Hudson - 10/27/2016

Hudson had a few bites of raisin english muffin and ate blueberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate turkey ham, sandwich thin with jelly, green beans, and two servings of strawberries.

The kids jump off the balance beam onto the mattress and land on their bottom and call it a "butt bomb."  That term started with Reid's brother Bode, then to Reid, then to Sophie, and guess what?  Bubba says it perfect!  Ha!  And he's not even jumping off the balance beam yet!  :)  He probably said it 30 - 40 times this morning.  (Without any encouragement of course!  Haha!)

These three pictures depict what Hudson did the first 15 - 20 minutes at Little Treasures.  He first went to the dress-up rack and wanted to put on some PJ's.  He actually has on 2 of them; just with his arms in the sleeves, but not the feet.  He wore them until breakfast time.  In the first picture he's trying to show Baby Nora how to insert the chew toy in her mouth.  :)

This is a block structure that Kenzie and Riley built yesterday afternoon and it actually survived for another day.  That's a rarity!!  The last picture shows how the kids were getting in and out of it.

 

I've mentioned this before, but Hudson likes to do everything that Reid does.  He actually adores Reid!!  This morning Reid was tossing the legos and so I reminded him it's not safe to throw the toys with babies here and also that Hudson will mimic him!  Reid said to Hudson, "Don't throw em Bubba; I'm just launching them!!"  LOL!!

Hudson - 10/26/2016

Hudson ate jelly toast and mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate burrito (bean, rice, chicken), sweet potatoes, and most of tropical fruit.  After lunch it was smelling kind of suspicious and Reid said, "Gary!  I found the one who's poopy!!"  Who is it?  "Bubba!"  He was right!

Lauralea and I were talking about Kenzie and Riley and Bubba obviously heard us.  He headed right for the window to watch for them just like we do every day after school.  Except this was about 10:00 in the morning!!  Ha!  Sorry Hudson!!

Sophie and Hudson basically arrived at the same time this morning and I took a picture of the first activity of their day!!  Sophie moved a yellow bench across the opening for a barricade so Hudson couldn't get in!  Look at that grin and teasing face!!

I'm posting a couple pictures that have four kids in each picture.  They were all (baby Nora was taking a nap) playing close together and I always think it's so cute when they do that.  Reid was building a "pathway" (his words) with the blocks right below the gate.  Sophie was helping build it and Hudson was taking blocks to Reid.  Reid said, "Thank you Bubba!" several times.  In the second picture Reid had been laying on the mattress covered with a blanket.  They were crawling all over him and he jumped up and headed for the couch.  He said, "I'm outta here!!"  Sophie followed him to the couch Reid said, "You guys don't have to panic cause I not play with you!"  LOL!

Hudson - 10/25/2016

Hudson ate cinnamon roll and canned prunes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of scrambled eggs, sausage, and hash brown combo; ate waffle and a few grapes.

Maddy, after our conversation last night I wanted to tell you what happened this morning when I changed Hudson's poopy diaper.  (actually he had 2)  Reid had come over to observe and he was wearing a headband; similar to the one in Hudson's picture yesterday.  That totally distracted Hudson and he didn't flinch when I cleaned him as he was totally focused on Reid.  So with the 2nd change I sat the baby monitor so he could focus on the screen (even though no baby was in their crib) and again he was totally distracted.  So much easier and peaceful for everyone.

There are several different combs in this toy exchange and Hudson was using them all yesterday.  So I took a picture this morning when he was doing the same thing again.  And in the next picture he had one of the phones, walking around saying, "Hi Tutu, hi Tutu....."  And all on his own initiative.  :)  I've heard that Tutu might like you doing that Bubba!!

We had Story Time and Hudson stayed on the couch for a few books and then he started jabbering and I put him down to play.  He also participated in doing stickers at Art Time and using some little stamps.  (I helped with the ink pads.)  I took this picture of Reid, Sophie, and Hudson playing on the floor.  Reid is so good with the little people.  Hudson loves him and mimics lots of what Reid does.  I can't think of a better kid for Hudson to mimic!!

Hudson - 10/24/2016

Hudson ate kix cereal and mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ham sandwich, peas, and most of mandarin oranges.

I was feeding Baby Nora a bottle and I saw Hudson drop a truck on his foot.  Ouch!  He was fussing around there for a few moments looking at me.  I asked him if he dropped the truck on his foot and he said, "Uhh huh!"  So I asked him if he was ok?  "No."  :)  He only fussed for a few seconds and was fine, but the way he answers questions is so cute.  He was looking at me as if to say, "Just why aren't you doing something to help me?!?"  (In case someone is wondering, I have no problem laying a baby down even in the middle of a feeding if I determine another situation needs my immediate attention!)

