by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 17, 2010
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When we were in Dallas, I had to make a trip to pick up all of Hudson’s necessities. I don’t like to travel with all of that stuff because it just means that we have to bring one more bag and it’s just as easy to pick it up when we get to Dallas. My mom had already picked up diapers, formula, baby food, and wipes, but I still needed a few things. So we went to Tom Thumb and I got Mylicon, baby Tylenol, Wet Ones, and a bulb syringe.
Now that he’s crawling, Hudson’s little hands are always so grubby, so as soon as we got home, I opened up the canister of Wet Ones to thread the wipes through the little toothed hole.
And what happened next sounded like this, “Help? HELP!”
My dad came running in to help me (because for all he knew I’d fallen or the baby had choked or something horrible had happened) and he saw something that looked like this…
This is NOT my finger. Image found via here. I wasn’t able to scream out in pain and whip out my Canon Rebel to capture this glorious moment at the same time.
I am happy to know that when searching for an image for this post I was able to find exactly what I needed– proving that I’m not the only idiot on the planet.
So we carefully got my finger out of that toothed, prongy hole while I screamed out that it felt like the tip of my finger might pop off or lose all circulation. That plastic? Oh, it just feels like it could chop your finger off.
Someone else took over the Wet Ones feeding the wipe through the hole process for me. And then I saw it. The warning label.
The warning level that helps prove that I’m not the only idiot on the planet and wasn’t the first one to do this, but it also proves that I’m even more of an idiot for doing it when there’s a perfectly legible warning label on the back.
Note: This is not an attack on Wet Ones. I love Wet Ones. This is an attack on me and my inability to see a dangerous situation disguised as a Wet Ones canister.
by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 16, 2010
…like son?
Everyone says that Hudson takes after his father, but I can show you two big areas where he takes after me.
Actually, I’m not going to show you the proof, but please look at the thighs on that kid!
He thinks it’s pretty funny!
by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 15, 2010
Hudson actually turned 8 months old on February 5, but things got a little crazy. We went out of town for over a week, and while I always vow to blog while I’m away, it’s rare when I actually follow through with that vow. It’s much easier to just enjoy the vacation from everything– including blogging.
Dearest Hudson,
I have to say that as your mommy, this month has been the most fun. You started sitting up at 5 months and then right after you turned 7 months you started crawling. You never army crawled. You just got up on your hands and knees and took off.
Crawling means lots of bumps and scrapes
You’re a heavy little booger and you want to crawl around and toward things that are dangerous and not for little boys. So I’m always on the ground picking you up or redirecting you. It has been so much fun to chase you around and watch you explore the house on your own. You still haven’t quite figured out that you can follow me when I leave a room.
But now that you’re crawling, it’s not enough. You want to stand on your own. So the pulling up started immediately after the crawling.
You are the sweetest little person I know. You light up a room and anytime someone new comes into the room you start jabbering and kicking your legs. You want everyone to know that they’re welcome! And you want everyone to come talk to you. You’re kind of a little attention hog. But that’s because we shower you with lots of attention all the time.
Your daddy and I think you’re very funny. You’ve always got something to say (though no official words yet. We’ve heard “dada” and “baba” but they’re not in reference to anything specific) and you make new little sounds every day.
Hudson, you are a still an amazing sleeper and a great eater. Look at you! You’re a growing boy and growing boys need their food and their sleep. You still sleep 12 full uninterrupted hours at night and still take 3 naps every day. Not all of your naps are long, but you need them. You let us know when it’s time for you nap. You start rubbing your eyes and you put your little thumb in your mouth. We’re not too worried about you being a thumb sucker. You only do it at bedtime or when you’re upset, but you’ve never taken a pacifier. I figure we can correct the thumb issue later when it’s actually an issue.
You had your first stomach bug before we went to visit KK and Poppie. Mommy caught it, too, but that’s okay. I was so worried about you. I think you were worried about yourself. We went to see the doctor when you were sick and they weighed you at that appointment. You were 24 lbs and 14 ounces. Quite the big guy! You’re wearing all 12 and 18 months clothes now. Most of the 12 months things are a little snug.
