19 1/2 months

So not quite the milestone that 18 months is, but hey, we're running tad behind.

Some snapshots from our 1 1/2 year old's life

New Events -

We took Eli to his first high school football game - He held onto his Atlanta Falcons football for dear life (our high school team is the Fulton Falcons!) He was very unsure of where we'd taken him until half-time. Then he loved it and now sleeps with his football.

Elijah had his first hair cut! I barely trimmed his hair in the bath tub last week and almost boohoo-ed. I was the one pleading with Rob that it was time to cut it, but when it came down to trimming his locks, I was a wuss. The plus side is, Eli can see again and doesn't look quite as unkempt.

New weird/funny behaviors -

He'll stand on a small square (book, flyer, mail) lift both arms above his head and roar with all his might. I'd love to know what he's imitating and where he saw it.

He likes to wave at cars.

He'll cover his ears with his hands or plug them with his fingers. (best we can tell he likes to not hear us talk!)

He can jump! It began after a storytime where one of the sing-a-long songs had the kids jumping in the middle. He came home and practiced. It started off solely as an arm movement and deep knee bend, but by the next day his little feet (or foot at a time) made it off the ground. Super cute!

Elijah LOVES to sing. He'll sing along with us, with the radio, or by himself. Recently, we were over at a friends house and Eli ended up with a keyboard. Our discussion quieted down and we overheard Eli "singing", we looked over and he was Stevie Wonder-ing his heart out. Eyes closed, swaying and singing. Oh, man I wish I knew where he saw this stuff!


Daily Life

we keep a count of spied dogs and cats on our morning walks. (Dogs in fences do not count). We also point to EVERY mailbox, tree, and big rocks along the way.

Talking- ehh, we're getting there. "NO" is proudly announced at any given occasion. "Eli, did you sleep well?" "NO!" or, when we sit him down to dinner "NO" before he gobbles it up. As for other words, I give in way to easily and give him what he grunts for. "Bad Mommy"

Eating - He's a grazer, which I feed into being a pregger. We have breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, second lunch, etc. He takes a few bites at each unless he LOVES it. Homemade frozen yogurt is his favorite. He did all of the sudden demand to be given a spoon to eat with. We never taught him and he's ALWAYS fed himself with his hands. But he caught on really quickly. Awesome, something else I didn't have to do!

FINALLY! I have a great sleeper. I think our biggest issue earlier was lack of schedule and multiple transitions, but now I know the joy of sleep again! Eli goes down like a champ at night. Our schedule, around 8:30p I change his diaper, get his pjs on, and a fresh sippy. Rob then reads to him. And then, silence. No fuss, no crying, no drama. It's like he doesn't even know he could pitch a fit. Sometimes, I get him out of his crib at night just to hold him. It's not 5 minutes and he's flopping around or squirming out of my arms. He likes his crib! Good thing I've got a new little one to hold on the way.

Eli takes one afternoon nap- right after lunch for about 2 hours. Sometimes, it's 3 if I'm LUCKY. It used to be 3... oh, well.

Sundays used to be really stressful. Eli couldn't stay still or quiet during church and had melt downs in the nursery. But, lately he will flat out run into his Sunday school class. I think he's figured out that he's (usually) the oldest kid in there. He enjoys playing baby dictator- taking all the other babies' toys from them and making them cry, running around like a crazy man and sitting in every chair, stroller, bumbo seat, and rocker that he can find

Potty Training - we never started and we're not going to. I decided that more stressful than having 2 in diapers is asking a not-ready-to-be-potty-trained boy, "Do you have to potty?" every 30 minutes. We'll wait until he's ready. I can't believe he'll be out of diapers in such a short time anyway. His potty is currently used as a stepping stool while he brushes his teeth.


18 month appt

27 lbs
30 in
2 shots (We're almost up to date on all our shots that we're choosing to get)
and a finger prick - Eli is a champ with shots, but the finger prick - you would have thought they'd cut his finger off. To make it worse he looked at me as I was holding his bleeding, pulsing little finger, like, "why did you bring me here." It was awful.


Rob and I spend part of every evening yammering on and on about how cool he is, how in love we are with him, how he couldn't possibly be any cuter - we think he's amazing!


The pictures are the aftermath of a recent Chick-fil-a Kid's Night. We had an awesome dinner, Eli enjoyed a free kids' meal and then... Eli and Rob built a tool box, Elijah got a balloon and gave the Chick-fil-a Cow a high five after chasing him down. We were impressed Eli wasn't afraid of the huge cow!