...baby pool...

So. I started a baby pool...go to the link below to participate! Let's see who can come the closest!!!! :D

BabyLogan2.0

...no time!...

Ugh. So. I have several blogs that I'm behind on...I really really really will try to catch myself up! I def. need to write about TN...and our near-death experience home...I have some fun pictures to post too...all in good time!

Hope everyone is doing well!

...christmas time is heeeeerrrrre!...

Wow. I am all KINDS of excited for Christmas this year...I dunno what it is...maybe having a Jude in my life? Hmmm. Derrick and I both were itching to bust out with Christmas decorations and such on November 1st. Now. No disrespect to the Turkey, but...we were just TOOOOO anxious! But...we resisted...until November 13th! That was the day that marked Disneyland's 1st day of Christmas stuff...you know...everything decorated, new parade, new fireworks etc. So...I started cleaning up all the fall stuff and got out the 15 boxes and bags of Christmas stuff and began working. Now. Usually...Derrick does the outside lights while I fluff the tree and put up the garland around the house...then we decorate the tree together while blasting some Bing. Um. But...this year...I wasn't sure how everything was going to pan out w/ Jude being "mobile"- unlike last year when he was only rolling! Hmmm. So. Basically...I put up the Nativity on the niche above the tv...and...that was it! So. We set a goal to get the tree up on the 20th. But...that didn't happen- although I did manage to put out more garland and stuff. Jude did a good job with not touching anything...not that there was much out to touch. ...Well...long story short. We typically decorate the day before Thanksgiving- since our Thanksgiving is filled w/ going to my parents house across the street AND to DLo's family's house across the valley!...this year...we got the tree "up" the day before Thanksgiving. "Up" meaning...it was put together, albeit crooked and unfluffed... Anywho. Everything is finally up and out and the house is looking wonderful! Jude...my lil J-man...is just an angel! He literally hasn't touched the tree at all- well, except when he pointed to his little ornament he made in the nursery last year w/ his picture on it or today when he pointed to the marshmallow man that is playing the guitar, and it fell off!! It is just so stinkin' adorable to see him bend down to get a better look at the ornaments...or point to the holly/ivy decorated guitar ornament (Jude is OBSESSED w/ guitars) that my mom bought DLo several years ago (that he TOTALLY thought was lame until like last year). It is precious to hear him say "woooooooooow" whenever we turn the lights on...and I just love love LOVE snuggling w/ him and Derrick on the couch just watching the lights twinkle.

Best. Christmas. Ever...so far! :)

...park...

Met up w/ Jessica and her boys at Goodyear park last week (or so...) to let the boys play! Jude still hasn't figured it all out yet...but he sure did have fun! Here are some pix of the fun:

...the judeman...

Oh. My. Word. Life just gets more and more and more and more fun. Jude is growing up so fast. He is a hilarious little booger...and he just brightens up our world!

We're at the point where every day...Jude seems to learn or understand something new. He amazes us with each new discovery! It is so much fun watching him at this stage in life. It's also so much more amazing to watch DLo be a daddy to a toddler. I swear- that man was MEANT for this! (And...I don't even think I can blame pregnancy on my lack of energy compared to Derrick's! I doubt I'd be a fraction of that caaaarazzzzy w/ Jude even w/o 2.0 taking up residence!)

Jude's been such a better listener lately...we've been working on him not hitting. Not that he hits out of anger, usually...he gets excited...and hits. It's been difficult trying to redirect that w/o saying "No!" or smacking his hand...I mean- how hypocritical to hit him for hitting?! Yeah...I didn't like that whole thing too much...so instead...I've been saying to "Be nice! Be gentle!" and showing him what that means. So now...when I ask him to "be gentle"...he'll rub my face really soft and slowly. It's super sweet!

