Family, Fun, & a Birthday

What a busy month! July has flown by! We have been busy every weekend this month, but we have had a blast! This weekend we went to Wetumpka to celebrate Aunt Kathie's birthday. We love going to Aunt Kathie's...she cooks delicious meals. Yum!

 Aunt Kate with little Miss Pru

 Tucker, Kate, and Andy

 Shug and Mymama with the babies.

 Kate and Emily

 Kate and Tucker

 Kate with the birthday girl. The big 3-0 looks good on ya;)

 Big Al with Pru. She's already dancing on tables :)

 Tucker with Aunt Kathie

I love this pic! Sweet sisters.

Happy Birthday, Aunt Kathie! We love you to the moon and back!

Love, 

Amanda, Tucker, and Hudson 

A Weekend Visit

Tucker didn't have to work Friday! Yay! Hudson and I enjoyed an extra day with our favorite Daddy. It also gave us an opportunity to get to Emily and Andy's early to see our favorite niece and cousin, Pru. We decided a few weeks ago that we wanted to go to Calera to spend some time with them. It's rarely just us four, I mean, us six :) We enjoyed every minute of our sweet time together.

Saturday morning, the men watched the babies so Emily and I could do some shopping at the Galleria. I desperately needed some school clothes to wear. That afternoon, we headed back so that Andy and Tucker could play golf at Timberline. While they were out, we all watched movies, played on the floor with toys, and snuggled. My favorite kind of afternoon :)

I love these two stinkers!

Watch out, Hudson!

 Sweet girl enjoying some morning play time.

 Pru spending time in "the box".

 Pru's first fort.

 Enjoying tummy time.

 Aunt Manda and Uncle Tuck love our girl.

 Hudson is a happy boy in the mornings!

 The Daddies in charge.

Yummy feets :)

Pru catching the end of "Dirty Dancing". 

We had a wonderful weekend! We can't wait to do it again next month, when the Fuller's come to Auburn!

Amanda

Two Months

What a difference a month makes! Hudson has changed so much already in such a short amount of time. The time has flown by, which makes me sad. It's a reminder to live in the present and enjoy every precious moment with my sweet boy. We have enjoyed the slow easy days of summer, but life is about to get busy again in just a few short weeks.

This week I had to go back to work for two days of workshops. During this time Hudson went to daycare. It was his very first visit, and a good trial run for all of us. Of course, Hudson and Daddy did just fine. Tucker had to go back to work the week after Hudson was born, so he's used to having to leave him. I, on the other hand, did not do so well. Tucker doesn't have to be at work as early as I do, so he will drop Hudson off at daycare, and I will pick him up. On Tuesday, I called Tucker on the way to daycare, and I text  messaged him before he even had a chance to get there. Miss Deanna said I could call as many times as I wanted, but I tried very hard all day not to. I don't want to be "that mom". Sadly, I have already become "that mom", and there is no turning back.

Hudson's first day of daycare.

Hudson was an angel both days at daycare. His teachers just bragged about him saying what a good baby he was. Of course, I already knew that. :) He will start daycare full time in August. Until then, this Momma is soaking up every minute with this little guy. 

Hudson also had his 2 month check up this week. He got a great report from Dr. Johnson! He weighs 12 pounds 11 ounces and is 23.5 inches long. He's in the 50-75% range for weight and the 75% range for height. I'm so proud of my little guy. He also had to get 5 vaccinations. One was oral, and the others were shots. My poor baby had to have two shots in each leg. I thought it would be easier this time, but I've learned it never gets easier watching your child in pain. Needless to say, Hudson and I both cried. It's pretty sad when the pediatric nurse has to console the parent. I'm also pretty sure I'm not the first mommy she's had to console. 

I was concerned Hudson might have some adverse reactions to his shots, like fever and irritability. Thank goodness, I sent Tucker to get some children's Tylenol the night before. When we got home from the doctor Hudson was napping. When he awoke, he was pitiful. It's funny how I can tell the difference in his cries. This cry was a whiny, fussy cry. I went ahead and gave him the Tylenol. He slept on and off most of the afternoon.

