one of Tony's aunts and then headed back home. We stopped near Shanksville, PA for the night, so we visited the United Flight 93 Memorial the next morning before heading home. It was a busy week, but the boys did great! We were all very tired and happy to be home.
We went to Niagara Falls over Memorial Day weekend. We stayed in Canada and had a great time. The Falls are awesome! We got there Fri. night just in time to see the fireworks over the Falls. They are also illuminated at night, so that was cool too. The boys were very impressed! We drove by the Falls several times and Hudson became very enamored with them. That was when he first started saying "Waah!" for "water". We also drove to Lake Ontario, which was beautiful! The first time we went was on Sun. and they're were a ton of sailboats out. The water was so clear! We had a picnic and the boys threw rocks in the lake. We also visited Marineland, which is a watered down version of Sea World, but they had great kids rides. The boys had a blast! Even Hudson got to ride some rides. We watched the whale show and got drenched from standing in the soak zone. I never knew you actually got that wet! It was unbelievable!
Our second trip took us to NYC, Philly and DC. It was a great trip! Hard to believe, but I think we enjoyed ourselves the most in NYC. I was terrified of trying to keep track of all 3 of them, but they were great and it wasn't a problem at all. We took a boat tour around the island and saw the Statue of Liberty. The boys loved the boat and they enjoyed seeing the Statue of Liberty. We also visited the Intrepid, Central Park and The Museum of Natural History. We stayed across the Hudson, so we took the bus into the city via the tunnel and then took the subway.
Philadelphia was a little more challenging transportation wise, but we figured it all out for day 2. We took a horse drawn carriage around Liberty Park and the surrounding historical area, saw the liberty bell, visited Independence Hall and the Ben Franklin Museum, and rode the trolley around the city.
DC was our last stop and by then we had some weary travelers. We rode on an open top bus tour the first day and visited the Lincoln Memorial and The Air and Space Museum. The second day, we started at The National Archives. What a nightmare! We stood in line for 2 hours, to get in, and then spent about 30 seconds looking at the documents. Then we went to The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and left the city around 5:00 pm. We had dinner with one of Tony's aunts and then headed back home. We stopped near Shanksville, PA for the night, so we visited the United Flight 93 Memorial the next morning before heading home. It was a busy week, but the boys did great! We were all very tired and happy to be home.
Hudson Update
Hudson is now almost 19 months old. He had his 18 month checkup and he is still our little guy. He's in the mid 40th percentiles for both height and weight. He finally started getting the rest of his teeth about 2 months ago. Unfortunately for him, his teeth are slow and agonizing about coming in, so we've been slowly watching them creep up over the past 2 months. I saw molars today and maybe eye teeth right under the surface, so hopefully he'll get them in and have a break before the 2 year molars come in.
He is a busy little boy! He thinks he's a big boy, thanks to some big brothers that like to include him in everything, so that is a major contention point in our house. He's constantly throwing a fit, because he doesn't get to do what the big boys are doing. His 2 favorite big boy activities to do are: playing the piano and feeding the fish. Every time I tell Cullen and Aiden it's time for piano practice, Hudson runs right over, climbs up on the bench and starts playing. Flounder, the fish, sits on the kitchen table. Hudson loves to climb on the chairs, grab the fish food and shake it over flounder's bowl.
He's also learned some great words from his brothers. My favorite, a little sarcasm, is "mine", but they also taught him "unbuckle", so when we stop the car we hear "unbubu?". He also knows "Hi", "Bye bye", "night night", "apple", "water(wawa)", "milk", "ball" and "Bob the Builder (Ba da Baba)".
He loves to brush his teeth, read books, play outside, and be in the water. He also loves being the funny guy. I have a feeling he is going to be very unhappy when he's no longer the only show in town.
He is a busy little boy! He thinks he's a big boy, thanks to some big brothers that like to include him in everything, so that is a major contention point in our house. He's constantly throwing a fit, because he doesn't get to do what the big boys are doing. His 2 favorite big boy activities to do are: playing the piano and feeding the fish. Every time I tell Cullen and Aiden it's time for piano practice, Hudson runs right over, climbs up on the bench and starts playing. Flounder, the fish, sits on the kitchen table. Hudson loves to climb on the chairs, grab the fish food and shake it over flounder's bowl.
He's also learned some great words from his brothers. My favorite, a little sarcasm, is "mine", but they also taught him "unbuckle", so when we stop the car we hear "unbubu?". He also knows "Hi", "Bye bye", "night night", "apple", "water(wawa)", "milk", "ball" and "Bob the Builder (Ba da Baba)".
He loves to brush his teeth, read books, play outside, and be in the water. He also loves being the funny guy. I have a feeling he is going to be very unhappy when he's no longer the only show in town.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Aiden is 4
Aiden is 4! He had his well vist and he was 67% weight and 83% height, no wonder his pants fall down. He also got shots and did amazing! He started to get concerned when they said he was going to get shots, but I was actually able to talk him out of his panic and once we accomplished that he was fine. This is the kid that cries about having to eat beans, which he loved and could not get enough of before he began paying attention to them, but doesn't flinch at getting shots or having blood drawn. It's very strange to me that he can rationalize his fear of getting shots, but not his fear of eating beans. He keeps us on our toes. He also blew me away the other day when I asked Cullen what 5+5 was and before he could even answer Aiden said "it's 10". So Aiden's skipped all his important basics like how to spell his name and all the letters of the alphabet to learn Kindergarten math.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Now we know!
It's official! Tony only makes boy swimmers! I cannot believe we are having another boy! I know I'll never have had it any other way, but I'm still a little freaked out at this point. We haven't gotten the official "healthy" verdict from the Dr. yet, but the tech. said everything looked good. Of course he's a cutie and even with it being the fourth, the miracle of life is still just as impressive. This little guy is still getting new clothes though, because I'm kind of sick of the other ones! Tony's feeling good about himself though, because he said "I would have made a good king, with all these boys!". I guess we'll probably tell Cullen and Aiden tonight and show them the pics, so that should be fun/interesting. Any name suggestions are appreciated!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Freaking Out!
Our ultrasound is tomorrow and I am freaking out! I am so nervous to find out if this baby is a boy or girl. I have never been this concerned about the sex of our other babies. I think it's because this is it and if it's not a girl, we have no more chances. Of course a healthy baby, either way, is all I can ask for. I truly love my boys and have always said I would never have it any other way, but it sure would be fun to buy something pink.
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