I put this headband on Hudson as soon as he came in this morning and he left it on for 50 minutes. That is not typical of this age!  Very cute.  This is a picture of him at the window watching as Daddy Colin was driving to work.  All the parents thought Hudson and Sophie's jerseys were so cute!  The most common remark;  "I wonder who they're cheering for tonight!?!"  :)

I did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and the kids were busy all morning.  Hudson played with the trucks, animal toys that make animal sounds, stuffed animals, and the food toys.  I took this picture when Hudson was putting syrup on Reid's pancake.  They repeated this several times.  Bubba seemed to know what Reid wanted him to do.

Hudson - 10/21/2016

Hudson had several bites of brown rice and ate several raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate everything; pulled pork, flat bread, carrots, and apricots.  When Hudson saw me headed to the lunch room with a food tray he sprinted for the gate (like he always does) and he was saying, (basically shouting) "nack! nack!"  (snack)  Haha!!  He excels in the area of enthusiasm!!  Love it!

Hudson gives me loves (I call it "checking in") so many times during the day.  Very sweet.  Lately he's been wrapping his arms around one of my legs.  It's so cute and makes me laugh.  I had Avilene on the changing table and I said, "I love you Avi."  Hudson came sprinting across the room, got down on the floor by my feet, and wrapped his arms around one of my ankles.  It was SO funny.  No, I haven't forgotten about you and yes, I love you too Bubba!!

Today was the first time I tried Hudson sitting at the table during Art - doing some Dot Painting!  He did great and focused on his task.  I took this picture near the end of our time painting.  I gave him the "yellow" to start with!!  :)  (Notice I have the bottles labeled for color challenged people!  Haha!!)

This is pretty obvious, but just so you all know what goes on all day at Little Treasures.  (Besides the activities I'm able to post with pictures.  Ha!)  There are unlimited opportunities ALL day long for teaching the kids "social skills."  (Something we're NOT born with!  Ha!)  Sometimes it's simply keeping them from harming or maiming each other!!  :)

Hudson - 10/20/2016

Hudson ate cinnamon toast and grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate baked chicken (loves it), ate dinner roll, most of hash browns, and bites of tropical fruit.

Lauralea was impressed this morning listening to Hudson jabbering.  Especially when he'd "answer" a question.  (Accuracy of answer or silliness of topic is not the point here.)  He is engaging in the back-n-forth dialogue.  Pretty cool.  Hudson, are you coo-coo!?  "Hmmm...no."  So cute.

It's kind of quiet around here today.  Hudson, Avilene, and Baby Nora are the only ones at Little Treasures.  Here are several pictures representing Hudson's morning.  First 2 pictures; looking through clear bottom pan and bouncing on the mattress.  Pictures 3 & 4:  The top of the legos table has become one of Hudson's favorite places lately.  Remember yesterday's Blog?  Well he tumbled off again this morning and into the drawer!  Geez!  Picture number 4 is the look you get when someone tells you to be careful and not fall AGAIN!!  Ha!  Hudson was also working hard at fitting pieces together; cups, legos, putting toys into containers, etc. Lots of small motor manipulative skill learning.

And this last picture is SO adorable.  Here's what had just happened; He got the doll blanket off the shelf, laid it in front of Baby Nora, patted the blanket for her to lay her head down, and then he laid down.  It was so cute.

Hudson - 10/19/2016

Hudson ate apple/cinnamon bagel and peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ham, half of whole wheat elbow noodles, most of corn, and half of apple pieces.

Yesterday when Daddy Colin dropped off Hudson, Reid headed for the window and said, "I'm gonna wave at Uncle Pat."  He knew he had the wrong name and was being silly.  He said the same thing this morning; except it did it for both Colin and Pat.

Speaking of Reid, he was holding Hudson by his ankle and dragging him across the floor.  Hudson was roaring with laughter.  I hated to interfere with their fun, but we've had kids get a carpet burn from similar activities so that is no longer legal!  Ha!  (Coincidently Reid has a scab on his back now from a rug burn he got at home.)

This first picture is from yesterday when the kids played with these magnetic toys.  Hudson kind of got the idea what was going on.  Today during art time we did some halloween stickers.  I peeled off most of the stickers for him and he put them on his paper.  He was pretty successful and seemed to enjoy the activity.

Hudson had been standing on the legos table and slipped off into the legos drawer.  He was kind of thrashing around amongst the legos making quite a racket!  He wasn't hurt, wasn't whimpering, so we had a good laugh.  I took this picture after he got himself upright!  And he still had a lego in each hand!!  Well played Bubba!