Could every week please be like this one?

Standing all by himself! He's getting better and better every day. Tomorrow he has a PT appointment and a speech evaluation. (Look at the fluffy Elvis hair! Another haircut needed soon.)

I haven't written anything in a few days, but that is because we have been having a drama-free, low-key week. Every night this week we have had dinner together as a family, which is something we hardly ever do in the summer with Dan working so much in the evenings. I love it. It is so important to me that we all sit down together at the end of the day to eat a healthy meal. The weather has been gorgeous, so we have been taking walks to the park every day after I get home from work. Elijah giggles his way through all of the swinging and wagon riding. I finally have some help at work with a few projects so that has helped my mood tremendously. I was beginning to feel like I was swimming through quicksand every time I walked into my office. It has been a really positive week.


THIS is the rocket I point to all the time


Finger in belly button


Reading my big book



I woke up at 5:00 this morning crying my eyes out because of a dream I was having. It was a good dream. In it, Dan and I were sitting in the church in my hometown, Manning, Iowa. It is a pretty big church with a big congregation, and we were sitting toward the middle and it was packed. It was about halfway through worship when my dad got up in front to announce something. He grabbed the microphone and said, "Megan and Dan, I just want you to see something. I want you to see how loved Elijah is, and how loved you both are. Now, could everyone in here who has ever prayed for our little Elijah please raise your hand?" I looked around and EVERY SINGLE PERSON in the church had their hand raised. I put my face in my hands and cried. It was so moving. I couldn't stop the tears. I woke up crying into my pillow. I didn't stop crying for at least ten minutes. I knew it was true. Many many people have prayed for our baby. It feels so good knowing this. So, THANK YOU, everyone who has lifted our little boy up in prayer. You have made such a difference in our lives. We have felt your prayer surround us, and we are so grateful.


He has been really interested in exploring his body. It cracks me up. Yesterday he found his nostrils and was wedging his fingers up them as far as he could. Then he started folding his ears in half. Here, he's checking out his belly and hair at the same time.


His eyes are also very intriguing because he pokes his fingers in them constantly. Last night at dinner he was poking so hard at them that I actually started to get worried. He's just checking everything out!