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What a fun day we had with our sweet Judie Bug!  I love celebrating this boy!  Nana and Papa took him and James for a special birthday lunch then came home for presents and cake.  Jude's cake choice this year was chocolate cake with chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles.  Yep...my kid for sure. Sweet Nana and Papa. Jude got a NEW Captain America costume and shield because the one from last year was literally falling apart at the seams. Jude had worn it until it could be worn no more.   Chocolate chocolate chocolate cake time! His new big boy bike! One of Jude's requests was for us to wear party hats.         Now both my guys can ride their matching big boy bikes together! Sweet little Jude!  Happy 4th birthday!  

This time four years ago I was in the midst of the most painful labor of my life.  And I'd do it all again, a million times over.  You were born at 12:36 am.  I had worried that I wouldn't be able to love another baby as much but I was so so wrong.  My heart grew when you were born.  I fell head over heels in love.   My goodness you were a tiny little thing!  But what you lacked in size you made up for in cuteness.  And you were an easy baby.  For the first little bit... Six months later you changed our lives again.  Those were hard days.  But we grew.  If I hadn't already loved you with all I had, I loved you then more fiercely.  We fought your cancer together.  It brought us all closer together.  You showed us what tough looks like.  You amazed me then and you amaze me still.  Every day.   Your smile.  I can't get enough of you.   Watching you grow up is a joy....