Preparing to Sail!

This week we had Hudson's Four Month check up! He did really well. He continues to top the chart but is still on it at least (well, besides his HEAD which is over 97%). I think that is the nice way of saying off the chart! He weighs almost 17 lbs (80th percentile) and has grown 3 inches in the last two months to 26 inches (90%). I had to laugh when Dr. Waters was in there for a good 10 minutes before he realized he was there for his 4 month check up and not 6 month check up! Maybe he should have looked at his birthdate before coming in! Hudson even impressed him by rolling over both directions on the exam table for him! He flirted with the nurse too by cooing and giggling at her, well that is before she gave him 4 shots. But he did really well with his shots and didn't even react until the fourth one. Although his leg was covered in numbing cream from me which had pretty much spread all over his leg by the time his shots came because he was moving around so much!

He is still a ball of fun and really happy guy. As the pictures show he is finally growing in some more hair to make up for the major hair loss the past few weeks and add to the thick curl on top of his head ans slight mullet in the back!

After our trip, we will be starting the solid foods (i.e. soupy rice)! We are very excited about that. He is getting ready, John swears he wanted some pizza last night as he stared him down and drooled the whole time he ate! He is taking an interest in us eating, sitting up pretty well and scarfing down so we think he is ready. He gets so excited now when it is time for milk and I can imagine what his excitement will be for the "real" stuff.

The exciting news is that on Sat we leave for Orlando to head on the Carribean Cruise! We will be gone 8 nights and somehow Hudson's bag is bigger than either of ours yet his clothes are still pretty small! But we are ready for a vacation and thrilled to have some family time.

Have a great week!