Idaho

Wow Judah is moving fast, literally! He has been army crawling for sometime now, but has really picked up speed recently. He can one side of the house to the other in about 5 seconds and loves crawling down the sky bridge at moms work.
He has begun walking with us holding his hands and has decided it is his new favorite activity (for the next week or so).
Teeth continue to come in. He now has 2 on top and 2 on bottom.
Today we got back from a short trip to Idaho. The trip was for Kate's Grandma Amanda's funeral, but Judah did get to meet his Great Grandpa Ernie (The first of four). As usual there were dozens of randoms in the airport who felt the need to tell how cute he is, comment on his eyes, think we said "Judith", etc. As it turns out, people like a little happy baby's noises throughout a funeral. We also ate about ten different kinds of pie.
Thank you to Lillianne and Stan for letting us stay with them and Tony and Alissa for taking care of Ron Ron Dogpants.

Next weekend, Seattle!


Judah with Great Grandpa Ernie


Having fun in Church





View at the wildlife refuge in Bonner's Ferry

View from Grandpa Ernie's front deck

We are bad bloggers, it has been more than a month and oh what a month it has been.
Development wise Judah has 2 full teeth and 4 more coming in. Judah has been standing with things to hold onto for sometime. His first assisted steps have also been made. Feeding time is a hit and miss, we are a bit confused on how he is part of our family and doesn't enjoy food very

much.

At seven months Judah weighed almost 20 lbs and was over 2 feet long.
For Easter we ventured to La Crosse Wisconsin to visit with Grandparents, Uncle Ed, Aunt Sarah, and cousin Abbie. The plane ride went very smooth on the way there, and had a little frustration on the way back. All in all he did very well. It was great to see the family and have everyone meet Judah. (pictures below)

When we came home everything was green and we had some really great weather. (pictures below)

Judah is cruising! He is crazy mobile! Nothing is off limits.
He is not crawling, but can wiggle, roll, spin, and scoot his way to just about anywhere he wants to go. Sitting up is still a struggle, he is good at it until he sees something out of reach then he lunges for it to start is journey (he is fearless and needs constant supervision). Anything under 12 inches is now within his range. Books and CD's an the botom shelves are fair game, bottom drawers get opened, and thank goodness I early on child proofed the wall outlets.
Ronald is becoming more and more interesting to him everyday and he loves to get out of the house.
Food wise, there is nothing as yummy as oatmeal and prune juice. Peas and carrots were ok, but definetely not a yummy meal for him.
In about three weeks, Judah will take his first plane ride to see the family in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He will see Grandma and Grandpa together and meet his Uncle, Aunt, and Cousin for the first time. Should be an exciting Easter!

Hope you enjoy the photos. Much Love!

More pictures.......

Judah likes Avacado!

Food and Teeth

Judah turned 6 months old last Wednesday!

He has been eating solids for awhile, but on Wednesday we started with more flavorful food SWEET POTATOES! Which by the way he does not like. Tonight we will try avacodo and later in the week banana. All in all he doing all right with the food.

Teething has been happening jor about a week. It is clearly causing some distress in his life, but all in all we can't complain.

Sitting up seems to have become less of a priority as he continues to discover new ways of mobility. Mainly flip flopping and spinning all of the floor till he gets where he wants to be. He can be quite quick in fact.

Here are a few pictures hope you enjoy.







At Melody's for Josh's Birthday party.

If you click the photo to blow it up, you can see the begining of two teeth.

Another healthy checkup

Judah had a check up om Friday the 13th. He weighed 18 lbs 6 oz and was 26 inches long. That put him in the 90th percentile for both. Said that rolling over from back to front usually takes around 6 mos and was glad to here that Judah was doing both. Judah promptly showed off his rolling and wiggling skills seconds later during his ear exam, and proceeded to shred the exam table paper.
The first bites of solid food have been taken. He is eating a small amount of whole grain organic brown rice cereal every day.
Judah is trying very hard every day to sit up. He is also enjoying small amounts of time in the johnny jump up...allowing mom and dad to eat dinner together.
Judah also took his first trip to OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) for the DaVinci exibhit. I'm sure it will not be his last time there.


First bites!



Judah as the Mona Lisa.




When Judah goes to bed...Ron goes straight for the lap.



Cute as can be....




Fun time!




"I learned it from watching you mom..." Getting him started young.

And I now have to vacum everyday.....