Is this year really flying by, or is it just me? I feel like it shouldn't be June already! However, the weather is saying otherwise... it's been hot and humid - typical St. Louis summer weather - for the past several weeks.
We hope all of you are doing well. Everything is going well here with us.
Noah is happy to be done with school and have his Masters in Aerospace Engineering. He has yet to see the actual degree, but he's happy nonetheless!
I am just busy with things at home, namely our little speed demon. He is not walking yet, but he can scoot around like no other! Look away for 2 seconds and he's gone in a flash, leaving you wondering where he went in a cloud of dust. Ok, not really, but pretty close! He points at EVERYTHING and says "dat!!! dat!!!", and also says "mama" and "dada" and "nana". He is always looking for something to grab and has a longer reach than Stretch Armstrong, so you always have to be one step ahead of him, even when you're holding him or he's strapped into his high chair. He is starting to figure out how to put big blocks together, and continues to love music (especially playing the piano). He loves to dance too... he'll point at the kitchen radio and yell "dat!" until you turn it on.
Most of the time, Judah doesn't crawl like he used to - he scoots. Take a look. It's a hoot.
Judah is doing great - eating three square meals, plus at least one snack during the day (if not two), and drinking all 16-24oz of his milk. He is completely weaned now, so he's drinking whole "moo-moo" milk. And for those of you wondering, yes, it was mostly his choice to quit nursing, and mommy is doing well with it. :)
Here are some recent pictures for your viewing pleasure:
Judah 10-11 Months:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2055137&id=1075628199&l=2c5dbd1cc0
Judah's First Swim:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2055335&id=1075628199&l=9cb9a89bef
Alabama Trip & Misc.:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2055426&id=1075628199&l=4121b7609b
We are looking forward to celebrating his birthday soon. We are planning to have a baby dedication, and a small lunch/celebration afterwards with just parents/grandparents and a few close friends who are local. I want to apologize to extended family who did not get invited. I should have sent out invitations to you, even through most of you could not drive all the way down here. That wasn't very nice of me. I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking. We just wanted to keep the gathering small and can't "house" very many people at our house. I'd feel terrible if people had to stay at a hotel.
We just recently went on a roadtrip over Memorial Day weekend to visit Noah's brother Paul and his girlfriend Maria in Huntsville, Alabama. It was about an 8-hour drive down, which was a little rough at times, but overall not too bad. Judah did pretty well in the car, except he decided to pick that weekend to get 3 new teeth... ugh. Poor guy! We did have a great time with Paul and Maria though. It rained most of the weekend, but we played games and talked and played with Maria's dog and with Judah. On the way back, we decided to break up the drive and stop just outside of Paducah, Kentucky. Judah absolutely went bonkers in the hotel room, and had to check EVERYTHING out, including the air conditioner controls. It was a riot. He was so excited that he wore himself out, and crashed half an hour after we got there. :)
This weekend we have decided to take on a DIY project... tiling our backsplash in the kitchen. It will look nice once it's done. I'm looking forward to having a finished look to our kitchen and that icky wallpaper gone (thanks Mom!).
That's about it from the Brown household though. June and July will be very busy months for us. But anyone who would like to come down for a visit, please let us know! We would love to find some time and block out a weekend for you!!!
Blessings and love to all,
Noah, Krista & Judah
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