Starting up again

Well I have no excuse now. I said I stopped writing because my phone was messed up, which was true, but I still could have been doing it. 

I am four weeks away from baby number 2 and I am so excited! I get nervous occasionally only because I know the transition will rock my world but I know Jude will be a great big brother. We got all the baby stuff out of the attic this past weekend and it feels even more real. Not only that but my stomach is poking out more each day and my back hurts as a nice little reminder. Everyone says I'm so small but I don't feel that way. I am just glad Ryan thinks I'm still so beautiful and loved me even more each day. 

Ryan finally shaved his beard today! He has been growing it for the last month. It didn't look horrible but definitely not my favorite. I like when he is clean shaven. And now he is.. Yay!!

Jude is so fun and so chatty all the time. He is starting to figure out emotions and if he does something he doesn't think I approve of he immediately asks if I'm sad. I think it's so sweet. He asks if I'm happy sometimes when I'm mad as a way to get me to smile I think. 

We got our oil changed and hung out in the play room at the car dealership today. Jude loves playing on the car they have in there. There was a five year old little girl in there that kept correcting him and telling him it was a fire truck. Just just smiled and said "I'm driving the car". After we went and had lunch with Dan, Denise, Josh and Barb. Jude sat in Josh's lap the whole time and are with him and played with his phone. After nap we went to the grocery store. I love how when we get home Jude helps

Me unload the car! He is such a great helper around the house!! Lisa came over to do nails and then we went and ate at Torchy Tacos for dinner with Lisa and Mike. Jude was a little hyped up and kept running around. But I had no energy at this point to chase him. Then we went to Best Buy. That is where I got my new phone! Woohoo! 

When we got home we noticed some interesting stars outside. They almost looked like a satellite at first. I'm not sure, it was weird. Ryan is still out there looking at the sky. He just loves God's creation and I'm so thankful to be married to a man who marvels at the work of or Father. He encourages me to do the same. 

Until tomorrow.. Goodnight!

One Two Three little cousins

Gigi, Chelsea, Brady and Kylee came to visit! We had so much fun while they were here. We splashed in the tub, ate donuts, watched space jam, walked to some garage sales and to subway, painted, had a picnic, got to swing, go to the park, fixed the lawn mower, watched the mavs win and ate at Chimmys. We had a fun day! 

The reason this is called one, two, three is because Jude said them all in the correct order today!! He was pointing out the Polka dots in 'Put me in the Zoo' to Gigi. I was so proud of him!! Growing so big so fast!

Fun at the park 4/22

 We love hanging out with our friends Ben, Caleb and Devon. Now that the boys are older it is so much fun to see them interact! It was funny seeing Jude and Ben show off their muscles. And they all three love to swing! We had a great day at the park.

Jude LOVES to color! :-) random I know but that's what he is doing right now. He tells me when it's time to color by pointing at the markers and saying colors! Love it!! 

Tank You Mama

Jude several times today has said thank you mama. The first time was this morning when I gave him some fruit loops. He said "tank you mama" with that big smile on his face! It makes mama so happy when he says thank you and then when he said thank you mama I almost cried I was so proud of him!! We went to a stroller strides class this morning with our friends Shona, Nicole, and Devon. It was a lot of fun and Nicole and Shona even when a couple of prizes. Jude watched everybody the whole time. Again I was so proud of him because he did not fuss or cry he just watched and watched. He loves to be outside and watch his mama work. After the workout class there were activities for us to do. He really liked riding in the train. Again, I am so proud of my little boy! 

Yesterday we went to the library for story time and he sat and listened. At the beginning he was a little bored but then he really began to enjoy it when there was singing and began looking at the pictures in the book. I look forward to the summer when we get to go do it more often.