Today is Jude’s 1st birthday. Jude is so busy these days. Yesterday I called to check in on Jude at his Grandma Olson’s house. After I had hung up after speaking with Jude, Jude pointed at the phone and said, “mama.” Yesterday was also an exciting night because Jude walked on his own without support. I would stand him up a couple feet away from me and he would speedily walk to me. It was so cute that I got on the intercom and called Andy away from his computer to see Jude in action. We celebrated Jude’s birthday with a small party with my immediate family and Andy’s immediate family last weekend. Jude did not get a birthday cake. He got a corn muffin instead that he didn’t really like. And, yes, for those of you who know the story, I’m still upset that my Grandma Proper fed Jude cake when he was a small baby. That boy will be lucky to ever get sugar from me.