Army Crawler

I haven't got a picture but Elijah is CRAWLING!!! It's not the hands and knees crawl that you may think of...think more along the lines of a Marine in combat but he's still mobile as anything. It seems like it just happened all of a sudden. I can't believe it. I'm so proud of him! I have to admit I'm a little sad to think of how independent he has become. So much more is in store for him!!! How will I cope?!! So much for delaying the babyproofing!!! Guess that gets done sooner than later!!!

AZ State Cutie

OK so my team is really U of M but who can find Michigan stuff in AZ? Even so, he's pretty cute if you ask me! He loves reading books..and tearing them if they are paper books. Hmmm...wonder where he got that from, huh Mom? (Teehee...my Mom and Dad would find me in a pile of paper in the crib) Good thing for board books! Anyway, it seems his favorite toy are these stacking cups we got from Discovery Toys. He loves to knock them down and pound them together.



We missed saying a few things on our blog in the last week..like...
Happy 32nd Wedding Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa!
and
Happy 6th Birthday Isaac!
and
CONGRATULATIONS on TWINS Levi and Micah to Angela and Chad!
and
Happy Birthday GaGa!

Wow! That was a lot to miss!

Standing with Assistance

As you can see Elijah can stand pretty well if he holds on to something. He likes to stand better than sitting now...which can pose as somewhat of a problem if I need him to sit and play for awhile. He is getting to be more and more independent now and is really growing into his own little person. We just love him to death and look forward to each and every day with him.
I'm glad I figured out how to post a video. I'll try to post them more often now for all you non-Arizonans.

Outdoor Cutie

We have slowly been working on our front and backyard and Elijah loves to sit in his car with us. We took these pictures a couple weeks ago but I just haven't been able to post them. Isn't he a cutie?
He's getting to be such a big boy! We went for his 9 month checkup today and he weighs..get this... 22 pounds! He's 28 1/4 inches. Wow! He's officially outgrown our infant seat! I can't believe it! Little chunky monkey!
That's all for now!

Pictures-Finally!

So here's the pictures I've been promising. These are of my birthday. We went to Claim Jumpers (steak...yummy!) and Jake bought me these yummy mini cakes. One is Tiramisu, the other Chocolate Mousse...mouth watering yet? They were very yummy.

These pics are of Elijah eating an apple. Little monkey put the whole thing in his mouth. I guess he was worried I'd take it away. He's such a little piggy. He ate a whole banana for lunch..in addition to a whole piece of toast and half of an avocado. I guess he's a growing boy.

In this picture he's decided he now likes peas..but only if he can feed himself..none of that squishy stuff anymore, Mom. Look how messy he is!



Can you tell the difference in the pictures??? Gone is all the hair! It took some getting used to but it's grown on me. I do miss being able to run my fingers through his hair but it will grow. We cut about 2 inches off. Of course I saved a couple locks for the scrapbooks.

I guess I better get going. I just really wanted to put up some pictures.