Tomorrow marks 10 months since Jude has joined our family. He is such a JOY! He has such a fantastic sense of humor, honestly, he makes me laugh out loud on a daily basis. God must have known that all the happiness and laughter he brings to our family would more than balance the additional workload 😉 I truly thank God for our precious Jude all the time, and I am so glad that God made it clear to us that he was our son, I hate to think of our lives without him!
He now points to letters and tries to name the letter, but his pat answer is “E O E!” Then he cracks up at himself… and usually has everyone else laughing with him. How can we resist that big ol’ grin?! His vocabulary is exploding… he is adding new words daily. He loves to name things, waiting to make sure we know he knows the correct word. Occasionally he’ll even start up a conversation with a stranger… his opening line is usually, “Shirt!” as he points to his own shirt. When he’s feeling feisty he opens with “Pants!” 😉 Yesterday I was dressing him in a button- up shirt. So he said to me, “jack”. He was informing me that this was a jacket since one must put it on one shirtsleeve at a time… I just didn’t have the heart to correct Mr. Smartypants 😉
He is a seriously handsome boy! 🙂 I feel like I have been reading your blog forever, and It doesn’t seem possible that he’s only been home with you for only 10 months! What an amazing blessing!
Well besides being cute he is brilliant!!
Such a smart, cute, handsome little laddie!!!
You know how much I adore Jude!!!!
Those pictures are priceless. What a smile.
XOXO
Rebecca
Jude is such a cutie pie! Kate just yesterday shocked me by pointing to an “O” H and A and telling me what they were. i ahd no clue she knew. We have smart little ones:)
Oh the DIMPLE! Be still my beating heart! What a CUTIE!!!!
Awww..he is such a little cutie pie – & sharp too! Yes, you’ve been blessed by Jude!
Just look at that sweet boy! I love the pictures. You should print them all and make a timeline collage with them. They are just too cute to waste 🙂
oh, he is soooo handsome…and that smile is contagious! you are a blessed mama!
That smile could melt anyone’s heart! What a cutie pie!
I laughed out loud just reading about his antics. Must be that much sweeter to witness it in person!! Children are good for what ails ya’!!!
you are getting sick of hearing it, but these photos remind me of our son Bennett so much! He smiles and laughs all the time, just like Jude. How did we all get soooo lucky?
Congrats, he is really awesome.
I already commented but I just finished reading Jude’s entire web page 🙂 God certainly blessed you with this precious little boy! What an amazing journey.
He has me smiling big! You can see his sense of humor in those pictures! Happy 10 month day! It goes so fast doesn’t it? I saw a saying yesterday that read “Enjoy this moment for this moment is your life.” What a reminder to enjoy RIGHT NOW!
What a pumpkin boy. Congrats on you “Almost 1 year” anniversary.
A
awww….that last one is really cute. : )
Oh my goodness!! Is it really 10 months already!?! Wow!
He is just tooo cute & smart!!! And I just love that story of “Shirt!” “Pants!” – I was cracking up over that!
I can just imagine the FUN he & Shepherd are going to have together!
That smile could light up the WORLD.. and you can tell Shirt Pants Jack I said so :O) What a ham!
Oh my gosh he’s so incredibly cute! He looks like a ton of fun!
Stefanie,
I love celebrating this anniversary with you and I will never forget how tired we both were just wanting to arrive in Guangzhou, yet it was so awesome to be able to speak to another soon-to-be Mama on that plane!
Happy 10 months to both our sweeties!
Hugs,
Ohilda
Give Mr. Smarty Pants a hug for us!
Lauren
What GREAT pics of Jude….oh my goodness…..I immediately had a smile on my face and a giggle along with him!! Now I know where I’m coming when I need a “boy fix” while we wait for our CALEB!! Yep, you read it correctly….HE’S OURS!!…another little boy with club foot is coming home!! Thanks for all of your help…I emailed you about it too! Hugs! Anita
What a cutie pie!!!!
I was sure I commented on this, but alas, I did not! So sorry, because your little Jude is just so sweet. He could not be more handsome if he tried and what a smarty pants!!
I always love to see what your gang is up to – you are one brilliant mom and you continuously inspire and recharge me – thank you!!!
Have an awesome weekend!
Heather
Happy 10 months with Jude!! He is SO CUTE!!! What a happy boy! Absolutely adorable!! 🙂
~Staci
He is so CUTE!!!!!!! Those expressions on his face are adorable! What a blessing, Stefanie! His dimples are to die for!
Cute, Cute, Cute! Your Jude makes me CRAVE my son — can’t wait!
I’m also popping by to tell you that I had a dream last night that you got your LOA on Monday (as in 4/21). Here’s hoping!
Stephanie,
Jude has the sweetest expressions! We have really enjoyed watching him grow from the cute baby in China to the adorable boy he is now!
Anne
A is for Absolutely Adorable! How blessed you are!
Patricia
he is a CUTIE PIE!!!!
Kim
man – o – man, is he adorable, or what?!?! That grin and those perfect little teeth … doll baby!!
I love the pix!! He is SOOO CUTE!