. . . when you have cereal bowls and ankle socks?
Of course, you can see from the back ground that he is in no short supply of store bought toys. . .
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Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Go with it. . .
Who needs store bought toys. . .
. . . when you have cereal bowls and ankle socks?
Of course, you can see from the back ground that he is in no short supply of store bought toys. . .
. . . when you have cereal bowls and ankle socks?
Of course, you can see from the back ground that he is in no short supply of store bought toys. . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
Favorite!
I was looking through the pics from October and I think this must be the absolute best picture from Jude's birthday party! Let's see. . . What is he thinking here?Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Biggest fan
I didn't think he would remember this, but Jude's first concert was a Skillet concert. Of course, he was the size of a peach because I was only in the second trimester of my pregnancy.
It is amazing the things that someone so small, that some people want to say is just a bunch of cells, will remember. The first time we took a long car trip (for our 6 week midwife appointment) Jude started wailing. I was alone with him because Jeff was at work. Out of desperation, I turned on the Comatose CD and he quieted right down.
Well, apparently his favor of this band stuck. I have seen him rock back and forth and shake his head for other songs, but nothing like this:
Eat your heart out John Cooper. I think you have some future competition;-)
It is amazing the things that someone so small, that some people want to say is just a bunch of cells, will remember. The first time we took a long car trip (for our 6 week midwife appointment) Jude started wailing. I was alone with him because Jeff was at work. Out of desperation, I turned on the Comatose CD and he quieted right down.
Well, apparently his favor of this band stuck. I have seen him rock back and forth and shake his head for other songs, but nothing like this:
Eat your heart out John Cooper. I think you have some future competition;-)
Monday, November 2, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Oh, be careful little teeth. . .
See the big boy choppers?
Well, these days these little choppers are hearing the phrase, "NO biting!" a LOT. A WHOLE LOT!
List of things he has bitten:
* Mommy's shirt
* The couch cushion
* The clip on mommy's nursing tank
* Mommy's cell phone
* Mommy's digital camera (and scratched the screen)
* Mommy
* Daddy
Thankfully he has NOT bitten the dog. Poor Daisy. She already has to deal with him grabbing handfuls of fur when he passes her.
Sooooo, what did you do to break the biting habit? (I DO NOT want to hear bite back. All that really does is show that you can bite if you are bigger.) To be honestly, I am so shocked that biting begins this early. He's not being malicious. As a matter of fact, you can tell that he just thinks it's plain old funny. Someone told me to pinch by the diaper line as soon as he bites. We shall see. I am going to try a couple more weeks of "NO biting!" first.
Well, these days these little choppers are hearing the phrase, "NO biting!" a LOT. A WHOLE LOT!
List of things he has bitten:
* Mommy's shirt
* The couch cushion
* The clip on mommy's nursing tank
* Mommy's cell phone
* Mommy's digital camera (and scratched the screen)
* Mommy
* Daddy
Thankfully he has NOT bitten the dog. Poor Daisy. She already has to deal with him grabbing handfuls of fur when he passes her.
Sooooo, what did you do to break the biting habit? (I DO NOT want to hear bite back. All that really does is show that you can bite if you are bigger.) To be honestly, I am so shocked that biting begins this early. He's not being malicious. As a matter of fact, you can tell that he just thinks it's plain old funny. Someone told me to pinch by the diaper line as soon as he bites. We shall see. I am going to try a couple more weeks of "NO biting!" first.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
If I participated in Wordless Wednesday. . .
. . . which I don't, but if I did, this would totally be the picture for this week!
He just has the most perfect expression. It is so full of what is the norm for this guy. He is always either just peaceful and content, or smiley and laughing up. He makes complete strangers smile all the time. Today at lunch he waved at every single person who left the restaurant (because we were by the door so everyone had to walk by us).
Don't get me wrong. Especially as of late, he has an angry side. Most often it is related to having his diaper or his clothes changed. If it were up to him, I think he would just prefer to run around naked or wear the same clothes for 6 months at a time.
But for the most part, this is our ever happy boy. Makes me fearful to have another kid. How could any baby be as easy as this one?!
He just has the most perfect expression. It is so full of what is the norm for this guy. He is always either just peaceful and content, or smiley and laughing up. He makes complete strangers smile all the time. Today at lunch he waved at every single person who left the restaurant (because we were by the door so everyone had to walk by us).