Jude is OBSESSED with going outside now too. I remember when Zoe always wanted to be outside...being on the phone w/ Jaime and Zoe crying to be in the backyard (heck- if my backyard looked like that- I'd wanna be out there all the time too!)...and I think Aryanna went through that too... but...Jude LOVES going on walks outside (we don't really venture in the backyard much...) and he loves being pushed in his little car thing that he got for his bday (that he is SO outgrowing!) Jude's figured it out...that mom is too lazy to take him (I AM pregnant you know!)...so usually as SOON as daddy gets home, he will grab DLo's finger...point to the front door and say "that that that"...same w/ my parents. If they come over...it's the FIRST thing he demands from them! My mom is the biggest sucker though...they'll be gone for 30 mins easily- as she takes him around the entire block...my dad- not so much- 5 mins and they're back! LOL! I have a bunch of $$ saved from his bday- that I wanted to get "playground" stuff for him...maybe in the spring- I'll get DLo to give our backyard a make-over so that we can spend more time out there! (Which means...we'll save more money- to pay someone to do it...any volunteers?!?!)

The Christmas tree has been up for the past couple of days...and Jude has done a GREAT job of not touching the ornaments! Like...at all! What a good boy! I think it helped that things got put out little by little...so he got used to all the garlands...I dunno. I just hope 2.0 has the same restraint!!!! Have yet to put the presents under the tree...I wonder how he'll do with that! :) I have this windup nativity scene thing that I have in the "playroom"/Christmas tree room...and Jude LOVES hearing "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" play...over and over and over and over....we'll wind it up...and he'll watch it for a while...and then start playing, but man- when that thing stops- he's right there pointing at it saying "that that that!" I've been teaching him where baby Jesus is on it- so before we wind it up- we'll ask "Where's baby Jesus???" and he'll point to Him and say "Jeejuh?" or he'll point to Mary and say "Mama?" Love it!

Speaking of speaking! Yeah...it's not so much happening like I imagined! I think by 18months babies are supposed to have a good handful of words they say...and start stringing 2 words together. Not my Judeman. He babbles a whole bunch. And he's excellent at communicating...but he doesn't have THAT many words. If you knock- he's say "Heywhoa?" and he'll say "DOOOOONE" if you ask him if he's all done w/ something. He says "bye" like a champ...but other things...aren't so much all there. If you ask if he wants more of something...he'll say "mooooooooe" but he says the same thing if you ask him if he wants milk or water. He says "that!" which is helpful- if he wants a snack- he'll grab my finger, take me to the pantry, open it, point up (which is where his fruit snacks are) and say "that! that! that!"... :) fatkid! He's getting there, I know...just thought he'd have more to say by now! :) It's super cute what he's doing now, though!

Jude has LOVED books for as long as I can remember. It's part of his bedtime routine for us to read 2 or 3 books to him...and we always have "DEAR" time during the day for a little while. It's always sweet to see him sitting down w/ a book in his lap and hear him babble read to himself... Lately, though, he doesn't so much like when we read to him at night. He's VERY selective on what book he wants read (which is usually The Story of Jesus)...but whenever he reads his other books to himself- he's been mimicking the way Derrick and I read them... for instance... in SkippyJonJones Up and Down...I will "zoom" the book back and forth...or snore when Skippy falls asleep. Jude totally turns to the page where he's sleeping and snores! LOL! So funny! Or in Wacky Wild PeekaBoo- Derrick ROOOOOARS really loud when the Tiger peekaboos...and Jude totally does too! So adorable!

Like father-like son. A new obsession....having his hand down his pants...scratching his butt. I'm talking...down his diaper! It is ha-larious. So...alot of times, Jude will walk around w/ saggy pants and part of his babybuttcrack hanging out. I absolutely think it's the BEST thing ever!!!! Jude's also learned how to zip things- so his big footsie pj's are always unzipped when I go to pick him up from bed! LOL!

Anywho. I just love being Jude's mommy. He seriously cracks me up! Whether he's honking daddy's and mommy's nose...or giving us his "evil eye"...or winking... or asking to watch tv... or to talk on the phone... this kid just blows me away...and I feel SO very blessed to be his momma. :)

...thanksgiving...

Gosh. I'm so thankful for many things...and I need to be better at being thankful for so so so much more.

