tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49972499024365359222024-02-19T00:19:06.876-08:00Hello WorldMama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-58126281416094184562010-03-30T14:28:00.000-07:002010-03-30T14:44:46.115-07:00What is 'walking' exactly?3 steps? 4? Does the walking sequence have to end with a solid landing? Or is a crash acceptable at the end of a series of steps? We aren't sure exactly how to define walking, but Elijah is working on it really hard right now. Check out the evidence:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxRbFg2-Mh6Z719FURC9Tczx8TzmWt24BsVTPeVYFIEtAuo5sqF1RYjmSocBMvqUyA_qZ57veS2oFYM5kQt6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4FBJgAxAa9SI9du4Q5Jy3l0gXXvPCD0XXQTSH-wDIMai3uwCeKnha6zRtIUKSJFc6C1iNJIk5E_V7LcpVbg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGrIE9uhQoI6p4z2SehBVXHRuv122FlP3ou9RtJNcj2wOwvVL0PUoHnPIqSbn6JdRsN7rAU89WuJqga-MTdg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-26579489788953556792010-03-29T07:57:00.000-07:002012-11-24T08:16:29.073-08:00Spring Break 2010!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_WTGDccDru3mqqEnDYGH5NXCc3mk5BPPGUbhhMRWhlMNjeHGp63Fa9ggz5cqQtyVvHeJda2NG_wMzbSwFBOrccRuwc6wmd3IsLr_6MskQ4GkhdGUGcI4j-woGFRXNgOnrbzOUbTTi8M/s1600/IMG_8367.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454071354627621170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_WTGDccDru3mqqEnDYGH5NXCc3mk5BPPGUbhhMRWhlMNjeHGp63Fa9ggz5cqQtyVvHeJda2NG_wMzbSwFBOrccRuwc6wmd3IsLr_6MskQ4GkhdGUGcI4j-woGFRXNgOnrbzOUbTTi8M/s320/IMG_8367.jpg" style="float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU8py7YgDfbMu_Qj5t2-tKTmXcooD1upWDXcayD6b8MoR9AWiR69onxxfvlqzlsGY6EYCjtN7GIVBkC5O9HgrCJU94a2KP19oeW1tAYRYirOBUY7ppiZsSQCrP_e97aYqz2GP2G6Fki4/s1600/IMG_8373.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454071495259664386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU8py7YgDfbMu_Qj5t2-tKTmXcooD1upWDXcayD6b8MoR9AWiR69onxxfvlqzlsGY6EYCjtN7GIVBkC5O9HgrCJU94a2KP19oeW1tAYRYirOBUY7ppiZsSQCrP_e97aYqz2GP2G6Fki4/s320/IMG_8373.jpg" style="float: right; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 240px;" /></a>Wahoo! Spring break! I am on spring break and that means the whole family is home together all week long! Gardening, walks, cooking dinner, and intensive walking-training sessions with Elijah. He is SOOO close....when he isn't paying attention, he can take about 4 steps on his own. But when he overthinks it, he goes all wobbly. We've got a bet going on: I say he'll be walking by April 1st and Mike says April 7th. Now we can spend the whole week arguing about what technically constitutes "walking".Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-24632400836212561002010-03-13T16:23:00.000-08:002012-11-24T08:17:04.767-08:00Spring FlingSpring is just about here. Let the barking begin. This little dude is almost one year old. Can you believe it?!<br />
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Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-36673786816763371092010-03-08T17:21:00.000-08:002010-03-08T17:25:40.112-08:00"No she din't!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuxoqQvkmq1hSdww6YlnBPuH0hLZKj6GpuP2fMzO8_LcXEtsJWrNp98MD-k3apIklwmBJV6Oe4Wj2qaBaN8XuynIh2RxDb2KJgai9a_tL-pbh-DlW8PFPjrhrXkdcFMluble5ygSX-5w/s1600-h/IMG_7991.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuxoqQvkmq1hSdww6YlnBPuH0hLZKj6GpuP2fMzO8_LcXEtsJWrNp98MD-k3apIklwmBJV6Oe4Wj2qaBaN8XuynIh2RxDb2KJgai9a_tL-pbh-DlW8PFPjrhrXkdcFMluble5ygSX-5w/s320/IMG_7991.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446438328915143570" border="0" /></a>Elijah has been gabbing a lot lately! Words come and go, but the following are in the rotation:<br />Hi<br />Daddy<br />Jake ("Jate")<br />Mama<br />Shoe<br />Tree<br />Light<br />Eye<br />That<br /><br />I like that these are the most important things right now. He may like shoes as much as his dad.Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-13340390238974073002010-03-08T17:13:00.000-08:002012-11-24T08:18:08.374-08:00c'mon spring!We made it through a cold fall and winter. Lije was neither here nor there on the subject of snow. Actually, I think he thought it sucked a little bit since it just meant that we would stuff him into heavy clothes and, worse, hats. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lb7sHyqit6WUlPXv-6IYU-86C5OJerM5w1XqTaowjUvhAzN2eEhp1FW6gVD8mhcn_UY91oS9fgku80iVvtX4qgUieewwZPA9wSu9pCxE75uFgHsrwlXtX8UgibIWXyer-DWg1_oTKP8/s1600-h/IMG_7854.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446437263675248434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lb7sHyqit6WUlPXv-6IYU-86C5OJerM5w1XqTaowjUvhAzN2eEhp1FW6gVD8mhcn_UY91oS9fgku80iVvtX4qgUieewwZPA9wSu9pCxE75uFgHsrwlXtX8UgibIWXyer-DWg1_oTKP8/s320/IMG_7854.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
