Hello Fall

My favorite time of the year is finally here......FALL!!! Even though it is still in the 90's here in South Carolina, you can definitely tell it's cooling off because it is not as humid. Football is in full swing and we are enjoying spending all day in front of the TV watching as much football as possible. This upcoming Sunday Joe will get to enjoy watching his games in his new leather recliner. I decided to get out all of Brady's fall and winter clothes and wash them, so as soon as we have a cooler day he can wear some of his cute new clothes.






Grinning at Daddy



Trying Bananas for the First Time

Getting his Toes Licked by Hero

Welcome Back Football

The Hudson's have been anxiously awaiting the return of football season for the past 7 months. As you can see Brady has his Packers onsie on and is all ready for the game! We are hoping for a Packers and Charger's Superbowl this year. I will be supporting Philip Rivers and of course Joe will be supporting Rodgers and his Packers. Happy Football Season!!!

7 Months!!!

Brady is getting so much better at sitting up on his own. We still don't leave him sitting by himself because he occasionally topples over. We don't have a crawler yet, but he can get on all fours now and rock back and forth. He just can't quite figure out how to go forward. We are looking forward to this step, but we haven't gotten the living room baby-proofed yet, so if he decides to wait a little longer we will be happy.

We are now letting Brady sit in the high chair when we go out to eat. He also gets to enjoy some of his baby food while we are eating. We have started him out on the Gerber stage 2 foods now. The texture is just about the same as stage one but the serving size is larger. There are also a lot more foods and mixtures to choose from now. I have really yet to find something that he doesn't like. He doesn't eat the green vegetables as eagerly as he does the rest, but he will eat them. We also let him sit in the buggy with the cover now when we are out shopping. He enjoys being able to see out and watch everything around him.

We don't have another doctor's appointment until 9 months, but we are fairly certain that he is over the 18 lb mark and probably 30 inches long. We are now the on search for a new car seat because he is very rapidly growing out of his infant carrier. I tell him almost everyday that he is growing too fast for mommy!

Growing Boy

Brady is finally starting to to sit up a little by himself, but he still usually topples over after a short period of time. Hopefully with a little more practice we can master it.



We just recently got Brady's high chair out of the box and he loves it. We put him in it while I'm cooking and he sits and eats his Gerber puffs. We just bought the sweet potato puffs for him to try and he loves them. He can't pick them up yet, but we put them in his mouth and he sucks on them until they melt. Almost 7 months and we are still toothless.

He is getting so long! He has went from looking like a baby to now he looks like a little boy!

6 Month Photos

Here's a preview of Brady's 6 month photo shoot with our photographer, Tracy Daniels. She did an amazing job and we are going to have a difficult time deciding on which ones to purchase. I think my favorites are the ones of Brady in his little Green Bay Packer's outfit with the football. What a great way to start football season!

6 Month Birthday

I can't believe our little miracle is now 6 months old. I look at him and I can still remember the very first time I held him in my arms and was so amazed at how instantly you can fall in love with something so small. I am so happy that he is growing and doing things that are age appropriate but I can't help but wish that he could stay this age forever. I am constantly in awe
of him and just love to watch his little expressions.

At 6 months Brady is now eating more solids. He eats some baby oatmeal usually for either breakfast or lunch and then a stage 1 veggie for dinner in the evening. He has had sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, green beans, and green peas. Since he has had all of the veggies we are now starting on the fruits, with peaches. He seems to enjoy them all. He is still nursing anywhere from 2-4 hours during the day. He also enjoys drinking water from a glass or through a straw. Most of it usually comes right back out his mouth but he enjoys drinking like mommy and daddy.

We are still toothless but I feel any day we could find something white and shiny coming through the gum. He is still slobbering all over the place and occasionally gets upset at night for what we assume is pain in his mouth.

He enjoys playing more all the time. He likes to be read to, play in his jumper and now with his new Leap Frog learning table. He can almost sit up by himself and he is trying hard to crawl when he is laying on his tummy. He can even scoot himself forward sometimes.

At his 6 month check up he weighed 17 lbs 9.5 ounces, was 28.5 inches long with a head circumference of 18.25. His weight is in the 25-50th percentile and his height and head are both in the 95th percentile. The doctor said that he was growing appropriate and everything checked out okay. He had to have an oral vaccine and three shots, but took it like a champ. He cried for about 5 seconds and then was smiling at the nurse afterwards.

I will leave you with a sweet smile from my sunshine and one sweet little boy!!!

Play Time

Brady is really starting to enjoy playing in his jumper. He will stay in there for a while now, especially after he has taken a good nap. He is really learning how to move the toys around and reach for the different ones. He has also started smiling and laughing at the Hero. I am going to try to get some good pictures of them together. Hero shows his affection back by licking Brady's hands and feet.

Since I am working from home permanently now, I decided I needed a babysitter to help me out during the day while I am working. We found a mother and her 16 year old daughter and they take turns coming and staying with Brady. He really seems to like them and enjoys playing with them while mommy is working. I so look forward to getting done with my work so I can play with my sweet boy!

On a side note if any of you bloggers know how to put pictures side by side, I would love to know!!