being a new big brother definitely has it’s challenges … not feeling like the baby anymore is probably the biggest. and then there is of course, not accidentally stepping on your little brother when you are excited, and putting up with those occasional meltdowns and screaming tantrums. according to kramer, it’s also hard for an older brother, who is very well potty trained outside, to understand why his little brother feels the need to constantly poop and pee his pants … in all seriousness though, kramer has really made the transition from an only “child”, once getting all the attention, to sharing the attention with the newest addition to our family, jude, very well. although i would still not call them friends, kramer has become very protective over jude which is really very sweet. also, as pictured here, kramer wishes that jude’s ergo baby carrier belonged to him. everyday, as soon as jude gets out, along comes kramer to take his place and hop on in. i’m excited to see how these two will continue to grow together and hope that they one day will be the best buds.

it was one of those harder than normal nights as new parents. jude had gotten his two month vaccinations the day before making his legs sore and giving him a bit of a fever. he was unusually fussy and wanted to constantly nurse for comfort. we were all sitting on the couch, i had just had my first shower in four days, we were trying to get baby jude settled and down for the night, when he did the biggest projectile spit-up all over himself and me. i mean this thing came out the mouth, the nose, and we were both completly soaked. feeling completely defeated, we reluctently decided to quickly throw baby jude into the puj tub before bed, knowing that this probably wouldn’t make his current fussiness any better as he still hadn’t come around to the whole idea of a bath. however, to our surprise, as soon as we undressed the little guy and stuck him in his tub in the sink, his whole disposition changed. he became playful and smiley. he kicked the warmth with his wiggly toes and cooed at the running water coming out of the faucet. it suddenly made the entire night worth it. camden hurried and grabbed the camera to capture these photos before we were sure his giggles would soon turn to tears … but miraculously they didn’t. that smile stayed on his face all the way until he fell asleep for the night. as exhausted new parents, we couldn’t have been happier.