A Day in the Life

Look who's getting so big! These pictures should give you a glimpse into normal life with Hudson these days...

Hudson has learned how to pull himself up in his crib so most of the time when I go in to get him from a nap, he greets me like this - with a big grin.

Hudson has this little tunnel that he absolutely loves! He enjoys crawling through it and just sitting under it.

Hudson discovered one of his Christmas presents yesterday - He had a good time shaking it up and ripping the tag off.

Hudson is very intrigued by the vacuum cleaner.

He'll be mommy's little helper in no time.

I really like this picture - if only it wasn't all fuzzy...

Hanging out in Dad's office and playing with his little Cougar helmet.

And he's off...

So Hudson is fully mobile now. He still isn't officially crawling, but he can get around pretty quick doing his little army crawl. He is also able to get into a sitting up position from being down on his tummy. This new found freedom seems to have made Hudson much happier. For me it means I have to pay a lot more attention to what he's doing!



It seems that I take less pictures of Hudson than I did when he was really little so that's why there is more time between posts these days. Here are some pictures from His first Thanksgiving...

Sitting at the table with all the grown ups...kinda

Always watching - nothing gets past this kid

So cute :)

Mmmm...Cheerios. He tried some mashed potatos and a few bites of other things but wasn't real excited about any of it

After lunch naptime with Daddy

Having a little heart-to-heart with his Great-Grandma Pearl

Another cute bath photo...this one with the spiked hair

Here's a little video of Hudson on the move for those of you who don't get the priviledge of seeing it in person....I think it looks like he's swimming.

Almost to the 8 month mark...

Hudson will be 8 months old on Wednesday! Time sure flies. This last week he added the top two teeth to his collection of chompers. He's also started doing the army crawl. He's able to get up on his knees and rock a bit so it wont be long until he is doing the full-blown crawl...watch out world!

I started back to work a couple weeks ago on Mondays and Tuesdays and Hudson is staying with my good friend Tyffany. He has done really well. I was so happy to hear that from Tyffany that first day as it seems like lately he has been a bit of a mamma's boy. I'm sure it helped that he had other kids around to entertain him. Anyway...life goes on and Hudson just keeps growing and getting cuter and cuter! :)

Daddy shared his fudge bar....yum!

What a cute profile! Notice the drool soaked shirt...gotta love the teething process.

These cheeks just keep getting bigger.

Now this is a good present

Playin' with a John Deere....that's the Boorman in him.

Canned Mandarin oranges are one of Hudson's favorite things to eat. The other day Christian was eating a fresh one and Hudson thought he wanted some of it...so Christian gave him some...apparently it wasn't quite as sweet as Hudson likes his oranges.

Start 'Em Young

The last couple of weeks we have introduced Hudson to a couple of our favorite things...from mom - the piano....from dad - Diet Coke (don't worry none to drink!).

He loves the piano - check out the video later in the post.

We got this little diet coke can on an airplane and it was just Hudson's size.

How fun!

Hudson had his first saltine cracker recently - this photo turned out pretty funny because some of the cracker stuck in his mouth and made it look like he has some buck teeth there on the top. :)

Here's my little boy all dressed up for church and looking very much like a little man.

A concert pianist in the making - I love that he also seems to commentate on his playing as well.

I don't think there's much that brings a smile to my face as quickly as Hudson's laugh.

Hudson Update...

Bath time mohawk!

He's going to love these photos when he gets older ;)

Here's the official 6 month photo

This was my favorite - but Christian really liked the first one.

Ahhh...remote! :)

All bundled up for a fall walk.

Hudson makes all kind of fun noises these days - he's even started saying dada -but dada isn't necessarily connected with Christian yet.

6 Months and Counting....

So here's Hudson already 6 months old. We had his 6 month dr. appointment on Tuesday and he weighed in at 17lbs 6 oz. He got four shots but really handled it pretty well. Everything else was good - one healthy, happy baby here! The past month marked the arrival of his first two teeth and the ability to sit up all by himself. He's becoming more and more interactive and is usually all smiles.

Cheese!

I really liked this one except for the fact that the color on his face is all washed out...

Lunch anyone?

I thought this was pretty cute - his bib had turned around so it looked like a cape. Super Hudson to the rescue!

Grandpa and Grandma Koethke got him these bath turtles for his half birthday and he really seems to like them. It was a set of four and he tries to hold all of them at the same time.

They also spend a lot of time in his mouth...

Learning to type good and early. ;)

First Football Game and Some Random Photos...

Last Saturday we took Hudson to his first football game when WSU played San Diego State at Qwest Field in Seattle. WSU managed to win the game quite handily and Hudson did a great job hanging out at the game. The crowds bothered him a bit at first but he got used to it and even managed to get a nap in during the game (that's the Koethke in him - I swear those guys can sleep just about anywhere!).

Go Cougs!!

Reading the paper with Daddy.

I was doing laundry the other day and couldn't carry the laundry basket and Hudson at the same time so I figured the logical solution was to put him in the laundry basket. :)

Since Uncle Shawn likes to call Hudson "The Big H" aunt Janeil decided to make him a little onsie with his nickname on it - how cute! Also, note that he is sitting up all by himself. He's getting better at this but usually doesn't last very long before he topples to one side or the other.

Oregon Coast

We were blessed with the chance to join some of our good friends from church for a weekend vacation to the Oregon coast. One of our friend's boss owns a huge house in Manzanita that was big enough for 8 adults (plus 5 kids) and we were able to use it free of charge. It was a great time to get away and enjoy the beauty of God's creation, the fellowship of good friends and the generosity of fellow believers.

The great house we were able to stay at - it was named "Pax Pater" by the owners, which means peace of the Father.

Ahhh the beach - one of my very favorite destinations!

Family Photo :)

I thought this was a great shot of my two favorite guys.

Hudson wasn't quite sure what to make of all the wind and ocean noise.

Hudson with his little friend, Jacob.


Christian showing Jase how to skip rocks.

Jase spending some quality time with Hudson.

5 Months Old

I know I say this every month, but I can't believe Hudson is already five months old. Time sure flies when you have a baby! I may be biased, but I think he gets cuter every day. He continues to be a pretty easy going little guy. My only complaint is that he still isn't sleeping through the night. He has a couple of times but nothing real regular - oh well, some day he will.

Our cute little 5 month old!

His toes are one of his very favorite things right now. As soon as we lay him down on the changing table he goes straight for the feet. He's been trying to get them into his mouth but hasn't been successful in that venture as of yet.

The scowls even make me smile. :)

The smiles are even better than the scowls though!

Here we are reading a book - it sure doesn't take long to memorize those little kiddo books.

This is one of his new-oh-so-fascinating toys.

One of our friends was kind enough to let us borrow their exersaucer - Hudson just loves all the things to touch and play with.