Hudson's Travels 3: Paris

Hudson's Travels 2: Chillin' in the arctic

Hudson's Travels 1: S.S. Hudson

Round one of pics inspired by amazing Mila's Daydreams mentioned in a previous post here. Granny and I were bored last weekend so we set up this little ditty for our little water lover...so much fun, but harder than it looks, especially when we weren't able to get baby to sleep through it. We were excited to use pieces with sentimental value...like the blanket Nina crocheted for him, the star from Uncle Alan and Auntie Maddy, and his brown Moby Wrap. Pumped for round 2, Hudson the polar bear!

3 months of baby boy bliss

Musique for my bebe

Anywhere you run, you run with poise

Oasis child...

You know you're gold
You don't gotta worry none.

Don't I know you better than the rest?

Sometimes I have to pinch myself...are you really mine?

How did I exist before your sweetness?

I feel so lucky to be your mother.

Herbies 1st Christmas

Whew...the past couple of weeks have been a doozy govna's! Christmas, company, Granny moving in, starting back to work, getting sick AND taking care of my favorite little person have left this blogstress with zero time to update the ol' blogerroo.

Hudson's first Christmas was fantastic! Granny arrived with Uncle Chris who stayed with us for the week. Chris gave Hudson his first Teddy Bear, a little Jedi bear appropriately enough. Granny gave him/us a Baby Bullet that we will use to make homemade baby food for our bubble blowing Ewok...so perfect!


On Christmas morning Hudson got to meet his Papa Bob and his Great-Grandma, Nana who came for breakfast with his Nana Nina. Nina sent Hudson his first baby blue Santa hat and stocking...super cute!

After breakfast Hudson "opened" his gifts and snoozed with Sammy and Daddy on the couch before picking up our spokane-cousin, Alex who joined us for dinner and Pictionary. It was exactly this time last year that we decided to start trying for a family...how lucky we felt this year to have him and all our family here sharing his first Christmas!

Herbie is now over three months old...what a difference a month has made! His latest accomplishments include rolling over from his tummy to his back, grabbing, sticking his fist and fingers in his mouth, holding his head up, and sitting in his bumbo chair. He goes crazy for bath time, laughs at Granny's raspberries, prefers his fingers to his binky, and loves to look at himself in his play-station mirror.

I miss spending all day, every day with him like the dickens now that I am back at work! I bawled my first full day back and considered turning the car around a half mile from home...had it not been for the fact that he was with Granny I would have called in my 2 week notice immediately! When you go from spending every minute of every day with your babe to being away for 9 hours a day you ask yourself, "what firsts am I going to miss?", "will he remember me when I get home?", "will he love me less?" and "is it worth it?" Plus you just feel so naked without your little bundle in tow! I spent a solid week wishing I hadn't promised to come back after the holidays...but everyone said it would get easier...and it has. When I am at work, I know my baby is having the best time playing and snuggling with his Granny...she makes him smile so hard and it's obvious how happy he is to be with her. I know all three of us are feeling pretty lucky to have her here!

Handsome 2 month old!

Granny Poppins

My child is taking what seems like his 18th nap of the day which is very unusual, but I'm not complainin'! Each nap he takes equals a chore marked off the to-do list...the dishes are done (dude), the floors are swept, counters cleaned, grocery shopping done & laundry is started! This nap I had to choose between a shower and a quickie blog post and as usual I've decided the shower can wait. I want to announce why I've been cleaning & organizing like a crazy woman...Mr. Brady and I are prepping the house for our new live-in-nanny...my MOM!

The stars really aligned for us on this one. She gets here next week, just in time for me to return to work AND just in time for Christmas which is a really good thing because I was beyond homesick for family and didn't think I could last much longer in this town. The living arrangements are sure to be interesting in our little 1 bathroom house...but she fit the bill...she is kind and witty, has a cheery disposition, no warts, and will love our Herbie like a son...

I've already planned out our next 18 weekends...I envision many a trip to the antique stores in town, HOBBY LOBBY, roadtrips to Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, painting and sketching together, baking, game nights...and this summer: gardening, walking, lake trips, and breakfast at the Wall Street Diner. What a great gift to finally have family (and my best bud) here...now if we could just convince the rest of our Boise fam and friends to do the same...hint hint Nina!

Hurry Nanny, many thanks sincerely!