The Blue Eyed Boy

Did I ever tell y'all that the entire time I was pregnant with Jude, I worried that I wouldn't love him the way I love Annalee? May seem silly, but I really did. I absolutely could not imagine loving another person the same way I love Annalee. I knew I already loved him while he was in my belly, but I also knew that was not the same as the way you love them once they are in your arms, and my brain just could not comprehend it...until I saw him that is, and I was once again overwhelmed with love for this little person that was part me and part Jay, and came out looking exactly like his big sister, and who upon being laid on my chest right after delivery, before any cleaning up had been done, promptly grabbed my hand as I went to touch his face, he may as well been grabbing the very heart within my chest...

And here we are 4 months later, and I am amazed at how much love my heart can hold for these 2 babies of mine, and how different it can be going form girl to boy.

Jude is quite possibly the sweetest baby I've ever met. His smiles and giggles are infectious, all you have to do is make eye contact with him to get a grin out of him, and he's Ticklish! Very very ticklish, his neck, his ribs, his chubby little thighs, and it will really get him going, and then when it makes me laugh it makes him laugh even harder. I love it, I can't even tell you how much I love it, that laugh of his is like food for my soul, I can't get enough of it.

Yesterday I had Annalee in the highchair having a snack and Jude in the exersaucer and I turned the radio on and cranked it up, and danced like a fool, just hear them both laughing at the same time. It had a better effect on my mood than chocolate cake!

When Annalee was a baby we oohed and aahed over every tiny little thing she did, and were (and really still are) amazed over every new thing she does, and I really thought that with the second it would all be old hat...and not nearly as thrilling (especially since it just hasn't been that long since we watched Annalee do all the same things) but I was soooooo wrong! I still love it, it's totally the same fun and exciting time when he started jabbering for the first time, and sucking on his fingers, and smiling and laughing and when he rolled over for the first time, I took a video on my phone and sent it to everybody I know! It hasn't gotten old at all...I love everything about him, from his sweet little cowlick to sweaty little feet, and all the sweet little fat rolls in between.

Here's a quick picture/video update...

He rolls over...







He plays with his feet...

He sucks his thumb...



He eats cereal...


He looks cute in hats...


He sits in Annalee's Tinkerbell chair...