Don't get me wrong. Especially as of late, he has an angry side. Most often it is related to having his diaper or his clothes changed. If it were up to him, I think he would just prefer to run around naked or wear the same clothes for 6 months at a time.
But for the most part, this is our ever happy boy. Makes me fearful to have another kid. How could any baby be as easy as this one?!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Chicago: Part 1
What a busy day. It started out at 8:30 (central that is) with breakfast with the family. This is my favorite photo of the day. Now here's four people you don't see together very often, considering two live in Florida, one in Georgia, and one in Nevada (and Japan for the four years before this one). It is always fun hanging out with my uncles and especially nice to see my sister since I haven't seen her since her surgery in 2006!
This was Jude precisely 22 seconds after we left the funeral home.
That poor boy was wiped out! Probably has nothing to do with going to bed wAAAAAAAAAAy past bed time last night (4 hours past!) getting up at normal time, and then only taking one hour and a half nap instead of two.
Considering all of that, he held it together really well today until daddy let him clunk his head on a chair in the hotel restaurant:-(
Here's another fav from today: All of "my boys!" My husband, my son, and my nephew, Caleb.
Caleb's pretty hot stuff, huh? I haven't seen him since he was 5! A lot has happened in that time. And I am not kidding about hot stuff. He's already done a Honda commercial and modeled for Gap. Pretty impressive resume for a 10 year old! But he hasn't let "fame" go to his head. He is still just as sweet as ever. And boy! Does he love his cousin, Jude. They played together all.day.long! (along with a little play time with 4th cousin, Lauren.) I have to get some pic of that in the next couple of days because I didn't think it would be too cool to start snapping photos in a funeral home.
Speaking of funeral home. . . yep. As I anticipated, I lost it there. I held it together all through the last few days, until I walked in that room. That is always how it goes with me. The mortician did a fantastic job, but that was not the great grandma I remembered. My Great-aunt said that in the last several months she lost more than 30 pounds. She always kept her hair dyed red and it was grey, and since she is with the angels, her face had no expression to it. I'd rather remember her as she was when I last saw her. Consequently, that was her (7th!) wedding day several years ago. But I am so glad that she is not suffering anymore like the way she suffered this last few months with the cancer. If nothing else, today I saw a face at peace.
Coming soon, Chicago: Part 2. . . The Journey
This was Jude precisely 22 seconds after we left the funeral home.
That poor boy was wiped out! Probably has nothing to do with going to bed wAAAAAAAAAAy past bed time last night (4 hours past!) getting up at normal time, and then only taking one hour and a half nap instead of two.
Considering all of that, he held it together really well today until daddy let him clunk his head on a chair in the hotel restaurant:-(
Here's another fav from today: All of "my boys!" My husband, my son, and my nephew, Caleb.
Caleb's pretty hot stuff, huh? I haven't seen him since he was 5! A lot has happened in that time. And I am not kidding about hot stuff. He's already done a Honda commercial and modeled for Gap. Pretty impressive resume for a 10 year old! But he hasn't let "fame" go to his head. He is still just as sweet as ever. And boy! Does he love his cousin, Jude. They played together all.day.long! (along with a little play time with 4th cousin, Lauren.) I have to get some pic of that in the next couple of days because I didn't think it would be too cool to start snapping photos in a funeral home.
Speaking of funeral home. . . yep. As I anticipated, I lost it there. I held it together all through the last few days, until I walked in that room. That is always how it goes with me. The mortician did a fantastic job, but that was not the great grandma I remembered. My Great-aunt said that in the last several months she lost more than 30 pounds. She always kept her hair dyed red and it was grey, and since she is with the angels, her face had no expression to it. I'd rather remember her as she was when I last saw her. Consequently, that was her (7th!) wedding day several years ago. But I am so glad that she is not suffering anymore like the way she suffered this last few months with the cancer. If nothing else, today I saw a face at peace.
Coming soon, Chicago: Part 2. . . The Journey
Friday, October 16, 2009
Where's this kid's mom?
This is what happens when Daddy is out getting a hair cut and Mommy thinks that they boy is o.k. playing on the side of the couch because she can hear him. . .
