Chiefs Game

Lunch time and game time at the same time. We pulled the highchair into the living room so Elijah could enjoy chili and Chiefs! Even with our lil' guy cheering, our home team couldn't pull off a win.

Plane Then Nap

The plane may be upside down, but he has learned how to use the string to pull it around behind him. Elijah had a blast dragging it from the kitchen to the living room and past his car ramps. 

Our little precious one put himself down for a nap this afternoon. Elijah came over to me being just a little fussy. So I handed him his paci and told him he could have it when he was ready for his nap. He put it in and walked toward the hallway. Erik followed him down the hall step-by-step into his room. As soon as they were in Elijah's room, Elijah grabbed his crib rails and looked up at Erik to put him in. Two seconds later, our son was sleeping soundly.

Big Brown Box

Elijah discovered the inside of his box. Love the secret hideout! 

Mommy Paparazzi

Elijah was grabbing at the camera...so I did what any good Mommy Paparazzi would do; I took a picture. Look at that lil' thumb...

In this one, he was about to grab my camera from both sides. Afterwards, he started to hit my camera...I guess he was done with being my baby model.

2 Hours = 4 Stories

There once was a one-year-old named Elijah. His mommy picked him up from daycare after a long day at work and spent just a couple hours with him before heading off to church for AWANA. After riding on his dino, Elijah pushed it to the couch and pushed it back to its spot on the shelves.

Next, Elijah started to quickly throw all his books on the floor, but Mommy interrupted that and said, "Elijah, if we are getting out the books, we need to read them." So Elijah stopped throwing books on the floor and read a little bit of all five books that he had thrown. He even ripped part of one and had it taken away.

After that, Mommy taught him how to 'give me ten' because he already knows 'give me five.' As a mini reward, Elijah got a magazine page to crinkle, rip, and destroy. He did a good job at that. He was a little upset when Mommy told him not to eat the page. When he was done inspecting and flinging the tiny magazine shreds, Mommy said, "That's trash. Put it in the trash can." And Elijah went into the kitchen (where he's never thrown away any trash before) and put the shreds on top of the locked trash can.

Soon Daddy came home and opened up a big box. Elijah had some fun pushing it around and folding the flaps. He did not enjoy getting in the box, but laughed when Daddy was in there.

Order Up

Dinner for our Buddy-Do was some mango and mac & cheese. We started with mango, but as soon as he saw me put some mac & cheese in his bowl, he was done with the fruit. 

Dino Ride

I know...it's another video. If you don't like the videos, don't worry it's only a minute long and there's more news about Elijah in my post tonight. If you do like the videos, enjoy it because he's cute and funny (and learning a new skill!)

Elijah is learning a new word every day...it's crazy. Every night for bath, Erik says "What time is it?" and I yell back "Bath time!" We do that a few times after dinner. Tonight Erik yelled from the other room "What time is it?" and Elijah says "Baf...baf" If only I could get that on film!