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The leaves of fall and winter, however, now those he can get behind. They are satisfying to grab, crumple, swish, and eat.<br />
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But now, spring seems to be on it's way. And with it, in fact on the very first day of Spring, Elijah's first birthday!Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-54812736173733899862010-01-30T18:58:00.000-08:002012-11-24T08:18:17.603-08:00First snowstormToo bundled. Can't bend.<br />
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Way more traumatic for his parents than for Elijah! A highly adventurous crawling maneuver resulted in a big knot on the noggin. It swelled up into a lump like in the cartoons and is now a tough-looking purple bruise...I tried to capture it.<br />
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The good news is that it inspired many of our friends at Thanksgiving II to tell stories of their own childhood accidents. I am partial to the one in which the child fell holding a plug: the prongs went right into his forehead, of course.Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-49321331388650333992009-11-20T19:28:00.000-08:002012-11-24T08:21:10.875-08:00Crawl On<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dymZVeAfvFV5RtbQPl-hLqogs1uUPw3lj3eI3lHUc6yukQsRCs6sVsKqnju1yLcx5wphs7DhzduHNCx8-thIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
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Elijah's crawling! This is a jaunt that he made on November 19th, 2009. Pardon the shaky camerawork.Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-59431907812957193342009-11-02T03:39:00.001-08:002012-11-24T08:21:54.052-08:00ToothfaceElijah is getting his top two teeth, a painful process, but one not without cuteness. He has recently taken to grinding his bottom two teeth against his top two, resulting in tough face not unlike that of Don Corleone sitting down to a plate of veal parmesan. Despite our continual attempts to capture this face on camera, it wasn't until last night that our pal Brendan, with his trusty iPhone, succeeded.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaSRF9FxAOPrVkDQ6AXbZ2Mr8Jz3Gr2ZcXpkTavR4Byjb3U5XEgsMGJAHFa6CsA7AjxcFOccsT5MTPGOqKeC4X6QpW3thK_MI_RpzD42oiewuiB4zJfKo5QyGCsOoEZ4xbZzhgLaxjZU/s1600-h/GetAttachment-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399469695757925906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaSRF9FxAOPrVkDQ6AXbZ2Mr8Jz3Gr2ZcXpkTavR4Byjb3U5XEgsMGJAHFa6CsA7AjxcFOccsT5MTPGOqKeC4X6QpW3thK_MI_RpzD42oiewuiB4zJfKo5QyGCsOoEZ4xbZzhgLaxjZU/s320/GetAttachment-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-2435118154090851812009-10-23T15:59:00.000-07:002012-11-24T08:22:05.363-08:00ApplesauceFirst bite of applesauce. 'Nuff said.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw0vImUG-0Xrg4q7ufOhyE-i5jGlyOl46frhSBgS7UB6CNfUUBIotnf-xZEg6Zb-k8o1IgOLa02h5R1Qtsu' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-28929095078519869552009-10-17T08:27:00.000-07:002012-11-24T08:23:52.913-08:00The tiniest monster<div style="text-align: left;">
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Elijah has started yelling like a tiny little monster. Just cuz he can. Wouldn't you? Don't you? Sometimes?<br />
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Anyway, he is babbling with the cute "baba"s and the "bop-bop"s, but now there is the new and thrilling ability to yell like Bobcat Goldthwait. He yells at the couch. He yells at his toys. He particularly yells when he jumps in his jumpy thing. Not mad, just a yell. Extremely cute.<br />
