Author Archives: Kevin Hill
Jude’s Sushi Boat!
Believe it or not this is a kids meal!
The Daily Jude
Gardening with Nana and Papa
Evie Girl
Would you believe this picture was taken just moments after this one? I love you Evie girl!
The Daily Jude
Watering the plants with measuring cups from his water table. He
started doing this all on his own. And of course stopped as soon as
he saw me trying to take a picture!
The Daily Jude with Special Guest Star Evie
Forbidden Fruit…
Jude has almost no electronic toys. This was a conscious choice since I have struggled with ADHD my entire life, and we want to do everything we can to minimize the heritability of the condition, since environment in the first few years has a big influence on it. The result for now, of course, is that Jude is drawn to electronic toys like a kid in a candy shop. This toy made it home from my sister’s house, and is on its way to the thrift store. Jude found it in the donate box and pulled it out while my back was turned.
Some people might not believe that Evie’s around, due to the extreme lack of pictures. Well, for starters, let’s just say that her newborn shoot did NOT go well. It was a sign of things to come. She was cranky and uncomfortable, so I gave up on the shoot and focused on the baby. She’s had a rough go of things, and so, consequently, has mommy. Nursing was challenging, partly due to the fact that she was in the NICU for five days and I couldn’t nurse for the first three of those. After that, she and I both came down with thrush, and it took a while to get it diagnosed. We got it mostly cleared up in her, and for the first time, I saw a baby who didn’t deserve the nickname, “Her Screaming Screams-A-Lot Who Screams All the Time and Won’t Shut Up With the Screaming”. She was a real person! One who could be awake for whole minutes at a time without crying or furiously chewing on a pacifier to keep from crying. But alas, the thrush came back and it was only a brief respite from the crying screaming her brains out. We are on a more aggressive treatment plan this second time around and here’s hoping we can get things totally cleared up. Things are already starting to get a little better, and mommy is in not such a tough place from exhaustion anymore, so I promise that Evie will be joining in for the (almost) daily Jude more often.
Skype with Grammy Lila and Grandpa Paul
So much fun chatting with the Vornbrocks today! We miss you all so much!
The Daily Jude
Morning water play. Warm water and a hat makes it fun even if it’s chilly!
More dinner shots for your viewing pleasure
Last night we had soup and sandwiches for dinner. We've been doing lot's of easy meals these days. Since Jude is now drinking from a cup, he decided he wanted to drink his soup from a mug like the rest of us. But somehow we don't manage to wear quite as much of our soup as he does.
Brushing sister’s hair…
…to try to distract her while she tries to get the gas out