Some pictures during our move

We've moved! I had a whole blog post in my mind, but now that I am in front of the computer I have no idea what I wanted to say. It's been a few very stressful weeks and after tomorrow, hopefully life will go right back to normal! Jude, John, Riley, and I are doing really well. We're enjoying the new house. We're not completely unpacked but I hope to have house pictures up by the weekend. This post is just a plethora of pictures I've taken throughout the week.

John starting to load the first of 3 truck loads. We had everything except large furniture moved and yet it took 3 truck loads. I guess we have alot of big stuff.

Jude happily playing by himself during the move.

As you can see, us girls are hard at work. :) It was more 'hardly working'. There were 4 guys there so we just stayed out of the way. According to Michele, only I could make a moving party fun. Haha.

Thanks Linda and Dad for the king cake! It was delicious and everyone enjoyed a piece. The joke was whoever got the baby had to have the next baby. John got it. Lol!!

All of our friends eating Chipolte and enjoying each others company. It really was a fun day.

Jude enjoying a piece of king cake. Not!

Sunday I made a gumbo. The move was alot of work and I just wanted to relax the next day.

Jude having a good ole time playing.

Riley was napping, but he's enjoying his new view out of the window.

He was hard at play

Still playing. I love this face! I'm starting to notice we have a very serious child on our hands. He loves to laugh, but he also loves to look around and take everything in. He plays with precision now. It's so fun to watch!

Erin helped me de-stress by sharing her BUCKET of candy with me.

I wanna kiss those lips!

Jude watching TV at Erin and Jackson's house.

The boys interacting with each other. Jackson kept smiling and laughing at Jude, but Jude just stared at him trying to figure him out.

That's all the pictures I've got. We're having another play date tomorrow with Erin and Melissa. A new roof is being put on our house so we've had to leave the past couple of days so one more day of this and we finally get our house back!

Busy, Busy

We have been super busy the past week. John and I have managed to pack up most of the house and moved the stuff to the other house. Saturday is our "big stuff" moving day. We're hoping to have everything, except the big stuff moved by then. I have already put up curtains and unpacked most boxes in the new house.

We've also been really busy with Jude because poor baby is teething, we think. I could be so wrong about that, but I'm hoping it's teething because the pain will soon go away after a tooth pops out. Temporary relief until the next one. Poor little man has cried more in 2 days than I've ever heard. I thought those few days in Indy were bad, man was I wrong! At least I believe there's a valid reason this time.

Anyway, I don't have a many pictures, just a few to update y'all.

Last few boxes full of kitchen things we needed this week. I'm finished cooking and we're using paper plates and plastic cups. All of the cabinets are bare.

Empty walls

Guest room was the first to be taken apart. John actually brought all the pieces to the new house and set the bed up there.

My poor baby. This was the first time we put him down today (except for his 45 minute nap) and he would play then shove his fingers in his mouth and scream. I finally put more orajel in his mouth and he's happily playing in it now.

My poor baby. I wish I could take away his pain. :(

I had to run to babies r us today (John didn't go to work until later) so I went without Jude. I saw this and I had a sad feeling that I could no longer park there and that I missed being pregnant. It was short lived though. The moment I got home I realized why we're waiting for a long time before another one. Don't ask John, he'll tell you Jude is our first and last.

Cute pics

Last night I needed to make dinner so I put Jude on his play mat and then went into the kitchen. A few minutes later I went check on him and not only is he completely turned around from where I put him, but he somehow flung his socks off his feet.

His socks were on when I left him to play. Not sure how they ended up there.

 I went back into the kitchen and a few minutes went by. When I checked on him again, this is what I found... I wasn't sure how he got there until I took this picture and a moment later he rolled over right onto the wood floor. I wish I had taken a picture, but instead I dropped my phone to make sure he was alright. He was totally fine. Apparently my little man is rolling all over the place and I'm just missing it. :)

Just checking out his surroundings.

Jude had a lunch date with Jackson. The boys are always so good when we're out to lunch.

Target! As always... You would think I'm a shopaholic but every time I'm there it's for formula and diapers.

Video

Of course he was laughing a whole lot more before I pulled out the camera. ;)

Jude is 5 Months Old!

Happy 5 Months to the sweetest baby in the world! You have come a long way since your newborn days! 

 You make your Mommmmaaaaaa (as you like to call me) and Daddy the two happiest people in the world. :)

We're not sure if Jude knows what he's saying or if he's just repeating what he hears every single day, but he's started to say "mmmoooommmmmmaaaaaa". Even John can't deny that his first word is "Momma". Love it!!!

New House!

I don't have  new pictures to show, so this is more of a random post. I won't be posting pictures of the house for security reasons, but I will post pictures of the inside after we've moved in.

First, we signed a lease on a house Saturday! We are already starting to move our stuff into the garage while the landlords tidy up the place. We do the final walk through on Saturday and then we can fully move in.

It's an 1800sqft house, which is much bigger than our current 1230sqft house. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. All the rooms are bigger than what we have now. The master closet is a walk-in and the master bath has a soaking tub and double vanity. Certainly nothing we're used to!

There is a large family room (though this living room is much bigger) and a bigger kitchen. The dining room is off the kitchen open to the formal living room. We're using that as the office. 2 car garage and very nice, secluded backyard. We are very happy with the house and can't wait to finally move in.

We're still in packing mode, though I would say most things are packed and ready to move.

The house we are in now had a couple of offers and one was accepted. All this means for us is no one else will be coming by to look at our house! Thank goodness!

Jude had his 4 month shots last Tuesday. He is a whopping 17lbs and 5oz. He's still in the 75th percentile. When the doctor measured his head he laughed and said Jude had a big head. Haha. At least we know his brain is growing!

Yesterday I signed Jude up for swimming lessons! John and I thought it would be fun to have a family activity to share together. The pool is indoor and a nice 86 degrees. I'm really excited for that to start!

Jude has been having fussy and sleep issues, so we decided to switch his formula again. It's not nearly as bad as the Enfamil incident (I know, Mom, I'm seething with you right now too) but it's enough for me to know something still isn't quite right with my boy.

Otherwise, we are all doing well. John doesn't have to work until late today so I told him I would get up with the baby in the night if he got up with Jude in the morning. I was back in bed by 12:45am and slept until 9am. By the time I woke up Jude was already having his first nap of the day. :)

Random Pictures

Jude is ready to fly!

Mommy and Jude on the airplane to Indy.

Daddy and Jude on airplane.

Jude enjoyed playing on the ground of the airplane. We don't have any pictures on the flight back because it was way to traumatic for me. He screamed the whole first 3 hour flight, then finally slept the whole second flight.

Christmas outfit.

I just love this picture.

Happy at HoneyBear's.

Looking at his tootsies.

Chipolte lunch date

Mmmm...sweet potatoes!!