Hudson 26 months

Hudson is now 2 years + 2 months old!  He weighs 26 pounds and wears all size 2T outfits.  He is such a happy guy and fills our days with joy!

He has spent many recent evenings at ball games and is the big kids' biggest fan :)  This Ciao baby chair has really come in handy.  It offers great support and even has a tray for snacks and toys.

Bath time is still a favorite and he always associates the restroom with "bath, bath"!

The weather has been just perfect for a few recent zoo trips!!

His newest favorite snacks include baby Goldfish and Gogo Squeeze applesauce.  He also recently tried juice boxes for the first time but gets a little too squeeze happy :)

His occupational therapist encouraged messy play with shaving cream and other such textures.  He isn't so sure what to think!  We have also explored other toys and gadgets that the OT suggested including bubbles, a shape sorter, chunky crayons, puzzles and a pop tube.  In PT he is working on rolling a ball back and forth and pulling up on a mat.  He is great about catching himself if he falls to the side.  He was recently measured for his first wheelchair which we expect to see this summer!

He often enjoys sharing beautiful music :)  He can sit up unassisted very well on the piano bench.

He had a second set of ear tubes placed and his adenoids removed on Good Friday.  He handled the procedure and recovery like a champ!  Within a few short hours there was a very noticeable difference in his hearing and speaking abilities.  He now repeats much more than he did before.  His therapists also noticed a difference as he was much more responsive and interactive.

His favorite places to roll are to Emma's room, bathrooms & to the book shelves to pull down books.  We often have to close doors in order to limit his boundaries.  He sometimes opens drawers and tries to "put on" articles of clothing.  Last week I found him trying to put daddy's hat on!

Some things he is doing right now:

He knows to dig in Big Daddy's left shirt pocket at for exciting treasures (cell phone & checkbook)

He has a little doll that he calls "baby"

He consistently reaches to flip each light switch in the hall after a nap.  When doing so he says "on"! 

He must have both a sippy cup of milk & his paci for "night night" time

He scoots and pivots sleep positions during the night.  His head often ends up where his feet started!

He makes a "kissy" face and sound when prompted.

He can identify (and say) ear and eye

For the first time on 4/21 he did the sign language motion for "more" in the appropriate situation.

His newest words include bye-bye, woah!, guk (milk), yay, oh no, "nkay" (okay), dat (hat), "Ita" (Lita), boy, guk (book) and oww (ouch).  His ending sounds are great (especially T and K)!

He can make the animal sounds for cow & duck

He says "cheeeese" whenever he sees me trying to take a photo.  I think he is still very confused about there being two meanings for cheese.  Cheese cubes are a favorite snack :)

  He occasionally puts the phone up next to his ear and says "hello?"