Lucky us! An "am-bee-ance!"
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Eli's First Redskins Game
We were given tickets to last Sunday's Redskins game at FedEx Field. The weather was supposed to be sunny and fairly mild, so we decided to give it a go. Eli did pretty well. We didn't stay for the whole game (obviously), but we enjoyed our time while we were there. I think Eli's favorite parts were climbing on and off of the seat next to me and eating french fries!
Lucky us! An "am-bee-ance!"
Lucky us! An "am-bee-ance!" 
19 weeks
Here is the 19 week picture. I was barely showing at 19 weeks with Eli. This belly of mine is getting bigger and getting bigger fast!
Family Pictures
Beth from Waypost Photography took a trip to Pennsylvania to do some photo shoots. We took that opportunity to get some family shots.
4 Generations
Thumbs Up
The whole group
4 Generations
Thumbs Up
The whole group
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Our weekend
Eli and I were planning on spending some time yesterday at my friend Christine's house for a playdate with her daughter Julia. Poor Julia got a stomach bug overnight and they had to cancel.
Eli came down with something during the morning yesterday- runny nose and cough. He seemed to get worse as the day went on. He got an early bath and then we all watched a Mickey House movie together. He was up about 6-7 times last night and didn't feel much better this morning. So we're going through a box of tissues today like nobody's business and pulling out some Christmas decorations.
Eli likes the Little People Nativity set we got him last year for Christmas. We set it up to play with and he likes the baby Jesus and the donkey, which to Kevin's dismay, he called the "baby horse."
So on my list of things to get done this weekend, I think only one got checked off. But I am spending some time with Eli snuggling, painting, coloring, reading, and vacuuming. And that's time well spent.
Eli came down with something during the morning yesterday- runny nose and cough. He seemed to get worse as the day went on. He got an early bath and then we all watched a Mickey House movie together. He was up about 6-7 times last night and didn't feel much better this morning. So we're going through a box of tissues today like nobody's business and pulling out some Christmas decorations.
Eli likes the Little People Nativity set we got him last year for Christmas. We set it up to play with and he likes the baby Jesus and the donkey, which to Kevin's dismay, he called the "baby horse."
So on my list of things to get done this weekend, I think only one got checked off. But I am spending some time with Eli snuggling, painting, coloring, reading, and vacuuming. And that's time well spent.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
25 Months
Eli has been communicating at a new level lately. He seems to be connecting a lot of ideas and can put phrases together- understanding opposites and pairs and things like that. Here are a few examples of the things we hear around the house these days.
“Mommy’s car white. Daddy’s car black.”
Where do Mim and Pop live Eli?
“Milton!”
Who else lives in Milton?
“Nan. Jo.”
“Mommy’s car white. Daddy’s car black.”
Where do Mim and Pop live Eli?
“Milton!”
Who else lives in Milton?
“Nan. Jo.”
"Eli, Mommy, Daddy, Gracie live Urbana."
“Where is orange vacuum?”
It’s at home Eli.
“Oh. Orange vacuum sleeping…closet.”
Running 100mph with book in hand, he jumps up and now says “read this book mommy”
After sneezing, he said “Eli sneeze. Bless you Eli.”
He came over to me and laid down on the boppy pillow and said “change diaper.” Then he jumped up and said “not blue side” (of the pillow)… “striped side” and flipped the pillow over.
The most frequent word out of his mouth is “where?” If he doesn’t see something right away, he immediately says “where?”
When I dropped him off at Smita’s house, her husband Deepak’s car wasn’t in the driveway. I got Eli out and he says “Mommy, where Deepak car?”
He didn’t want to go to bed last night, and said “no sleepies. Sound machine off. Downstairs!”
Kevin made an upholstered headboard for our room while Eli was visiting my parents last week. Eli noticed it Monday morning and said “what’s that?” I said, that’s a new headboard that Daddy made. He did a great job and worked very hard. Kevin came back in the room and sat of the bed. Eli looked at him and said, “Nice job Daddy.”
“Where is orange vacuum?”
It’s at home Eli.
“Oh. Orange vacuum sleeping…closet.”
Running 100mph with book in hand, he jumps up and now says “read this book mommy”
After sneezing, he said “Eli sneeze. Bless you Eli.”
He came over to me and laid down on the boppy pillow and said “change diaper.” Then he jumped up and said “not blue side” (of the pillow)… “striped side” and flipped the pillow over.
