John Hudson's Summer in Photos

Life is going by oh so fast. I just want to take a quick moment to document some things John Hudson is doing! He is all boy, that's for sure. And talking so much,  Tonight he picked up his "cell phone" which is actually a television remote and said, "I texting GaGa (my dad)." I had no idea he even knew the word texting.

I love this sweet, sweet boy!

This is John Hudson cutting his food with a pretend knife. "Mama, look! Knife!!" he said.

And this is one proud little boy...wearing underwear! A few months ago, he was actually doing great with potty training. He was pooping and peeing on the potty regularly.  And then we went on vacation. And that all changed.  A typical conversation between us goes like this
Me: John Hudson, do you want to wear underwear?
JH: Yes!
Me: What do you need to do to wear underwear?
JH: Poo poo and pee pee on the potty!
Me: That's right! Where do big boys poo poo and pee pee?
JH: Potty!
Me: That's right! Are you a big boy?
JH: Yes! John big boy!
Me: Do you want to use the potty?
JH: No
Me: Why not?
JH: Cause....I want play.

So anyways, one day he begged me to wear underwear. And we agreed that he could as long as he used the potty. Didn't work. Oh well, I'm not rushing anything and just accepting that we're just not there yet. :)

This is "Binkut" (Blankie) under John Hudson's shirt making his belly look very big. He thought this was hilarious.

This is a few weeks ago when we were able to ride the train at Stone Mountain Park! John Hudson was absolutely thrilled and is still talking about it. Daniel had a great time, too.  We stayed for the laser show after our train ride, which was entirely too late for babies...but hey, we had a good time :)

This is John Hudson wearing his basketball shoes. He put them on all by himself and said, "Mommy, take a picture!"

Accessories. John Hudson has been cracking us up with the accessories he chooses to wear to church on Sunday mornings. One Sunday it was his rainboots, the next his ski jacket (in August mind you), and finally his bear "leash." He comes up with these outfits all on his own and we just love getting a front row seat to the show :)  *Side note: We don't actually use the kid leash. It was a hand-me-down and JH enjoys playing with it around the house. Not that I'm totally opposed to the kid leash. Just sayin'.

John Hudson is becoming quite the little helper in the kitchen.  He loves to stir and pour and wash.  We make personal pizzas some days for lunch. I whip up some paleo tortillas and John Hudson helps add all the toppings. Isn't is so fun to eat something you helped create? He also helps stir the kefir every other day, wash dishes, and put away the silverware!

Several weeks ago we hiked up Stone Mountain. We were prepared with two ergo carriers, thinking that John Hudson would get tired and need to be held. Nope. This little boy hiked straight to the top all.by.himself. We had to encourage him to keep going when we were almost to the top, but after a little pep talk, he made it!  I'm sure he was the proudest little boy in all of Georgia when we finally made it to the top. He kept saying, "Look! John did it!!"

In July, our sweet John boy had surgery for an inguinal hernia. I think it was probably harder on me and Michael than it was on John. He was such a champ! WaWa gave him his very own doctor kit to take to the hospital and he was prepared to help all the nurses. He was jumping around and playing with trains the same afternoon as his surgery. We are so thankful that the Lord protected our sweet boy and taught us another lesson is trusting Him with our children.

Finally, John Hudson spent a lot of time this summer splashing and jumping into his little pool. It has been a blast--both for the participant and the on-lookers.

Sweet John Boy, you are a joy to us. You are teaching us so much. Your zeal for life and excitement for the little things is truly refreshing. May God continue to shape you into a man after His own heart.