Hudson Jacob Half a Year Old!!!

Wow! Can't quite believe my sweet boy is 6 months already. It really did fly bye. It went by way faster than the first 6 months with Hannah for sure. I'm sure the next 6 months will too and before we know it, it will be December and we will be celebrating his first birthday. Eeek!!!

This month turned out to be a huge month for our little guy. He's really changing every day now. Here are his 6 months stats.
 
6 Month Update 
 
Weight: 18 lbs 8oz
Height: 26.5 inches
 
Features: Your eye color is a mystery to me. Sometimes they look dark blue and other times green with flecks of brown. Lets just say they're gorgeous :) You have light brown hair, chunky thighs and lots of dimples. You now have 2 bottom teeth. You look more like your daddy to me this month and less like your sister did at this age.
 
Clothes: You wear mostly 6 months clothing. Some 3-6 months things still fit but are getting pretty snug. You can wear some 9 month things but they are a little big.
 
Sleep: After a wonderful week of all night sleep, you started waking up again all night long. You continued to suffer this past month from an ear infection as well as teething and it really messed up you sleep cycle. On a good night, you wake up once around 3am and go back to sleep til 7am. I appreciate those nights very much. You take about 3 naps a day and they range from 30 minutes to 2 hours in length. You are really easy to put down to sleep. You sleep on your tummy most of the time and take a paci when you sleep. It's the only time you will take a paci. 
 
Eating: You eat 5-6 oz bottles usually around 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm & 7pm. We discovered last month that you have a milk protein allergy. So we just switched you to soy formula. It seems to be helping already with the constant runny nose and the eczema break outs on your back. You also started eating more solids a couple of weeks ago. Sweet potatoes are your favorite. You've also tried applesauce, green beans and bananas. You didn't care much for those.
 
Likes: You still love being held, rocked, soothed, your bath, eating, your play mat, playing patty-cake and walking around the house. Mommy is your favorite ;). You think daddy is pretty funny too. The baby carrier is a good way to get you to calm down when I'm shopping. You also like it when I sing to you and do the "wheels on the bus". You think your sister is pretty great. I can just put you next to her and instantly you calm down and start smiling. You really started interacting with each other this month.
 
Milestones: You had a big milestone month this month. 
 
You cut your bottom two teeth. They look so cute. I wasn't expecting teeth so soon because your big sis didn't get her first tooth until she was 8 months.
 
You also learned how to roll over. You are getting really good at it too. I put you down on your tummy and you roll to your back before I can blink. You've also rolled from back to tummy a few times too. 
 
You are learning to sit up without falling over. You are a larger baby so this might take a couple more months to perfect. But we are working on it.
 
 
You are getting really good at grasping things in your hands. You pull on my hair every chance you get. Ha! You are "talking" a lot more too. 
 
And laughing all the time. It just makes me so happy to hear the sweet sounds you make. 

Hudson you are the love of my life. I can't even begin to express how complete you make me feel. I love having you as my boy. Some of my favorite times are just rocking and holding you. I know you won't be a baby forever so I'm cherishing these moments with you. You are so sweet and loving. My prayer is that you will grow up strong, happy and always be kind to others. I want you to know how much you are wanted and loved. 

Hannah & Hudson at 6 Months Old

Hannah Kate Update

Remember this post from back in November when Hannah had to go to the Emergency Center because of a febrile seizure. Well it happened to us again, but this time it was scarier and a lot worse than before.

This past Saturday we were at my mom's house eating lunch. Hannah had felt a little warm to me that day, but nothing I was too concerned about. She was acting normal and not showing any signs of sickness. We sat down for lunch and she was talking about how she loved chicken and seemed to be in good spirits. All the sudden she got down from the table and was squatting on the floor. She was really quiet which is very unusual for her.

After a few minutes I picked her up and took here into the bathroom. I sat her on the toilet and talked to her. I asked her to talk to me, but she couldn't. Her eyes were glazed over and she seemed out of it.

I picked her up and laid her on my mom's bed. Brandon noticed she was hot so we put a wash cloth on her head and turned the fan on to try and cool her down, but she wasn't responding so I called 911. By the time EMS arrived she had been seizing for about 10 minutes. She was put in the ambulance where she was administered medicine to stop the seizure and Tylenol to bring down her 102 temp. We were told to follow the ambulance to the hospital.

When we got to the ER she had just stopped seizing. So the total time was 40 minutes. Last time it was only around 4 minutes. A lot different this time.

EEG Procedure

In the emergency room she was pretty out of it. She was not talking to us or opening her eyes. We were very concerned at this point. The doctors decided to admit her overnight for observation and to run some more tests. It was the longest 24 hours of my life. I spent the night with her in the hospital and Brandon went home to stay with Hudson. My mom had been taking care of him all day Saturday so we could be with HK at the hospital.

 

Hannah woke up around 5am the next morning and was really confused and wanted to leave. They had an IV in her hand and she wanted to pull it out. Since it was the weekend the playroom at the children's hospital was closed. Such a bummer. That was her biggest complaint. She desperately wanted to go in there and play. They did open it so she could get a doll house to play with in her room, but that only kept her busy for a little while. It was really hard to keep her happy on Sunday. She had a big meltdown around midday. They decided to let us go home around 2pm and she fell asleep soon after they took out her IV. In the end all her tests came back clear.

That night she was still wobbly and not quite herself. But she's getting better every day. We had a follow up visit with her pediatrician who is referring us to a pediatric neurologist. We'll see how that goes. Maybe this was nothing, but it could be something. We just need to find out for sure.

I'm tired, feel pretty overwhelmed and stressed. This is not how we were planning to spend Father's Day weekend. It's good to be back at work today though and back to a normal routine. I know God has big plans for our sweet girl. Please pray for her and our family.