Scrapbook Pages

Hi Elijah -
Now that I am in the 2nd trimester with your brother/sister, I have some mojo back.  That first trimester just zaps me.  So, I have a lot of scrapbook pages to share with you that I have been working on.  In no particular order.....

 Sure hope this lines up better in our book  :)

 Noticed I need to make a fix on this one - you shouldn't have stitches going down the front of your face, silly.

I love this one because I loved those movie things & feel so creative to use them on a non-movie page  :)

I did this one 3 times - closed on accident once, lost on the hard drive when it crashed and now finally done again.  :)

Tues - Thurs

Hey buddy!
We have had a lot of fun this week, you silly goose.  We have had some frustration too.  You are having some problems sleeping and it is taking a toll on mommy & daddy.  On Thursday night, you did sleep all the way through so we got a bit of rest.  Daddy's theory is that since we took your night time bottle away, you aren't getting full enough or a deep enough sleep because you wake up in the middle of the night.  Last night, we gave you a bottle - you drank 1.5 of them and you slept through.  Maybe removing you from formula at the same time as the bottle was too much so we will experiment!

Tuesday was stroganoff night and I learned my lesson - strip you down  :)  But, you weren't too messy.  You hung out with daddy while mommy went to book club.

Wednesday we had dinner with Gramma Debi D and Mr. Pepsi at Rojas.  You got a bit fussy at the end of the dinner.  We are not sure when we will see them next.  We are thinking maybe February to use our plane tickets and Gramma Debi D thinks she is coming back in April.  When you got in the car, I saw that daddy had some pretzels in his back seat so I gave you one to see what you would do.  You thought you were Harry Potter with his magic wand at first, then you enjoyed eating it.  You really liked the pretzels.  That is great because they are a low calorie treat and mommy wishes she liked the taste of them.  You & daddy will have to share them with each other.

After dinner, it was time for some dessert and our favorite ice cream place had my favorite flavor - chocolate banana.  YUMMY.  You and daddy shared a malt.  It was so darn cute to see.  Daddy said it was the easiest way to do it because you are a malt grubber and you would drink it all if he didn't have his own straw.  :)

Thursday was hanging out at home.  We saw your baby brother/sister today at the doctor so we were asking you which one you wanted.  You just laugh at us like we are so silly!  You were in a good mood for most of the night but when it came time for sleep, you just weren't having any of that.  Eventually, you calmed down and crashed.  We all slept well.

We don't have huge plans for the weekend.  I am trying to get us enrolled in swim lessons for tomorrow morning.  Daddy is leaving us again to go to the Chiefs on Sunday.  We will have to find something fun to do without him, huh?  :)  Maybe we will go to CocoKeys or something.

1/3/11

Hi Elijah,
Look, I say I am only going to post once and awhile and here I am a rockstar with 2 days in a row. After dinner tonight, I wanted ton try a new recipe. You were tired of crawling all around so I put you on the counter to "help" me. You loved licking the spatula, watching the mixer beat the mix, tasting the fruit and then really liked when I gave you the leftover cool whip! I can't explain why something so silly made me a bit emotional. I think because it is an activity that mommies and big kids do together. Seeing you lick the spatula and get all excited about the mixer was just fun for me. I can't wait for you to make all sorts of memories of us having cooking fun together!

After dinner and a bath, you read a book with daddy. I think it was the first time daddy ever read to you. I was so impressed because you sat still and listened and watched the pages. I texted this photo to Auntie Sue and she said it was because the book was in memory of Grampa Larry - it is a Cars book! It was really cool to see you and daddy reading together and you enjoying such a special book.

January 2 news

Hi Elijah!
Yesterday marked a big day.  Your daddy was holding you & I said "give your mama a kiss."  You leaned over and gave me a smooch that was not all open mouthed!  Then, I said "give your daddy a kiss."  You leaned over like you were going to give him a kiss just like me and then you licked him.  Thank you for my dry kiss and for the laughter I had with daddy's kiss.

Today, we are home by ourselves while daddy is at the Chiefs game.  You are just crawling all over and standing on everything.  Every once and awhile, you will forget that you are not holding on to anything and stand on your own for a few seconds.

On the 2nd, you decided that you know how to blow raspberries.  You were in the tub and just started doing it.  It was funny - in the tub.  I can't imagine I will think it is too funny when you are spitting all over my face  :)  You hung out with Gramma Debbie & Donnie this afternoon so maybe he taught you.  I snapped this photo of you in the tub.

Happy New Years Baby and thanks for the New Years smoochie!

New Years Eve

Hi baby -
Some photos to show you from our New Years Eve celebration at the bowling alley with the Beatys & Lucas'.  You bowled for the first time.  I think we got 4 balls/2 frames down before you started crying and were tired of bowling  :)

Yay!  New Years.  You had your new shirt on and your New Years hat on.

 Your first bowling experience!

Your remaining pins - you got 5 knocked down.

Me & my baby boy!

Our family!  A lot different than last year when we were in the hospital.

Your new jacket that you got from Cindy Boris for Christmas.  You loved the glow light rings.  You were whipping them everywhere.

