Look who started sitting up alone today!
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Volle Household Happenings-December Edition
Greetings blog readers!
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Baby Hudson program to bring you the following info break.
There have been many goings on in the Volle household the past few months and I figured I'd catch ya'll up to speed.
First off, Church callings. Lindsea and I have had them, but there's been some changes. Lindsea has left the Nursery babies behind, and is now a teacher for the Young Women. This is a good calling for my wife to be in because it gives her another outlet for her love of all things Pinterest. Pinterest was made for my wife. It's just as addicting to her as Skyrim is to me, only more productive. I'm pretty sure she's working on a way to have a lesson where the girls make table runners based on the YW Values colors. She is a wonderful example of the Young Women Values and I'm excited for her for the things she'll both be able to learn and teach to the Young Women of our ward. Plus, I'm excited for Lindsea to be with the other mothers in our ward. It's a bit out of her comfort zone, but one thing I know about my dear wife is that is when she really shines. (Insert Grampa Dale's comment here ;) )
Speaking of comfort zones, I've been called to be the Sunbeams teacher, which is strangely hilarious to some. I have a feeling that since my class is pretty much all boys, and I happen to be of the male flavor of humanity, the Primary Presidency is hoping that I'll be able to instill or intimidate (in a nice, gentle, loving way of course) some sense of reverence and decorum. However, my wife has expressly forbade any of my carefully crafted and tuned "wooden performance enhancers" from leaving the house. So the best I can do is to throw pummel them with bags of gummies and try to convince them that chairs are for sitting in whilst at church, not for pretending to be Spiderman. I don't go in with an actual lesson plan, so much as a determination to try to keep the conversations 1 way. I.e., me talking and them not. Best lesson so far: A conversation in which we discussed that while Batman is pretend, Jesus is not. And yes, Jesus is still "cool" even if he doesn't do magic. The most humorous part for me is the fact that I've not been in Primary in any capacity since I left it about 20 some odd years ago. I knew about 3 Primary songs but thanks to my nephew Ryker, I now remember 4. I'd totally forgotten that the wise man built his house on the train tracks so that the dinosaurs would be able to serve him macaroni and cheese.
In other news, I will be starting an online Masters through the University of Illinois this coming January. It will be through their Recreation, Sports and Tourism program. I'll be starting out as a non-degree seeking student for the first couple of classes, as my GPA was not quite up to snuff at the end of my bachelor degree days. The good news is that I'll still have the tuition paid for but will have to pay for the class fees out of pocket. That amounts to about $200 per class, and classes are about 2 months long. I'm excited to be back in school. Hopefully, this will enable me to get a better paying job so that I can afford some of the more elaborate Pinterest ideas that my crafty wife has in mind. Unfortunately, we will have to move to IL around the end of the summer, as living in the state is a requirement for my financial aid. So for those of you who've been meaning to plan a Froyo date with us, or have a quilt square swapping party ( I'm not sure what that is, but I imagine it's a bit like a poker night for the guys) or challenge Lindsea to a bake off (you poor fools!); time's a'tickin!
And now to the really, really important news. Our little man now has teeth! Which sadly means that he will not be chewing on fingers for much longer. But there's a silver lining to every cloud; this also means that he'll be able to start enjoying such culinary delights as puréed pumpkin and strained tomatoes. Yummy!
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Baby Hudson program to bring you the following info break.
There have been many goings on in the Volle household the past few months and I figured I'd catch ya'll up to speed.
