Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!  Christmas has passed and the new year is coming soon!  Resolution?  Not sure, let me get back to you with that :P We had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.  We also caught another virus though and the boogers are still with us :)  It's amazing how boogers spread from the nose of a 2 year to eyebrows and hair.  YUCK.  Jude and Juliet, and John and I, were all spoiled though!  We enjoyed cookies, great food, presents, and having John off the entire week!  He even got up for me because Ms. Juliet has changed her sleeping once again! 

                                                               New pretty wrap!

                                                                      Yoga Juliet

                                                                             Cousins!

                                                                                 Yum.

                                                                 Hey Girlfriend, call me.

                                                              3 months on left, 4 on right.

                                                         He got stuck under the couch, yep.

                                                                           TRAINS!

                                                               Approved by Juliet.

                                                           The female version of Jude.

3 months!

Well here we are!  3 months out!  My Juliet and Jude are 3 months older.  And 3 months is the golden month where life becomes easier.  Juliet is entertained by tv, Jude, bright lights, anyone talking baby talk to her, fans, shiny ornaments, cars, and sometimes Uma too!  Phew, those last 3 months were hard :)  I'm fairly confident she's developing nicely.  She talks all the time to herself or anyone, laughs!!!, and smiles.  Yes, she does ALL those believe it or not.  She just has to be in the right mood.  But I'm pretty good at finding that time.  It's funny to me.  It seems as though overnight babies decide "Oh tomorrow I will laugh so that mom loves me more."  Ha.  It's a cute little laugh!  Can't wait until she thinks Jude is funny!  She also does 360s all night long or on the floor "playing."  Crazy, she's really growing out of her "baby" look.  I'm beyond sad.  Why does this first year fly by! 

Jude is doing fantastic!  Obviously.  Getting every little bug known to man but hey, better now than when in "real" school right?  He's enjoying his hundreds of cars, trucks, and anything else with 4 wheels.  Loves going to school also!  Picking up things left and right from school...good things!! Well mostly.  He runs to his room and says "Bye mom" immediately!  Makes a happy mom mom.  That's my name these days.  Mom mom.  So I call him Jude Jude.  He's so funny with his little ideas.  "Daddy home daddy fix it, buy it Daddy home." Yep sure Jude.  Once when Juliet was crying, Jude walked up to her and said "Be Happy, Et."  Yep, be happy.  Ha.  It was funny.  He likes her.  His little phrases are so cute.  "Cars mom mom with you."  "I hold you"  So funny. 

                                               3 months old at the salon!

                                               Her hair rocks, I know.

                                   Her head looks strangely long here....but look past that :)

                                     I'll post pictures of his room when he's not napping!

 3 months.  Juliet has moved into her room.  I'm beyond sad but it was great bonding with her for the first 3 months.  She adjusted just okay the first night.  She was up at 1, 5, and 6:30.....she normally goes 9-5.....

                                               Breakfast with Santa!

                                        Yep, it's official, both my kids have John's long face....

 Wow family date night of decorating the house.  It was....interesting.  Juliet wanted nothing to do with it and Jude was still sick so he was totally uninterested. 

                                                    Great Gma visit!

 Family date night!  Made John take us to the Wentzville Christmas Parade!  Jude saw a fire engine, police car, received candy, saw a school bus, and some other funny cars!  He enjoyed. 

                                                      Look at that, happy I tell you!

                                   You don't brush with two brushes at the same time?

                                                  Not sure if I posted this but it's perfect. 

                                              Faces at Jude!  Oh she blows bubbles now too!

                              Getting ready for bath laughing at me...

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Side note, Juliet "talks" all the time.  It's the sweetest thing ever because she's so quiet when she does :)  AND she talks with her whole body.  Legs, arms, and eyebrows too!

This and That

 Well I was only going to post a few, but it's so hard to pick.  They are just so cute. :)  We've been busy.  In fact, I think every time I update, "we'll be busy..."  so here goes!

 

 He may not know his own strength but I say "do you want to give Juliet a kiss" he jumps to the opportunity.  He's so sweet....sometimes.

 Straight jacket.  I will add, Ms. Juliet has been sleeping about 8:30 until 4-6am, for about 4 weeks now.  It's amazing really.  Some mornings I feel ready to go at that 6 am feeding.  But we still lounge in bed for another hour.  Keep up the good work Juliet!  Hard to believe Jude was even better!

 Ah, my shopping partner.  She did okay.  Not like Jude.  She prefers to be strapped to my body.  Ha.

                                                                   Such a goofball!!

 Teaching Juliet at an early age that brushing teeth is fun and delicious.  Yes, he loves the training toothpaste.

 Jude had his 2 year checkup! I can't believe my baby is 2.  I'm so sad!  Jude weighs 27lbs even (37th%), is 33 1/2 inch (33rd%), and 75% for head.  Yeah, let's hope he grows into it.  He doesn't have to go back until age 3!!!  Pediatrician said "keep him in crib forever and wait to potty train at 3 or even older!"  I said "what about 2 1/2".  He gave me a look.  I knew what that meant.  I can struggle at 2 1/2 for months or wait until 3 and do it in a day.  Ahhhh decisions.  He's not ready though now.  No signs.  I'm waiting for my sister to do the trial run on her boy then I'll consider :)  

 Well here we are again.  Funny to see that John and Jude have the same expression as do Juliet and I...Hmmm. 

                                        Lazy night watching trains, or monkeys, or barney....

                                                             I'd be scared too Juliet.

  She will participate in our funny faces someday.  In the meantime, Jude and I will make fools of ourselves.

                                     Pop and et!  *and John's fuzzy pink slippers in the back*

                                                                       Oh my.

                                                                         PINK.

There may be more pictures of Juliet than Jude...but that's mainly b/c this kid is a rocket! I have to bribe him with candy to take a picture! Ha.  Getting to be a big boy sitting on couch. 

Cheers.  Let the holiday fun begin!!