I love this photo of you manhandling daddy!  He said you were head butting him.

I can't tell if you are going to kiss him or bite him.  Either way, he looks SCARED!

Birthday Photos

Hi Elijah!

My puter is back home so I could share your birthday photos with you!  As I type this, you are going to visit Auntie Val one last time before she heads home.  Yesterday, you hung out with Gramma Debi D for quite a few hours.  I think you had a great time  :)  Tonight, we are heading to the bowling alley to do our New Years Eve celebration with the Lucas Family & the Beaty Family.

You playing with your hat before the infamous "snap" of the elastic & watching the animals on stage.

YUMMY Dinner!  You ate almost 2 pieces of pizza!

Sheer terror on the bug "ride" - it just tilted back and forth.  Daddy recognized that face - as one of mommy's  :)

More terror as you got to close to the Chuck E Cheese animals!

Looks like your ultrasound photos, huh?  You were saying to me "I had enough of this photo stuff.  I gave you a year of hamming it up - now leave me alone!"

The very first picture of you every taken - look at that little dirty monkey!

You at exactly 1 year old at 9:33 PM.  Look a little different than your very first photo huh?

1 YEAR OLD!

Hi Baby!


Can I still call you that now that you are 1 year old? I think that I can call you that until I am 95 and you are 60 because no matter your age, you are always going to be your Mommy’s baby! Your weekend extravaganza came to a close – no more parties, no more presents, no more rooms of people to adore you – just our normal routine! I have lots of photos from your birthday but mommy’s computer is broke so I won’t be able to add them for awhile. But, there were some keepers in that bunch :)

Monday
Back to Mary’s and she was so excited to get you. After the cake implosion, she was so sure you would be on a sugar high and have tummy problems. You were a little crabby but that was because of your darn teeth! #7 is on its way buddy. I stood up to go get you and I was very sick. I am on medicine to help with the baby and it sometimes catches me off guard. Thankfully, Grampa Keith was home and he lives so close so he grabbed you. We are very lucky that Grampa Keith & Heather are so accommodating to help us at the last minute. Daddy picked you up and we played for a few minutes before it was nappy time. In all of my pregnancies, there is a food that I eat a lot then I don’t really want it anymore after the baby comes. One time, it was Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican food. Another, it was Egg rolls and crab Rangoon. It seems like this time, it is Kentucky Fried Chicken. YUMMY! The good news is that you like it too so we had it for dinner. We went to the buffet and you were kind of bummed that there weren’t too many people in there to flirt with. Fortunately for you, you made eye contact with a lady clear across the restaurant and she was happy to flirt with you for awhile. You are such a ham!

Tuesday
It was the big day today buddy! Your birthday was here! 1 year ago today, your daddy and I were blessed with the most unexpected miracle – Elijah!

We rushed in to your room this morning and made a big fuss about your birthday. We listened to your birthday bear sing happy birthday to you. Then, it was time to go to Mary’s. You had your birthday party with your friends then Grampa Keith picked you up. Daddy got you and we were so excited to take you to Chuck E Cheese for your birthday. Being that you are so little, there aren’t many places you can go that would be “fun” to you. We thought Chuck E Cheese would be great – pizza, a ball pit and those mechanical stuffed animals. When we walked in, you were loving all the kids and the activity. Your eyes were just wide with everything going on around you. We sat in the room where the “entertainers” are and you watched them. You got pretty excited and it was so fun to watch you.

Daddy put your birthday hat on so we could take a picture and that may have been the beginning of the end of our good times. You pulled the elastic string as far as it would go away from your face then you let go. I saw it in slow motion right before it happened and tried to get Daddy to stop it but we were too late. It snapped, you screamed and you had a huge red line down the side of your face. We were sure that Mary would call Child Protective Services on us.

You did great eating a ton of pizza and you liked watching the animals. But, you could not get too close because that scared you. We tried putting you on a little car ride and you screamed when it started moving. Your daddy rolled his eyes, looked at me and said “Yep, he is definitely your son.” All in all, it was a good time for you but I think your favorite was when we stopped for dessert and you were able to flirt with the two workers. You like smaller environments where people can focus their attention on you!

We came home and daddy put together your birthday present from us – a little people’s zoo. You played with that and your new car spinner. At 9:33, I took a photo of you – your official 1 year photo. I have noticed that you don’t love the camera as much as you used to. I think it is because you are too busy with too many things to do. After that, bed time for you! Your birthday was over!

Well, Elijah, we made it one year and we pretty much wrote down everything that you did for one whole year. At this point, we need to renegotiate the terms of your blog. I still look forward to talking to you & sharing what you are up to but it isn’t going to be a recap of every single day - maybe once a week or as exciting things happen. Now that you are going to be a big brother, you will need to learn to share mommy & daddy with your little sibling – we will have to give them some attention on their pregnancy blog like you received.

Thank you baby for the best year ever! We can’t believe it is gone already and we treasure all of our memories and all of your firsts. We love you so much and we are so blessed to have you in our family, squidward!