Wordless Wednesday - Odds and Ends Edition

Walking & Talking

And He's Off!

So, as has been mentioned before, Elijah can get himself from Point A to Point B quite well through his adorable crab-crawling. He has also been cruising around using his cart for some time now as well. He can also crawl up the stairs on his own too! (Sadly, no pictures of that. Yet.) Starting a couple weeks ago Eli began to walk around without holding on to furniture or fingers. His confidence has grown and he moves around all on his own. I'll turn around to find him right behind me! The good news is he also recognizes that the wood and tile floor are slicker than the carpet because he stops, gets down on his knees and crawls then. Thanks to the advice from some friends, we also got him some great socks/shoes called Skidders that fit wonderfully and keep him from sliding around. I still have a couple months before he's running, but I have already started to prepare myself for it.

And now... On to the pictures!

Wordless Wednesday - Testing Out My Teeth Edition

More Like Daddy or Mommy?

Most people do this before their baby is born, but I've just recently started thinking about what attributes I want Elijah to inherit from Eric and I. So here's a few I wanted to share.

• Eric's musical taste (rather than my "like anything with a good beat" taste)
• Eric's blue eyes
• My hair (rather than Eric's lack of)
• Our shared love of books and reading
• Eric's energy and need to be active AND
• My ability to sit and do nothing for hours 
• My strong bladder that can withstand hours in the car without stopping
• Eric's driving ability (rather than my propensity to back into other cars)
• Our shared love of chocolate
• Our competitive streaks
• My photogenic smile (rather than Eric's strained, I'd-rather-be-behind-the-camera look)

I can't wait to see what our little man is going to be like (he already has my clumsy tendencies... hopefully he'll grow out of it). No matter what, we'll love him forever.