Well to say its been awhile since I have updated my blog is an understatement! But I'm back and ready to try this again! I finally feel like I have something to write about and his name is Hudson! My plan is to write something every month (maybe more if I am feeling frisky). I know that today is the first of February but I'm going to try from now on to write at least one a month.
To start things off let me tell you about the most amazing gift I've every received here lately. I'm talking about our little guy Hudson. He is the biggest blessing that Chase and I have ever had. It is so much fun to watch him change everyday. He is the coolest little guy and we are so glad that God chose us to be his parents! Every month I try to take a picture of him and write down some of the achievements he has accomplished that month. Sadly I had a lot of them saved on my phone but lost them when i got a new phone. So from here on out I am going to write them on here so that i won't lose them. I am going to take a step back a little and write down what he had done from month 1-5.
One Month Old:
- We welcomed Hudson Drake Hanner on August 2, 2012. Hud weighed in at 7 pounds 14 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long. He had a small case of jaundice and loved to sleep. Both his Meena and his Nana stayed with us to help adjust to having a newborn. Hudson is such a strong boy and came out holding his head up like a big boy. Hud had reflux pretty bad and was put on Nexum to help with his spit up and crying.
Two Months Old:
- After we made our first appearance at church Hud caught a bug and we had to take him to the doctor. It was so sad seeing him not feeling good but after a couple of days he was back to normal. When we went in to see the doctor they weighed him and he was 12 pounds 9 ounces and 23 inches long. I was the first to see Hud's precious crooked smile. After singing to him over and over "If your happy and you know it" he showed me how happy he was on September 18th (at almost 7 weeks old). I wasn't prepared for his next achievement of rolling over at 8 weeks old. He was playing on his tummy and I walked away to change out the laundry and when I came back he was laying on his back. I almost didn't believe it so I put him back on his tummy and seconds later he had done it again. He loved to coo and make spit bubbles.
Three Months Old:
- At three months old I received another gift . . . Hudson slept 8 hours at night!!! You would have thought I had won the lottery. He found his hands and loves to suck on them. Not just one finger or his thumb but his whole fist. He also found himself in the mirror and I hope that he is not conceited when he gets older because he sure does like to look at himself. But it sure does make me laugh to see him get so excited to see himself. We made our first road trip this month actually we made three. We went to see Mandi and Patrick's new little girls twice and we went to Nana's Angel Fire house. He loved riding in the motor home that we took. Hudson, along with his cousins Caleb and Clayton, bounced the whole way there. He loved playing with Jennifer and Hunter's little guys and just watched everything they did. Hudson also got to dress up for his first Halloween this month. He went trick or treating as Superman. Benton loved to call him Super Baby! We had so much fun taking him to our friends and family's houses.
Four Months Old:
-Weighing in at 16 pounds and 10 ounces and 25 3/4 inches long, Hudson is a chunky monkey. We went to San Antonio for Thanksgiving and right before we got in the car Hudson decide that he wanted to roll over from his back to his tummy. This time I was camera ready and caught it on video. Hudson found his feet this month and he is fascinated by them. We had heard Hud laugh before but one afternoon Chase took him out to feed Lucky and Hud thought that was the funniest thing ever to watch her jump out for her food. What a sweet laugh he has!
Five Months Old:
- It seems like this month Hudson has grown up so much. He has become so aware of his surroundings. He loves his Daddy so much and he always gives him the best smiles. We started eating cereal this month and that has been an adventure. He is doing better every day but that first bite is always fun to watch. He weighs 19 pounds and is 26 inches long so he is a growing boy. Hud also started sitting up this month. Sometimes he needs some help but he is getting better. I'm afraid of how soon he will be mobile because he is starting to roll around everywhere. He gets a little mad when he can't roll anymore because a piece of furniture is in the way.
Well that should catch you up at least on the last five months. Sorry if I rambled on but I hope to keep you all updated more often. Until next time!
With love,
Macey