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It is starting to feel like a very cozy fall in our new house. The leaves are beginning to turn, Mike is out cutting firewood with a chainsaw (so manly!), and Elijah and I are yelling for fun. Idyllic. We've been eating pie and cassoulet, Elijah has been eating sweet potatoes and broccoli. Fall also means we get to put Elijah in all of those handmade sweaters that his Nana and great-Grandma Smith have made for him. And in hats! Meredith gave me important advice: Persist with training your child to wear hats because they look so damn cute in them. We all have to sacrifice for fashion.<br />
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Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-59432575979262724822009-09-12T06:10:00.000-07:002012-11-24T08:28:01.547-08:00One Morning in Maine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx_NPHoVAB8tyN7N4084sgTzspxdQjKKoXoGVx_xzMSKG9fzA_ZuJFamONhAofYdXyjD6aa9Z1bS0VZDWQZ6q_2Eeu0oRERvxFJNo3MLQ75vbUqyiuqca6sOVWpNMvPAPoMEHN3CmGjg/s1600-h/IMG_6191.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380573782984972594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx_NPHoVAB8tyN7N4084sgTzspxdQjKKoXoGVx_xzMSKG9fzA_ZuJFamONhAofYdXyjD6aa9Z1bS0VZDWQZ6q_2Eeu0oRERvxFJNo3MLQ75vbUqyiuqca6sOVWpNMvPAPoMEHN3CmGjg/s320/IMG_6191.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
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We took Elijah on the annual ferry trip to Peak's Island where we typically ride bikes around the island, swim, bike some more, swim, freeze in the 64 degree water, bike a bit more, look at the rock sculptures, take another dip, eat an italian sandwich, and ferry home. Elijah wasn't sitting up yet so we couldn't take him on any of the various child bike seats. Instead we walked. And walked. And swam. And walked much more. All the while, Elijah rode like a pasha in his regal backpack carrier, watching the ocean and feeling the island breeze. Next year, he'll be big enough for the bike seat and maybe a dip too.Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-36380887607864567402009-06-28T14:25:00.000-07:002012-11-24T08:27:35.283-08:00Fathers DayMike didn't get to sleep in and Elijah got him a Mojo magazine he already had (boy better get with it), but it was a nice Fathers Day anyway. Mike is an excellent dad and does all the good dad stuff - he tickles with his mustache, he plays the scary snarling noise game, he shows Elijah youtube videos of zebras and laughing babies, and he sneaks Elijah tastes of ice cream and tomato. Here are some pics of Mike looking amazingly like his own dad in the '70s.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUBvFHVeaGSC8EBECC6VsHxF5F3ZqjzHaciOOVQAdr_ueWrN2byWsozAykU-mgAM8otu0UlJSJxuIOeHO_wLCGGW3Q8tHbTQyEYFa3RSK14Rkelxp0knPiWY_Et638HmaLN3RNzg4-jo/s1600-h/IMG_5953.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352495398887239938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUBvFHVeaGSC8EBECC6VsHxF5F3ZqjzHaciOOVQAdr_ueWrN2byWsozAykU-mgAM8otu0UlJSJxuIOeHO_wLCGGW3Q8tHbTQyEYFa3RSK14Rkelxp0knPiWY_Et638HmaLN3RNzg4-jo/s320/IMG_5953.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-17209078365999744302009-06-28T13:18:00.000-07:002012-11-24T08:28:06.466-08:00Lija MinelliWhen Elijah is being particularly dramatic, this is the perfect new nickname: Lija Minelli. And he is bringing the drama lately! He has discovered his vocal chords and is exploring their full range. He has discovered that, with the right pitch and volume, he can make things happen...specifically, he can make 2 full grown adults cater to his every whim. Here are some of his more expressive faces in his slideshow debut, with costume changes, made on the occassion of his Taylor grandparents' retirement.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxC4J-Ef8H1QctNoH6FMByqUrCLdApy9GFWCppPKUAUfzefZSGaF-NV9ZsCa0s_Q3ZYHhy5gphdlXFAnpOL' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-59002246850179151302009-06-21T09:01:00.000-07:002012-11-24T08:30:04.701-08:00Bath Time, Etc<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>One of the most visceral times of the day is bathtime. As we lower Elijah into the bath and his butt touches water, his face conveys a whole range of emotions: total betrayal, shock and disbelief, dismay, and, finally, acceptance. Kind of like the way I imagine Julius Caesar looked at Brutus that one time. He seems to be asking: How could you do this to me, the one who brought you so much joy and happiness?<br />
