New sounds and new other stuff

Elijah found some new sounds to make over the weekend. He started saying "Faah!" and "Vaah!" and he thinks it's hilarious if you repeat those back to him. Then he discovered the D and T sounds and he must think that's pretty cool because it's all we heard yesterday. He kept saying "Daw-Tuh," like he's British and trying to say "daughter." Every time he'd say "Dadadada" I would point to Dan and say, "Yes, that's Dada!" He would stop and think for a second and say, "Baba!" How funny.







We had a busy weekend. Lots of stuff going on. Yesterday we made another trip to the zoo. Every time we were in the sun and getting really hot, Elijah would do the sign for ALL DONE. All done with this heat, Mama! We discovered a new favorite food while we were at the zoo. Mandarin oranges! Wow, he gobbled those down like a crazy man. We have a pediatrician friend (Hi, Karla!) who answered about a zillion of my questions on Saturday (sorry for harassing you so much!). One thing I asked about was how to get Elijah to start drinking milk again since he has decided in the past week that juice and water are the only liquids he wants. She suggested adding a little chocolate to the milk. Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that? We tried it out tonight and he drank more than he normally does. Karla also taught Elijah how to give high fives. It was really cute.


Look at the cute prairie dog. Somehow he reminds me of Elijah.


Are those weird camel humps, or is it just me?


I want a monkey!


Elijah was intrigued by the pink birdies

My dad, stepmom and little brother are coming for a visit in a couple days and we are sooo excited to see them. Drive safely, guys! Elijah is ready to show off for you. He is an expert level ham.

One last thing I want to mention is Elijah's desire to test the waters lately. He knows that dropping food (or anything) from the table is a no-no. He tests us so deeply on this. He will dangle a piece of food over the edge of the table, because he knows it's wrong, and he will look at us like, I know this is wrong, what are you going to do? Dan and I will say, NO, ELIJAH, and he'll bring it back to the table and switch hands and try it on the other side. It is soooo hard for me not to laugh because it's so funny and cute. Dan does a much better job than I do of being firm and telling him NOOOoo.

Here's a fun video from tonight. What a talker we have! And look at how much he loves those trucks.