We’re so proud of you and we’re so excited about every new day with you. You’ll be walking and talking so soon, but I’ve learned my lesson with the crawling. I won’t be wishing for the walking and talking to start any time soon!
You’re nearly as big as your monkey now!
I love you so much!
Mommy
8 months
7 months
by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 4, 2010
I decided to join in the simple pleasures post after Kelly from Kelly’s Korner posted hers the other day.
Hudson and I have had a rough week. He has been sick and I have been completely overwhelmed with keeping him happy and healthy and taking care of our looney tunes dog. We’re days away from getting out of town for a few days (while Todd is out of town on business), so there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
I thought it would help if I could just jot down the things in my life that make me the happiest.
1. A grin from this little fella.
2. A kiss “good morning” from this handsome fella.
3. A visit with these ladies.
4. An i-Chat with these two.
5. A diet vanilla cherry coke from Sonic. Yum.
6. The scale showing that I’ve lost 9 pounds since I started Weight Watchers three weeks ago! (Life has been too chaotic for a whole Weight Watchers Wednesday post, but I’m doing well and still losing!)
7. The best dessert in the world from Garibaldi Cafe in Columbia, the almond basket. Delicious!
8. A random, complete surprise gift
9. The smell of fresh laundry and warm chocolate chip cookies.
10. A walk with my family on a pleasant day.
11. A perfectly clean house with everything in its place.
12. A good talk with the Lord.
13. A night’s sleep that lasts longer than 8 hours.
What makes you happy when you’re having a bad day?
by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 3, 2010
I’m almost 100% confident that I did a post last year called “My Funny Valentine,” but sometimes originality is lost on me. Especially when I’m completely exhausted from having a sick baby boy.
But, this absolute cheers me up, and should make you smile, too!
My friend Wendy at A Southern Accent (one of my favorite bloggers and self-taught Canon Rebel expert) emailed me this adorable Valentine for me to print and mail out this year.
How sweet is that? He loves his mommy!
If you would like for Wendy to create a custom Valentine for you to print out on your own, just send her the picture you’d like her to use. It only costs $20 for the custom design.
Just email Wendy at asuthernaccent{at}aol{dot}com.
(If you’re like me, you’ve searched high and low at that big card store looking for the right Valentine for your kids to give Daddy or the grandparents and can’t find anything that’s not horrid. Wouldn’t a Valentine with your kiddo’s photo be so much sweeter?)
by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 2, 2010
See any resemblance?
Is it a Golden Retriever thing?
I’m sure you can see where Boudreaux has tried to chew his way out of the cone. Poor guy. You can’t see it in the picture, but he has a large scratch on his face next to his ear. I’m praying that it heals and goes away very soon. Life with a 90 pound dog in a cone is no bueno.
*And three cheers for Up for being the second animated film (after Beauty and the Beast) to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar!
by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 2, 2010
Yes, please. Let’s get to answering some questions. The final season of LOST premieres tonight and I’m so excited. But I also have huge expectations. I have a long list of questions that I want to be answered before the end of May, and I’m going to be very disappointed and confused if they don’t get to answering!
I need to know if these people will ever figure out how they’re all connected. And will they ever figure out why they all ended up on the island?
map via here
My friend at Lilacs and Avocados did a post this morning that pretty much lists all of my other questions.
I’m thinking I’m going to have a party for the finale. It’s time to start thinking about fun island food to eat at the LOST finale party. Maybe my fellow Losties in blogland will come for the party. Maybe?
Are you watching the finale tonight? What is your biggest unanswered question?
by Blue-Eyed Bride on February 1, 2010
I really did only blog once last week and I can honestly say it’s because I’ve got a crawler on my hands. I’m going to have to figure out how to blog first and then rest when Hudson goes to bed every night.
So what have we been doing? Other than watching this?
1. I’m happy to report that I finished three books (from my 2010 reading list of thirteen books) in January! I have completed Firefly Lane, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue. And I loved all of them. I absolutely recommend Firefly Lane to all of you and the Something Borrowed and Something Blue series was such a great, real, easy read.
