Four Month Check-Up

I took Hudson to the doctor for his 4 month check-up. He is a very big boy. He weighs 17lbs 1oz (85%), is 26 1/4" (90%) tall. While there I asked the doctor again about the bump on Ella's head since it has been there for close to a year. It is starting to look worse and turning purple and blue and getting bigger. So we have an Ultrasound setup this Friday at Children's Mercy for them to check it out. The last time we went to Children's Mercy Ella was 6 months and she had to get her blood taken and she screamed and cried so much, but since she is older now I don't know if it will be better or worse. I am sure everything will be fine but Ella doesn't mind going to the doctor as long as it is not for her. Hopefully she will do okay.

Four Months

My happy little baby is 4 months old. He is always smiling, laughing and cooing. He loves his sister especially when she reads to him or plays with him. He is sleeping really well and usually wakes up only one time a night and then goes right back too sleep. He is starting to grab everything and he loves to suck his thumb. Hudson started to rollover about a week and half ago and is getting real good and fast. He loves to jump in his jumper and read stories in his bumbo seat.

Ella is still loving having a little brother and is still a great helper. She loves to read to her brother and she loves all the attention she gets from him. She actually gets upset when he doesn't pay attention to her. Sometimes she tells me that Hudson hurt her feelings and I ask her why and she said because he didn't laugh at me. When Hudson starts talking Ella works as our interpreter. But some how everything Hudson says is something Ella wants to do or eat. Some of Hudson's favorite things to say (according to Ella) is he wants to watch a movie, have a snack or play dress-up.

Quality Time with Gramma & Grampa

"Oh, My"

John's parents came up yesterday to get there taxes done and we were able to spend some time with them. Ella enjoyed sitting on Grampa's lap and him reading her stories and Hudson enjoyed Gramma loving on him. Then we went out to eat at a Japanese Steakhouse. Ella was a little scared at first but then she loved it. When he made the onion volcano Ella was a little scared and she said "Oh, my." It was a nice evening and we are glad that we were able to spend some time with them before they made the long 4 hour car ride home.

February Family Play Time

Playing School
All lined up to play knock out

It's down to John & Julie....
and the winner is Julie

We had our family get together this month and Phil & Julie decided to have it in a gym. It was a good idea all the kids had plenty of room to run and play. The adults had fun playing Knock Out and playing soccer against the kids. The girls and some of the boys had fun playing school and coloring. I'm not sure who won in the soccer game but the kids sure did a good job wearing out the adults. Ella had lots of fun playing with her "best friends" and Hudson just enjoyed watching everything.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ready for Church

I've been tagged

I got tagged by Elisa, so here are 6 things you didn't even know you wanted to know about me:

1. I love to watch old movies. Especially old Hitchcock or Cary Grant movies. We have at least 100 classic movies.
2. I do not like feet. I can't stand for them to be anywhere near my hands or face.
3. I love the rain and thunderstroms. I just want to stay inside and put on my p.j's and read in bed.
4. I am a morning person. Probably almost to the point of being too happy especially since John is not at all a morning person.
5. I absoultely love Christmas. I will start listening to Christmas songs about the first of November and keep listening to them till well into January. It is probably where Ella gets her obsession with Christmas.
6. I love watching the TV show The Office. I think that it is hilarious. I also like watching Murder, She Wrote. That could be because when I was younger my Grandma always watched the murder mystery shows when she was babysitting me.

I am tagging Gramma's News, Chiles 4, Grabers Grapevine and Britt's News.