pink, brown, yellow, orange and blue, i love you: I'm doing horribly at this...

I thought I'd be a great blogger, but so far, I am so lagging behind. I guess an update on The Dude is in order. He is getting so big and progressing so much, it's mind-blowing. He holds his own bottle, he reaches and "unh, unhs" for things he wants. I asked him several times today to give me a kiss, and every time, I got a slobbery, gummy kiss on my cheek or chin. I absolutely love it. He's sitting on his own for a few seconds. He can roll over. He pushes up on his arms like a champ. It's just nuts. He's not a baby any more. He's a kid.

I picked him up from day care last week, and they had a six week old baby. I looked at that little bean, and I looked at Jude in his car seat without any padding or covers. And that same thought. He's not a baby anymore. He's a kid. I can't even remember what it was like for him to be so little.

I'm also really behind on pictures. I need to get them uploaded and edited and start taking more. I haven't been taking nearly as many pictures as I wanted to. I take a bunch with my phone, but I have a $600 camera that has been sitting for several weeks. I also have a video camera that we have yet to use! The whole reason I wanted the camera was for The Dude, and I haven't videoed anything. I have a couple low quality videos from my phone, but I can't believe I haven't gotten the video camera out yet.

We went to a friend's baby's 1st birthday party yesterday, and it made me so excited for December when Jude gets his 1st birthday. I'm in NO RUSH for him to get there, but it will be fun when it comes. Motherhood is exactly as I imagined it. It's been amazing and I have one of the most beautiful and sweetest babies I have ever seen. I am so lucky. It's been a lot of fun so far. I love my Dude.