Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from our little turle!

Crawling

Hudson has been rocking on his hands and knees for at least a month and a half now. And he has been moving backwards for a few weeks now too. But in the last couple days, his motions have started to look more and more like real crawling. I captured this video tonight. He is so cute and so determined to get our phone (All those toys and all he wants is our phone, the remote control, cell phones and cameras). JR and I got all emotional about our baby growing up...

Introducing....

Oliver Henry was born on Oct. 25 at 12:19pm weighing in at 6pounds 9 ounces and 18 inches long. He has the best baby hair I have ever seen! Congrats on the cutie Diana and Andy.


Me and Ollie:


Oliver and his aunties!!

Good Weekend

It was a good weekend because Grandma B got Hudson another hat. When my mom and Hudson walked out of the store, him in the new hat, I laughed so hard I almost cried.



And he is big enough, and sits up well enough, to take baths in the
sink again -- way easier than leaning over the bath tub -- and he loves to drink and play with the water coming out of the sink.


And Hudson loves these animal paper plates...

New Hat

Laughing with Dad

First Pumpkin Patch

A Dog's World

Maybe it's not always a dog's world, but around here, it was at least a dog's weekend... On Saturday night, a couple neigbors and us were hanging out in the front and I decided to let our dogs out to run around. Their friend George (a dog) was already out running around. I opened the gate but only Jagger ran out. I called Maya and when she didnt appear, I went and looked for her. I found her, looking strange, and unable to move. I yelled for JR and told him something was wrong with her leg. She managed to walk toward JR but then collapsed on our front door step, peed herself and began seizing - BAD. I held her eyes closed with my hand and pet her while trying to get my hand in her mouth so she didnt swallow her tongue. JR grabbed his keys to take her to the Emergency Vet (yes, we have been there before when Jagger ate a sock and luckily it is less than a mile from our house). So JR and a neighbor jumped in the car and took off. To make a long story short, Maya ate some snail poison. When she was out earlier that day, JR saw her eating some dirt in a neighbor's yard. He stopped her, but she must have gotten enough... and the neighbor showed me the box of poison. On the front, in big red writing were the words "CAN BE FATAL TO DOGS" and "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN." Hmmmmmm... there are 9 houses in our little area and 7 dogs and 6 kids that all play in the area where the snail poison was set... maybe you would get a more friendly snail bait???
Anyways, after $1200 and 15 hours in the ER getting her stomach pumped and flushed and who knows what else, Maya is home and doing well.

To make our weekend even more about the dogs, Jagger had an appointment at our regular vet on Sunday to get his ears cleaned. What should have been a routine $10 visit turned into a $345 visit because he has a major ear infection and needed an assortment of tests ran and 3 different antibiotics (though we are always skeptical of our vet and their tendency to try for the upsale, what are you supposed to do? Not treat your dog? Time for a new vet).

So needless to say we had an expensive weekend and JR and I didnt even do anything or go anywhere. But at least everyone is safe. And at least a child or baby didnt eat the snail poison first... And thank goodness I happened to go in the backyard one minute before Maya's seizure, otherwise, I am not sure the situation would have ended as well.

Holy Crap...

Literally, crap, as in poop. Hudson's poop now smells sooo bad since he started eating solid foods that JR and I need to do something. Breastmilk poop doesnt smell bad and so we have recently been shocked and totally grossed out by the new poopy diapers.
Some other things have changed since Hudson started solids (he is now eating bananas, avocados and today he tried sweet potatoes for the first time - all recommended as first foods by Super Baby Food). He now gets multiple baths each day. Literally, every time he eats he needs a bath. Which also means more dirty clothes and more laundry (my clothes also have food all over them). We have more dirty dishes. And solid foods have cost a lot more than before (breast milk is FREE). This is all part of baby growing up and Hudson seems to really be enjoying his new foods and it is fun to watch him try new things - we just have to make sure all diapers immediately find their way to the Diaper Genie.

6 Month Check Up

Hudson had his 6 month check up today and he is currently weighing in at 17.5 pounds and is 27.5 inches long! He is in the 50% for weight and 85% for height. He is as tall/long as cousin Gianna but she still has him beat by about a half pound! Maybe next month he will pass her!!

Introducing...

Charlotte Ryan Yadrick - aka Baby Yadrick - was born October 3 at 12:41pm and weighed 8lbs 13oz. She is 19 inches long and is beautiful and healthy -- and she has dark hair like her mommy! Congratulations on the new addition!!

Hudson and Charlotte on their first date - Charlotte is just five days old and Hudson is 6 months old. In fact, they are exactly six months apart, to the day! What a difference just 6 months makes - Hudson looks massive!

6 months old!

Where has the time gone? Hudson is 6 months old today and he has just recently had his first solid food (which really isnt all that 'solid'). I know lots of babies eat before 6 months but Hudson's pediatrician recommended that we wait until he was 6 months old and we liked his reasoning and agreed. So despite the fact that Hudson has seemed interested in food for awhile, we have waited. So up until now, he has had almost entirely breast milk. I say almost because a couple times we have tried formula and he has basically spit it out. I am actually very proud of the fact that he has only had breast milk because even though it is challenging and demanding for mom, I know it is best for him and his little body!!

Here is his first time eating:





This is his second time - he is already grabbing the spoon because we cant get the food to him fast enough!




First teething cracker - messy little suckers: