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Ezekiel Ray Hudson is FIVE MONTHS OLD today. I cannot believe it has been five months already. He is turning into such a big boy. He is so happy all the time. We always get comments about how smiley he is, and how cute he is. He is getting a great little personality. Very friendly and personable. He loves to talk and make noise. And he loves when his big sister and brother play with him. Even if Mommy and Daddy don't always like HOW they play with him. He is a mover and a shaker. The only time he is still is when he is sleeping. He is somewhere over 18 lbs. He currently wears 6-9 or 6-12 month clothes (and that's in disposable diapers). We have put away the cloth diapers for now. It's too hard to learn to roll over with a pillow strapped to your butt, I think. So, once he is a little bigger, and moving a little better, we will go back to them. The last five months have been so great. God really blessed us abundantly with our little surprise. I couldn't ask for a better baby.

So, I finally got some video of Zeke rolling over. I had to help him a little bit. He wasn't quite sure what I wanted him to do. He was happy to just lay there and smile at the camera. I promise that all I did was get him over on his side. The rest of the video is me trying to get him to move some more. He likes to wiggle around when he's on his belly. He turns himself in about a quarter of a circle. And I'm pretty sure he is trying to figure out how to scoot. He pulls his knees up under him sometimes, but he doesn't get anywhere with it. Oh, and the little blackout you see? That's when the camera rolled off the pillow it was sitting on. And the puke? Yeah, that's a totally normal occurence in our house. Anyway, enjoy the show. The video is about 2 minutes long, so let it load completely before you try to watch it.


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My beautiful children

So, I just scrolled down my page. And I realized that, besides the sleeping pictures, I have no recent pictures of my big kids. So, here is a picture I took of all three kids today with my phone. I really should have pulled out the regular camera too, but Tyner was kinda' grumpy. Maybe I will try again tomorrow. It's a little fuzzy, but that's okay.

And now, I really need to go to bed. Goodnight.

To sleep, perchance to dream.

Here's a few pictures of Tyner during his nap today. Notice the huge drool spot on his sheet. Just like his Mama.

And here is how I found Sierra sleeping the other night. For some reason she kept her tights on under her sweatpants, and then pulled up the pants to her knees. I guess she got hot. And notice the hands on the hips. Just like her Mama...

Carseat picture

Just thought I'd post a picture of Zeke in his carseat. I was going to try to post a comparison picture, but I guess I didn't take any carseat pics when he was little. He only has about four more pounds before he is too big for this carseat and has to move into another one. Anyway. Maybe I will try to find some other shot I took when he was tiny and take one to compare. Well, enjoy!

All Zeker. All the time.

Okay, so here are some pictures I took of Zeker. And a video of us playing. Of course they are all in one sitting, because I always forget to take my camera out. I'm a bad mom.... Anyway. On with the photo shoot.

Here he is in his new BabyLegs from Aunt Kimi. His thighs are a little too fat for them, as you'll see in the second picture, so I put them on his arms. That's the third picture.

Here are some random close-up shots I took. I don't know why I had to post all of them, but I did. Probably 'cause he's so dern cute!

Sucking on his binky. Somebody's getting tired.

Trying to get the camera.
Or not...
Now he's trying to get the binky.
Now he looks like he's about ready to show me a certain finger...

Oh, and here's one more picture I took with my cell phone (thanks, Kimi, for sending it to me!). This is what happens when you put the older sister in charge of the baby brother. She turns him into the "King of Angland."

And here's a little video I took. It's two minutes long, so if it's shorter than that, I would let it reload.




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Hope you enjoyed. Now I'm going to go find some food.

Windows to the soul...

Well, I was inspired by my sister's post to compare my kids' eyes. I know the pictures are a little big, and maybe slightly creepy, but it was the best way to see them.

Here is Sierra's eye color. She has always had big round eyes, and insanely long eyelashes. She ended up with Jason's eye color. Kind of a grayish-blue, with brown in the middle.Here is Tyner's eye color. Pretty much exactly the same color as Sierra's. Jay must have strong genes.Here are Zeker's eyes. Right now they are a really dark blue. There's no telling what color they will end up being. Probably just like Sierra and Tyner's. I've always wanted at least one dark-brown haired, brown eyed child. Don't think that's gonna' happen with this one...
And just for fun, here is my eye color. Kind of a greenish-brown with brown in the middle. Notice the scar in my eyebrow? That's all that left from my fall on the ice.

And, in other news. The kids and I are heading back to Washington in about a month. For two whole weeks. I'm actually taking the kids out of school for a whole week before their spring break even starts. I'm so freakin' excited, I can't even begin to describe it. I have been soooo homesick lately, it's not funny. I'm not sure if this trip home will be good for that or not. It will either make me appreciate the little community I live in, or it will remind me of all I'm missing not living in Washington.

