Two Months

Hudson is 2 months old today, and although I don't have any stats to report yet (his Dr.'s visit is later this month) I thought I would note a few things for the record about this little guy, and try to post some pictures of him smiling; which he has been doing since he was about a month old, but which has been almost impossible to get on camera because he usually just stares at the camera like this:

I did however get a few shots of him smiling.

Hudson has been such a GOOD baby. While we were in Omaha, I started calling him my "Angel Baby" because he really is such an angel. He is usually only fussy when he is either tired or hungry, and other than that, he seems to have such a calm, sweet disposition. Makenna has a LOT of energy, so it is nice that Hudson is so calm, he even tolerates Makenna's constant love and attention (which isn't always the most gentle) incredibly well.

Hudson has also been a great sleeper in most ways. He has been great in that he can put himself to sleep (with the aid of his binki) and doesn't need me to hold or rock him to sleep. I do sometimes just because I want to, but I often will just lay him down when he starts acting tired, and he will go to sleep on his own. He also has done really well with his days and nights. He has never been wide awake for any extended amount of time during the middle of the night, but instead just wakes up to eat, and then goes right back to sleep.

This brings me to the one area of sleep that we are still working on...the waking up to eat part. For the most part, Hudson still wakes up every 3 hours to eat at night. He will sometimes give me a 4 hour stretch, and a few times has done a 5 or 6 hour stretch, but usually he is up every 3 hours. I know he is little still, so I am not expecting him to sleep 12 hours every night, but it would be nice to have a 5 or 6 hour stretch on a more regular basis.

My friend just loaned me the miracle blanket tonight, which she said helped her baby sleep longer at night, and although I felt like I was putting him in a straight jacket, I used it when I put him to bed tonight, so we'll see how that goes.

I was a little worried about Hudson being born during the middle of John's first semester of school, but since he has been such a great baby, it really hasn't been too bad, and I am so happy to have this little guy in our family!