dances & giggles before bed

Tonight Elliott was trying his hardest to avoid going to bed. He tried his usual tactic -- dancing with the fridge magnet. Then he tried pushing Daddy around the floor -- which he found beyond funny!

Talking on the Phone

Elliott LOVES "talking" on the phone. Well, he just plain loves talking! Give him something that he can use as his pretend phone, and he walks around the house doing this! :)

tooth #13... AND #14!

Elliott got his top two canines... though I'm not really sure when.

Tonight I was brushing his teeth while he was laying on the changing table. I noticed that it wasn't just gummy between his lateral incisors and molars. I stuck my thumb in the side of his mouth and behind his gums to pry open his mouth... and there they were! Two canines! His top left looks like it came through yesterday or the day before, but the top right one looks like it might have popped through today.

So, maybe the bottom two are on the way soon. We'll see!

A new video, backwards in time

I just posted a video about Elliott's first birthday doughnut. I retro-posted it on the blog (on his birthdate), though, so you'll have to go backwards on the blog to find it.
Click here to see the video.

All Done

Tonight, Elliott was laying on the changing table and I asked him, "Are you done?"

He said clearly, with hands AND words, "all done!" I'm so proud of my growing boy :)

my first conversation with Elliott

Today I was doing the sign for banana and asked Elliott, "Would you like a banana?"

He turned, cocked his head to the side, squinted up his face a little, and said, "Cheese!"

I gave him some cheese and he gobbled it down! I guess he knew what he really wanted... and it wasn't a banana!!! :)

Explorer Elliott

Elliott was enjoying the nice weather and ran around outside at the seminary for a while today.