The most frequent word out of his mouth is “where?” If he doesn’t see something right away, he immediately says “where?”
When I dropped him off at Smita’s house, her husband Deepak’s car wasn’t in the driveway. I got Eli out and he says “Mommy, where Deepak car?”
He didn’t want to go to bed last night, and said “no sleepies. Sound machine off. Downstairs!”
Kevin made an upholstered headboard for our room while Eli was visiting my parents last week. Eli noticed it Monday morning and said “what’s that?” I said, that’s a new headboard that Daddy made. He did a great job and worked very hard. Kevin came back in the room and sat of the bed. Eli looked at him and said, “Nice job Daddy.”
He can sing most of "Baa Baa Black Sheep" by himself now, although he prefers a duet with Mommy.
Eli and the Food Network
My dear son has two new loves. When Kevin works late and Eli and I are home by ourselves for dinner, I usually turn on the Food Network channel as I make dinner. Eli loves Paula Deen. He gets all excited and asks for “Paul Deen, Paul Deen, Paul Deen!”
Rachael Ray comes on after Paula Deen, and by then I usually turn it off or am washing dishes and not paying attention that it’s on. Eli asked me “who’s that?” and I said, “Oh, that’s Rachael Ray.” Now he says “Where Wachel Way?” I said, “Paula Deen is on now and Rachael Ray is on after that.” So he sees Paula Deen and says “Paul Deen cooking. Wachel Way on after.”
Rachael Ray comes on after Paula Deen, and by then I usually turn it off or am washing dishes and not paying attention that it’s on. Eli asked me “who’s that?” and I said, “Oh, that’s Rachael Ray.” Now he says “Where Wachel Way?” I said, “Paula Deen is on now and Rachael Ray is on after that.” So he sees Paula Deen and says “Paul Deen cooking. Wachel Way on after.”
Thanksgiving Turkey
In no particular order, Eli would like to thank God for the following:
Mickey Mouse
Gracie
Daddy
Mim and Pop
Crayons
Mina
Vacuum
Paint
Grandma and Papa
Uncle Nathan and Aunt Katie
Uncle Bill and Aunt Julie
Two Babies
Saturday, November 6, 2010
New Kim Family Advent Tradition
I saw this idea on a blog last Christmas season and thought it would be perfect for my book-crazy son (and kiddos to come). The idea was to create a book advent- 24 books to countdown the days to Christmas.
Last year after Christmas, I was able to buy a bunch of Christmas books on clearance. A majority of them are Christian-themed (the local Christian bookstore marked their kids books way down) but there is a lot of variety. We put away his Christmas books when we packed away the rest of the decorations, so they will be new to him again this year. There also is a variety in the reading level- there are board books, flap books, books that play Christmas songs, and longer stories. So as the kids get older, we'll replace some of the more babyish books with ones suited for older kids. We hope this turns into a fun tradition for our family.
So here is the final product. While Eli is visiting my parents in PA, we spent an evening wrapping each book in a sheet of tissue paper. We'll let Eli choose one every night starting Dec 1.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Twin Update
We had an appointment on Tuesday to check the twins' hearts. One of the cardiologists that followed Eli at Children's came to Rockville to do the test. Everything with both babies' hearts looked great. We have the regular 20 week appointment coming up Nov 30.
They were able to determine the genders of the babies on Tuesday. They labeled two sonogram pictures and put them into an envelope for us (just like with Eli). When we got home that evening, Kevin looked at one and I looked at the other and then we switched.
Kevin and I both had a feeling that Baby A was a boy and Baby B was a girl. We weren't right.
Drumroll please....
Baby A is a..... BOY!
Baby B is a..... BOY!
We will be the parents of three boys! Can you imagine the amount of legos, army men, water guns, and mud in my house? It's going to be awesome! (minus the mud part)
They were able to determine the genders of the babies on Tuesday. They labeled two sonogram pictures and put them into an envelope for us (just like with Eli). When we got home that evening, Kevin looked at one and I looked at the other and then we switched.
Kevin and I both had a feeling that Baby A was a boy and Baby B was a girl. We weren't right.
Drumroll please....
Baby A is a..... BOY!
Baby B is a..... BOY!
We will be the parents of three boys! Can you imagine the amount of legos, army men, water guns, and mud in my house? It's going to be awesome! (minus the mud part)
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