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We captured- to the best of our abilities- these heart wrenching faces. Then a moment later he was all cool with it.<br />
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Hanging out in his little easy chair.<br />
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The lovely Fiona belongs to our pals Tom and Sarah Dawson.<br /><br />Nobody can say we're not feeding this boy enough. Currently working on chin number three.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGMN-ZORhQ_qzkpo5e6XEGm4hbzChbnQjIoYaNb_Ma8pKjRmUGhrsH6LjdFmq92jlreRs2-eQkpfPJyod7ac-Ecd9EJle1KosphtpGhl2de7hrbKtXsq-_rGRl12mZpQL2gsz-kgiVo4/s1600-h/IMG_5588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGMN-ZORhQ_qzkpo5e6XEGm4hbzChbnQjIoYaNb_Ma8pKjRmUGhrsH6LjdFmq92jlreRs2-eQkpfPJyod7ac-Ecd9EJle1KosphtpGhl2de7hrbKtXsq-_rGRl12mZpQL2gsz-kgiVo4/s320/IMG_5588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345063324086337650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbfKtF2_yf4iqSGIS7thPL5f8uLIHESl-uGt-okTIA0kfpbFUGLU1Up-XOXZM7n61NascAR103OreVOkXye9U9JEQwz48V_W6G8f8nKle7VfYh5D1Tt4ZyiGsNdZsDuPAVj9M1N7M6Ig/s1600-h/IMG_5534.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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It features the highest scoring cribbage hand (4 5's and a Jack). Hopefully he will remember this in a cinematic flash-back during a critical cribbage game someday. It also features notable figures in North Carolina history such as Blackbeard and Henry Berry Lowry, the 'Robin Hood of North Carolina'. I guess one might be considered good and the other, evil, but most important is that both have excellently sculptured facial hair so perhaps Elijah will remember that at another critical time in his life. Not your standard mobile, but it is blowing Elijah's mind daily. Thanks, Ben!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5oBQ71vUVYgaQItmn3CghQkWNlibamT8VvYpy7nyzJ1rPV2bS9eY7_MWE4GQkmw0oWMEibyJpEWd4sgUon0waVIN-ipZID7rVTK1uC39DWSYSqpp62vv9GnXLr1Vz2PeN6bNj56DhDY/s1600-h/mobile+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5oBQ71vUVYgaQItmn3CghQkWNlibamT8VvYpy7nyzJ1rPV2bS9eY7_MWE4GQkmw0oWMEibyJpEWd4sgUon0waVIN-ipZID7rVTK1uC39DWSYSqpp62vv9GnXLr1Vz2PeN6bNj56DhDY/s320/mobile+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341732064976651250" border="0" /></a>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-55058999079845140742009-05-28T07:01:00.000-07:002012-11-24T09:02:06.628-08:00Excitable BoyIt may seem as though we've been laying down on the job, but it's just been such a busy, stylish time for boy Elijah and his minders that there's been scant time for blogging. But to quickly recap the last month or so: We went to Kure Beach in NC with Eric, Meredith, Joaquin, and Lucy, and then had our friends Scott, Emily, and Linda visit from NYC. In between those happenings, Lije grew heavier and taller (a backbreaking 11 pounds, 10 ounces, and 24 inches long!) and tried on many new outfits. He's also chattering like a tiny monkey and smiling like a happy drunk. I think he may be just about too heavy for this sling though.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Back To The Beach</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYEKsUyapLO2ye6LIRRAjmTDLwb0TzJAykVpGcU9ucrhFhOhKNQz3vIaipwRPEX9ZvfumYRR6Jxs4aWDbmSa3uDCsQnyYQUkZDH5_Sfd5-UxmaripO8nbAqUrJKzTN3dWP7bgYsjt3xc/s1600-h/Elijah+%26+Mama+on+beach.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340877314198784978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYEKsUyapLO2ye6LIRRAjmTDLwb0TzJAykVpGcU9ucrhFhOhKNQz3vIaipwRPEX9ZvfumYRR6Jxs4aWDbmSa3uDCsQnyYQUkZDH5_Sfd5-UxmaripO8nbAqUrJKzTN3dWP7bgYsjt3xc/s320/Elijah+%26+Mama+on+beach.