There has been so much going on this past year I feel like I have not been keeping up (on track) of Elijah's updates. Well it is March again. Elijah will be 2 in about 5 days!!! Oh my how time has flown this year. I suppose I should summarize this past year for you all just in case you don't really feel like reading back through all the rest of it. :)
Elijah has become a walking, talking, running, screaming machine. After many doctors appointments trying to get him to talk to his doctor and not be scared, I was finally successful at the last appointment he had. The doctor was really impressed by how much he can talk and say and how much he knows. Doctor Holter said not many toddlers his age can say or do that much. Even though we had a battle with Elijah's weight throughout the year, he is finally back up into the 25%! Now on most days he could probably eat an entire refridgerator full of fruits, crackers, juice, chicken, rice and fries. At any given moment you can ask him what he wants to eat and most often he will say "fries chicken" as that is his favorite meal. Within the past two weeks, with the help of both grandma's, I have been successful in getting off the bottle of milk in the mornings and evenings and off his pacifier. Now he seems to sleep longer at nap time and in the mornings. This year I have decided to do the potty training bit and with it being summer soon, maybe that will help alot. :) He loves to sing into the mic on our karoke machine, dance if there is some nice music on that he likes and even sing along with Fan and I. His favorite shows on TV are Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Spongebob Squarepants, and sometimes Imagination Movers. His favorite movies are Wall-E and Disney's Cars. He just recently started into the pretend stage where he is actually playing by himself more. He is a ball of energy all day. He wakes up, lazies around for a bit and then off he goes, stops to eat (or as we say re-fuel) and then he's off again. When its time for a nap there is a bit of fuss but then he can sleep for about 2-3 hours maybe more. Loves to give kisses and hugs, will share his food but not his toys. We are working on that part.
As for Fan and I, well Fan got promoted to Batchman/Leadman at Dolese Brothers in Shawnee. He is boss to the drivers. Although this horrible weather this year has put a damper on us and his work, we keep hoping it will pick up soon. Me, well, I got another job. I am working back in Oklahoma City again, but I have more to do and it is more interesting. I am the office manager at a machining company. In October, I found out I was pregnant again, but about a week later I went to the ER and had miscarried. We are going to wait another year or two. We are doing good as for anything else. Before we do have another baby I would love to move into a bigger house as it seems Elijah's toy have only grown this year and we are running out of room.
Many Blessings.
Fan, Sara and Elijah
Oh how 20 months have flown by......
I know, I know, I know. I'm running 2 weeks behind on my updates. I have had a lot going on.
Continuing on with my new job, I still like it. I am office manager/secretary for a downhole drilling machinery company. On a sad note, October, I found out I was pregnant. Everything was going good, told everyone, preparing and praying for a girl, made the 1st doctor's appointment and then a week later I had to go to the ER and found out I was going through a miscarriage. Elijah has kept us going so much and we are so thankful we have him that he helped us get through the grieving. On another note I am currently working on losing the last bit of weight I gained with Elijah, but as it gets colder outside I am having to stay motivated to be able to run on the treadmill after I get Elijah to sleep at night, but I will get there and I will not give into temptation of sweets, fats, and all the yummy stuff.
**drum roll please** Fan has been promoted!!!! He is now Leadman/Batchman at the Shawnee Dolese Brothers Plant!!! He started there just under a year ago (late November), he started as a laborer. Basically cleaned the plant, did maintainence, ran the loader, filled the bins, etc. Then, he moved up to driver in August sometime, still having to do the other work. Now, he Leadman/Batchman!! His next position to move up to will be Supervisor. Elijah and I are so proud of him!
Elijah - well what can I say about him, he is growing so much in such a little time. He doesn't copy everything you say, but he will copy some of it. Him and I were watching cartoons this past weekend and a commercial came on for cookie mix. I didn't say anything when all of a sudden he copied the voice on the TV....she said "cookie mix" and then so did Elijah! It was too funny. Now winter coming in, I'm not sure how I'm going to keep him entertained and not cranky all the time, because he wants to go outside everyday! Today is one of the few cold days we have had so far that didn't warm up in the afternoon. BBBRRRR. I really do hope it snows a good amount this year so that I can bundle him up and get him out to play in it. Last year was ice pellets that were to hard to do anything with. Over the summer we adopted a kitty for him and now recently we adopted a little puppy. The cat's name is Tee-Tee and the dog's name is Lulu, both of which Elijah can say very well. Lulu is a min pin/pomeranian mix, cute as a button, loves all of us plus the cat. We all love to whatch those two play all over the floor. Mommy is potty training Lulu, so when I bring her back in I have Elijah go give her a treat and say "good girl."
