18 Months

Well in just the short month since I last wrote an update on Elijah, so much has happened. He had his 18 month check-up. He is healthy and growing. Although he is only 21 pounds and 30 inches (the 3% of his other peers), his head is in the 50%. The doctor was very impressed about how much he knows, can say and do. I also let the doctor know that he is bilingual (English and Dutch) and he thought that was very good. He doesn't the doctor any more than any other child, so getting a flu shot was horrible for both of us. Because of his weight, he does have to go back to the doctor in December to check it and make sure he is gaining weight.

Elijah can now say 2-4 word sentences. A few of them are "I got it," "Dadda work car," "No Tee-Tee" (thats the cat). He can even say bigger word like "Ladybug" and my favorite is "But-tee-tee" (butterfly). He has a big appitite and eat just about anything. He got a motorized truck for his birthday (in March) and can finally reached the pedal and make it go around the yard, forward and backward.

Fan is still working at Dolese, still loving it. He recently got his CDL license which enables him to drive the mixer trucks. We have had so much rain lately that he isn't getting very many hours plus no one want to buy concrete these days. Needless to say that him and the other 2 guys there are possibly looking for a new job. I got a new job. I now work for a company that manufacturs downhole drilling tools for the petroleum industry. It is in Oklahoma City do it is a drive for me, but I like the job. I am the Office Manager there. Other than that things are going good for us.