First off, Church callings. Lindsea and I have had them, but there's been some changes. Lindsea has left the Nursery babies behind, and is now a teacher for the Young Women. This is a good calling for my wife to be in because it gives her another outlet for her love of all things Pinterest. Pinterest was made for my wife. It's just as addicting to her as Skyrim is to me, only more productive. I'm pretty sure she's working on a way to have a lesson where the girls make table runners based on the YW Values colors. She is a wonderful example of the Young Women Values and I'm excited for her for the things she'll both be able to learn and teach to the Young Women of our ward. Plus, I'm excited for Lindsea to be with the other mothers in our ward. It's a bit out of her comfort zone, but one thing I know about my dear wife is that is when she really shines. (Insert Grampa Dale's comment here ;) )
Speaking of comfort zones, I've been called to be the Sunbeams teacher, which is strangely hilarious to some. I have a feeling that since my class is pretty much all boys, and I happen to be of the male flavor of humanity, the Primary Presidency is hoping that I'll be able to instill or intimidate (in a nice, gentle, loving way of course) some sense of reverence and decorum. However, my wife has expressly forbade any of my carefully crafted and tuned "wooden performance enhancers" from leaving the house. So the best I can do is to throw pummel them with bags of gummies and try to convince them that chairs are for sitting in whilst at church, not for pretending to be Spiderman. I don't go in with an actual lesson plan, so much as a determination to try to keep the conversations 1 way. I.e., me talking and them not. Best lesson so far: A conversation in which we discussed that while Batman is pretend, Jesus is not. And yes, Jesus is still "cool" even if he doesn't do magic. The most humorous part for me is the fact that I've not been in Primary in any capacity since I left it about 20 some odd years ago. I knew about 3 Primary songs but thanks to my nephew Ryker, I now remember 4. I'd totally forgotten that the wise man built his house on the train tracks so that the dinosaurs would be able to serve him macaroni and cheese.
In other news, I will be starting an online Masters through the University of Illinois this coming January. It will be through their Recreation, Sports and Tourism program. I'll be starting out as a non-degree seeking student for the first couple of classes, as my GPA was not quite up to snuff at the end of my bachelor degree days. The good news is that I'll still have the tuition paid for but will have to pay for the class fees out of pocket. That amounts to about $200 per class, and classes are about 2 months long. I'm excited to be back in school. Hopefully, this will enable me to get a better paying job so that I can afford some of the more elaborate Pinterest ideas that my crafty wife has in mind. Unfortunately, we will have to move to IL around the end of the summer, as living in the state is a requirement for my financial aid. So for those of you who've been meaning to plan a Froyo date with us, or have a quilt square swapping party ( I'm not sure what that is, but I imagine it's a bit like a poker night for the guys) or challenge Lindsea to a bake off (you poor fools!); time's a'tickin!
And now to the really, really important news. Our little man now has teeth! Which sadly means that he will not be chewing on fingers for much longer. But there's a silver lining to every cloud; this also means that he'll be able to start enjoying such culinary delights as puréed pumpkin and strained tomatoes. Yummy!
Well, that about concludes this edition of Volle info. Tune in next time as we chronicle more exciting changes that are undoubtably coming our way!
Saturday, December 8, 2012
4 Months Old
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| Hudson is 4 months old! |
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| The big news this month is.... he has two teeth! |
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| He is developing in his motor skills pretty well. He loves to play with toys and teething rings.... |
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| ... and destroy paper numbers. |
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| He doesn't like to sit down much and every time we try to make him, he arches his back and struggles to stand. |
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| Since he is working on his teeth he puts everything in his mouth. This combined with rolling around means we use the vacuum a lot more than we used to. |
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| Hudson is still our happy, charming little man. He continues to wake up smiling (except for when he's teething, then it is screaming...) and his laugh is my favorite thing to hear. Under his arms and his belly are ticklish and he loves when I lift his arms up to kiss his neck. Hud is quite the cuddle bug loves snuggling in on my shoulder. We are in love. |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Chin Chomper
He's a little shy to let everyone know.....
But he's kinda happy....
That he got his second tooth!!
And he likes to use them on his mommy's chin. Notice his hand grip and look of determination.
Hudson cut his first tooth Thanksgiving day, the 22nd of November ( Grandpa Leo's birthday!) And his second tooth on December 1st. Two teeth by four months. Yikes!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Hudson's Football Shoot
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Hubba Hubba Hudson
Hud felt it appropriate to share his amazing physique with the world via these pictures. Isn't he handsome?
