2 months

The Latest

spending the day on the lake

my boys

my little tank

hudson's last day of school

London is almost 8 weeks old already! It's weird how it can feel like it's gone by so quickly... yet it's hard to remember life without her. I remember that feeling with Hudson as well. She's definitely losing that newborn look and turning into her own (chubby) little person. She's 12 pounds now and wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes.

She's sleeping pretty darn well at night! I usually put her down around 7:30, give her the "dream feed" at 10:30 and then she sleeps for about 4-5 hours. Last night she didn't wake up until 4:00am, then went back to sleep after eating and slept until almost 8:00am. Hopefully she can keep that up, because it's great only waking up one time at night!

Naps, on the other hand, are a little more of a challenge. :) As great as she does in her crib at night, the girl boycotts it during the day! She has no problem falling asleep in her swing, but fights going to sleep in her bed. I'm really trying to do the 3-hour routine, like I did with Hudson, but it seems like every day she refuses to take that first morning nap. However, as I type, she is taking her mid-day nap in her crib, so I guess I won that round! I'm hoping if I stay consistent, she will eventually give in.

Hudson is full of energy, as most boys his age are! But it can make for some challenging days, especially as London gets older and is awake more. Thank goodness for naptime, so I can rest (aka clean house, do laundry, or go on Facebook- ha ha). He's been doing much better with potty-training and yesterday didn't have any accidents! We only put a diaper on him at bedtime and keep the undies on for his nap. Yesterday he surprised me and went #2 on the potty all by himself! A miracle! And I do mean a miracle, because I just had to step away from my computer to do some clean up... :(

Hudson's 3rd birthday is coming up in a few weeks, so we are getting ready for that - a Southern-style, backyard BBQ!

My Little Comedian

Hudson is at such a funny age right now! It seems like every day he is saying something that cracks me up, and my Facebook statuses have been reflecting that! Sometimes I wonder where the heck he comes up with some of these things, but I guess I can only be grateful that he has a creative imagination!

The last couple nights, after taking a bath, Hudson has come into the living room, dropped his towel and said, "Surprise!! RAAWWRR! Happy Birthday!" It's so funny.

Definitely not a dull moment around here...

And in other news, London is starting to smile at us! It's the cutest thing.

6 weeks old & Potty-Training

my chunky girl after her bath

pretty girl

the "evil" big brother

You can never start too early, right? Ha ha. The second part of this title refers to the almost-3-year-old. :) Finally, after MONTHS of trying, we are making some progress on the potty-training. Hudson can now wear undies (at home) and keep them dry. He has a problem going #2 on the toilet (says it's "too hard, I can't do it!") but at least we are making steps in the right direction. Maybe by the time he is in college he will be fully potty-trained.

London is 6 weeks old now and tipping the scales at 10.5 pounds! It's amazing how our petite little girl has chunked up over the last weeks. As my 95-year-old Grammy says, I am a "good jersey." (She and my grandpa used to have a dairy, and the jersey cows put out the good milk.) :) The 0-3 month clothes are already getting tight and she just started wearing them about 2 weeks ago! She's doing well with her 3-hour routine (eat, activity, sleep) and last night she went a 5.5-hour stretch at night, which is the longest yet (and meant that I only got up once, yay!)