Wesley, the Walker

Everyday little Wes takes more and more steps. Yesterday he took about five steps in a row across our bedroom floor. I thought he'd have to put more concentration into it, but he makes it look so natural. He cracked me up today, because he was standing up at the bottom landing of our stairs holding onto the wall and he thought he could go down that last baby step like a big boy. He took a small little tumble, but then sat up and smiled at me. Why does he want to grow up so fast?

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas! Wesley must have been a very good boy these last ten months, because he made out like a bandit. He was really excited to find that Santa brought him a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe and a blue sled. As always, he had to taste every single present. It was hard to get a picture without something in his mouth. (One of the four teeth coming finally popped through the gums today!) On Christmas Eve he even took a couple of steps on his own! It won't be long now before he really gets the hang of it. We are in for trouble...

(Note: Our Christmas tree isn't usually this plain. I prefer the traditional route by putting ALL of our ornaments on the tree, but for some reason we never found the time to do it. Hmmm... I wonder what was different this year to cause us to be so busy?...)

Just Being Cute

These days it is hard to get a "just being cute" picture. He is always on the go and always up to something. It isn't often that he'll take a short break, smile AND look at the camera. In this picture you can even see his front top two teeth peeking down. They are slowly getting bigger. He is also in the process of getting four more teeth-two more on the top and two more on the bottom. When it rains, it pours with this kid!

Puppy or Baby?

I'm beginning to wonder if I gave birth to a puppy or a baby? This kid puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. Here are just a few of the things I've caught him either putting in his mouth or trying to put in his mouth, but I've stopped him due to the grossness factor (you'll see what I mean)... toilet flush handle; armrest of a chair at the airport; toes (not his); shoes (his and ours); the cats (luckily they are getting smarter, and he usually only gets to put an open mouth on their fur before they run away); and the list could go on and on... No wonder he is sick all the time! Germs, germs germs!

That's Our Boy!

Wesley loves reading the paper just like his daddy and he loves browsing through the Sunday flyers just like his mommy. That's our boy!

Ho Ho Ho!

We headed downtown St. Joseph so that Wesley could sit on the Big Guy's lap and tell him what he wanted for Christmas this year. He was pretty curious as to who was holding him, but at least he didn't cry. He loved Santa's furry trim and couldn't stop petting his cuff. Before we left, Wes made sure to tell him we would leave cookies out for him. Santa said he loves chocolate chip cookies. That's my kind of man... but, I made cut-out Christmas cookies. I hope he isn't too disappointed.

First time on Santa's lap - SUCCESSFUL!

Santa, I've Been a Good Boy. I Promise...

2009 Christmas Card

Sorry for ruining the great anticipation of what the Hudson family Christmas card looks like this year. The card will no longer be a surprise when you get yours in the mail... I just couldn't wait to share our first Christmas card with little Wes featured on it. They are all getting mailed out today, so I hope you all get them by Christmas. I am running a little late this year. Christmas kind of snuck up on me. :)