Thank you, Jesus...for the abundant blessings You have given me...for Your guidance...for Your unconditional love. I am so undeserving...but You are gracious. Thank you...

...new moon...

I know. It's been forever long ago since I blogged...and the first blog you get is going to be a Twi-blog. Whatever- you'll get over it! I have like 4 blogs that are floating in my head...so be patient- you'll get em! (If there are even any readers left out there!!!) Anywho. Real quick "Kim update" before I blog about my Midnight Madness New Moon experience... Um. So. Today I am 32 weeks pregnant. OMG! Where did these 32 weeks go? I swear...the weeks of vomiting and feeling like crapola seemed to drag on and on and on...and then poof- we're nearing the end!!! I must say about lovebucket #2...and he or she is quite a different character than Jude was in utero! He or she is much much more active. With JW, I would feel alot of TaeBo-esque punching...but usually only a few times a day....while this little love does flips all over the place! My belly is constantly doing the wave. It's pretty fun...and terribly uncomfortable. I told Derrick the other day, as he was watching my belly move, that I liken it to getting the meat out of an avocado...you know, when you cut it in half and then use your fork to separate the skin from the meaty part? That's what it feels like to me...like the baby is the fork separating my belly from the rest of me! I will miss that feeling!!!

Anywho... So. November 19th. The day finally arrived for the New Moon movie to come out. We are prepared...we being me, Lindsay, Katie, Jaime and Leslie...except that Jaime and Leslie kept talking about bailing out on us!!! (and Leslie ended up not coming b/c her entire family got the stomach flu! yucky! but Kerry took her place). At like 4:30pm...Lindsay came over. We had a good time preparing for our night...watching TV...playing w/ the boy...picking up some McD's...and then we skiddaddled out the door by 8:15pm to stand in line...and wait. Now. When we went to see Twilight at midnight...we didn't even meet up until closer to 10pm- and we walked right in and found awesome seats. Not so much this time. By the time we got to the theater...the line was wrapped inside the theater...out the theater...and around the theater. They let us in at around 9:30pmish...and we ended up getting pretty good seats- not centered, but up near the top, so it didn't really matter!

Anywho. The movie? Was. Great. After SUCH a disappointing first movie...I tried not to have many expectations about the second one. I was thrilled at what I saw of the wolf pack's transforming...so that was good enough for me. I never anticipated the awesomeness of the movie. It followed the book decently...adding a few parts that were left behind in the first film (like Jasper's ability...or the fact that Carlisle lived w/ the Volturi)...I really did enjoy it...and can't wait to go see it again...and again...and... ::sigh:: you get the picture!

