Good News! We are pretty much potty trained. Hudson is only wearing a pull-up at night. He is able to use the toilet during the day both in-home and out-of-home.We clean him after doing #2 but other than that he is able to get himself to the toilet, get his pants down, and go. Huge milestone for all parents!!!
Hudson is getting much better about eating. He is eating more at each sitting and is being more open to experimenting with foods he's not used to. Mommy is trying to involve him in preparing the meal and deciding what we have for dinner to entice him to take part more fully.
He is getting better at dressing and undressing himself. He can pretty much do everything including socks except for putting on and taking off his shirt. He typically goes to bed btw 7-7:30 and wakes up btw 5:30-6:00am.He always comes into mommy/daddy's room (straight to mommy's side of the bed) and wants to watch cartoons or "eat cereal". We are having to use the OK to Wake clock so that he stays in his room "until the man turns green". We may need to think about a later bedtime so that he starts sleeping a little later.
We have recently been introduced to tantrums. Daddy is particularly lucky in experiencing these. They are knock down drag out full on meltdowns and NOT PRETTY. We are trying to catch these early on so they don't escalate to the point where it's unmanageable. We are working on getting Hudson to talk to us and assign words to his emotions to express himself.
He continues to love cars and his green blanket. He vasilates between loving and hating his brother depending on his mood. He is starting to get excited about Xmas and it's fun watching him anticipate a holiday he remembers.
All in all he seems to have a blend of stubbornness and sensitivity. He is very strong willed and opinionated and at the same time a look or sound can affect him strongly. He is a sweet boy and we love him so much!