Eleven Months and Counting

We are now officially less than a month away from Hudson's first birthday....crazy! During this first year of motherhood I have definitely had some moments of anxiety and unhappiness mixed in with all the moments of joy. There were some times when I wished that Hudson would just grow up so he could tell me what he wanted, rather than scream at me...or when I wished he would just sleep through the night...or what have you. But through it all I have tried to remember something my mom told me - "Treasure the time you have with him when he's a baby because it wont last very long." So during those times at 2am when I was trying to rock Hudson back to sleep I held him a little closer and reminded myself that it wouldn't be long before he wont let me rock him at all. I must admit that I don't miss rocking him in the middle of the night right now...but I know he's definitely not a little baby anymore. He's a bigger bundle of joy now. :)

We've had the ladder out some recently for various fix-ups around the house and Hudson thinks that it's pretty cool. Good thing we're not superstitious or he'd been in for some trouble...

One of Hudson's new favorite foods...black beans.

Notice that he even managed to get some on his forehead.

When Christian is at home working the door to his office is usually closed. Hudson says "I know you're in there..."

A giant box...what great fun!

Busy Little Hudson...

This kid is all over the place these days! We can't let him out of our sight for long or who knows what he'll get into. It's amazing how fast he can get around on his hands and knees. He has figured out how to open all the cabinets and drawers in the house...what fun that is. I'm guessing it wont be long before he's walking. He pulls himself up on everything and cruises around all the furniture. Occasionally he lets go and can stand on his own for a couple of seconds...then he realizes he's not holding on and quickly sits down.

Another new development is his first official word - "up" (dada doesn't count because he calls everything dada). I was getting tired of him grabbing onto my legs and screaming at me so I decided it was time he learned how to say up. He's got it down pat now...except he thinks it should work as down too....we'll have to keep working on that part.

He loves the dishwasher...we have to load or unload quickly because if he sees it open he makes a beeline straight for it...and usually tries to climb in.

Ah yes...taking everything out of the drawers...now if only I could teach him to put everything back.

He still loves to play the piano! I told Christian he'll know how to play chopsticks by age 2. :)