One Year Old

**I wrote this last week and I thought it published but I just saw that it did not. Ugh!**

The big day was yesterday! Our Jude Bug turned one! I didn't cry all day but it was bittersweet. Jude has another ear infection so he was not his normal smiley self but he still had a great day. Zoey & I woke him up singing Happy Birthday. He, of course, didn't know what was going on but Zoey loved it. He wore his 1 shirt to school where his teachers had decorations galore. He had a party hat, balloons, presents, & birthday banners. It was very sweet. Once we got home we celebrated together. Jude opened his presents-a water table from Mommy & Daddy, water toys from Zoey. Then came time for cake. We had a cupcake since his party is this Saturday. It didn't take Jude long to figure out he could hold the whole cupcake & bite it. He loved it! 

Since we went to the dr on Monday I know our big boy weighs 25lbs 12 oz. he just started crawling. He loves to talk while he is eating, laugh at Zoey, wrestle with Daddy, snuggle with Mommy, & his new thing is playing with doors. He likes to open them & close them. He still has 4 teeth & his favorite food is grilled cheese. We are so thankful for our little man. Happy 1st Birthday Jude Everett!

11 months

We are only a few weeks away from Jude turning one! I might have a slight meltdown on May 15th. I just can't believe my baby boy is almost a year old. Until then though, he is still 11 months old. : ) Jude has grown a lot this month. He is finally crawling. Yes, I realize this is very late but luckily he is my second child & I don't mind one bit that he hasn't been mobile. He can army crawl but he prefers to sit on his bottom & crawl like a crab. It's the funniest thing. I will post a video soon. Both of my babies have been very verbal early on. I guess it's how they make up for being late with physical stuff. Jude can say Daddy, Mama, all done, Grandaddy, hey, hi, and his favorite phrase is "hi Daddy"! He has 4 teeth & weighs in at 24lbs. I know because he had another ear infection this month. He is very snuggly with his Mommy and laughs a lot with his sissy. Happy 11 months Jude Bug!