What a Difference...

What a difference one week can make!!! 

Last Friday I turned 6 months old and now I can...

CRAWL

and

FEED MYSELF!!!

Ok so I am not going to win any races just yet but I can get myself to my toys and most importantly to my puppies to give them good ear rubs!

I am too big for my Bumbo seat now since my feet touch the table and I can push myself out of it...but I love using my new high chair b/c I get to feed myself delicious Puffs and Yogurt Melts!

I love growing up!

P.S.  I am cutting 4 new teeth on top and 2 new ones on the bottom...pretty soon I will have 10 teeth!

Happy Easter and Happy Six Months!

Can you believe I am half way to being one year old?  Me neither!  I have had a great month and have so many new things to tell everyone...where to begin...

First of all, I can officially sit up by myself.  I have been doing it for about a month now and I love it!  I hate to lay down on my back which really makes changing my diaper an experience but I just love sitting up and enjoying the view.  I can get on all fours and lung forward or crawl backwards but I haven't coordinated the whole crawl forward thing just yet.  Recently I started pulling up on tables and the side of my crib!  Watch out!

Sitting up working on my bball skills

Second, I officially have four teeth.  My top two came in the past few weeks!  I chew on everything - remotes, phones, toys, you name it!  I wasn't too fussy when my teeth came in - just super drooly and a little bit of a runny nose!

Lastly, I went to the doctor for my 6 month check up and other then having to get more shots...I did great!  I am still growing like a weed and my little bout with RSV didn't hold me back at all.  I am officially 18.12 lbs and 28 and 7/8 inches long.  Which means I am in the 95th percentile for weight and still OFF the charts for height!  The doctor said I am doing great and even gave me the go ahead to eat all sorts of food.  So now on top of some of favorites like bananas, avacadoes and applesauce, I can eat mixed foods, some meats and even graham crackers and puffs.  I am LOVING it!

  

 Daddy wanted me to try lemons....and I LOVED them

So I am really loving life and growing everyday.  I love going to school and have graduated to Infant 2 and am really close to moving up again to Infant 3.  I can't wait!

Daddy is trying to make me into a Notre Dame fan

In other exciting news - we sold our house and are moving on May 13th.  I am so excited about our new house for so many reasons.  I get a new room with a closet and I get to paint it yellow!  It is going to be so fun.  Plus, we have a great back patio that is perfect for playing and making smores in the outdoor fireplace AND we have a neighborhood pool so I can work on my swimming before I head to the lake this summer! 

 My family's last picture at our current house and our first Easter together

SueSue amd BooBoo came in town for my first Easter and we had so much fun!  I got a great Easter basket from the bunny and a whole bag full of goodies from SueSue.  We went to church and then out for a delicious brunch and I got to sit in a high chair like a big kid!  I even got a little nibble of a biscuit!  I love growing up!

Happy Easter from Huddy Bunny

That is all for now!  I have put a link to some of my new pictures below so enjoy!  I hope to learn to crawl for real soon so mommy can post a video of it soon! 

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5 months and Growing...

Happy 5 Months

Can you believe our little Huddy Bug is already 5 months old???  She is SOOO big and SOOO much fun.  We have officially packed up all of our 3 month clothing and MOST of our 6 month clothing....9-12 month fits best these days!  She is seriously LONG and lean.

We have had a great past few weeks with trips to Bowling Green and Atlanta and seeing lots of relatives, including attending PJ's 8th birthday party!  Never a dull moment with an 8 year old, 5 year old, 2 year old and 4 month old!  It was a madhouse for sure.  We atttempted to get a picture of all the cousins...easier said than done but here is the best one!

Reed, Charlie, Hudson and PJ

Hudson is officially on big girl food twice a day now and let's just say she is LOVING it.  So far we have tried prunes, green beans, peaches, bananas, avacados and carrots and she has liked them all.  Bananas are by far her favorite but she will eat anything really.  Recently in one sitting she polished off half a container of peaches and half a banana...and then chased it with an 8 ounce bottle.  We are pretty sure she has a hollow leg!

