At 18 months old, Hudson weighs in at:
Weight: 24 lbs (22nd percentile)
Length: 32 in (36th percentile)
From a journal entry January 10, 2016
Hudson. Oh my Hudson. I had forgotten how much of a
full-time job one year olds are. I cannot get a thing done when he is awake.
When I just had one or two children, that worked out fine because I could get
all my stuff done during their nap time. Now, during Hudson’s naps, all the
kids want me to help them with THEIR stuff that THEY couldn’t do while Hudson
was awake—legos, puzzles, reading difficult books. These are all things the
kids have to give up while Hudson is on the prowl, because he will inevitably
wreck whatever they are doing and cause lots of tears on everyone’s part.
Hudson is starting to take a few steps and it really is
adorable. He thinks it’s all a big joke and smiles and looks around for
approval. The kids all line up so he can walk to them. He loves the attention.
It’s kind of a fun family activity. He can say (or scream, usually) “Muh” for
more when he wants food, and he definitely starts bopping up and down and
grunting when he sees a dog. I used to be able to get him to whisper “ruff
ruff” or “brrrr” when we saw a dog or elephant in a book, but I can’t get him
to do it anymore. He eats fruit nearly exclusively. Bananas, blueberries,
peaches, strawberries, mandarins, apples, applesauce, yogurt. He screams and
screams for these foods and basically throws anything else onto the floor. “Bee
Cheerios” (honey nut) and pbj’s are also acceptable to him. But pancakes,
crepes, waffles, no way. Vegetables or
meat, not a chance.
Discovery Gateway
The car cart at the grocery store that all moms have a love/hate relationship with
From a journal entry February 25, 2016
Hudson started walking in earnest last week and it is so
adorable. He is so pleased with himself and has this big grin on his face while
he walks. He looks around before he decides to take off walking, perhaps to get
permission, but possibly to look for an adoring audience, then he puts both
hands in the air and walks either to his destination or until he falls. He
often claps for himself when one of the two of those occur. It’s super cute. He
also likes to flip through books and make soft little grrr-ing or roar-ing
sounds while looking at the animals. If he is still hungry after breakfast, he
will crawl over to the cereal cabinet and help himself to some dry cereal, and
spill half the bag on the floor. The kid LOVES having a bowl or spoon or plate
or fork like the big kids do. He will scream and scream in his high chair, and
point to the utensil drawer until he is given something to eat with. As soon as
he gets it, he smiles and coos and starts trying to use it happily. Maybe this
one will be more independent than the others. He still HATES having his hair
washed. He loves reading books. He will point out any dog he sees within a two
block radius and bounces up and down and grunts his little “ruff ruff ruff.” He
is HATING the stroller now that he can walk, and will wriggle his way out of
any restraint imaginable, car seat or stroller. (Again, my first child to do
this) His dimple is just to die for when he smiles. He can play with others
(which usually ends in him getting clobbered), or play on his own. He hasn’t
been sick or teething for at least a month, which translates to him just being fun
and cute and the life of the party. I think he is every child’s favorite
sibling. They fight over who gets to play with him. They even held his hand
while he walked across the parking lot at the school tours today and stopped
him from crawling up any staircase he saw. It is really fun to see the dynamic
between them all.
Treehouse Museum
March 2016
Hudson has been completely frustrated by his inability to move
more than crawling. I recently found our toddler walker toy, and Hudson has
been thrilled! He screams to take it outside and will cruise the sidewalks with
it with a huge smile on his face. He is such a messy, curious child. One day he
had a white onesie on. By the end of the day he had spilled food and paint on
it. He had drooled so much that the entire thing was wet and then he had rubbed
his tummy on the leather couch so the red leather rubbed off onto his clothing.
Anyway, while driving carpool to dance that evening, Amelia said, "Oh! I
like Hudson's shirt! Is it tie dye?" Ha ha! No! It started the day as
white! I guess in a way he did tie dye it himself throughout the day.
When Hudson is offered new foods he is very suspicious. He purses
his lips together when the spoon with said food is coming at him. He will take
a small lick of the food and then either open his mouth wide for more, or push
the spoon away. When it was time for the other kids to have their treat for the
day, he heard the word "treat," crawled over to the treat closet, and
pointed. It was so cute. He knows what's up. So I gave him a chocolate chip and
he gave me the biggest smile. Very pleased with himself.
If anyone is sitting in my lap, and Hudson sees them, he turns
into a little attack dog and claws and kicks the person until they eventually
give up and get off my lap and let Hudson on. Also, the other day, things got
really quiet for a while. I knew Hudson was in the bathroom but was enjoying
the peace and quiet so I thought I would just deal with whatever he was up to
later. What I found when I checked on him was Mara's entire accessory drawer
dumped into the toilet! Hair clips, hair bows, barrettes, chap sticks,
nail polishes, all little things that could easily go down the pipes and clog
things up. Grrr. That child.
Norman Rockwell exhibit at BYU
Just grabbing a mid-morning snack
April 2016
During General Conference
this morning, Hudson was being naughty. Really naughty. Like walking around,
pulling everything off any shelf he could reach, and screaming. I guess he
didn't like being completely ignored while everyone was glued to the
television. Even Baylor complained that Hudson was being too loud. Must be bad
if the three year old is complaining that he can't hear.
You got to go to Disneyland when you were only 16 months old. Lucky.
Late to swim lessons
Capital Reef/Little Wild Horse Canyon
Mara showing you the monkeys at the zoo
