Hudson is 22 months old!

I can't believe that in just two short months, my little boy will be 2 years old!!!!

I am just completely blown away.  It doesn't seem possible.

Hudson,

You are such a joy.  You have the best personality and are so funny.  You are talking up a storm with real words and copy/repeat everything.  Just this afternoon we were going down to the basement and I was holding your hand.  Every step down you took, you said "step, step"!  You had the biggest grin on the whole way down the stairs.  It was adorable.

You are such an adorable little boy!  I thought you were the cutest thing I had ever seen when you were born, but somehow you keep getting more adorable?!?!?  You have a cute little figure (tall and lean) with blond hair I like to spike for you.  When you look up with those BIG BLUE EYES and smile that toothy grin, you have your daddy and me wrapped around your little finger!

You love Cheese!  It is a good bribing tool for us!  hehe  You also love juice (half water, half fruit juice).

It is crazy how much we love you.

At 22 Months:

• Size 5 diaper
• Size 24 month / 2T clothes
• Size 6 1/2 shoe (got his first "nice" pair from grandma and grandpa smith last week)
• Loves popcycles
• "Reads" stories and loves to be read to
• Can say the ABC's (repeating)
• Can count to 3 perfectly and will repeat up to 10
• "READY, SET, GO"
• "I did it"  "I got it"
• "No No Mama"
• "I Want"
• Hudson loves to play with balls, anything involving water, build with blocks, CARS, and basket ball or "Hoops" as he likes to call it.
• Hudson sleeps from 7:30ish pm to 7am and still takes one long nap every afternoon.
• Can name some body parts:
• head
• hair
• ears
• eyes
• nose
• mouth
• chin
• hands
• toes
• elbow
• Still not excited about trying the potty.  He likes to flush the toilet or "pee pee" and throw toilet paper in it, but doesn't want to sit on it.
• Hudson wakes up every morning happy and laughing.  THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY!
• HUDSON STILL LOVES BANANAS or "NaNas"
• He loves to say "Hello" to people and will even get right in your face (I'm talking inches away) and say it.  :)
• Going down slides at the park is really fun, but throwing around dirt is even better!
• Hudson can really communicate his wants, likes, and dislikes with us now.  It makes our job so much easier.  We aren't guessing anymore trying to figure out what he wants, he tells us!  "Water" "juice" "pacci"

I think it's pretty safe to say that we are just amazed by how much you have changed and developed!  It seems like just a month ago, you were mostly babbling, but now you are really talking.  We are so impressed with what you pick up on every day and couldn't be more excited for you.  We love you more than you will probably ever understand.  Slow down, don't grow up too fast!  We LOVE YOU!  xoxo

Mommy and Daddy