...Judester Moodster...

Wow. It's been 4 months. FOUR months! Each month amazes me more and more...how does time fly like this?! During the school year, when January rolls around...the end of the year seems like an eternity....but IT's only four months... And here I am today...with a four month old... amazing.

We had a pretty amazing day today. (ew- I sound like Katie Holmes w/ my "amazings"- whatever) Dad and I aren't feeling too great...and dad stayed home from work. It was nice to be at home all sick together! (I know, right?) I love snuggling w/ my boys...even when I feel like my head might explode! :) We also took Jude in for his 4month check up. Are you all ready? (Like you couldn't guess that we have a HUGE kid...)

Head: 43.5cm (80%)

Weight: 19lbs 6oz (95+%)

Height: 28inches (over 100%)

Laugh. Out. Loud. What a huge kid. I mean...seriously?! Our nurse...who was nice, but NO Miss Krystal...basically said...um...we can't really give you a percentile for height...it's way over 100...LOL. I love it! :)

So...our little boy is not so little and is just growing cuter and cuter every day....heck...every second! Tonight is the second night that he will be sleeping in his own room...far far far away from mine...all by himself. I'm ALL KINDS of devastated by this...but I know that it needs to happen eventually...and I guess it's better sooner than later...I just still can't believe that 4 stinkin' months have passed...(is this what it's going to feel like when he graduates HS?) Ugh. I digress....

I never want to forget...

*your slobbery slobbery chin...

*the way you make that gagging sound to indicate you are finished w/ your bottle...

*when you smile when papa says "i love you"...

*your little giggles...

*the way everything goes into your mouth...or eye- whichever it gets to first!...

*your little noises when you sleep...

*the way you cover your face when taking a nap...

*your strong monkey toes...

*the way you stare at your daddy anytime he's in the room...

*your sweet baby neck...

*your sweet tired eyes...

*pingy penguin and the attack of the judester...

Oh little Love...

I feel like I say the same things to you every day...over and over...but you really are mommy's and daddy's little blessing. We cannot imagine life without you and your BIG smile....I thank God every chance I get for trusting us with your precious life....and for allowing us to experience the miracle that you are. I love you Jude William.

-Mommy

...thank you, mr. miyamoto ...

Hi-la-ri-ty. So...I recently closed my membership to Lifetime Fitness...it was supersad for me...and I didn't want to do it...but let's face it...I haven't gone in a whole year...After I got pregnant w/ Jude...I just kinda stopped going....I had loads of excuses...first it was b/c it was the beginning of the school year...then I got pregnant...then I was ALWAYS tired...then it was the holidays...then...then I was just in the habit of not going....and then I was HUGE...and then I gave birth...

Anywho- So I thought...hmm...I would still like to work out...but it's too hot to go outside and take JW for a walk....so....maybe I'll try to get Wii Fit... Of course they are NOWHERE to be found...well...I happened to be at a Best Buy on Friday...and they told me to come back Sunday at 9am...and they'd have 20!!! Wow. Okay...so I get there at 8:45am only to discover that they don't even OPEN until 10am!!!! What. The. Heck. But luckily- they were handing out tickets...which guaranteed a WF. YES! So Jude and I walked over to Barnes & Noble where I read JW about 5 bored books- yes B-O-R-E-D b/c that's what my son was...bored! ;) And bought him some silly stuffed penguin that he slobbered all over and a new read for me... When I got back to BB at 10am- there was already a line of people waiting to pick up the WF. I was the last to get mine...but got it, I did!

I waited until Derrick got home to open it up and play it...it's mostly a "for Kim" thing anyway...but I thought he'd appreciate me waiting... We did our BMI's and WiiFit Age...we won't go into those gorey details....however...one of the aerobics excersises consists of hula-hooping- which the REAL Kim cannot do....but the Wii Kim ROCKS at- well...the real AND the Wii Derrick SUCKS at it! It is THE funniest thing I have EVER witnessed in my ENTIRE life...I thought I was going to pee my pants...poor Jude- who I was feeding while watching- had to stop drinking b/c I was shaking him so much. I was this close to videotaping it and posting it on here...but I wanted to spare the PVC peeps that should happen upon the blog- I don't want to ruin DLo's image! LOL. It was pretty great, though!











So...Thank you Mr. Miyamoto for transforming Nintendo from a playing card company to a video gaming company...you rock my socks...fat off! :)

cotton candy....

...sweet n'low- let me see that tootsie roll...