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCKEkxZlDalDmoRDKTwca3eyalp1fEzEkeY41ZL3y71Nd15vkDqDPysq6pYoJm9t6DcTXgeDUnqC4gnwf14TGZU4vbhdee3D06_ZfmEK1MCT8EDq46RH43J9e1IO0qoz6q1p_Uvh-tuE/s1600-h/Elijah's+first+time+on+the+beach.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340877817975658386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCKEkxZlDalDmoRDKTwca3eyalp1fEzEkeY41ZL3y71Nd15vkDqDPysq6pYoJm9t6DcTXgeDUnqC4gnwf14TGZU4vbhdee3D06_ZfmEK1MCT8EDq46RH43J9e1IO0qoz6q1p_Uvh-tuE/s320/Elijah's+first+time+on+the+beach.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBB6cyGEgDZjPHmPvabh3wIZWAvMH0gGvM6cPrcOhp3Huwv8JYJ8FSzdSVjru4ry0owzZiByCTRMFFRbSYRN09LJar6piKHsCaEfjm35JwjpPEZFRjjXb100num6LmlUrIg555rxOLmc/s1600-h/Abby+on+porch+at+beach.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340877467921594178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBB6cyGEgDZjPHmPvabh3wIZWAvMH0gGvM6cPrcOhp3Huwv8JYJ8FSzdSVjru4ry0owzZiByCTRMFFRbSYRN09LJar6piKHsCaEfjm35JwjpPEZFRjjXb100num6LmlUrIg555rxOLmc/s320/Abby+on+porch+at+beach.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqNqFrQKeZW6fgdqRtpNAFA7et9Gv9ZuaiJu5cXihpbISQr8WBUk-artil84yZgfpWrMghFcq_EQo8RZwy3dWiFAM_gH5rfptY-zdapzQ_xR0X6W1J0QNWXlGmHXvkhVcXf89K3I3nGs/s1600-h/Whole+family+on+the+beach.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340878126836955554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqNqFrQKeZW6fgdqRtpNAFA7et9Gv9ZuaiJu5cXihpbISQr8WBUk-artil84yZgfpWrMghFcq_EQo8RZwy3dWiFAM_gH5rfptY-zdapzQ_xR0X6W1J0QNWXlGmHXvkhVcXf89K3I3nGs/s320/Whole+family+on+the+beach.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ix0XRh4GCGLG7QUH8tJ2gd3R0skcNqthu8B2Bbn-Tw-QkGvMEhEfmi4zr5Z3OxIWAc5d8WKd1SHjCq5hrbeDnX1zgK1UUSVB_zqdFJhEiCqpBT_xVOb0ItCrNw7aJophvecm8BNCHfA/s1600-h/Everyone+on+the+beach.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340877975874742706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ix0XRh4GCGLG7QUH8tJ2gd3R0skcNqthu8B2Bbn-Tw-QkGvMEhEfmi4zr5Z3OxIWAc5d8WKd1SHjCq5hrbeDnX1zgK1UUSVB_zqdFJhEiCqpBT_xVOb0ItCrNw7aJophvecm8BNCHfA/s320/Everyone+on+the+beach.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymJ2HbG3stdX-qriUBe-9fwbvLb0eHFVMA9-SlMDlk8Fxwtj8PDFbP9wj1U87ePXZ2axOsYpsLe7KGlr96s-Gag7f4vn4owLAsXthhFDq2T-15q4DltRpS6tgf0SR91L4SLRy-q59Cgc/s1600-h/Elijah's+first+dip.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340877665012015986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymJ2HbG3stdX-qriUBe-9fwbvLb0eHFVMA9-SlMDlk8Fxwtj8PDFbP9wj1U87ePXZ2axOsYpsLe7KGlr96s-Gag7f4vn4owLAsXthhFDq2T-15q4DltRpS6tgf0SR91L4SLRy-q59Cgc/s320/Elijah's+first+dip.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">Elijah's first dip in the ocean</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Scott, Emily, and Linda Visit</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqnueGEdCdgV7pjT5QBQK476Zh1e21y0WelRwi9RkB2tIUpAIRoxFDiB5B4_kGJubHJhnAtO0KryY4hvPlZUGHAZSmRoRjXV-P9gd2HQdqh-WyneFWyHkRjT0_vLGq9-VZeiJXCMuGoE/s1600-h/Scott+and+Elijah.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340883279330746386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqnueGEdCdgV7pjT5QBQK476Zh1e21y0WelRwi9RkB2tIUpAIRoxFDiB5B4_kGJubHJhnAtO0KryY4hvPlZUGHAZSmRoRjXV-P9gd2HQdqh-WyneFWyHkRjT0_vLGq9-VZeiJXCMuGoE/s320/Scott+and+Elijah.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfkrkQkgZJcDS25ESHtD7o2oH1HqjTBX0-O0dX4WGeloUedQ66XL7vSFr8rsxonpV-Xh3VDTSnLV0kusZiLkt81rucblv8nvE59KIlNa4I8YhQc4FWMoYNt1DgvUgrH7tT7A7-BruNaU/s1600-h/Emily+and+Elijah.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340883223896307618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfkrkQkgZJcDS25ESHtD7o2oH1HqjTBX0-O0dX4WGeloUedQ66XL7vSFr8rsxonpV-Xh3VDTSnLV0kusZiLkt81rucblv8nvE59KIlNa4I8YhQc4FWMoYNt1DgvUgrH7tT7A7-BruNaU/s320/Emily+and+Elijah.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOfPEO_QgMGmYf96ir3OoQ7QdM0rj_L9STTJk-ft3rv_bBKpqZdVYlpzcK_JSWy8p_ugTzLTUpfNwWdjx35p1NlejhmFya_bTjr-flLtUCxvUFaf1hTztBHGDeon-aSCP4OkNzhnXNQQ/s1600-h/Linda+and+Elijah.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340883605447504658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOfPEO_QgMGmYf96ir3OoQ7QdM0rj_L9STTJk-ft3rv_bBKpqZdVYlpzcK_JSWy8p_ugTzLTUpfNwWdjx35p1NlejhmFya_bTjr-flLtUCxvUFaf1hTztBHGDeon-aSCP4OkNzhnXNQQ/s320/Linda+and+Elijah.