how things have changed.

so the last time i posted i said that i was going to be more devoted to my blog. that was in july. that was the last time i posted. and now its november. oh well...life got too busy. but with some recent developments in my life combined with some lessons i've learned, i think it would be therapeutic for me to start posting more. and therapy is good for the soul.

so much has changed since july. jude is such a little man now. he's obsessed with tractors, helicopters, airplanes, trains, trucks, and all things manly. he has such a huge vocabulary. i'm sure every parent says this about their 3 months from being 2 year old, but he's seriously a genius. he's so moldable now, we can say a word to him once and he'll repeat it a day later like he's known that word forever. i walked in to papa and grammy keezer's house the other day, where jude was having lunch, and he said "mama pretty!" he's just so sweet. he walks up to me and says "hug!" and wraps his little arms around my neck so tight. i love it. last night he hit his foot on the coffee table and was then walking around to everyone and everything making them kiss his boo boo. he constantly makes me laugh. he's such an entertainer. he has a very sweet spirit, except for those times that he's throwing a fit because bella is playing with his tractor or he can't have a "treat". but lets remember, he is 2.

oh yeah, i'm pregnant now too. its a girl, lucy mae. i guess we adopted a beatles theme for our kid's names, but thats cool with me. i'm really afraid of having a girl. jude has been so easy and i'm scared out of my mind that lucy is going to be completely nuts or diva-like. if so, i might send her back. just kidding. i love her so much already. i definitely have a different view of this pregnancy vs. the first. i can't imagine loving another child as much as i love jude, but i know it will happen. i can't wait to meet her.

i've got some recipes that i need to post soon so stay tuned.

what else has changed...

brian got a new job. we are so thankful! its one that he's been waiting on for months now, and its finally come to pass. he is so excited and i'm so proud of him. he has such a great work ethic and i'm thankful that he will pass that on to our kids.

its awesome having my sister and best friend living fifteen minutes away. it makes life so much better and the timing could not have been more perfect. God seriously knows what he's doing.

for those of you who know about my dad, he's not doing well. i can go into greater details later, but we would all appreciate your prayers. its been a really rough fall. i never imagined my family going through something like this. there are definitely lessons to be learned and things to be appreciated, but it pretty much sucks all around. so thanks for your thoughts, encouragement, and prayers. it all means a lot.

there's a little update on the keezers. thanks for reading. there's definitely more where this came from.