2. As I mentioned, Hudson is a crawling machine. He’s also pulling up on everything, which has made being a SAHM a real adventure. He loves standing in his crib, but his new thing is to grab onto the paintings above his crib and bang them into the wall. They’re boards, people. One day I went in to check on him during his nap, and he was sitting up in his crib, holding one of those boards and chewing on it! He got the thing off the wall and into the bed with him. Those boards are no longer on the wall right now and won’t be going back up any time soon where he can reach them!
3. Todd is going to be traveling a lot in the next few weeks, so Hudson and I are hopping on a plane to go to Dallas to visit my parents and lots of friends. We get to watch the Super Bowl there with my family and friends from Louisiana who know how to make real cajun food!
4. Damages started last week and it was so good! If you’re not watching this show, you need to.
5. I was impressed with almost all of the performances on the Grammy Awards last night. The Taylor Swift/Stevie Nicks duet was a mess, but all of the others were pretty amazing.
6. My girl, Carrie Underwood, is performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, and we can just add that to the list of reasons why this is the best Super Bowl ever. The reasons are…. 1) Carrie Underwood performing the national anthem, 2) The Saints and the Colts are playing– teams from two states that I’ve lived in (although I’ll be cheering for the Saints!), 3) the yummy food we’ll have at our Super Bowl party (red beans and rice, gumbo, king cake), 4) the first Super Bowl appearance for the Saints– ever! How can you not cheer for them?
7. These guys love each other. Boudreaux is such a patient dog and lets Hudson climb all over him. Then when he’s had enough, he just gets up and moves to a different part of the room. It’s so sweet.
by Blue-Eyed Bride on January 26, 2010
See this little guy? Look at him just lying there, sleeping. He’d cry quite a bit. He didn’t respond much to us. I wished so badly that he would give us some little sign that he knew we were there. About a month later, he smiled.
Then we started wanting him to laugh and roll over. He did that, too.
When he started rolling over, he started sleeping on his tummy, so that gave us a lot of cause for concern. We wanted him to sit up, so he could do better at restaurants and be part of the family meals. And he did.
Ever since he started sitting up, we’ve been just waiting for the day that he’d crawl. We couldn’t wait for him to crawl. Guess what? A week ago, at 7 1/2 months old, he started crawling. Hands and knees crawling. And guess what? He’s into everything! Everyone warned us not to wish for this day, and they were right.
Dog bowls, books, shelves, chewing on rugs, immediately reaching for the electrical sockets and cords, and pulling up on everything. There have been a few collisions and a lot of tears. But he’s proud of himself, and I’m proud for him!
Changing his diaper is nothing short of difficult. And you better hope he only tinkled because the chances of having a giant mess because he’s wiggling and squirming and crawling and nearly diving off the changing table is pretty great.
It’s true that I didn’t appreciate the days with a baby who rarely did anything at all other than sleep and cry. I wouldn’t go back to those days, but I’m starting to think that the key to my weight loss is going to be chasing around this little crawling boy!
by Blue-Eyed Bride on January 21, 2010
Some of you noticed yesterday, but I wanted to make an announcement today that Blue-Eyed Bride has a new header! The amazingly talented Ashley Brooke Designs created a brand new header for me and I’m so excited! I wanted a combination of the former header, but with a little more artwork to showcase some of the most important parts of my life.
I think she hit the nail on the head!
the former header (also designed by Ashley Brooke Designs)…
…and the new header
I am a huge fan of Ashley Brooke’s work, and I’m so excited to announce that she is the first official sponsor of Blue-Eyed Bride! You’ll notice her logo in the right sidebar on the home page, and if you click on the “Sponsors” tab on the menu bar, you’ll see all of the work that Ashley Brooke Designs has created for my family, showers that I’ve hosted, and for my personal use.
I’m so proud to call her a friend!
Head over to Ashley Brooke Designs to see her Valentines That Give and make your purchase. All of the proceeds go toward relief in Haiti. Tomorrow, January 22, is the last day to place your order. You can email Ashley Brooke at info@ashleybrookedesigns.com to place an order.
