...eleven...

I know, right?! He's 11 months old today!!! What in THE world??? The next time I write a monthupdate- will be on his BIRTHDAY!!! ::WAAAAAAHHHH!!:: My baby boy is growing up... and not only is he just the biggest lil' chunk there is... but he's starting to act like a big boy too!!! I often catch myself staring at him w/ my hand on my hip in a sassy way telling him- "you may be the size of a 2 year old... but you're not in your terrible two's yet, buster!" He's just gotten so much personality lately...and by personality- I mean- he knows what he wants and doesn't want and DANG IT you'd better be on the same page as him! LOL. I love it though- I really do. Let's see- he's been pulling himself up really well...and now he walks along the couch or will walk w/ us if we hold his hands- except- he gets bored of it real quick (as in- the first 5 steps) and demands to crawl! He gives kisses like crazy- which I cannot get enough of- and sometimes when I tell him that I love him- he'll automatically give me kisses! ::sigh!:: He's finally saying "dadadada"- for a while he'd only say mamamamamam or babababababa or apapapapapapa but no "dada" and while "appa" means dad in Korean- DLo informed me that it means nothing to him since he didn't grow up hearing it. ::scowl:: So- I put Jude through "'dada' bootcamp"!!! He is funny too he faux talks and it's just great! We were at a "reunion" the other day- and I was holding Jude and he was babbling- and I would respond back by mimicking him... and I realized one of my friends looking at me- and just said- Yup- this is what I do ALL day!!! And... I love it! I've been "planning" his party for a while now... meaning- stressing over it. W/ the 9million people in DLo's family... kinda limits the amount of friends we can invite w/o being overly crowded.... unless I throw a family party and a friends party... but then it's like... he's ONE...do I really have 2 parties?! And- I don't want people to feel like they need to bring gifts and stuff... so. I'm kinda... not knowing what to do! Never really threw a party for my child before- ya know?! :D I digress!



Jude-
Mommy and Daddy love you so much. Words cannot express how blessed I have been to be able to watch you grow from this tiny lil squirmy smoosh to the lil' lover that smiles when you see me in the mornings- saying "mamamamama" and smacking me on the face w/ your fat lil' fingers! I LOVE every-single-second of it... You are growing up way too fast... I feel like every time I blink- you're learning something new... and I know that one day- I'll be staring at my grown boy thinking the same thing... I love you, son. I pray that you will have a passion for the Lord and will do mighty things for His kingdom... I look forward to watching you continue growing... I just ...wish time would go a wee bit slower... :)
-Mommy