Note to self. . . don't leave the candy pumpkins in the boy's reach and then assume he is o.k. just because he sounds happy. Then, when I went in to retrieve said pumpkin, that little rascal had two stuffed in there!
P.S. My husband rocks because when he came home, he thought this was as funny as I did. I WILL get back to MHR posts on Fridays after things settle down here. Right now we just got home from Wisconsin, which took 13 hours each way only to find that we need to go to Chicago this week, a 10 hour trip each way. Pray for my family during this time as we mourn the loss of my great grandmother to lung cancer.
Note to self. . . don't leave the candy pumpkins in the boy's reach and then assume he is o.k. just because he sounds happy. Then, when I went in to retrieve said pumpkin, that little rascal had two stuffed in there!
P.S. My husband rocks because when he came home, he thought this was as funny as I did. I WILL get back to MHR posts on Fridays after things settle down here. Right now we just got home from Wisconsin, which took 13 hours each way only to find that we need to go to Chicago this week, a 10 hour trip each way. Pray for my family during this time as we mourn the loss of my great grandmother to lung cancer.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
One
***This post was delayed because we jet setted to Cheeseland the day after the party. Posts about that visit to come in the next few days.***
One year ago, I posted our birth story here. I still think back quite fondly on our home birth, and can NOT believe that a year has slipped by so quickly.
A fun time was had by all at the birthday party, except for maybe not by the Fagans who spent most of the party searching the park for Jenn's glasses (which they found at the end of the party at the rec's lost and found).
We were blessed by my dear, long time friend Emily with this great cake.
Another blessing was that Jude's grandparents and great-grandparents drove all the way up from Florida! Between my parents' 31 years of marriage, Jeff's parents' 40 years of marriage, and my grandparents' 50 years of marriage, there was over 120 collective years of marriage experience present.
Here's Jude having fun with his great grandma.
And here he is, not really getting that we wanted him to do something with this cake, despite all of Aunt Vickie's best coaching!
O.k. Maybe he is getting it now?
And here's Jude's favorite part. Playing with the gift bags, that is!
One year ago, I posted our birth story here. I still think back quite fondly on our home birth, and can NOT believe that a year has slipped by so quickly.
A fun time was had by all at the birthday party, except for maybe not by the Fagans who spent most of the party searching the park for Jenn's glasses (which they found at the end of the party at the rec's lost and found).
We were blessed by my dear, long time friend Emily with this great cake.
Another blessing was that Jude's grandparents and great-grandparents drove all the way up from Florida! Between my parents' 31 years of marriage, Jeff's parents' 40 years of marriage, and my grandparents' 50 years of marriage, there was over 120 collective years of marriage experience present.
Here's Jude having fun with his great grandma.
And here he is, not really getting that we wanted him to do something with this cake, despite all of Aunt Vickie's best coaching!
O.k. Maybe he is getting it now?
And here's Jude's favorite part. Playing with the gift bags, that is!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Where are this kid's parents? Certainly they wouldn't be the ones taking photos of such a pitiful little monkey!
Maybe we wouldn't have found these pictures so funny last night if we had known what was going to happen this morning when he threw up for the first time. I don't know who was more traumatized, him or me! But he was back to himself by lunch time.
I realized it's been a while since I've posted any good Jude pics, so lets see what he's been up to. Jude has been a very busy boy!
Demolishing the DVDs
Bye bye DVDs. Enjoy your temporary new home.
Reading
Um, guess he doesn't like to be disturbed when he is reading!
Drinking from a sippy cup on his own
Drinking from a straw with mommy or daddy's help
Doing yoga
Balancing on the stability ball
Poking his fingers in the VCR
Playing with his big toys!
Spending time deep in thought
Cruising
And did I mention reading?
Who is this big kid?
Maybe we wouldn't have found these pictures so funny last night if we had known what was going to happen this morning when he threw up for the first time. I don't know who was more traumatized, him or me! But he was back to himself by lunch time.
I realized it's been a while since I've posted any good Jude pics, so lets see what he's been up to. Jude has been a very busy boy!
Demolishing the DVDs
Bye bye DVDs. Enjoy your temporary new home.
Reading
Um, guess he doesn't like to be disturbed when he is reading!
Drinking from a sippy cup on his own
Drinking from a straw with mommy or daddy's help
Doing yoga
Balancing on the stability ball
Poking his fingers in the VCR
Playing with his big toys!
