Sweet Child of Mine: The McCall Family

Hudson's First Easter Egg Hunt

Hudson went to his first Easter egg hunt at school on Thursday. They had to move it into the gym because the ground was wet outside so Hudson just thought it was playtime in the gym. They invited the parents to come watch and take pictures. They did the hunt with the one year-old and two year-old classrooms together. The two year-olds totally knew what was going on but the cute one year-olds just thought the eggs were for throwing. Hudson and his little classmates were quickly distracted by the bucket full of basket balls and decided those were more fun. Please excuse my annoying voice in the video but I was trying my best to help him figure it out. It was hard keeping up with him so there are lots of shots of the floor. He looked like he had fun anyway!

Distraction from the egg hunt

They were so cute just waiting to get into the gym. They knew that there was something fun in there but not exactly sure what. They just all ran in screaming and running in different directions.

I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T

For some reason I was thinking the independence stage would come a little closer to two years old but at 15 months it is here in full force. It started a few weeks ago with his new "I do" phrase and now he pretty much refuses to hold an adult's hand in any situation that he might need some help. Not wanting help with things of course leads to some interesting frustration fits. These usually involve some screaming, throwing, a really stern look on his face, and pouting. So far he seems to be a pretty determined little boy with a very short temper. Hmm...kind of reminds me of his daddy. ;)

We went to a new bigger playground this weekend. I was sure he would be a little hesitant of all of the big equipment but turns out Zach, Grandma, and I were the ones chasing after him so he wouldn't jump off one of the higher pieces of equipment. He loved watching all of the kids play. One of the highlights of the trip was when Hudson was determined to be an "uninvited guest"or the actual "birthday boy" at another little boy's birthday party that was happening at a picnic nearby. First he saw all the balloons ("boom booms") and just knew they were for him. We were able to distract him from the balloons with a snack. But when the little boy actually opened his presents and started bringing out all sorts of cars, trucks, and even a push car that blow bubbles out onto the playground Hudson just didn't understand why he couldn't run over and take all the birthday boy's toys.

Hudson went in for his 15 month check up on Thursday. He weighed in at 26 lbs, 13 oz and is 32 and 3/4 inches tall. Head circumference is 47.5 cm. This puts him at 90th percentile for height and 80th percentile for weight. The pediatrician reassured me that even though he refuses to eat vegetables, he is growing just fine. He loves his carbs like his mommy. In fact, his newest word is Cereal because that is all he really wants to eat. It comes out really funny when he says it because it sounds like "erie-erie-al" We try anything to try to get him to say it because it is so cute.

His hair is so funny. One day it is straight like Justin Bieber and then the next day it will be curly. His "curly" ranges from either very tight curls or something that resembles Gary Busey or Donald Trump. ;)

Checking out the cool stuff on the playground. He was a little confused as to why he couldn't actually touch the balls in this one.

Snack time with Grandma

Not sure if he had too much in his cheeks or if he was giving someone a mean look.

Playing it up for the camera.

I guess he thought "smile" meant give a kissy face.

Sweet rest time on Daddy

Zach is following because Hudson refuses to let him hold his hand. He looks so proud about it doesn't he?

"Dad, it is much easier to climb up the slide than to walk all the way back around to the steps."

Hehe...check out those curls. Ok...I might call him a "pretty little girl" like many other do when they see him if I saw him in this picture. Don't know how I am going to bring myself to cut his hair though. I just know he is going to look so grown-up when I do.

My loves

Of course he only wanted to go down head first.

Testing the waters. I believe that my easy trips to Target are now over. Hudson has realized that it is so much more fun to push the cart than to ride in it. After he got board with pushing he thought it was fun to run as fast as he could in front of my cart. Oh boy.

My chunky monkey waiting for Dr. Joe to come in.

I like that the iPhone has a feature where he can actually see himself while I am taking the picture because he actually tries to make funny faces that I wouldn't be able to get on camera otherwise.

Thank Goodness For The iPhone

So happy to have my iPhone close by at all times now. Otherwise I wouldn't have gotten any pictures this week. We have been busy busy.

He has just discovered that he can put on Daddy's hat. He doesn't like to wear his own baseball cap yet. Hopefully we can change that before the summer time.

This is one tired boy. He got to stay up late to watch his first Parmalee concert live online. He even got a shout out from the band! He grinned from ear to ear when he heard them say his name. He was jamming and waving at the computer screen when he saw his buddy Scott. After the concert he wanted to get his "Tar" and hold it while sitting in his rocking chair.

Thursday we went to Greensboro to hang out with Grandma and Aunt Bec Bec. After his nap at Becca's she took him outside for a little picnic. He loved being outside and watching the men mow the yard.

He got to play with Harper and Izzy the Guinea Pig at Bizi Kidz.

His new phrases this week are "I do" and "That?" He says "I do" whenever he is trying to climb on anything or when we ask if he wants to do something. He points to anything that he doesn't know and says "That" over and over until we tell him what it is. I guess he learned both phrases at school because I am not sure that we have said either of those to him too much at home.

Playtime with Harper!

Sent Home From School Again...

So we went about 5 days with being fairly healthy. (yay) One day back at daycare on Monday and we already got a call to come get him because he was sick again. Is Spring here yet!! Tired of all of the sickness.

Hudson seems to be enjoying his one-year old classroom more and more and even walked in and waved "bye bye" to Daddy on Monday with a smile on his face. Zach said that all of the little girls in the classroom run up to Hudson when he comes in the classroom each morning and Hudson just smiles and waves at them. A few days ago when he put Hudson down one of the little girls said "Hud!" and came up and put her little hand on his back and walked him over to where the other kids were playing. So sweet that he is making friends. His teachers say that he is very animated and makes the funniest faces all day. Hudson has started talking a lot more over the last few weeks. Some of his "talking" is really cute gibberish to himself that he does while walking around and moving his head like he is having a conversation with someone. I am trying to get that on camera! He has recently started calling his paci a "papi" which is making our efforts to limit it to naps, nighttime, and car rides even more difficult. Now that he can scream "papi!" until he gets it is no fun. We are at least working on trying to get him to say please before he gets his "papi" He has also started trying to sing along with me when I sing the "ABC" song. The only parts that he actually says are "A" and "P" but in between he just hums and moves his mouth and head like he is singing the song with me. Pretty cute.

I just thought he was so cute in this little cowboy shirt from the McCalls that I had to take some pictures.

My pictures aren't as great anymore because this child is constantly moving or running towards me and I am not fast enough with my camera to figure out how to keep him in focus. I thought giving him the lens cap would keep him occupied for a minute so he would stand still. This is what he does with it. :)