So Long, Snugabunny....

Matt and I officially retired the wonderful Snugabunny swing on Sunday...
It was a sad sad day. But, on the flipside, we got our room back! Hudson is now sleeping in his crib...drumroll, please........ ALL BY HIMSELF! He has done really well. He has turned into a tummy sleeper which makes me totally nervous, and yes I still go and check on him to make sure he is breathing. I think I wake up at least 3 times a night. Which means he is sleeping better than I!

The swing is one of the last "newborn" phase items we had to pack up. I just cannot believe we have almost reached half a year. Which brings me to a personal brag... I have been exclusively pumping for almost 6 months! Can I get a hallelujah??!! Six more months to go. I am determined to pump the entire first year.

The other day, Hudson and I were in Baby Gap and I saw a very pregnant woman shopping. She told me she is due in June and looked like she wanted to die. Which I totally remember and do not, under any circumstance miss. Ask my mom, she had to hear about it 3 times a day. Anyway, I told her she looked gorgeous and that she was so close to being done. She told me she appreciated the kind words, and it made me remember how much I wished people would have told me how great I looked. Coming from someone other than Matt or my mother, it made my day when strangers would say that i looked cute! So I have made it my mission to ALWAYS compliment new moms or moms to be. Because it SUCKS when you feel like everyone just stares at you or says things like, "Oh, I was so much smaller/bigger than that at 7 months" or "My friend/coworker/sister/neighbor is just as far along but doesnt look that way". Do you know what I really wanted to say so badly??? Guess what? Im not ya' stinkin' neighbor, so shut up!

Unless you are telling a mom to be or new mom how amazing she looks, dont ever say anything.

Which brings me to another point. Hudson flirts with everyone when we are out. It is adorable. Except he is in this "stranger danger" mode when I hand him over to someone. He flips and starts bawling. Anyway, a lady commented on how much he looked like me and had my eyes and lips, and I about fell out of my chair. I wanted to hug and kiss her, and call her my new best friend! Yes, I realize that when Hudson was born he looked JUST like Matt. BUT, he has changed so much. He is a great mix of the both of us. Somedays, I only see Matt and others Ill only see me. Maybe I think I deserve a little validation! I am the one who carried his 9.9 lb booty and hugged the toilet and gagged at the refridgerator! I am the one who had a scary c section! I am the one who takes care of him while Matt is away. So yeah, I think I deserve to hear he looks like me. You know why? Because he is MY kid, too! He doesnt look "just like Matt" or "just like Jessica". He looks like Hudson. Hudson is his OWN person. He isnt his dad. He isnt me. He is just Hudson. Perfect, determined, strong willed and bull headed Hudson.

Love,
J and H