So...my favorite memories of the evening?
* McDonald's w/ Lindsay: my two lil boyfriends were at the counter...guess it's a little shocking when the hottie you check out at the drive through comes in w/ her big pregnant belly and her son and a shirt that says "My mommy loves Edward Cullen (just don't tell my daddy)" LOL. And Linds def. got the side head thing going when someone was reading her shirt....apparently they were not amused with us! LOL
* Explicit girls in all their hairy glory
* "Poweraid! Poweraid! Poweraid! Poweraid!"
* My dad...he's too sexy for his... ?! ::hangsheadinembarrasement:: My dad came over to be at the house while Jude sleeps- until DLo could get home from rehearsal. He looked very schnazzy for a Thursday evening to just be sitting in a quiet house (he was wearing a blue polo and had this new goatee thing going)...and when I inquired about his hotness- he began singing that he was too sexy... Lindsay said he was adorable...I quickly begged her not to encourage him!
* The line....the line that wrapped around the building- the three year old girls that were in line behind us...that kept kicking me- or the "cool kids" who were smoking and almost got cut...
* KT's rockstar drink...and how preggos are NOT supposed to drink it...
* The New Moon cup...that apparently was sold out...and me saying, "but I'm PREGNANT!"...poor lil guy at the cashier counter...he didn't really know how to respond to that!
* KT's nachos...the never ever ever ending nachos.
* Scrabble on the iPod...
* Watching Twilight on KT's iPod Touch...w/o sound (b/c she was sharing her earbuds w/ Kerry)...but quoting it anyway...word for word. ::hangsheadinshame::
* The stupid manager and her stupid game where she didn't call on us!
* All the smart kids who would ask if our seats were saved (if the others were in the restroom) at like 10:45pm- um...hello?! people have been standing in line to get seats since the 8:00am...do you THINK there would be that many open seats up at the top an hour before showtime?! ::here'syoursign::
* Whoppers. Yes. I ate the ENTIRE thing. Minus the 2 I gave Kerry...the 1 that fell in her bag...and the 1 I gave Lindsay. And I do not feel bad about it at all.
* The dood- I mean...he looked like a manly man...who rocked his New Moon shirt. I giggled...everytime I saw him.
* The restroom. Of course...regardless where you are- the womens' restroom always has a line. When you're pregnant...you go pee alot. Luckily...being a former teacher...I can hold mine a lil longer than the average joe. Which is what I did. I was saving it- for right before the movie (like all the other girls in the theater!) so that I wouldn't have to go again until it was finished. KT, Kerry, Jaime, and Lindsay had all just gone...when they returned- they informed me that if I walked to the other side of the concessions...they opened up the mens restroom for the women. Sweet. So. I walk by the restrooms closest to my auditorium...long line...walk to the other side...that womens rr is long too...so I go to the mens room. Now....there are all of 4 stalls...but there is only one lady in line in front of me. The problem was the 3 fourteen year olds behind me...who are ALL KINDS of giddy to be at the movies...at midnight. They are loud. They are obnoxious. They keep yelling "OMG! They have STALLSSSS!" (meaning urinals) They have my mind spinning on how I will NEVER let Jude or 2.0 out and about when they are that young. Okay- my turn to pee. I'm in the stall- doing my thang. One of the girls says- I'm gunna squat on the stall (urinal) cover me w/ your sweater!!! Now. I'm assuming that this is taking place...I'm still in my little cave of protection (which btw- ew you men NEED to pee cleaner! The toilet almost made me barf)... Okay- now I need to set this up. The urinals are directly across from the stalls. As I'm opening the door to my stall- directly in front of me is this 2 year old- squatting over the urinal w/ her lil skinny legs and her pants pulled down...and her friend covering her up w/ a sweater. In front of me to the right is the mirror and sinks. Okay. So. I open my stall door...I'm about to take a step out...the restroom door opens (up until this point there has been a line of women and a movie worker person guarding the door)...there is no line...no movie person...only a lil 16 year old boy...walking in to do his bidness....I see him in the mirror as I'm taking my first step out....simultaneously w/ the urinal girls...who are now screaming... I'm watching the poor kid's face in the mirror. Utter. Shock. He literally has no idea what is going on or what to do...just that there is a girl w/ her pants down in the MENS room squatting over the urinal. LOLOL! As he turns, mortified, out of the restroom...I point at the girls (who are still right in front of me) and do my scream/laugh. Yes, that's right...I pointed and laughed at the girls. I laughed loud and I laughed proud. I laughed the ENTIRE time that I was washing my hands...and all the way across the concessions...I laughed as I saw the poor boy again- this time leaving the mens restroom on the OTHER side...I laughed that he still looked perplexed...I laughed the entire way up the stairs to my seat. And I laughed as I retold the story to my girlfriends. Best. Thing. Ever.
* Kerry. Girl is going to find herself in jail. Taylor is ONLY 17 my friend...you are not. Yes...it is impressive the ripples on his stomach or whatnot...yes...it is in fact more impressive than the hair (and painted on) debacle that is RPattz stomach...but...he's just too little. And I couldn't help thinking...ew- you're someone's little boy...if anyone ever drooled over Jude like that...when he was 17 and they were in their mid-30's...I would cut them! So. Needless to say. I didn't swoon or drool like the other girls in the theater. Honestly.
* The end...and NOT being upset w/ the movie! We were all very impressed...very excited! :)