Little Buddy!
You’re 19 months old!
We’ve had a few big events this month.
We went camping with my Mama’s group for babies born in 2010 and you had so much fun getting dirty with your peers. There was a lot of dirt, a lot of dirt eating, a lot of rolling in the dirt, and more dirt. You also played with balls, chased squirrels and were introduced to a s’more. It was a great trip, I think the first of many more.
Another new thing this month is that you’ve started following simple directions like, “go and get your shoes”, “here’s a cracker for you and one for your sister, please give her one”, “put away your crayons/ cars/ toys” it’s handy that you can follow directions!
We’ve done more swimming this month and you have demonstrated that you are fearless around water, even more. I have to be really careful that you are being closely watched, because you will jump in, mostly if you think I am there to catch you, but I’m not willing to find out what you’ll do if you’re not watched like a hawk! One the one hand I am glad that you’re not scared of water, but on the other it freaks me out that you are so fearless. I don’t even want to imagine what could happen. So I won’t. Suffice it to say, you are closely watched around water, more than most children. I”m seeing about getting you into some lessons!
Your hair. Hudson you have the most amazing hair. I love it! Everyone loves it. But it’s getting long, and I dont’ want to cut it. I have had it trimmed before, but I love your curls and I know that once they are all trimmed away they’re not coming back, but I don’t want you to have a mullet. So I’m in denial. Your hair is awfully shaggy right now. So we make use of a manly headband and manly top knots. I think they make you more adorable. I think many people agree with me. It’s interesting though, to see your whole face with no hair on your forehead. Also, you love having me do your hair, if Trixie can do it, then so can you, is your motto. She gets her hair done, then so shall you.
A new thing this month is that we’ve joined the Y, so you go to the Y daycare while I go and get my sweat on. You don’t much like it there, which makes it hard for me. When we walk around the corner you cry and cry before we’re even in the day care, Trixie loves it and that helps you, but you’re not a fan. The ladies who work there assure me that as soon as I am gone you settle in and play, and I’ve had friends confirm this. But it makes me sad. On the third time I dropped you off they had to come and get me from the class I was in because you weren’t happy. Eventually you settled down and I was able to go and work out more. Luckily that was the only time they had to call me out for you crying. (They’ve had to call me out because you’ve had a poopy bum though.)
Speaking of poop…. Every moring Daddy puts you on the toilet and sometimes you’ll even go. We’d like more of that please.
I think you’re trying to drop your nap. It’s starting to take a lot more to put you down for a nap. It’s like you need to do twenty minutes of bed gymnastics before you’ll settle down. I hope it’s a phase. I’m not ready for you to drop your nap, and really, you’re not ready either.
We went to the dentist this month and you were okay about it. You didn’t fuss and cry, but you refused to open your mouth so the dentist could take a peek. Eventually I opened your new toothbrush and let you brush, which you love to do, so the dentist could peek. He saw as much as he could, and was impressed that you like to brush your teeth. Hopefully when we go back in a couple of months you’ll be better about it all.
With food you’re the same as before. You don’t eat as much. You love meat, especially anything in ball form and bread. You love to drink from a bowl, and you love miso, I may have encouraged this. Just like your sister a meal of miso, rice and seaweed is a favourite in our house.
You love to be in the kitchen with me. You’ll help me put away the cutlery, you’ll push the stool over to help me with whatever you can. It’s pretty adorable. Perhaps you’re a little chef in the making? We’ll see!
The other night you were watching a movie with Daddy and Daddy laughed at something and you forced the craziest laugh ever to mimic Daddy. It was so funny that it made Daddy and me laugh harder. You are adorable, sweet boy!
Oh dearest Hudson. You keep me in laughter and cuddles.
As always I am the luckiest Mama ever.
love,
Mama.