i can push up

Sure Jude looks like a small, innocent baby. but we can already see there's a lot going on in that head of his. we're sure he's planning to establish his baby kingdom soon with no more bedtimes, and no more uncomfortable, but cute outfits.

wouldn't you just love to know what i'm planning?

The first step in his 'plot' is to push up on his hands during tummy time. As you can see he's making great progress in this.

things are looking up

Our dog George was nearby to witness this recent tummy time photo shoot. But he was less than impressed. George was more interested in his cool new rabbit toy from Grandma Carole.

george & his new bunny chew toy

And later he was just plain tired of the whole thing. George and mister bunny took one of his frequent naps

letting sleeping dogs lie

boys vs girl

I"m definetly outnumbered as the only female in the Miller household now. Here's a cute shot of the three males all together.

monday morning baby fix

For those of you who need your monday morning baby fix and are checking the blog. Here is Jude this morning.

jude in the a.m.

maybe its because mommy is fairly quiet in the morning, but baby Jude wakes up pretty happy and keeps things low key most mornings. He often sits in his bouncy seat while mommy makes some coffee and says hello to him. By about 9 a.m. little Jude is back in his crib settling in for his morning nap. Some days this is easy...put him down and baby is out. Other days it takes a cuddle in the rocking chair with mommy or a couple of cycles of the crib mobile and some 'shhh-ing'


One other quick shout out this morning from Baby Jude. His great aunt Jan is having surgery this morning. Its a semi-minor issue, but no surgery is minor. So Jude and his mommy wanted to wish her well because we know she reads the blog fairly often.

Get well soon Aunt Janet

hipster baby turns four

Yesterday was the 4-month mark for Jude. I'm not sure there were any major milestones specifically associated with that date, except to realize that the months go by quickly. It has finally started turning to fall here in Chicago, so we are able to start moving into some of the larger infant outfits, like the one here:

Jude showing off his threads

This is one of several of Jude's uber-cool outfits, complete with a New York subway T and jeans. He definitely out-dresses Mom and Dad at times, but then again he has received a lot more gifts of clothing than we have recently!

He's still sleeping a lot, and his naps seem like they are starting to take on a more predictable pattern. He gets along well with his babysitters and all the folks in the church nursery. The most recent developments include lifting things with his feet, and he is developing more dexterity with his hands (though guitar chords are still a little ways off!). The babble noises are steadily including more consonants: we know he doesn't know what he's saying, but "Hello" is a common sound coming out of his mouth first-thing-in-the-morning. It is as cute as you might guess.