Jude 1 Month

Happy 1 Month Birthday Jude!

I can’t believe my baby boy is already one month old!  On one hand it seems like he has always been here and it is very strange to think back on our life without him and on the other hand time has gone by so fast that I am amazed that it has even been a month. 

Things are going well and I think I am fairly adjusted to Mommyhood and the lack of sleep that comes with it J.  Jude is growing and changing so much every day; at his two appointment he was up to 8 pounds, 9 ounces (his birth weight was 8 lbs, 7 oz, and he was down to 7 lbs 15 oz when we left the hospital). 

He is getting more awake and alert by the day, he definitely recognizes Josiah and I’s voice, even though he can only see us if we are a few inches from his face, and he loves being social and interacting with people while he is awake.

The blanket in the pictures is his baby blanket I made for him (with some help from Marmie to get the binding finished).  I found the tutorial for the rag quilt here, I have looked through their blog and they have lots of good DIY ideas.

My sister-in-law was gracious enough to do a photo shoot of Jude while she was here at Christmas. Here are some of my favorites from that; these were taken when he was one week old. 

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This is a short synopsis of some of Jude’s major events in his first month.

This is Jude with Dr. Clark when he was just a few hours old.
Dr. Clark is the family doctor, and delivered Josiah and all of his siblings.
There is a picture in Josiah's baby book of him and Dr. Clark right after he was
born, so we thought it would be fun to get a picture of Jude and Dr. Clark.

Jude getting ready to come home from the hospital.

His First Christmas and first picture with Santa (aka Grandpa Ben)

His First (Oregon) Christmas tree. His onsie says "My First Christmas"