That's Just Who He Is

Judsen is a charming little boy: he'll woo you by
shyly flirting then reward your pursuit with fist bumps, high faves, and
(if you're really tenacious) a hug and sloppy kiss. He could
play all day (and has, now that I mention it) with his buddy, Ben, and
is grouchy as all get-out if you wake him from a deep sleep. His
favorite exclamation appears to be - currently, anyway - "Idoit!" Don't
let the spelling trick you: that's toddler squish-it-together for "I do
it"...as opposed to the mind's fix of "idiot." Still, it says the first
like he means the second, so...

And these are his favorite shoes:

Now, you may call these "flip flops" but, at our
address, that's blasphemy. For, if you've ever encountered Judd in these
shoes, you know he quickly corrects you by thrusting a forefinger
downward giggling, "Blip blops!" Yeessss, blip blops are the foot fare
of order these days. Well, all summer actually. Elijah refused to even
slip his foot into such folly, but Judsen...he's the rebel, after all.
They once had a strap attached to the back but, when one got loose and
began irritating him, he carried it to Daddy who, seeing a kindred
spirit in eradicating all the textures and teases that annoy you,
promptly cut the back ties.

And a podiatric love affair began.

Now, sandals are a "maybe" and only on Sundays while socks quickly give
rise to wailing and gnashing of teeth. After some talking, explaining,
and asserting of overall power in the house (mine, mind you, not his) we
now have an understanding: its blip blops until the weather changes
summer waves us goodbye. Then its socks as Old Man Winter moves in.

No doubt, he'll stage a coup when this time arrives. But I'll bet he's laughing while he does it.

That's just the way he is.