Put the baby in the basket or else he gets the hose again...

I guess it's update time again... here's Jude playing in his toy basket (note the little friend popping his head out to say "hello").

Jude will be 9 months old tomorrow - I hope everyone who views this blog wishes him a "Happy 9 Month Birthday" and sends him lots of gifts.

Jude enjoyed his stay last weekend with Nana & Poppa Thomas. The Toby Jugs survived (which is a shame 'cause they are pretty scary looking critters). Jude was spoilt rotten and got to spend time in Nana & Poppa's big bed in the morning.

Jude has been a bit of a bully today - he visited his friend from Playgroup this morning and when the Mummy's weren't looking, he was busy pulling a big fistful of hair from his little friend's noggin!!! I hope he doesn't turn out to the be the child who dishes out beatings and takes toys off all the other kids. I guess he must get his fiery temper from his Dad.

Cruisin'

Good Evening fellow Jude-lovers,

Here is yet another photo of Jude with food around his mosh - that boy sure does love to eat!!! (Please note: there is not a hat in sight).

Tomorrow we are off to visit Jude's other Grandparents in Rotorua - he is very excited and told me that he is heading straight for Nana's toby jugs when he gets there. We thought we could go and feed the ducks down at one of the lakes while we are there - I am sure Jude will be willing to part with some of his own food to give to the ducks. On second thoughts, perhaps not.

I am the coolest

Hello everybody out there,

I have managed to get mum and dad off the computer and have decided to have my second go at writing a blog.

As you can see from this picture I have been spending some time in the sun. As you can also see I have trouble eating every last bit of the biscuts mum and dad are giving me. They tend to break up into teeney weeney pieces and I can't fit them all in my gob.

I woke up a few mornings ago and noticed something funny popping out of the top of my gum. Mum and dad said that it was a tooth, I reckon that is pretty cool. I asked them if I would now be hunted like the African elephants for my precious ivory. They said that I wouldn't as there were other members of my family that looked more like an elephant than I do. Apparently Uncle Jason must have more ivory than me.

I am planning to go and visit Nanna & Poppa Thomas this weekend. I have a little surprise for them...... I have now figured out, that if I push my legs and arms against the ground, I can move around the house. Look out Nanna and Poppa I am going to go straight for your Toby Jugs. Toby Jugs must be really powerful because when Daddy gets home and I jump up and down on him mummy says "be careful of daddys toby jugs, we don't want to hurt him and you will want a sister one day".

Anyway thats about it from little old me, I am going to totter off and kick the crap out of my cot.

Love Jude

All Blacks Baby

OK all you England fans - oh there's only one of you? Well, listen up - Jude's got something to tell you...

"Yeah Mum, I am a very cute All Blacks Baby and Daddy tells me that the All Blacks are playing England this weekend and NZ is gonna win!! The mighty Kiwi will trample the Rose beneath his sharp claws."

So there.

The Little Angel

Just by luck I managed to take this rather gorgeous (if I do say so myself) photo of Jude having just discovered the joys of playing with a ball. Note the delectable fat rolls on his arm and the chubby little cheeks ... this photo is truely drool-worthy don't you think Nanas & Poppas???

Anyway, Jude is a little adventurer at the moment - he rolls all over the lounge discovering new delights - such as plants, the TV (and how am I going to get into the video cabinet???) and how to just about pull a table onto himself. He has also discovered how to select his own toys from the toy basket. Balloons are a hot favourite - I've never seen him go as mental as when he has a balloon - it's true that the cheapest of toys are the best.

Currently, I can hear him singing to himself in his cot - he has been fighting sleep for the last hour - but Mummy WILL win this battle as he is actually tired.

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

Here I am playing with my fishbowl - what you can't tell is that a piranha with razor sharp teeth just bit my finger. I think that is funny. It is quite ironic that this very same fish was plucked from an Amazonian river with my bare hands. I am quite the conservationist, just ask Mongie.

Check out my "man-breasts". I am a very happy little baby. I love my Mummy and Daddy very much - they buy me lots of toys and allow me to bite their ears and pull on their facial protuberances.

I am NOT ginger and if any of my so-called self-styled uncles refer to me as such I will be forced to sic my pet piranha on his fat ass.

From Jude

St Jude the Energetic

I thought it was time for another update on Mr Jude as he has now reached the 8 month mark.

He is becoming quite mischevious and cheeky lately not to mention energetic. Rolling is a way to get from his toys to any reflective surface. The above photo shows Jude trying to roll under the dining room table.

Jude's favourite toy at the moment is a purple dinosaur just about as long as Jude is tall. He likes to body-slam Dino and clip him around the ear a fair bit. He is a proper little boy in that anything he touches MUST be whacked and thrown around or smashed together to make maximum noise.

Jude had a visit from his Nana V today - he had lots of fun showing her how well he can move around and how much he can eat (and then poop out again). He thought her necklace was pretty neat and her earrings were excellent because he could see himself reflected therein. Are we raising a narcissist?

Jude has been enjoying a smorgasboard of different foods at present - he especially likes cheese, luncheon and snax water crackers. He pretty much eats anything given to him but prefers sweet stuff - he has a real sweet tooth and enjoys icecream (thanks Nana T!!!), chocolate and marshmellow.