Hello Kale

As everyone knows, Jesse and I had another son back in July named Kale Michael. I have been majorly slacking on getting updated pictures out here, so I am going to put some out now that date back to when Kale was born. Kale is a great baby so far, and Hudson's a great big brother. Kale is very laid back and allows us to feed him and then set him in his swing or under his play gym and he entertains himself for a while. This lets us gets some things done, and play with Hudson. Hudson hasn't had too many issues with being a big brother. Every now and then he'll tell us to put Kale down and get him somthing. But he's never said that he doesn't like his baby brother, or anything like that. He's actually pretty proud and very protective of him. He'll tell people that his baby brother's name is Kale and he says "ah-goo". And for some reason he thinks he gets to grant or deny permission for people to look at, talk to, or hold Kale, which can get very interesting!

For the Birds

Sorry it has been so long since I updated this! Things have been hectic lately between the upcoming arrival of baby #2, and me switching jobs, the last few months have flown by! But everything is going well, and Hudson's baby brother is expected to arrive in just 3 short months. We are nowhere near ready! Hudson is, though. He's been really good with the whole thing, except for me not being able to hold him. He'll ask me to hold him, and then tell me that he's little (since I've told him in the past that he's a big boy and I can't hold him). As far as the baby, he's excited to see his baby brother, and even talks about his own baby brother in his belly. When he's hungy, his baby wants something to eat, and when he's full, he tells us his baby is full. The other day the baby was kicking, and I asked Hudson if he wanted to feel him. He put his hand on my stomach and felt it, and then asked me if his brother was kicking because he wants out! You never know what he's going to say! But he'll kiss my belly and put his hand on my stomach to give his brother high fives, and stuff like that. It'll just be interesting what his reaction is when his baby brother is here and disrupts his routine!

Below are some pictures of Jesse and Hudson putting together the birdhouse from a kit that Nick's girlfriend got for Hudson. She works at Home Depot, and they must have monthly hands-on activities for kids and parents. Hudson really enjoyed putting it together, and hanging it up. He was pretty proud of the end result!