The other night Kwang read Jude a Bible story about the Garden of Eden and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Afterward, this was what Jude contributed to their bedtime prayer:
Kwang: "Dear God, thank you for these Bible stories. Help us to listen to you."
Jude: "And we not eat the fruit in the garden."
Sometimes, Kwang and I will use the spell-words-out-so-Jude-doesn't-understand technique. Jude doesn't quite realize this:
Kwang: (to me) "I think Jude is T.I.R.E.D."
Jude: "No, I'm J.U.D.E."
I must really have low expectations of my kids because Jude amazes me all the time. I laugh everyday at things he says or does. This form of burning calories might be one reason why I am so ugly skinny right now. That and the fact that I was nursing Eli, my adorable 24 lb. heffalump. I got a scolding from my grandma back in Chicago for being so thin. Despite eating extra meals, I can't seem to keep weight on when I nurse my kids. But now that Eli is one year old, I am finally free of the Pump In Style backpack I've been carrying to the office for the last 10 months!! So hopefully, I will be putting some weight back on soon! Did I ever share the story of the time a male co-worker of mine asked what the backpack was for? Yeah... that was a fun conversation.
Congrats to Kwang's cousins Jane & Chris who just had their baby today! We stopped by for a visit and baby Joey is so teeny tiny, so precious. As I stood in front of the nursery holding Eli and admiring all the newborns, I couldn't believe how big my little Eli has gotten. I will admit, I do look forward to having another baby. And in case you were wondering, I've also just been diagnosed with Crazy Disease. Trust me, I definitely do not hope to have another baby any time in the next year. Not only am I in a continual state of sleep deprivation, but between my job, my mother-in-law watching the kids, Jude's school, and little Eli, if even the smallest thing compromises my well-oiled machine of a schedule, I might have a total meltdown. I also want to cherish this time when Eli is the baby of the family. Still, I really hope the Lord blesses us one day with another healthy baby. I think they are such precious gifts. But yes, prego in < 1 year = possible meltdown.
3 comments:
man, i was cracking up at the stories about jude...how funny is he?!?! i wish i had your challenge of being too skinny, but that'll never be in the cards for me.
LOL!! Jude's so funny...and Eli is so adorable... you should definitely keep having more kids like them! ;)
Aren't kids the cutest? Dan's youngest, Karenna (aka Kiki), would get all flustered after we'd ask her if she was a princess. She emphatically replied, "No, I'm not a princess!! I'm Karenna!"
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