faces

mama says i'm expressive, whatever that means. she watches me and laughs all day. she says it's hard to get anything else done. i'm not trying to distract her, i'm just reacting to this place.

my papa called my mama and wanted to make sure she has been reading to me from the Bible. she has.



"unless the Lord builds a house, they labor in vain who build it;
unless the Lord guards a city, the watchman keeps awake i vain.
it is vain for you to rise up early, to retire late, to eat the bread of painful labors;
for He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

behold, children are a gift of the Lord;
the fruit of the womb is a reward.
like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
so are the children of one's youth.
how blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
they shall not be ashamed,
when they speak with their enemies in the gate."

psalm 127

snug as a bug

i like being swaddled! it's so cozy. my mama says i look a bit like a glo worm all wrapped up! i don't mind. it's so nice in this blanket!


the carseat, however, i didn't so much enjoy when i was first strapped in. mama says a better one is on it's way. this one has been recalled. i can see why: this one doesn't come with seat warmers, a rolling massage, or anything. i much prefer to get swadled and carried around by my mama!! plus "swaddled" is just such a fun word to say! let's all try one together: SWADDLED!

wasn't that fun?
:) i wonder how you say it in creole?

my big day

hello everyone!  so great to finally meet all of you!  my name is judah hanaïka gustabe and i made my grand entrance into this world last night at 7:52 pm.  i weighed 6 lbs and 10 oz at birth and i am 19 1/2 inches long!  my mama says i am the most beautiful girl in the world!  she says i have my papa's lips, his nose and his build.  my papa says i have my mama's attitude!  

grandpa says he knew i would be adorable but he never imagined i could be this cute!  nana was wonderful all through the long long day.  also my aunts emily and brendie were the best support my mama could have asked for!
thank you all so much for praying for me! it was a really long and hard day but the Lord is gracious and good all the time! i'm really hungry now, so i'm gonna go!

grandpa

   that's my grandpa there with the glasses on.  he and his brother paul were racing cars from the cheerios box on the kitchen floor.  uncle paul came to visit because my grandpa is going to have a birthday.  i am supposed to share that birthday with grandpa and my mom, but only the Lord knows when my real birthday will be.  

   anyway, i just thought you might like to be introduced to my grandpa and see how much fun he is!  he says we're going to be buds and i can't wait!  he also says he makes the best waffles in the world but my mama says i can't eat those for a long time still.  my grandpa is retired but recently he started driving a tour bus in yosemite for fun.  he and his brother paul used to spend their summers there and they know every inch of that place!  grandpa says i can go on the bus ride with him when i'm born and see yosemite for myself!  i can't wait!  

nana's nano

my nana likes a clean house.  the other day she and my mama were cleaning and she mentioned that she was ready to upgrade her stereo "system."  my mom did some investigating and she found some big black things made out of a material she calls vinyl hidden in the wall unit.  i don't really know what that means but mama decided it was time to talk with grandpa and nana about mp3s and mp3 players and then we all went shopping.  nana looked at a couple of mp3 players but she smartly assessed that the ipod is a superior product to most.  so yesterday she and my mom got this new nano in pink!  nana also got some really cool new wireless speakers for her nano and now she's all set!  

so my mom and i hung out in grandpa's office this morning uploading cds for nana.  i'm so impressed with my totally modern nana!