Lately

We have been painting. Mostly, Jude, actually. Although I did take a crack at painting some awesome shapes the other day. My crescent was the most pathetic thing I've seen. It looked like a bloated "C." Jude, on the other hand, is making the most cutting-edge modern art. I'm seriously in love with it. We entitled his last masterpiece, "Purple snow falling on the barren earth."

We've been making Gabe laugh. We've been nibbling his toes. We've been counting his fat rolls.

We've been hanging out with cousins.

We've been trying to get Gabe to crawl. Jude and I do tummy time with him, enticing him to rock back and put one knee in front of the other with ridiculous coos and squeals.

We've been practicing our blue steel poses.

And finally, we've been reading lots. Jude can recite most books back to me. My favorite is when he quotes Wild Things and says, "Oh, please don't go; We'll eat you up we love you so."