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCgQkLnzYGywFu9lIo3Z1-lV00RHz-OcLiNzv55AwcnBI-yTWq2kEOZOy3cxFUuZ0YBdlEzbvNu53HXNE8B1xUQLu7C4DA8Gff2Hcb9M8Cs_yo5HwTBMveKTVxcrwhATr3yLQgeabAhQ/s1600-h/Brendan's+backyard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340883148953297346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCgQkLnzYGywFu9lIo3Z1-lV00RHz-OcLiNzv55AwcnBI-yTWq2kEOZOy3cxFUuZ0YBdlEzbvNu53HXNE8B1xUQLu7C4DA8Gff2Hcb9M8Cs_yo5HwTBMveKTVxcrwhATr3yLQgeabAhQ/s320/Brendan's+backyard.jpg" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionOHa1JG1c8Yk0ZS7dYBF6z0eKPgi4XO_ck8epj9irZmToQrhrklvATnO3qWw1A-TSYJ0lA5ro0jPsWX39keYnFOFdZXwxglZsM-lkr92EnFbAjluV7ZVCB_lBluiKPx4FPODv9Eym0k/s1600-h/Group+shot+at+B%27s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340883059619268114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionOHa1JG1c8Yk0ZS7dYBF6z0eKPgi4XO_ck8epj9irZmToQrhrklvATnO3qWw1A-TSYJ0lA5ro0jPsWX39keYnFOFdZXwxglZsM-lkr92EnFbAjluV7ZVCB_lBluiKPx4FPODv9Eym0k/s320/Group+shot+at+B%27s.jpg" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">The whole crew. From left: Scott, Mike, Elijah, Abby, Emily, Brendan, Linda, Jeff. </span><br />
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Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-42046419768900297242009-05-14T06:51:00.001-07:002012-11-24T09:03:24.594-08:00Grandpa // Tank Top<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO0VElvd1gZvH3z2UEY3tk9GeoT9q44-CxWyzz3fw0s1qjmospRzHiloFoeXBKLGQbnedpUS3mkLwPESVecacANoR09w-le8vHsd5iMLpHQLaL9sqSMZm63Y6vw4-uFP-S9c33kX75G8/s1600-h/Sleepy+Lije.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335677964415094482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO0VElvd1gZvH3z2UEY3tk9GeoT9q44-CxWyzz3fw0s1qjmospRzHiloFoeXBKLGQbnedpUS3mkLwPESVecacANoR09w-le8vHsd5iMLpHQLaL9sqSMZm63Y6vw4-uFP-S9c33kX75G8/s320/Sleepy+Lije.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVxS5ga1GcbJiYTfRc3Am46UNDvW_vXeuUz9pDgjfGHo7FuxOYQRlilkEauQE-qTlckvh7K3tniQAmoB9Q25EQc2hmgIt3a22JhC5Srk2epcKewgaQ30NAJehGvPxKqhh_BYLYNhqoWc/s1600-h/Dad+%26+Lije.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335677081065943714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVxS5ga1GcbJiYTfRc3Am46UNDvW_vXeuUz9pDgjfGHo7FuxOYQRlilkEauQE-qTlckvh7K3tniQAmoB9Q25EQc2hmgIt3a22JhC5Srk2epcKewgaQ30NAJehGvPxKqhh_BYLYNhqoWc/s320/Dad+%26+Lije.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-84895913550194637062009-05-06T12:06:00.001-07:002012-11-24T09:04:01.911-08:00<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br />
What can we say, our baby's got good taste in music. All David Allan Coe, all the time.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zczkwVfZnmGEMnTiYePjydhFKYxVonco0khBWbgl0Dm6wXGa0epB1336G_UKxxBzxUVdgPHqUrn-dhUfP3R7Q8h8ixR-vxW7piAPrNHQiRz1GBoVH9X41gV27ggqB3eBRpsTW6TqKaw/s1600-h/DAC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332789531182656082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zczkwVfZnmGEMnTiYePjydhFKYxVonco0khBWbgl0Dm6wXGa0epB1336G_UKxxBzxUVdgPHqUrn-dhUfP3R7Q8h8ixR-vxW7piAPrNHQiRz1GBoVH9X41gV27ggqB3eBRpsTW6TqKaw/s320/DAC.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9rWYNS0pq9bKzhHtjie8mX0BNjYg5MXzZK5r5n3VPxIkNhAZBkfu2wZO0o-2UkjrW_Cac9ujq3KmM0rTXK8KbiXeNyerFZZBe_Iw_c0UDUp0FNXMdDmtTWYigEDOE0KOFE94NFJSJXI/s1600-h/Elijah+1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332789461760165938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9rWYNS0pq9bKzhHtjie8mX0BNjYg5MXzZK5r5n3VPxIkNhAZBkfu2wZO0o-2UkjrW_Cac9ujq3KmM0rTXK8KbiXeNyerFZZBe_Iw_c0UDUp0FNXMdDmtTWYigEDOE0KOFE94NFJSJXI/s320/Elijah+1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>*<span style="font-size: 85%;">Mike is 100% responsible for this post. </span>Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-23872814983414990562009-05-03T10:25:00.001-07:002012-11-24T09:06:54.497-08:00More CuterWe're having a pretty good morning here on the farm. The garden is in and Lije is becoming a sentient being with an impeccable sense of fashion. Miles of styles. These are some looks he was working Sunday, May 3rd, at about 6:45 AM.<br />
