First Phrase

Last night we were eating pizza, which seems to be Eli's favorite food at this time :), and he looked at the piece of pizza I was cutting up for him and said "More Bites!" It was so awesome, yet a little sad at the same time. My baby just put his first phrase together... Of course Brian braggs about how smart he seems, but I just get a little sad each time he gets through another milestone :(

First Family Vaca!

We had our first family vacation last week! We went to North Carolina to attend Luke's wedding (Brian was the best-man and he looked so great in his tux!). We arrived a few days early to squeeze in some family time before the wedding stuff began. Wednesday evening we went to the beach! The sounds were so relaxing, however Eli started crying and did NOT want to be put down. I took off his sandals and stood him on the sand, and he would not budge a centimeter! He really did not like the feel of the sand on his feet and cried until we picked him up. He was very interested in the seagull that was dancing around by us :) When he finally got comfortable to stand on the sand, he was walking a few steps with me and then the water washed up on his feet and he definitely did not like that... We went to a beautiful park on Friday afternoon - filled with flowers, trees, sunshine, a lake - it was awesome!!! We got some cool pictures there as well! Please enjoy the pics below of our first family vacation! :)

Everywhere I am...there you'll be.

It is a true saying - "Everywhere I am, there you'll be". As a new parent, the road is filled with bumps and potholes, even detours... but you always find a way to navigate the best way around them for your family. Elijah has definitely given us some wonderful detours and even taught us how to pave a new road! We never imagined what parenting had in store for us. It is hard to believe my little baby boy, no heavier than well, my purse on most days, has grown so fast and so much in this past 14 months!

Here are some updates:
WORDS: Momma, Mommy, Ba-paw (Papa), Ma-maw (Mamma), Nana, down, doh! (don't!), ssss! (shh!), Mo-Mo (Morgan), Moh! (more), B-b-b bah! (bath - this one he gets VERY excited about), Go! (this especially when the grandparents are leaving and he wants to go along), Bye-Bye

DEVELOPMENT: walking, running, taking off diaper (yippee), blowing bubbles in the water during a bath, "helping" wipe off his highchair and tray after eating, "helping" with laundry (this would be dumping everything out of the hamper and then placing each hanger individually into the hamper until the hamper is full of hangers and the clean clothes are strewn across the floor), grunting when mommy or daddy ask if he pooped his pants (hahahah), blowing kisses (this includes taking a kiss from your hand and putting it on his lips and vice-versa), laughing when other people laugh

LIKES: pizza (go figure - don't have to question his DNA), sharing ice cream with Pa-Paw, scribbling with crayons, playing give-and-take, watching Wheel of Fortune (clapping when the audience claps and yelling when the guests yell the letters :) ), being outside, bringing coats and shoes to people when either they are leaving or he wants to leave, being chased through the house and chasing the dog, peaches & cottage cheese, goldfish crackers, "reading" magazines with mommy

DISLIKES: most vegetables (again, don't have to question his DNA), wearing a coat, going to bed, getting his diaper changed, getting dressed

Most Recent: He likes to "help" mommy change his diaper - so when I am changing him, I will say "can you wipe your butt?" and he will take a wet wipe and wipe it all over himself... :) it's very funny...

I have posted some new photos as well, so scroll to the bottom of the page to see a few new ones!