He is such a little sponge, he says and doesnt so much! He almost has a full set of teeth, he has 4 molars, 4 bottom teeth, and 4 top teeth and I think we are currently work on his top 2 canine teeth. Fan and I took him to a science museum this past weekend where he could play with all sorts of fun stuff. We truely had a great time as a family.
Thanksgiving is next week already, hopefully Elijah will eat a bit more this year than last. Then the week after that I have to take him back in to have his weight checked to make sure he is gaining weight in a good/healthy amount since he is so little. I will let you all know more next month.
Until then, love you and take care.
Fanuel, Sara & Elijah
Continuing on with my new job, I still like it. I am office manager/secretary for a downhole drilling machinery company. On a sad note, October, I found out I was pregnant. Everything was going good, told everyone, preparing and praying for a girl, made the 1st doctor's appointment and then a week later I had to go to the ER and found out I was going through a miscarriage. Elijah has kept us going so much and we are so thankful we have him that he helped us get through the grieving. On another note I am currently working on losing the last bit of weight I gained with Elijah, but as it gets colder outside I am having to stay motivated to be able to run on the treadmill after I get Elijah to sleep at night, but I will get there and I will not give into temptation of sweets, fats, and all the yummy stuff.
**drum roll please** Fan has been promoted!!!! He is now Leadman/Batchman at the Shawnee Dolese Brothers Plant!!! He started there just under a year ago (late November), he started as a laborer. Basically cleaned the plant, did maintainence, ran the loader, filled the bins, etc. Then, he moved up to driver in August sometime, still having to do the other work. Now, he Leadman/Batchman!! His next position to move up to will be Supervisor. Elijah and I are so proud of him!
Elijah - well what can I say about him, he is growing so much in such a little time. He doesn't copy everything you say, but he will copy some of it. Him and I were watching cartoons this past weekend and a commercial came on for cookie mix. I didn't say anything when all of a sudden he copied the voice on the TV....she said "cookie mix" and then so did Elijah! It was too funny. Now winter coming in, I'm not sure how I'm going to keep him entertained and not cranky all the time, because he wants to go outside everyday! Today is one of the few cold days we have had so far that didn't warm up in the afternoon. BBBRRRR. I really do hope it snows a good amount this year so that I can bundle him up and get him out to play in it. Last year was ice pellets that were to hard to do anything with. Over the summer we adopted a kitty for him and now recently we adopted a little puppy. The cat's name is Tee-Tee and the dog's name is Lulu, both of which Elijah can say very well. Lulu is a min pin/pomeranian mix, cute as a button, loves all of us plus the cat. We all love to whatch those two play all over the floor. Mommy is potty training Lulu, so when I bring her back in I have Elijah go give her a treat and say "good girl."
He is such a little sponge, he says and doesnt so much! He almost has a full set of teeth, he has 4 molars, 4 bottom teeth, and 4 top teeth and I think we are currently work on his top 2 canine teeth. Fan and I took him to a science museum this past weekend where he could play with all sorts of fun stuff. We truely had a great time as a family.
Thanksgiving is next week already, hopefully Elijah will eat a bit more this year than last. Then the week after that I have to take him back in to have his weight checked to make sure he is gaining weight in a good/healthy amount since he is so little. I will let you all know more next month.
Until then, love you and take care.
Fanuel, Sara & Elijah
Routines
So Elijah is almost 19 months old and I have been doing his bed time routine for just about everyday of his life. Our bedtime routine is tell him its time to take a bath, stop off at his room and have him grab his towel that hangs off his bed, then we go to the bath room, pull back the curtain, take off his pants, diaper, then shirt. Lately I have been having him sit on his little potty for potty training, then we go over and get in the bath and we finish out the routine from there.