Her newest trick is sitting up and trying to crawl.  She has almost mastered sitting up by herself...she can hold herself up but is working on the balancing part of it...she usually holds it for a few seconds and then slowly leans to one side and falls over!  Haha.  She is also trying so hard to crawl!  She gets up on her hands and knees and then either falls back on her belly or pushes herself backwards!  Bless her heart...she can't ever figure out why she gets further away from her toys when she is trying to get closer!  She has also decided that she likes to hold her own bottle....she still needs a little help from time to time but overall she does a good job of it...as seen below!  It is fun to watch her learn and develop so much everyday!!

Just feeding myself....no big deal!

She is still loving school and recently graduated to the Infant 2 class and has new teachers - Miss Rachael and Miss Chastity.  She seems to be liking it and still rarely naps b/c as they say...she doesn't like to miss out on anything!

We have been enjoying some great weather down here in Nashville and have taken a few fun trips to the park.  She LOVES the big kid swings and next trip we plan to take her down the slide...so we wll see how that goes.

Fun at the park...

 Loving the sunshine...

I guess that is all for now.  We go back to the doctor for her 6 month check-up in April so I will post her new measurements then!  As always, click below to see some pictures from last month!

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Prunes are delicious...

We have had a rough couple of weeks around our house!  After a two week long bout with RSV for Hudson and an awesome sinus infection for me, we all seem to be on the mend! 

Hudson officially has two teeth now and the doctor gave us the go-ahead to start rice cereal and fruits and veggies.  Since she has been sick we held off but last night we thought we would give it a try...and she LOVED them!

I just had to share this video of her first experience with Prunes....at first she was not so sure but once she figured it out, she loved them and really started to lean into it!  Haha....anyway, enjoy the pruney mess!

Four Months Old

** UPDATE - I totally forgot to mention the most exciting thing...Hudson officially has a TOOTH!!  One of bottom middle teeth came in last weekend to add to her shots, runny nose and vomiting....she got it before she even turned 4 months**

We have had a very exciting and jam packed last month or so...where should we begin..

Hudson is really enjoying The Academy and loves her teacher Miss Mikaela.  Since Hudson barely ever naps, she always gets some quality one-on-one time with Miss Mikaela and they read books or work on sign language, etc.  She has a bunch of new classmates (almost all boys) and seems to be enjoying it.  We are getting into our daily schedule a little bit better these days but when Tom travels it can get a bit hectic!

I posted Videos of Hudson's new talents and she seems to get stronger everyday.  She rolls all over the place now and tries so hard to sit up on her own.  It is really cute b/c it looks like she is doing crunches...haha...so we count them for her!  She loves standing with a little help and really hates to lay down now...she much prefers sitting up and standing...I guess she enjoys the view.

The past week has been a rough one for us.  Last Friday, Hudson went in for her four month check-up.  She had a runny nose but nothing major so we weren't too concerned and they went ahead with all of her shots.  She took them like a champ and cried for just a little bit.  She is of course still growing like a weed.  She is now 15.2 lbs and 27.5 inches.  Which means she is 90% for weight and still not on the chart for height....hopefully she will keep this long and lean body forever (makes me jealous!).  Anyway, the night of her shots she ran a 102 fever, which is normal after getting shots...but then the fun started.  Apparently her snotty nose was draining into her tummy which in turn caused some major projectile vomiting....according to Tom it was "Poltergeist" type stuff.  She shot it across the room, it came out of her nose...well you get the idea!  We felt so bad for her!  And to make it worse she did this after almost every meal all day Saturday and Monday!  Hopefully she will keep some food down today but we shall see.  The Doctor gave us the go ahead to introduce her to Rice cereal and Fruits and veggies but we haven't done that yet...trying to get her stomach settled first!

We went to visit the Frericks in Bowling Green last weekend (although she was a sad sick baby) she did get to meet some of her many cousins from the Frericks side which is always fun.  Now SueSue is in town visting while Tom goes to NC for the week!  Next week we are headed down to Atlanta for Cousin PJ's 8th Birthday and to see all of the Halters!

I guess that is all for now.  We go back to the doctor for our 6 month check up but we will try to post before then.  As always, here are some pics from the last month:

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No Big Deal...

Hudson wanted to show off her skills...Just rolling over...no big deal!

Jump Around

Hudson has a new favorite activity...her jumpy seat!!! We put it up yesterday and she took to it right away! So enjoy!