Jude Dude, how can you be a whole year old already?! You came into this world tiny but so strong and mighty. You've grown so much this year! We are all so in love with you! You are Daddy's buddy already, you love having the attention of your brothers, and you love your Mommy big-time!
Firsts: birthday!, set of tubes, sips of juice and water,
News headlines: Gas is about $1.78/gallon, COVID/masks/social distancing are still things, the upcoming Presidential election is very much talked about
Milestones: You can really move! You crawl so fast. You "walk" holding on to the couch or walkers/stools/chairs/anything not nailed down. You have even started standing all by yourself for brief periods of time. You can clap, you give kisses, you have bye-bye. Your favorite thing to babble is "da da".
Measurements: Size 3 diapers, 9-12 mths sized clothes, 20 lbs, 28.5" long, and 19" head circumference.
Like Mommy: We both stay up late, but then sleep hard in the morning when it's time to get up!
Like Daddy: Y'all love to be outside.
Like Eli: You both love to play with a ball.
Like Landon: You both love a good snack!
Favorite Toys: You LOVE the bbq grill set the Downeys gave you for your birthday. You also love
Sounds: (babbling) dada, bye-bye, uh-huh (that's our favorite)
Challenges: We learned at your 12 month appointment that your hemoglobin was a tad low. We just need to make sure you're eating more iron-rich foods. Sleeping through the night is still off/on a struggle.
Our Days: We get you up around 6:15 each morning. We're out the door by 6:45. You are usually the first kid at daycare each morning (we're sitting waiting for them to open). You have gotten to where you start reaching for her as soon as you see Ms. Gwen. : ) You are doing great at daycare and that makes Mommy and Daddy so happy! You are napping about 3 hours a day there. Daddy picks you up in the afternoons and feeds you an after school snack with brothers. When Mommy gets home you get a feeding. You eat pretty good at supper too. You love play time after school. You scoot all over the house, and love when we go outside to play. You get one really good nap in the afternoon/early evening, and are asleep before 9:00.
Funny/Favorite Moments:
Mommy's favorite - I love watching all the new things you're doing this month. Seeing you stand, clap, scoot around, and do things on purpose to get a laugh has been so fun and fills me with joy!
Daddy's favorite - Watching you stand up for long periods of time.
Nicknames: JD, Jude Dude, JuJu, Bubby
Upcoming Events: Your birthday party (parties), covid-style.
Look how much you've grown this year!
Brothers at 12 months old!
