Jude's First Haircut-December 22, 2008

Jude got his first haircut today! He was so good, it was almost putting him to sleep. He was just staring in the mirror or at the people sitting next to him getting his haircut. The only time he cried was when he dropped his lollypop. That was also his first lollypop, by the way. ;) He looked like such a handsome little boy after the cut...I didn't however think to take a before and after shot. But, the next blog postings will show the after.

Celebrating Christmas at Aunt Janet's-December 2008

Every year we celebrate Christmas with my dad's side of the family at my Uncle Greg's and Aunt Janet's. Here are a couple of pictures of Jude and the family (including new baby boy Woltie). Jude had a blast opening his presents. He usually just wanted to open one and then play with it forever though. He would get mad if we took that toy away so that he could open another one. It was really cute. I love this age....one toy is all they need!

Jude-13 Months, November 2008

I cannot believe how fast the time has flown! Jude is getting so big. I am not sure if you can see it, but in the first picture he is actually licking the window of our french doors. That is one of his new things. ;) He is crawling super fast now and pulling himself up and cruising on furniture really fast too. He got a lion that he pushes around the house as well. He is getting really good at it. He didn't used to bend his knees but now he is getting the hang of this walking thing. We will post a video of him walking soon. He has yet to take steps on his own but I am sure that will be coming soon. Everyday he is learning new things. He now says uh oh, mama, dada, brush (for brushing his teeth), and a little sound for milk. He is getting so big!! We absolutely adore him. He has brought and continues to bring so much joy to our lives. I can't believe we are going to have two amazing boys soon!

Halloween-October 2008

I am back from a long hiatus of no posting...sorry about that. For Halloween, we went to our church because they were having a "Harvest Festival" of some sort. Jude had a lot of fun and he even came in second place in the costume contest! Jeremy and I were an OB and a pregnant patient, respectively. Costumes courtesy of TMH. ;) Jude was, of course, a monkey!

Pictures of the Pumpkin Patch-October 19th

Picnic and the Pumpkin Patch-October 19th

Today we went to Tom Brown Park and the Pumpkin patch at the church on the corner of Capital Circle and Mahan. Jude had so much fun at both. First, we went to the park and went for a walk around the lake with Grandma Bobbi and Great Grandma Diane (G.G.). Daddy stayed behind and cooked hamburgers and hot dogs. Then, when got back we ate and then went on the swings. Jude also went on the slide for the first time. He seemed to like it. He loves to swing too, he didn't want to get out when it was time to go. It was a little cold but Jude didn't seem to mind at all. This is the first cold day we've had this year. When we were finished at Tom Brown, we went to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkin. Jude was a little scared of all the pumpkins at first but after awhile he was ok. We took some cute pictures that are in the next post. He was so good today. He loves being outside. We picked out a good pumpkin and ate its seeds for dessert. It was such a fun day!

Jude's 1st Birthday-October 8th

Today Jude turned 1!! I cannot believe that my baby is 1 already. Time has flown by. The weekend before his birthday, Jeremy's mom and husband came up, Grandma and Grandpa, and we cooked out at Tom Brown Park. For his birthday on Wednesday, Jeremy and I opened presents with him and he got to eat a whole cupcake! He loved it. We have never given him sweets before so he was probably really excited about that. We got him a birthday candle that sings Happy Birthday and he loved that too. He got some great toys and some great cards too. He was reading his cards like books and he carried them around the house. He loved his radio that his grandma got him and his wind chimes that Aunt Karen and Uncle Chris picked out and mailed to him. Miss Donna also got him a snail that sings the ABC's and he loves that as well. I started to sing along with it and now every time he presses the button he looks for me to sing along. He is getting so big. He is pulling up on everything but he is not able to stand without holding on. He claps now and waves although he waves at himself since he holds his hand backwards. It is adorable. We gave him a blanket to sleep with tonight for the first time and he absolutely loved it. He pulled it up close to him and smiled and laughed. He didn't cry at all when he went down either. I guess all this time he was just waiting for a blanket...sad news. Atleast now we know. ;) Thanks so much to everyone who sent presents and cards, Jude and the rest of the Wolter family really appreciate it.