Elijah at 21 months

Well the end of last month Elijah turned 21 months old. It is hard to believe that in just a few short months he will be two! Unfortunately Dustin and I both agree that he is already starting to enter the Terrible Twos though. His favorite word is "no" and he likes to say it all day everyday about everything. The only time he does say yes is when you ask him about "M's" (m&m's) and anything related to Spongebob. He has a fascination with clocks (wall clocks and watches) and will excitedly point them out wherever he sees them. He also knows 10 letters of the alphabet, and he loves to yell them out over and over again when he sees them. He almost always has one of Daddy's Astros hats on his head. He even takes his naps wearing them most days. He loves playing with his Mr. Potato head and our living room is always covered in all the little pieces from him. He has figured out how to lock the dead bolt on our garage door. And he even locked Dustin in the garage this last weekend. Overall, Elijah is a fun little guy that keeps us busy and very entertained. Everyday is a new adventure with him, and it is really fun to watch him change every day. This is Elijah's favorite way to watch Sesame Street, which is one of his favorite shows. I love Sesame Street because when it is on Eli is glued to the tv for a whole hour!

Peppers, Pickles and Olives

Elijah is a very funny kid. He hardly eats anything, and when he does decide to eat he wants things with very grown-up flavors. He loves pickles and olives, both the green and the black. Anytime the fridge door opens he runs and points at and yells for a pickle or olive. He would eat a whole jar of either one at a sitting if I let him. LOL He also has decided that he likes green and red peppers raw. Unfortunately they do not like him and they give him horrible painful gas. Now you are probably asking yourself why if this was the case would I let him eat the few pieces he is eating in the picture. Honestly he has to be involved in everything I do in the kitchen so not letting him watch me cut the peppers was not an option. I tried to trick him though by cutting up an apple first and giving him a wedge of that, but he was not fooled. He would grab every slice of pepper that I cut and take one small bite from it and then move on to the next slice. The whole time making "mmmmmmmm" sounds and little happy noises to make sure that Dustin and I both knew how pleased he was with himself. I didn't realize how quickly the small bites he had taken added up until later that night when I was up all night dealing with a screaming unhappy kid. Thank goodness for infant gas relief medicine! lOL

Happy Hallowen

Little Amusements

Okay, that crazy thing around Elijah's neck is a cone-shaped dog collar. When we were visiting my parents their labrador Gus had a boo-boo on his tail that he would not leave alone. So the vet gave my parents this collar for him to wear. Well, Gus wanted absolutely nothing to do with the collar, but Elijah loved it. He wore it for several hours before it was time to go to bed. What a goober!

Glad When Daddy Comes Home

Everyday Elijah listens for Dustin's car to come down the street, and then he runs to the window to wait for his Daddy. It is amazing because we will be in the kitchen making dinner and Eli will just stop what he is doing and will go running to the door. He hears Dustin's car before you can even see it coming down the street! Pretty incredible for a little guy. Then when Dustin comes in the door Eli has to take his glasses and badges and wear them around the living room for a while to act like Daddy. Elijah also takes Dustin's boots and put them very nicely and neatly in front of the door.

Cheese Head

Every night about an hour to an hour and a half before Elijah goes to bed he goes crazy with energy. He will run and run and run around the living room until Dustin and I are very ready for him to go to bed. Last night he found his cheese head hat in the closet and he acted like a crazy man with it.

Bay Beach Park

There is a really nice park down the road from us that is really fun. They have a small zoo with local animals there including a porcupine, mountain lion, coyote and wolves. There are tons of squirrels and chipmunks that will run right onto the trail to meet you to see if you have food for them. We brought sunflower seeds with us and I would put a little pile of the seeds on the ground right in front of Eli in the stroller. It was hilarious to watch the chipmunks pack their cheeks with the seeds. The park also has a large pond/man made lake that is filled with ducks and geese. It was a little crazy when Elijah and I started feeding the ducks and geese, because as soon as they saw the food all of them ran at us. And there are probably close to a hundred of them all gathered together, which is a little overwhelming. Elijah was fearless though, I was more nervous than he was. Especially when one goose hissed and kind of charged at him! I quick grabbed him and pulled him back to me, but Elijah was completely unphased.