Month Ten

Happy tenth month birthday! What a big boy we have on our hands these days. This month brought a couple of welcome changes. Hudson’s pediatrician informed us at his ninth month appointment that Hudson no longer needed any night feedings. Cut those out, he said, it’s time.

I was a little skeptical. I mean, Hudson’s been waking up once every night for a while now, but I thought we should give it a try. Well, what do you think the little turkey did the very first night following that appointment? He didn’t wake up once and slept for 12 hours straight with absolutely no feeding. I think someone was paying attention to his doctor (to whom I shall refer as the baby whisperer from here on out).

Nap times have been a lot more peaceful around here as well. Hudson just goes to sleep without a big battle, which I really appreciate. He seems to like to play in his crib before he actually falls asleep, especially in the afternoons and I don’t mind at all.

We’ve hit a couple of rough nights as of late, but other than that, this month was pretty much smooth sailing in terms of night-time sleep. Things are also much better on the food front. Hudson is now eating a lot better and has even been adventurous enough to try some raw apples, mashed potatoes, white bread (oh, my!), and chicken. We are still working on bananas, but it’s a slow process.

Hudson has continued to manifest his love for dogs through squeals and yells and laughs. We’ve made quite a few furry friends on our walks around the neighborhood. The cool thing is that dogs seem to love him just as much as he adores them.

The little guy is also so much more independent. He doesn’t want to be held or otherwise contained in any way, shape or form. He wants to take off and explore, especially under those dining room tables. He basically creates obstacle courses for himself and then overcomes them.

He loves chasing little plastic balls around the house. Those balls also end up in all kinds of forbidden territory and Hudson must rescue them. I mean, if the ball rolls behind the TV, he absolutely MUST rescue it, right? He definitely knows how to get where he wants to go.

We have also been playing plenty of ‘fetch that toy.’ He had mastered the throw, so anything you give him ends up right back on the floor. From what we can tell, he seems to be a leftie, which is perfectly fine with us and will make his Russian grandpa and US grandma very proud (they are both lefties).

The biggest thing we’ve been working on this month is the word ‘NO.’ Hudson knows what the word means and knows that he is not supposed to touch or go wherever or do whatever, but he likes to question, beg, plead, and sneak to get his way anyway. He especially loves electrical wiring of any kind and it’s a battle to get him to stay away from it.

Strangely enough, Hudson loves to play with anything ‘cloth.’ He gets into our T-shirts, socks, kitchen towels, etc. and just drags them around while he crawls anywhere and everywhere. It’s quite funny, it really is. He is generally on a mission these days and keeps us busy all day, every day.

At the rate time is flying, mama better start planning that birthday party because it’ll be here before we know it. Until then, I am going to enjoy all the laughs and giggles my little man is willing to throw my way.