 Before shots.

After shots.

I held and snuggled this boy all afternoon. After a good night's rest, he's all smiles this morning!

At two months old, Hudson is eating 6 ounces of formula every 3 hours. He has also started sleeping through the night. Last week, he slept through the night twice, and this week he slept through the night three times. We hope this trend continues. Maybe in the next two weeks, Hudson will be ready to sleep in his crib upstairs in his room. He is such a happy baby! He's the happiest in the morning. I'm not sure where he gets that from, because neither Tucker or I are morning people. Hudson loves to listen to me sing songs. He likes, "If You're Happy and You Know It", and "Patty Cake" the best. He also likes it when we make funny noises with our mouths. He also loves to listen to Mommy and Daddy read him lots of books. 

We just love this little guy to a million little pieces! We can't get enough of him!

Amanda

Rainy Days & Rainy Nights

There's an eighty percent chance of rain today and a fifty percent chance of rain tomorrow. I don't remember another summer when there has been so much rain fall. The sun peeks out every now and then giving me some chance of hope for a sunny day. My grandmother always said "This is a day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it." While I do enjoy the occasional rainy day, and I'm so glad we are not in a drought, I would like to have at least one sunny day soon.

It's been a while since I've blogged so I have a lot to cover. For the fourth of July, we went to the lake. We went up Thursday morning and left Friday afternoon. When the fourth falls on a Thursday, Tucker doesn't get the following Friday off. Friday morning he got up early to head back to work. Hudson and I stayed and met Tucker at home later that afternoon.

The lake was fun despite the rain. It definitely didn't feel like July in Alabama. The weather was nice and cool. Unfortunately, there was no swimming, skiing, or floating in the lake. No fireworks...bummer. I had planned to let Hudson dip his toes in the lake for the first time, but the weather was too cool. Maybe at our next visit he can get his little piggies wet.

 Happy Fourth of July from the Fuller's and Boswell's!

 Me and my sweet boy!

We were all very excited that Will came to visit us all the way from California. Will got to meet Prudence and  Hudson for the first time. He had his hands full at times, that's for sure! We only wish Uncle Will could have stayed longer!

 Looking a wee bit nervous.

 Will and Emily

 Shug enjoying some back porch sittin' with PR.

 Pru really wanted to know what that fuzz was on Uncle Will's face.

 Pru with her Aunt Kathie.

Bandit had the most fun of all of us. Tucker and his dad installed an electric dog fence that allowed Bandit to run free. He learned very quickly where the boundary line was. It was hard for me to watch, but I knew it would be the best thing for him in the long run. I was right! He loved being able to run and play outside. He spotted some chipmunks and spent the day trying to catch them. They outsmarted him at every turn.

 This is how Bandit looked after a long day of chipmunk hunting. Bless him!

 Hudson and Prudence had matching onesies. It's the first of many!

 Prudence with her Aunt Manda.

 Look at that bikini! Too cute!

Love this chickadee!

Amanda

Many Firsts

This year is going to be so much fun! I love blogging about all of Hudson's "firsts". Last week Hudson went to the doctor for the first time. He weighs 10 lbs. 7 oz. and is 22.5 inches long. He's getting too big too fast! The visit went very well until the nurse had to stick his heel. She needed five drops of blood, and they had to be drops. Hudson didn't bleed well the first time, so she had to stick him again! It was so hard to see my baby screaming and in pain. I just wanted to scoop him up and protect him. If the nurse said she had to prick him again, I was snatching my naked baby up, and we were outta there! She's lucky I didn't punch her in the face when she was squeezing my baby's foot and making him cry. What can I say? Momma bear has arrived, and she's here to stay!

Hudson's doctor is Dr. Johnson at the Pediatric Clinic. He was really nice and patient. He answered all of my questions, and I had a lot of questions. Some were silly, but it's better to be safe than sorry. He assured me Hudson was perfect in every way (I already knew that :)) He even said that Hudson made his job very easy, because there wasn't a thing wrong with him. Hudson didn't even cry...that is until the mean nurse came in to prick him. He also got his second Hepatitis B vaccine. He was such a good boy! We went home immediately where he enjoyed a nice warm bottle and many snuggles on the couch.

