Introducing...Judah

Here is the first blog, of many to come, about our new son Judah Francis Souder. We will update often, posting pictures and stories. To be honest this will be mostly pictures because, although we KNOW that our son is gifted he hasn't managed to do much more than eat, sleep and poop his pants. He is an exceptional burper though.

We have had such a wonderful 6 weeks with him. Every morning we wake up and basically laugh because of how weird it is to actually be parents. Sometimes it feels like the "real" parents will walk in the door any minute, we will be covered in pimples and they will pay us $15 for our time. I guess we all grow up eventually.



This week has been extra exciting because he is beginning to smile, and not just from farting, but from what seems like actual recognition of our faces. I have yet to catch a photo of it though because the moments are fast and usually quickly followed by the most overly-dramatic howl ever heard (no idea where he would get that from) or he quickly konks out for a nap.

We have many travel plans for Judah coming up this year. During his third week of life, we took him on his first plane ride to Bali, where we spent a week with my parents while they were visiting.
Sadly, Leah's mom visited shortly before my parents and all she got to do was stay in Jakarta, sit in traffic, and hang out at a hospital for 3 days. Thankfully though, she was here for the birth and helped us get through it with at least some sanity.

Everything is great over here. We miss you all and can't wait to see you again.

More later...

Love,
GLJ