Friday, November 9, 2012
3 Months Old!
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| Someone has reached the 3 month milestone! |
He thinks he's old enough to show the ladies his fit belly, but don't worry, Travis and I had a talk with him.
Hudson is constantly rolling over now. No matter how I put him in his crib or on the floor, he scrunches up his little legs and rolls to his side. From his side he curls onto his belly. Or if he is more awake he arches his back to make it to his belly in one effort.
Oh, the dimple. He has been smiling and laughing so much more lately. He is the happiest in the morning after eating. That's when I know he is up for the morning and not going back to sleep. What a great way for us to wake up.
At his check up a couple weeks ago he was 24 1/2 inches long and 13 pounds 9 ounces. 79th percentile for height and 70th for weight. Oh and his head is 49th percentile.
This is the cheese grin. He learned it from his aunts.
Our beloved son has turned into a drool machine. All over. It's like he marks his territory with drool. Though I am grateful that it's better than dogs marking with pee.
This is in honor of old men pants. He saw a guy walking around with his pants like this at the store and had to try it.
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| "Hey ladies!" |
Hud the Stud has been a wonderful sleeper. He goes to sleep between 10-11:30pm and sleeps until 9-10:30am. He only wakes up twice during that time and is really good about going right back to sleep. We purchased a vibrating mattress for his crib this past month and he seems to like it so far. Calms him. I love it.
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| The England pose. I'm proud he does it so well. He's a natural. |
"See you in a month folks!... Ok, so sooner than that since my parents can't help but share my awesomeness with you more than once a month."
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Give Thanks
It's a month of giving thanks, so I decided to count my blessings on our blog. I have a few days of catching up to do.
I'm thankful for....
1: Gospel of Jesus Christ, meaning I get my family forever!
2: My little Hudson. It scares me how much love I feel for that little boy.
3: My husband and his striving to become better every day. He is a great example to me of perseverance. Plus, it doesn't hurt that he's hot.
4: My parents letting us live downstairs. They consider this basement (3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, laundry/utility room) our space while we are here and it has helped us out tremendously. We'll have to get them into a really awesome old folks home one day as a thank you ;).
5: Nephews. Ryker tried convincing DeAndra that today was my birthday so he could make a cake. They make me laugh constantly (sometimes silently in my head because I can't support some actions that are hilarious).
6: The right to vote.
7: My siblings. Happy birthday KC!!
I'm thankful for....
1: Gospel of Jesus Christ, meaning I get my family forever!
2: My little Hudson. It scares me how much love I feel for that little boy.
3: My husband and his striving to become better every day. He is a great example to me of perseverance. Plus, it doesn't hurt that he's hot.
4: My parents letting us live downstairs. They consider this basement (3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, laundry/utility room) our space while we are here and it has helped us out tremendously. We'll have to get them into a really awesome old folks home one day as a thank you ;).
5: Nephews. Ryker tried convincing DeAndra that today was my birthday so he could make a cake. They make me laugh constantly (sometimes silently in my head because I can't support some actions that are hilarious).
6: The right to vote.
7: My siblings. Happy birthday KC!!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Conversation with Travis
Me: can you tell a difference with my new makeup? Does it look better than what I was doing with my old makeup?
Travis: Well of course. You didn't wear any makeup during your pregnancy or after having Hudson so anything is better.
Me: I wore makeup every day....
I'm still confused whether I should be offended or flattered he thought that was all natural beauty.
And apparently I should also thank Cara at www.maskcara.com for her makeup tips and tools.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Hudson the Happy Hippo
Yes, I know this nickname can only be for a very short time. He is an adorable hippo though.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Hands
This little man found his hands and loves sucking on them. He will spit out his pacifier to drool all over his hands. Side note: this is the back of the quilt my mom made for Hudson. Isn't it adorable?
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