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Jude is on the move!!!

Jude's 6 Month Progress Report

Jude is now 7 months old today! And the report card is in, he gets an A+.

In the area of Physical Fitness and Health Jude should real progress.  His stats included:

Jude is 16.8 lb. and exactly 25 inches long.

He received 3 Vaccinations, 2 doses of Pain Reliever, and 1 Mickey Mouse Club sticker.

He earned 3 Solid Meals a day, 2 Teeth, and 1 Training Cup.

This isn't so bad.

He is nice. 

Jude and Dr. Epperly

Jude waiting to be seen. 

Granny talking to Jude through Skype.

Playing with Granny through Skype.

His skills continue to improve when rolling a ball and clapping.

(There are no pictures of him getting the shots or sticker because I knew he would cry. Although I should have gotten it because when he got his sticker he actually stopped crying and started smiling at the phlebotomist. Proof that 1 he understands more than I think and 2 stickers just make people happy, especially kids. It is like currency to a child, just to add color to their life. If I forget this, someone please remind me down the road when it counts.)

He learned to hold his bottle, sit up on his own, and how to make some really strange sounds. But still no Daddy. He loves to make you think he is choking to get your attention, and he will sound like he is gasping for air just because he can (I think he picked that up from the sound he makes just before he laughs).

As for his teeth they are still quite small so you will have to settle for a picture of him teething. 

For us this isn't really all that impressive but I can tell to him it is just amazing. Like when Jeremy and I play ball with him. He laughs until he can't hardly stand it, it is just amazing. Or when we sit him in our lap and he wants to touch and learn all about what we are doing.

I took him up to Jeremy's office for a short visit with some friends and he saw Mary Carman typing and just had to have a try. Another time, Jeremy was playing the PS and Jude just had to have his own controller. He wanted Daddy's but that wasn't going to happen. He did manage to pause Daddy's game once, which I thought was just fine...lol! He also tends to think that my necklace is very intriguing.

This is what Jeremy looks like at the computer. No lie.

We went bowling with a friend here in Rota and Jude thought the colors were wonderful, but all the hard work of bowling really tuckered him out. I mean he was the one and only cheering squad: Cheering for the Gators that is (My Team). Jeremy's team was the Cowboys. Not that they aren't great but it is just that the Gator's are better as represented by Jude's clothing. (Jude outgrew the Cowboy's outfit).

Our wonderful Bowling Ally!

I love Daddy kisses!

I love Mommy hugs!

If you can see, Jeremy is about to pick up his spare. 

All that cheering makes me tired.

Jeremy's was blue and mine was pink. Typical right.

There is an empty slot where my shoes should go.

Jeremy's Shoes are blue and mine are red.  I tried to make them look the same but his are really bigger.

Jude is really doing well and that being said he is now wearing 9 month size clothes and size 3 shoes. We hope to visit you all very soon but in the mean time we will keep you up to date on our adventures. We are planning a trip with Sarah Wright to visit Granada, Gibraltar, Cadiz, Rota, the Gypsy Market, and to see one of the parades on Holy Week.  We will do our best to take pictures and video of everything. 

In the mean time, enjoy what we have and remember to pray for Japan. 

Rolling and Reaching

Jude is fantastic! It seems as though he never had any problems at all. He is well on his way to being in 6-9 month clothes and we are scheduled for a 6 month check up at the end of this month.

He is playing with his feet and sitting on his own. It is still a struggle for him to hold his bottle but I am quite sure he can take his time on that. However it is nice that he is getting more proficient at placing his pacifier in his mouth.

Rolling and Reaching all day long is Jude's way of playing. He loves his jump-a-roo and even his play-pin.

Jude's two favorite ways to pass the time would be laughing at Roxanne and Vienna as they play, and splashing around in his tub.

It is a great experience getting to help Jude grow. It is not always easy but he makes smiling simple, so how can I complain. Jeremy will be away for several weeks training and we will miss him but we are sure to have a lot of fun learning new things everyday.

Jude's Progress

Hello there everybody. Jude is still fighting jaundice but is gaining weight.

The great news is that he can roll over on his own now. October 2, 2010 (sometime in the morning) he was lying in his playpen on his tummy and decided that he would give it a try. Jeremy and I heard some tears and came to see how he was. I was completely surprised to find him on his back crying because he spit up a little and desired his pacifier.

It was a really great feeling to know how strong he is getting regardless of all the jaundice and lack of weight gain.

God Bless and Love You All. Becky

Great News

Just wanted you all to know that the blood work for Jude came back normal so we are going to assume for now that the problem is my breast milk. The solution is a few days of formula and then we can go back to breast milk again. Thanks for your prayers. Love, Beck

One Month Old

We just wanted everyone to know how Jude was getting along.

Jude is now 5 weeks old and still very small. Sometimes I wonder if I am doing ok as a mom and sometimes I think I am doing great. I am sure almost everything we have experienced together is normal however my mind often wonders.

I see so many other babies that are his age and think wow they are so much bigger than he is but I am sure he is just getting a slow start.

Ok, so health wise we are going to the doctor this afternoon for a check up because his jaundice has been going up and we have to run some tests on him.

However there is some interesting news about his weight gain. It turns out thanks to the pictures we took that he wasn't 7 lb. and 9 oz. at birth, he was 6 lb. and 15 oz. so he is gaining. He is just gaining slower than we would like him too. Please pray for him that God will continue to help him grow big and strong and that my breast milk is not the culprit, and also that his liver is in perfect health as well.

His weight is: 7 lb. and 5 oz.

Here are a few pictures that we had taken over the last month by our neighbor Heather (Heather Beatty Photography). She gives us free photos for helping her. We hope you like them.