The Blake Family

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I'm not lazy...

I swear I'm not. I've just had my plate so full lately when I find a spare minute I usually don't want to spend it on the computer. So this post will be short and sweet...but with a promise to give a more thorough update in the next few days:) All is well in the Blake household.Hudson is a mess. Smart as a tack. Busy as a bee. And CUTE as a button:) Not walking yet but he is much steadier on his feet now. After Thanksgiving is over I will make sure to give a post FULL of pictures. After all, its been a month so I have about 150 to share:) But here are a few from Halloween and one of our trips to the park. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!! We all have so much to be thankful for:)

Double Digits....yikes!!!

Happy Fall!

Fall is upon us....yay! I have been ready this time of year and all the fun memory making that comes along with it! Not too mention all the terribly cute outfits we have lined up for Hudson. And speaking of our little monster he is doing lots of things these days! Pulling up on everything, letting go all by HIMSELF, cruising around furniture, and babbling up a storm! Its amazing the changes they make in just a few short weeks. Its so fun to watch:) I try not to jinx him...BUT I think he'll be walking in the next month or so....time will tell. He really is a hoot and a handful! You have to be quick around here because he gets away from you much faster than you ever thought a crawling baby could! He had his 9 month visit with Dr. Roads a few weeks back and got an A+! His weight was close to 21 pounds and "roughly" 29 inches. I say "roughly" because he threw such a fit being measured it was hard to get an accurate measurement but I think he is longer. Tyler and I got the tape measure out when we got home and he was between 29 1/2 and 30. The long and slender trend continues but he is definitely a good eater:)
We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend so that he could have his very first pumpkin picking experience. He loved it! He thinks the pumpkins are just the neatest thing and still everytime we open the door to show him the pumpkins on the front porch he gets VERY excited...too cute.

Picture Time!

As promised here are several pictures from the last few weeks:) Our little monster is doing great...crawling ALL over the place, pulling up, climbing, and ultimately giving momma multiple heart attacks daily! The last 9 months have come and gone WAY too fast! Enjoy!

Quick update

Sorry for the lack of posts lately....so much has been going on. Without going into too much detail (for the sake of time:) we have had a rough past few weeks. All those who know me/us who read this blog probably already know the amount of loss my family has suffered over the last few weeks...first with the passing of my Oma Griffis about 2 weeks ago and then with the passing of my Opa Sample one week later. Its been very hard and needless to say there has not been too much extra time lately to update. Hudson also had his first virus in the middle of all of this and was pretty miserable for a couple days with a high fever. AND momma is now in Grad School at the big Peay so that is time consuming as well. But I promise to post soon with lots of updated pics! We are on the mend. Stay tuned...

Mommy's View

New happenings!

What a difference a week makes! Hudson has accomplished lots over the last week or so. As I reported last time...he is crawling! And he has gotten better and better each day...AND he is already trying to pull up! WHOA...I am not ready for this. I can't imagine what a nervous wreck I'll be when he actually starts trying to let go or walk....maybe I'll put a leash on him:) Also, he started waving bye-bye....SUPER sweet. I'm not entirely sure he understands that he is doing it...but hey...it still counts...and he does it on command! Well, he does it on command only if its me, him and Tyler around...usually not when I try to make him perform in front of anyone else....go figure:) AND...somebody get this boy a toothbrush!....thats right, that long awaited tooth has finally made an appearance! He's had a rough past few days but all and all he's handling it pretty well:) I'm sure there is another one not too far behind because those fingers pretty much stay in his mouth all the time. And last, but not least..he turned 8 months old. I won't even begin to go into how I can't believe its been that long and ALL those bittersweet feelings. Lets just say....BEST 8 months of our lives! We love you Stinky!

Going for our afternoon walk