I really miss all the convenience of living in a place like Bremerton. The large variety of stores close by, the lower prices of things like groceries and gas, the many opportunities for kid's activities, the higher paying jobs. But the thing I really miss the most is my family. I'm getting teary here, so I probably won't write too much about this. My sister Dani just moved back to Bremerton with her three kids (her husband will follow soon). I am so incredibly jealous of her. I miss seeing my sister's all the time. Calling them up, and just hanging out with them. Scrapbooking once a month. Going on payday Walmart trips. I miss watching TV with my dad, and hanging out with my mom in her sewing room. I miss family dinners, where we all throw napkins at each other when we're done eating. I miss the noise, the fights, the laughing, the jokes.

My sister Kim has been away from home much longer than I have (six years, at least), and I can't even imagine. We moved down here to NoCal about five years ago, and lived here for a year and eight months. Then we moved back to Washington for two years. Then, for some reason, I convinced my husband that we should move back here. We've been here for a year and five months now. I'm not sure why I wanted to move down here. I think when you visit, you get so caught up in the relaxed atmosphere, and seeing friends again, that you don't think about the realities of day to day life. About the low paying jobs, about the high-priced grocery store, the insane gas prices, or about WalMart being half an hour away. You don't think about the fact that the only extra-curricular activities for your children are one month of tee-ball in the spring, one month of soccer in the fall, and two weeks of swimming in the summer. If you want anything like dance or gymnastics or anything else, you have to drive half an hour to Yreka. I know I should be happy where God has planted me. Living here has been incredibly good for my husband. He has made some incredible friends, he really likes his job, he loves that he is so close to hunting and fishing. About the only thing I've heard him say he misses about Washington is playing softball. But he has his whole family here, unlike me.

But, I digress. My husband wants us to stay here, so I need to get my heart to a place of acceptance about that. He is the head of our home, and I need to follow his lead. I need to not let myself get caught up in depression about this. I need to remind myself daily that we are where God wants us. There are some good things about living here. Being close to Jay's grandparents, good schools, a good church, an awesome group of friends. God has certainly blessed us in our life here. So, I'm going to stop wallowing in self-pity. And I'm going to go take a shower, while my kids are outside playing and the baby's sleeping.

Sorry for griping.

He's flying!!!

Here's my beefcake taking flight today.

Four, four, four posts in one!

MY NEW PURCHASE!!!

Look what I bought! Well, I haven't paid for them yet, but I will soon. That's right. I bought myself a brand new set of stitches. Six of them. I slipped on the ice outside of our house yesterday morning. Split it open pretty good. Luckily Zeke had a doctor's appointment later in the morning, so they stitched it up for me, when we were done with him. I will have a nice scar from it, but luckily it's pretty hidden by my eyebrow. I also busted up my shoulder pretty good. It actually hurts more than my eye does.

ZEKE IS 4 MONTHS!!!

Like I said before, Zeke had a doctor's appointment. His four month check-up. He is 17 lbs 8 oz, and 25 3/4 inches long. He is in the 99th percentile for his weight and 80th for his length. He is fat, healthy, and happy. Except for the fact that he is sick again right now. He has a cough and a fever, and his cry is kind of hoarse, so I think his throat might be sore, too. He is pretty miserable, but he still manages to smile occasionally.

RANDOM USEFUL KITCHEN FACT

I heard this idea on Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. You know how sometimes when you microwave something you have to cover it with a paper towel? And how sometimes the paper towel will slide off the bowl when it's spinning around? Well, get the paper towel wet, then drape it over the bowl. I do this everytime I make chili, and it works great.

CEREAL IS GOOD!

Zeke had rice cereal for the first time yesterday. He did okay. About like you'd expect a baby to do the first time. I'm hoping it will help him sleep better at night. He is still getting up every 3 1/2 to 4 hours at night, which is pretty annoying. Anyway. We'll see how it goes.

Thought I'd post some pictures I've taken the last few days. And maybe a couple of videos.

SOME PICS OF ZEKER AND ME THAT I TOOK WHILE THE KIDS WERE AT SCHOOL:

COUPLE PICS OF ZEKER SLEEPING LAST NIGHT. THIS IS WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE WHEN I LAY HIM DOWN FOR BED AT NIGHT.

ZEKER THIS MORNING. HE IS SUCKING ON HIS TONGUE IN THE THIRD PICTURE. IT'S HIS NEW THING HE DOES. OH, AND IGNORE THE BOOGER IN THE THIRD PIC. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THERE.

HERE IS A VIDEO OF TUMMY TIME. AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE CUTEST SAD FACE EVER.

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AND HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I PUT THE BINKY IN ZEKE'S MOUTH.

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