Judah's 9 Months Old

Weight: 24.5lbs

Height: 29.75 inches

Wearing: 18-24month clothes

97 percentile for weight and height

Sleeping:

Judahcub still an awesome napper 2- 2.5hrs in the morning and 1.5-2.5 hrs in the afternoon. He goes to bed after a bath, massage, and bible story with the whole family at 1900. He'll sleep anywhere from 3-6hrs then wake and usually 4-6hrs. He's up for good between 07-0730. He eats, we snuggle and rock a little bit then I lay him down awake and he puts himself to bed. Most nights he just falls fast sleep as soon as I lay him down, but sometimes he'll talk to himself or awhile. I love listening to him just jibber away.

Eating:

Mr. Cub has decided that he is no longer a baby and wants biggie boy food, even though he has no teeth :) He has to have something he can feed himself at dinner times. Usually I can get some bites in while he's picking up more from his tray. Some new foods this month, whole wheat bread in the form of homemade pizza crust and toast, mangos, tomatoes, oatbran cereal, whole wheat cream of wheat, apricots, potatoes, chicken, salmon, homemade whole wheat noodles, celery, cauliflower (was not a fan), graham crackers. I've slacked a little bit with Judah and sippy cups... Aud was drinking from a straw by 4 months and Judah just wants to play with it. We've been working on the sippy cup but he's just not into it. I've tried different cups, I've tried just a straw, and he has no intrest except to shake it. He'll take a sip and it's kinda like- "nope, thats not where I get my milk"

Development:

Judah is so close to walking it's unreal! He's pulled himself up, started cruising  and has been standing all by himself! He's also started bear crawling which is quite funny. He's pretty fast at it too. Judah is such a great jibber-jabber. The wild woman can really get him fired up. He talks himself to sleep and wakes up talking. Bathtime is when he screeches and he gets quite vocal while waiting for his dinner. Judah is starting to stand up for himself when it comes to playing with the wild woman. It's so interesting to watch them interact and play, even with him so young. He's also starting to instigate things with his sister. Which showed me that it wasn't just my brother... they are born that way!!! :) He'll sneak up behind her and pull her hair then crawl fast away. Or he'll crawl over to her and snatch a toy just because she has it. My favorite is if she's laying on the floor he'll go out of his way to crawl over her. I love it.

Judah is 8 Months Old!

*Our computer has been on the outs and I kind of forgot I hadn't posted his 8month update... so almost 2 months late... Here's Judahcub at 8 months!!!

This is how I like to play with the wild woman's doll house

Oh Judahcub, your cheekies are sooo adorable

It fits!

Ooo! Whats down there Momma?

Weight: 23.5lbs

Height: not sure...

Wearing: some 12months but mostly 18-24mons

Sleeping:

Sooo looking forward to the post when I can say the cub is sleeping through the night... it's not this one :) We still are doing solid naps at 0930 and at 1330ish. Through the night he'll wake anywhere from 3-5hrs. Sometimes I can give him his bink and he'll sleep a little bit longer, sometimes. Another issue we are having with nighttime sleeps is he leaks through everything I put on him. His jammers and sheets are going to wear out with as much washing they are getting put through. I've tried my cloth diapers, I've tried expensive night time diapers, I've tried cheap-o diapers, the next size up diapers, and just about every brand. I'm beginning to think he wait until he's in his crib to completely drain his never ending bladder! The wild woman never pee'd like he does! haha It's unreal.

Eating:

No surprise Cub loves to eat! He's nursing about every 3.5-4hrs. We eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a family- Cub included. He loves sitting in his highchair at the table with us. It's something that is important to us as a family, eating together. Judah has been eating more and more lately. We go off of his cues and he decides how much he wants to eat. I make all of his food- and at the rate he's been eaten, I'm going to be spending some more time in the kitchen this week :) Some new foods this month: spinach, corn, peaches, puffers, kale, and strawberries. He's doing great with adding more texture to his food, he sill tooth-less so he gums everything. The wild woman was the same way.

Development:

On my birthday, Cub crawled!!! It was so exciting! He's doing the low army crawl, just like Aud did. He however, is showing more interest in crawling on his hands and knees. He'll hop up on his knees, get really excited and does a belly flop from trying to push forward so hard! He's trying to pull up on things (eek) and loves to get into my cupboards! Chase and tickle is a favorite game of his! After dinner when I'm on the floor picking dropped food (so he doesn't choke on them later) he thinks it's the funniest thing in the world when I pop up and nibble his toes! The silly things you do to get your kids to laugh. It doesn't take much to get Cub to giggle. Aud is the best at it! He's also super ticklish! The pincher grasp is coming along very nicely! He's babbling more and more. Favorite words are Dad and Bub. He started giving moochers, him making kissing noise. Wrestling is another new thing for the wild man. As soon as he see's that Aud is on the floor he is there crawling on top of her, pulling hair, giving fish hooks, mixed in with moochers. It's pretty comical to watch.

Rollin' Pat-a-cakies!

Judahcub loves playing patty cake. When the wild woman was his age, her favorite part was "AS FAST AS YOU CAN", Judahcubs favorite part is rollin' the pat-a-cakies!

Only the wildwoman

The wildwoman has a way of playing with her toys that just cracks me up. I find things like this all the time and just had to share. I love the way her sweet mind works.

Notice the donkey is behind the cart and Mary is pulling baby Jesus. I laughed pretty hard about this one.

 Her doll pieces on top of a plaque Ben helped make for a Navy handler.

Tunnel Time

The wild woman taught Judahcub how to crawl through the caterpillar tunnel and is now a favorite playtime activity for both of them! Aud called to him through the other end to get him get him to crawl through the tunnel, encouraging him the whole time- made this Momma pretty proud! Then, of course, they both had to be in it at the same time which lead to wrestle mania inside a caterpillar tunnel. I'd be lying if  I said I didn't find it just a little bit funny... okay,  I laughed out loud.

Valentines Moochers for you!

Our new big thing... giving moochers.

Reflecting.

This time last year we were submitting all the paperwork for an emergency move back to the states.

This time last year I was praying with all that I had for our unborn baby.

This time last year I was a complete train wreck thinking about my wildwoman flying half way across the world without me, and having to be apart from her for four day, the longest four days of my life.

This time last year I was loved on by so many people in so many ways that I didn't know what to do. Ladies came in and did my laundry, washed my dishes, cooked me meals, packed bags for me, loved on my girl, gave support to my man, and prayed.


It blows me away thinking about this. I relive those moments often.  I can still feel the uneven pavement and brick sidewalks under my feet as Ben and I walked to the car after finding our about Judah's heart. I can hear Ben calling his supervisor and asking for a meeting right away- I couldn't sit down in the car so I stood outside the car, shaking from the cold and raw emotion. I cleaned the car out as I listened to him explain what had just happened. There were grocery receipts and the wildwoman's books on the floor.

I can feel the way the couch felt as I sat down to show Aud the baby's pictures.

I know the clothes I wore that day. Every time I go my closet to pick out something to wear and I see that shirt- it takes me back,


But what renderes me speechless is looking at my son, knowing all the God has done is his precious life.

Thank you God for this year, for all the trials, for all the tears, for  the lessons learned, for showing me your hand, and for the people you put in my life. Thank you for my man, the man you made for me. Thank you for my babies, my sweet sweet babies. I give you all the glory, ALL.