Hudson 2 Months

We made it through another month with our sweet boy. The second month was really challenging. Hudson had pretty bad colic at night. He was also very gassy which lead to many hours of crying. But by the time he turned 8 weeks old it subsided a lot. Thank you Jesus! He is doing really well and we are finally getting into a routine. Hallelujah! I went back to work on Feb 12. It is really weird to have two kids in daycare, but it gets a little easier every day. Hudson has had a runny nose for about a week now so that it no fun and I worry about him getting sick. I wish we would get some rain to wash all this dust out of the air. For now, we will continue the humidifier at night, saline drops in the nose and a lot of kisses and hugs. 

2 Month Update:

Weight: 11lbs 14oz (as of 2.11.14)

Height: 23"

 
Clothes: You are wearing mostly 0-3 and 3 month clothes now, but the 0-3 are getting a little snug. You are a big healthy boy. You are wearing Size 1 diapers but will be moving into a Size 2 soon.

Sleep: Sleep has been getting easier as of 2 weeks ago. Your nighttime routine consists of a bath every other night, then a bottle and you're in bed by 8pm. Some times you fight sleep a bit and other nights you go right to sleep after I rock you for a little bit. We then get sister to bed by 8:30pm and eat dinner. Then I go to bed around 9:30 or 10pm and sleep til you wake up around 12-1am. You wake up and I feed you and then you go back to sleep til 6-7am. You usually stir a little around 3 or 4am but after I re-swaddle you and put your pacifier back in you go back to sleep. I'm so happy we are getting some consistent sleep now even if you aren't fully sleeping through the night yet.  

 
Eating: You are now an exclusively formula fed baby. You eat 4-5 oz every 3 hours during the day. After a few weeks of not being sure what formula we should feed you, we went back to the Similac Advanced with Iron that Hannah ate and you are doing fine with it. Hopefully all those tummy issues we were having with you are a thing of the past. I think you just had a harder time switching from breast milk to formula.

 
Likes: Being held, rocked, soothed, you bath, eating, and your paci. You love your mommy and I love the smiles you give me.

Dislikes: Loud sudden noises, being hot, not being held all the time, and when your paci falls out at night. 
 

Milestones: You are really starting to change and are growing into your features. You no longer have that real newborn look. You are starting to get more control of your head and neck. You are tracking us with your eyes and responding to us when we talk to you. You make the cutest cooing noises. You also smile a lot and are just so sweet. You are sleeping better and hopefully by the end of this month you will be sleeping through the night. You started daycare and are doing really well. You are eating well and are growing so fast. 

Hudson we are so blessed to have you as ours. You are the cutest sweetest little boy. I'm so grateful that God brought you to me to be your mommy. I love you so much! 

Hannah 2 Months Old & Hudson 2 Months Old

What's in a Name?

In July 2010 we found out we were going to be parents for the first time. Immediately after I was on the hunt for the perfect baby name. I'm not sure when we decided to go with the double H thing, but before we even found out we were having a girl, the names were set. Girl: Hannah and Boy: Hudson.

Meanwhile, a similar decision had been reached by my brother and his wife. When we told them we were pregnant with Hannah it came up that one day when they have a son (my brother was determined to have a boy) his name was going to be Harlan. A double H name too.

A year after Harlan was born Brittany was pregnant again with the twins. She debated back and forth but ultimately chose the names Henley and Hollis. Double H names again. A theme was established.

Then when I got pregnant last year there was no question that this kid needed a double H name. The poor baby would feel out of place otherwise.  We still loved the name Hudson so that's what we went with.

My parents now have 5 grand-kids with double H names. I love their names, but there are other similarities in their names I uncovered while pregnant with Hudson. It's so crazy to think these similarities exist and we did not plan them out. We just picked names we loved. I thought I would share them.

Hannah Kate Hughes
Harlan Frazier Holmes
Henley Nell Holmes
Hollis Mae Holmes
Hudson Jacob Hughes

• First of all each first and last name starts with and H
• Each first and last name has six letters in it
• Each first name is a two-syllable name
• Each last name is a one-syllable name
• All the girls have one-syllable middle names
• Both boys have two-syllable middle names
• My brother's name is Jonathan it ends with an "an" and so does Harlan
• My husband's name is Brandon it ends with an "on" and so does Hudson
• And finally the coolest similarity I found, the kid's first names are in alphabetical order by birth order. So weird I know. 

Some other related facts about our kids. Our boy's birthdays are at the end of the calendar year and the girl's are at the beginning. Also Hannah and Harlan were born in 2011 and Henley, Hollis and Hudson were born in 2013.

I had so much fun uncovering all the fun facts. 

Hudson's Nursery

Hudson is 8 weeks old now! Time is really flying bye. I will try to post his 2 month stats soon. For now though, here is a look at the final nursery. More details can be found here.

Henley and Hollis are ONE!!!

We celebrated Henley and Hollis turning 1 last Saturday. Their official birthday was Tuesday. It's so hard to believe. I feel like they were just born. I'm so proud of my brother and sister-in-law for surviving their first year with twins. I know it was challenging at times, but those girls bring so much joy to their lives and to our family. Happy Birthday Henley Nell and Hollis Mae!!!

 

 

Hudson 1 Month Old

Hudson is now 1 month old. We survived our first month with two kids. It was challenging at times, but really we couldn't be happier that he's here. He's our last baby so I'm to soak up this time I have with him while he's a newborn, because I know it goes by so fast. Here's what our boy is up to at 1 month.

Weight: 7lbs 14oz (as of 1.2.14). I'm sure you weigh well over 8lbs now though.

Height: 20.5"

Clothes: You've outgrown a lot of newborn stuff already and moving into 0-3 Month and 3 Month stuff. You also wear a size 1 diaper now.

 

Sleep: Sleep has not been easy. I forgot how hard it is in the beginning. However, it's getting better. You've been sleeping a lot throughout the day and sleep from about 1am-5am wake up to eat and then go back to sleep til 8am. So it's not too bad. 

Eating: Eating has also been more challenging than it was for big sis. You eat every 3-4 oz every 3 hours during the day (sometimes more). I breastfed you in the beginning, but you had a bad latch so I pumped breast milk to bottle feed you. It was really rough, so we are in the process of weaning you to formula right now. I'm proud I made it 5 weeks. I wish I could've done longer, but it's just too hard on my body and my sanity. That being said, you are very picky so far with your formula. You don't like the powder kind, so I think we are going to be spending quite a bit of money to feed you.

 
Likes: Being held, rocked, soothed, laying on your belly, eating, your paci, and mommy of course.


Dislikes: Being swaddled, bath time, laying flat on your back, and powdered formula.


Milestones: You just continue to grow and get stronger every day. You are able to sleep in longer intervals and finally got your days and nights straight. You have such strong head control for a new baby and love tummy time. You have given me quite a few smiles which I love. You have started to track us with your eyes as well as grab at things. You especially like to grab at my hair. Can't wait to see what you do next.
 
Hudson we just love you so much. Life just got more interesting now that you are in it. I'm so proud you are my son and I grow more in love with you everyday. 

Hannah at 1 Month & Hudson at 1 Month