Wwwweeeelllllll, the other night he was playing and having fun with Fan and I and it was about 7:30 p.m.(ish) and I said "Eli wanna go take a bath?" Of course he shook his head no, so I wasn't going to say anymore until his actual bath time which is about 8:15. A few minutes after I asked him the first time he left the living room saying "bath, bath" and he walked to the bath room. Then he came back (I was sitting on the floor watching TV with Fan and Eli came over grabbed my thumb and started to pull me so I got up with him still holding on to my thumb and we stopped in front of his room (I sat down to see what he would do) and his towel was hanging up like normal so he opened up his towel drawer pulled out 2 wash cloths and threw them on the ground and then grabbed a towel. He then walked by me to the bath room, put his towel down and came and grabbed my thumb again. We got into the bath room and he started to pull back the curtain until I took over and while I was doing that he was pulling down his pants and then did his diaper then sat on the potty. After he went pee-pee I gave him a sticker for doing it and then he asked to get in the bath "bath up." I was shocked that he did practically his whole routine by himself.
He is doing, saying, etc so much more than I ever thought at 19 month old could do. Let's just say he has never cease to amaze me yet.
Wwwweeeelllllll, the other night he was playing and having fun with Fan and I and it was about 7:30 p.m.(ish) and I said "Eli wanna go take a bath?" Of course he shook his head no, so I wasn't going to say anymore until his actual bath time which is about 8:15. A few minutes after I asked him the first time he left the living room saying "bath, bath" and he walked to the bath room. Then he came back (I was sitting on the floor watching TV with Fan and Eli came over grabbed my thumb and started to pull me so I got up with him still holding on to my thumb and we stopped in front of his room (I sat down to see what he would do) and his towel was hanging up like normal so he opened up his towel drawer pulled out 2 wash cloths and threw them on the ground and then grabbed a towel. He then walked by me to the bath room, put his towel down and came and grabbed my thumb again. We got into the bath room and he started to pull back the curtain until I took over and while I was doing that he was pulling down his pants and then did his diaper then sat on the potty. After he went pee-pee I gave him a sticker for doing it and then he asked to get in the bath "bath up." I was shocked that he did practically his whole routine by himself.
He is doing, saying, etc so much more than I ever thought at 19 month old could do. Let's just say he has never cease to amaze me yet.
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.
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.
OOPS! 17 months!
Well just shoot me I didn't get around to posting last month so now I have 2 months to account for. No big worries. I've made a few changes as to how I am going to write this blog, YAY for me! haha.......
What is going on with Elijah:
He is learning how to run faster and better....we can still keep up with him. He is talking and learning more and more every week. We have a few picture books at our house and both grandparents and he loves to get the books and have someone sit down with him and read it. I normally ask him where something is and he points to it. If it is an animal I ask him what it says (if I know he knows it). Animal sounds he currently knows is: cat, dog, snake, bird, goat and lizard (although not sounds but tongue movement). He does however know many other animals. His vocabulary is grwoing more and more. He likes to say "Hallo or Hi" and sometimes he tries to carry on a conversation with me and I have no clue what he is saying. We have had to go to the doctor a few times this past few months.....once was for a fungal infection, then a bad diaper rash, and the latest was for a case of Thrush (yeast infection of the mouth) and possibly a bit of Hand-Foot & Mouth Disease (without the hand and foot part). Doctor gave him some medicine and that night was the worst. Elijah and I camped out on his bedroom floor, had our blankies, medicine and bottle of water.....we may have gotten a total of 3-4 hours of sleep. By the next evening he was better and was finally eating after not being able to do so for about 2 days. He now has is appitite back and then some.
Recently a few weeks ago we adopted a kitten from a local rescue place. His name is Tee-Tee (it was either that or Rabbit <--Eli's choice). He is already fixed and had his shots and is 5 1/2 months old. Elijah LOVES to pick him up and carry him over to us and loves it more when Tee-Tee is in a playful mood and chases a boll around. All in all Elijah is happy with the cat and so are we.
What is going on with Fan:
Fan has been going to a chiropractor to get relief for a nerve in his lower back and He had to have an MRI done and it showed one of his lower disks did not have the right amount of fluid (due to not drinking much water) and what looked like a pimple on one of them. He is feeling much better these days. He still works for Dolese and is learning how to drive a mixer truck so that he may get his CDL and keep his job. Things are getting a little tight for us as they have been cutting back on his (and everyones) hours due to lack of concrete jobs and such. Other than that he is doing well, having fun and loving every minute he has.
