The Judd Family

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Jordyn Bug and Little Miss Ava

Jordyn and Ava had so much fun playing with each other. They would lay on a blanket and reach out and touch each other. They still aren't quite sure what to think about each other and we are definitely going to have to teach them what it means to share and be soft!

They are holding hands!!

Five Months

Jordyn is five months old! She is getting very big and very curious! I am think I am going to have my hands full once she starts to be mobile.

Here are some new things she has learned:

She found her right foot and likes to suck on her big toe!
She has great hand-eye coordination and reaches for anything in sight.
She can sit up for about three seconds and then she folds in half.
She still loves the bath and splashes a ton!
She has ticklish feet and laughs when we chew on them.
She talks a lot!
She now eats rice cereal and has just added sweet potatoes to her diet!
We think she knows her name because she turns her head when she hears it.
Reading books to her is very difficult because all she wants to do is rip out the pages.

We love having her in our family. She always brings a smile to our faces and reminds us what life is really about.

Viva Las Vegas!!

Cory had spring break in the middle of March and we wanted to do something fun. One night while I was talking to my best friend Mckell on the phone I asked her what they were doing and she said nothing. Jokingly I said we will meet you in the middle and go to Las Vegas and she said ok! We spent five days soaking in the sun with Trevor and Mckell. It was so much fun! They are such good friends and we did so many fun things. We were pretty much busy all day and didn't lay around much! There are tons of pictures but a couldn't just choose a few; here is what we did!

We went to the Mountain West basketball tournament and cheered on the Utes! They ended up winning the whole conference!

The boys watched the game, while Mckell and I talked!

The next day the boys went to another basketball game while Mckell and I shopped at Cesar's Palace. Then we met up and ate at the Cheesecake Factory! Here is Jordyn with her friends.

I was quite fascinated with the twisting escalators at Cesar's Palace so I had Cory go up them with me and Mckell took pictures!

We then went and watched the water show at the Belagio! It was very entertaining.

We took Jordyn swimming for the first time! And Mckell and I got some much needed sun.

We caught Jordyn being cute!

We ate at one of our favorite restaurants, P.F. Changs; it is kind of a tradition to eat there with Trev and Mckell.

We went the Bass Pro Shop and saw the fish swimming!

We went to the outlets and Trevor and Cory tried on a pair of shoes that were size 21!!! Who has that big of feet?!?!

We went to the Hoover Dam to see the new bridge they are building!

Jordyn can now say that she has been in two places at once; here she is on the Nevada/Arizona border!

We must have run Jordyn to the ground because we looked in her stroller and she was asleep with her rattle on her face! Now that is what I called tired!!

We had a great time with the Richins and can't wait to live by you so we can hang out all the time!

First Time Swimming

While we were in Las Vegas we took Jordyn swimming for the first time! I was so excited to see how she would react because she loves bath time. At first she seemed like she wasn't quite sure about what was going on but after a couple minutes she just kicked back and relaxed. The sun was too bright for her little eyes so she was squinting the whole time. She had a great time and we can't wait to take her swimming in Grandma and Grandpa Olsen's pool this summer!

"I don't know about this daddy!"

"Now that I have my shades on I can REALLY relax!"

Getting some UV rays (which is VERY hard to do when mom lathers you with sunscreen every fifteen minutes).

An Interesting Way to Sleep

I have read in many books that every baby has their own method for self-soothing (putting themselves to sleep). Some examples are sucking their thumb, talking, playing with a toy, etc. In the past few weeks I think we have learned what Jordyn's technique is. Look at the pictures and see if you can figure it out!

She loves having her blanket on her face!

What a crazy little girl!

Our Bathing Beauty

Here is a sneak peek of Jordyn in her first swim suit!

We think she should be a swim suit model.

We love our chunky Jordyn Bug!

A Day at the Zoo

At the beginning of March we took Jordyn to the zoo! I was so excited to take her to see all of the animals. I must say that the Albuquerque Zoo is very nice and clean. I am impressed with how active the animals are and how much fun we have there. We are actually thinking about buying a season pass. Anyway, here is a recap of our day at the zoo...