Saturday night, Hudson went to his first karaoke party at the Elk's Lodge. His Granddaddy John loves to sing karaoke (so does his Momma). He loves karaoke so much, he even has his own karaoke machine at his house! And I'm not talking about the cheap ones you can get at Wal-mart. The one he has is the real deal! He has over 75,000 songs on the hard drive! Earlier in the week, we went to Granddaddy's house for a practice session. I was a little worried about taking him considering this would be his first outing at night, but  Hudson was a perfect angel the entire time. Everyone thought he was a cutie. He stole the show!

 Enjoying karaoke "under the stars".

Hudson also enjoyed his first visit to church this weekend. He stayed in the nursery while we enjoyed the church service in the sanctuary. He slept the entire time! Once again everyone thought he was a cutie, and bragged about what an angel baby he was. We liked to have never gotten out of there, because everyone wanted to see him! It was 12 :20 before we left!

I was attempting to make my arm look skinny...didn't work:) 

Look at those handsome boys!

This boy has stolen my heart!

Amanda

First Father's Day

We celebrated Tucker's first Father's Day this past weekend. It was such a fun and special weekend for us, but especially for Tucker. We had a busy weekend planned, but we enjoyed every minute. Saturday, Tucker played golf. He hasn't gotten to play golf since Hudson was born. After that, we met Kathie, Granddaddy John, and Carol for lunch. We were already in Opelika, so we decided to run some errands. Good thing we have such a good baby. He never cried or got fussy, and we were out all afternoon. We are so blessed!

 Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

 Twins!

Saturday night, we prepared to head to my Grandpa's for Father's Day. This year I made two homemade banana puddings, one for Grandpa and one for Tucker. Usually Tucker has to share Grandpa's, but since he's a Daddy now and the sweetest, most handsome man I know, I thought he deserved his very own. Sunday morning, Hudson and I let Daddy sleep late while we made him breakfast. He had muffins, eggs, and bacon. Yum! Then it was off to Grandpa's for lunch!

 Hudson with his Aunt Rhonda

 Hudson with his Grandpa

 Hudson with his Aunt Daph

 Hudson with his cousin Chloe

 She's going to be an excellent babysitter :)

We hope you had a great weekend, Daddy! We love you immensely!!!

Amanda

One Month

I can't believe Hudson is one month old already. People told me to enjoy this time, because it goes by so quickly. I'm coming to realize that those people were right. My sweet boy is growing like a weed right before my eyes.

At one month, Hudson can already hold his head up. The stronger he gets, the longer he can hold it up. His orange paci is his favorite, and he always wants it before he goes to sleep. The funny thing is that he spits it out, and it somehow always ends up in his ear. Poor baby! We are starting to notice that he gives us "real" smiles. At least we hope they are real smiles and not just gas :) He stills sleeps most of the day, although he is starting to be awake a little more each day.

Hudson weighs 10 pounds, I think. I weighed myself, then weighed myself with him. The difference was 10 pounds. We go to the doctor next week for a more accurate weighing. He eats 4 ounces every three hours, although I've been noticing that he seems to get fussy that last hour. I do believe we might up our formula intake very soon. Hudson really is such a good baby. He only gets up once during the night to eat. It's usually around 2 or 3. Then he gets up at about 6. Not too bad from what we have heard from other parents.

He hates baths and diaper changes. He usually sprays his Daddy, but he got me, the wall, and the pack n play yesterday. Sometimes he even gets himself! He doesn't like changing clothes, but he loves his swing and his bouncy seat.

 He has the funniest expressions!

He a natural in front of the camera!

 "Are we done yet, Mom?"

<3

We are enjoying watching Hudson grow. Everyday he does something new or funny. We love him more than words can express. Everyday is an adventure, and Tucker and I are learning very quickly. We are slowly buy surely getting the hang of this parenting thing!

Amanda