What is going on with Sara:
I have, as well, been going to the chiropractor for headaches and neck pains. Surprisingly it is not due to my 2 wrecks in 2002. I am feeling much much better and am able to think more clearly without a headache. I am still working for the real estate appraiser. All is well there. I have also taken up modeling as a hobby and once I gain enough experience I hope to get paid for it. Another part-time job I am working on is becoming a blogger for various companies and getting paid for it. It is hard to sift through all the good and bad postings but I'm getting somewhere with it. I am still selling Homemade Gourmet and am working on putting a plan together to start making meals for the busier folks around town using the Homemade Gourmet recipes and products....as well as selling it on the side if anyone wants some. I have a rough goal to get this blogging thing under control and going good, then I can stay home and take on more blogging or virtual assistant/telecommuter as well as Homemade Gourmet on the side. I want to be able to spend more time with Elijah during the day, go to the park or go swim or just play in the back yard, take lunch to daddy and visit him or go see Nana at work....the fun stuff I dont get to do while I am at work.
Pray for my dad as he will be getting back pain relief soon enough.
I have added more pictures of Elijah to his online photo album as well as some of my modeling pictures.
Much love to everyone,
Fan, Sara & Elijah
What is going on with Elijah:
He is learning how to run faster and better....we can still keep up with him. He is talking and learning more and more every week. We have a few picture books at our house and both grandparents and he loves to get the books and have someone sit down with him and read it. I normally ask him where something is and he points to it. If it is an animal I ask him what it says (if I know he knows it). Animal sounds he currently knows is: cat, dog, snake, bird, goat and lizard (although not sounds but tongue movement). He does however know many other animals. His vocabulary is grwoing more and more. He likes to say "Hallo or Hi" and sometimes he tries to carry on a conversation with me and I have no clue what he is saying. We have had to go to the doctor a few times this past few months.....once was for a fungal infection, then a bad diaper rash, and the latest was for a case of Thrush (yeast infection of the mouth) and possibly a bit of Hand-Foot & Mouth Disease (without the hand and foot part). Doctor gave him some medicine and that night was the worst. Elijah and I camped out on his bedroom floor, had our blankies, medicine and bottle of water.....we may have gotten a total of 3-4 hours of sleep. By the next evening he was better and was finally eating after not being able to do so for about 2 days. He now has is appitite back and then some.
Recently a few weeks ago we adopted a kitten from a local rescue place. His name is Tee-Tee (it was either that or Rabbit <--Eli's choice). He is already fixed and had his shots and is 5 1/2 months old. Elijah LOVES to pick him up and carry him over to us and loves it more when Tee-Tee is in a playful mood and chases a boll around. All in all Elijah is happy with the cat and so are we.
What is going on with Fan:
Fan has been going to a chiropractor to get relief for a nerve in his lower back and He had to have an MRI done and it showed one of his lower disks did not have the right amount of fluid (due to not drinking much water) and what looked like a pimple on one of them. He is feeling much better these days. He still works for Dolese and is learning how to drive a mixer truck so that he may get his CDL and keep his job. Things are getting a little tight for us as they have been cutting back on his (and everyones) hours due to lack of concrete jobs and such. Other than that he is doing well, having fun and loving every minute he has.
What is going on with Sara:
I have, as well, been going to the chiropractor for headaches and neck pains. Surprisingly it is not due to my 2 wrecks in 2002. I am feeling much much better and am able to think more clearly without a headache. I am still working for the real estate appraiser. All is well there. I have also taken up modeling as a hobby and once I gain enough experience I hope to get paid for it. Another part-time job I am working on is becoming a blogger for various companies and getting paid for it. It is hard to sift through all the good and bad postings but I'm getting somewhere with it. I am still selling Homemade Gourmet and am working on putting a plan together to start making meals for the busier folks around town using the Homemade Gourmet recipes and products....as well as selling it on the side if anyone wants some. I have a rough goal to get this blogging thing under control and going good, then I can stay home and take on more blogging or virtual assistant/telecommuter as well as Homemade Gourmet on the side. I want to be able to spend more time with Elijah during the day, go to the park or go swim or just play in the back yard, take lunch to daddy and visit him or go see Nana at work....the fun stuff I dont get to do while I am at work.
Pray for my dad as he will be getting back pain relief soon enough.
I have added more pictures of Elijah to his online photo album as well as some of my modeling pictures.
