42 Weeks...the ONE YEAR countdown begins!

Judah is such a little girl! She squeals with delight when she sees another baby/child or animal. Her favorites are puppies and dogs. We go for walks along a track in a park by our house and she LOVES to see the other kids and dogs out for a walk. Judah also likes Gerber "Puffs" that are peach flavored. She is really good at getting them pinched in her fingers and then deposited in her mouth. When she wants another one, she either grunts, yells in a short burst or does sign language for "more". Judah seems less scared by strangers now, but she becomes very cautious when we are around new people or in a crowd. She will lay on my shoulder or hunch over in her stroller and be very quiet while her eyes are following every move. We often sit in the living room and laugh as she does the bear-crawl fast across the room. What a joy! I tell you what, this is one sweet girl!

Thinking it over

I want to "help" Daddy with his computer.

See, Daddy, I can reach it just fine!

Possibly not as helpful as I might have thought...

The hair poof--looks like Cindy Lou Who from Whoville

She also looks a bit like Pebbles

Startled!

Wouldn't you just give anything to know what she is thinking?

This is my newest friend, Abby and her Mama Michelle

Judah is 9 1/2 months and Abby is almost 8 months. We all hung out at a 4th of July cookout.

The host family of our cookout, Andrew and Allison, have 4 rabbits. Judah was excited-scared about playing with the bunnies. Her friend Abby would cry when they went out of sight and cry even harder with arm flapping when one came too near. It is amazing to see a new person discover a new form of life.

Hi Mama! I found my bookshelf!




After much yelling, trilling and patting of the books, Judah finds the one she was looking for.



Sacked out in the heat




I guess she wasn't the only one. Luckily Mama managed to keep her shirt on.


Well, folks, Judah is 42 weeks old and only 10 weeks away from 1 YEAR!!!