Hudson - 1 Month

Today Hudson is 1 month old.  I can hardly believe that it's been a month.  He is still having some gas issues, but doesn't seem as bothered by it as before and we've had a good couple of days, so I'm hoping maybe we've turned a corner.

Last week he had his 1 month check up a week early because the newborn specialist at the pediatricians office was going to be out of town this week.  His stats were:

weight - 9 lbs. 1 oz
length - 21 3/4 inches

At one month he:

• is usually content unless he is tired or hungry
• loves the paci to sooth him when he is tired 
• generally sleeps about a 5 hours stretch the first part of the night, wakes to eat, and then goes another 3 hours
• has fallen into a predictable routine during the day
• gets toted along with us everywhere we go and does just fine with that
• has just gotten baby acne
• likes to be in one of the front carriers I have and will nap in that or his car seat, if he isn't in his crib to sleep

Last week I had him on the floor to do tummy time, but he was just too tired and feel right asleep!

This past weekend we took the girls to the pool and Hudson stayed cool napping in his carseat.  My neighbor told me about these great stroller fans and now I don't feel so bad about him getting too hot if we need to be outside.

 My BFF, Jen, from At First Sight Photography did his newborn shoot a few weeks ago.  As usual, I love everything she did and she perfectly captured that sweet sleepy newborn phase. Below are a few of the pictures she took and to see more, check out her blog HERE.

The big sisters are still doing great and I've really be pleasantly surprised by how much of a non-issue Hudson joining our family has been.  Not in the since that the don't love having a baby brother, but that there has been no jealousy issues and not really any acting out either.  The one thing I have noticed is that they are just not used to being at home as much as we have been the past few weeks. Handley asked me yesterday how much longer we have to stay at home. Not really sure what she meant, I asked her and she said, "I mean, when can we go to school?"  I'm glad they are looking forward to school starting in a few weeks.  However, for now I'm trying to make the most of their last few weeks of summer.  Yesterday we had such a busy day.  We started with a walk to the playground. I put both of them in the double stroller and Hudson in the carrier.  It felt so nice out and it was great to have a break from the heat we've been experiencing.

After that we came home so I could feed Hudson and then we went to Target AND Walmart with all 3 of them.  If I can do that, I can do anything!  After naps I set up the pool in the back yard for the girls to splash around in while Hudson and I watched.

 One really wonderful thing I keep forgetting to mention is that my friend Sheila set up a meal calendar for me so every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for almost 2 months we are receiving dinner.  It has been SUCH a huge help to not have to worry about cooking dinner while taking care of these three kiddos.

And I know this has been a really long post, but I have just had a hard time finding time to blog.  I used to do it every night after the girls were in bed, but now that is when I am bathing and putting Hudson to bed and then I'm ready to sleep myself!  I'll be glad when he starts going down a little earlier so I can have some down time in the evenings.

Last thing I wanted to post were these pictures.  I keep getting asked who Hudson looks like and after comparing their 1 month baby pictures I think there is no question that he looks like his big sister, Handley.

 Sweet little Harper just had the biggest squeezable cheeks when she was a baby!