My Birthday...

a perfect picnic at Jericho Beach

Dan's pizza from scratch

my wonderful sisters decorations on the window

pink lemonade in mason jars

impromptu pyjama yoga with Clara

pumpkin pancakes the size of my plate

a gift from my hubby to Whistler to see Krishna Das....

(Yippee!! cannot wait till August)

all the wonderful surprise gifts and cards in the mail

thanks for spoiling my on my 30th Birthday!

It was magical.

Eleven Months and Counting...

Elijah is now eleven months old! I cannot believe he is almost one year old, it goes by so quickly. His hair grows everyday and it starting to curl, he is so handsome.

We love to brush our teeth together, he does his for a bit, then does mine, and then finally I do his. Although sometimes he tries to yank mine out of my mouth and if succesful he paints the mirror with toothpaste.

We have a beautiful park by our new house, and we like going before bed time. Elijah is really starting to play and can go down the slide all by himself ! It is a good way to tire him out before he goes to sleep.

Elijah loves books, he will sit all on his own take a book of the shelf and flip through the pages. He is also more content sitting with me and Dan to read stories now. So sweet.

And for some exciting news...Eli is walking! Each day he took a few more steps, seven, eight, ten, then one day when I was in headstand he was determined to come and get me and took seventeen steps in a row! Now he is fully walking around, turning, and standing back up once he falls down. I watch him in disbelief , all of a sudden he is a little boy. Today he walked over to the bedroom door, opened it, and walked right over to me in the kitchen!

One of Elijah's favorite parts of the day is making esspresso with his Dad. If he hears the grinder, he bolts right over and must be involved. Dan uses it as an excuse to make another coffee.

One of my favorite moments during the day is when Elijah first wakes up from a nap and his head is very heavy, he lifts it up, but has to lie it back down again, up, no back to sleep. It is hard to explain but it is so cute! He also turns around to go off the bed (we have a very low bed) and can now climb on by himself too.

He is stacking blocks, putting lids on containers, brings his finger to his lips and goes ba ba ba ba, fake laughing when we laugh, exploring and getting bigger by the day.

He is pooping in the potty, and I had a full month without changing a poopy diaper (but as I was boasting to a friend he filled his diaper). Sometimes he even walks over to the toliet. With all of his new learning we have missed quite a few pees...but there is always next month!  We are so in love with our chatty little character who never fails to flirt and charm everyone he passes.

Dada's Day...

Happy Fathers day to all the wonderful-awesome-super-duper dads out there...you know who you are!

Soccer with Dad

A student in the class that Dan is a teacher assistant for organized a soccer match between a group of Bhutanese refugees and his university class. It was a beautiful sunny evening complete with orange slices! Elijah had a ball!

Cute.

Ten months and Counting...

Elijah is now 10 months old! He has now officially been on the outside as long as he was on the inside! He is busy, busy, busy and his little personality is really starting to unfold.

The month started with a wonderful trip to Calgary, it was great seeing everyone and watching all the wee ones play. Elijah was very excited to meet his very first dog friend Kalu, and thought she was simply amazing! My sister, being the excellent teacher that she is, thought it would be great to teach Elijah how to say dog. She was very persistent! I will admit that he did mumble something that sounded something like dog...but I was not convinced. However when we came back to Vancouver he saw a dog, pointed and clear as day said "DOG". His first word. If I were a dog lover affectionado like my sister perhaps I would have been a tad more excited, but he is also gracing us with "DADA" and now "MAMA", so I am pleased.

He is standing for much longer now, he is strong and sturdy and has an adorable wide stance. We were having a lovely dinner party with the Foxes and he took his first step! Now he is up to four steps, and then quickly dives forward for someone to catch him. Well done little man you are growing so quickly!

Elijah now has four teeth, and sometimes uses them to eat, although I think he prefers paper or cardboard or just plain old water. We think he might also be allergic to apples. Bummer. The doctor said he might outgrow the allergies, so fingers crossed.

He also love to imitate mamma and talk on the phone, or talk to his sock, a block, a shoe, what ever is around. I love the sounds of his babbles.

He has perfected his relaxed floppy arm wave, although he usually waves at random times, rather than for hello or good bye. Oh and he is quite good at peek-a-boo now, and even lifts a blanket up and down to hide himself.  Elijah also is making new noises he clicks, smacks and squeaks...too funny.

He is sleeping for longer stretches at night and he loves to cuddle, he has even graced us with a few lazy day sleep in's. Love you... my sweet wonderful.

Mothers Day Bliss

The day started with a light breakfast, then Daddy surprised us with a babysitter so we could go to Yoga together. When we came home, all relaxed, we all ventured to Lighthouse park. We walked to the water, visited the lighthouse and enjoyed a fancy picnic complete with gooseberries, persimmons, brie, baguette and truffle almonds. After a beautiful walk through old growth forest we went to horseshoe bay village and took the ferry over to Bowen Island. It was so magical. Elijah fell asleep and we took the opportunity to eat at a beautiful open air restaurant. We took the ferry home late and watched the sun go down. Best first mothers day ever (well first Mothers Day with Eli on the outside). 

 Thanks Boys...I love you.