the life of baby jude

Well, friends, my birthday party was this past Saturday. Wow, what a good time! I didn't expect it to be quite so overwhelming or for so many people to be there! I don't know much about birthdays afterlife, this being my first. It was fun, though. All my closest friends and family were there! Grandma Lisa, Grandma Ginny, Grandpa Robo, Uncle Craig, Patty & Donnie, Auntie Chung, Uncle Brodie... My baby pals Lucy & Evie came and I got introduced to a new little lady, too. Her name is Claudia and she is six weeks old. She's mommy's friend, Kelly's baby girl and she is too cute. I'm very excited to add her to my harem, if you will. Mommy couldn't believe *I* was ever that little! Honestly, I couldn't either!!

My party was Baby Einstein themed! Cute, right? I really like Baby Einstein! Mommy made my cake and I liked it very much. Thanks, Mommy! The eats were pretty good, too. Or so they tell me. I ate cake, mostly. I got a little crabby towards the end of my party, but that was only because I was tired. A baby needs rest, you know? After I dug into my cake, I got a bath and a nap and woke up much more refreshed! Did you see the "Birthday Star" pin I got to wear? It was pretty special and only for big boys like me!

I got all sorts of great gifts! Apparently, Mommy told everyone to buy me shorts because I got about 8 pairs. I also got lots of great summer shirts! I'm going to STYLIN'!! I also got some really cool toys. M&D got me a little car to ride on, Grandpa Robert got me a learning table and both my grandmas got me rockers. Grandma Ginny got me one that's like Jay Jay the Jetplane and Grandma Lisa got me one that looks just like a Harley Davidson motorcyle! It looks just like this one, except it's red like Grandma's. Isn't that so cool?!?!? I can't wait to ride on it.

I'm a very lucky, baby! Thanks everyone for making my party so very special!!!

Just one more thing-- here's a picture of me at 11:36pm, 6/9/06. I was exactly a year old when Daddy took this. I don't remember, obviously and thanks for not waking me up, Dad. I can honestly say that I was a lot more peaceful this year then I was last year at that time!