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height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesS2QgDaI4Lf_cc3IDwGns7Zq-QkR7HSEd-WGe174aajgDq9aFYDUtJ2sKzBB5Yx0ZzDS3yQcuoaRUI5naeieTFuX4pMPEYHnSbCxoi1I_EG2Wsw7dgeKbIcytxuyTUujpts8JuHekB0/s1600-h/IMG_5250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331651037854702418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesS2QgDaI4Lf_cc3IDwGns7Zq-QkR7HSEd-WGe174aajgDq9aFYDUtJ2sKzBB5Yx0ZzDS3yQcuoaRUI5naeieTFuX4pMPEYHnSbCxoi1I_EG2Wsw7dgeKbIcytxuyTUujpts8JuHekB0/s320/IMG_5250.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipK0LWXnRUTzuzWVfhEZQAzG6p4HB-kZ4YlDrBkYVBKDo-2Z7Z_hOQqiputTrn9oyJ0qeSFvfszfIwYoFtt0hkV0lLmQHi-S7WXqSd_KbnJtD5pxY6L4ccDRME6HmlLas7c3bnSSdl4e0/s1600-h/IMG_5266.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331651212473900434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipK0LWXnRUTzuzWVfhEZQAzG6p4HB-kZ4YlDrBkYVBKDo-2Z7Z_hOQqiputTrn9oyJ0qeSFvfszfIwYoFtt0hkV0lLmQHi-S7WXqSd_KbnJtD5pxY6L4ccDRME6HmlLas7c3bnSSdl4e0/s320/IMG_5266.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUyMQLZsz4BWN3_tBAPlE3kw9RN7xeplYGW5FgI08hZ8zPgCB3Gdg3VRmw7VNN210LWhCq_gzoAZeZQw_rWEB5B2HmZnTbLC9syVAN_CeETcTo5-3uc9f2nunPWMJS0J_1GtrcxUHX_Q/s1600-h/IMG_5270.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331651413125102962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUyMQLZsz4BWN3_tBAPlE3kw9RN7xeplYGW5FgI08hZ8zPgCB3Gdg3VRmw7VNN210LWhCq_gzoAZeZQw_rWEB5B2HmZnTbLC9syVAN_CeETcTo5-3uc9f2nunPWMJS0J_1GtrcxUHX_Q/s320/IMG_5270.JPG" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFb1CpU719i3hZraYlPLg6HIdxtr7FI8EZIYod7ZcsGbzDgvqbaDpa2G8esoZZtNfzdXwYkBzeLS9wkgz3x8Nv6CnLSnKPCSZZIXwg1BCaP1y96FjMf0d17oeG9K0FkK4ezuHWvoPB98/s1600-h/lucy+and+elijah.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331651591315401490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFb1CpU719i3hZraYlPLg6HIdxtr7FI8EZIYod7ZcsGbzDgvqbaDpa2G8esoZZtNfzdXwYkBzeLS9wkgz3x8Nv6CnLSnKPCSZZIXwg1BCaP1y96FjMf0d17oeG9K0FkK4ezuHWvoPB98/s320/lucy+and+elijah.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 244px;" /></a>Lucy and Elijah<br />
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Current likes: The Sling. Bouncing around. The calypso jam in his playpen. Cooing, moaning, and squealing. Sucking a finger. Clipse's <span style="font-style: italic;">Hell Hath No Fury</span>, The Grateful Dead's <span style="font-style: italic;">Live at the Warehouse, New Orleans, 1/31/70</span>, Mavis Staples's <span style="font-style: italic;">Only For The Lonely</span>.<br />
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Current dislikes: Being put down to sleep before his time. Too many layers of clothing. Any funny business or dilly-dallying from Mom or Dad. A bath that is not the proper temperature. Fake-ass, booty-ass rappers.</div>
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Mama & Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668295724532283505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997249902436535922.post-72277006552524940102009-04-28T11:00:00.000-07:002012-11-24T09:09:20.462-08:00What It Do?<div style="text-align: center;">
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Spring comes to the South in a storm of green. Much sunshine to walk Elijah through by day, many crickets and cicadas working overtime to lull him to sleep in the eve. Our tiny dude is getting bigger and more cognizant by the day. He's still hooked on the good stuff (i.e. milk), sleeping only when he has to. Otherwise, he spends his waking hours in the arms of Mom or Dad, or heading to the zone in the cushy play structure given to us by Ryan Fitzgerald (thanks Fitz!). Things are good here. Come on and visit!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FRN82yoeNAMOE-GAqGLdRbdhl2Y9p8PBqXEAhaR1o6JV2l-5E82qRbfRjsPRi_ZWNZxU3DJmu_tTk7Josr6nPGsMMO7xS1MaAxBwQwkuQSsU_NdhgbpDjQDhiTlfOyGLgUkOTdkyqbs/s1600-h/Arms+up.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329805927249149858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FRN82yoeNAMOE-GAqGLdRbdhl2Y9p8PBqXEAhaR1o6JV2l-5E82qRbfRjsPRi_ZWNZxU3DJmu_tTk7Josr6nPGsMMO7xS1MaAxBwQwkuQSsU_NdhgbpDjQDhiTlfOyGLgUkOTdkyqbs/s320/Arms+up.JPG" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>Elijah enjoys a long and luxurious stretch when he wakes up in the morning. Mid-stretch, it often occurs to him that he's got a little more sleep in him. Then we get this kind of business. Check that position and cue up "The Final Countdown" or "Eye of the Tiger."