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Happy 23 months!

by kate

Only one more month until you are this many!

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Hard to believe!

Logan got out your jumping horse recently for Char Baby. You had to try it out again too!

The weather has finally been getting nice again, so Logan set up your water toys on the back porch. Lisa let you pick out a hat to wear, so you picked your daddy’s Titan’s hat!

You are fitting into your new pjs from Jeanie-bug!

Daddy took you to the zoo this week for the first time this season. The bears are the first exhibit, but Logan skipped them and took you to the elephants first, where you said “Bear.” Then he took you to the giraffes, where you said “Bear” again. So, he took you pack to the front of the museum so you could see the exhibits in order.

Here’s you and Strawberry watching “Thomas and Friends” this week!

We took you to the Hands on Science Center in Tullahoma this week! Daddy beat a Cheetah. You were a bug!

Here you are walking on in the woods with Gingy!
http://youtu.be/2XM4sWytjuE

Funny story: Earlier this week you were looking at your spoon at dinner and trying to convey to us that the spoon was not a fork. You kept saying “Fork! no…” only the “Fork” didn’t sound like fork… Daddy and I thought that was pretty funny!

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Happy 22 months!

by kate

A little late again, but happy 22 months! I can’t believe you are 2 months away from being a two year old! We got some photos taken last weekend at JCP, but I was saving them as a surprise to Gingy. Here are my favorites!

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Boy Uncaged

by kate

Thanks to Elliot’s new milestone, for safety Logan has converted Elliot’s bed from a crib to a toddler bed.

So now at night we play the “Put Elliot to bed and wait by the door to put him in bed again game.”

He really likes being able to climb in and out of his bed easily. When he stayed at Gam Gam’s this weekend, he reportedly woke up and was very mad that he was in a pack and play again… like stomping his foot mad. So Logan put him in bed with him for the rest of the night. You can probably guess where I was… on call.

He does actually sleep pretty well in the converted bed once he gets to sleep. He did get up at 3AM a couple of nights ago though and come into our room. He stood by my side of the bed shouting “Me! Me! Me!” then he went to Da’s side and said “Da! Da! Da!” Da let him in bed with us, where he kicked us for awhile and then settled down long enough for Logan to get him back in his bed.

I’ve laid down with him in his toddler bed a couple of times now to help encourage him to go to sleep. Aside from the kicking and swatting, he is a very cuddly bundle of boy!

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Elliot Leveled Up!

by logandyer

I think he knew the camera was watching him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_QPx1S0hJc

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Happy 16 months, buddly!

by kate

Here are some awesome things you can do!
http://youtu.be/vrbkdYWYhu0
http://youtu.be/5qAH9PJySgg

We had a nice weekend with Gingy and Grandpa! Elliot and Logan took Gingy and Grandpa to the Bush’s Beans place on Friday.

Elliot tried to do a little driving the next day…

We went to King Tut’s Grill for lunch. Elliot got a hat. Logan showed him how to wear it!

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Happy 15 months!

by kate

You are really doing some amazing things these days! You dive onto the giant bean bag, grab other people’s noses and say “nose!”, and you say “Bye bye” to LOL Elmo when he says bye. I’m sure you are saying a lot of things that you don’t get full credit for too.You even quit the bottle last month, which might have been harder for mommy than it was for you. You also brush your own teeth quite well!

You really like all the blackberries growing around our house, and you are really into Thomas the Tank engine these days. You also like to swim, but you do not like life jackets or other wearable floatation devices. You would prefer to swim holding on to mommy!

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Happy 4th of July!

by kate

Today we celebrate our freedom to do family gymnastics!
http://youtu.be/oKlth5lHduU

Here’s Eliot at a nap in!

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Happy 13 months, cuddly buddly!

by kate

You are quite amazing!

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Happy Birthday, My Elliot!

by kate

Day 366: The creature continues to gain mobility. We have also noticed him trying to communicate with various one syllable words such as “ball, “kick,” and “good.” I have also heard him say “ba-woon” once!

I can’t believe it has already been one year. I was thinking earlier today about how when we brought Elliot home from the hospital he could not even hold his head up. Now he can walk, talk, kick, laugh, push, sleep through the night… What a ride!

Now we are beginning the process of weaning. Logan has been encouraging him to drink juice and cow’s milk from a sippy cup and straw throughout the day. We have been ordering him a cup with a lid and water when we go to restaurants. I breastfed him for the last time this morning. *sigh* I will miss it. I felt like it helped keep us close. He is getting too big for me though. We already have to supplement him a lot with formula. Plus, unless he is really sleepy, I feel like I have to wrangle him to get him to drink from me. So it goes…

We celebrated Elliot’s birthday this weekend with a BBQ at our house. Logan and I put together his pirate ship water table from Gam Gam the night before to surprise him!

My parent’s and Art came in the night before to help. The morning of the party was spent cleaning the house inside and out while Gingy, Art, and Elliot went to get a cake from Sweet Celebrations.

Logan smoked pork and salmon (and the house), and Gam Gam, Aunt Lisa, Aunt Linzy, and Juanita brought food.

We decorated the house in Yo Gabba Gabba that afternoon.

By the time the guests started arriving, Elliot was a couple of hours into a good nap. I gently woke him and got him dressed for the party with Gingy and Aunt Lisa’s help.

There were lots of guests, but it was all people that Elliot knew and liked, so he got over the crowdedness of the party pretty quickly.

Some of my coworkers brought their kids and babies, which Elliot liked.

Here is Elliot having some fun with his Aunt Linzy and Uncle Ian!

Additionally, the party was at our house and the weather was great so Elliot got to play outside! In summary, Elliot was a great host and I was so proud!

For some reason, Elliot was very suspicious about the cake. We all had a bite to show him that it was good, but all he did was poke it with his fork.

Here are a few of Elliot’s awesome presents!

Elliot partying!

My favorite memory is when we opened this dump truck. Elliot was so excited that he took off with it down our yard to play with it!

At the end of the day, I made him try on his baby hat from when he was born. It seems like only yesterday… It still kinda fits…

Happy first birthday, Elliot! You are your daddy’s and my favorite cuddly buddly!

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Happy 11 months!

by kate

For Elliot’s 11 month birthday, he got his lovely Aunt Lisa to come and be his nanny! It makes him soooo happy! He is excited to see her and sad when it is time to go. She is also good about working with him on his development.

Monday morning, Elliot got into his reserve diapers in the closet. He spread them out all over the floor and played with them. Then he decided to put them up in his diaper hanger on the other side of the room. He is so smart! Once that got full, he started stacking them on his diaper genie.

On Tuesday, Elliot had his first juice box, which he promptly squeezed, squirting juice all over himself and he tray. He would chew on the straw, drink a sip, and them open his mouth. I’m not sure that he actually consumed any of the liquid, but he had fun!

He can hold this now and drink from it!