nostalgia

i don't know where the time has gone. greta is no longer a newborn and i don't know how i feel about it. while i was changing her diaper today i really noticed it. she doesn't have her newborn wrinkles anymore, they have turned into little rolls. i forget how fast this stage is over and i am sad that it is. gretsie is still pretty little, maybe 10lbs. jude was 13lbs at 2 months so although they look a lot alike, grets is a smaller version. she is smiling and cooing off the hizzy and its adorable (of course not for pictures). i love this little one so so much. i am, however, excited to have a little girl. i hope she grows to be feisty and fabulous. i can only imagine the adventures we have to look forward to.

i want to remember a few things about jude at this stage in his life. he is 2 1/2 and so fun i can hardly stand it. he is super demanding and a crazy but i love every inch of it. sometimes i want to sell him for profit but most of the time i want to kiss his gibbering face off. the bishopric came over tonight and i think they may regret it. jude talked their ear's off and kept interrupting by saying "guess what bishop!?". i had to laugh because he used to be so reserved. things jude loves right now:

1. wall-eare you ready? 17 days until wall-e and jude couldn't be more excited. really, we have been counting this down since FEBRUARY!!!! he happened to see a wall-e trailer on apple when we were living at my mom's while our kitchen was being remodeled and there hasn't been a day that has gone by that we haven't' discussed it. we watch the trailers constantly and you can bet your bottom dollar we already know all the characters. we have all the books (went to barnes and noble the day they were released), we even have the toothbrush, pajama's, and band aids. we are patiently waiting for the toys to come out, we check target every 2 days. all i can say is june 27th will be a holiday at our house. waaaaaaaaaalllll-eeeeee!


2. the happy bearsabout the time i had greta, jude started watching the berenstain bears on pbs. we watched it a few times and enjoyed it but somewhere in between the time i had grets and when we were back on our feet jude became obsessed. it's the biggest comfort to him. he transitioned well into the role of big brother and i really think it is mostly because of this stupid show. he LOVES it.

the funniest thing is that he calls them the "happy bears". he knows that they are in fact the berenstain bears and will call them that when singing the theme song but refers only to them as the happy bears when speaking of them. they really are some pretty happy bears. the hierarchy of comfort goes binki, silky, juice, and then happy bears. not only does he love the tv show he loves the books too. we have to read one berenstain bear book every night and watch at least 4 episode every day. whenever he is tired or feeling sad you will hear "i watch happy bears.". all i have to say is thank heavens for comcast on-demand!


3. mack song
i made jude a cd of some of his favorite songs and it may have been my most foolish move yet. mostly because i am going to lose my mind if i have to listen to it one more time. jude mostly wants to listen to the "mack song" aka "life is a highway" by rascal flats, from cars. trev and i know every word to that song and luckily its catchy enough that we don't get that sick of it. the best part is jude now sings along and it may be my favorite and my best. i love it. i love the words he thinks it says..... for a good time ask him to sing it for you.


4. puzzles
i am not the mother that thinks their child is brilliant, in fact i am the opposite. i think my kids are average and i want them to be average, somewhere in the middle is perfect for me! one of my pet peeves is parents who do think that their children are "gifted" and let you know it. with that being said jude's ability to do puzzles is a little bizarre. he puts puzzles together like its going out of style. he loves to do them and brings them by me and has me watch him put them together. these aren't baby puzzles either, they are 24+ piece puzzles. like i said, a little bizarre but whatever. it amazes me. don't you worry though, he is average at everything else ;) !