Spending time deep in thought
Cruising
And did I mention reading?
Who is this big kid?
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Why I Love Dolly!
Parton, that is. And here's the reason!
Jude received a BRAND NEW copy of The Little Engine That Could from Dolly's Imagination Library. And he will continue to receive a brand new book every month until his 5th birthday. This is a program in partnership with the United Way here in our area (and many other areas!) that is open to every child from birth to age 5. It takes a few months to get the ball rolling. I registered him months ago and we just got his first book. But I am SO excited because it's his first NEW book. I do a lot of used book shopping and some friends have given us some of their hand me downs, but nothing beats a shiny new book.
I know what we'll be reading for story time tonight!
Jude received a BRAND NEW copy of The Little Engine That Could from Dolly's Imagination Library. And he will continue to receive a brand new book every month until his 5th birthday. This is a program in partnership with the United Way here in our area (and many other areas!) that is open to every child from birth to age 5. It takes a few months to get the ball rolling. I registered him months ago and we just got his first book. But I am SO excited because it's his first NEW book. I do a lot of used book shopping and some friends have given us some of their hand me downs, but nothing beats a shiny new book.
I know what we'll be reading for story time tonight!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
A Big Year of Change
Birth Day through 11 months. He was sleeping in the first three photos because that is all he did for the first two months!
I can't wait to see what changes the next 11 months bring.
(If you click on the picture, you can get a bigger view.)
I can't wait to see what changes the next 11 months bring.
(If you click on the picture, you can get a bigger view.)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Pumpkin Pie
I know that it's still several weeks until Halloween, but when we had a morning that was only 60 I just couldn't resist showing off the cutest pumpkin in the patch! Not that I am in any way biased:-)
We looked at real Halloween costumes, but I think that the stores count on shoppers to be absolutely out of their minds with what they charge for infant costumes! So, when I saw this sweat suit at Babies R Us for less than $10, I couldn't resist. He'll be able to wear it all fall long and part of the winter if he doesn't grow out of it by then.
P.S. As much as I hate endorsing them, Wal-mart has some really cute sleeper costumes for babies, too.
We looked at real Halloween costumes, but I think that the stores count on shoppers to be absolutely out of their minds with what they charge for infant costumes! So, when I saw this sweat suit at Babies R Us for less than $10, I couldn't resist. He'll be able to wear it all fall long and part of the winter if he doesn't grow out of it by then.
P.S. As much as I hate endorsing them, Wal-mart has some really cute sleeper costumes for babies, too.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Game Hunting. Uh, Not Really!
We had a little unexpected outing this afternoon when we arrived in Atlanta to visit daddy at his fire station. The lieutenant suggested that we visit Yellow River Game Park and Ranch . Sooooo much fun. Most of the animals there are being or have been rehabilitated for injuries and can not live in the wild. But let me tell you! Most of them run wild all over the park.
This was the most awesome place I have ever been! If you are ever in Gwinnett County, you need to visit! Here are some of the better photos from today.
Two little piggies!
Two little monkeys.(Just kidding! This is from our visit to The Creative Discovery Museum!)
Not shy! I've never been licked by a deer before today. It's a weird sensation!
I'm not going to lie. This guy was a little intimidating!
The bunnies were more interested in Jude than he was in them!
Chillin' with the mules!
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam. . .
And here's Jude inspecting the hotel room where we are now waiting for daddy to get off work in the morning so that we can take Aunt Vickie home. **sniff. sniff** We're sure gonna miss that girl!
BTW, everything met with his high expectations!
This was the most awesome place I have ever been! If you are ever in Gwinnett County, you need to visit! Here are some of the better photos from today.
Two little piggies!
Two little monkeys.(Just kidding! This is from our visit to The Creative Discovery Museum!)
Not shy! I've never been licked by a deer before today. It's a weird sensation!
I'm not going to lie. This guy was a little intimidating!
The bunnies were more interested in Jude than he was in them!
Chillin' with the mules!
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam. . .
And here's Jude inspecting the hotel room where we are now waiting for daddy to get off work in the morning so that we can take Aunt Vickie home. **sniff. sniff** We're sure gonna miss that girl!
BTW, everything met with his high expectations!
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