<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZaUdeXitqkr0xVotbkkxS6OAV7pFxN5rS4kdikdj5Q9x6Tfsqm5bxrEyUuO37R0EckzrMf0WkZqVi_sdKReu7VkQxKQynV4GzEUzqGdQcT-DM2-qroAzFCu0G0qyla6rkhbFpejDGXU/s1600-h/Dad+with+Elijah+in+sling.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329806643782360482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZaUdeXitqkr0xVotbkkxS6OAV7pFxN5rS4kdikdj5Q9x6Tfsqm5bxrEyUuO37R0EckzrMf0WkZqVi_sdKReu7VkQxKQynV4GzEUzqGdQcT-DM2-qroAzFCu0G0qyla6rkhbFpejDGXU/s320/Dad+with+Elijah+in+sling.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEz_tJAfF6l44YwJT2iTJ3j9gqeywuMFgtOAEdA3jkBs1u-QyhJ23v1VuMHShwiLmRGQQMkJhtCPfFrlJBLGKv539jmyPfiYMfztKZdWU0PYPPybYBb1EA3fzNSKUfXNy42uu8ktn4RQ/s1600-h/Elijah+Crying.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329806855462465042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEz_tJAfF6l44YwJT2iTJ3j9gqeywuMFgtOAEdA3jkBs1u-QyhJ23v1VuMHShwiLmRGQQMkJhtCPfFrlJBLGKv539jmyPfiYMfztKZdWU0PYPPybYBb1EA3fzNSKUfXNy42uu8ktn4RQ/s320/Elijah+Crying.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>A few weeks back, we had a wonderful Easter/Passover celebration with our friends Brendan and Samantha (and many others) through the woods at Chez Womble. I went dressed as a weird forest Dad. While we told many jokes that day, Elijah is not laughing in that second picture- he's politely calling for a snifter of milk. While this blog is mainly a celebration of cuteness, I include this picture as a sobering reminder of just how powerful this small baby is.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZ2e2dIdiqypxKBSYfFbl6s-EX6VhDC7-VLC6vpLjl7FUaph_e_wKNk_brlrvUNvOIs-NU3wrrtx89KGz05som5fauJ6-BkfFh-8po-j5x9vUY5IqbRBr1cRnk8B833xnqOxfDdJf-JU/s1600-h/Elijah+in+the+bath.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329808196168720962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZ2e2dIdiqypxKBSYfFbl6s-EX6VhDC7-VLC6vpLjl7FUaph_e_wKNk_brlrvUNvOIs-NU3wrrtx89KGz05som5fauJ6-BkfFh-8po-j5x9vUY5IqbRBr1cRnk8B833xnqOxfDdJf-JU/s320/Elijah+in+the+bath.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Bathtime is getting more and more enjoyable. If my memory serves, this is bath number four.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZX3DtfOsQHFnA-SaxUj7-3y_gi3wsE9bHftckao7_keI5qUQVAtD8VO8tuMGXV7DEZBV80hIcO5VJ9jnvwZ6bynAbvg-nB5j4bDtzj3Ax5ygHpJsrfc7O5L3yXoZfyohioczcrjzu0M/s1600-h/At+ease.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329809019335449090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZX3DtfOsQHFnA-SaxUj7-3y_gi3wsE9bHftckao7_keI5qUQVAtD8VO8tuMGXV7DEZBV80hIcO5VJ9jnvwZ6bynAbvg-nB5j4bDtzj3Ax5ygHpJsrfc7O5L3yXoZfyohioczcrjzu0M/s320/At+ease.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Elijah Lee on the yard.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwcuiCM0OmmZamr9_XqF3FEWsvPUoBmH4HPl3H4klIE6ZQyl5ZsUxJlUf61NuxhCHwPZn8exBCoz9QqayOeetC3MKASy2-GHl2qjaBBUmm_vfuSn7DPZObUZ3ZONkI81iBPNg-jEywPU/s1600-h/Noble+Elijah.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329809246554862786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwcuiCM0OmmZamr9_XqF3FEWsvPUoBmH4HPl3H4klIE6ZQyl5ZsUxJlUf61NuxhCHwPZn8exBCoz9QqayOeetC3MKASy2-GHl2qjaBBUmm_vfuSn7DPZObUZ3ZONkI81iBPNg-jEywPU/s320/Noble+Elijah.JPG" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>Elijah delivers his "Milk and Sleep" address, April 27, 2009.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMUmHO68wpl1i4mJNmSHd0SMUAM7WSMQxREZxCshzrefRtcIJv1eM05nHymePpm0Iv8PIbIJImpuOmrF8gbWBoaQ59WHdGoFgosKHNWTd-5vl_BExnQhCcPV0P96MG7xXNBkFzvOH2WM/s1600-h/Tongue+work.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329810041031738770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMUmHO68wpl1i4mJNmSHd0SMUAM7WSMQxREZxCshzrefRtcIJv1eM05nHymePpm0Iv8PIbIJImpuOmrF8gbWBoaQ59WHdGoFgosKHNWTd-5vl_BExnQhCcPV0P96MG7xXNBkFzvOH2WM/s320/Tongue+work.JPG" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>Tonguistenics.<br />
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