Much love to everyone,
Fan, Sara & Elijah
15 Months!! Wow!!
Well Summer is finally here!! Woo-hoo! Elijah has played outside almost everyday. He's is a typical little boy and like his daddy, loves being outside and gets cranky if he has to stay inside all day. We bought him a swing this past Saturday. Hung it up on the tree out front and now if he sees it he says "Wee" (for swing). He is talking more and more everyday it seems like. If he wants something I try to get him to tell me or point to what he wants. We are trying to start on our colors, so far not much luck there....haha. He is starting to do alot better around dogs, still doesn't like them if they bark, but is getting better.
We went to the zoo at the end of May. He loved it! We were there from about 10:30 am to about 3 pm and he was so tired, but didnt want to take a nap because he might miss something. So he fell asleep about 10 minutes after we got in the car and slept for a good 3 hours at least. When he woke up, Fan went to get him and yelled for me.....Eli had pooped, BUT it was purple from all the grape juice he drank that day. It was all over his sheet and shorts. He got to see turtles, birds, fish, sea lions, all the big cats and dogs, monkeys. The elephants were gone to the Tulsa zoo, so we will have to go back. Maybe we will be able to watch the sea lion show, too. I want to try to take him to the Oklahoma Aquarium in Tulsa, but we will see.
Elijah now has 4 top teeth and 3 bottom ones. No sign of the 4th on the bottom. He is getting taller and growing out of his clothes...well atleast in the length part, he is still skinny. He loves to feed himself with his own little silverware, preferably a fork. About a month ago, he really liked to eat broccoli, but now he really likes to eat corn on the cob. Almost every evening he wants Fan to take him for a ride on the motorcycle, up and down the drive and around the back yard. I'm sure it wont be long until he has his own bike and gear.
Memorial Weekend, we went camping and he really enjoyed it. Everytime we got on Poppie's (my dad) boat he fell asleep. He got to swim in the laske with dadda. He played in the dirt with the sticks and stuff he could find, met another little boy who was camping next to us and got to play with his toys too. He is a good camper. I'm so happy.
As for Fan and I, well we have been married for 3 years now. Wow how time flies. Still doing great. Both still have our jobs, spending as much time with Eli as we can, but also letting him stay the night with Nana & Poppie (my parents) or Oma & Opa (Fan's parents).
Well thats about it for now. Until next time......
We love you.
Fanuel, Sara & Elijah
We went to the zoo at the end of May. He loved it! We were there from about 10:30 am to about 3 pm and he was so tired, but didnt want to take a nap because he might miss something. So he fell asleep about 10 minutes after we got in the car and slept for a good 3 hours at least. When he woke up, Fan went to get him and yelled for me.....Eli had pooped, BUT it was purple from all the grape juice he drank that day. It was all over his sheet and shorts. He got to see turtles, birds, fish, sea lions, all the big cats and dogs, monkeys. The elephants were gone to the Tulsa zoo, so we will have to go back. Maybe we will be able to watch the sea lion show, too. I want to try to take him to the Oklahoma Aquarium in Tulsa, but we will see.
Elijah now has 4 top teeth and 3 bottom ones. No sign of the 4th on the bottom. He is getting taller and growing out of his clothes...well atleast in the length part, he is still skinny. He loves to feed himself with his own little silverware, preferably a fork. About a month ago, he really liked to eat broccoli, but now he really likes to eat corn on the cob. Almost every evening he wants Fan to take him for a ride on the motorcycle, up and down the drive and around the back yard. I'm sure it wont be long until he has his own bike and gear.
Memorial Weekend, we went camping and he really enjoyed it. Everytime we got on Poppie's (my dad) boat he fell asleep. He got to swim in the laske with dadda. He played in the dirt with the sticks and stuff he could find, met another little boy who was camping next to us and got to play with his toys too. He is a good camper. I'm so happy.
As for Fan and I, well we have been married for 3 years now. Wow how time flies. Still doing great. Both still have our jobs, spending as much time with Eli as we can, but also letting him stay the night with Nana & Poppie (my parents) or Oma & Opa (Fan's parents).
Well thats about it for now. Until next time......
We love you.
Fanuel, Sara & Elijah
Nearly 14 months!
