We are alive

The froggy PJs are so cute. Every time he wears them, he looks closely at the frogs and says, "Ahh. ahhhhhhhhh," which is his sound for "ribbit."


He just loves to feel secure and surrounded and comfortable. We made him a "fort" out of his favorite blankie and his walker and he loved it.


Another security thing...he loves to crawl under the table and surround himself with chairs. I have never known anyone who has needed security more than Elijah does. I guess I can't blame him.

I think I need help. I started reading Twilight, as it is my book club's next book choice, and ever since then my life hasn't been the same. Ok, I'm partially kidding. But partially not. It is a four-book series, and I AM IN LOVE. I just started book two tonight and I have butterflies in my tummy thinking about what might happen next. WILL BELLA BECOME A VAMPIRE??

Aside from my freaky weirdness, our weekend has been good. Dan and I celebrated his birthday with many friends on Friday night. My husband is so loved. So many people came from all parts of the city to celebrate with him. It was a great night. Elijah was with Dan's mom through the night, so we felt like we didn't have a worry in the world! We have the most amazing, supportive friends and family.


I had a room reserved for us at the bowling alley we went to and when we arrived we noticed it was reserved for "Megan Ponta." That gave people many laughs.


These are some of our most awesome, favorite skydiving friends. We love you guys, and thank you so much for celebrating Dan's birthday with us!


This is my cutest cousin Ann Marie and me. Isn't she adorable?

Saturday we spent the day with Dan's parents and Grandma making Grandma's famous and excellent raviolis. It was an all-day affair, but totally worth the effort. Some day Dan and I would like to continue this yearly tradition with our own family. We ended up making 400+ raviolis, so we will enjoy these for the next few weeks.

Today I spent a lot of the day working. This upcoming week is going to be a rough one for me. Once it is done I will be the happiest woman alive! I'm not sure that I've ever been so stressed and pressed by a project at work in my 11+ years of being in the working world.

I have to share some cute Elijah things quick before I head to bed. He has been soooo funny lately. I wish I could get his whole life on tape, but it never works out that way. In the previous two weeks his gross motor development had really been blossoming. Now, it seems like his speech and other aspects are blossoming. Things never seem to blossom at the same time. Lately, he has conversations with his hands a lot. He will hold up a hand in front of his face and "talk" to it. It sounds like he is talking part Japanese and part German. Then his other hand will chime in, in a totally different language, maybe part Russian and part Chinese. His hands go back and forth in a heated conversation. He is so engaged when he does this. I wonder what in the world is going on in his little mind.


Mmmmmmmm, ice cream!

He says "BYYYYyyEE!" to everything. When we put the lid back onto his play-doh container or when we finish reading a book or when we put toys away or when we walk into another room......BYYYYEEEEEEee!!!!!


Sitting at Grandma's house, grinning the cheesy, beautiful grin.

Just today he started acting like he was afraid of Larry the Cucumber from Veggie Tales. WHAT?! He has loved Larry for his whole life! Now, whenever Larry talks (not sings), he reaches for Dan or me and wraps his arms around our necks as tight as he can. I hope he gets over this soon. Larry is his long-time friend!


Happy 30th, Dan!

There are so many more cute things to share, but I'm tired and I have a long week ahead so I must go to sleep. Thanks for checking in. We love and appreciate you all so much! Have a wonderful week. I now must go enter the vampire world before bed for a bit.