Squeeky Shoes & Fake Sneezes

Noah @ 15 months old.

Gramma got him these ridiculously cute shoes while in Fort Bragg.

But Maaa it followed me home!!

So Eli has been asking for pets lately.

So far he has requested...

A Puppy

{which he is deathly allergic to.}

Another cat.

{in baby-ish form}

A bird.

{which Mommy has intense fear of}

Some mice.
{uh.... no.}

And today? A lizard. {riiiight.... see above answer}

Hmmmm what to do??

Girly Stuffs

See?

You dont have to wear pink

to be cute and girly.

Dosent she have cute little

chicken legs?

I love them!

Introducing...

{...Avery Nichole Hudson...}

Born on July 12th 2010 @ 5pm

7 pounds 10 ounces

Light brown hair, blue eyes.

By far my quickest and least painful birth : )
Welcome baby girl.

One more day!

So tomorrow is the day! I am really loving this scheduled induction thing. I'm not worried about when I will go into labor, will I be 2 weeks late like I was with each boy? Nope! I know when and where these shenanigans are goin down!

Now all I have to do is make my house all nice and clean

{so the boys can destroy it while I'm gone}

and make sure my pantry is stocked

{so the boys can devour it all while I'm gone}

and put all of Avery's pretty little things away

{so the boys can dig them back out... I'm sensing a pattern here...}

Wish me luck and look for pictures soon!!

Avery's Room

10 Reasons Why Having Toddlers Is Like Living In A Frat Party*

10. There are half-full, brightly colored plastic cups on the floor in every room. Three are in the bathtub.

9. Theres always that one girl, bawling her eyes out in the corner.

8. Its best not to assume that the person closest to you has any contol over their digestive functions.

7. You sneak off to the bathroom knowing that as soon as you sit down theres going to be someone banging on the door.

6. Probably 80% of the stains on the furniture contain DNA.

5. You've got someone in your face at 3 a.m. looking for a drink.

4. There's definitely going to be a fight at one point.

3. Your not sure if anything you are doing is right, you just hope it wont get you arrested.

2. Theres crumpled-up underpants everywhere.

1. You wake up wondering how and when the person in bed next to you got there.

Happy Birthday Noodle

Oh is it THAT time ALREADY?

Noah turned a year old on Thursday and we had an awesome little party in the park on Saturday. I think its harder to accept with your second child that they are growing up. With the first child you are always waiting on baited breath for that next adorable milestone and anticipating what comes next. With your second child you realise just how fast that time really goes and sometimes you just wish for a magical remote control so you could pause time and keep your babies as babies.

{if only for a while longer}

Noah's Loves:

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Elmo! Papa & Mimi got him an Original Tickle Me Elmo for his b-day

Bubbles in all form

Racing his silly crazy big brother

Cream of wheat, he would eat it for every meal if I let him

Snuggling with his "Spot Puppy"

Playing peek-a-boo

Dancing around to any music, as long as its loud

Eating, he will eat anything you put in front of him

Being outside! My little nature boy...

Gives the best all out, arms around your neck, face in your cheek, bear hugs

Any sort of musical instument, just like Daddy.

Noah's Dislikes,

Sleeping, hes a very LIGHT sleeper and big brother snores like Dad.

Big brother's inability to share

Carseats... need I say more?

Actually not much else, we are proud to say Noah is VERY low maintanence

Good friends enjoying good cupcakes.

Cousins enjoying the Bubble Pool.


Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!

EEwww!

Sooo... about 2 weeks ago I let Eli ride in the bottom of the shopping cart {I know, I know horrible parent} So I told him to keep his hands in his lap. 5 minutes later what does he do? Sticks his thumb right into the shopping cart wheel. He listens well doesn't he?

So It was bruised and swollen and we went home and iced and such.

Now... today he comes up to me and says

" Mommy! My thumb can talk now" As he lifts the side of his thumb nail off!!!

GROSS!!!!!

Im sorry but that just gives me the Heebie Geebies big time!

What should I do with it? Cut it off? Leave it alone?

Run aways screaming like the little girl I am?????

Boys will be Boys

Wow. I realized as of late, I have SUCKED at blogging. Its not that I'm terribly busy, besides having two rambunctious boys. Its just that I haven't really been wanting to blog. : )

So here's an update on the comings and goings of the Hudson House.

Noah is turning a year old!

Really? It amazing. I know every parent says this and probably people who don't have kids think that its just something that moms say...

But they really do just grow up too fast. It makes me sad.

Noah is walking, climbing, terrorizing.

He says Ma Ma, Da Da, Ba Ba, you know those one syllable words that come with being a toddler.

He points and answers questions with a nod or a shake. Its actually pretty cute.

Eli is growing like a weed.

I think he just grows inches while he sleeps. 97th percent for height. And a whopping 45th for weight. My little bean stalk.

He is starting Pre-school in August!

I know alot of moms are sad when their kids but does it make me so bad that

I am really excited for this?

He needs it. He really needs the extra time around other kids and the extra enrichment that comes with the learning and playing. And I will be able to give Noah and soon to be Avery the attention at home while Eli is at school for a couple of hours a day.

We also moved the boys into the "Big Room"

The coverted garage is really great for them. Im still working on it, I have a lot of fun plans for this space. But we went to Ikea and got a bunch of fun things.

{BTW I am in LOVE with Ikea!}