#28: Happy Easter!

We celebrated Easter Sunday with our church, Bel Air Presbyterian, at the Hollywood Bowl. It was a special service and ended up being a pretty nice day, that started out cloudy and rainy and was sunny by the end of service. Hudson was an angel the entire service, and was very alert and curious of his surroundings.

This is our third time attending Easter Service at the Hollywood Bowl, and as in years past we brought a picnic basket full of goodies for after the service. We stayed behind with our good friends, the Lambs, and enjoyed a little Easter lunch and wine while waiting for the crowds to leave. The Esareys also stopped by for a little bit, spotting Hudson's hat from below! Hudson fell asleep while we were eating, which gave us a few minutes to eat and catch up with everyone.

#27: Hudson's 4-month Update

 We did Hudson's 4-month check up a week later since we were traveling during his four month birthday (4/12/11). And we got a bit of a surprise when we went this time. We learned that the nurses had accidentally been plotting his growth on the girl's chart, instead of the boy's chart!

I went back and updated all the old stats, but as a quick update he's basically been in the 75th percentile for height for months 1, 2 and 3. His weight was in the 50th percentile month 1, 75th percentile month 2 and 90th percentile month 3. Always been a bit of a chunker!

And here's the month four stats:

• Weight: 17 lbs, 13 oz  (92nd percentile)
• Length: 25 inches (50th percentile)
• Head: 17 inches (50th percentile)

Since month 3 he packed on 2lbs and 5oz, grew 1/2 inch in length and head grew 1 1/2 inches. He is a little more sumo wrestler, than football player! However, the nurse was having a hard time measuring him this time so she's not sure she got an accurate length.  We'll see what next month holds!

#26: Another trip to Noblesville!

Hudson and Hadley, at Bethany's baby shower | 4.17.11

 The last part of our April adventure was in Noblesville, we arrive on Wednesday evening and had a nice relaxing time visiting with my family.

It was also the first time a lot of my girlfriends got the chance to meet Hudson. We were all in town for one packed weekend - a bridal shower, a bachelorette party and a baby shower! We are one busy group. The parties were all so much and it's amazing that we have two babies in our group - Hudson (4 months) and Hadley (3 weeks). We look forward to all seeing each other again in Minneapolis at my friend Natalie's wedding this June! 

#25: Hudson meets the Prusz Family

On Thursday, April 7 we made our way from NYC to Evansville, Indiana. I don't think Hudson could have experienced more contrasting places! It was a welcomed location after the hustle and bustle of the big city, and we enjoyed relaxing with his parents in Newburgh.

The first day was nice and sunny and we enjoyed a little afternoon boat ride, Hudson's first time on a boat. He liked the movement a lot and even got his hands on the steering wheel! Such a young little skipper.

On Saturday we drove to Joe's brother's house in Owensboro, KY. He and his wife recently built a beautiful home on a golf course, and they hosted the entire Prusz family for the afternoon. We enjoyed Moon Light BBQ (a Bill Clinton favorite), the kids played outside and on the golf course, everyone got to meet Hudson and Andy, Joe and Eddie gave everyone a little concert in the basement (Andy is in a band, and family members joined in since his real band members weren't there). We headed out around 10pm so Hudson could get some sleep, and from the pictures we got in the morning it looks like that's just when the party got started!

On Sunday we got to introduce Hudson to his great-grandma Hilda (Eddie's mother). Hilda even held Hudson for a little bit, which is no easy task since Hudson is no light-weight! After meeting Hilda we headed to dinner with Grannie, Nancy's mom, at Bonefish Grill. It was a special day for Hudson to be with 3 generations of adoring family members!

We took things easy on the rainy Monday heading to downtown Newburgh for some lunch, then Eddie and Nancy made dinner in that night - filets, potatoes and a salad. Eddie even stopped by Lics in the morning for some Choco-Cremes (my favorite local ice cream treat).  Tuesday was our last day there and also happened to be Joe's 33rd birthday and Hudson's 4-month birthday, so it was a special day for my boys! We made Joe a special birthday breakfast - a Belgian waffle topped with Havarti cheese, Bavarian ham, over-easy eggs drizzled with maple syrup! Joe, Andy and Eddie headed to Victoria for a round of golf and in the evening we had some drinks, opened presents and headed to Madeline's for a special birthday dinner. It was Joe's first birthday as a daddy!

Our trip to Evansville was such a treat and we enjoyed seeing everyone so much. Thanks to all the family who drove to Andy and Bridget's house on Saturday and thanks to A+B for hosting! We love you all so much and hope to see you in the summer some time. There are of course too many pictures to post on this blog, but please check out Flickr for all the April pics.

Outside in his parent's backyard | 4.12.11

#24: Hudson goes to the Big Apple

On April 3, the Prusz family ventured off to NYC for a few day trip. Joe had a business trip to the city and we decided that Hudson and I would join him. Unfortunately Joe had to work the entire trip, but Hudson and I got to explore the city and meet up with my dear friend, Angie, and my cousin, Adrienne.

Meeting Angie for the first time

At Eataly, Mario Batali's lastest creation

We arrived on Sunday later in the evening and got unpacked while Joe brought back some NYC pizza to our hotel room. On Monday while Joe worked Hudson and I got to explore the city. We started our morning in the Upper West Side, then walked through Central Park (where I hunted down a street vendor until I found a churro), met my friend Angie by the Empire State building (where she works), walked to Eataly in the Flatiron District, then hopped in a cab to the walk on the Highline, grabbed a drink at this beer garden in the Meat Packing District and finally ended the night in Tribecca at Arturos for some authentic NYC pizza! Unfortunately, it was a bit much for our little Hudson and that night he had a very difficult time falling asleep (or staying asleep for that matter!).

At Balthazar in SoHo

On Tuesday we took things much easier. We stayed around the hotel until early afternoon and then Hudson and I headed to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was a rainy day, so perfect for a museum exploration. We looked at some early 1900 photographers, saw ancient Roman and Egyptian artifacts and then mommy grabbed a sparkling wine and snack in the dining area overlooking Central Park. After that we took a cab down to SoHo and met daddy at Balthazar for an early French dinner. The food was absolutely delicious and we got some great pictures of Hudson at the restaurant. Following dinner we bundled up Hudson and went back to Midtown, stopping by the Hudson Hotel where we met Angie for an after dinner drink.

On our last day, Wednesday, Hudson and I explored the city on foot. We walked to Rockefeller Plaza, down to The Plaza, had lunch with my cousin Adrienne at Grand Central walked back to Central Park and to the Upper West Side. While on the Upper West Side, we walked up Columbus and stopped in Magnolia Cafe for an afternoon treat (carrot cupcake) and then walked to Levains Bakery to buy some incredible cookies for our family. Angie met up with us again and we stopped in a little restaurant for a happy hour sangria then met daddy at PJ Clarkes for some burgers!

We had so much fun in NYC and were so thankful to Angie who met up with us every night and gave me wonderful recommendations on what to do (as well as my friend, Nicole, who travels to NYC for work often).

In a NYC cab for the first time