I am 5 months old!!!

Happy 5 month old birthday to Hudson! I just can't believe how the time flies. We are having so much fun with our little bundle and just can't imagine life without him. Everday is a new experience, and everyday I find something new to laugh about. Here is a list of 5 new things Hudson is doing these days.

1. Turns his head the direction of our voices. We have been waiting for him to do this, and he does it almost every time now.

2. Almost always has his fingers, or his entire hand in his mouth. I keep feeling for teeth, but don't feel any yet.

3. When we are feeding him a bottle, he tries to hold it with one or both hands, AND he tries to put his fingers in his mouth. Yes, even with the bottle in his mouth.

4. Sleeps from 8pm until 7am, sometimes even later. What fun it is to sleep through the night!

5. Laughs out loud - A LOT. I think this might be one of the best sounds we have ever heard. It makes me smile to even think about it.

Posing for the "5 month old" birthday shot. He is laughing out loud here.

Whatever I was doing just isn't funny anymore. Can you believe how big he has gotten?

He is starting to like his teething toys. This is a new one I bought that stays cold longer. He is funny to watch with these.

Sister Time

We had such a fun weekend with Courtney visiting. Despite the 10 hour trip it took her to get here (due to inclement weather and traveler error), we enjoyed the weekend and spent some great quality time together. Hudson thinks Aunt Courtney is really funny and had a lot of fun playing with her. I did get the feeling that Courtney had her fill of baby stuff. I think it's because she said more than once "Gosh, you constantly have to think about the baby". My response was always, "Yes, I do, but it is so fun. You will see when you have a baby."

This visit made me realize how neat it is to be so close to my sister's, and to be able to watch each other in the different phases of our life. I am in the new mommy, married phase, and Courtney is in the first job, still feel like I am in college phase. I loved that time in my life too, but I am so happy to be where I am, as I know Courtney is so happy to be where she is.

Thanks for coming to visit Courtney! We miss you already!!

Aunt Courtney and Hudson relaxing outside after a long day at the mall

Hanging with the girls

This is one of Dad's favorite hats. I guess he thought it would look good on me too.

Hudson in 2008

Well, Jessica, Rod and Ryan were here to visit this weekend. Jessica helped me figure out how to add more than one picture at a time, and I had every intention of adding pictures from the weekend, but I realized Jessica took them all on her camera. I am so bummed that I don't have them! Hudson and Ryan had fun playing with each other and checking each other out. When Ryan would cry, Hudson would start crying, and then Ryan would start crying again. It was really funny!

Here are just some recent pictures of Hudson. He is already wearing size 12 month. I wonder how tall he will be????

right after a bath



He can push all the way up on his arms to lift his chest

Hanging out in the Bumbo. The problem is - when I lift him out the Bumbo sticks to him. I think his chunky legs have trouble sliding out.

Blogging is hard

I am really trying to figure out how to blog. I would love to keep updating, but it is a little challenging for me - I have asked the pro (Jessica Tootle) to help me. We will get it working soon. Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving - we had so much fun visiting our families. Hudson helped cheer on the Horns, but we didn't pull it off this year. We can't wait to see everyone Christmas!!!

We have Visitors!!

So two weekends ago, Natalie and Johnny came up to visit. We had such a great time with them and are so thankful they took the time to drive up. We know that drive can be very frustrating at times. It was so fun to show off Hudson. They hadn't seen him since the weekend he was born. We hung out, cooked, and the boys took a field trip to a wine store to learn how to make wine. This is a new hobby Johnny has decided to try - one that I hope he is very successful at! It was so nice to have some sister time and so nice to have Hudson around family. It was very hard to say goodbye!

Hudson loved Aunt Natalie's hair

I love my Aunt and Uncle

Our first blog

The Sturm's are going to try out this blog thing. I have enjoyed reading everyone else's and seeing all the pictures. It is such a good way to feel connected even when you live away! I also love sending pictures of Hudson, but sometimes feel like I am that obnoxious parent imposing my child's pictures on everyone. This way, people will only look if they want to. I will really try my best to update each week. Here we go.............