First Dance

I went to my first wedding. It was for my Uncle Justin (daddy's brother) and my brand new Aunt Nikki. Mommy said she's not my aunt until the wedding, but now the wedding's done, and I can call her my aunt now. I posed for a billion pictures, but not as many as Uncle Justin and Aunt Nikki that day. Boy, I don't know how they put up with all those bright lights in your eyes all the time. Here's me and my new Aunt and Uncle...


Aren't they a pretty couple?
(I got dressed up too. People say I look real nice in blue.)

Mommy and me had our first dance at my first wedding. I don't know the name of the song, but it was soft and pretty, just like mama. Even though my feet couldn't touch the floor, I still make this stuff look good...

I love mommy.

What I Do

Some of you might be wondering, "hey, what do you do on a regular day, Elijah?"
Well, we're glad you asked.

Observe:Play.

Eat.

Sleep.

That pretty much sums it up.
We have a good time EVERYday.

My Handsome New Sweater

It's Elijah here. I got this SWEET new sweater from mommy's family friend, Linnea. I've only met her a few times, but she seemed like a really nice lady... I didn't know HOW nice until I put this new sweater on! MAN it keeps me warm, and I LOVE feeling this yarn and trying to touch the orange parts on it. Mommy says that Linnea made it all by herself with yarn and needles. I don't get it.

Anyway, don't I look suave?

It makes me want to kick back and relax.

But at the same time, I just want to stand up and show it off to everyone around me! (Especially the BACKside!)

I LOVE to stand up and have fun in my bouncer with my new sweater. I scream and shout really loud (because I'm so happy) and I try to see if mommy is really listening to me, or just faking it. I'm all ready for this thing people call "winter."

Bring it.

There's No Crying In Baseball!!

I'm a little baseball player. That's what my outfit says. And since Tia Christy gave me this super cool baseball that makes fun noises when you play with it, I decided to play a game on the couch with mommy today.BASEBALL!!!! I LOVE IT!

SWING batta, batta, batta.
can you handle dis?

You expect me to hit this thing without a BAT?!?!?!
Okay. It looks pretty fun.

I ALMOST caught my own HIT!!! I'm THAT good.
I have to keep practicing my sliding and diving catches.

I caught another one!


Okay. I've had enough baseball.

Forever.
Give me normal games to play, like this Gigantor Jungle Gym.

6 months already?

Elijah is 6 months old today! He's SO BIG! We like to play that game. He's good at standing up (with help) and is just starting to realize that applesauce is FOOD. Babies make REALLY funny faces when they first learn to eat. Unfortunately, I always laugh so hard at Elijah's faces when I'm trying to take his picture that all the pictures are blurry. That and we're just enjoying him, instead of taking millions of pictures. But soon, there will be more pictures to post.

He had his 6 month doctor's appointment today. He weighs 16 lbs. 8 oz. (30%) is 27" long (75%) and his head is 17.25" (50%). Thank GOD. It looks like he's got his dad's height... so far. He did really well and smiled at the nurse a lot, and listened to everything the doctor said. He didn't like his shots... but who does? He cried for a bit, and then started sucking his fingers. He's such a big, strong boy. We're SO proud of him!!

We're going to go out to dinner tonight to celebrate. (Mostly for mom and dad.) But maybe a cute waitress will give him a big kiss on the cheek!

Happy 6 month Birthday, Elijah! We love you!

Corduroy

We've been reading to Elijah a lot more now that he is more social and can pay attention to new things and colors and objects. He really likes the book, "Corduroy" which was given to him by our great friends (his godparents) Kevin and Abbie.

He sings to his books sometimes, and will roll over on his belly to get a better look at the pictures.

Elijah's godmother (Abbie) made this beautiful handmade Corduroy quilt for his baptism, and gave us the corresponding book. Isn't it awesome? I think Elijah likes it.

What do you think?

Sometimes he likes to look at me when I read to him. We both think Abbie's quilt is super comfy. We have good tummy time on it together.

Thanks for the beautiful gifts, Abbie! They're perfect!
We love you and can't wait to see you soon!
Love, Gail & Elijah

I Yam What I Yam

Elijah's new favorite toy is an octopus. Aunt Vera Lee gave this great gift to him... it plays some classical music when you squeeze it's head.

He absolutely LOVES the music it plays. He really likes music in general. But he does NOT like when the music stops. Especially when the music on his octopus stops. He hasn't quite figured out how to make it start just yet. So when the music stops, he makes his popeye face.

Observe:

Then he eats some canned spinach and punches you in the face.

He says, "I yam what I yam" and kindly asks you to squeeze the octopus again.

It's a great life.