Elijah is growing up so much. He may not be getting much taller, but he is learning more and getting smarter. He has learned the "s" sound. He knows what a snake says, can "yes", he is comprehending more words although none truely spoken, but in his own version. He is becoming more of a daddy's boy, which is becoming a big change for Fan and I. He, most of the time, prefers Fan over me :(
He knows what bath is and where to go. He knows if I say "lets change your diaper" he goes to his room. He is walking ALL over the place and is getting better about going up and down stairs. He loves the outside, and if he had his way he would be out as long as he can. I can't wait for more warmer weather, so we can go to the park, zoo, lake and anywhere else that is outside. He also thinks that if he leans forward and puts his arms back it will make him go faster. It is so cute until he falls. He does like to walk on his, but sometimes does want help with the steps.
He has been successfully weaned for a little over a month now. It was alot easier transition than I thought since I have always been the "cow". Now, I have actually been able to give him a bottle of milk at night and lay him down in his crib and he will drink and go to sleep. No more rocking, well a few times). He sleeps (has been) through the night and usually will wake up somewhere between 7 am or 8 am. Not much sleeping in for me, but oh well. He has gradually started to change his napping time to once a day in the afternoon for nearly 2 hours or more.
We have a little dictionary book he likes to carry around. No words yet. He also will get one of his other books and bring it to either Fan or I and then wants to sit beside us and read it. He can eat a little sandwhich all by himself. He does like to feed himself. So I usually have been making food for Fan & I that Elijah can also eat by himself. He know how to use a fork, still needs practice with a spoon. He does knows what "wa-wa" is (water). In baby sign language he knows what "more," "please," and "all done" are. He knows how to wipe his mouth with a napkin and throw away trash in the trash can.
There is so much he can do, we are VERY proud of him. Fan and I often joke and ask eachother if he is really our kid, because he is so smart. We love him so much and are truely blessed to have him. I am thankful that I can enjoy and record his accomplishments on this blog and share with everyone.
Fan & I are doing great. He recently purchased two vacation packages one in Costa Rico and the other in Orlando/Daytona. We have 24 months to use them in and we are excited. He has now become Relief Batchman at work. Which means as soon as he gets his CDL he will be getting paid more when he has to do the batching (loading the trucks with the concrete material). Woo-hoo!! I am still working for the real estate appraiser. Not too much new for me. I did start selling Homemade Gourmet, yummy food stuff!
That is about it for now.
Lovies,
Fan, Sara and Elijah
He knows what bath is and where to go. He knows if I say "lets change your diaper" he goes to his room. He is walking ALL over the place and is getting better about going up and down stairs. He loves the outside, and if he had his way he would be out as long as he can. I can't wait for more warmer weather, so we can go to the park, zoo, lake and anywhere else that is outside. He also thinks that if he leans forward and puts his arms back it will make him go faster. It is so cute until he falls. He does like to walk on his, but sometimes does want help with the steps.
He has been successfully weaned for a little over a month now. It was alot easier transition than I thought since I have always been the "cow". Now, I have actually been able to give him a bottle of milk at night and lay him down in his crib and he will drink and go to sleep. No more rocking, well a few times). He sleeps (has been) through the night and usually will wake up somewhere between 7 am or 8 am. Not much sleeping in for me, but oh well. He has gradually started to change his napping time to once a day in the afternoon for nearly 2 hours or more.
We have a little dictionary book he likes to carry around. No words yet. He also will get one of his other books and bring it to either Fan or I and then wants to sit beside us and read it. He can eat a little sandwhich all by himself. He does like to feed himself. So I usually have been making food for Fan & I that Elijah can also eat by himself. He know how to use a fork, still needs practice with a spoon. He does knows what "wa-wa" is (water). In baby sign language he knows what "more," "please," and "all done" are. He knows how to wipe his mouth with a napkin and throw away trash in the trash can.
There is so much he can do, we are VERY proud of him. Fan and I often joke and ask eachother if he is really our kid, because he is so smart. We love him so much and are truely blessed to have him. I am thankful that I can enjoy and record his accomplishments on this blog and share with everyone.
Fan & I are doing great. He recently purchased two vacation packages one in Costa Rico and the other in Orlando/Daytona. We have 24 months to use them in and we are excited. He has now become Relief Batchman at work. Which means as soon as he gets his CDL he will be getting paid more when he has to do the batching (loading the trucks with the concrete material). Woo-hoo!! I am still working for the real estate appraiser. Not too much new for me. I did start selling Homemade Gourmet, yummy food stuff!
That is about it for now.
Lovies,
Fan, Sara and Elijah
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