My little baby grew up way too much this month! I mean he is now pointing at kids/babies smaller than him and calling them babies!! Its crazy to think that he is now 16 months (I know, I say that every month), but at the same time I would not trade where we are for the world! He is talking up a storm and becoming ALL BOY!! He can't play outside enough ("side"), loves to dig in the dirt, and when he is inside all he does is practice throwing his balls. We had to take away all of the hard balls because he is starting to throw pretty hard and far! He seems to take after his daddy in that area! With his developing personality also comes some BIG opinions!! Luckily he is still pretty laid back and easily detoured, but if he gets his mind set on something, its pretty hard to turn him away! He also gets frustrated when he wants us to do something and can't communicate it to us! I have also noticed some impatience when he can't get something right or like he wants it as fast as he would like (that one might be from his mama!). But other than those very small, and I assume pretty normal, "flaws", he is the sweetest, kindest, most fun little guy I know. I just can't get enough of him! I could kiss that face all day! The best part about that is he is starting to show the same affections back - giving us kisses, singing his mama song, always asking for mama or dada when we are not around, and hugs all day long! I pray this world never hardens his soft, loving heart. Here are some pics of our month.
Fun at the park! His favorite place to be!
Blowing dandy lions in the yard - he thinks blowing stuff is hilarious!
Playing at Klyde Warren Park with Aunt Stephanie
Showing off to the college girls at the park - his first time flirting!! (yikes!)
"Helping" daddy work
Park fun day after church
Ashley came to see us for a quick lunch!
Early morning shot - look at those luscious lips
Park day with friends ("Big" Jude, Ethan, "Little" Jude, Reese, Parker).
We have been playing with this group from church since Jude was ~4 months; it is so fun to actually see them play together now!
How many boys can slide at once? They can't seem to understand that you can't get back up the way they came down!
Shake it!
Daddy's childhood friends came to play! Matt & Jude playing with the wind chimes
Ryan teaching Jude some soccer skills
Opening Day - Go Rangers
Somebody was worn out by the end
Yard work day!!
Bubbles - so fun to watch the little things that make his world!
Playing at the neighborhood park
Playing ball with PePaw
This is what Jude does about 90% of each day when he is not sleeping!
Any ball, any size, any color!!
Yummy, these look good!!!
(Maybe in a few years!)
"Helping" mommy cook
Look at this little BOY - where is my baby??
Such a big boy with his fork!(oh that hair!)
My handsome boys!
I pray this little boy grows up to be just like his daddy!
Stats:
-Jude is still a great eater, although he seemed to get a bit pickier this month. I blame it on all of his allergy issues and the fact that he couldn't taste anything! He is doing better and better with his spoon and fork and loves feeding himself. Still nursing once a day.
-We always know when Jude is up to something that he shouldn't be because he tells himself "no no"! He might not always stop what he is doing, but he knows!! Its cracks us up because it sounds like he is from Minnesota when he says "no no"; doesn't he know he's from Texas!
-He is so friendly and says Hi to everyone! It gets slightly awkward in public when he won't stop saying hi to someone until they say it back! Some people just aren't that friendly!!
-Still loves reading books and has memorized several of his books! He doesn't have much patience for reading the whole thing and just wants to get to the good stuff he has memorized!
-Favorite toys: All balls and his baseball bat, also has a new found love with his outside yard tools.
-Every circle or round object is a ball in Jude's world - light bulbs, eyeballs, screws, eggs, moon, & trailer hitchs on cars. He also likes to tell you the things that are hot ("haa"), like a lamp, the stove, microwave, & food that is steaming. Last, he says clean "ean" while rubbing his hands together anytime he sees hand sanitizer or soap.
-He just can't get enough of playing outside! Its a whole new world he hasn't discovered yet! He loves to just run in the yard, play in the gardens, collect leaves, run down the sidewalk, visit the ducks at the pond, and play on the playground. Its never pretty when we have to come inside!
-Loves to knock on and open/close all doors and cabinets.
-He likes to mimic noises, like "ding", "dong", and "honk". Noises that we don't even pay attention to, he hears and loves!
-He loves to destroy the kitchen by getting everything out of the cabinets (that aren't baby proofed) and stirring the bowls while mommy is cooking! Its his way of helping! He also loves to empty drawers.
-He enjoys looking out windows especially to look for doggies, kitties, birds, and daddy. If there are blinds on the window, he'll just pick them up and get under them.
-We are still having a hard time going to the church nursery, but although he cries for us when he goes in, he is now playing when we come pick him up!
-When he wants our attention or wants to take us somewhere, he'll come grab our hand and drag us there.
-Loves to point out people in the pics - grandparents, mommy, and daddy.
-This boy loves music. We have music playing most days, and if its not on he asks for it ("muh" = music). He sings his little tune, or like I like to call it, his "mommy song". He will just randomly start singing "maaaaahhhhh" all the time and that's it! Its so cute though and I just think of it as him singing to me. He will also start dancing any time he hears music. His favorite part about church is the music! Last Sunday when we picked him up, he started running all the way to the sanctuary where the music is to dance (and that's a long ways!!!)
-He pretty much has a party in his crib every time he goes to sleep or when he wakes up. He rolls around, plays with is sleep sack, talks, stands up and sits down, but never cries; just hangs out!
-The new words for the month are fish ("ish"), huggie, hot ("haa"), dirty, stinky, music ("muh"), bubbles ("bu bu"), button ("bu bun"), shoes ("oes), clean ("ean"), outside ("side).
-He even says a few two-word phrases: hi kitty, hi daddy, hi doggy, no-no daddy.
-Still has 4 front teeth on top, 2 top molars, 4 front bottom teeth, & 2 bottom molars.
-Wears size 3 diapers
-Wears 12 month and some 18 month clothes
-Most days takes 2 naps.
-Tongue continues to not be out as much, although we still have a ways to go.