So. Derrick and I took Jude to his first wedding back in June....I hadn't timed the trip to the church very well- it fell right at Jude's feeding time. Needless to say- he cried the ENTIRE way there...construction detours and all. There was one point along the way that I turned on the radio and began flipping through my "fav" stations for SOMEthing-ANYthing to distract my boy. Lo and behold...97.5 was playing an oldie but a goodie- Nelly's "Hot in Herre" (btw- that's not a typo! lol). Silence. Jude totally stopped crying...so I lean over to Derrick and say- "whoa, our son is ghetto." Oops. Apparently that is offensive, even to a 1.5 month old...and the waterworks started again....

Recently...I've been kinda "down" (not really) b/c Jude seems to enjoy the presence of his dad- much much much more than when he's w/ me (probably b/c I shove my face in his any chance I get!)... I even blogged the other day how I missed my most anticipated milestone thus far in his life- laughter. Derrick has gotten Jude to giggle probably everyday since then....and everyday I run to hear- only for Jude to stop when I get there... and don't even get me started about ME trying to get Jude to laugh!!!!! He's just not having it! (Even though I'm flailing around just like daddy!!!)

Well...I LOVE giving Jude his bath. Probably one of my favorite things to do w/ Jude- he's just so stinkin' cute and calm and just loves it....and honestly- I just think he has the cutest "shiner" (tushie)... Anywho- so yesterday...daddy was getting the water ready...and I had a lil nakie Jude standing on the bathroom counter looking at the mirror....of course, he's too little to be able to hold himself up for long and soon his legs gave way....when this happened, his bootie kinda swished...so I started singing "cotton candy sweet as gold let me see that tootise roll.." And Jude BUSTED out laughing!!!! YES! I bet you can just picture me now- holding my naked son- in front of the mirror- swishing his shiny around singing ghettofabulous songs!!! But I got him laughing for a good 5 mins! Derrick tried to get it on camera, but by the time everything was set up, 5 more mins of laughing went by...and Jude got a wee bit of stage fright!

It was a mommy's dream though! :) I can't wait for bathtime tomorrow!!!! :)

Rico...

Suave.... I'm so blessed. I get to spend my days w/ this handsome little guy!

Dear...

Dear Daisy,

I never did get to meet you...but I know you were one loved little baby girl. I have thought about you so many times over the past year. I wonder if you would look like your momma....I wonder if you and Jude would grow up to become BFF's like Zoe and Brody...I wonder...

Happy Birthday, Daisygirl. I'll see you in heaven...

Love,
Aunt Kimmy

..heehee..

So...I'm the SAHM, right? You know- quit my job b/c I wanted to raise the boy...so that I wouldn't miss out on any of the milestones in his life...

...so yesterday afternoon, Derrick and I came to the conclusion that we needed to go grocery shopping...I quickly volunteered, as it gave me a reason to get out of the house sans boys. Well...in my selfishness to get away....my son laughed out loud with his dad. What. The. Heck! Granted, I was SUPER excited and happy for Derrick to be able to experience this with Jude...but I did feel a wee bit ripped off! I've been trying to get him to laugh for ages! But- Jude was so gracious- when I got home, dad showed me what he did to get the booger to laugh, and Jude did. Cutest. Thing. Ever.

Derrick's such a good dad! :)

...my little lover...

Jude is growing up so fast...too fast! He's no longer the baby of the family.....Our sisterinlaw, Niki (wife of Derrick's brother, Jerrod) just had her baby on Wednesday! Braylon "yettobemiddlenamed" Logan. He was 4.5 weeks early...but STILL weighed 7lbs 8oz and was 19.5 inches long. Unbelievable! Mom and baby are great...and should be released sometime today...

Anywho...Jude has been so cute (and sometimes notsocute) lately! He's graduated from cooing to squealing- which is the funniest thing ever b/c it kinda scares him to hear himself! He's tolerating tummytime a wee little bit more...He follows us around the room (w/ his eyes, of course)...He plays in a new "walkerish" type toy- the Step&Play Piano- which is wicked cool and perfect for a musical family! There's a piano thing at his feet that makes everything light up and plays music whenever he steps on them...and a little drum and trumpet and mic and keyboard and...a cowbell! YES!He is still in love w/ Mr. Zebra that hangs off of his carseat (his grandma Logan bought him a new toy to go on his carseat...a frog thing that lights up and has things you can spin- yeah- Jude has a love/hate relationship w/ it!!! It's too funny- he plays w/ it...then scowls and yells at it)...and is learning how to swat at things and grasp them. I have busted out some plastic keys and rattles that I had gotten at my shower- Jude loves to watch me shake them and swats at them. I have started teaching him to grab for them- which he is doing so great at. Once he gets the toy in his little chubby hands, he just flings his arm around...and it's too cute!

I am just so blessed to be his mommy. I love spending all my time w/ him- even though he's been way fussy lately (I think he's starting to seriously teethe- he'll stop when I let him suck on a chilled teething ring)- I wouldn't change it for the world!